Chapter Summaries

Ya Fei refined the Narcissus Jade Muscle Grass, reached the Tenth Stage Dou Qi, and accepted Liu Yun’s Qi Gathering Pill. The two grew closer as they exchanged childhood stories and promised to support each other.

• Ya Fei consumed the Narcissus Jade Muscle Grass, which improved her cultivation talent and brought her to the Tenth Stage Dou Qi bottleneck.
• Liu Yun gave Ya Fei a Qi Gathering Pill to help her break through to Dou Zhe after stabilizing her realm, and she accepted it.
• Ya Fei kissed Liu Yun to thank him, and Liu Yun promised to marry her once he became strong.
• Liu Yun and Ya Fei leaned together and shared stories about their lonely childhoods and difficult family experiences.
• Liu Yun comforted Ya Fei and promised to protect her, while Ya Fei vowed to work hard so she could keep up with him.

Liu Yun spent the morning with Ya Fei, gained enough Dou Qi from Yun Yun to advance to Seven-star Dou Master, and decided to seek Nalan Yanran’s favor to improve his combat techniques. He sent He Qingfeng to investigate the Misty Cloud Sect delegation in Wutan City before approaching its representative.

• Liu Yun woke beside Ya Fei and resolved to grow strong enough to protect her from the Mittel Family’s marriage plans.
• Yun Yun’s Dou Qi Return gave Liu Yun enough cultivation to break through to Seven-star Dou Master.
• Liu Yun reviewed his system panel and concluded that he needed a better relationship with Nalan Yanran to address his lack of powerful Dou Techniques.
• He Qingfeng offered to take Liu Yun to the Monster Mountain Range, but Liu Yun instead asked him to identify the Misty Cloud Sect delegation and learn its members’ strengths.
• He Qingfeng agreed to investigate the delegation and left.

Liu Yun had He Qingfeng bring Nalan Yanran to a cave in the Monster Mountain Range under the pretense that a Venerable Lord wished to see her. Nalan Yanran confronted Liu Yun and invoked her teacher, Yun Yun, leaving the meeting tense.

• He Qingfeng reported that Nalan Yanran was staying in Wutan City with two Da Dou Shi while the Misty Cloud Sect’s Dou Ling was away.
• Liu Yun cautioned He Qingfeng against arrogance and instructed him to bring Nalan Yanran to the Monster Mountain Range, threatening her companions if she refused.
• He Qingfeng disguised himself as an unfamiliar Dou Ling, threatened Nalan Yanran’s two senior brothers, and escorted her to the cave.
• Nalan Yanran entered the cave and found Liu Yun waiting behind a mask.
• Liu Yun recited details of Nalan Yanran’s family, training, and engagement to Xiao Yan, prompting her to challenge him and warn that Yun Yun would retaliate.

Liu Yun forced Nalan Yanran to become his disciple, then gave her powerful Earth-tier techniques and warned her to hide them from the Misty Cloud Sect's former leader. After Liu Yun disappeared, Nalan Yanran stayed behind to switch her cultivation method.

• Liu Yun told Nalan Yanran that he wanted her as a disciple because of her exceptional comprehension, and threatened to keep her captive if she refused.
• Nalan Yanran accepted Liu Yun as her master, triggering a system notification that raised their relationship to a Bond of Master and Disciple and increased her Return to ten times.
• Liu Yun gave Nalan Yanran the Earth Tier High-grade Carefree Wind Riding Art and the Earth Tier Mid-grade Step Forward Slash and Wrath of the Storm, warning her not to pass them on or cultivate the fighting skills before reaching Dou Master.
• Liu Yun warned Nalan Yanran to keep her inheritance secret, especially from Yun Shan, because dark forces had begun infiltrating the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Liu Yun left the cave, and Nalan Yanran discovered she was at the outskirts of the Monster Mountain Range before deciding to switch to the Carefree Wind Riding Art.

Liu Yun returned to the Mittle Auction House and confronted Ge Ye, who demanded help finding Nalan Yanran. After extorting several pills from him, Liu Yun still left Ge Ye unsure whether the auction house would search for her.

• Liu Yun returned to the Mittle Auction House and learned that Ge Ye had come seeking help finding Nalan Yanran.
• Ge Ye accused Ya Fei and the auction house of refusing to help, but Liu Yun rebuked him and invoked his status as Mitel Tengshan's grandson.
• Liu Yun demanded that Ge Ye apologize to Ya Fei, then accepted a Wind Hành Pill as compensation for Ge Ye's insulting behavior.
• When Ge Ye asked the auction house to search for Nalan Yanran, Liu Yun denied agreeing to help and demanded further payment.
• Ge Ye offered an Xing Shen Pill and then a fourth-grade Qi Gathering Powder, which Liu Yun accepted while mocking him.

Liu Yun admitted to Ya Fei that he had arranged for Elder He to take Nalan Yanran away, and Ya Fei grew jealous, confessed her feelings, and kissed him. The next evening, Nalan Yanran was still missing, and Liu Yun told Ya Fei to keep searching convincingly while he waited for her to return.

• After Ge Ye left, Liu Yun told the auction house staff to search for Nalan Yanran because they had accepted benefits for doing so.
• Liu Yun revealed to Ya Fei that Elder He had taken Nalan Yanran away, and Ya Fei left in distress after suspecting Liu Yun wanted Nalan Yanran.
• Liu Yun went to Ya Fei's room to clear up the misunderstanding, but Ya Fei embraced and kissed him before telling him she wanted to be his first woman.
• Liu Yun promised Ya Fei he would not abandon her and said he would always keep her by his side, while refusing to take her innocence before she was ready.
• At dawn, Liu Yun left while Ya Fei pretended to sleep; after he returned to his room, He Qingfeng gave him an approving thumbs-up.
• That evening, Ya Fei told Liu Yun that Nalan Yanran had not been found, and Liu Yun asked her to increase the search effort and keep Ge Ye convinced.

Liu Yun used the techniques returned from Nalan Yanran’s training to unleash a powerful sword strike, then broke through to become a Nine-star Dou Zhe. He planned to leave for the Monster Mountain Range the next morning, while a new mission required him to kill ten different Peak Tier 2 magical beasts alone.

• Liu Yun gained the Wind Spirit Fractal Sword and Flying Catkins Movement Technique through Return, then demonstrated their power with a sword strike that carved a trench across the plaza.
• He Qingfeng and Ya Fei were astonished by Liu Yun’s strength, and Ya Fei realized he was far more powerful than she had assumed.
• A cultivation return from Yun Yun triggered a surge of Dou Qi, and Liu Yun advanced first to an Eight-star Dou Zhe and then to a Nine-star Dou Zhe.
• Liu Yun told Ya Fei he would enter the inner region of the Monster Mountain Range for training, possibly for several months or as long as a year, and she asked him to be careful.
• Ya Fei agreed to manage the auction house while Liu Yun was away and invited him to her room that night before he left the next morning.
• Liu Yun received a mission to kill ten Peak Tier 2 magical beasts of different species without assistance, with Mission Points, a Dou Qi Pill, and the Immortal Sword Body Art as rewards.

Liu Yun entered the Monster Mountain Range with He Qingfeng to hunt Peak Tier 2 Magical Beasts, while Nalan Yanran returned from training and resolved to ask her master to end her engagement to Xiao Yan. The chapter left Nalan Yanran heading toward Wutan City after a sudden attraction to Liu Yun, who continued deeper into the mountains in search of targets.

• Liu Yun visited Ya Fei at night, held her as they slept, then left the next morning after kissing her forehead.
• Nalan Yanran completed her conversion to an Earth-tier High-grade Cultivation Method, reached Two-Star Dou Practitioner, and decided to save her Earth-tier Dou Techniques until she became a Dou Master.
• Nalan Yanran thought Xiao Yan was no longer worthy of her and planned to ask her master to break off their engagement, while also intending to report her nominal teacher's warning about two powerful people in the Jia Ma Empire.
• At the edge of the Monster Mountain Range, Nalan Yanran felt an immediate attraction to Liu Yun, but he passed her and entered the mountains with He Qingfeng.
• Liu Yun asked He Qingfeng to locate a Peak Tier 2 Coalescing Ape King so he could kill it, but He Qingfeng did not know where to find one, and they continued deeper into the range.

Liu Yun and He Qingfeng drew a Peak Tier 2 Ironclad Savage Lion to their camp and fought it in the Monster Mountain Range. Liu Yun killed the beast with his Wind Spirit Fractal Sword, advancing his mission progress to one of ten.

• Liu Yun and He Qingfeng roasted rabbits in the forest, and He Qingfeng sensed an approaching Ironclad Savage Lion.
• Liu Yun attacked the Ironclad Savage Lion, but its armor repelled his sword strike and it countered with claw attacks and an energy beam.
• Liu Yun evaded the beast with the Flying Catkins Movement Technique while searching for an opening.
• Liu Yun used the Wind Spirit Fractal Sword and a feint to strike the Ironclad Savage Lion from behind.
• The Ironclad Savage Lion died, and Liu Yun's mission progress reached 1/10.

After recovering from the Ironclad Savage Lion battle, Liu Yun received armor made from the beast and spent a month tempering his body beneath a waterfall. He then prepared to leave the Monster Mountain Range, checking his cultivation and the system’s returned auction rewards.

• He Qingfeng treated Liu Yun’s wounds, dissected the Ironclad Savage Lion, and made purple armor from its hide and Magic Core that could defend against low-level Da Dou Shi attacks when activated.
• Liu Yun recovered for three days, then spent a month using the waterfall to strengthen his body while He Qingfeng watched his progress.
• After completing his training, Liu Yun told He Qingfeng they should set off, noting that the Mittle Auction House’s monthly auction had already passed.
• Liu Yun reviewed the auction returns, including the Wind God Pill, the Fire Flame Art, and the Recovery Purple Pill prescription, then checked his Personal Panel and Return targets.

Liu Yun and He Qingfeng hunted Peak Tier 2 Magical Beasts in the Monster Mountain Range, where Liu Yun struggled through a series of dangerous battles. By his fifth month there, he had killed seven of the ten required targets and continued the trial.

• Liu Yun spotted a Peak Tier 2 Black Spirit Snake and killed it after it wounded him, bringing his mission progress to 2/10.
• He Qingfeng explained that Tier 2 Magical Beasts were much more intelligent and powerful than Tier 1 beasts, and Liu Yun continued searching for targets.
• Half a month later, Liu Yun barely defeated a Peak Tier 2 Nether Wolf after being overwhelmed by its speed.
• A month later, Liu Yun killed a Peak Tier 2 Wind Blade Leopard with far fewer injuries after learning from his fight with the Nether Wolf.
• Over the next two months, Liu Yun killed a Blood-Spotted Black Panther, an Ironback Bear, and a Lion Mastiff; He Qingfeng saved him from the Lion Mastiff, which Liu Yun later killed in its den.
• By his fifth month in the Monster Mountain Range, Liu Yun had reached mission progress 7/10.

Liu Yun fought and killed a Peak Tier 2 Lion Tiger Beast, bringing his mission progress to 8/10. As he recovered, he neared advancement to Dou Master but deliberately stopped it because the mission was unfinished.

• Liu Yun learned that Nalan Yanran had mastered Wind's Extreme: Fallen Kill and received the technique through the system.
• Liu Yun and He Qingfeng found a Lion Tiger Beast and a Crimson Flame Tiger facing off, and Liu Yun told He Qingfeng to track the Crimson Flame Tiger while he fought the Lion Tiger Beast alone.
• Liu Yun attacked the Lion Tiger Beast and used Wind's Extreme: Fallen Kill to kill it, raising his mission progress to 8/10.
• Liu Yun began recovering with the Carefree Wind Riding Art and realized he was about to advance to Dou Master.
• Liu Yun forced his advancement to stop because he wanted to finish the mission first, leaving his Dou Qi close to the breakthrough point.

Liu Yun killed the Crimson Flame Tiger in a direct fight, bringing his mission progress to 9/10. He and He Qingfeng discovered a Small Secret Realm beneath the cavern floor and prepared to explore its potential treasures.

• Liu Yun met up with He Qingfeng, learned that only one Crimson Flame Tiger remained in its lair, and hurried there with him.
• Liu Yun challenged the sleeping Crimson Flame Tiger openly and dodged its finishing move with the Flying Catkins Movement Technique.
• Liu Yun relentlessly attacked the weakened tiger, then defeated its second finishing move with Extreme Wind: Meteoric Kill.
• The system announced that Liu Yun’s mission progress had reached 9/10 after he killed the Crimson Flame Tiger.
• Liu Yun spotted a Small Secret Realm beneath a hole blasted into the ground, and he and He Qingfeng rejoiced at the prospect of finding rare treasures.

Liu Yun and He Qingfeng fled from a Fifth-tier Crimson Flame Tiger King into a stone cavern, where they discovered the Tears of Cold Flame. Liu Yun tried to cross the cavern’s scorching side to reach the treasure but stopped halfway, unsure if he could go farther.

• A Fifth-tier Crimson Flame Tiger King blocked the cave entrance, forcing Liu Yun and He Qingfeng to flee down a passage.
• He Qingfeng laid false tracks and led Liu Yun through the passage, where they emerged into a cavern divided between extreme cold and heat.
• He Qingfeng identified a treasure at the cavern’s center as the Tears of Cold Flame and explained that it could purify Dou Qi and might contain life essence that could revive someone recently dead.
• Liu Yun decided to obtain the treasure, hoping to benefit from its Twentyfold Return if Ya Fei auctioned it.
• Liu Yun entered the scorching side of the cavern, converted his Dou Qi with the Sky Burning Immortal Art, and reached halfway before feeling he had reached his limit.

Liu Yun absorbed the Tears of Cold Flame, transforming his Dou Qi Vortex into a nebula and gaining Dou Qi reserves comparable to a Da Dou Shi. He and He Qingfeng escaped the cave, then rushed toward a commotion that sounded like Union Apes attacking people.

• Liu Yun used the Yin God Flower to endure the heat and reached the Tears of Cold Flame, which flew into his body and settled at the center of his Dou Qi Vortex.
• The surging ice-and-fire energy transformed Liu Yun's Dou Qi Vortex into a Dou Qi Nebula, giving him reserves comparable to a Da Dou Shi.
• Liu Yun and He Qingfeng realized the Fifth-tier Crimson Flame Tiger King had likely destroyed the cave while searching for them, then hurried to leave.
• As Liu Yun and He Qingfeng made their way back, they heard beast roars, curses, and women's cries and recognized the threat of Union Apes.
• Liu Yun drew his sword and charged toward the commotion.

Liu Yun killed the Union Apes tormenting a woman and confronted three Misty Cloud Sect Disciples who had arranged the attack. After Zhang San defeated him, Elder He appeared and killed the three, leaving Liu Yun astonished by the difference in power between major realms.

• Liu Yun killed the Union Apes, including a Peak Tier 2 Coalescing Ape King, and completed his mission.
• Liu Yun accused three watching young men of causing the woman's death and attacked them when they admitted their guilt.
• Zhang San deflected Liu Yun's strike and revealed that he and his companions were Misty Cloud Sect Disciples, but Liu Yun attacked again with Wind Spirit Fractal Sword.
• Zhang San's stronger attack broke Liu Yun's ribs and left him unable to stand.
• Liu Yun revealed that Elder He was nearby, and Elder He appeared and turned Zhang San and the other two Disciples to ash with a wave of his hand.

After recovering from his injuries, Liu Yun and He Qingfeng witnessed the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King defeat the Crimson Flame Tiger King. The lion king spared its foe and disappeared, while Liu Yun suspected the passage led to its territory and coveted the treasures in its cave.

• Liu Yun left Zhang San's blood-written clue blaming the Sect Master's Heir untouched, since it pointed suspicion toward Nalan Yanran.
• Five days later, Liu Yun and He Qingfeng heard a tiger's roar and hid when the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King appeared in the sky.
• Liu Yun deduced that the passage might lead to the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's territory and thought about claiming the Purple Spirit Crystal and Companion Purple Gold Source before Xiao Yan.
• The Crimson Flame Tiger King explained that it had entered the passage while pursuing humans who killed its son, but the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King attacked it for trespassing and injuring its son.
• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King crushed the Crimson Flame Tiger King's attack, badly injured it, then spared it and vanished.

After hiding for three days, Liu Yun found the badly injured Crimson Flame Tiger King and learned that its fifth-tier Beast Fire could be extracted, but doing so would put He Qingfeng in danger. They agreed to proceed, and Liu Yun gave He Qingfeng powerful equipment before he began extracting the Beast Fire.

• Liu Yun waited three days after the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's departure, then found the Crimson Flame Tiger King still unable to stand.
• He Qingfeng explained that the fifth-tier Crimson Flame Tiger King possessed source Beast Fire that Liu Yun could refine, though extraction would provoke the wounded beast.
• Liu Yun said his Sky Burning Immortal Art and tempered body would let him subdue the Beast Fire, and He Qingfeng planned to extract ten percent of it before the king woke.
• Liu Yun tried to call off the plan rather than risk He Qingfeng's life, but He Qingfeng insisted he could escape even if the extraction weakened the beast.
• Liu Yun gave He Qingfeng armor embedded with a fifth-order Magic Core and lent him a longsword with a sixth-order Wind Attribute Magic Core for protection.

He Qingfeng injected the Crimson Flame Tiger King with a sedative, then cut away nearly half of its origin, driving it to self-destruct. The blast left Liu Yun unconscious and badly injured He Qingfeng, who hid in a ravine and began treating himself.

• He Qingfeng injected the unconscious Crimson Flame Tiger King with medicinal liquid and cut its heart in half, taking one portion of its origin for Liu Yun.
• He Qingfeng and Liu Yun fled in opposite directions as the enraged Crimson Flame Tiger King rose and self-destructed.
• Liu Yun used the Wind God Pill and his armor to escape the blast’s core, but the shockwave shattered his armor and left him unconscious with severe injuries.
• He Qingfeng was hurled into a ravine a thousand miles away, hid in a thicket, and regretted letting greed provoke the Crimson Flame Tiger King.
• He Qingfeng swallowed his treasured healing medicine to recover while worrying about Liu Yun.

Xiao Yi Xian treated the gravely injured Liu Yun after Mu Li and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group found him near the Monster Mountain Range's core. She used a precious Bone-Regenerating Pill to save him, and Liu Yun awoke as she gave him the medicine mouth-to-mouth.

• Xiao Yi Xian spotted a bloodied man near the Death Zone and urged Mu Li to rescue him.
• Mu Li ordered two Wolf Head mercenaries to carry the man back, and Xiao Yi Xian discovered he still had a heartbeat.
• Xiao Yi Xian treated the man's wounds for a day and a night, then tried to give him her Second-grade Bone-Regenerating Pill.
• When the pill and its dissolved medicine would not go down, Xiao Yi Xian blew it into the man's mouth and then gave him the rest mouth-to-mouth.
• Liu Yun opened his eyes as Xiao Yi Xian pressed her lips to his.