Chapter Summaries

Lu Heng received Queen Medusa at the Mittel Family residence, where Yun Shan, Jia Xing Tian, Yun Yun, and Yao Ye soon took their leave. After Ya Fei departed to arrange accommodations, Queen Medusa asked Lu Heng whether he had finished refining what he had promised her.

• Lu Heng entered the reception room with Ya Fei, Queen Medusa, Yun Shan, and Jia Xing Tian, and Yun Yun and Yao Ye greeted them.
• Queen Medusa and Yun Yun exchanged cool greetings as they recalled their previous encounter in the Snake-People Tribe's Holy City.
• Jia Xing Tian and Yun Shan left with Yao Ye and Yun Yun after realizing Queen Medusa's bond with Lu Heng was significant.
• Ya Fei offered Queen Medusa tea, then left to check on Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian and arrange accommodations.
• Queen Medusa paced around the room and asked Lu Heng whether he had finished refining what he promised her.

Lu Heng offered Queen Medusa the medicinal pill that could help her merge her soul with the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python's, then proposed fighting her after she grew stronger. The chapter ended with Queen Medusa asking what Lu Heng really wanted and him answering, "You!"

• Lu Heng asked Queen Medusa what she would offer in exchange for his solution to her soul-fusion problem.
• Ya Fei returned to the courtyard and told Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin that Queen Medusa was discussing serious business with Lu Heng.
• Queen Medusa confronted Lu Heng about staring at her, and he admitted he had not stared enough.
• Lu Heng gave Queen Medusa the medicinal pill and said they would fight after she refined it and fused her soul with the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python's.
• Queen Medusa asked Lu Heng what he really wanted, and he answered, "You!"

Queen Medusa agreed to fight Lu Heng after she refined the pill and restored her strength, with the winner deciding whether he would return to the Snake-People Tribe. Lu Heng chose to enter seclusion to prepare, determined to win and protect the warmth of his family.

• Lu Heng agreed to fight Queen Medusa once she fully merged her soul, and she said that if she won, he would return with her to the Snake-People Tribe.
• Queen Medusa left in a fluster and asked Ya Fei to arrange a quiet place for her seclusion.
• Ya Fei, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin questioned Lu Heng about Medusa, and he explained that if he won their fight, Medusa would come back with him instead.
• Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian welcomed the prospect of Medusa joining them, while Qing Lin blushed at the thought of being included.
• Lu Heng told Ya Fei he would enter seclusion to prepare, and she encouraged him to return victorious.

After seven days of seclusion, Queen Medusa completed her soul unification and reached peak One-Star Dou Zong, while Lu Heng consolidated his Four-Star Dou Emperor cultivation and advanced his soul power to the Spirit Realm. They left for the Rocky Wasteland east of the Imperial Capital to settle their wager in a fight.

• Queen Medusa emerged from seclusion after refining the Origin-Returning Soul-Melting Pill and reached peak One-Star Dou Zong.
• Lu Heng finished consolidating his cultivation and advanced his soul power to the Spirit Realm inside the Black Rock chamber.
• Queen Medusa confronted Lu Heng and declared that they would fight.
• Lu Heng chose the Rocky Wasteland three hundred li east of the Imperial Capital as their battleground, and Medusa agreed.
• Lu Heng reassured Ya Fei before flying east, and Queen Medusa followed him through the air.

Lu Heng and Queen Medusa fought a wager in the Rocky Wasteland, with Lu Heng’s Five Elements techniques countering her Snake-People Tribe arts. Medusa was suppressed by his Five Elements Roulette, but the battle remained locked in a fierce deadlock.

• Queen Medusa and Lu Heng faced off in the Rocky Wasteland and began their wager with a sword clash.
• Lu Heng calmly blocked Medusa’s swift sword techniques, and his five-colored spiritual energy dissolved her Seven-Colored Dou Qi.
• Lu Heng summoned the Five Elements Roulette, which drew in surrounding energy and suppressed Medusa’s bloodline power and combat strength.
• Medusa abandoned close combat and attacked with Seven-Colored Scale Radiance and a Phantom Python Spirit Whip, while Lu Heng evaded and blocked her strikes.
• Medusa used Snake Might Tremor and Snake Fang Sky-Rending Slash, but Lu Heng countered with fused Dou Techniques and a series of elemental attacks.
• Medusa and Lu Heng continued exchanging powerful attacks, with neither gaining the advantage.

Lu Heng defeated Medusa in their final clash, then claimed her with a kiss and gave her the name Cai Lin. After recovering some strength, they prepared to return to Ya Fei and the others, while Cai Lin asked Lu Heng to keep her defeat secret.

• Medusa unleashed the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python's ultimate attack, but Lu Heng destroyed it with his Five Elements Origin Slash and broke through her defenses.
• With her battle qi and bloodline power exhausted, Medusa lost, and Lu Heng caught her as she staggered before declaring, "Queen, you're mine."
• Lu Heng kissed Medusa twice, and she eventually stopped resisting; he then fed her a Qi Recovery Pill.
• Medusa asked Lu Heng not to tell Ya Fei and the others that he had defeated her, and he agreed.
• Lu Heng named Medusa Cai Lin, and they prepared to return to Ya Fei and the others with his Purple Cloud Wings.

Lu Heng returned to the Mittel Family with the defeated Queen Medusa, who introduced herself as Cai Lin and met Ya Fei, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin. After Yun Shan persuaded Jia Xing Tian to look beyond the Jia Ma Empire, Lu Heng visited Cai Lin in her guest room late at night, where she sat nervously on the bed.

• Lu Heng brought Cai Lin back to the Mittel Family, where Ya Fei, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin welcomed them.
• Lu Heng explained that Queen Medusa was a title and that the queen's name was Cai Lin, then the five of them went to eat.
• Yun Shan and Jia Xing Tian surveyed the ruined battlefield and marveled that Lu Heng had defeated the Queen Medusa.
• Yun Shan argued that Lu Heng would eventually leave the region and that Jia Xing Tian, Yun Shan, and Cai Lin could protect the Jia Ma Empire while expanding its influence.
• Late at night, Lu Heng entered Cai Lin's guest room and took her hand as she sat shyly on the bed.

Lu Heng and Cai Lin grew closer after spending the night together, then he revealed his plan to relocate the Snake-People Tribe to the eastern Magical Beast Mountain Range. The chapter ended with Lu Heng and Cai Lin flying to the Imperial Palace to discuss the migration with Jia Xing Tian.

• Lu Heng and Cai Lin spent the night together, and they were intimate again the next morning.
• Ya Fei teased Cai Lin at lunch, while Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin welcomed her to the table.
• Lu Heng told Cai Lin he would help the Snake-People Tribe migrate from the desert to the eastern Magical Beast Mountain Range.
• Cai Lin thanked Lu Heng with a kiss after hearing his plan and its protections for her people.
• Lu Heng and Cai Lin flew to the Imperial Palace to discuss the migration with Jia Xing Tian.

Lu Heng secured the Jia Ma Imperial Family’s agreement to establish a Snake-People habitat in the eastern Magical Beast Mountain Range and demanded an end to trafficking against them. As he and Cai Lin headed back, he promised to prepare properly before returning her to her people.

• Lu Heng asked Jia Xing Tian to give the Snake-People Tribe a new home in the eastern Magical Beast Mountain Range, presenting their migration as an alliance that would strengthen the empire.
• Lu Heng demanded that Jia Xing Tian eliminate human trafficking, especially the trade targeting Snake-People, and Jia Xing Tian pledged the Imperial Family’s protection.
• Lu Heng gave Yao Ye two bottles of medicinal pills before leaving the palace with Cai Lin.
• Jia Xing Tian urged Yao Ye to pursue Lu Heng, leaving her embarrassed and uncertain whether she had a chance.
• Cai Lin thanked Lu Heng for defending her people, and he told her that her people were his people too.
• Cai Lin asked when they would return to the Snake-People Tribe, and Lu Heng said he first needed to ensure they would have a proper place to live.

Lu Heng helped Cai Lin arrange the Snake-People Tribe’s migration and secured supplies through Ya Fei and the Mittel Family. After three months, with the migration underway and the Jia Ma Empire’s affairs settled, he decided to return to Jia Nan Academy and see Han Yue and Zi Yan.

• Lu Heng and Cai Lin agreed to find a remote, resource-rich habitat for the Snake-People Tribe and arrange for the Imperial Family to mark its boundaries.
• Ya Fei welcomed Cai Lin and promised to provide supplies for the migration, while Lu Heng checked Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian’s cultivation.
• Ya Fei accepted Cai Lin’s supply list and arranged for the Mittel Family to deliver everything within three days.
• Queen Medusa selected a valley in the eastern Magical Beast Mountain Range, the Imperial Family declared it a forbidden zone, and the Snake-People Tribe began migrating as Ya Fei sent supplies.
• After three months, Lu Heng reflected on his long absence from Jia Nan Academy and decided it was time to return to Han Yue and Zi Yan.

Lu Heng told Ya Fei he planned to leave the Jia Ma Empire, and later announced that he would take Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to Jia Nan Academy. Cai Lin accepted that she had to stay and lead the Snake-People Tribe, though Lu Heng had not explained whether she would join him later.

• Ya Fei told Lu Heng she understood he had to leave and promised to wait for him at home.
• At dinner, Lu Heng announced he was preparing to return to Jia Nan Academy, alarming Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Cai Lin.
• Lu Heng told Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin he intended to take them with him, and explained the academy suited their cultivation needs.
• Cai Lin challenged Lu Heng about leaving her behind, but fell silent when he reminded her of her responsibilities to the Snake-People Tribe.

Lu Heng spent several days keeping Ya Fei and Cai Lin company before deciding to visit Yun Yun and say goodbye ahead of his departure. Cai Lin then told him that Yun Yun had arrived.

• Ya Fei teased Cai Lin about missing Lu Heng and reminded him of Han Yue and Zi Yan as he planned to return to Jia Nan Academy with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin.
• Lu Heng put aside his duties and spent the next few days with Ya Fei and Cai Lin.
• Cai Lin gradually grew more comfortable with Lu Heng, and the group teased them over breakfast the next morning.
• Lu Heng considered the coming Three-Year Agreement and Alchemist Conference, then decided to say goodbye to Yun Yun before leaving.
• Cai Lin told Lu Heng that Yun Yun had arrived.

Lu Heng teased jealous Cai Lin and kissed her before meeting Yun Yun, who asked him to witness Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan’s Three-Year Agreement. He decided to delay his return to Jia Nan Academy, and the chapter ended with him pulling Yun Yun into his arms as she tried to leave.

• Cai Lin accused Lu Heng of treating Yun Yun like a lover, and Lu Heng teased her before kissing her until she retreated in embarrassment.
• Yun Yun asked Lu Heng to witness Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan’s Three-Year Agreement at the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Lu Heng hesitated because he had planned to return to Jia Nan Academy and had already kept Han Yue waiting, while also owing Zi Yan pills.
• Yun Yun accepted that Lu Heng might be too busy and rose to leave, but Lu Heng grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his embrace.

Lu Heng kissed Yun Yun, and she accepted his declaration that she was his. Ya Fei caught them together, then welcomed Yun Yun as family and led her toward the courtyard.

• Lu Heng reminded Yun Yun that Old Sect Master Yun had betrothed her to him, then kissed her until she relaxed in his arms.
• Lu Heng declared that Yun Yun was his, and Yun Yun quietly agreed.
• Ya Fei entered and teased Lu Heng and Yun Yun after catching them together.
• Lu Heng explained that Old Sect Master Yun had arranged the betrothal and declared Yun Yun his from that day onward.
• Ya Fei welcomed Yun Yun as family, took her hand, and suggested they all meet in the courtyard.

Lu Heng brought Yun Yun to the Mittel Family courtyard, where he soothed Cai Lin’s jealousy and Yun Yun grew comfortable with the other women. After Yun Yun recounted how Lu Heng had twice saved her, he announced that he planned to return to Jia Nan Academy, and Cai Lin suspected Yun Yun was the reason.

• Ya Fei brought Lu Heng and Yun Yun into the courtyard, where Cai Lin accused Lu Heng of bringing home another lover.
• Lu Heng explained that Medusa was now named Cai Lin and coaxed her out of her jealous sulk.
• Ya Fei introduced Yun Yun to Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, who welcomed her into the household.
• Yun Yun told the women how Lu Heng had twice saved her and gradually won her affection.
• Lu Heng announced that he planned to return to Jia Nan Academy, and Cai Lin guessed that he had changed his plans because of Yun Yun.

Lu Heng told the women about Han Yue, a senior sister from Jia Nan Academy whose family was backed by a Five-Star Dou Zong, prompting jealousy and teasing. After dinner, Yun Yun prepared to leave, but Lu Heng took her hand.

• Yun Yun explained that she wanted Lu Heng to witness Nalan Yanran's Three-Year Agreement, and Ya Fei teased him about Nalan Yanran.
• Ya Fei brought up Han Yue, and Lu Heng told Cai Lin and the others that he had developed feelings for her while studying at Jia Nan Academy.
• Lu Heng revealed that Han Yue was the eldest daughter of the Han Clan in Tianbei City, whose strongest member was a Five-Star Dou Zong, stirring Cai Lin's competitive spirit.
• At dinner, Ya Fei, Cai Lin, and Yun Yun each put food in Lu Heng's bowl while Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin stayed out of their teasing.
• After dinner, Yun Yun said she had to return to the sect, and Lu Heng took her hand as she began to leave.

Lu Heng and Yun Yun spent their wedding night together after Ya Fei prepared a bridal chamber for them. The next day, Lu Heng took Yun Yun to the Misty Cloud Sect to formally ask for her hand, and Yun Shan eagerly accepted and made Lu Heng a Supreme Elder.

• Lu Heng carried Yun Yun to the bridal chamber Ya Fei had prepared, and they exchanged ceremonial wine before spending the night together.
• The next morning, Lu Heng flew with Yun Yun to the Misty Cloud Sect and told Yun Shan he had come to ask for her hand in marriage.
• Yun Shan enthusiastically approved the match and accepted Lu Heng as Yun Yun's husband.
• Lu Heng offered fifth- and sixth-grade medicinal pills as betrothal gifts, and Yun Shan gave him treasured seventh-rank Yao Cai and the sect's Supreme Elder Token.

Yun Shan named Lu Heng the Misty Cloud Sect’s Supreme Elder and announced his future marriage to Yun Yun, provoking Jia Xing Tian’s anger. Yun Yun moved into the Mittel Family’s rear courtyard, where she gradually settled in, and Nalan Yanran arrived seeking her teacher’s guidance on sword technique.

• Lu Heng assured Yun Shan he would take care of Yun Yun, and Yun Shan appointed him Supreme Elder and ordered the marriage news spread across the Jia Ma Empire.
• Jia Xing Tian learned of Lu Heng and Yun Yun’s engagement, regretted that Yao Ye had not acted sooner, and fumed over the Misty Cloud Sect’s growing influence.
• Lu Heng suggested Yun Shan resume leading the Misty Cloud Sect while Yun Yun focused on their life together, with Nalan Yanran remaining Young Sect Leader.
• Lu Heng brought Yun Yun to the Mittel Family’s rear courtyard, where Ya Fei, Cai Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin helped her settle into the household.
• Nalan Yanran visited the Mittel Family and asked Yun Yun to examine her sword technique as the Three-Year Agreement drew near.

After months of cultivation, Lu Heng emerged stronger and learned that Fa Ma had repeatedly invited him to the Alchemist Conference. He declined to serve as a judge but decided to visit Fa Ma in person, with Ya Fei accompanying him.

• Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, Ya Fei, Yun Yun, Nalan Yanran, and Cai Lin made major cultivation advances while Lu Heng trained in seclusion.
• Lu Heng emerged from seclusion at Five-Star Dou Emperor and reunited with the women in the courtyard.
• Ya Fei told Lu Heng that Fa Ma had invited him three times to the Alchemist Conference and wanted him to serve as a judge.
• Yun Yun reported that alchemists from neighboring empires would attend, and Ya Fei revealed that the Imperial Family had detected suspicious Chu Yun Empire alchemists inside Jia Ma Empire.
• Lu Heng declined the judging role and decided to visit Fa Ma in person, asking Ya Fei to go with him.

Lu Heng visited the Alchemist Guild with Ya Fei and agreed to guide Fa Ma, who had been stuck at the peak of the fifth rank for twelve years. He taught Fa Ma a three-layer method for using soul force, then left with a rare medicinal herb as thanks.

• Lu Heng and Ya Fei went to the Alchemist Guild, where Fa Ma welcomed them and asked Lu Heng to serve as a judge at the Alchemist Conference.
• Lu Heng refused to be a judge and recognized that Fa Ma's repeated visits were really a request for alchemy guidance.
• Fa Ma asked Lu Heng for help breaking through to the sixth rank, and Lu Heng explained how to structure soul force in three circulating layers.
• Lu Heng told Fa Ma to practice the method with a Rank Three Medicinal Herb before attempting to refine pills.
• Fa Ma gave Lu Heng a Blood Ganoderma King, then escorted Lu Heng and Ya Fei out of the guild.
• Ya Fei asked whether Lu Heng's advice was genuine, and Lu Heng said Fa Ma might reach the sixth rank but would have no potential beyond it.