Chapter Summaries

Xiao Bai traveled toward the Jia Ma Empire with Yao Lao, Hai Bodong, and Little Golden Dragon, whose golden lightning surprised Yao Lao with its power. As they neared the empire, Hai Bodong chose to accompany Xiao Bai to Wutan City rather than visit the Mittel Family.

• Little Golden Dragon snapped at Hai Bodong and Yao Lao for staring at it, while Xiao Bai said it had fallen from the sky.
• Yao Lao reflected on the Heavenly Flame and the ingredients he had obtained with Xiao Bai, then decided to tell Xiao Yan to stay close to him.
• Little Golden Dragon charged through Yao Lao and struck him with golden lightning, which caused Yao Lao hidden pain despite his claim that it barely hurt.
• Yao Lao privately warned Xiao Bai that Little Golden Dragon's golden lightning might come from an exceptionally powerful source, and Xiao Bai promised to be careful.
• Xiao Bai asked Hai Bodong whether he would return to the Mittel Family, and Hai Bodong chose to accompany him to Wutan City.

Xiao Xun Er learned that Xiao Bai was returning to Wutan City and heard details of his travels and dealings with powerful figures. She worried that he might misunderstand why Ling Ying had followed him, then grew jealous at the suggestion that Medusa Queen had become involved with him.

• Xiao Xun Er summoned a green-clad subordinate, who told her that Xiao Bai was on his way back to Wutan City.
• The subordinate reported that Xiao Bai had become a Da Dou Shi and described his encounters with Medusa Queen, Lü Man, the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor, and Hai Bodong.
• Xun Er learned that Hai Bodong had once been known as the Ice Emperor and had followed Xiao Bai after his cultivation was unsealed, though his motives remained unclear.
• Xun Er worried that Xiao Bai might think Ling Ying had been sent to spy on him, while the subordinate reassured her that he already knew Ling Ying was watching him.
• The subordinate said Xiao Bai had stayed with the Snake-People Race and apparently made a deal with Medusa Queen, then began to suggest that the two had a personal connection.
• Xun Er grew resentful at the possibility of another woman getting close to Xiao Bai and dismissed the subordinate.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun Er waited outside Wutan City for Bai Ge, but Liu Xi and Jia Lie Ye tried to seize Xun Er and kill Xiao Yan. Bai Ge arrived with another expert and stopped the attack, leaving Jia Lie Ye terrified before the powerful newcomers.

• Xiao Yan joined Xiao Xun Er outside Wutan City, hoping Bai Ge would return with more Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and guidance about his future cultivation method.
• Liu Xi ogled Xun Er and demanded that Jia Lie Ye capture her, promising to help the Jia Lie Family rise in Wutan City.
• Jia Lie Ye agreed to attack the Xiao Clan pair, and his killing strike forced Xiao Xun Er to pull Xiao Yan out of danger.
• Xiao Xun Er hinted that Xiao Yan should call for Bai Ge, and Xiao Yan shouted for help as Jia Lie Ye launched a deadly wind blade.
• Bai Ge arrived with a companion, shattered the wind blade with Crimson Lightning, and greeted Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun Er while Jia Lie Ye recognized a Dou Wang expert.

Xiao Bai reunited with Xun Er and Xiao Yan, then dealt with the Jia Lie Family attackers after Xiao Yan explained what had happened. At the Xiao Clan gate, Xiao Bai realized he wanted a home and a force of his own, and Xun Er promised he would have them.

• Xiao Bai reunited with Xun Er and praised Xiao Yan for reaching the ninth stage of Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Bai that members of the Jia Lie Family had threatened him, and Xiao Bai led the group toward Wutan City without confronting them in front of Xun Er.
• After the group had walked away, Xiao Bai destroyed the Jia Lie Family carriage with a lightning strike, leaving Xiao Yan stunned.
• Xiao Bai revealed Little Golden Dragon to Xun Er as they approached the city gate.
• Xiao Bai gave Xiao Yan the ring and asked him to arrange a courtyard for Hai Bodong, then admitted to Xun Er that he wanted a home and a force of his own.
• Xun Er comforted Xiao Bai and promised that he would have a home of his own.

Xiao Bai and Xun Er discussed Little Golden Dragon’s interest in her Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame and the unexplained markings on Xiao Bai’s forehead. After Xiao Bai promised not to risk his life drawing lightning again, Xun Er silently faced the prospect of leaving him, then bit his neck.

• Little Golden Dragon asked Xun Er for some of her Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, but Xiao Bai refused because using it would cause her pain before she reached Dou Zhe.
• Xun Er asked Xiao Bai about the silver markings on his forehead, and he explained that they had appeared after he cultivated a method.
• Xun Er said the markings did not match any clan rune she knew, and Xiao Bai concluded they had been caused by the method.
• Xiao Bai told Xun Er about his journey, including his attempt to draw lightning, and promised not to take such a dangerous risk again.
• Xun Er remembered the clan’s order for her to return after reaching Dou Zhe and, as she leaned against Xiao Bai, bit his neck.

Xiao Bai recovered his Soul Strength but still sensed danger around his breakthrough, and he traveled to a remote mountain to advance to Dou Ling. Meanwhile, Xiao Xun Er prepared to break through to Dou Zhe in secret, intending to keep Xiao Bai away for ten days.

• Xiao Bai realized his vague sense of danger had persisted even after his Soul Strength recovered, but decided not to delay his breakthrough any longer.
• Xiao Xun Er told Qing Shuang that she planned to break through in ten days and ordered her not to inform Xiao Bai.
• Xiao Xun Er remembered biting Xiao Bai and sending him away for ten days, feeling both concern and resentment over the other women in his life.
• Xiao Bai traveled to a barren mountain more than a hundred li from Wutan City so his breakthrough would not endanger the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Bai reflected that the Thunder Seeds' manifestations had grown more powerful with his cultivation and worried that the next one might affect an even wider area.

Xiao Bai gathered Heaven and Earth Energy to break through to Dou Ling, then received the dangerous Geng Metal Tribulation Thunder in his Sea of Consciousness. The thunder attacked his soul and exposed wisps of familiar black qi before pain overwhelmed him.

• Xiao Bai cultivated on a mountain boulder while Little Golden Dragon guarded him and Little Bing, Little Wu, and Little Yi helped manage the energy coursing through his body.
• Xiao Bai drew in the gathered Heaven and Earth Energy until his Dou Crystal transformed into a nine-spiked sea-urchin shape, completing his breakthrough to Dou Ling.
• Xiao Bai sensed a growing crisis and waited for a new Thunder Seed from the Divine Edict.
• The Divine Edict released Geng Metal Tribulation Thunder, which Xiao Bai learned ranked first in destructive power among the Five Elements Thunder and was sensitive to tribulation energy.
• Geng Metal Tribulation Thunder searched Xiao Bai's Sea of Consciousness, then struck his soul and revealed black qi rising from his Soul Strength before the pain left him unable to think.

Xiao Bai collapsed after suffering intense pain during his breakthrough, and Little Golden Dragon absorbed a lightning strike aimed at him. At dawn, Jia En and his companions found Xiao Bai on a mountain path and decided to take him to Green Mountain Town to find Xiao Yi Xian.

• Xiao Bai lost consciousness during his breakthrough, and Little Golden Dragon worried over his condition.
• A small thundercloud formed above Xiao Bai, and Little Golden Dragon intercepted its lightning and devoured its energy.
• Golden and crimson light flickered from Xiao Bai as he lay unconscious through the night.
• Jia En and his companions found Xiao Bai beside the mountain path, and Jia En recognized him as Xiao Yi Xian's friend.
• Despite concerns about the danger surrounding Xiao Yi Xian, Jia En's companions agreed to help, and Jia En carried Xiao Bai toward Green Mountain Town.

Xiao Bai woke with no memories while Xiao Yi Xian cared for him and watched him struggle to refine Golden Thunder inside his body. He chose to stay with her in Green Mountain Town as he continued the slow process of refining it.

• Xiao Bai woke in Xiao Yi Xian's care, failed to recognize her, and could not remember their time together in the cave below the cliff.
• Xiao Bai examined the conflict between Golden Thunder and Crimson Thunder inside his lungs and instinctively began circulating his cultivation method, worsening his pain as Golden Thunder damaged his meridians.
• Xiao Yi Xian stayed beside Xiao Bai, unable to treat his condition, and waited for him to recover on his own.
• Two days later, Xiao Yi Xian urged Xiao Bai to drink her medicinal soup, and he eventually drank it before returning to refining Golden Thunder.
• Xiao Bai estimated that refining Golden Thunder would take at least half a year and decided to remain with Xiao Yi Xian for a while.

Xiao Yi Xian decided to leave Ten Thousand Medicines Hall with the injured Xiao Bai after its owner, Mister Yao, grew greedy for her treasure. They escaped on Blue Eagle, and Xiao Yi Xian left Mister Yao a real antidote prescription to repay the shelter Ten Thousand Medicines Hall had once given her.

• Xiao Bai resisted the strange pull of the rune between his brows while cultivating, then agreed to leave with Xiao Yi Xian.
• Mister Yao entered with four guards and demanded that Xiao Yi Xian cooperate, but she revealed she had poisoned him and threatened him with the consequences.
• Mister Yao agreed to let Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Bai leave, and Xiao Yi Xian led Xiao Bai into the courtyard.
• Xiao Yi Xian summoned Blue Eagle and flew away with Xiao Bai, refusing to let him fight because his injuries had not healed.
• Xiao Yi Xian dropped a real antidote prescription for Mister Yao, explaining that she wanted to repay Ten Thousand Medicines Hall for having sheltered her.

Xiao Bai and Xiao Yi Xian settled in a secluded valley, where they enjoyed several quiet days together. Xiao Yi Xian struggled to resist her Calamity Poison Body and hide her fear that Xiao Bai would reject her if he learned the truth.

• Xiao Bai showed Xiao Yi Xian the Little Golden Dragon, whose lightning-like reaction left her palms red and made her feel weak.
• Xiao Yi Xian apologized for snapping at Xiao Bai, then guided him through the fog to her hidden valley and said they would live there.
• Over the next five days, Xiao Bai cultivated while Xiao Yi Xian gathered herbs and cared for their quiet life in the valley.
• Xiao Yi Xian recalled the Calamity Poison Body's tragic fate and feared Xiao Bai would hate her if he discovered she was a Poison Woman.
• Xiao Yi Xian treasured living with Xiao Bai but struggled against the Calamity Poison Body's growing craving for poison.

Xiao Bai and Xiao Yi Xian shared a meal and spent the night together as she told him about her childhood and her wish to become an alchemist. The chapter ended with Xiao Yi Xian asking whether he would marry her when her hair reached her waist, and Xiao Bai agreeing.

• Xiao Bai praised Xiao Yi Xian’s cooking and joked that he would marry her if no one else wanted her.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked Xiao Bai to stay with her instead of cultivating, then told him about her grandfather, her village, and her dream of becoming an alchemist.
• Xiao Yi Xian leaned on Xiao Bai and confessed she was cold, and Xiao Bai lifted her into his arms.
• As Xiao Yi Xian rested in Xiao Bai’s embrace, she asked if he would marry her when her hair reached her waist.
• Xiao Bai agreed, and Xiao Yi Xian tightened her arms around his neck with a faint smile.

Xiao Bai broke through to Completion of Mortal Realm and followed the Glabella Rune’s pull into a mysterious void filled with Chaos Qi Stream. After Golden Thunder purified the black mist he had absorbed there, his memories returned, leaving him with his past fully restored.

• Xiao Bai cultivated at the boulder and advanced his soul to Completion of Mortal Realm, but the added memory fragments still would not connect.
• Xiao Bai followed the Glabella Rune’s powerful attraction and entered a pitch-black void, where immense pressure overwhelmed his senses.
• Wisps of Chaos Qi Stream struck Xiao Bai’s Soul Body, stabilizing his new Soul Realm while emitting familiar black mist.
• A repulsive force sent Xiao Bai back to his body, where the Geng Metal Tribulation Thunder began to stir and refined Golden Thunder entered his soul.
• Golden Thunder purified the black mist into chaos-colored spiritual energy, and Xiao Bai recovered all his memories.

Xiao Bai awakened a vertical eye that let him see across great distances, and discovered that Xun Er was suffering more intensely from the Heavenly Flames. After recovering his memories, he left Xiao Yi Xian in the valley by her own choice and flew toward the Xiao Clan to help Xun Er.

• Xiao Bai activated the Glabella Rune with his Soul Strength, forming a vertical eye that let him see energies and places across the region.
• Xiao Bai saw Xun Er in great pain and hurried to return to the Xiao Clan, then told Xiao Yi Xian he had recovered his memories and knew about her Calamity Poison Body.
• Xiao Bai asked Xiao Yi Xian to leave the valley with him, but she chose to stay and wait for his return.
• Xiao Bai gave Xiao Yi Xian poison and pills, promised to bring back a method to control her Calamity Poison Body, and flew away with his Energy Wings.
• Xiao Yi Xian realized Xiao Bai was far stronger than she had thought and felt reassured that he accepted her and respected her decision to stay.

Xiao Bai returned to the Xiao Clan and used the Earth Attribute power of the Green Lotus Core Flame’s lotus platform to ease Xun Er’s painful breakthrough. By dawn, Xun Er had recovered enough to wake and reassure him, while Yao Lao resolved to change how he trained Xiao Yan.

• Qing Shuang and Ling Ying worried over Xun Er’s painful breakthrough and could not find Xiao Bai, who had been gone for ten days.
• Xiao Bai arrived, learned that the Earth Spirit Subduing Fire Array was suppressing Xun Er’s Heavenly Flame, and offered to help.
• Xiao Bai infused the Green Lotus Core Flame’s lotus platform with Wu Earth Qi and placed Xun Er on it, easing her pain.
• Xiao Bai stayed beside Xun Er to recover his Soul Strength and suppress the restless Geng Metal Tribulation Thunder, while Yao Lao noticed his return.
• Yao Lao teased Xiao Yan about preferring Xiao Bai’s Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and decided to take him out for harsher training after he became a Dou Zhe.
• At dawn, Xun Er woke beside Xiao Bai and told him that she felt much better.

Xiao Bai gave Xun Er Earth Fire Lotus Seeds and they shared a kiss before Little Golden Dragon interrupted them with news that it had blocked a thunder tribulation when Xiao Bai was unconscious. Xun Er mistakenly blamed herself for his breakthrough troubles, and Xiao Bai comforted her without correcting the misunderstanding.

• Xiao Bai gave Xun Er six Earth Fire Lotus Seeds to help her cultivate a Fire Attribute technique.
• Xiao Bai and Xun Er kissed, but Little Golden Dragon interrupted them by appearing from Xiao Bai's sleeve.
• Little Golden Dragon told Xun Er that it had blocked a thundercloud from striking Xiao Bai while he was unconscious.
• Xun Er mistakenly believed her angry words had caused Xiao Bai's breakthrough to go wrong and blamed herself.
• Xiao Bai stayed silent about the real cause and reassured Xun Er that he was fine.

Xiao Bai gave Xiao Yan Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and obtained Yao Lao’s method for controlling the Calamity Poison Body. He proposed replacing the required Heavenly Flames with thunder, and Yao Lao said it might work if Xiao Bai could control and fuse the thunders.

• Xiao Bai visited Xiao Yan, who asked for more Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid because his cultivation had stalled.
• Xiao Bai handed Xiao Yan several bottles of the liquid he had refined.
• Xiao Bai asked Yao Lao about resolving the Calamity Poison Body, and Yao Lao gave him a scroll describing the Poison Pill Method and its rare requirements.
• Xiao Bai questioned whether thunder could replace the three Heavenly Flames used in the method.
• Yao Lao said thunder might work but would be harder to control, and asked whether Xiao Bai’s thunders could fuse.

Xiao Bai and Yao Lao discussed whether lightning could replace Heavenly Flames in the Poison Pill Method and resurrection method, and Xiao Bai agreed to help Yao Lao if his experiments succeeded. Yao Lao realized Xiao Bai was researching a substitute for a woman, while Xiao Bai teased Xiao Yan about Nalan Yanran’s breakthrough and sent him back to cultivate.

• Xiao Bai and Yao Lao speculated that a powerful Heavenly Flame might replace three fused flames, though Yao Lao warned that their fusion could cause a special change.
• Yao Lao asked whether Xiao Bai’s lightning could be fused, and Xiao Bai said it could not for now; Yao Lao hoped it might eventually help him revive.
• Xiao Bai agreed to help Yao Lao refine a body if his lightning-based resurrection method succeeded.
• Yao Lao inferred that Xiao Bai’s Calamity Poison Body friend was a woman, and Xiao Bai implicitly confirmed it.
• Yao Lao warned Xiao Bai about the women he had provoked, prompting Xiao Yan to ask for gossip; Xiao Bai teased him about Nalan Yanran becoming a Dou Shi and restrained him when he charged.
• Xiao Yan threatened to defeat Xiao Bai after becoming a Dou Di and returned to cultivate, while Xiao Bai reassured Yao Lao that Xiao Yan had a good heart.

Xiao Bai returned to find Xiao Yi Xian unconscious after she took a potent poison, then gave her a scroll describing a method to resolve her Calamity Poison Body. Xiao Yi Xian remained uncertain the method would work, but reaffirmed her devotion to Xiao Bai and promised him everything if she succeeded.

• Xiao Yi Xian woke after passing out from taking a Second-Order Poison and resolved to be more careful while Xiao Bai was away.
• Xiao Bai returned, gently scolded Xiao Yi Xian for risking herself, and showed her a scroll containing a method to resolve her Calamity Poison Body.
• Xiao Bai reassured Xiao Yi Xian that he had leads on the rare ingredients the method required, and she embraced him and pledged not to fail him if he did not fail her.
• Xiao Bai suggested testing poison with his own body, so Xiao Yi Xian playfully threatened to make him take the Eight-Winged Black Emperor Snake's poison.
• Xiao Yi Xian worried that the method's requirements were nearly impossible to obtain and that no previous Woeful Poison Body had succeeded, then told Xiao Bai that everything would be his if she was fortunate enough to overcome it.

Xiao Bai returned to the Xiao Clan for its Coming of Age Ceremony, where he reunited with Xiao Yu, Xun Er, Xiao Yan, and Xiao Zhan. He arranged with Ya Fei to have the Mittel Auction House collect poisonous herbs and magic cores for Xiao Yi Xian, offering pills in exchange.

• Xiao Bai met Xiao Yu at the Xiao Clan gate, then joined Xun Er at the ceremony and learned Xiao Yan had advanced to Dou Practitioner.
• Xiao Yu urged Xiao Bai to attend Jia Nan Academy, and Xiao Zhan thanked him for helping Xiao Yan recover.
• Xiao Zhan introduced Xiao Bai and Xiao Yan to Ya Fei, and Xiao Bai asked her to speak privately.
• Xiao Bai requested poisonous medicinal herbs and magic cores for Xiao Yi Xian and offered pills below fifth rank as payment.
• Ya Fei agreed to send an initial batch of herbs within three days and arrange for more through the Mittel Auction House.