Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ting impressed Yao Lao with how quickly he mastered the Bagua Lightning Chasing Steps, while Xiao Yan’s remarks and Xiao Ting’s explanation about the Plane Blessing left Yao Lao unable to save face. Xun'er and the women reading Xiao Ting’s Notes learned more about Soul Hall’s signature laugh and the value of his accelerated training, while Medusa and Yun Yun wished they could receive the same blessing.

• Xiao Ting told Yao Lao that it was his first day practicing the Bagua Lightning Chasing Steps, and Yao Lao was secretly astonished by his talent.
• Xiao Yan questioned whether Central Plains geniuses could learn techniques at a glance, and Yao Lao changed the subject before Xiao Ting clarified that he had used less than thirty percent of his Dou Qi.
• Xiao Ting rested and recorded the Soul Hall’s distinctive “jie jie jie” laugh in his Notes, prompting Xun'er to ask Ling Ying how to recognize Soul Hall members.
• Xiao Ting’s Notes explained that his Plane Blessing had given him seven days of Dou Technique training experience, and the women realized how much it accelerated his practice.
• Queen Medusa and Yun Yun wished they could receive the same blessing, while Xiao Ting’s explanation of Yao Lao’s reaction made the five women laugh.

Xiao Ting’s notes described how Xiao Yan would surpass Central Plains prodigies Feng Qing’er and Cao Ying, prompting Xun’er to investigate them. Feng Qing’er received an observation copy of Xiao Ting’s notes, while Cao Ying’s attempt to advance as an alchemist ended in an explosion.

• Xiao Ting’s notes called Xiao Yan the Central Plains Genius Corrector and recounted how he defeated Feng Qing’er and Cao Ying.
• Xun’er added Feng Qing’er and Cao Ying to the people she planned to investigate for possible Notebook Copies.
• Xiao Ting stopped writing and cultivated the Bagua Lightning Chasing Steps, while Xiao Yan told Yao Lao he wanted to work harder.
• Feng Qing’er joined the Wind Lightning Pavilion as Lei Zunzhe’s disciple and found Xiao Ting’s Great Dao Notes observation copy on a table.
• Cao Ying’s alchemy attempt exploded just as the Cao Clan elders expected her to become a Fourth-Rank Alchemist.

Cao Ying and Feng Qing'er discovered in Xiao Ting’s Notes that they were destined to be corrected by Xiao Yan, but supernatural warnings stopped them from harming Xiao Ting or revealing the Notes. Cao Ying resumed alchemy with a granted boost to her experience, while Feng Qing'er decided to seek Xiao Ting out before she faced Xiao Yan.

• Cao Ying’s cauldron exploded after she read Xiao Ting’s Notes, and she concluded that Xiao Ting knew about her through the story Strange Fire Firmament.
• Cao Ying learned that she and Feng Qing'er were Central Plains Genius Correctors and vowed not to become Xiao Yan’s stepping stone.
• When Cao Ying considered capturing Xiao Ting and Xiao Yan and making them her medicine boys, the Notebook Copy trapped her in a lightless space and warned her not to harm Xiao Ting or reveal the Notes.
• The Notebook Copy granted Cao Ying seven days of alchemy experience, and she began refining Qi Gathering Powder.
• Feng Qing'er was warned by the Notebook Copy after feeling malice toward Xiao Ting, then decided to find him before Xiao Yan could defeat her.

Feng Qing'er planned to get close to Xiao Ting so she could benefit from his Notes, while Xiao Ting cultivated and received a new Plane Blessing. After Medusa recovered a damaged Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python core and remnant soul, Xun'er learned that Xiao Yi Xian had arrived in Wutan City and went to meet her.

• Feng Qing'er resolved to approach Xiao Ting gently and find a way to keep him near her without revealing her Notebook Copy.
• Xiao Ting trained with Yao Lao, recorded his cultivation insights, and received seven days of Heaven Drawing Dragon Transformation Seal experience, reaching minor mastery in the technique.
• Queen Medusa traveled to Black Water Ravine, retrieved the failed Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python's damaged magical core, and took control of its remnant soul.
• A mysterious black-clad expert witnessed Medusa's actions and sent a written report to Xun'er.
• Aunt Ling told Xun'er that Medusa had obtained the python's inheritance and that Xiao Yi Xian had arrived in Wutan City and gone to Yuhua Hall.
• Xun'er ordered Elder Ling to protect Xiao Ting and went to Yuhua Hall to meet Xiao Yi Xian.

Xun'er met Xiao Yi Xian in Wutan City and offered to arrange a meeting with Xiao Ting so Xiao Yi Xian could verify what she had read and learn about her future. As their conversation revealed their shared knowledge and feelings for Xiao Ting, Xun'er told Xiao Yi Xian they were alike because they had both gained the right to observe.

• Xun'er invited Xiao Yi Xian to a sealed private room and confirmed that Xiao Yi Xian had come to Wutan City because of Xiao Ting.
• Xiao Yi Xian admitted she wanted to meet Xiao Ting to verify her long-held guesses and learn about her future, and Xun'er offered to arrange a meeting the next day.
• Xun'er described Xiao Yi Xian as Xiao Ting's unfulfilled regret and said she would not oppose Xiao Yi Xian becoming his confidante.
• Xun'er revealed that she and Xiao Ting knew too much about the future, while Xiao Yi Xian warned her to avoid speaking openly about their shared knowledge.
• Xun'er said she could accept Xiao Ting having other confidantes and told Xiao Yi Xian that gaining the right to observe had made them alike.

Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian agreed on a cautious plan for Xiao Yi Xian to meet Xiao Ting, while Xiao Ting began training in an Earth Tier Dou Technique under Yao Lao. The chapter ended with Xiao Ting mastering the technique far more easily than Yao Lao expected, leaving Yao Lao and Ling Ying stunned by his talent.

• Xun'er explained to Xiao Yi Xian that they could use the Observation Copy to understand the future and change their destinies, then encouraged her to approach Xiao Ting.
• Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian planned for Xiao Yi Xian to meet Xiao Ting the next morning, preparing several ways to make their encounter seem natural.
• Xiao Ting went with Xiao Yan to the back mountain and asked Yao Lao to guide him through a Low Earth Tier Dou Technique.
• Xiao Ting quickly used the Flood Dragon Transformation Seal, drawing on heaven and earth energy to create a forty-foot Jiao Snake.
• Yao Lao and Ling Ying watched Xiao Ting's display in disbelief and wondered whether the Xiao Clan's abandoned Dou Di Bloodline had revived.

Xiao Ting impressed Yao Lao by quickly learning the Heaven Drawing Dragon Transformation Seal, then recorded his sarcastic opinion of Yao Lao in the Notes. Readers across the continent reacted to the entry, and Feng Qing'er learned that Xiao Ting expected Yao Lao to encounter several extraordinary people in the Jia Ma Empire.

• Xiao Ting unleashed the second form of the Heaven Drawing Dragon Transformation Seal, astonishing Xiao Yan, Yao Lao, and the hidden Ling Ying with his talent.
• Yao Lao guided Xiao Ting through the technique, and Xiao Ting improved before resting and recording his insights in the Notes.
• Cao Ying read Xiao Ting's comments about Yao Lao and considered telling Feng Zunzhe where he was so she could seek Yao Lao as her master.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Xun'er laughed over Yao Lao's personality and agreed that his teaching would help Xiao Ting grow faster.
• Medusa read Xiao Ting's cutting description of her and hoped he would be just as bold when they met.
• Feng Qing'er scoffed at Xiao Ting's remarks about Central Plains geniuses, then read that he expected Yao Lao to encounter the Woeful Poison Body, Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, and Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python in the Jia Ma Empire.

Yun Yun, Queen Medusa, Qing Lin, Feng Qing'er, and Cao Ying considered the powerful talents in the Jia Ma Empire and the possibility of finding them. After learning about the Woeful Poison Body, Xiao Yi Xian feared she was destined for a tragic end and resolved to meet Xiao Ting the next day.

• Yun Yun suspected Xiao Yi Xian had the Woeful Poison Body and Qing Lin had the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, and she planned to search for them secretly.
• Queen Medusa identified herself as the likely Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python and made finding Qing Lin a priority for the Snake-People Tribe.
• Qing Lin sensed Xiao Ting might have been referring to her but doubted she possessed such a talent and hoped he would take her away.
• Feng Qing'er and Cao Ying considered traveling to the Jia Ma Empire to investigate its extraordinary people and creatures.
• Xun'er explained the Woeful Poison Body to Xiao Yi Xian, who feared she was destined to die tragically and asked to meet Xiao Ting the next day.

Xun'er befriended Xiao Yi Xian and promised to help resolve her Woeful Poison Body. After reviewing the Gu Clan's records and possible cures, Xun'er realized the known methods would permanently cap Xiao Yi Xian's cultivation, explaining why the great Di Clans had not tried to cultivate Woeful Poison Body possessors.

• Xun'er promised Xiao Yi Xian that she would bring Xiao Ting to meet her and investigate ways to help with the Woeful Poison Body.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Xun'er declared themselves friends, and Xiao Yi Xian left to return to the merchant caravan.
• Xun'er ordered Ling Qing to retrieve the Gu Clan's records on the Woeful Poison Body and its cures.
• Xun'er read accounts of past Woeful Poison Body possessors, including one who fought Yao Chen before dying when her constitution erupted.
• Xun'er learned that the three verified cures required rare pills and would leave the recipient permanently unable to advance beyond Dou Emperor or Dou Zong.

Xiao Ting and Xiao Yan returned from training, and Xiao Ting explained to Xun'er that he was working toward a future they could share. The next day, Xiao Ting received a Plane Blessing about recruiting Xiao Yi Xian, along with a method for perfectly controlling and improving her Woeful Poison Body.

• Xiao Yan complained that Xiao Ting had more energy after a day of training, and Yao Lao explained that Xiao Ting's Earth Tier technique and strong comprehension helped him recover and improve quickly.
• Xiao Ting met Xun'er for dinner and held her hand as he said he was training to secure their future; Xun'er blushed and agreed.
• The next day, Xiao Ting's Plane Blessing showed Wan Yao Zhai's owner asking Xiao Yi Xian to travel to Wutan City, and Xiao Yi Xian agreeing.
• Xiao Ting dismissed the blessing's recruitment information as something he already knew, then realized it also included a Perfect Control Method for Improving the Woeful Poison Body Talent.

Xiao Ting learned an enhanced method for controlling Xiao Yi Xian’s Woeful Poison Body and planned to hire her as his personal maid. Xun’er’s breakfast invitation brought him to Yuhua Hall, where he crossed paths with Xiao Yi Xian without speaking to her, while their Notebook Copy revealed that he had been seeking her all along.

• Xiao Ting studied a method using a Spirit Absorber, a poison-attribute magical core, and Nether Poison Fire to resolve the Woeful Poison Body and strengthen its abilities.
• Xiao Ting decided to seek out Xiao Yi Xian and offer to hire her as his personal maid in exchange for helping her control her Woeful Poison Body.
• Xun’er arrived early to invite Xiao Ting to breakfast, and they went together to Yuhua Hall.
• Xiao Ting passed Xiao Yi Xian at Yuhua Hall without acknowledging her, so she later met Xun’er to discuss a plan to make him notice her.
• Xun’er and Xiao Yi Xian read Xiao Ting’s Notebook Copy update and realized that he had already intended to find Xiao Yi Xian because of the Plane Blessing.
• Queen Medusa suspected Xiao Yi Xian was another person blessed by the Notebook Copy, while Yun Yun concluded that Xiao Yi Xian was like her.

Xiao Yi Xian learned that the cave dwelling she discovered held treasures and the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, which confirmed she had the Woeful Poison Body. Xiao Ting’s Notes revealed the condition’s deadly risks, leaving Xiao Yi Xian shaken despite Xun’er’s reassurance.

• Yun Yun, Cao Ying, and Feng Qing'er each concluded that Xiao Yi Xian had likely obtained a Notebook Copy and reacted to her approaching Xiao Ting first.
• Xiao Ting’s Notes revealed that Xiao Yi Xian’s cave dwelling contained valuable medicinal herbs, gold coins, and a rare Flight Dou Technique and Flame fragment map that Brother Yan would later share with her.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Xun'er she had found the cave but had not explored it, and learned that her personal maid had betrayed her by selling information about the site.
• Xiao Ting’s Notes identified the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture as the means by which Xiao Yi Xian would confirm she possessed the Woeful Poison Body.
• Xiao Ting’s Notes explained that the Woeful Poison Body made its owner crave poison, grow stronger by consuming it, and eventually lose control and die in a deadly outbreak.
• Xun'er tried to reassure Xiao Yi Xian, but the World Observer’s final comment called the condition “Innate Woe,” leaving Xiao Yi Xian pale and Xun'er frustrated.

Xiao Ting’s Notes revealed Xiao Yi Xian’s tragic past, her rise to power, and the conflict that made her an unresolved regret. Xiao Yi Xian concluded that she would die before the Poison Pill Method could be used to control her Woeful Poison Body.

• Qing Lin compared her hardships with Xiao Yi Xian’s and resolved to believe in her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
• Xiao Ting wrote that Xiao Yi Xian’s awakened Woeful Poison Body had killed her mother and the villagers, leading Xiao Yi Xian to study medicine and help others despite being shunned.
• Xiao Ting explained that Xiao Yi Xian could have been accepted in the Chu Yun Empire, where she later rose from a Dou Zhe to a Four-Star Dou Zong, founded the Poison Sect, and took control of the royal family.
• Xiao Ting recounted how Xiao Yi Xian became involved in a war against the Jia Ma Empire and clashed with Queen Medusa as the Yan Alliance’s vice leader.
• Xiao Ting revealed that Xiao Yan had offered Xiao Yi Xian the Poison Pill Method, but Xiao Yi Xian believed it had never been used in time to save her.
• Xiao Ting listed the Poison Pill Method’s three requirements: a Tier 7 Alchemist with three Heavenly Flames, a Tier 7 Heaven Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast magic core, and Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva.

Xun'er reassured Xiao Yi Xian that Xiao Ting could obtain the resources needed to control her Woeful Poison Body, while the Notebook Copy hinted that he had an even better method in mind. After arranging to meet Xiao Yi Xian without Xun'er present, Xiao Ting approached her with a job offer at the Xiao Clan marketplace.

• Xun'er told Xiao Yi Xian that she and Xiao Ting could easily gather the treasures and experts required for the Poison Pill Method, giving Xiao Yi Xian hope that her fate had changed.
• The Notebook Copy revealed that the Poison Pill Method would only control Xiao Yi Xian's Woeful Poison Body, while Xiao Ting intended to use a Plane Blessing method to upgrade her talent and grant perfect mastery.
• Cao Ying wanted to befriend Xiao Ting and become his personal alchemist after learning that he considered three Heavenly Flames easy to obtain, while Feng Qing'er concluded that he knew of opportunities useful to her.
• Xiao Ting invited Xun'er to an auction, but she declined, and the Notebook Copy revealed that he planned to persuade Xiao Yi Xian to become his maid before training her as a guard.
• Xiao Ting found Xiao Yi Xian outside an inn after she treated an elderly man and offered her a position as resident physician at the Xiao Clan marketplace.

Xiao Ting recruited Xiao Yi Xian to work as a physician for the Xiao Clan Medicine Hall, while Xun'er privately helped her consider how to move things along. As the day turned past midnight, Xiao Ting's soul suddenly trembled.

• Xiao Ting revealed that he had arranged an assessment to evaluate Xiao Yi Xian's medical skills and offered her a position at the Xiao Clan Medicine Hall.
• Xiao Yi Xian accepted Xiao Ting's token and returned to her room, believing that joining the Xiao Clan would help her safely awaken and control the Woeful Poison Body.
• Xun'er visited Xiao Yi Xian and offered to help speed up her recruitment, then teased her about being won over easily.
• Xiao Ting recorded in the Notes that Xiao Yi Xian would accept his invitation and become his guard when her Woeful Poison Body awakened.
• After midnight, Xiao Ting felt his soul tremble.

Xiao Ting gained the Purple Qi Rising Meditation Method through a Plane Blessing and shared his plans to teach it to Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian. After Xiao Yi Xian agreed to join the Xiao Clan, she revealed she had found an expert's cave dwelling in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, leaving Xiao Ting stunned as Xun'er arrived.

• Xiao Ting tested the Purple Qi Rising Meditation Method at dawn and felt his soul power improve.
• Xiao Ting recorded the method and its benefits in his Notes, prompting Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, Medusa, and Feng Qing'er to consider cultivating it or approaching him.
• After several days without hearing from Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Ting received her at the Xiao Clan and invited her to dinner.
• Xiao Yi Xian said she had agreed to become a physician after investigating the Xiao Clan's and Xiao Ting's reputations.
• Xiao Yi Xian offered to tell Xiao Ting about an expert's cave dwelling she had discovered in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, and Xun'er arrived as he reacted in shock.

Xiao Ting and Xiao Yi Xian pretended that her discovery of an expert’s cave dwelling was genuine so he could go investigate with Xun’er. Xiao Ting also planned to lure Jia Lie and Aoba clan members into an ambush, while Xiao Zhan proposed using the cave dwelling as bait.

• Xun’er joined Xiao Ting and Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Ting explained why he had hired Xiao Yi Xian and why her cave-dwelling news had surprised him.
• Xiao Yi Xian described finding a concealed cave entrance, and Xiao Ting decided to investigate it with Xun’er.
• After Xiao Ting left, Xun’er revealed that she had coached Xiao Yi Xian to report the cave so she could obtain the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture and become Xiao Ting’s guard sooner.
• Xiao Ting asked Xiao Zhan to leak his supposed whereabouts and cultivation to lure the Jia Lie and Aoba Clans into attacking him, but Xiao Zhan initially refused.
• After learning Xun’er would accompany Xiao Ting, Xiao Zhan suggested spreading a false cave-dwelling story to lure Jia Lie Bi and Aoba Pa, while Xiao Ting said they only needed to quietly kill a few Dou Shi.

Xiao Ting brought Xiao Yi Xian back to the Xiao Clan and planned to explore a cave dwelling with her and Xun'er. Meanwhile, several women considered whether they could use their Notes copies to cooperate, and the chapter ended with Xiao Yi Xian blushing at Xiao Ting's praise.

• After discussing a scheme against the Jia Lie Clan and Aoba Clan with Xiao Zhan, Xiao Ting left and noted that Xiao Yi Xian had volunteered to become the clan physician and revealed a cave dwelling.
• Medusa, Feng Qing'er, Yun Yun, and others suspected that Xiao Yi Xian and Xun'er possessed copies of the Notes; Feng Qing'er arranged an escort to the Dan Region, while Medusa and Yun Yun considered meeting to test whether they could communicate.
• Xiao Ting arrived at his courtyard and found Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian chatting happily, unaware that they had decided to act as genuine friends to hide their copies.
• Xiao Ting's Notes described Xiao Yi Xian's future friendships with Medusa, Xun'er, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan, making Xiao Yi Xian blush as she heard his praise.
• Xiao Ting asked Xiao Yi Xian why her face was red, and Xun'er privately blamed him.

Xiao Ting arranged to leave for Qingshan Town the next morning, while Xun'er invited Xiao Yi Xian to stay with her. In the Inner Academy, Zi Yan secured a place on Ruo Lin's recruitment team and decided to seek out Xiao Ting after reading the Notebook Copy.

• Xiao Ting apologized to Xiao Yi Xian for staring at her, and Xun'er invited Xiao Yi Xian to stay in her courtyard before they left for Qingshan Town the next day.
• Xiao Ting decided he needed to be more careful about when he wrote his Notes.
• Zi Yan asked Su Qian to let her join an Outer Academy recruitment team, and he agreed after Hu Gan proposed Ruo Lin as the lead instructor.
• Zi Yan insisted on traveling to empires bordering the Black-Corner Region, and Hu Gan confirmed that Ruo Lin's route included them.
• Zi Yan read the Notebook Copy, recognized Xiao Ting, and announced she was going to play with him.

Zi Yan learned that Xiao Ting knew her true identity and demanded answers about her origins and parents. Meanwhile, Feng Qing'er pursued a foretold Wind Lightning Spirit Fruit, and Xiao Yi Xian’s Woeful Poison Body achieved a Perfect Awakening, leaving Xun'er to warn her about explaining her changed appearance to Xiao Ting.

• Zi Yan learned from the Notes that Xiao Ting knew the Dou Qi Continent and her identity, so she resolved to ask him about her origins and parents.
• Xiao Ting advanced his Heaven Drawing Dragon Transformation Seal to major mastery, while Feng Qing'er used a Plane Blessing to head for a Wind Lightning Spirit Fruit.
• Xun'er sensed poison in her courtyard, sealed the space with Ling Qing’s help, and hurried to Xiao Yi Xian’s room.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Xun'er that three stacked Plane Blessings had given her Woeful Poison Body a Perfect Awakening, allowing her to control her desire to consume poison.
• Xun'er congratulated Xiao Yi Xian, then warned her to consider how she would explain her transformed appearance to Xiao Ting.