Chapter Summaries

Mr. Yao questioned Xiao Yi Xian about rumors that she and Xiao Tian had found treasure in a cave. She denied finding anything and realized she needed to prepare for Mr. Yao’s eventual attempt to seize it; he then planned to approach Xiao Tian instead.

• Mr. Yao visited Xiao Yi Xian at Wanyao Pavilion and asked whether she had heard of the genius Dou Zhe Xiao Tian.
• Mr. Yao pressed Xiao Yi Xian about rumors that she had gone treasure-hunting in a cave with Xiao Tian.
• Xiao Yi Xian said Xiao Tian had only rescued her from a fall and suggested that Mr. Yao ask the Wolf Head Mercenary Group about any treasure.
• Xiao Yi Xian felt disappointed by Mr. Yao’s interest in the rumored treasure and resolved to prepare for a possible confrontation.
• Mr. Yao concealed his frustration and asked Xiao Yi Xian to invite Xiao Tian to Wanyao Pavilion, since he believed Xiao Tian had an even more valuable treasure.

Xiao Yi Xian pretended to agree to pass Mr. Yao’s message to Xiao Tian while secretly poisoning him. In the Magical Beast Mountain Range, mercenaries woke to find their camp drugged and hurried to check on He Meng, who did not answer from his tent.

• Xiao Yi Xian saw through Mr. Yao’s plan to lure Xiao Tian to Wanyao Pavilion and agreed only to pass along his message.
• Mr. Yao left to send people after Xiao Tian, while Xiao Yi Xian revealed she had put a slow-acting poison in his tea.
• Mercenaries in the Magical Beast Mountain Range woke after being drugged and realized an enemy had attacked their camp.
• The mercenaries rushed to He Meng’s tent, called for their third captain, and received no answer.

After Xiao Tian killed He Meng, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's Third Leader, news of the defeat spread through Qingshan Town and brought the group public ridicule. Mu She swore revenge as he mourned the loss of his trusted fighter and the man assigned to protect his son, Mu Li.

• An anxious mercenary cut open He Meng's tent and found him dead, realizing the guards would be blamed for failing to protect him.
• News spread through Qingshan Town that Xiao Tian had killed He Meng and nearly twenty Wolf Head Mercenary Group members.
• Townspeople mocked the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and watched its headquarters fall silent.
• Mu She stared at He Meng's corpse and vowed to tear Xiao Tian apart, furious over the loss of his strongest subordinate and Mu Li's protector.

Mu She and Mu Li learned that Xiao Tian had killed He Meng and mobilized the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to hunt him and seize his treasure. Meanwhile, Qian Xunji and Yun Yun arrived at Wanyao Pavilion, where Qian Xunji suspected Xiao Yi Xian was in danger and decided to investigate.

• Mu She and Mu Li resolved to kill Xiao Tian after He Meng's death revealed how much stronger he had become.
• Mu She ordered fighters above Five-Star Dou Zhe to disguise themselves, search the Magical Beast Mountain Range in groups, and signal one another if they found Xiao Tian.
• Qian Xunji and Yun Yun returned to town and headed for Wanyao Pavilion.
• Qian Xunji saw that Wanyao Pavilion was guarded by more than ten armed men and suspected Mr. Yao had targeted Xiao Yi Xian.
• Qian Xunji decided to meet Xiao Yi Xian with Yun Yun and determine whether Mr. Yao had treated her badly.

Qian Xunji and Yun Yun sneaked into Wanyao Pavilion and reunited with Xiao Yi Xian, discovering that she was using poison to protect herself from Mr. Yao’s growing pressure. The chapter left them determined to stand up for her as Xiao Yi Xian explained how dangerous her situation had become.

• Qian Xunji and Yun Yun slipped past Wanyao Pavilion’s patrols and found guards watching the room where Xiao Yi Xian was staying.
• Qian Xunji and Yun Yun entered through a window and found Xiao Yi Xian mixing medicinal powders.
• Xiao Yi Xian welcomed Qian Xunji and Yun Yun, then applied an antidote to protect them from the poison in her room.
• Xiao Yi Xian explained that Mr. Yao had been pressuring her and that she used poison because she lacked the strength to protect herself directly.
• Qian Xunji and Yun Yun realized Xiao Yi Xian was in danger and resolved to make anyone who bullied her pay.

Xiao Yi Xian prepared to leave Wanyao Pavilion with Qian Xunji and Yun Yun, but Mr. Yao and his guards blocked their way. She revealed she had poisoned Mr. Yao and demanded that he let them go before she gave him the antidote formula.

• Xiao Yi Xian explained that Mr. Yao had been trying to take her Seven Colored Poison Scripture and said she was ready to leave Wanyao Pavilion.
• Qian Xunji and Yun Yun offered Xiao Yi Xian a surprise, but Mr. Yao entered with four armed guards before he could reveal it.
• Mr. Yao blocked the group from leaving, and Qian Xunji told him to move aside.
• Xiao Yi Xian revealed that Mr. Yao's right palm was turning blue because she had poisoned him.
• Mr. Yao demanded the antidote formula in exchange for letting them go, but Xiao Yi Xian said she would give it only after they were allowed to leave.

Qian Xunji intervened in Xiao Yi Xian’s dispute with Mr. Yao to keep her working at Wanyao Pavilion and secure the herbs she needed to study the Seven Colored Poison Scripture. He pressured Mr. Yao to offer her a greater reward, while Yun Yun blocked the exit, leaving Mr. Yao realizing they had cornered him.

• Qian Xunji decided Xiao Yi Xian should stay at Wanyao Pavilion so she could use its medicinal herbs for her studies.
• Qian Xunji proposed that Xiao Yi Xian give Mr. Yao an antidote formula and continue working at the pavilion, and they both agreed.
• Qian Xunji demanded that Mr. Yao show greater appreciation than merely appointing Xiao Yi Xian an honorary elder.
• Yun Yun dealt with the guards and blocked the doorway as Qian Xunji warned Mr. Yao that Xiao Yi Xian was saving his life.
• Mr. Yao realized Xiao Yi Xian and her companions had set him up and began to curse them.

Qian Xunji demanded that Mr. Yao hand over Wanyao Pavilion, but Mr. Yao balked after initially agreeing. Qian Xunji used his overwhelming aura to pressure him, leaving the takeover unresolved.

• Mr. Yao offered to give Qian Xunji anything in exchange for being released.
• Qian Xunji demanded Wanyao Pavilion, and Mr. Yao initially agreed before realizing what he had promised.
• Mr. Yao refused to give up the pavilion, which he had spent decades building.
• Qian Xunji unleashed a terrifying aura that only Mr. Yao could sense and warned him against resisting.
• Qian Xunji intensified the pressure, prepared to take Wanyao Pavilion by force if Mr. Yao would not cooperate.

Qian Xunji forced Mr. Yao to transfer Wanyao Pavilion to Xiao Yi Xian and sign a slave contract. Elsewhere, Xiao Tian noticed suspicious coordination among mercenary groups on the road into the Magical Beast Mountain Range and slipped into the forest to investigate.

• Qian Xunji threatened to kill Mr. Yao unless he handed Wanyao Pavilion over to Xiao Yi Xian, and Mr. Yao agreed.
• Qian Xunji presented a transfer contract and a slave contract, and Mr. Yao signed both to save his life.
• Mr. Yao asked to be called Xiao Yao and hoped that serving Xiao Yi Xian would help him rise with her.
• Xiao Tian watched mercenaries on the main road into the Magical Beast Mountain Range and spotted signs of coordination among groups that seemed hastily assembled.
• Xiao Tian painted green stripes on his clothes with crushed leaves and crept into the forest without worrying about being spotted.

Xiao Tian discovered that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group had returned to the Magical Beast Mountain Range and ambushed one of its squads. After a survivor blew a whistle and alerted the main force, Xiao Tian fled as figures converged on his position.

• Xiao Tian identified the searching mercenaries as members of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and decided to attack a five-man squad of Five-Star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Tian followed the squad, killed a mercenary who wandered away, and disguised himself in the man's clothes.
• Xiao Tian lured the squad with a false warning about a third-tier magical beast, then killed two mercenaries in a surprise attack.
• An older mercenary kicked a companion toward Xiao Tian and blew a whistle before Xiao Tian could stop him.
• Xiao Tian killed the wounded mercenary, saw the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's main force approaching, and ran.

Xiao Tian fled through the Magical Beast Mountain Range as Mu She and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group pursued him. Mu She announced that Xiao Tian possessed an Xuan Tier Cultivation Method, drawing other mercenaries into the chase and leaving Xiao Tian facing an even larger pursuit.

• Xiao Tian ran from Mu She and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, whose members included cultivators far stronger than him.
• Mu She caught sight of Xiao Tian and threatened to bury him in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
• Mu She shouted that Xiao Tian possessed an Xuan Tier Cultivation Method, prompting his men to spread the claim.
• Mercenaries across the mountains heard the announcement and joined the chase, drawn by the chance to seize the method.

The mercenaries learned that Xiao Tian had obtained a high-tier cultivation method and joined the pursuit, adding to the danger he already faced from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. Xiao Tian fled as the crowd grew, blaming Mu She for making his situation worse.

• The chapter explained why high-tier Dou Qi cultivation methods were valuable and described the rarity and immense price of Di Tier and Heaven Tier methods.
• The mercenaries realized Xiao Tian had obtained a Xuan Tier method and grew excited at the chance to take it.
• One mercenary chased after Xiao Tian, prompting nearby mercenaries to join the pursuit.
• Xiao Tian saw the crowd following him and cursed Mu She as he continued fleeing.

Xiao Tian fled through the Magical Beast Mountain Range, hoping to use its beasts against the mercenaries pursuing him. Mu She used a movement technique to close the gap, and the two exchanged attacks as the chase continued.

• Xiao Tian ran toward an area filled with magical beasts, planning to turn them against his pursuers.
• Mu She chased Xiao Tian and grew more determined to seize his advanced cultivation technique.
• Mu She used the Yellow Tier Dou Technique: Wind Soaring Step to nearly double his speed.
• Xiao Tian swallowed a Qi Recovery Pill as Mu She rapidly closed in.
• Xiao Tian struck backward with an invisible force, and Mu She countered with a punch that sent a fierce gust into it.

Xiao Tian fled Mu She and the pursuing mercenaries, removing his ankle weights to escape faster. Mu She chased him into the woods, intent on taking the cultivation method he believed Xiao Tian possessed, where a sudden attack met him.

• Mu She tested Xiao Tian's strength and then chased him while insulting his parents.
• Xiao Tian decided he could not afford to fight Mu She with the mercenaries closing in behind them.
• Xiao Tian removed his ankle weights, stored them in his Storage Ring, and sped into the woods.
• Mu She suspected Xiao Tian had found a Di Tier Cultivation Method and pursued him into the woods, driven by greed and murderous intent.
• A force carrying a foul wind suddenly shot toward Mu She, and he slashed at it with his saber; a blade struck flesh and something squeaked.

Xiao Tian used magical-beast-attracting powders and dangerous nests to wear down the Wolf Head Mercenary Group pursuing him, but Mu She kept the chase going. As the group neared the deadly depths of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Xiao Tian stopped, and Mu She reacted with delight.

• Mu She was delayed by Blood-Thirsting Rats until the mercenaries caught up and helped him resume the pursuit of Xiao Tian.
• Xiao Tian scattered powders and led the pursuers into magical-beast nests, causing heavy casualties and driving most mercenaries away.
• Xiao Tian continued running with only the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and a few men still pursuing him, and vowed to kill Mu She if he got the chance.
• Mu She worried that the group would enter the range’s depths, where third-tier and stronger magical beasts could easily kill him and his men.
• Mu She noticed that Xiao Tian had stopped running and felt delighted.

Xiao Tian fled from Mu She and the mercenaries but found himself trapped at Soul-Severing Ravine. As Mu She demanded the cave’s treasure, Xiao Tian tried to turn the independent mercenaries against him, leaving the standoff on the verge of breaking apart.

• Xiao Tian’s flight led him to Soul-Severing Ravine, where Mu She and the mercenaries caught up and surrounded him.
• Xiao Tian considered fighting back and using his trump card rather than surrendering, but he knew the cave’s treasures were fake.
• Mu She demanded that Xiao Tian hand over what he had found in the cave.
• Xiao Tian appealed to the independent mercenaries’ desire for a high-level cultivation technique, and some of them grew uneasy.

Mu She used threats and promises to keep the lone mercenaries from interfering, then demanded Xiao Tian surrender the treasure from the cave. Xiao Tian challenged him to fight, and Mu She attacked despite suspecting Xiao Tian might have a hidden trump card.

• Mu She claimed Xiao Tian had killed members of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and taken treasure from Mu Li, and promised the lone mercenaries rewards if they stayed out of the fight.
• The lone mercenaries backed down, unwilling to face Mu She and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group despite resenting their exclusion from the spoils.
• Mu She cornered Xiao Tian at the abyss and demanded the cave treasure, threatening to torture him if he refused.
• Xiao Tian drew an ice-blue longsword and invited Mu She to take the treasure, prepared to test his strength and rely on a trump card if necessary.
• Mu She dismissed his suspicions about Xiao Tian's calm and charged, bringing his greatsword down at him.

Xiao Tian fought Mu She, the Two-Star Dou Master and head of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, and discovered how much stronger Mu She was in a direct clash. After seeing the gap between them, Xiao Tian prepared to use his trump card to kill Mu She and the surrounding mercenaries.

• Xiao Tian dodged Mu She's probing attack with his speed and counterattacked with his Ice Blue Longsword.
• Mu She blocked Xiao Tian's strike with his broadsword, forcing Xiao Tian back several steps while barely moving himself.
• The Wolf Head Mercenary Group's members cheered Mu She on and called for revenge for the Third Leader.
• Mu She admired Xiao Tian's sturdy sword, then demanded that he surrender his possessions before Mu She killed him.
• Xiao Tian assessed the difference in their strength and resolved to use his trump card against Mu She and the mercenaries.

Xiao Tian tested his strongest attack against Mu She, a Two-Star Dou Master, by unleashing a massive ice technique. The chapter ended as Mu She tried to block the ranged crescent of condensed Dou Qi, shocked that a Dou Zhe could produce such an attack.

• Xiao Tian closed his eyes and raised the Ice Blue Longsword while Mu She and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group watched warily.
• Mu She sensed the surrounding energy surge, grew uneasy, and advanced to attack Xiao Tian.
• Xiao Tian unleashed Ice Sealing Heaven and Earth, draining his Dou Qi and swallowing a Qi Recovery Pill to power the strike.
• Xiao Tian sent a crescent of blue light toward Mu She, who coated his broadsword in Dou Qi and used Wind Blade Sword Dance to defend himself.

Xiao Tian struck Mu She with a powerful Di Tier Dou Technique, leaving the Wolf Head Mercenary Group leader battered and the watching mercenaries stunned. Xiao Tian was also badly weakened, and the chapter left him recovering while keeping the frightened mercenaries at bay.

• Mu She used his strongest technique, Wind Blade Sword Dance, to meet Xiao Tian’s attack.
• Xiao Tian’s blue crescent struck with explosive force, blasted Mu She backward, and shattered a towering tree.
• The mercenaries saw the crater and realized Xiao Tian had defeated the Two-Star Dou Master despite being only a Six-Star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Tian appeared pale after unleashing the Di Tier technique, took a Qi Recovery Pill, and watched the surrounding mercenaries while he recovered.
• The mercenaries feared Xiao Tian and looked away rather than attack him.