Chapter Summaries

Nalan Yanran thanked Gu Han for helping resolve her marriage arrangement, then accompanied him to Yun Yun to receive his reward. Gu Han accepted all three items and was ordered to represent the Misty Cloud Sect on the Nalan Family’s trip to the Xiao Family, where he added a condition.

• Nalan Yanran told Gu Han that her grandfather had agreed to dissolve her engagement and that her cousin would take her place, then gave him a Fourth-Grade Dou Practitioner Pill.
• Nalan Yanran brought Gu Han to the main hall, where Yun Yun offered him a choice of rewards, but Gu Han quickly took all three.
• Yun Yun named the rewards as an Ice Attribute Dou Technique, a Snow Lotus Pill, and an Ice Toad Snow Pearl, then told Gu Han to use them to grow stronger.
• Yun Yun ordered Gu Han to accompany Nalan Su and Nalan Yanyun to the Xiao Family in Wutan City as a Misty Cloud Sect representative and present a congratulatory gift if the marriage talks went well.
• Gu Han accepted the assignment, then said he had one condition.

Gu Han persuaded Yun Yun to arrange a secret guard for his trip with the Nalan Family, then recruited Zhang Chuchen by offering him Monkey Wine and invoking Yun Yun’s authority. Zhang Chuchen agreed to protect Gu Han, who revealed that he had reached Three-Star Dou Zhe in a month.

• Gu Han convinced Yun Yun to send an Outer Sect Steward to guard him and chose Zhang Chuchen as the candidate.
• Yun Yun agreed, telling Gu Han to persuade Zhang Chuchen himself and to return in seven days to travel with Yan Ran to the Nalan Family.
• Gu Han visited Zhang Chuchen and offered him Monkey Wine, then explained that Yun Yun had asked a steward to protect him on a mission.
• Zhang Chuchen was surprised to learn Gu Han had reached Three-Star Dou Zhe and agreed to guard him.

Gu Han broke through to Four-Star Dou Zhe and learned that Kalon and Liu Ling were threats he needed to manage. He persuaded Liu Ling that he had helped free Nalan Yanran from her engagement, then asked Liu Ling for a Fourth-Grade Pill as thanks.

• Gu Han used the Dou Practitioner Pill to advance from Three-Star to Four-Star Dou Zhe.
• Gu Han learned that Kalon planned to report on him to the Golden Goose Sect and that Liu Ling intended to confront him over Nalan Yanran.
• Liu Ling arrived at Gu Han's courtyard with Kalon, then sent Kalon outside to speak with Gu Han privately.
• Gu Han told Liu Ling that he had devised a way for Nalan Yanran to cancel her engagement and that she had thanked him with a Fourth-Grade Pill.
• Liu Ling celebrated the news and called Gu Han his brother, and Gu Han asked him to give him a Fourth-Grade Pill as well.

Gu Han obtained a Fourth-Grade Clear Bright Pill from Liu Ling and learned of two valuable techniques through his intelligence. At West Street Market, he bought and burned an ancient book, revealing the Mysterious Tier Intermediate Movement Skill Nine Snake Steps.

• Gu Han persuaded Liu Ling to give him a Fourth-Grade Clear Bright Pill, while Kalon resolved to investigate their exchange.
• Gu Han learned that Mo Qing had obtained Nine Snake Steps and that Kalon had received the Six Wild Goose Flight Skill, then decided to claim the flying technique for himself.
• After stabilizing his cultivation, Gu Han went to West Street Market and bought an ancient book from a one-armed man for one thousand Gold Coins.
• Gu Han entered the Xuanwu Secret Realm and burned the ancient book, revealing the Nine Snake Steps recorded on three sheets of gold foil.

Gu Han studied Nine Snake Steps, then used a staged conversation about Golden Goose Sect spies to bait Mo Qing into racing to claim the merit. Mo Feng believed Mo Qing and the Mo Family would capture the spies first, while Gu Han left for the sect station under another pretense.

• Gu Han practiced Nine Snake Steps before heading to a restaurant in Yunlan Town to meet Mo Qing and the other Mo Family disciples.
• Gu Han joined their celebration and covertly used the Mysterious Yin Finger on Mo Qing.
• After leaving the table, Mo Qing overheard Gu Han supposedly discussing Golden Goose Sect spies and a planned intelligence exchange at 73 South Street Residence.
• Mo Qing slipped away to seize the supposed merit, while Gu Han returned to the restaurant and pretended not to know where he had gone.
• Gu Han left for the sect station, and Mo Feng watched him go, expecting the Mo Family to capture the spies first.

Gu Han persuaded Zhang Chuchen that a powerful Dou Emperor from Ice River Valley could examine his condition, concealing his plan to treat him with a Fourth-Grade Pill. Meanwhile, Mo Qing’s men infiltrated a courtyard to capture two suspected spies, but an explosion and Mo Xuanqing’s alarmed shout revealed they had met a much stronger opponent.

• Gu Han told Zhang Chuchen about a supposed Dou Emperor from Ice River Valley and showed him a Hundred Year Cold Jade token.
• Gu Han offered to bring Zhang Chuchen to the Senior for an examination, and Zhang Chuchen thanked him and promised to keep the matter secret.
• Mo Qing watched a black-clad man use a coded knock to enter Courtyard 73 and heard him ask the middle-aged steward about an item that had arrived.
• After an Ink Pigeon reported that Gu Han had brought people, Mo Qing ordered Mo Xuanqing and three Mo Family Dou Masters to infiltrate the courtyard and subdue its occupants.
• An explosion erupted in Courtyard 73, and Mo Xuanqing cried out that someone was a Seven-Star Dou Grandmaster, leaving Mo Qing stunned.

Gu Han used the chaos around Courtyard 73 to kill Kalon and obtain the Six Geese Flight Skill, then headed for Courtyard 74 to confront Mo Qing. Zhang Chuchen battled a Golden Goose Sect Da Dou Shi as Misty Cloud Sect reinforcements rushed toward the signal firework.

• Mo Qing saw a Seven-Star Dou Grandmaster’s power and fired a Misty Cloud Sect signal firework, prompting Zhang Chuchen to hurry toward Courtyard 74.
• Gu Han slipped through Courtyard 66, crossed the river, and used the Xuanwu Secret Realm to observe the fighting in Courtyard 73.
• Kalon poisoned and defeated a Mo Family Dou Master, but Gu Han ambushed him as he fled, killed him, and took the Six Geese Flight Skill scroll.
• Zhang Chuchen fought the Golden Goose Sect Da Dou Shi, who revealed a Flying Fighting Skill, while Mo Xuanqing and two Dou Masters were struck down.
• Yun Yun and a Misty Cloud Sect Dou Ling Elder headed toward the fighting, as Gu Han arrived at Courtyard 74 and told Mo Qing he had come to kill him.

Gu Han killed Mo Qing, rescued the poisoned Mo Ziyuan, and exposed Kalon as a Golden Goose Sect spy in the Misty Cloud Sect. Mo Ziyuan and the captured enemy Da Dou Shi both died, while Yun Yun recognized the group’s service and promised rewards.

• Gu Han killed Mo Qing after Mo Qing provoked him, then hid the body in the Xuanwu Secret Realm.
• Gu Han found the poisoned Mo Ziyuan, slowed the poison’s spread, and carried her to the front courtyard.
• Zhang Chuchen defeated and captured Yan Kuang as Yun Yun and the Misty Cloud Sect Elders arrived.
• Mo Xuanqing reported that a suspicious Inner Sect Disciple was a spy, and Gu Han identified him as Kalon.
• Mo Ziyuan confirmed Kalon had poisoned her before dying, while Yan Kuang swallowed hidden poison and also died.
• Yun Yun praised the group for uncovering the spy and defeating Yan Kuang, then asked Yun Leng what rewards they should receive.

After the sect failed to find Kalon, Gu Han received intelligence about the Mo Family’s suspicions and a chance to steal its Jade Spirit Fruit Tree. As he began learning the Six Wild Geese Flight Skill, he discovered his connection to the Top Contractor of the Middle Continent ran deep.

• Yun Yun ordered the sect to search for Kalon while the Elders assigned credit to the Mo Family and Zhang Chuchen.
• Gu Han told Zhang Chuchen that a Bloodline Curse had hindered his cultivation and gave him a pill to cure it.
• Gu Han cultivated in a Training Room and learned from the intelligence that Kalon had escaped and the Mo Family would reward Mo Qing.
• Gu Han learned that the Mo Family suspected Kalon had taken Mo Qing and that its Jade Spirit Fruit Tree would be unguarded the next day.
• Gu Han began studying the Six Wild Geese Flight Skill and realized his connection to the Top Contractor of the Middle Continent ran deep.

Gu Han absorbed the Six Geese Flight Skill and completed a breakthrough, gaining a flying fighting skill. Meanwhile, Mo Yu learned that Mo Qing had disappeared with the spy Kalon and ordered a search as the incident spread across the empire.

• Gu Han examined the Six Geese Flight Skill and began absorbing its Green-Winged Wind Luan Goose wings.
• Gu Han endured the pain of forming new branch meridians, used the Snow Lotus Pill to aid the process, and fused with the flying fighting skill.
• Mo Yu scolded Mo Qing for stealing Gu Han's credit, then learned Mo Qing had vanished after separating from Elder Xuanqing at Courtyard 74.
• Mo Yu suspected Kalon had taken Mo Qing and ordered Mo Feng to use every resource to find them.
• News of the spy in Yunlan Town spread through the sect and empire, and Yun Yun went to the Imperial Capital to speak with Jia Xingtian.
• Gu Han completed his breakthrough and celebrated becoming stronger.

Gu Han consolidated his cultivation, examined his new flying skill, and sorted through the loot from Kalon and Mo Qing before setting out to train new techniques. After transplanting the Jade Spirit Fruit Tree, he sensed an unexpected change in his Dou Qi.

• Gu Han inspected his Cyan-Blue Wings and identified useful items in Kalon’s and Mo Qing’s Storage Rings, including the Purple Qi Heavy Pupils secret method.
• Yun Yun ordered rewards for those who had rendered merit, while Mo Yu concluded Kalon had kidnapped Mo Qing and told Mo Feng to distance himself from Gu Han.
• Gu Han used the Black Tortoise Shell to find ideal places to cultivate Purple Qi Heavy Pupils and Nine Snake Steps, then collected his Merit Points and supplies.
• Gu Han began cultivating Nine Snake Steps on Third Peak and went to the Mo Family’s Jade Spirit Fruit Tree at Mao Hour.
• Gu Han dug up the Jade Spirit Fruit Tree to transplant it into the Xuanwu Secret Realm, then noticed something unusual in his Dou Qi.

Gu Han took the Jade Spirit Fruit Tree and Primal Crystal Marrow from the Mo Family’s Spirit Gathering Land, then resumed his cultivation routine and checked his Opportunities. The Mo Family blamed Kalon for the theft, while Gu Han learned that Yun Yun would lose her hairpin at a hot spring.

• Gu Han stored the Jade Spirit Fruit Tree and Primal Crystal Marrow in the Xuanwu Secret Realm, then flew away to cultivate the Purple Qi Heavy Pupils.
• A Mo Family Dou Master found the Spirit Gathering Land stripped bare and alerted Mo Yu, who suspected Kalon and vowed revenge.
• Gu Han followed a strict cultivation schedule and used his Opportunities to learn about treasures, disciples, and upcoming events.
• Gu Han discovered that Mo Yu had earned a chance to ask Gu He to refine a Fifth-Grade Pill and that Yun Yun would lose her personal hairpin at the Third Peak hot spring.

Gu Han cultivated his secret techniques, broke through to Six-star Dou Practitioner, and concealed his strength before bathing at the hidden hot spring. Yun Yun found him there, agreed to let him keep using the pool, and divided it with a stone barrier; their conversation ended with Gu Han claiming he had discovered a Spirit Gathering Land.

• Gu Han reached the first stage of Purple Qi Heavy Pupils and continued practicing the Nine Snake Steps.
• Gu Han swallowed Cold Spring Spirit Water and broke through to Six-star Dou Practitioner, then concealed his realm as a peak Four-star Dou Practitioner.
• Yun Yun arrived at the hot spring and found Gu Han bathing there, but allowed him to keep using it on his own side of the pool.
• Yun Yun split the hot spring with a stone slab and joined Gu Han for a bath on the other side.
• Yun Yun praised Gu Han's cultivation progress, and Gu Han said he had discovered a Spirit Gathering Land that morning.

Gu Han told Yun Yun that he had discovered a Spirit Gathering Land in the First Mountain Range, and she promised him a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill once he reached Dou Master. Yun Yun flew him to the site, where she uncovered evidence that a piece of Primal Crystal Marrow had once been there.

• Gu Han reported the Spirit Gathering Land to Yun Yun and let her choose his reward.
• Yun Yun promised Gu Han a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill when he broke through to Dou Master, then decided to inspect the site with him.
• Yun Yun carried Gu Han through the air to the concealed cave entrance in the First Mountain Range.
• Yun Yun sensed dense Heaven and Earth Energy in the cave and used Wind Attribute Sword Qi to expose a large pit.
• Yun Yun recognized that a piece of Primal Crystal Marrow had originally been buried in the pit.

Yun Yun discovered that the Primal Crystal Marrow and Jade Spirit Fruit Tree had vanished from a Spirit Gathering Land, then confronted Mo Yu after he claimed credit for finding the place. The chapter ended with Yun Yun asking Mo Yu what he knew about the missing Primal Crystal Marrow, shocking him and Yun Leng.

• Yun Yun and Gu Han found signs that the Primal Crystal Marrow and Jade Spirit Fruit Tree had been removed from the Spirit Gathering Land, and Yun Yun suspected someone within the sect was responsible.
• Yun Yun left Gu Han to return to Misty Cloud Mountain, then rushed away from her hot spring cave when an elder summoned her; Gu Han later found her hairpin and took it.
• Yun Leng brought Mo Yu before Yun Yun to report his discovery of the Spirit Gathering Land, but Yun Yun revealed that she had already found the place.
• Mo Yu admitted that he had withheld his discovery of the Jade Spirit Fruit Tree because he wanted to pick a fruit for his younger brother, and said the tree had disappeared before he returned.
• Yun Yun asked Mo Yu what he knew about the Primal Crystal Marrow, leaving Mo Yu and Yun Leng visibly shocked.

Yun Yun ordered a secret investigation after the Jade Spirit Fruit Tree and Primal Crystal Marrow vanished from a guarded Spirit Gathering Land, while Gu Han claimed a new Opportunity and revealed his rapid cultivation progress. He returned to the Sect Main Hall and gave Yun Yun a hairpin he had found, prompting her to realize it was hers from her bath the previous night.

• Yun Yun told Yun Leng to investigate the theft, then secretly summoned Yun Shang and activated the Gate of Death Guard to search for a traitor.
• Gu Han claimed an Opportunity revealing a Purple Winged Cloud Crane egg with Heavenly Demon Phoenix bloodline and a hot spring that could enhance wind- and lightning-attributed eggs.
• After cultivating, Gu Han returned to the sect and tested as a Five-star Dou Practitioner, astonishing the Outer Affairs Hall and receiving a new rank badge.
• Gu Han went to the Sect Main Hall, where Nalan Yanran and Yun Yun were surprised by his breakthrough; he said he had gotten lucky while cultivating.
• Gu Han offered Yun Yun a hairpin, and she recognized it as the one she had left behind while bathing the previous night.

Gu Han returned Yun Yun’s hairpin, then traveled with Nalan Yanran to the Nalan estate and joined a caravan bound for Wutan City. At the first night’s camp, Zhang Chuchen warned him of uninvited guests lurking in the forest.

• Yun Yun accepted her hairpin from Gu Han and warned him not to visit the bathing place again without her permission; after he left with Nalan Yanran, she suspected he had returned it in front of her disciple on purpose.
• On the way to the Imperial Capital, Nalan Yanran questioned Gu Han about his closeness to Yun Yun, but he refused to explain.
• At the Third Market, Gu Han bought a Purple Winged Cloud Crane corpse and refused to sell it to Mu Zhan, whose lackey had threatened him.
• Nalan Yanran gave Gu Han a Storage Ring containing compensation for the Xiao Family, and he joined Nalan Su’s merchant caravan bound for Wutan City.
• At the caravan’s night camp, Zhang Chuchen warned Gu Han that uninvited guests were nearby, and green eyes and growls emerged from the forest as Nalan Su ordered everyone to stand guard.

Gu Han learned that a badly injured Fifth-Order Peak Purple Nether Flame Snake was hiding nearby and realized it could be Queen Medusa’s future Symbiotic Soul Magical Beast. He decided to seek help from Zhang Chuchen and left the carriage, telling Nalan Su that the Misty Cloud Sect would protect him.

• A pack of Mu Kui Wolves confronted the Nalan Family’s traveling party, but Nalan Su’s show of force persuaded the wolves to withdraw.
• Nalan Su ordered the guards to keep watch and sent a Nalan Family elder to investigate why the wolves had appeared in the area.
• Gu Han used an Opportunity and learned that the Mu Kui Wolf King and a Fifth-Order Peak Purple Nether Flame Snake were both seriously injured, with the snake hiding nearby.
• Gu Han recognized the Purple Nether Flame Snake’s importance as a potential Symbiotic Soul Magical Beast for Queen Medusa, but judged that he could not capture it himself.
• Gu Han decided Zhang Chuchen could handle the snake and told Nalan Su he needed to go out; Nalan Su agreed after assuming the Misty Cloud Sect had arranged protection for him.

Gu Han enlisted Zhang Chuchen to capture an injured Fifth-Order Purple Nether Flame Snake by pretending a mysterious Dou Emperor had arranged the hunt. After Zhang Chuchen subdued it, Gu Han stored the snake in the Xuanwu Secret Realm and prepared to leave alone using his Cyan-Blue Wings.

• Gu Han arranged for Nalan Su and Nalan Yanyun to continue toward Black Flame City if he did not return by the next day, then entered the forest.
• Gu Han told Zhang Chuchen that an Ice River Valley Senior wanted them to capture an injured Fifth-Order Magical Beast, and Zhang Chuchen agreed to help.
• Following the Black Tortoise Shell's map guidance, Gu Han led Zhang Chuchen to the cave where the Purple Nether Flame Snake was hiding.
• Zhang Chuchen entered the cave and fought the weakened Purple Nether Flame Snake until he knocked it unconscious.
• Gu Han gave Zhang Chuchen a Third-Order Qi Replenishing Pill and stored the snake in the Xuanwu Secret Realm.
• Gu Han manifested his Cyan-Blue Wings and told Zhang Chuchen he could not carry him, leaving him stunned.

Gu Han secured a Purple Winged Cloud Crane Egg and placed it in a special hot spring to hatch, then flew toward a forest after hearing two Mu Kui Wolf Kings fighting. He spotted Azure Flame Grass near a Nalan Family elder and prepared to seize it while disguised.

• Zhang Chuchen realized Gu Han had used a rare Flying Fighting Skill and kept quiet about his secrets while recovering.
• Gu Han strengthened the Mu Kui Seal on the injured Purple Nether Flame Snake with Primal Crystal Marrow, then used the Misty Cloud Sect’s Beast Taming Method to bond with a Purple Winged Cloud Crane Egg.
• Gu Han placed the egg in a hidden hot spring, where it began recovering, and learned it would need three months to hatch.
• Hearing Kui Jiu and Kai San fight over leadership of the Mu Kui Wolf pack, Gu Han avoided their battle and flew toward a forest.
• Gu Han spotted a Nalan Family Dou Ling Elder fighting Mu Kui Wolves near two stalks of Azure Flame Grass, changed clothes, put on a mask, and dove toward the grass.