Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ce captured the wounded Yun Yun and refused the Snake-People Tribe’s demand to kill her, claiming her as his spoils. After Mo Basi challenged him and was injured, the tribe’s elders apologized and offered Xiao Ce half the contents of their treasury.

• Xiao Ce draped a coat over the wounded Yun Yun and claimed her as his spoils when Yue Mei, Yan Ci, and Mo Basi demanded that he kill her.
• Mo Basi defied Xiao Ce and threatened to withhold the Snake-People Tribe’s reward unless he killed Yun Yun.
• Xiao Ce kicked Mo Basi across the area and warned Yue Mei and Yan Ci against expecting him to work for nothing.
• The four Snake-People elders arrived, reprimanded Mo Basi, and apologized to Xiao Ce.
• One elder offered Xiao Ce half the treasury’s contents as thanks, and Xiao Ce accepted calmly while feeling delighted inside.

Xiao Ce secured Yun Yun as his captive and prepared to absorb the Green Lotus Core Flame. He began the absorption on the Cyan Lotus Pedestal, believing his preparations gave him a strong chance of success.

• Xiao Ce kept the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python and collected his spoils while the Snake-People Tribe dealt with the other captives.
• Xiao Ce placed the injured, sealed Yun Yun in a pavilion, where she offered any condition to secure her release.
• Xiao Ce told Yun Yun he wanted her and warned her not to escape or harm herself before leaving to absorb the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Xiao Ce took the Spirit Absorber, Ice Pulse Pill, and Pulse-Protecting Pill to the scorched island and swallowed the pill.
• Xiao Ce grabbed the Green Lotus Core Flame and sat cross-legged on the Cyan Lotus Pedestal to begin absorbing it.

Xiao Ce absorbed the Green Lotus Core Flame and emerged with a Heavenly Flame, though it raised his cultivation by only one minor realm. While he refined the flame, the Snake-People elders worried about the outcome, and Yun Yun told Yue Mei a secret that might free her from her snake tail.

• Xiao Ce guided the Green Lotus Core Flame into his Yin-Yang Qi Cyclone and absorbed it with the Spirit Absorber.
• The Snake-People elders watched the distant Heavenly Flame aura and hoped Xiao Ce would survive absorbing it.
• Gu He sensed someone absorbing a Heavenly Flame in the Snake-People dungeon and suspected Xiao Ce was responsible.
• Yun Yun told Yue Mei she might be able to overcome the limitations of her snake tail and offered to share a secret.
• Xiao Ce emerged from the fading cyan cocoon with the Green Lotus Core Flame and found that his cultivation had risen by one minor realm.

Xiao Ce traded the Snake-People Tribe a Transformation Pill for treasures from its treasury, while Yue Mei underwent the change that would give her human legs. The chapter ended with Yue Mei admiring her new form and wondering whether Xiao Ce would like it.

• The Snake-People Tribe's four elders asked Xiao Ce for the Transformation Pill, and he agreed to trade it for treasury treasures.
• Xiao Ce selected medicinal herbs, magic cores, weapons, a cultivation method, and combat skills, and the Snake-People Tribe received the pill.
• Xiao Ce returned to Yun Yun and found Yue Mei guarding her; Yun Yun worried that her injuries might heal before Yue Mei could escape her snake-tail restriction.
• Three days later, Yue Mei admired her newly human legs and wondered whether Xiao Ce would like them.

Yue Mei visited Xiao Ce at night, and their encounter lasted through the night and into the next day. Afterward, Yue Mei thanked him and decided to keep seeing him, while Yun Yun, who had overheard them, hoped Yue Mei would distract Xiao Ce so she could negotiate her freedom.

• Yue Mei entered Xiao Ce's room at night and seduced him, while Yun Yun woke next door and listened through the wall.
• Yun Yun realized Yue Mei was with Xiao Ce and hoped their encounter would make him lose interest in her.
• Yun Yun stayed awake through the night and into the morning, hearing the sounds from next door and worrying when Yue Mei fell quiet.
• Yue Mei regained consciousness in a pool beside Xiao Ce and felt sore and embarrassed after their night together.
• Xiao Ce invited Yue Mei to visit him again, and Yue Mei resolved to try to conceive his child for the Snake-People Tribe's future.

Yue Mei used Xiao Ce’s invented Burning Flame Valley background to frighten Yun Yun into believing the Misty Cloud Sect could be destroyed if she resisted him. Yun Yun finally nodded to Yue Mei’s persuasion, leaving her fate in Xiao Ce’s hands.

• Yue Mei deliberately made loud cries during her nights with Xiao Ce, knowing Yun Yun could hear them next door.
• Two days later, Yue Mei asked Yun Yun what she thought of Xiao Ce and claimed he was the Young Valley Lord of the powerful Burning Flame Valley.
• Yue Mei told Yun Yun that the Burning Flame Valley could easily destroy the Misty Cloud Sect and warned that others might attack it to curry favor with Xiao Ce.
• Yue Mei urged Yun Yun to submit once and promised she could return to her sect afterward without anyone learning what happened.
• Yun Yun, frightened and dazed by Yue Mei’s warning, nodded like a puppet.

Yun Yun went to Xiao Ce’s room to protect the Misty Cloud Sect and spent the night with him. Xiao Ce broke through to Five-Star Dou King, and the chapter ended with Yue Mei asking him to cultivate with her.

• Yue Mei told Xiao Ce that Yun Yun had been taken care of and had left room for Yun Yun to approach him herself.
• Yun Yun decided she could not risk endangering the Misty Cloud Sect, dressed in white, and went to Xiao Ce’s room at night.
• Xiao Ce and Yun Yun spent the night together, and Xiao Ce reached the Five-Star Dou King level.
• Xiao Ce wrapped the sleeping Yun Yun in a towel and carried her toward the bathing pool.
• Yue Mei approached Xiao Ce and asked him to help her cultivate, and he agreed to take her somewhere else.

Xiao Ce spent his final days with Yue Mei and Yun Yun before announcing that he planned to leave. Yue Mei openly mourned their separation, while Yun Yun realized she felt unexpectedly reluctant to part with him.

• Yun Yun woke and, after hearing Yue Mei imitate her moans, was drawn into another round of cultivation with Xiao Ce.
• Xiao Ce told Yun Yun and Yue Mei about distant regions, powerful pills, and Jia Nan Academy, and Yun Yun agreed to cooperate with him while asking him not to act recklessly.
• Over the next half month, Xiao Ce spent time with Yue Mei and Yun Yun; the Snake-People elders approved of Yue Mei's connection to him, while Yun Yun hoped to guide him toward better conduct.
• Xiao Ce told Yue Mei and Yun Yun that he planned to leave, and Yue Mei said she could not bear to part with him.
• Xiao Ce teased Yun Yun about seeming unhappy, and she admitted to herself that she had grown reluctant to see him go.

After three months away, Xiao Ce returned safely to Stone Desert City and reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin. He recounted his dealings with Queen Medusa, then revealed a sleeping seven-colored snake as the queen herself.

• Yun Yun and Yue Mei watched Xiao Ce depart from the Snake-People Tribe's Holy City and wondered if they would ever meet him again.
• Over the next three months, the Moti Mercenary Group expanded its influence in Stone Desert City while Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, Hai Bodong, Xiao Ding, and Xiao Li worried about Xiao Ce.
• Qing Lin spotted Xiao Ce returning, and Xiao Yi Xian, Hai Bodong, Xiao Ding, and Xiao Li all welcomed his safe return.
• Xiao Ce reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, praised Qing Lin for advancing to the seventh stage of Dou Qi, and told them about his trip to the Snake-People Tribe.
• When Xiao Yi Xian said she wished she could have met Queen Medusa, Xiao Ce showed her and Qing Lin the sleeping seven-colored snake and said the queen was there.

Xiao Ce returned to Stone Desert City with the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python and reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin. After catching up and sharing an intimate night with Xiao Yi Xian, he told the Moti Mercenary Group about his recent adventures and planned to deal with the Mo Clan.

• Xiao Ce explained that Queen Medusa had been reborn as the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, with her soul asleep and the newborn snake attached to him.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin told Xiao Ce that they had grown stronger and that two Mo Clan Da Dou Shi had investigated the Sand Mercenary Group's destruction before Hai Bodong stopped them.
• Xiao Ce promised to deal with the Mo Clan, then reunited privately with Xiao Yi Xian after Qing Lin left and comforted her fears about his long absence.
• Xiao Ce recounted his recent adventures to Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, Hai Bodong, and Qing Lin, including his clash with Yun Yun and Pill King Gu He's involvement.
• Xiao Ce told Xiao Ding and Xiao Li that he would visit the Mo Clan in Yancheng in a few days to secure the Moti Mercenary Group's safety.

Xiao Ce trained in the Yin-Yang Sky Splitting Palm before deciding to confront the Mo Clan in Yancheng with Xiao Yi Xian. After Mo Cheng invoked the Misty Cloud Sect and transformed his arm, Xiao Ce attacked him with a giant hand of azure flame.

• Xiao Ce studied the Yin-Yang Sky Splitting Palm, reserving the costly technique as a trump card until he could master it further.
• Xiao Ce told Xiao Yi Xian he planned to deal with the Mo Clan, and she agreed to accompany him while Qing Lin stayed behind.
• Xiao Ce and Xiao Yi Xian flew to Yancheng in black robes and masks, drawing alarm from the city and the Mo Clan.
• Mo Cheng confronted the pair and offered compensation, then warned Xiao Ce that the Misty Cloud Sect would retaliate if he attacked.
• Xiao Ce rejected Mo Cheng's warning and demanded his last words; Mo Cheng revealed his crimson arm and challenged him.
• Xiao Ce unleashed a giant hand of azure flame toward Mo Cheng, who stared up in terror.

Xiao Ce killed Mo Cheng and the Mo Clan’s remaining high-ranking fighters, then seized the clan treasury with Xiao Yi Xian before returning to Stone Desert City. He left for home with his companions as Yun Yun arrived at the ruined Mo Clan.

• Mo Cheng charged Xiao Ce’s flaming hand but was killed, and Xiao Ce swiftly killed three more Mo Clan Da Dou Shi while sending Xiao Yi Xian after the fourth.
• Xiao Ce collected the fallen experts’ Storage Rings and emptied the Mo Clan Treasury, while Xiao Yi Xian defeated her fleeing opponent.
• Xiao Ce and Xiao Yi Xian returned to Stone Desert City, where Xiao Ce told Xiao Ding and Xiao Li that the Mo Clan was no longer a threat and gave them cultivation methods and battle techniques.
• Two days later, Xiao Ce, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Hai Bodong left Stone Desert City for home.
• Yun Yun appeared at the Mo Clan after its leaders had fallen.

After returning to the Jia Ma Empire, Yun Yun investigated the Mo Clan’s destruction and suspected Xiao Ce was responsible. Xiao Ce’s group reached Wutan City, where Ya Fei met Hai Bodong and learned he would stay with the Xiao Clan, leaving her interested in winning his favor through Xiao Ce.

• Yun Yun learned that the Mo Clan had abused the Misty Cloud Sect’s name and suspected Xiao Ce after hearing a mysterious Dou Wang had used an azure flame hand to kill Mo Cheng.
• Xiao Ce’s group traveled by flying magical beast to Wutan City and arrived at the Miteer Auction House.
• Ya Fei recognized Hai Bodong’s identity token and hurried to meet him, then respectfully welcomed him as the Mittel Family’s Supreme Elder.
• Hai Bodong told Ya Fei that the Mittel Family was safe, asked her to inform Teng Shan privately that he was alive, and said he would stay with the Xiao Clan.
• Ya Fei suspected Xiao Ce was the Xiao Clan’s mysterious genius and considered using him to gain Hai Bodong’s favor, while Xiao Yi Xian grew wary of her interest in Xiao Ce.

Xiao Ce arranged a nearby residence for Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, then returned to the Xiao Clan with Hai Bodong, whose identity as the Ice Emperor astonished the clan. Xun'er learned that Xiao Ce had returned with a man and relaxed when she heard it was not a woman.

• Xiao Yi Xian asked Xiao Ce to find her and Qing Lin a home near the Xiao Clan because she felt awkward about meeting Xun'er, and Xiao Ce embraced her, feeling guilty.
• Hai Bodong watched the couple and considered privately matchmaking Ya Fei with Xiao Ce.
• Xiao Ce bought a residence for Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, promised to visit that night, and returned to the Xiao Clan with Hai Bodong.
• Xiao Ce introduced Hai Bodong to Xiao Hai, Xiao Zhan, and the elders, who recognized him as the Ice Emperor and welcomed him as a guest elder.
• Ling Ying told Xun'er that Xiao Ce had returned with someone, and she relaxed after learning the person was a man.

After returning from the council hall, Xiao Ce reunited with Xun'er and told her about his dangerous exploits over the past few months. Xun'er was moved by his devotion, while Ling Ying doubted that Xiao Ce could overcome the vast divide between their statuses.

• Hai Bodong told Xiao Hai and the others that Xiao Ce's talent surpassed his own by more than tenfold.
• Xiao Ce arrived at Xun'er's courtyard, and she ran into his arms, overjoyed to see him again.
• Xun'er worried that Xiao Ce had suffered and grown thinner, and he vowed that hardship was worth enduring to be with her.
• Ling Ying judged that Xiao Ce would need to become at least a half-saint, or perhaps a Dousheng, to have a chance with Xun'er.
• Xiao Ce recounted his recent adventures to Xun'er, and Ling Ying privately doubted his claims.
• Xun'er asked Xiao Ce not to push himself so hard, then kissed him while Ling Ying closed his eyes and pretended not to notice.

Xiao Ce spent the night with Xiao Yi Xian, then met Qing Lin at dawn and returned to the Xiao Clan. When Xiao Yan visited, Xiao Ce revealed that he sensed someone inside Xiao Yan’s Bone Flame Ring and called on the hidden senior to appear.

• Xiao Ce visited Xiao Yi Xian while she was concocting poison, and she agreed to let him help suppress the Woeful Poison Body’s toxins.
• Xiao Ce and Xiao Yi Xian spent the night together, and he left her asleep at dawn.
• Qing Lin greeted Xiao Ce, and he gave her pointers on cultivation before returning to the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Yan visited Xiao Ce and spoke about his lost talent and doubts about training outside the clan.
• Xiao Ce asked whether Xiao Yan wanted to recover his talent, then addressed the presence he sensed in Xiao Yan’s Bone Flame Ring.

Xiao Ce exposed Yao Lao as the one who had absorbed Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi, and Yao Lao emerged from Xiao Yan’s ring. Yao Lao offered to take Xiao Yan as his disciple, but Xiao Ce declined, leaving Yao Lao to focus on Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Ce prompted Xiao Yan to remove the Bone Flame Ring, and Yao Lao appeared from it.
• Xiao Yan confronted Yao Lao for absorbing his Dou Qi, while Xiao Ce pointed out that Yao Lao owed Xiao Yan something in return.
• Yao Lao revealed that he had been a peak Douzun and a peak eighth-tier alchemist, then offered to take Xiao Yan as his disciple.
• Xiao Yan asked Yao Lao to take Xiao Ce as a disciple too, but Xiao Ce refused because he already had what he needed and could not stay by Xiao Yan’s side to learn alchemy.
• Yao Lao accepted that Xiao Ce was not interested and privately hoped to train Xiao Yan to avenge him.

Xiao Ce traded seven soul-nourishing herbs to Yao Lao for alchemy scrolls and guidance, while Xiao Yan became Yao Lao’s disciple. Xiao Ce began studying alchemy and watched Yao Lao teach him the process of refining Foundation Building Spirit Liquid.

• Yao Lao revealed that Xiao Ce was a Five-Star Dou King, shocking Xiao Yan and making him suspect Xiao Ce had hidden his strength for years.
• Xiao Ce offered Yao Lao seven rare soul-nourishing herbs in exchange for his alchemy knowledge, and Yao Lao accepted and gave him scrolls.
• Xiao Yan completed the disciple-acceptance ceremony for Yao Lao in Xiao Ce’s courtyard.
• After Xiao Yan and Yao Lao left, Xiao Ce began studying the alchemy scrolls and sought Yao Lao’s guidance over the following days.
• Xiao Yan used money invested by Xiao Ce to buy medicinal herbs for Foundation Building Spirit Liquid, and Xiao Ce watched Yao Lao explain each step of the refinement.

Xiao Ce attempted alchemy for the first time and successfully refined Blood Coagulation Powder using the Green Lotus Core Flame. Yao Lao recognized his exceptional talent, while Xiao Yan became eager to try alchemy himself.

• Xiao Ce prepared the Crimson Flame Cauldron and medicinal ingredients as Yao Lao and Xiao Yan watched.
• Xiao Ce revealed the Green Lotus Core Flame, and Yao Lao identified it as the nineteenth-ranked Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Ce warmed the cauldron, added the ingredients for Blood Coagulation Powder, and extracted their medicinal essences.
• Xiao Ce fused the essences and successfully collected the finished Blood Coagulation Powder in a jade bottle.
• Xiao Yan thought alchemy looked easy and anticipated trying it after returning to Dou Zhe, while Yao Lao judged Xiao Ce's talent exceptional.

As his coming-of-age ceremony approached, Xiao Ce continued refining pills and agreed to let Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin attend. The next day, he visited Ya Fei at the Miteer Auction House, where she tried to deepen their connection while showing off her charm.

• Xiao Yi Xian asked to attend Xiao Ce’s coming-of-age ceremony, and he invited her and Qing Lin to come with Ya Fei.
• Xiao Yi Xian rewarded Xiao Ce after he agreed, while privately planning to see what his childhood sweetheart looked like.
• The next day, Xiao Ce visited the Miteer Auction House and was shown to a private room.
• Ya Fei greeted Xiao Ce flirtatiously and asked to see the pills he had refined.
• Ya Fei hoped to secure Xiao Ce’s friendship, while Xiao Ce judged that intimacy with her would offer him little benefit.