Chapter Summaries

Ye Yan used Gu Yuan’s Soul Seal scroll to argue that the Ancient Clan should act against the Soul Clan and proposed exchanging its Tou She Ancient God Jade for protection. Gu Yuan remained wary and questioned Ye Yan about the Xiao Clan’s jade and its surviving members.

• Ye Yan opened the scroll, and Gu Yuan’s phantom appeared to discuss Ye Yan’s proposal about the Tou She Ancient God Jade.
• Xuan Yi grew concerned when the spatial barrier formed, while Ling Ying and Gu Ran noticed the Fallen Heart Flame in her hand and speculated that Ye Yan had given it to her.
• Ye Yan urged Gu Yuan to gamble on the jade, warning that the Soul Hall would first target the Xiao Clan and that Hun Tiandi might have infiltrated the other ancient clans.
• Gu Yuan acknowledged his fear of acting against Hun Tiandi but also revealed his ambition to become an Emperor by taking advantage of the Soul Clan’s plans.
• Ye Yan told Gu Yuan not to pursue every Xiao Clan survivor and argued that handing over the jade would keep them safe; he neither confirmed nor denied having made an agreement with them.

Ye Yan negotiated with Gu Yuan over their shared ambition to reach Battle Emperor and hinted that he knew where those who broke through had gone. Gu Yuan agreed to search for a Nine-Colored Primordial Stone and wait for Ye Yan in the Central Plains, while Ye Yan ended the meeting and joined the others for a meal.

• Gu Yuan asked whether Ye Yan sought the Battle Emperor opportunity and whether the Ancient Clan should help him, and Ye Yan challenged him to seize it from Hun Tiandi.
• Ye Yan asked where those who became Battle Emperor had gone, but promised to explain after returning to the Central Plains; Gu Yuan agreed to speak with him then.
• Gu Yuan asked about Ye Yan's relationship with Gu Xun'er, and Ye Yan admitted they were close; Gu Yuan warned him not to take her farther down the road before reaching Battle Saint.
• As his Soul Seal faded, Gu Yuan agreed to look for the Nine-Colored Primordial Stone and said he would wait for Ye Yan in the Central Plains.
• After Xuan Yi asked how the conversation went, Ye Yan reassured her and invited Gu Ran and Ling Ying to drink and eat with him.

Ye Yan escorted Xiao Xun'er to Jia Nan Academy's Outer Academy, teasing her as they traveled. A short-haired woman in red interrupted their close moment and seemed to fall for Xiao Xun'er at first sight.

• Gu Ran and Ye Yan discussed Ye Yan's Green Lotus Core Flame and Xuan Yi's Fallen Heart Flame while eating and talking.
• Xiao Xun'er decided to study at Jia Nan Academy, and Ye Yan offered to help her register at the Outer Academy.
• Xiao Xun'er told Ye Yan she was a one-star Da Dou Shi but planned to reveal only Dou Zhe strength, and credited his pill with helping her control the Heavenly Flame.
• Ye Yan teased Xiao Xun'er as they traveled to the Outer Academy, where students admired them and Ye Yan boasted about his appearance.
• A short-haired woman in red scolded Ye Yan and Xiao Xun'er for fooling around, then stepped between them while focusing her attention on Xiao Xun'er.

Hu Jia became attracted to Xiao Xun'er, but learned that Xiao Xun'er would be staying with Ye Yan and watched her leave with him. Hu Gan confronted Hu Jia about her preference for women and ordered her to stay home until she reached Dou Ling.

• Hu Jia questioned Xiao Xun'er, then grabbed Ye Yan by the collar before Hu Gan intervened and apologized.
• Ye Yan introduced Xiao Xun'er to Hu Gan, who arranged her enrollment at Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Xun'er said she would stay at Ye Yan's residence in Green Mountain, leaving Hu Jia heartbroken.
• Ye Yan explained Hu Jia's feelings to Xiao Xun'er, who blushed and denied wondering about romance between women.
• Hu Jia told Hu Gan to find her a grandma, so he ordered her home until she reached Dou Ling.

Ye Yan and Xiao Yi Xian traveled to the Chu Yun Empire to search for the Nether Poison Fire, and Xiao Yi Xian grew stronger by absorbing the poisonous miasma in the Ten Thousand Scorpion Mountain Range. The chapter ended as Ye Yan sensed his trait flicker and rushed forward with Xiao Yi Xian.

• Ye Yan built two courtyards at Green Mountain and prepared to leave with Xiao Yi Xian while Xuan Yi, Cailin, and Zi Yan stayed behind.
• Xiao Yi Xian reached the eight-star Dou Wang realm after consuming poison pills and set out with Ye Yan for the Chu Yun Empire.
• Ye Yan and Xiao Yi Xian traveled through a spatial rift for a full day before reaching the Ten Thousand Scorpion Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yi Xian absorbed the poisonous miasma and collected herbs while Ye Yan gathered a venomous snake to make a poison pill.
• Ye Yan sensed a trait flicker, crushed the snake, and hurried forward with Xiao Yi Xian.

Ye Yan and Xiao Yi Xian investigated why the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect was searching the mountain range and discovered that the central mountain itself emitted unusually potent poison gas. Xiao Yi Xian sensed that a treasure or poison source lay beneath it, leaving them poised to investigate underground.

• Ye Yan overheard Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect disciples say their sect master was searching the mountain range for an opportunity to reach the Dou Zong realm, and he followed a flickering [Lucky Brother] entry toward the range's center with Xiao Yi Xian.
• Ye Yan and Xiao Yi Xian found Xie Shan leading dozens of people in a search for something rumored to be in the central mountain.
• Xiao Yi Xian sensed that poison gas near the center was more than ten times as potent as at the outskirts and that poison throughout the range shared the same origin.
• Ye Yan failed to locate the source with his soul power, so he brought Xiao Yi Xian to the mountain's summit to investigate more closely.
• Xiao Yi Xian sensed poison gas emanating from every part of the mountain and felt intermittent fluctuations beneath it, suggesting a valuable treasure for poison cultivators lay underground.

Ye Yan watched the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect search the poisonous mountain while Xiao Yi Xian cultivated at its peak. Scorpion Mountain decided to dig up the mountain to find its hidden opportunity, and Ye Yan spoke from above.

• Scorpion Mountain forced his disciples to search the toxic mountain using pills that temporarily resisted the poison but depleted their lifespan and foundation.
• Ye Yan recognized the disciples as expendable pathfinders and watched as more were driven onto the mountain.
• Ye Yan gave Xiao Yi Xian a Dou Ling Pill and urged her to break through to the peak of the Dou Wang realm while she absorbed the poisonous gas.
• A Dou Ling reported that the mountain seemed uniform, prompting Scorpion Mountain to propose turning it upside down despite the sect's rules against damaging it.
• Ye Yan's voice rang out from the mountaintop, offering to help dig up the mountain.

Scorpion Mountain ordered the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect disciples to dig into the Sacred Mountain while Ye Yan secretly protected them and cleared the poison from their bodies. Two days later, Xie Biyan grew worried that Scorpion Mountain and the disciples had not returned and decided to investigate himself.

• Scorpion Mountain ordered the disciples to dig into the Sacred Mountain, then killed one who refused to obey.
• Ye Yan blocked the excavation sounds with a spatial barrier and sent jade-blue flames into the disciples to burn away the poison in their bodies.
• The disciples felt stronger and dug faster as the poison rose from the mountain and Xiao Yi Xian absorbed it.
• After two days without Scorpion Mountain or the disciples returning, Xie Biyan questioned a messenger and learned that those sent to check had also not returned.
• Xie Biyan spoke with a black shadow, then set out to investigate the Sacred Mountain himself.

Ye Yan watched the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect dig into Scorpion Mountain in search of a poisonous source, while Xiao Yi Xian completed her breakthrough to the peak of the Dou Wang realm. When Xie Biyan arrived to confront Scorpion Mountain, Ye Yan revealed himself and offered Xiao Yi Xian a chance to test her strength against the sect leader.

• Ye Yan found no source beneath Scorpion Mountain, then went to see Xiao Yi Xian finish her breakthrough.
• Xiao Yi Xian reached the peak of the Dou Wang realm, and Ye Yan noted that her poisonous Dou Qi could threaten peak Dou Emperors and even harm some Dou Zongs.
• Xiao Yi Xian offered to search the mountain for clues, and Ye Yan sensed Xie Biyan approaching from the Soul Hall.
• Xie Biyan confronted Scorpion Mountain about digging up the mountain, then discovered that the disciples were oblivious as emerald-blue flames burned them to ashes.
• A shadow fled from Xie Biyan as Ye Yan appeared with Xiao Yi Xian and offered to suppress Scorpion Mountain's strength so she could test herself.

Ye Yan confined the cavern, suppressed Scorpion Mountain’s cultivation, and let Xiao Yi Xian test her strength against him. After Ye Yan’s Violet Extreme Fire killed the Soul Hall man, Xie Biyan agreed to spar with Xiao Yi Xian, but Ye Yan noticed a strange reaction in the poisonous vapor.

• Xiao Yi Xian asked to test her new abilities, so Ye Yan sealed the cavern and suppressed Scorpion Mountain’s cultivation.
• Ye Yan restored Scorpion Mountain’s consciousness, and Xiao Yi Xian fought him with her poisonous Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yi Xian’s poison weakened Scorpion Mountain, prompting Ye Yan to restore his cultivation so their fight could continue.
• Ye Yan ordered Xie Biyan to spar with Xiao Yi Xian and revealed that the Soul Hall man’s attacks could not threaten him.
• Ye Yan sent the Violet Extreme Fire to kill the Soul Hall man and burn away his soul bodies.
• Xie Biyan agreed to be Xiao Yi Xian’s sparring partner, and Ye Yan noticed a strange reaction in the cavern’s poisonous vapor.

Ye Yan and Xiao Yi Xian discovered a spatial secret realm connected to her Woe Poison Body and entered it. Inside, they found the Nether Poison Fire, and Ye Yan told Xiao Yi Xian to cultivate there while he investigated the realm.

• Xiao Yi Xian poisoned Scorpion Mountain, while Ye Yan sensed unusual spatial power in the poisonous mist.
• Ye Yan trapped Xie Biyan and searched the cave with Xiao Yi Xian, whose Woe Poison Body resonated with a hidden spatial barrier.
• Xiao Yi Xian activated her Woe Poison Body, causing the barrier to absorb her and open a passage that Ye Yan kept open as he followed.
• Ye Yan and Xiao Yi Xian entered a swamp-filled secret realm and found the Nether Poison Fire drifting through its miasma.
• Ye Yan told Xiao Yi Xian to cultivate in the realm and try to reach Dou Emperor while he investigated its different areas.

Ye Yan explored the toxic marsh and discovered an altar left by a Woe Poison Body cultivator who had encountered the Tou She Ancient God and absorbed the Nether Poison Fire. Xiao Yi Xian cultivated in the marsh as the Heavenly Flame approached her, while Ye Yan realized she would need to examine the altar’s sealed inheritance herself.

• Xiao Yi Xian cultivated in the marsh’s poisonous miasma and suppressed her approaching breakthrough to the Dou Emperor realm.
• Ye Yan sensed a carved stone platform beneath the marsh and entered the corrosive waters protected by the Heaven River Cultivation Method.
• Ye Yan read the platform’s inscriptions, learning that its creator had possessed the Woe Poison Body, absorbed poison fire, and met the Tou She Ancient God.
• Ye Yan found a sealed protrusion embedded in the altar that he could not open, and concluded Xiao Yi Xian would have to examine it.
• The Nether Poison Fire drifted close to Xiao Yi Xian as her Woe Poison Body drew it toward her.

Yun Yun reflected on her feelings for Ye Yan and worried that he might think she had approached him for his resources. At the cliffside, strange winds shaped the clouds into figures reenacting her intimate encounter with him, leaving her embarrassed and unsettled.

• Nalan Yanran asked Yun Yun how she had advanced to five-star Dou Emperor, and Yun Yun hid that Ye Yan had given her a gift.
• Yun Shan arranged for others to handle Misty Cloud Sect affairs so Yun Yun could cultivate, while Yun Yun warned Nalan Yanran not to underestimate Xiao Yan.
• Nalan Yanran teased Yun Yun about returning to the bluestone to daydream about Ye Yan, then left her alone.
• Yun Yun went to the cliffside bluestone and worried that Ye Yan might think she had approached him for profit.
• A wind gathered the clouds around Yun Yun and formed figures of her and Ye Yan reenacting their embrace, making her fear the disciples might see.

Ye Yan reunited with Yun Yun and invited her to leave for the Central Plains with him after Xiao Yi Xian finished cultivating. He persuaded Yun Yun that she could join the Flower Sect and improve her talent, and she agreed to discuss his method in private.

• Ye Yan appeared before Yun Yun, embraced and kissed her, and reunited with her on the bluestone.
• Ye Yan told Yun Yun he had taken Xiao Yi Xian to the Chu Yun Empire to cultivate and had returned because he missed her.
• Yun Yun asked when Ye Yan would leave, and he invited her to accompany him to the Central Plains and join the Flower Sect.
• Ye Yan reassured Yun Yun that she had the talent to enter the Flower Sect and claimed he could improve it through dual cultivation.
• Yun Yun warned Ye Yan not to reveal his secrets around the Misty Cloud Sect and agreed to go to her room to discuss his method.

Ye Yan visited Yun Yun and claimed he could improve her aptitude through an intimate method, which raised her cultivation potential. After five days together, Nalan Yanran arrived at Yun Yun's room and heard suspicious noises inside.

• At Jia Nan Academy, Cailin and Xuan Yi watched Zi Yan's violet-gold cocoon as she prepared to break through after consuming many Green Wood Pulse-Nurturing Pills.
• Ye Yan approached Yun Yun in her room and persuaded her to try his method for improving her aptitude.
• Ye Yan and Yun Yun became intimate, and he examined her meridians afterward; Yun Yun found that her aptitude had improved by ten percent after three times.
• Yun Yun asked Ye Yan to help improve her aptitude further, and they remained together for five days.
• Nalan Yanran came to Yun Yun's room, knocked, and wondered whether to enter after hearing noises inside.

Ye Yan and Yun Yun continued their relationship in secret while Nalan Yanran nearly discovered them. Yun Yun’s aptitude had grown, and she agreed to accompany Ye Yan to the Central Plains after he promised to handle the complications involving Queen Medusa.

• Nalan Yanran came to Yun Yun’s door, but Yun Yun told her she was cultivating and sent her away.
• Yun Yun told Ye Yan that her aptitude had increased by around fifty percent, and he encouraged her to keep cultivating.
• Ye Yan explained that a clone was watching over Xiao Yi Xian while he stayed with Yun Yun.
• Yun Yun asked whether Ye Yan and Queen Medusa had taken their relationship further, and he swore they had not.
• Yun Yun considered traveling to the Central Plains later on her own, but Ye Yan insisted he would take responsibility and resolve the situation.
• Yun Yun agreed to leave with Ye Yan and secretly delighted when he called her his wife.

Xiao Yi Xian broke through to the Battle Emperor realm while Ye Yan’s clone guarded the secret realm, and Ye Yan returned to find her consolidating her new cultivation. He fed Wood Qi to the Nether Poison Fire and reunited with Xiao Yi Xian, who was poised to grow stronger by absorbing the Heavenly Flame.

• Ye Yan’s clone guarded Xiao Yi Xian as she prepared to break through, while the trapped Xie Biyan despaired after Ye Yan forgot about him.
• After a month, Xiao Yi Xian absorbed the secret realm’s poisonous gas and broke through to the peak of the one-star Battle Emperor realm.
• The clone alerted Ye Yan, who left Yun Yun and returned to the Ten Thousand Scorpion Mountain Range; Yun Yun encouraged him to go but felt newly motivated to improve her own cultivation.
• Ye Yan silenced Xie Biyan, entered the secret realm, and reclaimed his clone after exchanging remarks with it.
• Ye Yan gave the Nether Poison Fire a bead of Wood Qi, then greeted Xiao Yi Xian as she finished consolidating her breakthrough.

Xiao Yi Xian prepared to absorb the Nether Poison Fire, a Heavenly Flame tied to her Woe Poison Body, while Ye Yan provided pills and watched over her. She successfully circulated the flame through her meridians and broke through to two-star Battle Emperor, then swallowed the Pulse Protecting Pill as the refinement continued.

• Ye Yan explained that the Nether Poison Fire came from a Battle Saint with the Woe Poison Body and told Xiao Yi Xian to refine it before searching the poison marsh for the inheritance.
• Ye Yan gave Xiao Yi Xian a Naling Pill, a Blood Lotus Pill, and a Pulse Protecting Pill, and she kissed his cheek before hurriedly leaving.
• After a day of preparation, Xiao Yi Xian began refining the Nether Poison Fire, which gathered itself into a flame seed and lowered its temperature for her.
• Xiao Yi Xian swallowed the flame seed and circulated it through her meridians, enduring alternating heat and cold as she absorbed its poisonous qi.
• The flame seed completed its circulation, Xiao Yi Xian advanced to two-star Battle Emperor, and she swallowed the Pulse Protecting Pill.

Xiao Yi Xian absorbed the Nether Poison Fire and rose to four-star Battle Emperor before growing closer to Ye Yan. Ye Yan brought her to the bottom of the Poison Marsh to inspect the inheritance she had received.

• The Spirit Receptacle entered Xiao Yi Xian’s dantian, and she easily absorbed the fire seed as the Woe Poison Body and Nether Poison Fire fueled each other’s growth.
• After three days, Xiao Yi Xian stabilized at four-star Battle Emperor and summoned pale green Nether Poison Fire, which poisoned a plant on contact.
• Ye Yan examined Xiao Yi Xian’s condition and confirmed that the fire had helped her break through, while she held his hand and leaned into his embrace.
• Ye Yan carried Xiao Yi Xian toward the Poison Marsh, explaining how his Heavenly River could manifest as a powerful combat technique.
• Ye Yan and Xiao Yi Xian reached the stone platform at the bottom of the Poison Marsh, where she looked at a raised protrusion at its center.

Xiao Yi Xian obtained the Heaven-class Woe Ten Thousand Poisons Tribulation technique and prepared to cultivate it with Ye Yan’s help. Meanwhile, the Soul Hall investigated its losses in the Northwest Region and questioned a survivor about Ye Yan’s role in Venerable Qinghai’s death.

• Xiao Yi Xian used her Woe Poison Body and Nether Poison Fire to reveal and claim the Woe Ten Thousand Poisons Tribulation technique.
• Ye Yan translated the technique, identified it as a mid-tier Heaven-class attack that created poisonous lightning, and promised to develop lower-level lightning techniques for Xiao Yi Xian.
• Ye Yan said the poisonous marsh was suitable for Xiao Yi Xian’s cultivation and offered to teach her alchemy.
• At the Soul Hall headquarters, the Great Heavenly Venerable and Second Heavenly Venerable Gu You questioned a survivor about the loss of several Dou Zong and Venerable Qinghai in the Northwest Region.
• The survivor suspected Ye Yan, a prodigy of the Ye Family who could refine sixth-tier pills, but could not explain how he had killed Venerable Qinghai.