Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan escaped the Snake-People Tribe Holy City with the green lotus core flame and the transformed Medusa hidden in his sleeve. As Yun Yun fought Kui Xing, Protector Wu and Yun Leng ambushed her, leaving her facing a potentially fatal attack.

• Xiao Yan flew out of the Temple carrying the green lotus core flame while the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python hid in his sleeve with Medusa and its own consciousness still separate.
• Gu He realized the black-robed man had taken the flame, while Yun Yun and Kui Xing continued battling and both sought a chance to intercept Xiao Yan.
• Protector Wu and Ling Yun spotted Xiao Yan escaping and recognized that Yun Yun's struggle with Kui Xing had created an opening to attack her.
• Yun Yun and Kui Xing unleashed their techniques against each other, and Protector Wu ordered Yun Leng to join him in attacking Yun Yun from behind.
• Yun Yun sensed that Protector Wu's Soul-Severing Scythe came from a Dou Zong and resolved to avoid it, even if she had to endure the other attack.

Yun Yun was gravely wounded by Kui Xing, Yun Leng, and Protector Wu, leaving her close to death as Gu He and the others were kept from helping. Xiao Yan arrived with Dou Huang strength, struck Kui Xing, and carried Yun Yun away.

• Yun Yun was struck by Kui Xing's attack and caught in Yun Leng's tornado, while Protector Wu's scythe cut her left arm and left it paralyzed.
• Yue Mei and the other Snake-People Tribe commanders blocked Gu He, Yan Shi, and Feng Li from reaching Yun Yun.
• Protector Wu and Yun Leng confronted the gravely wounded Yun Yun, who mistook the two black-robed men for Xiao Yan's allies.
• Kui Xing prepared to attack Yun Yun, Protector Wu, and Yun Leng, but Xiao Yan's Flame Wheel Dance hit him from behind.
• Xiao Yan appeared with Dou Huang strength, seized Yun Yun, and flew away without pausing.

Xiao Yan rescued the gravely injured Yun Yun from the Snake-People Tribe Holy City and fled while Protector Wu and Yun Leng pursued them. Gu He, Yan Shi, and Feng Li turned back toward the Misty Cloud Sect, while the Snake-People Tribe commanders went to check on Queen Medusa, unaware she had left in Xiao Yan’s sleeve.

• Xiao Yan knocked Kui Xing out of the sky, rescued Yun Yun, and flew away with her as Protector Wu and Yun Leng gave chase.
• Gu He, Yan Shi, and Feng Li escaped the city after the pursuers left, while Kui Xing chose to check on Queen Medusa instead of pursuing them.
• The Snake-People Tribe commanders divided up to calm the residents and visit the Temple, not knowing Queen Medusa had become a Seven-Colored Little Snake and hidden in Xiao Yan’s sleeve.
• Gu He, Yan Shi, and Feng Li stopped pursuing when they fell too far behind, and Gu He reasoned that Xiao Yan had rescued Yun Yun rather than abducted her to kill her.
• Gu He, Yan Shi, and Feng Li decided to return to the Misty Cloud Sect and inform former Sect Master Yun Shan of what had happened.

Xiao Yan fled with the wounded Yun Yun while Protector Wu and Yun Leng pursued them. When Yun Yun urged him to leave her behind, Xiao Yan revealed that he was her martial nephew, leaving her stunned by his identity and apparent Dou Emperor strength.

• Protector Wu complained that Xiao Yan had hidden his Dou Emperor strength, while Yun Leng reassured him that Xiao Yan could not escape.
• Xiao Yan struggled to outrun the pursuers while carrying the badly wounded Yun Yun.
• Yun Yun urged Xiao Yan to put her down so he could escape, but he called her Martial Aunt and refused to abandon her.
• Xiao Yan hinted that Yun Yun should recognize his voice, then revealed that he was Xiao Yan.
• Yun Yun pulled back Xiao Yan's hood, recognized him, and was shocked that her young martial nephew appeared to have reached Dou Emperor.

Xiao Yan fled with Yun Yun after rescuing her, but Yun Leng and Protector Wu caught up and forced a confrontation. Learning that his pursuers belonged to the Soul Hall, Xiao Yan asked Yao Lao to lend him Dou Zong-level power so he could strike back.

• Yun Yun praised Xiao Yan's strength and asked whether obtaining the green lotus core flame would make him stronger, while Xiao Yan teased her about being proud of her martial nephew.
• Yun Leng fired a Wind Arrow at Xiao Yan, slowing him long enough for Yun Leng and Protector Wu to catch up.
• Yun Yun urged Xiao Yan to leave her behind, but he handed her the Green Lotus Platform and insisted on facing their pursuers.
• Protector Wu demanded that Xiao Yan surrender Yun Yun and the green lotus core flame, while Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan that the Soul Hall protector's Dou Zong strength and soul techniques made him dangerous.
• Xiao Yan recognized the Soul Hall as the force that had brought Yao Lao low and asked him to lend Dou Zong-level power so he could make the two pursuers pay.

Xiao Yan borrowed Yao Lao’s Dou Zong strength and caught Protector Wu off guard, badly injuring him. Protector Wu survived the attack but lost his composure after realizing Xiao Yan had hidden his true cultivation again.

• Yao Lao agreed to lend Xiao Yan his strength for three minutes and warned him to leave when the time was up.
• Xiao Yan concealed his Dou Zong aura while holding the injured Yun Yun and prepared to deceive Protector Wu.
• Protector Wu attacked Xiao Yan with Soul Absorption, but Xiao Yan suddenly revealed Dou Zong strength and struck him with Flame Splitting Wave Ruler and Flame Wheel Dance.
• Yun Yun asked Xiao Yan about his cultivation-raising trick as Protector Wu emerged from the flames with a broken hand and scorched body.
• Yun Leng retreated, and Protector Wu shoved him aside and furiously accused Xiao Yan of hiding his cultivation and tricking him again.

Xiao Yan fought Protector Wu while Yun Yun wondered why the Soul Hall had targeted her, and he used the myriad beast spirit flame to turn the battle in his favor. The chapter ended with Wu Ying screaming as the flames burned both his body and Lifebound Soul Lock.

• Yun Yun learned that Protector Wu belonged to the Soul Hall but set aside her questions as Xiao Yan confronted him.
• Xiao Yan suppressed Protector Wu in combat, but Wu Ying attacked with a Lifebound Soul Lock that repeatedly pursued Xiao Yan.
• Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan that his body was nearing the limit of the power he had lent him, while Xiao Yan decided he needed to land a serious blow before retreating.
• Xiao Yan let Wu Ying believe the Soul Lock had caught him, then revealed the blood-red myriad beast spirit flame.
• Xiao Yan used Beast Spirit Transformation to make the flame take the form of an Amethyst Winged Lion King and burn Wu Ying's Lifebound Soul Lock, inflicting agony on Wu Ying.

Xiao Yan abandoned his attempt to kill Protector Wu and fled with the badly wounded Yun Yun, then learned he needed companion amethyst source to make the pill that could save her. He set his sights on the Amethyst Winged Lion King in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

• Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan that his injuries were worsening, and Xiao Yan stopped fighting when he saw how badly Yun Yun was hurt.
• Xiao Yan warned Yun Leng that Wu Ying would die the next time they met, then flew away with Yun Yun.
• Protector Wu ordered Yun Leng to guard the roads to the Misty Cloud Sect and intercept Yun Yun before she could return.
• After Xiao Yan's borrowed Dou Zong strength faded, Yao Lao said Yun Yun needed an Amethyst Restoration Pill and identified companion amethyst source as its difficult-to-find ingredient.
• Xiao Yan prepared to seek the companion amethyst source from the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

Xiao Yan raced to the Magical Beast Mountain Range to find companion amethyst source and save Yun Yun, while Gu He and his companions reported her abduction to Yun Shan. Yun Shan suspected Wu Ying and prepared to investigate, while Xiao Lin remained unaware of the events and left Xiao Yan to pursue the green lotus core flame on his own.

• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan that companion amethyst source might be found in the Amethyst Winged Lion King's lair and said he would refine the Tier 7 Amethyst Restoration Pill.
• Xiao Yan carried the unconscious Yun Yun toward the Magical Beast Mountain Range to search for companion amethyst source.
• Gu He, Yan Shi, and Feng Li told Yun Shan that Yun Yun had been ambushed and taken away, and they described the attackers and her abductor.
• Yun Shan suspected Wu Ying was involved, sent Gu He and his companions away, and vowed to deal with whoever had harmed Yun Yun.
• Xiao Lin stayed in Wutan City, unaware of Yun Yun's danger, and chose not to intervene in Xiao Yan's pursuit of the green lotus core flame.

Xiao Lin reached late-stage Two-Star Dou Sheng after advancing to an Earth Tier Low-Rank Spirit Array Master and completing the Minor Zhoutian Star-Dipper Formation. When Yun Shan visited the Xiao Household at night, they realized Protector Wu had disappeared for two or three months, leaving them uneasy about what he might be doing.

• Xiao Lin advanced to late-stage Two-Star Dou Sheng after reaching Earth Tier Low-Rank Spirit Array Master and using his cultivation to form the Minor Zhoutian Star-Dipper Formation.
• Xiao Lin believed Protector Wu had been lingering near the Xiao Household, while Yun Shan thought he was still at the Misty Cloud Sect; neither knew Wu Ying had left to stir up trouble.
• Yun Shan visited Xiao Lin at the Xiao Household at night and asked whether Wu Ying had been watching the household recently.
• Xiao Lin and Yun Shan confirmed that Wu Ying had been absent from both the Xiao Household and the Misty Cloud Sect for two or three months.
• Xiao Lin wondered whether Wu Ying had returned to the Central Plains to report the Xiao Household to the Soul Hall, but doubted he would surrender the credit after plotting for so long.

After learning that Yun Yun was safe, Xiao Lin and Yun Shan discussed Protector Wu’s attack and decided to capture him rather than kill him. Xiao Lin then invited Yun Shan to watch a show involving Yun Yun.

• Yun Shan told Xiao Lin what Gu He, Yan Shi, and Feng Li had learned, and Xiao Lin assured him that Yun Yun was safe.
• Xiao Lin recognized Xiao Yan as the person who had obtained the Green Lotus Core Flame and rescued Yun Yun, and wondered how their relationship had developed.
• Yun Shan suspected Protector Wu had attacked Yun Yun, and Xiao Lin agreed that Wu Ying was the likely culprit.
• Xiao Lin decided they should capture Protector Wu when he returned, since killing him might draw the Soul Hall’s attention.
• As Yun Shan prepared to leave, Xiao Lin invited him to watch a show with Yun Yun.

Xiao Lin and Yun Shan secretly watched Xiao Yan and Yun Yun in the Magical Beast Mountain Range as Yun Yun recovered from her injuries. The next morning, Xiao Yan woke to find a Seven-Colored Little Snake wrapped around his hand, and Yun Yun tried to help but was still too weak to stand.

• Xiao Lin used his soul power to locate Xiao Yan and Yun Yun, then concealed himself and Yun Shan so they could watch unseen.
• Xiao Yan took the companion amethyst source from the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and Yao Lao refined an Amethyst Restoration Pill that helped Yun Yun recover.
• Yun Yun awoke and was out of mortal danger, while Xiao Yan and Yao Lao rested after their ordeals.
• Yao Lao advised Xiao Yan to rest before refining the Green Lotus Core Flame and warned him not to rely on his strength so casually.
• The next morning, Xiao Yan found a Seven-Colored Little Snake coiled around his hand, and Yun Yun stumbled when she tried to help him.

Xiao Yan explained to Yun Yun that the Seven-Colored Little Snake was Queen Medusa, who had entered his sleeve after her successful evolution and now seemed to have lost her former condition. Yun Yun accepted his account but failed to pet the snake, which remained wary of everyone except Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yan told Yun Yun that the Seven-Colored Little Snake was Queen Medusa, and Yun Yun reacted with disbelief.
• Xiao Yan recounted what had happened in the Snake-People Tribe Holy City, and Yun Yun understood why Queen Medusa's aura had weakened after her evolution.
• Yun Yun joked that the Snake-People Tribe might hunt Xiao Yan for taking their queen, while Xiao Yan insisted Medusa had entered his sleeve by choice.
• Xiao Yan scratched the Seven-Colored Little Snake under her chin, and she relaxed against his touch.
• Yun Yun tried to pet the Seven-Colored Little Snake, but she darted into Xiao Yan's sleeve and watched Yun Yun warily.

Xiao Yan fed the Seven-Colored Little Snake companion amethyst source while Xiao Lin explained her evolved bloodline to Yun Shan. Xiao Lin then confirmed that Xiao Yan was the one who had saved Yun Yun and hinted that his teacher, a renowned soul with only a remnant body, had helped him.

• Xiao Yan offered the Seven-Colored Little Snake several drops of companion amethyst source, and she ate before returning to his sleeve to sleep.
• Xiao Lin told Yun Shan that Medusa had evolved into a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python and speculated that her crude method of evolution had left her in an unusual state.
• Yun Shan asked who had taken in Medusa, obtained the Green Lotus Core Flame, and rescued Yun Yun, and Xiao Lin confirmed that it was Xiao Yan.
• Yun Shan questioned how a Da Dou Shi could accomplish such feats, and Xiao Lin revealed that Xiao Yan's teacher had helped him.
• Xiao Lin stopped short of giving Yun Shan more details, using the revelation to reassure him before Xiao Yan and Yun Yun's relationship developed further.

Xiao Yan refined the green lotus core flame, rising to Dou Ling and shocking Yun Shan. Yun Shan then realized that Yun Yun had developed feelings for Xiao Yan, who was already Nalan Yanran’s fiancé, and confronted Xiao Lin about the “good show.”

• Xiao Yan refined the green lotus core flame and broke through from Seven-Star Da Dou Shi to one-star Dou Ling, while his Flame Mantra evolved.
• Yun Shan was stunned that Xiao Yan had managed to refine a second heavenly flame at such a low cultivation level.
• Xiao Yan emerged from the cocoon naked, and Yun Shan noticed Yun Yun blushing and secretly glancing at him.
• Yun Shan concluded that Yun Yun had developed feelings for Xiao Yan, despite Xiao Yan being engaged to Nalan Yanran.
• Yun Shan clenched his fists and demanded to know whether Xiao Lin had invited him to watch Yun Yun fall for Xiao Yan.

Xiao Lin and Yun Shan secretly watched Xiao Yan and Yun Yun grow closer, and Yun Shan struggled over whether to intervene. After Yun Yun’s injuries healed, her sadness at having to leave made her feelings harder to ignore.

• Xiao Lin admitted he did not know how Xiao Yan and Yun Yun’s relationship had developed, though he had brought Yun Shan to observe them.
• Yun Shan decided to take Yun Yun away, but Xiao Lin warned that confronting her could upset her and affect her breakthrough.
• Xiao Lin urged Yun Shan to let events unfold, and Yun Shan continued secretly observing Xiao Yan and Yun Yun for another half month.
• Yun Yun’s injuries healed completely, but her smile faded as she realized she would have to leave Xiao Yan.
• Yun Yun wished her recovery would take longer, then startled herself by recognizing that something was wrong.

Yun Yun said goodbye to Xiao Yan after spending six weeks with him, leaving him with a farewell kiss and gifts before returning to the Misty Cloud Sect. Xiao Yan found the gifts in the waterfall cave, and Yao Lao told him it was time to leave the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

• Yun Yun told Xiao Yan that her injuries had healed and she needed to return to the Misty Cloud Sect, while Xiao Yan offered to escort her.
• Yun Yun invited Xiao Yan to visit the Misty Cloud Sect on his own and told him she had left gifts in the cave behind the waterfall.
• Yun Yun kissed Xiao Yan on the cheek, then flew away toward the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Yan stayed on the cliff in a daze until Yao Lao teased him and urged him to return to the cave and prepare to leave.
• Xiao Yan found a Movement Technique manual and Close-Fitting Inner Armor among Yun Yun's gifts.

Yun Yun returned toward the Misty Cloud Sect while Xiao Lin and Yun Shan followed behind, but Yun Leng intercepted her outside the sect with a plan to kill her. He persuaded Yun Yun that Yun Shan was waiting elsewhere, and she followed him away from the Misty Cloud Sect.

• Xiao Lin and Yun Shan followed Yun Yun toward the Misty Cloud Sect, arguing over her relationship with Xiao Yan.
• A disciple reported that Yun Yun had been found, and Yun Leng ordered the sect to prepare to welcome her.
• Yun Leng secretly left the Misty Cloud Sect and flew to intercept Yun Yun, intending to eliminate her.
• Yun Leng told Yun Yun that Yun Shan had sent him to bring her to another location, and Yun Yun followed him.

Yun Shan and Xiao Lin secretly followed Yun Leng as he led Yun Yun to a remote valley, where Yun Leng betrayed her and revealed his alliance with Protector Wu of the Soul Hall. Yun Yun recognized Yun Leng as the Dou Huang who had helped ambush her and prepared to fight rather than let him take the Misty Cloud Sect.

• Yun Shan grew suspicious when Yun Leng used his name to lead Yun Yun away, but hoped his longtime subordinate had not betrayed him.
• Xiao Lin and Yun Shan followed Yun Yun and Yun Leng to a remote valley, where Yun Leng falsely claimed Yun Yun's former teacher was investigating something.
• Yun Leng darted away, and Protector Wu appeared before Yun Yun.
• Yun Yun recognized Protector Wu as a Soul Hall enemy and realized Yun Leng had been the other attacker in the ambush at the Snake-People Tribe Holy City.
• Yun Leng mocked Yun Yun and claimed only he could carry out the former Sect Master's will, while Yun Yun vowed to keep the Misty Cloud Sect out of his hands.

Yun Yun fought Protector Wu while he and Yun Leng tried to kill her and secure the Misty Cloud Sect. She used her strongest sword technique to kill Yun Leng, but Protector Wu’s Soul Locks closed in as she accepted that she might not see Xiao Yan again.

• Protector Wu declared that Yun Yun would die and revealed that the Cloud Soul Envoy had lured her to the valley.
• Protector Wu attacked Yun Yun with Hundred Souls Lock the Heavens, surrounding her with Soul Locks.
• Yun Yun unleashed the fourth sword of Heaven-Raising Nine Swords, severing some of the Soul Locks while aiming the strike at Yun Leng.
• Yun Yun’s sword energy killed Yun Leng and destroyed his soul, foiling his betrayal of the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Protector Wu flew into a rage and threatened Yun Yun as the Soul Locks closed in around her.