Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yu discovered Xiao Yi Xian was refining poison after she studied the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture and learned about her Calamity Poison Body. After Xiao Yu warned her about its dangers and promised he would not become her enemy, Xiao Yi Xian decided to cultivate it.

• Xiao Yu sensed a potent poison coming from Xiao Yi Xian's cabin, expelled its toxins, and gave antidote pills to Xiao Bai, Little Purple, and Xiao Lan.
• Xiao Yu confronted Xiao Yi Xian as she refined poison, then found the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture and questioned her about what she had learned.
• Xiao Yi Xian admitted she wanted to travel across the continent but lacked the strength, and Xiao Yu found the scripture's account of the Calamity Poison Body.
• Xiao Yu described a Calamity Poison Body cultivator who poisoned an empire and fought powerful experts, warning Xiao Yi Xian that she could face persecution if she cultivated it.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked whether Xiao Yu would become her enemy, and after he promised he would not, she firmly chose to cultivate the Calamity Poison Body.

Xiao Yu explained how Xiao Yi Xian could control her Calamity Poison Body and prepared to take her to Desert City to gather what they needed for the Poison Pill Method. They left the basin with Xiao Lan, and Xiao Yi Xian parted with the beast at the edge of the Monster Mountain Range.

• Xiao Yu told Xiao Yi Xian about the Poison Pill Method and revealed that he possessed the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and knew where to find Life Spirit Liquid.
• Xiao Yu said he planned to travel to Desert City with Xiao Yi Xian to seek another Heavenly Flame, and Xiao Yi Xian agreed to go with him.
• Xiao Yu revealed that Little Purple was a third-tier magic beast serving as his protector, then suggested Xiao Yi Xian wait to cultivate the Calamity Poison Body until they had gathered the ingredients.
• Xiao Yi Xian packed her belongings, and she and Xiao Yu left the next morning with Xiao Lan, Xiao Bai, and Little Purple.
• Xiao Lan carried the group to the outskirts of the Monster Mountain Range, where Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Lan to stay behind, and Xiao Lan rubbed its head against her shoulder reluctantly.

Xiao Yu helped Xiao Yi Xian bring Xiao Lan along by shrinking her with a Shape-Shifting Pill, then confronted Hermon and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. After Xiao Yu killed Hermon’s men with one sword strike, Hermon and Madam Lan were left terrified, and Hermon begged for his life.

• Xiao Yu gave Xiao Yi Xian a Shape-Shifting Pill, which shrank Xiao Lan to the size of an ordinary eagle so she could travel on Xiao Yi Xian’s shoulder.
• Hermon and his men came across Xiao Yi Xian, and Hermon threatened to capture her and assault her before sending her to the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s young master.
• Xiao Yu stopped Xiao Yi Xian from fighting Hermon and challenged him, prompting Hermon to order his fifteen mercenaries to attack.
• Xiao Yu revealed his Six-star Dou Shi strength and killed all fifteen mercenaries with One Sword Burning Heaven.
• Hermon fell to his knees and begged Xiao Yu to spare him while Madam Lan trembled beside him.

Xiao Yu killed Hermon and the surrounding Wolf Head Mercenary Group members, then returned to Qingshan Town with Xiao Yi Xian. At the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, Steward Yao greeted Xiao Yi Xian with a sinister plan to seize the treasures she had found.

• Madam Lan praised Xiao Yu and insulted Hermon, so Xiao Yu struck them both down when they spoke out of turn.
• Xiao Yu confronted Hermon about the Wolf Head Mercenary Group knowing of Gan Mu's death, then burned Hermon and the others to ashes with the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yi Xian headed to Qingshan Town, where Mu She's men recognized them and one ran to inform the commander.
• Xiao Yi Xian led Xiao Yu to the Myriad Medicine Pavilion to collect her belongings, and Steward Yao secretly summoned guards before approaching her.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Steward Yao she only intended to take her things and leave.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Yi Xian tried to leave Myriad Medicine Pavilion, but Steward Yao blocked them and demanded the treasures Xiao Yu had found. Xiao Yu defeated the guards and overwhelmed Steward Yao, leaving him injured and helpless.

• Xiao Yi Xian packed her belongings while Steward Yao questioned Xiao Yu about his connection to her.
• Steward Yao revealed that he intended to seize the treasures from the Monster Mountain Range and had guards block the exit.
• Xiao Yi Xian warned Steward Yao not to act rashly, but he took antidote pills and ordered his guards to attack Xiao Yu.
• Xiao Yu swiftly defeated the guards, sending them crashing into the courtyard.
• Xiao Yu revealed his seven-star Dou Master strength, struck Steward Yao down, and destroyed his right hand before asking why he had been so greedy.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Yi Xian were confronted by Mu She and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group at the Myriad Medicine Pavilion. Xiao Yu killed the mercenaries and overwhelmed Mu She’s spear attack, then activated Moon Chase to pursue him as Mu She struggled to understand Xiao Yu’s changing Dou Qi.

• Mu She arrived with his mercenaries and accused Xiao Yu of killing Gan Mu and Hermon, and Xiao Yu admitted to killing them.
• Mu She ordered his men to attack, and Xiao Yu told Little Purple to protect Xiao Yi Xian before charging into the crowd.
• Xiao Yu used Wind Demon Nine Fingers and his seven-star Dou Master strength to kill all twenty-odd mercenaries with Black Scale.
• Mu She revealed that Xiao Yu had killed his son and attacked with Gale Stab, but Xiao Yu broke his spear with a single sword strike.
• Mu She used Phoenix Soaring Steps to evade Xiao Yu, who activated Moon Chase and vanished from sight.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Yi Xian left Qingshan Town after destroying the Myriad Medicine Pavilion and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, then traveled to Mo City. As they entered the desert city to prepare for their journey, an arrogant alchemist demanded that the crowd move aside.

• Xiao Yu killed Mu She, burned the corpses in the courtyard, and left Qingshan Town with Xiao Yi Xian and their companions on Xiao Lan.
• The people of Qingshan Town found only white powder in the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, and the leaders of the other mercenary groups hurried away.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yi Xian flew toward Mo City for half a month, then landed outside the city and discussed visiting Xiao Yu's brothers in Shi Mo City.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yi Xian joined the line at Mo City's gate, where a fat alchemist arrived and ordered the soldiers to clear the way for him.

At Desert City's gate, Kelei, a Second-grade Alchemist, threatened Xiao Yi Xian and attacked Xiao Yu after she rejected his advances. Xiao Yu revealed his Bone Spirit Cold Flame, and the soldiers recognized him as a higher-ranked alchemist, leaving Kelei horrified.

• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yi Xian encountered Kelei, who tried to invite Xiao Yi Xian for a stroll and threatened her after she refused.
• Xiao Yu stepped between them and caught Kelei's punch, sending him flying backward.
• Kelei ordered the soldiers to surround Xiao Yu and threatened to keep Xiao Yi Xian for himself.
• Xiao Yu showed the soldiers his Bone Spirit Cold Flame, and the leading soldier recognized it as proof he was a Fourth-grade Alchemist.
• The soldiers refused to arrest Xiao Yu, and Kelei turned deathly pale when he realized Xiao Yu's rank.

Xiao Yu challenged Kelei’s doubts about his alchemy and headed to the Desert City Alchemist Guild to take the Second-grade assessment. At the guild, Bulin and Otto discussed unrest among the Snake People and the contest over the Green Lotus Core Flame before learning that Xiao Yu had arrived.

• Xiao Yu told Kelei he looked down on him, not on Second-grade Alchemists, and invited him to watch the assessment.
• A soldier offered to lead Xiao Yu and the others to the Alchemist Guild, and Kelei followed along to see whether Xiao Yu could pass.
• Master Otto arrived at the Desert City Alchemist Guild with Lin Fei and Xue Mei, and Bulin welcomed them.
• Bulin told Otto that the Snake People Queen’s inheritance had gone wrong and that rumors of the Green Lotus Core Flame were drawing powerful factions to the desert.
• An attendant informed Bulin that Xiao Yu had arrived to take the Second-grade Alchemist assessment and that Kelei wanted a witness, so Bulin and Otto went downstairs to watch.

Yun Yun discovered that she was pregnant with Xiao Shi Yi’s child, then agreed to travel with Gu He to the Tagor Desert to investigate traces of Heavenly Flames. Meanwhile, Xiao Yu registered for an alchemist assessment in Desert City and faced Kelei’s mockery.

• Yun Yun sensed a faint life in her abdomen and realized she was pregnant, then agreed to leave for the Tagor Desert with Gu He.
• Gu He invited Frank, Otto, Yan Shi, and Feng Li to join the expedition, and Frank warned that the Snake People Clan had a Dou Emperor.
• Gu He led a powerful group toward the Tagor Desert, with Yun Yun at the front of their flying beast, troubled by the journey.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yi Xian arrived at the Alchemist Guild in Desert City, where Xiao Yu registered with Dan Lao as his mentor.
• Kelei mocked Xiao Yu’s unknown mentor, and Xiao Yu calmly retorted that Dan Lao might be better than him.

Xiao Yu began the Alchemist Guild assessment while Kelei mocked him and expected him to fail. The chapter ended with Bulin, Otto, and the others recognizing Xiao Yu’s Bone Spirit Cold Flame as a Heavenly Flame.

• Kelei invited President Bulin to assess Xiao Yu for Second-grade Alchemist certification and boasted that Xiao Yu could not cheat.
• Bulin led Xiao Yu to the inner hall, where Xiao Yu began the First-grade Alchemist assessment by refining an Explosive Power Pill.
• Xiao Yi Xian, Lin Fei, and Xue Mei rebuked Kelei, then Lin Fei and Xue Mei took turns petting Xiao Bai while Little Purple watched enviously.
• Xiao Yu used his Bone Spirit Cold Flame to heat the Medicine Cauldron, shocking Bulin, Otto, Lin Fei, and the others, who recognized it as a Heavenly Flame.

Xiao Yu completed the first-grade alchemist examination by refining an Explosive Power Pill with a Pill Pattern, impressing the Guild masters. He asked to proceed to the second-grade examination, and Master Bu Lin ordered it prepared after learning Xiao Yu claimed to have Dou Master strength.

• Xiao Yu refined an Explosive Power Pill with the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, finishing it with a clear Pill Pattern before the examination bell rang.
• Xiao Yu reassured Xiao Yi Xian that he had not let her down, while Master Bu Lin and Otto praised his skill and examined the pill.
• Otto confirmed that the pill bore a Pill Pattern, and Kelei fell silent as Xiao Yi Xian pointed out that he could not match Xiao Yu's result.
• After Otto congratulated Xiao Yu on passing the first-grade examination, Xiao Yu requested the second-grade examination to fulfill his bet with Kelei.
• Master Bu Lin agreed to the examination after asking whether Xiao Yu had Dou Master strength, and Xiao Yu answered that he more or less did.
• Master Bu Lin ordered someone to prepare the second-grade alchemist examination.

Xiao Yu passed the Second-grade Alchemist assessment and received the guild’s special robe. After settling in for the night, he cultivated with Companion Purple Crystal Source and broke through to become an Eight-Star Dou Master.

• Bulin and Otto assessed Xiao Yu in private, and Bulin praised his skill at refining a second-grade pill with a Pill Pattern.
• Xiao Yu accepted an invitation to attend the Alchemist Tournament in six months and received his Second-grade Alchemist robe.
• Xiao Yu told Bulin he planned to visit two relatives in the desert, and Bulin offered to provide the medicinal ingredients he needed.
• Xiao Yu returned to his room, drank Companion Purple Crystal Source, and cultivated as the Life Divine Tree absorbed some of its energy.
• Xiao Yu broke through his cultivation shackles and advanced to an Eight-Star Dou Master.

Xiao Yu realized that the Chaos Cultivation Source Method let him fuse different attributes of Dou Qi, then entered the desert with Xiao Yi Xian to seek his brothers. He found a Sand Mercenary Group facing six Snake People over a snake-woman in a carriage, just as the fight was about to begin.

• Xiao Yu discovered that his Qi seas and fused wind- and fire-attribute Dou Qi allowed him to use his strength more fully and cultivate faster.
• Bulin gave Xiao Yu the supplies he had requested, including a third-tier Magic Core, and refused payment.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yi Xian left for Shi Mo City to find Xiao Yu's brothers and their Mo Tie Mercenary Group.
• When their water ran low, Xiao Yu flew ahead to search for help and spotted a standoff between the Sand Mercenary Group and six Snake People.
• The Snake People demanded that the Sand Mercenary Group hand over the snake-woman in its carriage, and their leader ordered an attack.

Xiao Yu intervened when a Snake Person leader tried to kill a captive snake woman, then fought the Snake People to protect her. He killed the leader and her five subordinates, leaving the snake woman alive and grieving.

• The Snake People overwhelmed the Sand Mercenary Group, and Luo Kun revealed that Luo Bu had ordered him to escort the snake woman to Desert City before the leader killed him.
• The Snake Person leader uncovered the captive snake woman and tried to kill her, saying the Snake People Clan could have only one Queen.
• Xiao Yu rushed in and blocked the leader's spear, then killed her five subordinates with his sword.
• The Snake Person leader attacked Xiao Yu with a poisoned spear, but his Bone Spirit Cold Flame burned away the poison.
• Xiao Yu revealed his Eight-star Dou Shi strength and killed the Snake Person leader, while the snake woman looked sorrowful over the Snake People who had died.

Xiao Yu rescued an amnesiac snake girl and brought her back to Xiao Yi Xian, who agreed to let her travel with them. He refined Body Transformation Pills so she could take human form, but her transformation left Xiao Yu startled.

• Xiao Yu freed the snake girl, gave her water, and initially refused to take her along before changing his mind and flying her back to Xiao Yi Xian.
• Yue Mei learned that someone had rescued the snake girl and sent her subordinates to search while she headed to the Ink Snake Clan.
• Xiao Yi Xian welcomed the snake girl, and Xiao Yu explained that he would use Body Transformation Pills to make traveling with them easier.
• Xiao Yu refined two Body Transformation Pills and gave them to the snake girl, who swallowed one and transformed her snake tail into human legs.
• Xiao Yu cried out in surprise and covered his eyes when the snake girl transformed.

Xiao Yu, Xiao Yi Xian, and the snake woman reached Shi Mo City and went to the Mo Tie Mercenary Group to find Xiao Yu’s older brothers. Xue Lan recognized Xiao Yu as their younger brother and offered to take him to them, then shyly asked whether Xiao Ding had really mentioned her.

• Xiao Yi Xian helped the snake woman get dressed, and Xiao Yu led the group onward to Shi Mo City.
• Xiao Yu removed his alchemist robes to avoid attracting attention, then paid a passerby to guide them to the Mo Tie Mercenary Group.
• Xiao Yu told the guards he wanted to see the commanders, but Xue Lan came out and questioned him when he named himself.
• Xue Lan’s suspicion eased when Xiao Yu recognized the commanders as Xiao Ding and Xiao Yan’s older brothers, and she agreed to take him to them.
• Xue Lan asked whether Xiao Ding had mentioned her, and Xiao Yu said that he had.

Xiao Yu reunited with Xiao Ding and Xiao Li at their mercenary group’s courtyard and told them how the Xiao family was faring. After sharing news of Xiao Yan and promising to seek justice alongside him, Xiao Yu got drunk with his brothers and slept soundly.

• Xue Lan brought Xiao Yu, Xiao Yi Xian, and Cai Die into the hall where Xiao Ding and Xiao Li were meeting.
• Xiao Li embraced Xiao Yu, and the brothers welcomed him while asking about their father and Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yu told Xiao Ding and Xiao Li that Xiao Yan had recovered his talent and gone to Jia Nan Academy, then introduced Xiao Yi Xian and Cai Die.
• Xiao Li challenged Xiao Yu to fight, unaware that Xiao Yu had reached the Seven-star Dou Shi level.
• Xiao Yu told his brothers about the Xiao Clan and Xiao Yan’s Three Year Pact, and promised to accompany Xiao Yan to the Misty Cloud Sect to seek justice.
• Xiao Li drank with Xiao Yu until he was thoroughly drunk, and Xiao Yu slept through the night.

Xiao Yu woke up in the Mo Tie Mercenary Group and took Qing Lin on a tour, defending her against the mercenaries’ contempt and encouraging her to become stronger. After meeting Xiao Yi Xian and Xue Lan, he agreed to spar with Xiao Li at the group’s assessment tomorrow.

• Xiao Yu met Qing Lin, learned that Xiao Ding and Xiao Li were busy preparing for the mercenary group’s assessment, and asked her to show him around.
• When mercenaries scorned Qing Lin for her mixed heritage, Xiao Yu rebuked them, protected her, and shattered a boulder with his sword sheath.
• Xiao Yu told Qing Lin not to let others’ judgments define her and urged her to gain strength, prompting a bright smile and a strange glimmer in her eyes.
• Xiao Yu met Xiao Yi Xian and Xue Lan after they returned from the market with snowgrass for sachets.
• Xiao Li challenged Xiao Yu to a sparring match at the next day’s assessment, and Xiao Yu accepted.

Xiao Yu learned more about Qing Lin’s painful past and welcomed her promise to remain by his side. While cultivating, he discovered that the Life Divine Tree produced wood attribute energy, and he later noticed Qing Lin could effortlessly lift Black Scale.

• Xiao Yi Xian and Cai Die took Qing Lin to help sort medicinal herbs, and Xiao Li explained Qing Lin’s background and why he had made her Xiao Yu’s maidservant.
• Xiao Li praised Xiao Yu for treating others with respect and said he and Xiao Yan were glad Xiao Yan’s talent had returned.
• Xiao Yu cultivated through the night and found that the Life Divine Tree converted fire and wind Dou Qi into wood attribute energy, allowing him to balance all three in his qi sea.
• Qing Lin told Xiao Yu she wanted to serve him forever, and Xiao Yu agreed to keep her by his side.
• Qing Lin picked up Black Scale without trouble and offered to carry Xiao Yu’s sword as they left for his test.