Chapter Summaries

Medusa asked Lin Mu to protect the Snake People Race while she slept and promised she might accept him as her Dao companion if he reached Dou Zong. After seven days of recovery and cultivation, Lin Mu broke through as Yun Yun prepared to help Gu He search for a Heavenly Flame, and he decided to leave the Misty Cloud Sect on his own.

• Lin Mu told Medusa he was confident he could help her evolve into a Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, and she asked him to watch over the Snake People Race while she slept.
• Medusa said she might accept Lin Mu as her Dao companion if he became a Dou Zong before she fully awakened, then vanished in a streak of colorful light.
• Lin Mu resumed cultivation and spent seven days recovering, after which his aura signaled a breakthrough.
• Yun Yun told Nalan Yanran she would leave to help Gu He search for a Heavenly Flame and urged her to prepare for the Three-Year Pact.
• Lin Mu learned Yun Yun was leaving and said he would wander elsewhere rather than stay at the Misty Cloud Sect with Yun Shan.

Lin Mu visited the Snake People Race and told its elders that Medusa could coexist symbiotically with the Sky Swallowing Python. The elders took his gifts as a bride price and began discussing Medusa’s dowry, unaware that she could sense what was happening around Lin Mu.

• Fa Ma told Lin Mu that news of his victories over two Dou Zong experts had spread across the Jia Ma Empire, and Lin Mu asked him to keep searching for rare metals.
• Lin Mu went to the Snake People Race, where Mo Bass demanded to know where he had taken Medusa, and Yue Mei escorted Lin Mu to the elders.
• Lin Mu told the elders and Eight Commanders that Medusa and the Sky Swallowing Python could exist independently in a symbiotic relationship.
• The Great Elder proposed discussing a bride price and dowry for Medusa and Lin Mu, and the other elders agreed that Lin Mu had already delivered the bride price.
• Lin Mu was left dumbfounded as the elders discussed the dowry, unaware that Medusa could sense what was happening around him.

Lin Mu cultivated in a desert while the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python absorbed fiery aura and grew. Meanwhile, Gu He and other human experts attacked the Snake People Race in search of the Green Lotus Core Flame, and Gu He found Lin Mu.

• Lin Mu settled on a desert dune to cultivate with the abundant fire-attribute energy, and the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python emerged to absorb it.
• After three days, the Snake People Race confronted Gu He, Yun Yun, Yan Shi, and another Dou Wang, who demanded that they surrender the Heavenly Flame.
• Mo Bass and Yue Mei fought Yan Shi while Gu He searched for the Heavenly Flame with his Soul Power.
• Yun Yun reasoned that Queen Medusa might have taken the Green Lotus Core Flame to attempt her evolution, but the Gray Robe Old Snake Person denied that she wanted it.
• Gu He sensed a scorching aura, charged toward it, and unleashed a sword attack at the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Lin Mu opened his eyes and blasted the surrounding fiery aura toward Gu He.

Lin Mu stopped Gu He’s attack on the Snake People Race and forced him to end the fight. After Gu He and Yun Yun left, Yun Yun explained Lin Mu’s overwhelming strength, while Gu He continued to wonder whether he had mistaken Lin Mu’s flame for a Heavenly Flame.

• Lin Mu seized Gu He, defeated him, and threw him into the battlefield, where Yan Shi and Yun Yun saw him injured.
• Yun Yun recognized Lin Mu, and the human experts learned his identity and feared his reputation.
• Lin Mu spared Gu He for Yun Yun’s sake, warned Yan Shi, and said Medusa had asked him to protect the Snake People Race.
• Gu He apologized and left with Yan Shi and Yun Yun, while the Snake People Race thanked Lin Mu for intervening.
• On the way back, Yun Yun told Yan Shi that Lin Mu could kill a Dou Zong, and Gu He questioned whether Lin Mu’s flame had misled him.

After receiving a system mission to destroy a Soul Hall Protector stronghold in the Cloud Empire, Lin Mu went to the Misty Cloud Sect to visit Yun Yun but learned she had not returned. Yun Shan revealed that Yun Yun’s Life Token was dim, and Lin Mu set out to find her.

• Lin Mu told the Snake People Race that a Heavenly Flame user had secretly approached but escaped, then struggled to stabilize his Spirit Engraver formation until the system issued him a mission in the Cloud Empire.
• Lin Mu left for the Cloud Empire, planning to visit Xiao Yi Xian, and stopped at the Misty Cloud Sect to see Yun Yun.
• Nalan Yanran told Lin Mu that Yun Yun had not returned, and Yun Shan arrived with Yun Yun’s dim Life Token.
• Yun Shan asked Lin Mu to bring Yun Yun back, and Lin Mu took the Life Token and departed to search for her.

Lin Mu followed Yun Yun’s Life Token to the Cloud Empire and sought information about the faction that had taken her. He entered the Silver Ring Chamber of Commerce’s auction, where his strength and Purple Spirit Sword earned him a first-row seat, drawing the attention of the crowd.

• Lin Mu followed the Life Token’s faint guidance to the Cloud Empire but could not pinpoint Yun Yun’s location.
• Lin Mu asked a teahouse owner where he could buy intelligence, and the owner directed him to the Silver Ring Chamber of Commerce.
• Lin Mu arrived at the chamber’s auction and presented his Purple Spirit Sword when asked for collateral.
• The chamber’s patriarch recognized Lin Mu as a young Dou Emperor and granted him a first-row seat without taking his sword.
• Lin Mu sat in the first row as the other attendees whispered about his presence.

Lin Mu attended the Silver Ring Chamber of Commerce auction, where the final lot was the Netherworld Poison Scripture, a poison arts manual offered in exchange for valuable items. As bidders presented their offers, Lin Mu prepared to compete for it, hoping to obtain the manual and its accompanying intelligence for Xiao Yi Xian.

• Lin Mu released a powerful aura at the auction, astonishing the crowd and drawing the curiosity of Ling'er and the middle-aged man beside her.
• A mysterious black-robed woman sat beside Lin Mu, and both watched the auction without buying any of its early lots.
• Ye Lin Tian announced that the auction's final item, the Netherworld Poison Scripture, would be exchanged by barter and came with one piece of intelligence from the Silver Ring Chamber of Commerce.
• Bidders offered increasingly valuable items, including a peak fifth-tier Magical Beast Magic Core, an Emperor Pole Pill, and a Poison Pill.
• Lin Mu decided the scripture would suit Xiao Yi Xian and began preparing an offer of his own.

Lin Mu traded the Purple Spirit Sword for the Netherworld Poison Scripture and asked Ye Lin Tian for information about the Soul Hall in the Cloud Empire. Xiao Yi Xian revealed herself and offered a Poison Pill to secure precise information within three days, leaving Lin Mu waiting for leads on the Soul Hall’s location.

• Lin Mu traded the Purple Spirit Sword to Ye Lin Tian for the Netherworld Poison Scripture and asked whether Ye Lin Tian knew about the Soul Hall.
• Ye Lin Tian said the Soul Hall had a stronghold in the Cloud Empire, possibly guarded by a Dou Zong, but offered only a few leads.
• Xiao Yi Xian revealed herself to Lin Mu and offered her Poison Pill alongside the sword in exchange for precise information about the Soul Hall.
• Ye Lin Tian agreed to provide the information within three days and invited Lin Mu and Xiao Yi Xian to stay at the Silver Ring Chamber of Commerce.
• Xiao Yi Xian put her black robe back on and told Lin Mu she disguised herself to avoid unwanted attention in the Cloud Empire.

Lin Mu reunited with Xiao Yi Xian in the Cloud Empire and learned that she had founded the Poison Sect and could help search for the Soul Hall. After he gave her the Netherworld Poison Scripture, the two were ambushed by the Earth Snake Sect, whose young sect master demanded the scripture.

• Lin Mu learned that Xiao Yi Xian had reached the Dou Emperor level, though her Calamity Poison Body might become difficult to control when she reached Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Lin Mu she had encountered a Soul Hall member using black chains to capture souls, and offered to have the Poison Sect search for information about the Soul Hall.
• Lin Mu gave Xiao Yi Xian the Netherworld Poison Scripture, which she accepted as a fitting gift.
• Lin Mu noticed that the young sect master Black Snake and his men had followed them to a remote area and were preparing to attack.
• Black Snake demanded the Netherworld Poison Scripture on behalf of the Earth Snake Sect, and Lin Mu mocked him as a dead snake.

Lin Mu defeated Black Snake and Uncle Mu after they threatened him and Xiao Yi Xian. He decided to seek out the Earth Snake Sect before Black Dragon could retaliate.

• Black Snake threatened Lin Mu and lusted after Xiao Yi Xian, prompting Lin Mu to stop her from intervening.
• Lin Mu overwhelmed Black Snake and trapped Uncle Mu with the Chaos Green Lotus Flame.
• Lin Mu crippled and taunted Black Snake, then destroyed him with lightning after Uncle Mu broke through the flames.
• Uncle Mu attacked Lin Mu, who killed him with the Kun Peng Method while sparing the remaining Earth Snake Sect disciples.
• Xiao Yi Xian warned Lin Mu that Black Snake's father, Black Dragon, was a Dou Zong, and Lin Mu decided to confront the Earth Snake Sect rather than wait for it to retaliate.

Lin Mu confronted Black Dragon at the Earth Snake Sect after the sect’s Young Sect Master and Great Elder had tried to rob him and insult Xiao Yi Xian. Lin Mu unleashed the Hand of the Heavens against Black Dragon and two elders, leaving the sect and surrounding mountains devastated.

• Lin Mu and Xiao Yi Xian flew to the Earth Snake Sect, where Lin Mu planned to find out what the sect knew about the Soul Hall.
• Lin Mu sent Xiao Yi Xian to a safe distance and summoned the Hand of the Heavens above the sect, drawing Black Dragon and two Dou Emperors out to face him.
• Lin Mu said Black Snake had tried to take his possessions and insulted Xiao Yi Xian, and Black Dragon learned that his son and the Great Elder’s Life Tokens had shattered.
• Black Dragon attacked Lin Mu and ordered the Second Elder and Third Elder to join him, but Lin Mu’s Hand of the Heavens overwhelmed their combined defense.
• Lin Mu’s attack flattened the surrounding mountains and tore apart the earth and sky as he reflected that the technique had grown stronger and reached initial mastery.

Lin Mu learned that Black Dragon knew nothing about the Soul Hall and returned to the Imperial Capital with Xiao Yi Xian. When Ye Ling'er challenged him over Xiao Yi Xian, Lin Mu accepted on the condition that the Ye Family support Xiao Yi Xian's Poison Sect, and they went to spar.

• Lin Mu questioned Black Dragon about the Soul Hall, learned he knew nothing, and threw him back into the explosion below.
• Lin Mu and Xiao Yi Xian returned to the Imperial Capital, where Xiao Yi Xian said she would accompany him when he pursued news of the Soul Hall.
• News spread that the Earth Snake Sect had been destroyed, and Ye Lin Tian offered support for Xiao Yi Xian's Poison Sect through the Silver Ring Chamber of Commerce.
• Ye Ling'er accused Lin Mu of being unworthy of Xiao Yi Xian and challenged him to a contest of poison arts.
• Lin Mu accepted Ye Ling'er's challenge in exchange for the Ye Family's support of the Poison Sect, and he left with Xiao Yi Xian to spar.

Lin Mu endured Ye Ling’er’s poison arts without harm and won their wager. After Ye Lin Tian gave him information about a Soul Hall stronghold in Sky Yin Valley, Lin Mu and Xiao Yi Xian set out, with Lin Mu noticing that Lightning Swamp lay nearby.

• Ye Ling’er challenged Lin Mu to withstand her poison arts for the time it took an incense stick to burn, and Lin Mu accepted.
• Ye Ling’er unleashed her poison arts and Netherworld Serpent Shadow, but Chaos Green Lotus Flame burned away the poison around Lin Mu.
• Lin Mu emerged unharmed after the challenge, and Ye Lin Tian confirmed that Lin Mu had won.
• Ye Lin Tian gave Lin Mu a map showing Soul Hall traces in Sky Yin Valley, along with honored-guest tokens for him and Xiao Yi Xian.
• Lin Mu and Xiao Yi Xian departed, and Lin Mu noted that Lightning Swamp was near Sky Yin Valley.

Lin Mu and Xiao Yi Xian tracked the Life Token to Sky Yin Valley and found Protector Wu holding Gu He and Yun Yun captive. Lin Mu rescued them and confronted Protector Wu while Xiao Yi Xian and the Medicine Puppet King engaged Protector Tie.

• Lin Mu and Xiao Yi Xian entered Sky Yin Valley after the Life Token reacted, and Lin Mu sensed two auras deep within the valley.
• Xiao Yi Xian used her purple aura to put nearby magical beasts to sleep as they moved toward the hidden hall.
• Protector Wu and Protector Tie discussed their captives, Gu He and Yun Yun, and Protector Wu prepared to assault the unconscious Yun Yun.
• Lin Mu burst into the hall, struck Protector Wu, freed Gu He and Yun Yun, and gave them to Xiao Yi Xian to protect.
• The Medicine Puppet King attacked Protector Tie while Lin Mu faced Protector Wu and challenged him to try escaping again.

Lin Mu used the Kun Peng Method to defeat Protector Wu’s dark-world attack and severed one of his arms. Yun Yun woke and learned that Lin Mu had come to the Cloud Empire to save her, while Xiao Yi Xian kept her out of the battle.

• Lin Mu’s Chaos Green Lotus Flame burned through Protector Wu’s chains, so Protector Wu unleashed Funeral of Souls and created a world of darkness.
• Xiao Yi Xian moved Yun Yun and Gu He clear of the dark world, then gave the waking Yun Yun a healing pill and explained that Lin Mu had come to rescue her.
• Yun Yun tried to go help Lin Mu, but Xiao Yi Xian stopped her and told her to wait while the Medicine Puppet King held off Protector Tie.
• Lin Mu unleashed the Kun Peng Method, used his golden wings to outpace Protector Wu, and shattered the dark world with a Kun Peng phantom.
• Lin Mu struck Protector Wu with a sword attack and severed one of his arms, then summoned the Azure Flame Sword wreathed in Chaos Green Lotus Flame.

Lin Mu used the Heavenly Thunder Scripture to draw in the surrounding lightning and overpower Protector Wu, while the Medicine Puppet King gained the upper hand against Protector Tie. Lin Mu restrained the weakened Protector Wu and summoned the Hand of the Heavens to finish him.

• Lin Mu raised his strength with the Heavenly Thunder Scripture and attacked Protector Wu with lightning and the Azure Flame Sword.
• Protector Wu burned his blood with the Blood Soul Technique and fought back with a dark handprint and a chain-forged blade.
• The Medicine Puppet King battered Protector Tie, while Xiao Yi Xian carried Yun Yun and the injured Gu He away from the battlefield.
• Lin Mu struck Protector Wu with Six Paths Samsara, but Protector Wu proved unaffected by its power.
• Lin Mu severed Protector Wu's remaining arm and imprisoned him with the Lightning Bracelet as his blood-burning strength faded.
• Protector Wu begged Lin Mu to fear the Soul Hall, and Lin Mu summoned the Hand of the Heavens above him.

Lin Mu killed Protectors Wu and Tie, then took Xiao Yi Xian, Yun Yun, and Gu He to the Poison Sect so the injured pair could recover. He planned to cultivate as a Spirit Engraver while staying there, and the mission system tasked him with establishing his own force.

• Lin Mu used the Hand of the Heavens and Chaos Green Lotus Flame to kill Protectors Wu and Tie.
• The mission system rewarded Lin Mu with The Self-Cultivation of a Spirit Engraver and tasked him with establishing a force of his own for a Creation Flame Fire Seed.
• Xiao Yi Xian, Yun Yun, and Gu He reunited with Lin Mu, and the group decided to go to the Poison Sect while Yun Yun and Gu He recovered.
• At the Poison Sect, Lin Mu teased Xiao Yi Xian about being his girlfriend and said he would train as a Spirit Engraver to help control her Calamity Poison Body.
• Lin Mu reflected that greater strength might let him open the second Small World of the Six Paths Samsara and advance his plans.

After several days of meditation, Lin Mu mastered the Spirit Engraver method of inscribing arrays within his body and created the Chaos Green Flame Array. He demonstrated that he could unleash ten arrays at once and resolved to seek preserved array diagrams to advance further.

• Xiao Yi Xian and Yun Yun discussed how Lin Mu had saved them both, and Xiao Yi Xian encouraged Yun Yun to face her feelings for him.
• Lin Mu realized Spirit Engraver runes had to be formed within the body and return to it to reveal their true power.
• Lin Mu created and named the Chaos Green Flame Array, inscribing it into his body with the Chaos Green Lotus Flame.
• Lin Mu demonstrated that he could instantly summon ten Chaos Green Flame Arrays, the limit of his current strength.
• Lin Mu decided to search for preserved array diagrams because developing arrays through experimentation was inefficient.

Lin Mu reunited with Yun Yun and told her he planned to help Xiao Yi Xian control her Calamity Poison Body. He began preparing the Poison Array Method in Xiao Yi Xian’s cultivation chamber, where she reluctantly agreed to undress so he could inscribe it.

• Lin Mu learned from Xiao Yi Xian that Yun Yun had recovered, then reunited with Yun Yun and explained how he had tracked her down.
• Lin Mu teased Yun Yun about repaying her favors, while Yun Yun pointed out Xiao Yi Xian’s devotion to him; Lin Mu said he would take them and Gu He back to the Jia Ma Empire soon.
• Xiao Yi Xian revealed she had overheard Lin Mu’s conversation with Yun Yun, then asked what he intended to do in the Poison Sect.
• Lin Mu showed Xiao Yi Xian the Poison Array and said he could use it to help her control her Calamity Poison Body.
• Xiao Yi Xian took Lin Mu to her secluded cultivation chamber, where he explained that the Poison Array had to be inscribed on her lower abdomen and asked her to remove her clothes.
• Xiao Yi Xian blushed, told Lin Mu to turn around, and began undressing.

Lin Mu attempted to form a Poison Array for Xiao Yi Xian, enduring its poison and the strain on his Soul Power as he guided it into her body. The array began merging with Xiao Yi Xian, strengthening her Dou Qi as the process continued.

• Lin Mu traced the Poison Array runes and warned Xiao Yi Xian to merge her Dou Qi into it at the right moment.
• Poison spread across Lin Mu's arm, but the Chaos Green Lotus Flame protected him while burning away his clothes.
• Lin Mu reached the limit of his Soul Power and formed only part of the Poison Array before preparing to control it.
• Xiao Yi Xian merged her Dou Qi into the array, causing its energy to erupt violently without harming either of them.
• Lin Mu guided the runes into Xiao Yi Xian's lower abdomen, and the array began merging with her as her pain faded and her Dou Qi grew stronger.