Chapter Summaries

Qian Ye led Xiao Yan and the others to the Mist Yun Sect despite Xiao Yan and Yao Chen’s fears, then sealed Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi and heavenly flames to stop him from disrupting his plans. The group stood at the foot of Mist Yun Mountain as Xiao Yan realized he could not resist Qian Ye.

• Xiao Yan struck Han Feng after Han Feng disrespected Yao Chen, but then let Han Feng punch him until Yao Chen intervened.
• Qian Ye decided to go to the Mist Yun Sect and rejected Yao Chen’s objections, assuring him that he would keep Xiao Yan and Yao Chen alive.
• Several days later, Qian Ye arrived at Mist Yun Mountain with Zi Yan, Queen Medusa, Xiao Yan, Han Feng, and Yao Chen.
• Fearing Xiao Yan’s hatred would lead him to ruin his plans, Qian Ye touched Xiao Yan’s chest and sealed his Dou Qi and heavenly flames.

Qian Ye brought the sealed Xiao Yan and his companions to the Mist Yun Sect, where he absorbed the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame and faced Yun Shan’s arriving forces. Yun Shan challenged Xiao Yan, but Zi Yan redirected his attention to Qian Ye, whose role in the confrontation remained unclear.

• Qian Ye kept Xiao Yan’s strength sealed and led him, Zi Yan, Queen Medusa, Han Feng, and the others up Mist Yun Mountain.
• A disciple warned Yun Shan and the Mist Yun Sect elders that Xiao Yan and Queen Medusa were approaching, and Yun Shan led them to the training grounds.
• Qian Ye checked in at the Mist Yun Sect and absorbed the heavenly flame Nine Dragon Lightning Flame.
• Yun Shan arrived with Gu He and addressed Xiao Yan, who could not fight because Qian Ye had sealed his abilities.
• Zi Yan challenged Yun Shan for ignoring Qian Ye, and Yun Shan asked Qian Ye for his name.

Qian Ye confronted Yun Shan after Zi Yan failed to defeat the three-star Dou Zong, then overwhelmed the Mist Yun Sect’s elders and Gu He. The chapter ended with Yun Shan using wind techniques to defend himself and search for Qian Ye after he vanished.

• Zi Yan attacked Yun Shan, but he dodged her blows and kicked her away after recognizing her strength as a nine-star Dou Wang.
• Qian Ye caught Zi Yan, handed her to Queen Medusa, and struck Yun Shan down before the elders could react.
• Yun Du and the other Mist Yun Sect elders surrounded Qian Ye, but his golden body resisted their attacks and he knocked them down one by one.
• Qian Ye slapped Gu He aside, leaving only Yun Shan able to continue fighting.
• Yun Shan formed a Wind Wall and sent out Ten Thousand Wind Binding, but Qian Ye vanished, leaving Yun Shan searching for him in fear.

Qian Ye fought Yun Shan's attacks and appeared to be killed, only to return unharmed and face Yun Shan's Great Sorrow Wind-Tearing Hand. The chapter ended with Qian Ye buried beneath the attack in a deep crater, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Yun Shan attacked Qian Ye with afterimages and sword wind, but Qian Ye's golden light stopped his blows.
• Yun Shan unleashed the Great Wind Hand Seal, which Qian Ye blocked with a wall of Heavenly Flame.
• Yun Shan secretly struck Qian Ye's neck with Wind's Pinnacle, Falling Slaughter, and Qian Ye collapsed as Zi Yan and Queen Medusa mourned him.
• Qian Ye's body vanished, and he reappeared before Yun Shan as dark clouds and lightning gathered over Mist Yun Mountain.
• Yun Shan used Great Sorrow Wind-Tearing Hand to slam Qian Ye into the square, leaving a deep crater as everyone wondered whether he had survived.

Qian Ye defeated Yun Shan by outlasting his desperate Wind Demon Annihilation Gang with the Golden Bell Shield. Yun Shan fell back into the pit, while Qian Ye and his companions joked about burying him there.

• Qian Ye appeared behind Yun Shan and struck him into the pit, revealing he had survived Yun Shan’s earlier attack.
• Zi Yan celebrated Qian Ye’s victory, and Queen Medusa agreed with her confidence in his strength.
• Yun Shan rose from the pit and unleashed Wind Demon Annihilation Gang, sending a huge cyan sword against Qian Ye’s Golden Bell Shield.
• Qian Ye held his defense as Yun Shan exhausted his Dou Qi over eleven hours, then collapsed into the pit after the sword vanished.
• Qian Ye joked about filling in the pit, while Zi Yan and Queen Medusa joined in and the Mist Yun Sect disciples could only watch helplessly.

Qian Ye sealed Yun Shan’s Dou Qi and made him arrange lodging and meals before secretly entering Yun Yun’s guarded chamber. Yun Yun mistook the masked Qian Ye for Xiao Yan and spent the night with him; the chapter ended when she removed his mask and screamed.

• Qian Ye sealed Yun Shan’s Dou Qi and promised to restore it if he behaved, then Yun Shan arranged a meal and accommodations for Qian Ye and his companions.
• Qian Ye appeared invisibly in the chamber where Yun Yun was confined and told her he knew who she was and why she was there.
• Yun Yun mistook Qian Ye for Xiao Yan, and Qian Ye revealed himself wearing a Dragon King Mask.
• Yun Yun and Qian Ye spent the night together, and the next morning she removed his mask, waking him with a scream.

Qian Ye left Yun Yun’s room after she realized she had mistaken him for Xiao Yan, and Yun Shan released her from house arrest and restored her as sect master. Nalan Yanran returned from three years of seclusion at peak Dou Wang and reunited with Yun Yun, ending the chapter as she blamed herself for the trouble caused by Xiao Yan.

• Yun Yun confronted Qian Ye after learning he was not Xiao Yan, and he left her room.
• Yun Shan and the elders found Yun Yun crying, then Yun Shan freed her and returned the Mist Yun Sect leadership to her.
• Yun Shan announced that Nalan Yanran had emerged from three years of seclusion at peak Dou Wang.
• Nalan Yanran reunited with Yun Yun and asked why Yun Shan had kept her under house arrest.
• Yun Yun explained that her past connection to Xiao Yan had caused Yun Shan to distrust her, and Nalan Yanran blamed herself for breaking off her engagement to Xiao Yan.

Yun Yun told Nalan Yanran that she had willingly slept with a man whose identity she did not know, while explaining her complicated feelings about Xiao Yan. The two women arrived at a Mist Yun Sect banquet, where Qian Ye saw Nalan Yanran for the first time.

• Yun Yun comforted Nalan Yanran about her broken engagement with Xiao Yan and admitted that she had developed feelings for him.
• Nalan Yanran reassured Yun Yun that she was not to blame for falling for Xiao Yan under false names and without knowing their identities.
• Yun Yun revealed that she had willingly slept with an unknown man, shocking Nalan Yanran, then suggested they bathe before joining the others for a meal.
• Yun Shan apologized to Qian Ye for the delay while the assembled guests waited for Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran.
• Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran entered the reception hall, and Qian Ye recognized Nalan Yanran as the Mist Yun Sect's young mistress.

At a banquet at the Mist Yun Sect, Qian Ye absorbed the Heavenly Flame Bone Chilling Flame and Yun Yun resumed her position as sect master. Yun Yun then took Qian Ye aside for a private conversation, leaving their meeting unresolved.

• Yun Shan welcomed Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran to the banquet, where they recognized Qian Ye, Queen Medusa, Zi Yan, and Xiao Yan.
• The Check-in System rewarded Qian Ye with Bone Chilling Flame for checking in with Yun Yun, and he absorbed the Heavenly Flame.
• Yun Shan introduced Qian Ye to Yun Yun and announced that she would resume her position as sect master of the Mist Yun Sect.
• After the banquet, Yun Yun asked Qian Ye to speak with her privately, and he agreed before following her and Nalan Yanran to a secluded spot.

Qian Ye fought Nalan Yanran after she and Yun Yun underestimated his strength, quickly overpowering her despite their difference in cultivation. Yun Yun begged him to release Nalan Yanran and offered to meet any demand, leaving her disciple in Qian Ye’s grasp.

• Yun Yun challenged Qian Ye, but Nalan Yanran volunteered to fight him instead.
• Nalan Yanran attacked Qian Ye with a wind technique and bound his hands, then declared that he had lost.
• Qian Ye vanished and reappeared behind Nalan Yanran, seizing her by the neck and waist.
• Yun Yun pleaded with Qian Ye to release Nalan Yanran and promised to satisfy any demand.
• Nalan Yanran worried that Qian Ye might hurt Yun Yun as her teacher tried to save her.

Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran learned that Qian Ye had defeated Yun Shan, Gu He, and the Mist Yun Sect elders, and feared that his connection to Xiao Yan threatened the sect. Xiao Yan confronted Yun Yun, but she rejected him, and he left declaring that they were severed with a single stroke.

• Qian Ye vanished after releasing Nalan Yanran, and Yun Yun told her that his strength was far beyond what they had assumed.
• Nalan Yanran learned from Yun Bai that Qian Ye had defeated Yun Shan, Gu He, Yun Du, and the other elders, leading Yun Yun to estimate that he was at least a nine-star Dou Zong.
• Nalan Yanran warned Yun Yun that Xiao Yan might have brought Qian Ye to aid him against the Mist Yun Sect, and Yun Yun decided to speak with Qian Ye.
• Xiao Yan arrived and told Yun Yun he had come for her, but she said she did not want him bringing disaster to the Mist Yun Sect.
• Xiao Yan asked whether Yun Yun welcomed him, and after she said he meant nothing to her, he left declaring that they were severed with a single stroke.

Qian Ye gained the Nine Nether Wind Flame after Nalan Yanran visited him, and the two became lovers. Six months later, as Qian Ye prepared to leave Mist Yun Sect with Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran, Yun Shan asked him to remove the seal suppressing his abilities.

• Yun Yun watched Xiao Yan leave and decided they should pretend they had never met.
• Nalan Yanran visited Qian Ye to ask whether he and Xiao Yan intended to act against Mist Yun Sect, and Qian Ye assured her they were not allies.
• Qian Ye checked in with Nalan Yanran and absorbed the Nine Nether Wind Flame, then kissed her; the next morning, Nalan Yanran asked him to promise he would always love her.
• After six months, Qian Ye decided to leave Mist Yun Mountain and take Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran with him for their safety.
• At lunch, Yun Shan asked Qian Ye to remove his seal, and Yun Yun pleaded with Qian Ye on her teacher's behalf while Gu He and Xiao Yan watched.

Qian Ye agreed to accompany Queen Medusa back to her homeland in the Tager Great Desert, where the Snake-People Tribe lived amid ongoing conflict with humans. The group reached the tribe’s desert settlement as Queen Medusa explained the precarious balance between the snake-people and the Jia Ma Empire.

• After Qian Ye removed Yun Shan’s seal, Yun Shan regained his strength and hid his excitement from his subordinates.
• Qian Ye left Mist Yun Sect on foot with Queen Medusa, Zi Yan, Han Feng, Xiao Yan, Yun Yun, Nalan Yanran, and Gu He.
• Qian Ye asked Queen Medusa whether she missed home, then decided to take the group to the Tager Great Desert.
• Queen Medusa explained that her people had retreated from the Magical Beast Mountain Range after conflicts with humans, and Zi Yan vowed to defend them.
• Qian Ye guided the group across the scorching desert on a flying carpet and arrived at an oasis where snake-people lived.
• Queen Medusa described the continuing skirmishes between snake-people and humans, while the Jia Ma Empire avoided provoking the tribe because of its strength and external threats.

Qian Ye arrived in the Snake-People territory with Queen Medusa, absorbed the Red Lotus Karmic Flame, and met the four elders who questioned his strength. The elders looked unimpressed when he claimed to be a Peak Dou Wang.

• Qian Ye received and absorbed the Red Lotus Karmic Flame after arriving in the Tager Great Desert.
• Hua She'er welcomed Queen Medusa back and eyed Qian Ye and the other human visitors with suspicion.
• Queen Medusa settled Qian Ye and his companions in the Snake-People territory, then later took Qian Ye to meet the elders.
• The First Elder asked Qian Ye about his cultivation, and he claimed to be a Peak Dou Wang.
• The four elders exchanged disapproving looks after hearing Qian Ye's claimed strength.

Qian Ye challenged the Snake-People Tribe’s eight great experts to prove he was worthy of Queen Medusa, then revealed that he was also a seventh-tier alchemist. The elders rejected his claim, and Qian Ye left the Elder Hall before the scheduled duel.

• The First Elder dismissed Qian Ye as a Nine-Star Dou Wang unworthy of the Two-Star Dou Zong Queen Medusa and objected to a human marrying into the snake-people.
• Qian Ye named the snake-people’s eight great experts and declared that none of them could defeat him alone.
• The First Elder agreed to arrange a duel in the square the next afternoon, with Qian Ye required to leave and sever ties with the queen if he lost.
• Qian Ye told the elders that he was an alchemist, then claimed he was seventh tier when they guessed lower tiers.
• The elders called Qian Ye’s claim absurd, and he left the Elder Hall while Queen Medusa followed.

Qian Ye faced the nine great Snake-People experts alone and effortlessly evaded their attacks for nearly an hour. The battle took an unexpected turn when Qian Ye seemed to collapse from poison, but Hei Du was suddenly struck down instead, leaving Qian Ye's location unknown.

• Qian Ye arrived at the square with Yun Yun, Zi Yan, Nalan Yanran, Gu He, Xiao Yan, and Han Feng, then entered the arena to face the nine Snake-People experts.
• The nine experts attacked Qian Ye together while the crowd mocked him, but he dodged every strike without counterattacking.
• The elders praised Qian Ye's ability to evade the encirclement, noting that he had held out for nearly an hour and might be stronger than a Nine-Star Dou Wang.
• Qian Ye suddenly fell to the ground foaming at the mouth, and Hei Du claimed his poison had defeated him.
• Hei Du was abruptly sent flying and seriously injured, while Qian Ye had disappeared from where he had fallen.

Qian Ye revealed that he had faked his defeat and overwhelmed the Snake-People’s strongest fighters. After defeating all nine experts, he left Queen Medusa and the elders considering how his strength could help the Snake-People return to their homeland.

• Qian Ye reappeared unharmed, revealing that he had pretended to be near death, and Mo Basi and the others charged him.
• Qian Ye defeated Mo Basi with one blow, then sent Kui Xing, Yan Ci, Nan She, Yin Shi, and the Flower Snake King flying.
• The elders concluded that Qian Ye would win, and the First and Fourth Elders considered recruiting him to help the Snake-People leave the Tager Great Desert.
• Yue Mei and Hua She'er attacked Qian Ye together, but he defeated them and left both unable to fight.

After defeating the Snake-People’s nine powerful fighters, Qian Ye grew closer to Queen Medusa and agreed that she would remain with her people. He then offered to refine pills to help the four elders break through to Dou Zong, leaving them stunned and hopeful.

• Qian Ye defeated nine Snake-People fighters, earned the crowd’s admiration, and left with Zi Yan, Nalan Yanran, Yun Yun, and the others.
• Qian Ye and Queen Medusa became intimate, and he gave her a seventh-tier pill that might help her break through.
• The first elder told Qian Ye that Queen Medusa had to stay with the Snake-People, and Qian Ye agreed while affirming that he would not restrict her freedom.
• Qian Ye revealed that he had seen through the four elders’ nine-star Dou Huang strength and offered to refine pills to help them reach Dou Zong.

Qian Ye gave the four elders Rejuvenation Pills that he said would restore their youthful appearances, then joined them in the square the next afternoon after they summoned him. The masked elders sat him beside the First Elder, leaving the crowd wondering what they planned to announce.

• Qian Ye gave each of the four elders a Rejuvenation Pill and explained that it could restore a person’s appearance to around age twenty for ten years.
• Queen Medusa left wondering whether she could get a Rejuvenation Pill for herself when she grew old.
• The next afternoon, Queen Medusa, Yun Yun, Nalan Yanran, and Zi Yan came to fetch Qian Ye after the elders summoned them to the square.
• Zi Yan admitted she had eaten a whole bottle of pills in three mouthfuls, so Qian Ye gave her another bottle.
• Qian Ye saw Xiao Yan, Gu He, and Han Feng among the crowd and noticed that all four elders wore masks.
• The First Elder invited Qian Ye to sit beside her, and the crowd speculated about the elders’ unusual behavior as they waited for an announcement.

The First Elder and the other three elders revealed that they had regained their youth after taking pills from Qian Ye. Qian Ye identified himself as a seventh-tier alchemist and offered to prove the Rejuvenation Pill worked by letting others test it.

• The First Elder and the other three elders removed their masks and outer garments, revealing that they had become beautiful young women.
• Queen Medusa realized Qian Ye's pills had restored the elders' youth and decided to ask him for one later.
• The First Elder invited Qian Ye to explain his identity and the pills, and he announced that he was a seventh-tier alchemist.
• Qian Ye showed everyone a pill he called a Rejuvenation Pill and said the elders had taken them the previous night.
• Qian Ye offered to prove the pill's effects by the following morning, and the crowd eagerly volunteered to try one.