Chapter Summaries

Gu Han and Xiao Yi Xian traveled toward the Misty Cloud Sect's Outer Disciple Competition, where influential guests gathered to watch the contest. Yun Yun named Gu Han as her pick to win, while Yun Leng questioned whether his reputation was deserved.

• Gu Han reassured Xiao Yi Xian that arriving late would not matter, then studied Wind Attribute Dou Techniques as they flew toward the sect.
• Jia Xingtian and Mu Chen discussed the Xiao Family's decline and the Nalan Family's choice to preserve its engagement with the Xiao Family.
• Jia Xingtian remarked that Gu Han would face pressure to live up to the Snow Sword Young Master's reputation before the next Sect Tournament.
• Yun Sheng said his son Lan Ge had improved since placing fourth the previous year, while Yun Yun said she wanted Yan Ran to gain combat experience and reach the top ten.
• Yun Yun chose Gu Han to win the competition, and Nalan Su and Xiao Yan praised Gu Han's reputation and rapid growth.
• Yun Leng voiced doubt about Gu Han's rumors, leaving Xiao Yan wondering why the Great Elder seemed skeptical.

Xiao Yan learned from Yao Chen that power struggles within the Misty Cloud Sect followed rules even when Yun Yun was stronger than the elders. The Outer Disciple Grand Competition began with valuable prizes at stake, and Gu Han arrived just as his delayed match threatened to cost him a place.

• Xiao Yan reflected on the infighting in his clan and learned from Yao Chen that Yun Yun would compromise to protect the sect’s interests.
• Yun Leng and Yun Yun offered a Wind Extreme Pill, a Two-Patterned Green Spirit Pill, and a powerful longsword as prizes for the competition champion.
• The Outer Disciple Grand Competition began, and the contestants were divided among ten arenas for preliminary matches.
• Nalan Yanran drew Gu Han’s match against Nie Tianquan and asked the steward to delay his turn because Gu Han had not yet returned.
• Nie Tianquan objected to changing the match order, but the steward arranged for Gu Han to fight in one of the final matches.
• Gu Han arrived at Misty Cloud Sect Square on a Blue Eagle using a Flying Fighting Skill.

Gu Han made a striking entrance at the Misty Cloud Sect’s Outer Disciple Competition, then defeated Nie Tianquan with a single move. During his match against Zhou Yuan, Gu Han showed his overwhelming speed but spared him, then asked him to use his strongest Dou Technique again.

• Gu Han arrived at the competition, greeted Nalan Yanran, and asked Yun Yun to let Xiao Yi Xian land nearby with Xiao Lan.
• Gu Han defeated Nie Tianquan with Mysterious Yin Finger, leaving him unable to move until he conceded.
• After several other matches, Gu Han faced Zhou Yuan, who attacked with a powerful Wind Attribute sword technique.
• Gu Han evaded Zhou Yuan’s sword strikes and pushed him away with an unpowered palm, leaving him unharmed.
• When Zhou Yuan was about to concede, Gu Han stopped him and told him to use the same Dou Technique again.

During the Outer Disciple Competition, Gu Han turned his matches into lessons, improving his opponents’ Dou Techniques and drawing the attention of Misty Cloud Sect disciples and elders. After Zhou Yuan conceded, Lin Jin and Shi Lei challenged Gu Han together for guidance, then left to practice their new skills.

• Gu Han pointed out Zhou Yuan’s flaws and coached him until Zhou Yuan unleashed four streaks of Sword Qi, reaching a new level of mastery in his Dou Technique.
• Zhou Yuan conceded and left to practice, while Gu Han reflected that public instruction helped him build goodwill, deepen his skills, and learn others’ techniques.
• Jia Xingtian considered recruiting Gu Han through Yao Ye, Fa Ma noticed Gu Han’s strong Soul Power, and Yun Shang praised his treatment of fellow disciples.
• Lin Jin and Shi Lei asked to challenge Gu Han together so he could guide them, and Yun Yun approved their request.
• Gu Han used the Nine Snake Steps to evade their attacks and coached each disciple according to his attribute, visibly improving their Dou Techniques.
• Lin Jin conceded that Shi Lei should enter the top twenty and left, while Shi Lei complained that Lin Jin had moved too quickly to concede first.

Gu Han watched the Outer Disciple finals turn into a parade of defeated contestants seeking his guidance, then challenged Yun Lange after Yun Ke’s victory pushed him to eleventh place. Yun Lange accepted and revealed that he had recently reached the Dou Master realm, setting up their highly anticipated match.

• Shi Lei conceded the rest of his matches, and Gu Han returned to Xiao Yi Xian as the preliminary rounds concluded with the top ten rankings announced.
• Yun Ke learned the challenge rules, while Cai Kun lost a placement match and asked Gu Han for advice, prompting other defeated disciples to seek his guidance as well.
• Gu Han’s accurate advice drew attention away from Yun Lange, who resented him and called him a grandstanding fool.
• Yun Ke challenged and defeated the disciple ranked fifth, moving Gu Han to eleventh place and making him eligible to challenge the top ten.
• Gu Han challenged Yun Lange, who accepted and revealed that he had broken through to the Dou Master realm.

Gu Han defeated Yun Lange in the Outer Disciple Competition despite Yun Lange’s superior cultivation, and Yun Shang defended him when Yun Leng tried to punish him. Gu Han finished as the undisputed top Outer Disciple, earning Yun Yun’s quiet admiration.

• Yun Lange attacked Gu Han with Thousand Winds Sword Transformation, but Gu Han evaded the strike and countered with a Mysterious Tier High Grade ice technique that sent Yun Lange flying.
• Yun Lange took a Wind Flame Pill and attacked again, but Gu Han struck him with a Frost Palm and sent him out of the arena.
• Yun Leng proposed sending Gu Han to Back Mountain Quiet Heart Cliff, but Yun Shang argued that Yun Lange had provoked the fight and attacked recklessly.
• Yun Shang claimed the prizes for Gu Han, while Yun Sheng accepted Yun Lange’s defeat and agreed that Gu Han deserved to be nurtured.
• The other top Outer Disciples challenged Gu Han, and he became the undisputed competition champion as Yun Yun recalled his promise and praised him.

Gu Han declined to challenge an Inner Sect Disciple, revealed that he had already become a fifteen-year-old Dou Master, and entered the Inner Sect. After the competition, he collected his rewards and teased Nalan Yanran, before an angry cry of “Don't Bully the Young for Being Poor!” interrupted them.

• Gu Han refused the Steward's invitation to challenge an Inner Sect Disciple, then revealed his Dou Master cultivation when an Inner Sect Disciple questioned him.
• Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma discussed Gu Han's rapid cultivation, while Yun Lange reacted angrily to Gu Han's strength.
• Yun Lanqing congratulated Gu Han on entering the Inner Sect, and Gu Han returned to Xiao Yi Xian after accepting the crowd's attention.
• Yun Yun took charge of Gu Han's rewards, and Gu Han registered Xiao Yi Xian as his maid after changing his clothes and Token.
• Gu Han and Nalan Yanran teased each other about their new seniority, until an angry voice shouted, “Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river—Don't Bully the Young for Being Poor!”

Xiao Yan was provoked by Mu Zhan at the Misty Cloud Sect, but Gu Han intervened to protect the sect’s reputation and defuse the conflict. After Mu Zhan apologized and was ordered to leave for border training, Gu Han invited Xiao Yan, Nalan Yanyun, and Ya Fei to his place, especially offering Ya Fei a gift.

• Mu Zhan insulted Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanyun, mocked Xiao Yan’s “Don’t Bully the Young for Being Poor” line, and provoked him over Ya Fei.
• Gu Han confronted Mu Zhan, calling him useless without his family and warning that bullying guests on Misty Cloud Mountain insulted the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Mu Chen arrived and ordered Mu Zhan to apologize to Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanyun, then sent him to the border until he became a Da Dou Shi.
• Mu Zhan gave an insincere apology, and Xiao Yan silently vowed to remember the humiliation.
• Gu Han invited Xiao Yan, Nalan Yanyun, and Ya Fei to his place and said he had a gift for Ya Fei.

Gu Han provoked Mu Zhan into staking a One-pattern Green Spirit Pill and ten thousand Gold Coins on a duel, then used his speed and snow-based sword techniques to defeat him. Mu Chen declared Mu Zhan the loser, though Mu Zhan had not realized he had been beaten.

• Gu Han ignored Mu Zhan’s threats and mocked him for being only a Four Star Dou Master, then demanded that he add money to the challenge.
• Mu Zhan offered Gu Han a One-pattern Green Spirit Pill and ten thousand Gold Coins, and Mu Chen agreed to referee their duel.
• Gu Han collected the stakes before the fight and swiftly attacked Mu Zhan with his Tiger Tooth Battle Hammer technique and snow-filled sword moves.
• Mu Zhan shattered the Snowflakes and boasted that Gu Han’s attacks were ineffective, while Gu Han put away his chipped sword and started to leave.
• Mu Chen stopped Mu Zhan from pursuing Gu Han and declared that Mu Zhan had already lost, astonishing Mu Zhan and the onlookers.

After Gu Han effortlessly defeated Mu Zhan, Mu Zhan resolved to train on the Border Battlefield, while Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma discussed Gu Han’s strength and Hai Bodong. Yun Yun warned Yun Leng not to covet Gu Han’s techniques, and Gu Han settled into a better residence with his companions and reaffirmed his friendship with Xiao Yan.

• Mu Zhan discovered that Gu Han’s sword qi had marked vital points on his body and decided to train on the Border Battlefield until he became a Dou Ling.
• Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma speculated that Gu Han possessed high-grade techniques and wondered whether Hai Bodong was still alive.
• Yun Yun reprimanded Yun Leng for wanting to investigate Gu Han and challenged him to share the Earth Attribute technique he had purchased.
• Gu Han took Xiao Yi Xian, Nalan Yanran, Ya Fei, and the others to his new Inner Sect residence, where he assigned Xiao Yi Xian a main room.
• Xiao Yan thanked Gu Han for standing up for him, and Gu Han said he had acted because they were friends.

Gu Han warned Xiao Yan that the Soul Hall might be targeting Misty Cloud Sect’s old sect master and asked whether Xiao Yan’s hidden alchemist could make a Seventh Grade Pill. Xiao Yan agreed that Yao Chen could refine the cure, while Yao Chen’s reaction revealed his deep hostility toward the Soul Hall.

• Xiao Yan treasured Gu Han’s defense of him, and Gu Han said the people gathered were all his friends.
• Gu Han told the group that a Middle Continent senior had identified a strange person who might be Hai Bodong, and he asked them to keep the news private.
• Gu Han took Xiao Yan aside and explained that a Soul Hall Protector might tempt Misty Cloud Sect’s old sect master with help breaking through to Dou Sect, then control him.
• Gu Han revealed that he had a formula for the Primal Chaos One Qi Pill, which could remove a Soul Hall Protector’s methods, and asked whether Xiao Yan’s alchemist could refine it.
• Yao Chen told Xiao Yan he would refine the pill if the old sect master had been controlled, and Xiao Yan promised Gu Han he could help.
• Gu Han thanked Xiao Yan and addressed Yao Chen as a senior, startling both Xiao Yan and Yao Chen.

Gu Han revealed that he knew Yao Chen’s identity and explained how he had recognized him, earning Yao Chen’s approval and help with the Primal Chaos One Qi Pill. The conversation ended with Yao Chen and Gu Han teasing Xiao Yan about eating soft rice.

• Gu Han told Xiao Yan and Yao Chen that a senior surnamed Bing had taught him about Yao Chen’s ring and soul realms, explaining how he identified the soul within it.
• Gu Han recognized Yao Chen as the famed Venerable Yao, and Yao Chen confirmed his identity while warning Gu Han to conceal his talents.
• Gu Han asked about the Primal Chaos One Qi Pill’s formula, and Yao Chen agreed to help gather its ingredients and refine it with Xiao Yan.
• Gu Han joked that he felt like he was eating soft rice around Xun’er, and Xiao Yan denied doing the same with Nalan Yanyun.
• Yao Chen teased Gu Han about eating soft rice, then froze when Gu Han asked whether he had experience with it.

Gu Han met Yao Chen and obtained medicinal ingredients and a pill formula to help cure Yun Shan, trading a flying Dou Technique for another skill. After returning to the pavilion, he revealed that Xue Qin'er had poisoned Nalan Yanyun and her parents, then went to meet Yun Yun.

• Yao Chen explained that the Old Sect Master Yun Shan had been poisoned by Poisonous Demonic Spots and offered a Sixth-Grade Pill formula and ingredients to treat him.
• Gu Han gave Xiao Yan a Mysterious Tier High Grade Flying Fighting Skill, and Yao Chen exchanged it for the Layered Wave Palm.
• Gu Han told Nalan Yanyun that her cousin Xue Qin'er had poisoned her and her parents out of jealousy, causing her parents' deaths and damaging her Qi Vortex.
• Nalan Yanran decided to seek justice from her father, while Gu Han went to the Sect Main Hall to meet Yun Yun.
• Yun Yun remarked that Gu Han had kept the sect waiting.

Gu Han persuaded Yun Yun to let him nurture Xiao Yi Xian, whose Calamity Poison Body could become an asset against the Chuyun Empire. Yun Yun was swayed by his argument and learned that Ice Venerable might know how to resolve the body’s fatal flaw.

• Gu Han teased Yun Yun, then explained that his maidservant Xiao Yi Xian possessed the Calamity Poison Body and asked her to provide sect resources for her.
• Yun Yun warned that keeping Xiao Yi Xian could endanger the Misty Cloud Sect and noted the sect’s enmity with the Chuyun Empire and its Poison Masters.
• Gu Han described Xiao Yi Xian’s life and argued that supporting her could prevent the Chuyun Empire from gaining a powerful Poison Master.
• Gu Han persuaded Yun Yun that Xiao Yi Xian could use enemy poison to grow stronger, counter Poison Masters, and protect the sect.
• Gu Han revealed that an Ice River Valley Dou Venerate had an Acquired Calamity Poison Body and said Ice Venerable might know how to solve its fatal problem.

Gu Han negotiated with Yun Yun over Xiao Yi Xian’s safety and training, then learned he would receive more rewards if he excelled in the coming examinations. He returned to tell Xiao Yi Xian that Yun Yun would take her to the front lines, leaving her shocked that he had arranged for her to go without him.

• Yun Yun insisted on personally training Xiao Yi Xian and explained that keeping her close would protect her Calamity Poison Body from enemies.
• Gu Han revealed that he had reached Seven-star Dou Master, and Yun Yun agreed to take Xiao Yi Xian while promising to return her once she could protect herself.
• Yun Yun gave Gu Han a sword and three pills, then promised another reward if he won the Core Disciple Competition.
• Gu Han returned to his courtyard, praised Xiao Yi Xian’s cooking, and gave her a Storage Ring stocked with supplies and medicinal herbs.
• Gu Han explained that Yun Yun would take Xiao Yi Xian to the front lines, and Xiao Yi Xian accused him of selling her.

Gu Han arranged for Yun Yun to secretly train Xiao Yi Xian, then left them together after provoking them into uniting against him. Yun Yun and Xiao Yi Xian became sisters and agreed that Xiao Yi Xian would grow strong enough to beat Gu Han.

• Gu Han learned that the Nalan Family and Xiao Yan would investigate Xue Qin'er, Jia Xingtian hoped he would marry Yao Ye, and the Layered Wave Palm could be advanced into stronger Fighting Skills.
• Gu Han brought Xiao Yi Xian to Yun Yun, who promised to secretly nurture her and help her seek a way to resolve the Calamity Poison Body.
• Gu Han teased Yun Yun about her age and asked her to care for Xiao Yi Xian, then left after challenging them to make Xiao Yi Xian strong enough to surpass him.
• Yun Yun asked Xiao Yi Xian to call her Sister and urged her to beat Gu Han, and Xiao Yi Xian accepted as they became sisters.

Xiao Yi Xian reached Da Dou Shi at the frontline, while news arrived that Gu Han had won the Inner Disciple Competition. Xiao Yan also returned to Dou Zhe and learned about Burning Art, as Gu Han began his own breakthrough in the Xuanwu Secret Realm.

• Xiao Yi Xian told Yun Yun she had broken through to Da Dou Shi after three months of rapid growth at the frontline fortress.
• Yun Yun gave Xiao Yi Xian Nalan Yanran’s letter describing Gu Han’s victory in the Inner Disciple Competition and his hidden strength.
• Xiao Yi Xian laughed at Gu Han’s mocking praise of Yun Yun and resolved with Yun Yun to surpass him.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Dou Zhe realm and told Old Yao he remembered Gu Han’s kindness.
• Old Yao introduced the evolvable Burning Art cultivation technique to Xiao Yan.
• Gu Han completed his breakthrough in the Xuanwu Secret Realm and swallowed several pills and cold spring water before attempting to advance his Ice Soul Profound Canon.

Gu Han broke through to Five-Star Da Dou Shi and gained the Black Tortoise Shell’s Turtle Snake Seal, which could contract snake- and turtle-type Magical Beasts and absorb their cultivation. He learned when the Yin Yang Twin Flames would appear and discovered that Queen Medusa would soon fall unconscious after seizing the Green Lotus Core Flame, giving him a chance to contract her.

• Gu Han used the Earth Core Cold Spring and Green Spirit Pills to reach Five-Star Da Dou Shi and form Dou Qi Armor.
• The Black Tortoise Shell restored the Turtle Snake Seal, allowing Gu Han to contract snake- and turtle-type Magical Beasts and absorb their cultivation.
• Gu Han found that the Purple Nether Flame Snake’s body was still evolving, but its destroyed soul meant he needed another soul to contract it.
• Gu Han used a directional deduction to learn that the Yin Yang Twin Flames appeared at Twin Fish Isle during the yin-yang convergence hours on July 1.
• A Random Opportunity revealed that Queen Medusa would fall unconscious in three days after forcibly seizing the Green Lotus Core Flame, allowing Gu Han to contract her with the Snake Seal.

Gu Han left Misty Cloud Mountain for the Tagor Desert, hoping to find the injured Queen Medusa and enlist her help with his cultivation. As Mo Yu and Yun Qingfeng plotted against him back at the sect, Gu Han reached Mo City and called for Hai Bodong at the Ancient Map shop.

• Gu Han learned that Queen Medusa had likely been injured while seeking the Green Lotus Core Flame and decided to leave for the Tagor Desert.
• Gu Han set out on the Purple Winged Cloud Crane, while Mo Yu ordered his family to gather information and make Gu Han disappear.
• Su Mu'er told Yun Qingfeng about Gu Han's Flying Fighting Skill and his falling-out with the Mo Family, prompting Yun Qingfeng to consider an alliance against him.
• Gu Han flew to Stone Desert City, stored the Purple Winged Cloud Crane in the Xuanwu Secret Realm, and traveled to Mo City.
• Gu Han used his Mittel Family Purple Gold Card to enter the Ancient Map shop and called for Hai Bodong.

Gu Han found Hai Bodong in Mo City and offered to help break the seal that had reduced him to Dou Ling strength. In exchange for arranging a Seventh-grade Alchemist with Heavenly Flames, Gu Han asked Hai Bodong to teach him his signature techniques and provide protection.

• Gu Han entered Hai Bodong's shop, revealed that the Mittel Family had sent him on Ya Fei's behalf, and introduced himself.
• Hai Bodong explained that his seal left him with only Dou Ling strength and prevented him from helping the Mittel Family.
• Gu Han claimed he knew a Seventh-grade Alchemist with Heavenly Flames who could refine the pill needed to restore Hai Bodong's strength.
• Hai Bodong asked what Gu Han wanted in return and offered to settle Ya Fei's family troubles once he recovered.
• Gu Han asked Hai Bodong to teach him his signature techniques and hinted that he also wanted protection.