Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yu met the black-robed Yun Zhi in the Magic Beast Mountain Range and learned she was in the territory of the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King. The next day, Yun Zhi and the Lion King began fighting, and Xiao Yu watched their clash from a hidden perch.

• Xiao Yu told the black-robed figure that mercenaries had driven him into the Magic Beast Mountain Range and shared his roasted meat with them.
• The black-robed figure revealed that they were in the territory of the sixth-tier Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, and Xiao Yu asked whether anyone had come to challenge it.
• The black-robed figure identified herself as Yun Zhi, and Xiao Yu realized he had been asking Yun Yun about her own plans.
• The next day, Xiao Yu heard a tremendous rumble, put on the Shadowless Mask, and rushed toward the battle between Yun Zhi and the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King.
• Xiao Yu climbed a tree and watched the two Dou Huang-level experts fight from among its branches.

Xiao Yu watched Yun Zhi lose her battle with the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King and flee badly wounded. He found her unconscious in his valley and carried her to his cave to recover.

• Xiao Yu realized three fifth-tier magical beasts remained nearby and stayed hidden as Yun Zhi and the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King fought until sunset.
• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King used Amethyst Seal, and Yun Zhi answered with Rift Whirling Dance and Extreme Wind, Fallen Kill, breaking its horn before it struck her and forced her to flee.
• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King ordered the magical beasts to search for Yun Zhi, while Xiao Yu returned cautiously to his hiding place.
• Xiao Yu found Yun Zhi unconscious in the lake, carried her into his cave, and scattered medicinal powder outside to conceal their presence.
• Yun Zhi groaned in pain as she remained unconscious, having been injured after the Lion King's sealing talent caught her by surprise.

Xiao Yu treated Yun Zhi’s chest injury after she was wounded by the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, then protected their hiding place while the magical beasts searched for her. The chapter ended with Yun Zhi awake but still bedridden, watching Xiao Yu make her millet porridge.

• Xiao Yu recorded evidence that he meant Yun Zhi no harm, then began treating her injuries as she woke and demanded to handle them herself.
• Yun Zhi’s pain and sealed battle qi left her unable to treat herself, so she reluctantly let Xiao Yu apply medicine after he turned around while she removed her Sea Heart Soft Armor.
• Yun Zhi fainted again, and Xiao Yu applied medicine to the bruising on her chest before leaving the cave to cool off in the lake.
• Xiao Yu led searching magical beasts away from the valley as the Lion King’s order spread through the Magic Beast Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yu returned with food and found Yun Zhi awake, then began making millet porridge while she watched from the stone bed.

Xiao Yu cared for Yun Zhi as she recovered in a cave, and the two grew closer over shared meals and teasing. After helping her bathe at a nearby lake, Xiao Yu secretly glanced at her from the woods.

• Xiao Yu used his Bone Chilling Flame to cook millet porridge, then fed it to the injured Yun Zhi when she refused to eat.
• Over the next three days, Yun Zhi regained enough strength to move with Xiao Yu's support, while Xiao Yu cultivated and refined his first second-tier medicinal pill.
• Xiao Yu and Yun Zhi joked over dinner, and Yun Zhi asked him to help her bathe in the nearby lake.
• Xiao Yu checked the area, brought Yun Zhi to the lakeshore, and sat facing away from her on a tree branch.
• Xiao Yu listened to Yun Zhi bathing, then secretly turned to glimpse her in the water.

After an accidental mishap during Yun Zhi’s bath, Xiao Yu and Yun Zhi returned to the cave and spent an awkward night in silence. The next morning, Xiao Yu began learning how to cultivate the Purple Cloud Wings, with Yun Zhi guiding him in the valley.

• Xiao Yu rushed to help when Yun Zhi cried out in the lake, but collided with her as she surfaced and accidentally touched her while trying to save her.
• Yun Zhi explained that a golden fish had startled and bitten her, then Xiao Yu apologized and the two hurried back to the cave to avoid attracting magical beasts.
• Xiao Yu scattered medicinal powder around the cave and spent an uncomfortable, silent night with Yun Zhi.
• The next morning, Xiao Yu examined the Purple Cloud Wings, and Yun Zhi explained that he needed to activate them and suppress the magical beast’s residual will.
• Xiao Yu and Yun Zhi went to the valley, where Yun Zhi began guiding his cultivation of the Purple Cloud Wings.

Xiao Yu mastered the Purple Cloud Wings and spent half a month guarding Yun Zhi while she recovered. After Yun Zhi broke the Lion King's seal and regained her strength, she punished Xiao Yu for his recent mischief, and he prepared to fight back without Dou Qi.

• Xiao Yu subdued the Purple Cloud Wings with his Dou Qi and soul power, then flew for the first time and carried Yun Zhi into the sky.
• For half a month, Xiao Yu kept Magic Beasts away from the valley while Yun Zhi recuperated.
• Xiao Yu checked the area around the valley, then stood guard as Yun Zhi broke the seal implanted by the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King.
• Yun Zhi regained her strength as a Dou Emperor, and Xiao Yu congratulated her without changing his attitude toward her.
• Yun Zhi blocked Xiao Yu's escape, sealed his Dou Qi, and beat him over his recent antics; Xiao Yu decided to fight back without using Dou Qi.

Xiao Yu and Yun Zhi argued over whether he should help steal the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's Amethyst Spirit Crystal, then went together to the Lion King's territory. Yun Zhi drew the Lion King into battle while Xiao Yu used a Shadowless Mask to sneak toward its lair.

• Xiao Yu and Yun Zhi scuffled in their cave, then argued over whether Xiao Yu should join her attempt to take the Amethyst Spirit Crystal.
• Yun Zhi temporarily raised Xiao Yu's strength to the Dou Shi realm and warned that the boost would last only two hours.
• Yun Zhi carried Xiao Yu to a mountain near the Lion King's territory and told him to give up if the plan became too dangerous.
• Yun Zhi challenged the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King and lured it into the sky to fight, while Xiao Yu suppressed his worry and watched from hiding.
• Xiao Yu put on his Shadowless Mask and carefully approached the Lion King's mountain as most of its magical beasts fled the battle.

Xiao Yu infiltrated the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's lair and stole the Amethyst Spirit Crystal and Companion Amethyst Source. As he tried to escape, the Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion King blocked his way.

• Xiao Yu slipped into the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's territory, used sleeping powder to enter its cave, and found the passage leading to the cub and the treasures.
• Xiao Yu fed the Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion King fruits laced with laxatives, making it rush out of the cave.
• Xiao Yu found the hidden Amethyst Spirit Crystal and took it from its hiding place.
• Xiao Yu used the Amethyst Spirit Crystal to break the sphere containing the Companion Amethyst Source and collected the liquid in bottles.
• Xiao Yu headed for the cave entrance but was stopped by the Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion King.

Xiao Yu escaped the cave with Yun Zhi’s help after battling the Little Lion King, and she treated his wounds before leaving him behind. He woke to find the Amethyst Spirit Crystal, Sea Heart Soft Armor, and cultivation manuals, while his system confirmed that the mission to help Yun Yun obtain the crystal was complete.

• Xiao Yu dodged the Little Lion King’s attacks, threw Bone Chilling Flame at it, and was blasted out of the cave when his flame collided with its Purple Flame.
• Yun Zhi caught the unconscious Xiao Yu, drove the Little Lion King back into the cave, and warned the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King before carrying him away.
• Yun Zhi treated Xiao Yu’s wounds, took the Amethyst Spirit Crystal, left him the Sea Heart Soft Armor and cultivation manuals, and departed while he remained unconscious.
• Xiao Yu woke at their former hiding place, joked that he would spank Yun Zhi next time they met, and found that his mission was complete and Yun Yun’s favorability had reached 75.

After claiming his mission rewards, Xiao Yu rose from Eight-Star Dou Zhe to Two-Star Dou Shi and learned about the system’s new Summoning Module. The chapter ended with Xiao Yu debating how to spend his 1,000 Source Coins while a mysterious woman left the mountain.

• Xiao Yu claimed his mission rewards, receiving the Earth Tier Dou skill Cloud Crane Shadow, experience, and Dou Qi.
• The system reached Level 5 and unlocked the Summoning Module, while its rewards pushed Xiao Yu through a breakthrough to Two-Star Dou Shi.
• Xiao Yu formed his Dou Qi Armor and discovered that it strengthened his attacks.
• Xiao Yu learned that Source Coins powered the shop and summoning features, and inspected their costs and locked tiers.
• A woman who had watched Xiao Yu’s rapid advancement called him more mysterious than she had imagined and vanished.
• Xiao Yu stared at the sky, questioning whether to spend his 1,000 Source Coins.

Xiao Yu mastered the beginner level of Cloud Crane Shadow and set out to take revenge on the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. He encountered Fire Wolf’s mercenaries, learned they were fleeing threats over Xin'er, and saw them surrounded by the enemy.

• Xiao Yu studied Cloud Crane Shadow, used his saved combat skill experience cards, and reached the beginner level after demonstrating its power.
• Xiao Yu left the Magic Beast Mountain Range to find the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and encountered Fire Wolf’s mercenaries near Green Mountain Town.
• Fire Wolf told Xiao Yu that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s third leader had threatened them over Xin'er, forcing them to hide in the mountains after scouts killed several of their men.
• Fire Wolf said he planned to leave Green Mountain Town, but a cold-faced man from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group arrived and surrounded them.
• The cold-faced man demanded Xin'er come serve him and suggested he might spare the others, leaving Xin'er in despair.

Xiao Yu stopped Old Yao from betraying Fire Wolf, defeated Shi Wan’s men, and helped the Fire Wolf Mercenary Group win the battle. While Xiao Yu promised that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group would soon be destroyed, Xiao Yan and Medicine Elder prepared to search the Magic Beast Mountain Range for him.

• Old Yao attacked Fire Wolf and admitted he had betrayed the group to Shi Wan, who ordered his men to kill the Fire Wolf Mercenary Group.
• Xiao Yu defeated the Wolf Head Mercenary Group members surrounding him, and Shi Wan recognized him as the man who had killed their Third Captain.
• The Fire Wolf Mercenary Group defeated the remaining enemies, and Fire Wolf ordered Old Yao to take his own life; Old Yao warned that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's captain was a Dou Shi-level expert before dying.
• Xiao Yu told Fire Wolf that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group would be gone in two days.
• In Green Mountain Town, Xiao Yan and Medicine Elder decided to enter the Magic Beast Mountain Range to look for Xiao Yu after waiting half a month without news.

Xiao Yu interrogated Shi Wan, learned that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group planned to seize Little Medical Fairy, and killed him after he tried to attack. As Xiao Yu approached Green Mountain Town in disguise, the Bone Chilling Flame inside him suddenly reacted.

• Xiao Yu took Shi Wan's storage ring and learned where Gan Mu hid money in Green Mountain Town.
• Shi Wan explained that Mu She had spread rumors about Little Medical Fairy's Profound-rank cultivation technique and planned to force Thousand Medicine Hall to hand her over the next day.
• Xiao Yu learned that Mu She and Gan Mu were both at the Wolf Head Mercenary Group headquarters, then knocked away Shi Wan's hidden sword and killed him.
• Xiao Yu headed for Green Mountain Town, concealed his aura with the Shadowless Mask, and sensed excitement from the Bone Chilling Flame near the city gate.

Xiao Yu infiltrated Thousand Medicine Hall to find Little Medical Fairy and discovered that her poisons had already affected him, though his Bone Chilling Flame neutralized them. After she mistook his arrival for an intruder and attacked, she revealed that she had poisoned the room and was trying to find an antidote for him.

• Medicine Elder told Xiao Yan that the Bone Chilling Flame had reacted to a passing expert carrying a Heavenly Flame, then continued toward the Magic Beast Mountain Range with him.
• Xiao Yu entered Green Mountain Town in disguise and slipped past the spies surrounding Thousand Medicine Hall to reach Little Medical Fairy's courtyard.
• Xiao Yu entered Little Medical Fairy's room while she was bathing and felt his Dou Qi slow, but the Bone Chilling Flame burned away the poison.
• Little Medical Fairy attacked Xiao Yu with white silk, then stopped when he identified himself and returned behind the screen to dress.
• Little Medical Fairy remembered that the poisons she had used were lethal and rushed out to find an antidote, while Xiao Yu picked up her clothes and pulled her behind him protectively.
• Little Medical Fairy told Xiao Yu that she had poisoned the room and was looking for an antidote pill for him.

After sharing a brief, awkwardly intimate moment, Xiao Yu told Xiao Yi Xian about the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s plan, and they prepared poisons to ambush the group. The chapter ended with Mu Li telling Mu She that the mercenaries’ disorder was connected to the Second Commander.

• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yi Xian kissed before she stopped him and insisted that nothing had happened.
• Xiao Yu told Xiao Yi Xian what he had learned from Shi Wan, and they planned to keep the Wolf Head Mercenary Group from leaving alive.
• Xiao Yu left Xiao Yi Xian’s room and hid poisons around Thousand Medicine Hall for the coming confrontation.
• Mu She scolded the disorderly Wolf Head Mercenary Group during an emergency meeting.
• Mu Li reported to Mu She that the group’s troubles had something to do with the Second Commander.

Mu She ordered the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to surround Thousand Medicine Hall and killed an official who questioned the plan. Afterward, he and Gan Mu discussed the death of Gan Mu’s nephew and vowed to deal with the Fire Wolf Mercenary Group; Thousand Medicine Hall learned that Little Medical Fairy might be targeted.

• Mu Li told Mu She that Gan Mu’s nephew, Shi Wan, and his companions had been found dead in the Magic Beast Mountain Range.
• Mu She summoned the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s officials and announced a plan to surround Thousand Medicine Hall the next day.
• When Wan Yichun questioned the plan, Mu She killed him and falsely accused him of spying for Thousand Medicine Hall, silencing further objections.
• After the officials left, Mu She comforted Gan Mu and blamed the Fire Wolf Mercenary Group for Shi Wan’s death, while Gan Mu promised the next day’s operation would go smoothly.
• A Thousand Medicine Hall attendant told its master that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group might soon move against Little Medical Fairy.

As the Wolf Head Mercenary Group moved to seize Xiao Yi Xian and her rumored Xuan Tier cultivation technique, Mu She confronted her at Thousand Medicine Hall. Xiao Yi Xian handed him a genuine manual and was taken away, while Xiao Yu remained missing.

• The Thousand Medicine Hall Master decided to confront Xiao Yi Xian about the rumored cultivation technique and considered sparing her only if she handed it over.
• Xiao Yi Xian found guards surrounding her courtyard, and Yao asked whether she had obtained a Xuan Tier cultivation technique.
• Mu She entered with the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, revealed that some of Thousand Medicine Hall’s guards were his men, and overpowered Yao’s position.
• Mu She demanded the cultivation technique and Xiao Yu’s whereabouts, and Xiao Yi Xian handed him a secret manual while claiming Xiao Yu had only been an acquaintance.
• After confirming the manual contained a genuine Xuan Tier cultivation technique, Mu She announced that Xiao Yi Xian would join the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and took her away.

Xiao Yu ambushed Mu She’s Wolf Head Mercenary Group with Drunken Dragon Saliva and rescued Little Medical Fairy, leaving most of the mercenaries unconscious. As Xiao Yu confronted Mu She, a poisoned-blade attacker sprang up and fought back.

• Yao realized the Thousand Medicine Hall had lost its place in Green Mountain Town and decided to leave, while Mu She ordered extra patrols as he escorted Little Medical Fairy away.
• Xiao Yu used Drunken Dragon Saliva to knock out hidden sentries and attacked the Wolf Head Mercenary Group from the shadows.
• Mu She recognized Xiao Yu and ordered his men to surround him and Little Medical Fairy, refusing to face Xiao Yu alone.
• Little Medical Fairy signaled Blue Eagle to scatter trigger powder, causing most of the surrounding mercenaries to collapse unconscious as she escaped into the sky.
• Xiao Yu taunted Mu She and advanced, but a mercenary pretending to be unconscious attacked him with a poisoned short blade and tried to flee.
• Xiao Yu blocked the attack with his Thousand Flame Spear and thrust after the attacker, forcing him to turn and defend himself.

Xiao Yu killed Mu Li with his own hidden weapon, then revealed that he was a Two-Star Dou Shi while fighting Mu She. With Gan Mu and the mercenaries joining the fight, Xiao Yu charged at his opponents and secretly signaled Xiao Yi Xian.

• Xiao Yu deflected Mu Li's attack and sent the poisoned short blade through Mu Li's chest, killing him before Mu She could intervene.
• Mu She formed Dou Qi Armor and attacked Xiao Yu, but their spear clash revealed Xiao Yu's Two-Star Dou Shi strength and shattered Mu She's weapon.
• Mu She hesitated after being blasted back, but Gan Mu returned and joined him as they gathered the surrounding mercenaries against Xiao Yu.
• Xiao Yu charged at Mu She and Gan Mu, secretly signaling Xiao Yi Xian as he swallowed two pills and infused his Thousand Flame Spear with Dou Qi.

Xiao Yu defeated Mu She and Gan Mu, destroying the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, then escaped with Little Medical Fairy to a secluded valley. The system’s punishment malfunctioned before it announced completion, leaving Xiao Yu to inspect his status panel.

• Xiao Yu unleashed a powerful spear technique that killed Gan Mu and badly injured Mu She.
• Xiao Yu rejected Mu She’s offer to surrender and killed him, then collected both leaders’ storage rings.
• Little Medical Fairy picked up Xiao Yu on the Blue Eagle, and the remaining mercenary groups took over the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s territory.
• Xiao Yu and Little Medical Fairy traveled to her hidden valley herb garden to rest and recover.
• Xiao Yu asked the system about its punishment, but it malfunctioned, issued contradictory changes, and fell silent before declaring the punishment complete.
• Xiao Yu checked his panel and saw his current level, skills, source coins, and items.