Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ling and Xiao Yan returned to Jia Ma Imperial City aboard an extraordinary spacecraft, alarming the city’s leaders with the spatial rift that brought them there. Xiao Zhan recognized his relatives and flew to welcome them as the city’s powerful figures followed.

• A vast spatial disturbance opened above Jia Ma Imperial City, prompting Hai Bodong, Jia Xing Tian, Fama, and the other leaders to gather and prepare for a possible threat.
• A silver spacecraft emerged from the rift, and Hai Bodong and Jia Xing Tian realized that its owner likely came from the Central Plains.
• Xiao Zhan sensed Xiao Yan’s return aboard the spacecraft, declared that Xiao Ling had returned with him, and flew toward the vessel with the Xiao Family guest elders.
• Jia Xing Tian, Hai Bodong, Fama, and the clan heads followed Xiao Zhan to welcome the two prodigies.
• On the spacecraft, Xiao Yan teased Xiao Ling for frightening the city with the rift, and Xiao Ling defended his control over the long-distance passage.

Xiao Yan reunited with his father, Xiao Zhan, as Master Xiao Ling and their companions arrived in Jia Ma Imperial City. After greeting old acquaintances, the group headed to Xiao Manor, while Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran departed for the Misty Cloud Sect.

• Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Zhan, who welcomed his son and expressed concern about his years in the Central Plains.
• Xiao Zhan thanked Master Xiao Ling for supporting the Xiao Family and protecting Xiao Yan, and Master Xiao Ling credited Xiao Yan's own talent and character.
• Master Xiao Ling shrank the spacecraft and stored it in his Storage Ring before greeting Hai Bodong, Jia Xing Tian, and the others.
• Hai Bodong congratulated Ya Fei on reaching the Dou Emperor realm, while the Jia Ma group marveled at the strength of Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran.
• Master Xiao Ling invited everyone to the Xiao Family's welcoming banquet and led his group toward Xiao Manor.
• Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran left for the Misty Cloud Sect, agreeing to return for the banquet.

Xiao Ling returned to the Xiao Family with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, where the clan welcomed him with a grand ceremony and he offered pills as banquet prizes. He reminisced with his companions in his carefully maintained courtyard as Jia Ma’s factions rushed to court the Xiao Family, while Xiao Ling remained focused on visiting Queen Medusa.

• Xiao Ling, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin returned to Jia Ma Imperial City and were welcomed at the Xiao Family Mansion by Xiao Zhan, Xiao Yan, Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and the clan members.
• Xiao Ling quieted the crowd and announced that he would offer five Rank 7 Pills and twenty Sixth-grade Pills as prizes at the clan banquet.
• Xiao Ling entered his old courtyard with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, where they recalled their younger days and Qing Lin showed him the serpentine magical beasts she had left there.
• News of Xiao Ling’s return spread through Jia Ma Imperial City, prompting local factions to prepare lavish gifts and seek the Xiao Family’s favor.
• Xiao Ling dismissed the factions’ schemes from his mind and focused on seeing Queen Medusa and visiting his family.

The Xiao Clan prepared a lavish banquet to welcome Xiao Ling and Xiao Yan home as Jia Ma’s imperial family and influential nobles gathered to honor them. Yun Shan arrived with Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran, offering gifts and seeking to renew the Misty Cloud Sect’s ties with the Xiao Clan.

• The Xiao Clan decorated Xiao Manor for the homecoming banquet while Jia Xing Tian led an imperial procession toward the residence.
• Yao Yue asked Yao Ye about Xiao Ling’s achievements and planned to seek Alchemy guidance from Xiao Yan.
• Nobles and prominent clans gathered at Xiao Manor, where Xiao Zhan welcomed them as the clan leader.
• Yun Shan, Yun Yun, Nalan Yanran, and Yun Leng arrived and were escorted into the banquet hall.
• Yun Shan greeted Xiao Zhan and presented him with a Storage Ring of Misty Cloud Sect treasures to strengthen their relationship.

At a banquet honoring Xiao Ling and Xiao Yan, Xiao Ling proposed uniting the Jia Ma Empire’s major powers into an alliance while preserving each faction’s independence. He outlined a leader and an Elder Council to manage and oversee the alliance, leaving the assembled leaders to consider the plan.

• Xiao Ling and Xiao Yan arrived at Xiao Manor through a Space Rift and greeted the banquet guests.
• The two joined the leaders of the Jia Ma Empire’s major powers at the main table and answered questions about the Central Plains.
• Xiao Ling realized that Fama had been the young alchemy enthusiast whom Yao Chen had once guided.
• Xiao Ling thanked the guests and announced that he wanted to discuss a proposal for the Jia Ma Empire.
• Xiao Ling proposed an alliance with an Alliance Leader and an Elder Council, while allowing the member factions to retain their independence.

Xiao Ling proposed forming an alliance of Jia Ma Empire’s major factions, and the leaders—including the reluctant royal representative Jia Xing Tian—accepted. The Heaven and Earth Alliance named Xiao Ling its leader, and Jia Xing Tian agreed to provide a central site in the imperial capital for its headquarters.

• Xiao Ling proposed an alliance that could mobilize Jia Ma’s factions in times of crisis, prompting Jia Xing Tian to worry that the royal family would lose authority.
• Xiao Zhan, Hai Bodong, Yun Yun, Fama, Nalan Jie, and the Mu Family leader voiced their support, followed by the other faction leaders.
• Pressed by the gathering and Xiao Ling, Jia Xing Tian agreed that the royal family would join the alliance.
• Xiao Ling announced the formation of the Heaven and Earth Alliance, and Yun Shan nominated him to lead it; the attendees approved, and Xiao Ling accepted.
• Xiao Ling proposed building the alliance headquarters in central Jia Ma Imperial City, and Jia Xing Tian promised that the royal family would designate land and assist with construction.

Xiao Ling arrived at the Snake People Holy City and reunited with Medusa after she resented his delay in visiting her and their daughter. He apologized and met his sleeping daughter for the first time, whose hand grasped his finger.

• Medusa held her sleeping daughter and resented Xiao Ling for visiting the Jia Ma Imperial Capital before coming to the Snake People Holy City.
• Xiao Ling overheard Medusa and Hua She'er lamenting his absence, then entered the bedchamber and revealed himself.
• Medusa recognized Xiao Ling's voice, lowered her guard, and reproached him for arriving late.
• Xiao Ling comforted Medusa, apologized for leaving her to raise their daughter alone, and kissed her forehead.
• Medusa embraced Xiao Ling and showed him their daughter, who grasped his finger while she slept.

Xiao Ling met his newborn daughter and named her Xiao Xi'er, then reunited with the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, which had been born alongside the child. He promised to seal the two youngsters' overwhelming Dou Qi and revealed that he had returned to take Medusa to an ancient Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python inheritance site.

• Xiao Ling named his daughter Xiao Xi'er, and Medusa approved of the name.
• The Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python woke, flew to Xiao Ling, and reunited with him.
• Medusa explained that the snake had developed a new body by drawing on Xiao Xi'er in the womb and had been born alongside her.
• Xiao Ling asked the snake to protect Xiao Xi'er, then proposed sealing both youngsters' Dou Qi because their power was too difficult for them to control.
• Xiao Ling told Medusa that a sealed nest in the Nine Nether Yellow Spring held the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python lineage's inheritance and could greatly increase her strength.

Xiao Ling and Medusa reunited and spent the night together before returning to their daughter, Xiao Xi'er. The chapter ended with Xiao Xi'er recognizing Xiao Ling as her father and being gathered into his arms.

• Xiao Ling told Medusa about the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python inheritance and kept its full potential secret.
• Xiao Ling and Medusa moved to a private side hall and shared an intimate reunion.
• Medusa reminded Xiao Ling to take responsibility for their daughter, Xiao Xi'er, and the Little Sky Swallowing Python.
• Xiao Ling and Medusa returned to the main bedchamber, where the Little Sky Swallowing Python greeted him.
• Xiao Xi'er woke, called Xiao Ling “Daddy,” and Xiao Ling embraced her tenderly.

Xiao Ling and Medusa enjoyed their first days as a family with their daughter, Xiao Xi'er, whose uncontrolled Dou Zong strength prompted them to seek a seal for her cultivation. As Xiao Ling asked Qing Lin to help, she admitted she wished she could be a mother too, before Medusa interrupted his teasing and kicked at him.

• Xiao Xi'er relaxed in Xiao Ling's arms, learned her name, and kissed both Xiao Ling and Medusa.
• Xiao Xi'er broke free from Xiao Ling's hold with enough force to numb his wrist, so Xiao Ling and Medusa decided to seal her cultivation temporarily.
• Xiao Xi'er ran off to find Aunt Hua She'er for food, while Xiao Ling and Medusa followed her through the Snake People Holy City.
• Xiao Ling spent his days with Medusa and Xiao Xi'er, while Qing Lin's powerful snake pets guarded the girl as she played in the Divine Hall courtyard.
• Qing Lin confessed that she had wondered why Medusa had a child with Xiao Ling before her, and Xiao Ling teased her about wanting to be a mother.
• Medusa arrived to remind Xiao Ling that he had asked Qing Lin to seal their daughter's cultivation, then swung a leg at him after he called her young.

Xiao Ling took Xiao Xi'er to a secret chamber and used an ancient sealing art to seal her powerful Dou Qi, leaving an Origin Power seed to strengthen her foundation as she recultivated. The seal was completed safely, and Xiao Xi'er remained cheerful and obedient throughout.

• Xiao Xi'er saw Xiao Ling and Medusa in the courtyard, leaped into her father's arms, and asked him to give her a horse ride.
• Xiao Ling carried Xiao Xi'er on his shoulders and played with her before explaining that he would seal part of her cultivation.
• Xiao Xi'er agreed to the seal after Xiao Ling promised her something delicious, and he led her to a formation in a secret chamber.
• Medusa worried that the technique might hurt their daughter, but Xiao Ling reassured her that the sealing was safe.
• Xiao Ling used an ancient secret art to transform Xiao Xi'er's Dou Qi into an Origin Power seed, and the formation fell quiet as the sealing finished.

Xiao Ling and Medusa introduced their daughter Xi'er to Xiao Yan, Yao Chen, Little Sable, and Zi Yan as their friends gathered to celebrate her birth. Xiao Yi Xian arrived to lead everyone to the banquet, where Xiao Ling proposed they celebrate together.

• Xiao Ling and Medusa left the secret chamber with Xi'er and met Xiao Yan, Yao Chen, and Little Sable in the courtyard.
• Xiao Ling introduced Xi'er to Xiao Yan, Little Sable, and Grandpa Yao Chen, and they warmly welcomed her.
• Zi Yan arrived from Ancient Dragon Island, playfully demanded two hundred bottles of pills from Xiao Ling, and greeted her goddaughter Xi'er.
• Zi Yan held Xi'er, who kissed her, while Xiao Yan joked about getting a kiss and Xi'er explained her parents' rules about boundaries with boys.
• Xiao Yi Xian arrived and said the banquet was ready, and Xiao Ling invited everyone to celebrate with drinks.

Xiao Ling and Medusa discussed leaving the Snake People Race for the Central Plains so Medusa could receive her bloodline inheritance and Xiao Xi'er could grow up at Starfall Pavilion. Medusa accepted Xiao Ling’s promise to help the Snake People Race build a future there, and they shared an intimate moment while Xiao Xi'er slept nearby.

• Xiao Ling cared for the sleeping Xiao Xi'er, and Medusa asked whether he had decided to leave the Snake People Race.
• Xiao Ling told Medusa that she and Xiao Xi'er would go with him to the Central Plains, where Medusa could claim the Nine Nether Emperor Nether Python Clan inheritance.
• Medusa expressed sadness at leaving her homeland, but Xiao Ling reassured her and suggested they might eventually relocate the Snake People Race to the Central Plains.
• Medusa agreed to make that future a goal and asked Xiao Ling to support the Snake People Race; Xiao Ling promised to provide resources.
• Medusa kissed Xiao Ling, and the two became intimate in the bedchamber while Xiao Xi'er slept.

Xiao Ling strengthened the Xiao Clan and Snake People Race, oversaw the completion of the Heaven and Earth Alliance’s headquarters, and prepared to leave the Jia Ma Empire with his family and companions. After entrusting the alliance to Jia Xingtian and the elders, he reunited with Xiao Yan and the others, and Zi Yan opened a spatial gate for their journey to Starfall Pavilion.

• Xiao Ling left ten peak Dou Zun Heavenly Demon Puppets in each of the Xiao Clan and Snake People Race’s territories as protection.
• Jia Xingtian completed the Heaven and Earth Alliance’s towering headquarters in the Jia Ma Imperial Capital, and Xiao Ling declared that the alliance could one day rival the Alchemist Tower.
• Xiao Ling welcomed Xiao Xi'er, Medusa, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yi Xian to the tower, and Zi Yan arrived to take them back to Starfall Pavilion.
• Xiao Ling entrusted the Heaven and Earth Alliance’s affairs to Jia Xingtian and the elders before Zi Yan transported the group to the Xiao Family courtyard.
• Xiao Ling met Xiao Yan, Yun Yun, and the others, and Zi Yan opened a spatial gate as Xiao Ling announced their departure.

Xiao Ling traveled through the Space Passage with Zi Yan and Xiao Xi'er, teasing Zi Yan and reassuring her of his affection. He declined Zi Yan's offer to help with his journey to the Nine Nether Underworld Python Clan, and the chapter ended with them kissing before she planned to return to Ancient Dragon Island.

• Zi Yan played with Xiao Xi'er aboard the spacecraft until Xiao Ling arrived and Xi'er ran to greet her father.
• Xiao Ling promised Zi Yan pills for caring for Xi'er, while Zi Yan hid her jealousy over his closeness with Medusa and other women.
• Xiao Xi'er went to find Medusa, and Xiao Ling teased Zi Yan about having children together, making her blush.
• Zi Yan offered to help Xiao Ling deal with the Nine Nether Underworld Python Clan, but he declined because she needed to return to her duties as Dragon Emperor.
• Zi Yan agreed not to interfere and told Xiao Ling to contact her with the Dragon Seal if he faced danger; Xiao Ling then kissed her, and she returned the kiss.

Xiao Ling and Zi Yan reunited affectionately before parting at the Heavenly Star Mountain Range, where Zi Yan took Xiao Xi'er to Ancient Dragon Island. After comforting Medusa, Xiao Ling opened a passage to the Nine Nether Underworld Python Clan and departed with her, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin.

• Xiao Ling teased Zi Yan after they kissed, while Medusa watched with Xiao Xi'er, who innocently commented on the adults' kisses.
• Xiao Ling stored the Spacecraft above the Heavenly Star Mountain Range and told Yun Yun, Nalan Yanran, and Ya Fei to return to Starfall Pavilion.
• Xiao Ling and Zi Yan exchanged farewells, and Zi Yan agreed to take Xiao Xi'er to Ancient Dragon Island while Xiao Ling handled his business at the Nine Nether Underworld Python Clan.
• Medusa reminded Xiao Xi'er to behave, and promised to reunite with her after completing her own business.
• Zi Yan opened a Space Passage and left with Xiao Xi'er, while Xiao Ling comforted Medusa about their separation.
• Xiao Ling opened a passage to the Nine Nether Underworld Python Clan and led Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin through it.

Xiao Ling led Qing Lin, Medusa, and Xiao Yi Xian through the Nine Nether Underworld Python Clan’s hidden headquarters without being detected, intending to subdue the clan rather than destroy it. They reached the Nine Nether Yellow Spring, where Yao Ming was imprisoned, and prepared to pursue their plan to secure his release and the clan’s allegiance.

• Xiao Ling used Qing Lin’s information and his mastery of space to infiltrate the Nine Nether Abyss and pass its guards unnoticed.
• The group traveled through the underground territory to the Nether Snake Earth Vein, avoiding its powerful clan experts and Half-Saint elders.
• Xiao Ling explained that freeing Yao Ming with Qing Lin’s Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils would bring the clan under their control and grant access to the Yellow Springs Stone Tablet.
• The group reached the chasm above the Nine Nether Yellow Spring and descended through its bone-eroding frigid astral winds.
• Xiao Ling, Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin arrived at the eerie dark-yellow lake and walked toward it.

Xiao Ling led Xiao Yi Xian, Medusa, and Qing Lin into the Nine Nether Yellow Spring, using his Exotic Flame and Great Creation Palm to fend off its extreme cold and attacking snake monsters. They reached the spring’s illuminated bottom, where Xiao Ling believed Yao Ming was imprisoned, and heard a faint plea for help.

• Xiao Ling tested the Yellow Spring’s freezing water, then protected the three women with his Exotic Flame as they descended.
• Xiao Ling burned through the Yellow Spring’s cold and accelerated downward, drawing the attention of black snake monsters.
• Xiao Ling struck the attacking snakes with his Great Creation Palm, clearing a path and letting the group continue deeper.
• Xiao Ling led the three women to the rocky bottom of the Yellow Spring and said Yao Ming’s prison should be nearby.
• The group heard a faint voice pleading, “Save me.”

Xiao Ling and the others found Yao Ming, the former Nine Nether Underworld Python Clan leader, imprisoned beneath the Yellow Spring. Yao Ming revealed that Yao Xiao Tian had betrayed him and pleaded with Xiao Ling to free him in exchange for his lifelong service and the clan’s obedience.

• Xiao Ling followed a faint cry for help and unearthed four massive chains that converged on a mud-covered figure.
• Xiao Ling blasted away the mud, revealing a nearly lifeless man whose hidden Saintly might marked him as a former Dou Sheng.
• The man begged Xiao Ling to save him and identified himself as Yao Ming, former clan leader of the Nine Nether Underworld Python Clan.
• Yao Ming explained that the First Elder and Yao Xiao Tian had ambushed him during his seclusion, sealed him in the Yellow Spring, and claimed he had died.
• Yao Ming asked Xiao Ling to rescue him, promising to serve him and bring the entire clan under his command.

Xiao Ling had Qing Lin use her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to tame Yao Ming, intending to make the former Nine Nether Underworld Python Clan chief and his clan serve their interests. Qing Lin overwhelmed Yao Ming’s will, and three jade-green flowers appeared on his brow, marking his subjugation.

• Xiao Ling dismissed Yao Ming’s desperate offer of allegiance and said he would leave the decision to Qing Lin.
• Xiao Ling told Qing Lin that, if Yao Ming’s story was true and she could control him, they could help him reclaim his clan-chief position and gain snake pets for her cultivation.
• Qing Lin activated her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, and Yao Ming recognized the legendary ability to control snakes.
• Qing Lin’s spiritual power overwhelmed Yao Ming’s resistance, and a three-flower mark appeared on his brow, signaling that she had subdued him.