Chapter Summaries

Jiang Cheng, a One-star Dou Saint who had been ordered by the Confucian Saint System to capture a Sixth-Tier Magical Beast as a mount, found and subdued the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King. He offered the beast a Soul Contract and revealed a seventh-grade Shape Shifting Pill as an incentive.

• Jiang Cheng checked the system’s countdown and sensed a powerful Magical Beast approaching in the Monster Mountain Range.
• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King ate the remains of a traitor and mistook Jiang Cheng for a Dou Ancestor when he appeared above it.
• Jiang Cheng declared that the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King would become his mount, but the beast fled into the sky.
• Jiang Cheng appeared on the lion king’s head and forced it to crash to the ground with a command.
• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King begged for its life, and Jiang Cheng asked it to form a Soul Contract before showing it a seventh-grade Shape Shifting Pill.

Jiang Cheng made the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King his mount, collected its Companion Amethyst Source and Amethyst Spirit Crystal, and then met Yun Yun when she came to ask the Lion King for its crystal. Yun Yun learned that Jiang Cheng was the Lion King's master.

• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King accepted Jiang Cheng as its master in exchange for a Shape Shifting Pill, and Jiang Cheng received the Green Lotus Sword Shadow technique from the system.
• Jiang Cheng followed the Lion King to its cave, where he collected the Companion Amethyst Source and an Amethyst Spirit Crystal while meeting the Lion King's wary cub.
• Jiang Cheng sensed a human Dou Emperor approaching, and the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King confronted Yun Yun when she arrived seeking its Amethyst Spirit Crystal.
• Jiang Cheng stopped the Lion King from attacking Yun Yun and introduced himself as its master, surprising her.

Jiang Cheng met Yun Yun in the Monster Mountain Range, where she sought Amethyst Spirit Crystal, but she refused to trade away her father’s pendant. After Jiang Cheng departed with the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, Xiao Yan and Yao Chen watched him warily and considered whether to befriend him.

• Yun Yun introduced herself to Jiang Cheng after learning that the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King served as his mount, while Xiao Yan and Yao Chen observed from a distant mountain.
• Jiang Cheng asked Yun Yun for her Amethyst Spirit Crystal pendant in exchange for the crystals she needed, but she refused because it was her birth father’s keepsake.
• Jiang Cheng accepted Yun Yun’s refusal, stopped the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King from threatening her, and told her she could visit him again if she brought an item to trade.
• Jiang Cheng rode away on the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, followed by its cub, while Xiao Yan hid and watched them leave.
• After Jiang Cheng had gone, Xiao Yan emerged from hiding, and Yao Chen judged that Jiang Cheng seemed powerful but not murderous.

Jiang Cheng settled the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King at Huai Shui Bamboo Pavilion and displayed his power while training. He then rescued Xiao Yi Xian from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, whose remaining members knelt before him.

• Jiang Cheng welcomed the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King to his home, where the lion swallowed a Seventh-grade Transformation Pill and took human form.
• Jiang Cheng trained with the Heavenly Rank Dou Technique, Green Lotus Sword Shadow, and sliced a mountain in half before the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King.
• Jiang Cheng sensed Xiao Yi Xian fleeing mercenaries and recognized the Calamity Poison Body that threatened to harm her and those nearby.
• Jiang Cheng knocked down a mercenary who attacked Xiao Yi Xian and warned the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to leave.
• Jiang Cheng killed a mercenary who threatened him, and the others dropped to their knees and kowtowed.

Jiang Cheng killed the Wolf Head Mercenary Group members who attacked him, saved Xiao Yi Xian, and brought her to the Peach Grove. After she offered him the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, he let her stay under three rules, leaving her in the care of Little Fire.

• Jiang Cheng killed every member of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group who had threatened him.
• Jiang Cheng gave Xiao Yi Xian a Poison Pill to suppress her Calamity Poison Body and took her to the Peach Grove.
• Jiang Cheng named the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King Little Fire and told Xiao Yi Xian to come back after her injuries healed.
• Little Fire advised Xiao Yi Xian to offer something precious, and she presented Jiang Cheng with the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture in exchange for staying.
• Jiang Cheng accepted the manual and allowed Xiao Yi Xian to live in the Peach Grove if she followed his three rules.
• Little Fire told Xiao Yi Xian about the Peach Grove and his son, the Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, and she learned that Little Fire was a Sixth-Tier Magical Beast.

Jiang Cheng traded Yun Yun the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's Amethyst Spirit Crystal for her pendant, then shared Peach Blossom Wine that helped her break through to Four-Star Dou Emperor. After receiving a mission to obtain the Tou She Ancient God Jade from the Xiao Family, he set out for Wu Tan City with Yun Yun.

• Jiang Cheng gave Yun Yun the Amethyst Spirit Crystal in exchange for her pendant.
• Jiang Cheng invited Yun Yun to drink Peach Blossom Wine, and she broke through to Four-Star Dou Emperor.
• Jiang Cheng received a mission to obtain the key to Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion from the Xiao Family in Wu Tan City.
• Yun Yun agreed to accompany Jiang Cheng to Wu Tan City, and they spent the night drinking and talking.
• At dawn, Jiang Cheng left Xiao Yi Xian and the Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion Cub in the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's care and prepared to depart with Yun Yun.

Jiang Cheng went to the Xiao Family with Yun Yun to obtain the Tou She Ancient God Jade, which Xiao Zhan kept hidden. After revealing the jade’s location and offering two Earth Tier Low Grade Fighting Skills in exchange, Jiang Cheng left Xiao Zhan torn over what to do.

• After Jia Lie Bi's death, the Xiao Family and Ao Ba Family took over his family's marketplaces, leaving Wu Tan City with two major families.
• Xiao Xun Er returned to the Xiao Family and asked Xiao Zhan whether Xiao Yan had come back from the Monster Mountain Range.
• A Xiao Family disciple warned that Yun Yun had arrived, and Yun Yun introduced Jiang Cheng as the one who wished to speak with the family.
• Jiang Cheng asked Xiao Zhan for the Xiao Family's jade pendant, then used his ability to uncover where Xiao Zhan had hidden it.
• Jiang Cheng summoned the box containing the Tou She Ancient God Jade and warned Xiao Zhan that keeping it could bring disaster.
• Jiang Cheng offered two Earth Tier Low Grade Fighting Skills for the jade, while Xiao Xun Er urged Xiao Zhan to entrust it to her instead.

Jiang Cheng secured the Tou She Ancient God Jade from Xiao Zhan after driving off Ling Ying, an Eight-Star Dou Emperor, with a single finger. He left the Xiao Family with Yun Yun, who questioned his strength and remained uncertain about whether to stay by his side.

• Xiao Zhan considered trading the Tou She Ancient God Jade for Jiang Cheng’s Sixth-Grade Exquisite Barrier-Breaking Pill and two Earth-Tier Low Grade Fighting Skills, while Xiao Xun Er urged him not to hand it over.
• Jiang Cheng revealed the pill, and the Xiao Family Elders pressed Xiao Zhan to accept the exchange so the family could regain strength and perhaps return to the Imperial Capital.
• Ling Ying appeared in the Xiao Family hall and warned Jiang Cheng away from the jade, but Jiang Cheng caught him and sent him flying through the walls with a slight movement of his finger.
• Xiao Zhan handed Jiang Cheng the Tou She Ancient God Jade, and Jiang Cheng departed with Yun Yun.
• Yun Yun asked Jiang Cheng about his realm, and he invited her to stay with him and cultivate, but she pointed out that she was the Misty Cloud Sect Leader.

Yun Yun brought Jiang Cheng to the Misty Cloud Sect, where First Elder Yun Leng questioned him about his origins. Nalan Yanran emerged from seclusion, met Jiang Cheng, and learned he knew of her role in the Three Year Agreement.

• Yun Yun introduced Jiang Cheng to the Misty Cloud Sect elders, who greeted him with surprise at his mysterious strength.
• Yun Leng questioned Jiang Cheng about his faction and connection to the sect's Old Sect Master, but Jiang Cheng called himself a traveler and Yun Yun rebuked Yun Leng for his rudeness.
• Jiang Cheng sensed two Dou Ancestors in the Misty Cloud Sect's Back Mountain and suspected one was Yun Shan and the other was Soul Hall's Protector, Wu Ying.
• Nalan Yanran came out of seclusion, greeted Yun Yun affectionately, and noticed Jiang Cheng in the hall.
• Yun Yun introduced Jiang Cheng as her friend, and he told Nalan Yanran that everyone in the Jia Ma Empire knew of her broken engagement and the Three Year Agreement.

Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran welcomed Jiang Cheng to the Misty Cloud Sect and arranged a lavish banquet for him. Meanwhile, Yun Shan and Protector Wu learned that Jiang Cheng might be a powerful outsider and decided to investigate him.

• Yun Yun reassured the embarrassed Nalan Yanran that Jiang Cheng was kind, and Nalan Yanran stayed close in her Teacher's embrace.
• Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran persuaded Jiang Cheng to remain for a meal, and Yun Yun ordered the sect to welcome him with its highest etiquette.
• Yun Leng secretly told Yun Shan that Yun Yun had brought home Jiang Cheng, whom he suspected was an Expert above the Dou Zong realm.
• Yun Shan questioned Yun Leng, then informed Protector Wu, who decided to investigate Jiang Cheng to protect the Soul Hall's plans.
• The Misty Cloud Sect held a grand banquet for Jiang Cheng, where Yun Yun wore a robe that surprised Nalan Yanran and sat beside him to pour wine.
• Mo Yunleng secretly slipped into a seat at the banquet as though nothing had happened.

Yun Shan emerged from seclusion as a Dou Zong and confronted Jiang Cheng at the Misty Cloud Sect banquet, suspecting the stranger’s identity and intentions. Jiang Cheng left after warning Yun Shan not to cross a dangerous line, and Yun Shan realized Jiang Cheng’s strength surpassed his own.

• Yun Shan appeared in the square and questioned Yun Yun about her attire before ordering the gathered sect members to keep his return secret.
• Yun Shan examined Jiang Cheng and asked about his identity, while Yun Leng accused him of being a spy and Nalan Yanran defended him.
• Jiang Cheng gave Yun Shan his name and said he had come only to drink, then warned him to stop before crossing a line and vanished.
• Yun Leng insulted Jiang Cheng after his departure, so Yun Shan slapped him and said Jiang Cheng’s strength surpassed his own.
• Yun Shan left to question Yun Yun about Jiang Cheng, while Nalan Yanran laughed at Yun Leng’s confusion.

Jiang Cheng returned to Peach Forest Mountain, encouraged Xiao Yi Xian’s cultivation, and caught the Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion King stomping peaches for wine. He then sensed someone chopping down his peach trees and went to investigate with the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King.

• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King and the Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion King carried fruit to brew Peach Blossom Wine while Xiao Yi Xian read in the bamboo pavilion.
• Jiang Cheng returned and promised to write Xiao Yi Xian an autobiography, urging her to cultivate toward the Dou Emperor realm and promising to provide her Poison Pills.
• Jiang Cheng stopped the Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion King from stomping peaches and watched the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King discipline his son.
• The system awarded Jiang Cheng ten Experience Points for completing a task, bringing his total to 13/100.
• Jiang Cheng asked Xiao Yi Xian whether she regretted coming to Peach Forest Mountain, and she said she was happy living there with everyone.
• Jiang Cheng sensed someone chopping down his Peach Trees and set out with the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King to investigate.

Jiang Cheng brought Xiao Yi Xian to the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s stronghold and used a Fourth-Tier Magical Beast to overpower Mu She. Xiao Yi Xian found the group’s hidden wealth, while Mu She remained pinned beneath the beast’s club.

• Jiang Cheng summoned a Fourth-Tier Magical Beast after arriving at the stronghold with Xiao Yi Xian.
• Mu She recognized the beast and blamed Jiang Cheng for He Meng’s death, then charged at him.
• Jiang Cheng ordered Xiao Yi Xian to search for treasure, and the beast knocked Mu She down and beat him.
• Xiao Yi Xian opened the treasure room and found it filled with gold and other wealth.
• Jiang Cheng estimated that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group had at least a million gold coins.

Jiang Cheng destroyed the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and returned to Peach Forest Mountain with Xiao Yi Xian and the Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion King. There, he began refining pills with the Golden Dragon Phoenix Cauldron and his Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, inviting Xiao Yi Xian to study the process.

• Jiang Cheng took the treasures from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's headquarters, gave Xiao Yi Xian the Mysterious Tier High-grade Fighting Skill, and burned the headquarters down.
• Jiang Cheng returned to Peach Forest Mountain with Xiao Yi Xian and the Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, where the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King brought him a Storage Ring of high-grade herbs.
• Jiang Cheng brought out the Golden Dragon Phoenix Cauldron and prepared to refine pills to increase their strength.
• Jiang Cheng used the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame to heat the cauldron and turn the herbs into medicinal liquid.
• Jiang Cheng called Xiao Yi Xian over to watch his pill-refining process, explaining that it would help her become a poison master.

Jiang Cheng refined three rare Divine Spirit Pills on Peach Forest Mountain and gave them to Xiao Yi Xian and the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King and its cub. Yun Yun arrived after leaving the Misty Cloud Sect, and Jiang Cheng invited her to travel with him when he left the mountain.

• Jiang Cheng refined three high-grade sixth-grade Divine Spirit Pills using the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, drawing attention with their fragrance.
• Jiang Cheng gave the pills to Xiao Yi Xian, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, and the Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion King to improve their cultivation.
• Yun Yun came to Peach Forest Mountain and apologized to Jiang Cheng for her teacher driving him out of the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Jiang Cheng reassured Yun Yun, welcomed her to stay on Peach Forest Mountain, and avoided revealing his grade as an Alchemist.
• Jiang Cheng told Yun Yun he would leave the Monster Mountain Range soon and invited her to travel and cultivate with him.

Jiang Cheng confronted Pill King Gu He after Gu He arrived at Jiang Cheng’s territory and tried to stay there with Yun Yun. When Gu He attacked Jiang Cheng, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King tore off his left arm.

• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King sensed Gu He, Yan Shi, and Feng Li approaching the mountain range.
• Gu He recognized Yun Yun and offered to cultivate alongside her, but Jiang Cheng warned him that the territory belonged to him.
• Gu He challenged Jiang Cheng, and Yun Yun blocked Yan Shi when he attacked.
• Gu He charged Jiang Cheng, and the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King grabbed him and ripped off his left arm.

The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King maimed Gu He and spared his life at Yun Yun’s request, while Jiang Cheng warned Yun Yun to remain on Peach Forest Mountain. After receiving a system quest for the Green Lotus Core Flame, Jiang Cheng left for an old friend, and Yun Yun was left wondering whether he cared about her.

• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King tore off Gu He’s arm and threatened to kill him if he insulted Jiang Cheng again.
• Yun Yun asked Jiang Cheng to spare Gu He, and the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King kicked Gu He off the mountain instead of killing him.
• Jiang Cheng told Yun Yun to keep cultivating on Peach Forest Mountain because Yun Shan would likely retaliate, then learned that the system had ordered him to obtain the Green Lotus Core Flame within thirty days.
• Jiang Cheng gave Xiao Yi Xian a jade shard for emergencies and left through a tear in space, telling her and Little Fire to decide how to handle anyone from the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Yun Yun felt Jiang Cheng’s absence, and Xiao Yi Xian told her that Mr. Fire cared about her.

Jiang Cheng returned to the Tagor Desert and reunited with Hai Bodong, giving him the Po E Pill in exchange for his help entering the Snake People Tribe. While Hai Bodong began breaking the seal, Jiang Cheng found a fragment of the map to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

• Xiao Yi Xian told Yun Yun how Jiang Cheng had saved her and why she had chosen to stay at Peach Forest Mountain, while Yun Yun reflected on her own feelings for him.
• Jiang Cheng reached the Tagor Desert and visited Hai Bodong at his map shop.
• Jiang Cheng gave Hai Bodong the Po E Pill on the condition that Hai Bodong accompany him to the Snake People Tribe, and Hai Bodong agreed after demanding a Fu Ling Zi Pill as well.
• Hai Bodong swallowed the Po E Pill and began undoing the seal on his body.
• Jiang Cheng found a Fragmented Map of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and realized Hai Bodong had cut another portion of it into two pieces.

Jiang Cheng restored Hai Bodong’s strength and traded pills for Hai Bodong’s pieces of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map. After Hai Bodong agreed to accompany him to the Snake People Tribe, Jiang Cheng revealed a flash of silver light beneath his feet instead of summoning Dou Qi Wings.

• Hai Bodong’s seal vanished, restoring him to the Dou Emperor realm, and he asked Jiang Cheng what he wanted.
• Jiang Cheng identified Hai Bodong’s map piece as part of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map and offered pills in exchange.
• Jiang Cheng promised Hai Bodong a Rank 6 Emperor Pill as compensation, and Hai Bodong handed over his two map pieces.
• Hai Bodong offered to accompany Jiang Cheng to the Snake People Tribe to see Queen Medusa’s strength.
• Hai Bodong summoned his Dou Qi Wings, while Jiang Cheng stepped into the air and released silver light beneath his feet.

Jiang Cheng arrived at the Snake People Tribe’s Sacred Pool with Hai Bodong and confronted Queen Medusa, who remembered him as the intruder from eight years earlier. He revealed that he had come to obtain her Heavenly Flames, leaving Medusa wary of his overwhelming strength.

• Jiang Cheng told Hai Bodong he was already a Dou Saint, but Hai Bodong laughed and did not believe him.
• Jiang Cheng and Hai Bodong reached the oasis near the Snake People palace, where Hai Bodong stayed behind while Jiang Cheng went to the Sacred Pool.
• Queen Medusa appeared and recognized Jiang Cheng as the lecher who had trespassed in the Sacred Pool; she attacked him, but he effortlessly deflected her strikes.
• Jiang Cheng warned Queen Medusa that she could not defeat him and that attacking him could bring ruin upon the Snake People Tribe.
• Jiang Cheng told Queen Medusa he had come for her Heavenly Flames and said he was there to fulfill his agreement with Hai Bodong.