Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yuan used Yao Lao’s power to overwhelm Wu Protector after his Shao Yin Sovereign Fire weakened the black mist. After absorbing the soul energy from Yun Shan’s sacrifice, Yao Lao enabled Xiao Yuan to unleash powerful attacks, leaving Wu Protector defeated as sunlight returned over the ruined Misty Cloud Sect.

• Xiao Yuan’s Shao Yin Sovereign Fire burned away Wu Protector’s black mist, and Yao Lao lent him enough power to strike Wu Protector with Eight Extremes Collapse.
• Wu Protector released Yun Shan’s soul from the Soul Bag and used Myriad Manifestations: Soul Burial to spread darkness and hurl the soul energy at Xiao Yuan.
• Yao Lao crushed Wu Protector’s soul pressure and absorbed the soul energy through Xiao Yuan’s ring.
• Xiao Yuan formed a flame ruler and struck Wu Protector with Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler, cleaving through the darkness.
• Xiao Yuan followed with Nine Tribulation Demon Thunder Spear, battering Wu Protector with azure and black lightning until he alone remained above the ruined Misty Cloud Sect.

After killing two Dou Zong at the Misty Cloud Sect, Xiao Yuan stayed to help Yun Yun recover and manage the sect, then returned home and learned that the Little Fairy Doctor had become a feared young Dou Emperor in the Chuyun Empire. He planned to visit her after spending a few more days with Yun Yun, but Ya Fei and Xiao Yu kept him home for the night.

• Xiao Yuan descended after defeating two Dou Zong, and Yun Yun arranged for him to rest while she took charge of the damaged Misty Cloud Sect.
• Yun Yun confided her grief over Yun Shan’s actions and admitted she had considered ending her life; Xiao Yuan comforted her, gave her cultivation insights, and promised to stay by her side.
• Xiao Yuan returned to the Xiao Residence, where Xiao Yu and Ya Fei voiced concern about his public rescue of Yun Yun, and he explained that he acted to protect the women he loved.
• Ya Fei told Xiao Yuan that the Little Fairy Doctor had emerged in the Chuyun Empire as a young Dou Emperor renowned for her poison arts, prompting him to plan a visit.
• Xiao Yuan said he would stay with Yun Yun for a few more days before leaving for the Chuyun Empire, but Ya Fei insisted he stay that night, and he carried her and Xiao Yu toward the bedroom.

Xiao Yuan prepared to leave the Misty Cloud Sect and travel to the Chuyun Empire to find Xiao Yi Xian and help resolve her Calamity Poison Body. After Yao Lao warned him about the danger of the condition, Xiao Yuan reached the Chuyun Empire’s border.

• Xiao Yuan studied the Demon Lightning Body, Heavenly Lightning Movement, and Great Compassionate Wind Ripping Hand while balancing time at the Misty Cloud Sect with visits to Ya Fei and Xiao Yu.
• Xiao Yuan told Yun Yun he planned to find his friend in the Chuyun Empire, and she urged him to be careful but stayed behind to lead the sect.
• While traveling, Xiao Yuan asked Yao Lao about Calamity Poison Bodies, and Yao Lao recounted a devastating case involving a woman who had eventually reached Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yuan revealed that Xiao Yi Xian had risen from Dou Zhe to Dou Huang in four years, shocking Yao Lao.
• Xiao Yuan traveled through the dangerous, poison-centered Chuyun Empire and finally reached its border.

Xiao Yuan traveled through the Chuyun Empire with the sleeping Zi Yan and reached the outskirts of Heavenly Poison City, where Yao Lao gave him a plan for controlling the Calamity Poison Body. As Xiao Yuan spotted a white-haired woman riding a giant eagle, the chapter left her identity unrevealed.

• Zi Yan caught up with Xiao Yuan, exhausted herself on the journey, and fell into a deep sleep after he agreed to take her along.
• Xiao Yuan carried Zi Yan toward Heavenly Poison City and killed three poisoned Dou Wangs who tried to rob him.
• Disguised in Yun Yun's dress, Xiao Yuan killed the men who harassed him in a city and obtained a map to Heavenly Poison City.
• Yao Lao gave Xiao Yuan a scroll explaining that the Poison Pill Method required three types of Heavenly Flames, a seventh-tier Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast magic core, and Bodhi Transformation Saliva.
• Outside Heavenly Poison City, Xiao Yuan saw a snow-white-haired woman standing on a giant blue eagle.

Xiao Yuan reunited with Xiao Yi Xian, who had become the Poison Sect’s cold Little Fairy Doctor after the Calamity Poison Body caused the deaths of people she loved. He convinced her he could help her control it and left her with a plan, while she agreed to return to her sect and search for the rare ingredients it required.

• Xiao Yuan reunited with Xiao Yi Xian, resisted her poisonous Dou Qi, and coaxed her into admitting her identity as the Poison Sect’s Sect Leader, the Little Fairy Doctor.
• Xiao Yi Xian recounted how the Calamity Poison Body killed an elderly couple and villagers who had treated her kindly, driving her to bury her former self and become cold and merciless.
• Xiao Yuan pretended the poison had nearly killed him, prompting Xiao Yi Xian to drop her act and try to save him, before his flames and Azure Wood Qi healed him.
• Xiao Yuan promised to help Xiao Yi Xian control the Calamity Poison Body and gave her Yao Lao’s scroll, which listed three Heavenly Flames, a Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast magic core, and Bodhi Transformation Saliva as requirements.
• Xiao Yuan showed Xiao Yi Xian his flames, and she agreed to search for information on the required ingredients when she returned to her sect.
• Xiao Yi Xian invited Xiao Yuan to visit her territory, and he put on his Veiled Hat and teased her in a convincing female voice.

Xiao Yuan reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and accompanied her into Heavenly Poison City, where he killed the Poison Sect elder Wu Ya after the elder challenged them. He accused Wu Ya of spying for the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate, and several former Wu Tian Mansion members fled as the sect faced an internal investigation.

• Xiao Yuan explained Zi Yan’s origins to Xiao Yi Xian as they flew toward Heavenly Poison City and the two enjoyed their reunion.
• Elder Wu Ya confronted Xiao Yi Xian and questioned why she had brought Xiao Yuan and Zi Yan into the Poison Sect.
• Xiao Yuan mocked Wu Ya, then killed him with a single palm strike when Wu Ya used his Dou Qi to threaten them.
• Xiao Yuan warned the Poison Sect members that Wu Ya might have been a spy for the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate and urged them to investigate.
• Several former Wu Tian Mansion members fled, and Xiao Yuan returned to Xiao Yi Xian’s side.

Xiao Yuan reunited with Xiao Yi Xian, helped her crush Wu Ya’s rebellion, and learned that she wanted to leave the Poison Sect with him. They planned to prepare a campaign against the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate before traveling together, then shared a tender night at Xiao Yi Xian’s residence.

• Xiao Yuan stopped Xiao Yi Xian’s four fleeing opponents, and she killed them with her poisonous attacks before ordering the surrendered Wu Tian Mansion members detained.
• Xiao Yuan revealed that he had become an elder of Jia Nan Academy and offered to help Xiao Yi Xian control her Calamity Poison Body as they traveled beyond the Northwest Continent.
• Xiao Yi Xian chose to leave with Xiao Yuan, and they agreed to use Wu Ya’s rebellion as a pretext to prepare an attack on the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate.
• Xiao Yuan and Xiao Yi Xian returned to her residence, cared for the sleeping Zi Yan, cooked dinner together, and reminisced about their past.
• Under the moonlight, Xiao Yuan and Xiao Yi Xian kissed and embraced, while the Blue Eagle watched and Zi Yan slept nearby.

Xiao Yuan refined pills under Yao Lao’s guidance, then consumed several at once to cultivate and break through to Dou Emperor. After seven days, he emerged ready to join Xiao Yi Xian’s planned attack on the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate.

• Xiao Yuan refined three Imperial Zenith Pills and gave one to Xiao Yi Xian, while Yao Lao praised his growing alchemy skill.
• Xiao Yuan prepared three Dou Ling Pills, two Imperial Zenith Pills, and an Azure Nether Longevity Pill to support his cultivation and develop the Jueyin Wind Wood Qi.
• Xiao Yi Xian advanced rapidly and stood guard while Xiao Yuan secluded himself; Zi Yan’s aura strengthened and she began to wake.
• Seven days later, Xiao Yuan emerged as a Dou Emperor, and an elder reported that preparations to attack the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate were complete.
• Xiao Yi Xian laughed when the elder mistook Xiao Yuan for the Sect Leader’s Wife, and Zi Yan greeted him after waking.
• Xiao Yuan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan set out on the Blue Eagle to join the attack on the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate.

The Poison Sect attacked the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate, and Xiao Yi Xian’s forces reached the summit and clashed with Xie Shan’s defenders. Xie Bi Yan appeared and Xiao Yuan confronted him, leaving the battle poised to escalate after he threatened to capture her.

• The Poison Sect launched a surprise assault on Ten Thousand Scorpion Mountain, with Xiao Yuan clearing Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate members from the forest while Xiao Yi Xian reported the invasion’s progress.
• Xiao Yuan and Xiao Yi Xian flew to the summit, where Xiao Yi Xian challenged Xie Shan and overwhelmed his first defense with her Calamity Poison Body techniques.
• Xie Bi Yan emerged from the poisonous mist and blocked Xiao Yi Xian’s Thousand Illusions Poison Spring attack with a vast Douqi screen.
• Xiao Yuan stepped forward to face Xie Bi Yan, dodged his attack, and mocked his aim.
• Xie Bi Yan flew into a rage and threatened to capture Xiao Yuan and make her a slave for his sect’s disciples.

Xiao Yuan revealed his strength as a Dou Zong, killed the Four Winged Sky Demon Scorpion, and severely wounded Xie Bi Yan with a rapid series of attacks. Xie Bi Yan then used his completed Blood Soul Art to transform into a half-scorpion monster, raising his power as Xiao Yi Xian fought to finish off Xie Shan.

• Xiao Yuan used the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations to reach Dou Huang Peak and revealed his face before the Poison Sect army.
• Xie Shan summoned the Four Winged Sky Demon Scorpion, but Xiao Yuan killed it with Wind Extremes, Meteorite Kill before it could attack Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yuan caught Xie Bi Yan off guard and battered him with a combination of sword strikes and Heavenly Flame techniques, leaving him severely wounded.
• Xie Bi Yan revealed that he had refined a Blood Demon Scorpion Emperor and used the Blood Soul Art to transform into a half-scorpion monster capable of rivaling a Five Star Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yi Xian launched frantic attacks against Xie Shan, ready to unseal her Calamity Poison Body if Xiao Yuan needed her help.

Xiao Yuan and Xiao Yi Xian gained the advantage against the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate, but Xie Shan summoned Iron Protector, a Soul Hall Dou Zong who began harvesting the Poison Sect experts’ souls. The chapter ends with Xiao Yuan facing Iron Protector and Xie Bi Yan together, unsure he can defeat both.

• Xiao Yuan used the Nine Tribulation Demon Thunder Spear to fight Xie Bi Yan, while Xiao Yi Xian gained the upper hand against Xie Shan.
• Xie Bi Yan ordered Xie Shan to summon their hidden ally, and Xie Shan activated a signal that released a powerful aura across Ten Thousand Scorpion Mountain.
• Iron Protector arrived and revealed his agreement to help the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate in exchange for compensation.
• Iron Protector attacked the Poison Sect experts with black chains and extracted the souls of two Dou Wang experts.
• Xiao Yuan recognized Iron Protector as Soul Hall trash and realized he might not be able to fight both him and Xie Bi Yan at once.

Xiao Yuan fought Iron Protector and Xie Bi Yan to protect Xiao Yi Xian and the Poison Sect, using his speed, Heavenly Flames, and a concealed Bone Spirit Cold Fire to defeat both Dou Zong opponents. As Xie Bi Yan faced death, he launched a final black projectile at Xiao Yuan.

• Iron Protector attacked Xiao Yi Xian with Soul Hall chains, but Xiao Yuan blocked them with his Heavenly Flame ruler and shattered them.
• Xiao Yuan sent Xiao Yi Xian away, then used Three Thousand Lightning Movement to deceive his enemies and ambush Xie Shan, crushing his heart with Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yuan used the Ice Phantom Body to conceal Yao Lao's Bone Spirit Cold Fire, which froze Iron Protector, while Xiao Yuan pierced Xie Bi Yan's heart with a flame spear.
• Xiao Yuan sealed Iron Protector's fleeing remnant soul in a jade bottle and took medicinal pills to recover from his injuries.
• Xie Bi Yan unleashed a tiny black streak of light that shot toward Xiao Yuan at tremendous speed.

Xiao Yuan defeated Xie Bi Yan by sealing his Magic Poison Spot attack with Heavenly Flames, then learned from Xiao Yi Xian how dangerous the poison was. He interrogated Iron Protector about the Hall of Souls, discovered a branch hall’s location in Sky Burial Ravine, and left Iron Protector sealed in a jade bottle.

• Xiao Yuan used Yao Lao’s Soul Strength and the Serpent Sealing Technique to absorb Xie Bi Yan’s Magic Poison Spot attack, then killed Xie Bi Yan.
• Xiao Yi Xian explained the Magic Poison Spot’s danger and warned Xiao Yuan not to risk collecting more of the poison.
• Yao Lao examined the sealed Magic Poison Spot and agreed to research how to refine it, while Xiao Yuan released Iron Protector from his jade bottle.
• Xiao Yuan tortured Iron Protector with Orange-Red Flame until Iron Protector explained the Hall of Souls’ ranks, branch halls, and soul quotas.
• Iron Protector revealed that the branch hall he knew was in Sky Burial Ravine in the Tianxin Empire, and Xiao Yuan sealed him back inside the jade bottle.

Xiao Yuan and Yao Lao refined Xie Bi Yan’s Magic Poison Spot into pure douqi, and Xiao Yuan absorbed one portion, advancing to peak four-star Dou Huang. With the rest stored for later, Xiao Yuan planned to return briefly to the Jia Ma Empire before heading back to the academy.

• Xiao Yuan and Yao Lao concluded that Soul Hall’s branch halls had powerful Dou Zun experts and that Xiao Yuan still needed to grow stronger.
• Xiao Yuan and Yao Lao fused Xiao Yuan’s three Heavenly Flames with Yao Lao’s Bone Spirit Cold Fire to refine the Magic Poison Spot and remove its poison.
• Yao Lao added medicinal materials, refined the douqi into three pearls, and warned Xiao Yuan to absorb them separately.
• Xiao Yuan swallowed one pearl and refined its douqi, reaching peak four-star Dou Huang while storing the other two pearls.
• Xiao Yuan told Yao Lao he would return to the Jia Ma Empire briefly before heading back, then found Xiao Yi Xian waiting outside and reassured her that he had refined part of the Magic Poison Spot.

Old Man Mu Gu ordered Protector Yin to capture Xiao Yuan after learning of his unusual powers. While traveling with Zi Yan, Xiao Yuan encountered Yan Luotian, who pursued him for his movement technique, and the chapter ended as Xiao Yuan vanished from sight.

• Protector Yin reported that Xiao Yuan had killed Wu Ying, and Old Man Mu Gu tasked him with capturing Xiao Yuan in exchange for help advancing to Dou Zun.
• Xiao Yuan explained to Zi Yan that Xiao Yi Xian was staying behind to oversee the Poison Sect, then teased Zi Yan about making her pills as they traveled in disguise.
• Yan Luotian, leader of the Golden Goose Sect, approached Xiao Yuan and Zi Yan, but Xiao Yuan and Zi Yan mocked him, provoking him to attack.
• Xiao Yuan fought off Yan Luotian’s attacks and used the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations to raise his strength to Dou Zong.
• Yan Luotian pursued Xiao Yuan through the air, coveting his movement technique, and Xiao Yuan suddenly vanished.

Xiao Yuan defeated and killed Yan Luotian, claiming his flying Dou Technique, then returned to the Imperial Capital and passed the Alchemist Guild’s Sixth Grade assessment. He asked Fa Ma to help gather rare herbs, and learned that two were held by the imperial family as a reward for refining a difficult pill.

• Xiao Yuan ambushed Yan Luotian, wounded him with the Great Compassionate Wind Ripping Hand, and pursued him as he fled.
• Xiao Yuan killed Yan Luotian with Wind Extremes, Sunset Meteor Kill, then took his Storage Ring and the Heavenly Goose Nine Transformations Wings scroll.
• Xiao Yuan returned to the Imperial Capital, sent Zi Yan to explore the street stalls, and went to the Alchemist Guild to take a rank assessment.
• Fa Ma assessed Xiao Yuan as a Sixth Grade Alchemist after witnessing his Soul Strength and successful pill refinement.
• Xiao Yuan gave Fa Ma an Imperial Zenith Pill and asked him to help find rare herbs; Fa Ma explained that two were with the imperial family as a reward for refining a Primal Chaos Bone Forming Pill.
• Xiao Yuan agreed to have Fa Ma introduce him to the imperial family so he could attempt to refine the pill.

Xiao Yuan shocked Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma by revealing his strength and sixth-grade alchemist status, then refined five Primal Chaos Bone Forming Pills for the Jia Ma Imperial Family. He accompanied Jia Xingtian to the imperial lake, where the Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast recognized the pill and Xiao Yuan was left to treat it.

• Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma learned that Xiao Yuan had reached the peak of Four Star Dou Huang and was a sixth-grade alchemist capable of refining the Primal Chaos Bone Forming Pill.
• Xiao Yuan agreed to leave two pills for the imperial family and asked Jia Xingtian for access to rare Medicinal Herbs.
• Xiao Yuan refined five Primal Chaos Bone Forming Pills over a day, impressing Fa Ma and convincing Jia Xingtian to make him the imperial family's close ally.
• Zi Yan found Xiao Yuan and joined him as Jia Xingtian led them to the imperial lake and summoned the Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast.
• The Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast recognized the Primal Chaos Bone Forming Pill, and Jia Xingtian asked Xiao Yuan to take over.

Xiao Yuan used the Primal Chaos Bone Forming Pill and his Jueyin Wind Wood Qi to heal the Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast, then secured Jia Xingtian’s promise to protect the Xiao Clan while he traveled. After arranging to return for a banquet, Xiao Yuan left with Yao Ye, while Jia Xingtian regretted that she was unlikely to win his affection.

• Xiao Yuan’s Heavenly Flame frightened the Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast, while Zi Yan’s bloodline pressure made the beast submit.
• Xiao Yuan used the Primal Chaos Bone Forming Pill and Jueyin Wind Wood Qi to heal the Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast, restoring its strength.
• Xiao Yuan asked Jia Xingtian to protect the Xiao Clan and warned that its members should still be held to the rules.
• Jia Xingtian promised the imperial family would look after the Xiao Clan, and Xiao Yuan agreed to return for the evening banquet.
• Yao Ye escorted Xiao Yuan from the mountain, while Jia Xingtian lamented that she had little chance of winning his affection.

After consolidating his standing in the Misty Cloud Sect, Xiao Yuan learned that Xiao Yan had emerged from seclusion and Jia Nan Academy was facing trouble with the Black-Corner Region. He rushed there with Zi Yan and Xiao Yi Xian while concealing their trail from a powerful pursuer from the Hall of Souls.

• Xiao Yuan became a Grand Elder of the Misty Cloud Sect, helped Gu He refine pills, and watched Yun Yun prepare to hand the sect over to Nalan Yanran.
• Hai Bodong brought word that Xiao Yan had emerged from seclusion and conflict had broken out between the Black-Corner Region and Jia Nan Academy, so Xiao Yuan departed with Zi Yan.
• Xiao Yuan met Xiao Yi Xian outside Heavenly Poison City and persuaded her to travel with him toward Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Yuan led Zi Yan and Xiao Yi Xian across the Chuyun Empire and the Black-Region Great Plains, then slowed down as they entered the Black-Corner Region.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked whether Xiao Yuan had shaken their pursuer, and Xiao Yuan explained that he was keeping the Hall of Souls expert from locating them while also preventing him from turning toward the Xiao Clan.

Xiao Yuan rescued Mentor Ruo Lin and Qing Ning from Demon Flame Valley pursuers and learned that Xiao Yu and more than thirty Jia Nan Academy students were trapped nearby. He rushed to help them, while Lin Xiuya faced two powerful Dou Wang attackers at the valley entrance.

• Xiao Yuan and Xiao Yi Xian encountered Mentor Ruo Lin and Qing Ning fleeing black-clad pursuers, then Xiao Yuan froze and shattered the attackers.
• Xiao Yuan gave Mentor Ruo Lin a Healing Pill, and Qing Ning explained that Demon Flame Valley had ambushed the academy’s training group and trapped more than thirty students, including Xiao Yu.
• Xiao Yuan used his Soul Strength to locate the trapped group, then sent Zi Yan and Xiao Yi Xian to escort the women while he hurried ahead.
• Lin Xiuya and the students waited inside the valley as two Demon Flame Valley Dou Wangs appeared at the entrance and challenged him.