Chapter Summaries

Xiao Lin brought Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian to Frost Whisper City, where the two women enjoyed exploring its lively marketplace. Their shopping stopped when Xiao Yi Xian noticed an unusual purplish-black object at a stall.

• Xiao Lin detected several Dou Zong in Frost Whisper City and explained that the city was strong enough to stand without a first-rate faction's protection.
• Xiao Lin encouraged Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian to enjoy the marketplace while remembering to keep up with their cultivation.
• Qing Lin eagerly explored the eastern marketplace with Xiao Yi Xian, while Xiao Lin followed behind them.
• Qing Lin pointed out an odd object at a stall, and Xiao Yi Xian's attention fixed on its purplish-black, oval shape.

Xiao Yi Xian found the Heavenly Frost Poison Spider's poison sac at Wu Qi's stall and agreed to trade two Tier 7 Detoxification Pills for it. A group of white-robed men arrived and tried to take the poison sac, but Xiao Yi Xian stopped their leader and challenged him over cutting in line.

• Qing Lin noticed Xiao Yi Xian staring at an ugly item and asked whether she liked it.
• Xiao Yi Xian recognized the item as a Heavenly Frost Poison Spider's poison sac and learned that its owner, the injured Dou Zong Wu Qi, wanted two Tier 7 Detoxification Pills for it.
• Xiao Yi Xian agreed to the trade and reached for the pills in her Storage Ring.
• A white-robed middle-aged man offered Wu Qi three Tier 7 Detoxification Pills and reached for the poison sac.
• Xiao Yi Xian drove the man's hand back with a ribbon of Dou Qi and rebuked him for trying to take what she had claimed first.

Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin confronted Ice River Valley disciples over the sale of a poison sac, while Xiao Lin watched from the crowd. Stall owner Wu Qi chose to honor Xiao Yi Xian’s earlier claim, and Ice River Valley’s Tian Shuangzi threatened him in response.

• A white-robed man offered more for the Heavenly Frost Poison Spider’s poison sac, but Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin refused to back down.
• Xiao Lin recognized the white-robed group as Ice River Valley disciples and decided to let the two women handle the dispute themselves.
• Onlookers identified Ice River Valley and worried that Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin would suffer for opposing the powerful faction.
• Tian Shuangzi hesitated when the women showed no fear, wondering whether they had powerful backing.
• Wu Qi refused Ice River Valley’s higher offer and said he would sell the poison sac to Xiao Yi Xian because she had asked first.
• Tian Shuangzi threatened Wu Qi by pointing out his injuries and poisoning, warning that the poison could soon kill him.

Wu Qi stood by his deal with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin despite Ice River Valley’s threats, and Xiao Yi Xian killed a disciple who insulted the women. Tian Shuangzi recognized Xiao Yi Xian’s Woeful Poison Body and abruptly apologized, inviting the two women to Ice River Valley with ulterior motives.

• Wu Qi refused to sell the Heavenly Frost Poison Spider’s poison sac to Ice River Valley and chose to honor his deal with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin.
• Qing Lin mocked Tian Shuangzi and his disciples for threatening Wu Qi, prompting an Ice River Valley disciple to threaten the women.
• Xiao Yi Xian struck the leering disciple with her Dou Qi, killing him instantly and alarming the remaining disciples.
• Tian Shuangzi recognized Xiao Yi Xian’s Woeful Poison Body and privately rejoiced that she might solve the valley master’s problem and help him grow stronger.
• Tian Shuangzi condemned the dead disciple, apologized to Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, withdrew from competing for the poison sac, and invited them to visit Ice River Valley.

Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin accepted Tian Shuangzi’s invitation to visit Ice River Valley at Xiao Lin’s direction, despite recognizing the valley’s hostile intentions. After they left, Wu Qi discovered their generous gifts could heal his injuries and poison, and realized Ice River Valley was courting disaster.

• Tian Shuangzi invited Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to Ice River Valley to keep them from attacking, while privately planning to hand Xiao Yi Xian’s Innate Calamity Poison Body to the valley master.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin accepted the invitation because Xiao Lin had secretly instructed them to go, and they exchanged names with Tian Shuangzi while pretending to settle their dispute.
• Wu Qi urged the women to be cautious, but Xiao Yi Xian thanked him, gave him two jade bottles, and left with Qing Lin and the Ice River Valley party.
• Wu Qi found two Tier 7 Detoxification Pills and a Tier 8 healing pill in the bottles, and realized the gifts could cure his injuries and poison.
• Wu Qi decided to leave Frost Whisper City to recover, pleased that Ice River Valley was about to provoke powerful opponents.

After reaching One-Star Dou Venerable and obtaining the complete Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations, Xiao Yan arrived in Frost Whisper City and unexpectedly saw Xiao Yi Xian leaving with Ice River Valley. Xiao Lin had arranged for her and Qing Lin to accept Tian Shuangzi’s invitation, intending for Xiao Yi Xian to devour Ice Venerable and for her to reunite with Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yan refined a Fire Bodhi Pill for Tang Zhen and received permission to cultivate the final two transformations of the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations.
• Xiao Yan tempered his body with the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire, broke through to One-Star Dou Venerable, and continued traveling instead of returning to Starfall Pavilion.
• Xiao Lin sensed Xiao Yan’s arrival in Frost Whisper City and told Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to accept Tian Shuangzi’s invitation to Ice River Valley.
• Tian Shuangzi planned to take Xiao Yi Xian to Ice Venerable, who hoped to devour her Innate Calamity Poison Body to treat the painful aftereffects of his Acquired Calamity Poison Body.
• Xiao Lin intended for Xiao Yi Xian to devour Ice Venerable and grow stronger, while Xiao Yan arrived near the marketplace and recognized her as she left with Ice River Valley.

Xiao Yan recognized the names Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin among two women traveling with Ice River Valley, and followed them to make sure they were safe. Xiao Lin secretly followed Xiao Yan, anticipating trouble for Ice River Valley.

• Xiao Yan hesitated when he saw a pale-haired figure who reminded him of Xiao Yi Xian.
• Bystanders said Ice River Valley had taken two women away after a dispute, and one revealed that they were Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yan hurriedly questioned the young man who had heard their names, then vanished to follow them.
• Xiao Yan discreetly trailed Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Tian Shuangzi’s group, planning to act if Ice River Valley meant them harm.
• Xiao Lin followed unseen behind Xiao Yan and looked forward to Ice River Valley courting trouble.

Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin arrived at Ice River Valley with Tian Shuangzi, who welcomed them and went to consult the valley master. When the Ice Venerable appeared, Xiao Yi Xian felt an inexplicable urge to devour him, while he recognized her as the Innate Calamity Poison Body he had long sought.

• Tian Shuangzi guided Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin into Ice River Valley, where they marveled at its ice-covered palaces and mountains.
• Tian Shuangzi invited the women to stay and promised compensation for Ice River Valley’s earlier offense before leaving to consult the valley master.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin waited calmly in a palace, confident that Grandpa Xiao was watching Ice River Valley from the shadows.
• The Ice Venerable entered, and Xiao Yi Xian felt a sudden desire to devour him.
• The Ice Venerable recognized Xiao Yi Xian as an Innate Calamity Poison Body and restrained his urge to attack her.

Ice Venerable apologized to Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, then showed them around Ice River Valley while probing their background. He separated Xiao Yi Xian from Qing Lin, preparing to make his move against Xiao Yi Xian.

• Ice Venerable apologized to Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin and gave each a Storage Ring, which they accepted.
• Ice Venerable guided the two women around Ice River Valley and asked about their origins and their grandfather.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin gave Ice Venerable evasive answers, and he decided to pursue his plan despite the possibility of their grandfather intervening.
• Ice Venerable asked to speak with Xiao Yi Xian privately and sent Tian Shuangzi to take Qing Lin ahead.
• Qing Lin went with Tian Shuangzi, leaving Xiao Yi Xian alone with Ice Venerable, who smiled as his plan to separate them succeeded.

Ice Venerable revealed to Xiao Yi Xian that he possessed an Acquired Calamity Poison Body and planned to devour her Innate Calamity Poison Body to remove its risks and grow stronger. Xiao Yi Xian recognized him as her mortal enemy and prepared to fight back.

• Ice Venerable asked Xiao Yi Xian about the strange attraction between them, and she asked whether he knew its cause.
• Ice Venerable revealed that he also possessed a Woeful Poison Body, but that his had formed after he devoured poisonous substances.
• Ice Venerable explained that his Acquired Calamity Poison Body was nearing a dangerous eruption and that devouring Xiao Yi Xian could eliminate the risk and help him reach Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Yi Xian refused to submit and declared that she could devour Ice Venerable too.

Ice Venerable tried to overpower Xiao Yi Xian while Tian Shuangzi trapped Qing Lin in a formation. Xiao Yi Xian used her Woeful Poison Body and Netherworld Poison Flame to break Ice Venerable’s attack and gain the upper hand.

• Ice Venerable released his Dou Qi as Tian Shuangzi activated a formation to trap Qing Lin on the distant ice field.
• Ice Venerable claimed Qing Lin was trapped and urged Xiao Yi Xian to surrender, but Xiao Yi Xian attacked him with dark purple Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yi Xian summoned Netherworld Poison Flame and sent her Netherworld Flame Poison Dragon at Ice Venerable.
• Ice Venerable used Ice God's Wrath to create a huge ice storm and a pure white phantom, but Xiao Yi Xian's dragon shattered the storm and struck the phantom.
• Ice Venerable suffered backlash when his phantom dissipated, while Xiao Yi Xian gained the upper hand in their opening clash.

Xiao Yi Xian fought Ice Venerable inside Ice River Valley, using her Netherworld Poison Flame to withstand his attacks despite her lower cultivation. As their battle continued and Xiao Yi Xian faced the disadvantage of a prolonged fight, Xiao Yan sensed the commotion and forced his way into the valley.

• Ice Venerable grew serious and attacked Xiao Yi Xian with Ice Venerable Force, but she dispersed it with Thousand Illusions Poison Spring.
• Ice Venerable launched a rain of ice spears, and Xiao Yi Xian blocked them with Nether Fire Shield.
• Xiao Yi Xian counterattacked with Heavenly Yin Poison Hand, but Ice Venerable pierced and froze the giant poison palms with Ice Condensation Sword Art.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Ice Venerable exchanged Dou Techniques, while Ice Venerable sought to wear her down in a prolonged fight.
• Xiao Yan sensed the battle in Ice River Valley, suspected Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin were in danger, and forced his way inside.

Xiao Yan forced his way through Ice River Valley to rescue Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, defeating the disciples and elders who tried to stop him. He arrived just in time to block Ice Venerable’s attack on Xiao Yi Xian, and greeted her after their long separation.

• Xiao Yan knocked aside the Ice River Valley disciples guarding the entrance and continued into the valley.
• Heavenly Serpent and four other elders confronted Xiao Yan, but he defeated them with Space Strangulation and passed the second line of defense.
• Xiao Yi Xian fell behind in her fight with Ice Venerable, whose ice-based attacks resisted her poison.
• Xiao Yan appeared in front of Xiao Yi Xian and blocked Ice Venerable’s spear with his black ancient ruler.
• Xiao Yi Xian stared at Xiao Yan in a daze as he greeted her, saying they had not seen each other in a long time.

Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and reassured her that he did not blame her for leaving for the Central Plains alone, while revealing he could help with her Woeful Poison Body Aftereffects. Ice Venerable, angered by their affectionate reunion, activated his Acquired Calamity Poison Body and raised his strength to the five-star Dou Venerable level.

• Xiao Yi Xian recognized Xiao Yan and excitedly asked why he had come to the Ice River Valley.
• Xiao Yan explained that he had followed her after seeing Ice River Valley members take her away in Frost Whisper City, and said he had wanted to see her again.
• Xiao Yan asked why Xiao Yi Xian had left for the Central Plains without him, and she worried that he would resent her for it.
• Xiao Yan reassured Xiao Yi Xian, said he had a way to handle her Woeful Poison Body Aftereffects, and tucked her hair behind her ear.
• Ice Venerable realized Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian were displaying affection instead of plotting against him, then activated his Acquired Calamity Poison Body and unleashed five-star Dou Venerable strength.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian teamed up against Ice Venerable, who used the frozen terrain and Ice River Valley techniques to fight back. As their battle continued, Xiao Yi Xian unleashed poison rain while Xiao Yan clashed with Ice Venerable amid the blizzard.

• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian attacked Ice Venerable, and Xiao Yan used the second transformation of the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations to raise his strength to Three-Star Dou Venerable.
• Ice Venerable used Chain Ice Explosion and Ice Domain to weaken Xiao Yan’s attacks and strengthen his own.
• Xiao Yan countered with Flowing Flame Grappling Hand, while Xiao Yi Xian attacked Ice Venerable with Netherworld Flame Poison Dragon.
• Ice Venerable escaped Xiao Yi Xian’s attack with Ice God Step, left an ice clone behind, and struck Xiao Yan from behind with an ice spear.
• Xiao Yan dodged with Three Thousand Lightning Movement and countered Ice Venerable’s Ice Blade Storm with Flame Splitting Wave Ruler.
• Xiao Yi Xian unleashed Heaven Eroding Rain, sending poison rain down as Xiao Yan and Ice Venerable continued fighting.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian fought Ice Venerable, using poisonous rain infused with the Netherworld Poison Flame to injure him. After Ice Venerable recognized Xiao Yan and invoked the risk of war between their factions, Xiao Yan blamed Ice River Valley for taking his friend.

• Xiao Yi Xian’s poisonous rain burned Ice Venerable with the Netherworld Poison Flame, catching him off guard.
• Xiao Yan attacked with the Heaven Annihilating Seal, but Ice Venerable froze it with the Heaven Freezing Palm and sent Xiao Yan flying.
• Xiao Yan expelled the freezing Qi with his four-coloured flames, while Xiao Yi Xian intensified her attack and further burned Ice Venerable.
• Ice Venerable recognized Xiao Yan as Yao Lao’s disciple and urged him to leave, warning that their fight could start a war between Starfall Pavilion and Ice River Valley.
• Xiao Yan rejected Ice Venerable’s accusation and said Ice River Valley had caused the trouble by taking his friend.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian fought Ice Venerable at Ice River Valley until Qing Lin arrived with an Eighth-Rank snake-type magical beast after defeating Tian Shuangzi. Outnumbered and overwhelmed, Ice Venerable cried out for his ancestor to save him.

• Ice Venerable and Xiao Yan continued their battle while Xiao Yi Xian fought alongside Xiao Yan.
• Qing Lin arrived riding Little Black, an Eighth-Rank snake-type magical beast, and joined the fight after Tian Shuangzi fell.
• Ice Venerable learned that Little Black had killed Tian Shuangzi and attacked the group in fury.
• Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Little Black overwhelmed Ice Venerable, who called for his ancestor to save him.

Ice Venerable awakened Ice River Valley’s ancestor to save him, but Xiao Lin killed the ancestor before he could intervene. With the threat gone, Xiao Yan and his allies defeated Ice Venerable, leaving Ice River Valley without either of its leaders.

• Ice Venerable summoned Ice River Valley’s ancestor, whose presence alarmed Xiao Yan, while Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin remained calm.
• The terrifying presence vanished, and Ice Venerable’s ancestor failed to appear, leaving Xiao Yan to suspect something had happened to him.
• Xiao Yan urged his companions to finish Ice Venerable, and the group attacked him again.
• In a cave, Xiao Lin revealed that he had killed the One-Turn Dou Venerable ancestor with a single finger as the ancestor tried to attack Xiao Yan and his allies.
• Without the ancestor’s aid, Ice Venerable was defeated and killed after holding out for less than five more minutes.

Ice Venerable unleashed a desperate black-ice attack, but Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian countered with a Five-Colored Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus. The blast destroyed Ice River Valley, leaving the valley and its icy surroundings reduced to scorched earth.

• Ice Venerable realized he could not escape defeat and unleashed black ice with his Lightless Ice Burial attack.
• Xiao Yan proposed a plan to Xiao Yi Xian while Qing Lin and Little Black moved aside.
• Xiao Yi Xian lent Xiao Yan her Netherworld Poison Flame, and he fused it with four Heavenly Flames to form a Five-Colored Fire Lotus.
• Xiao Yan sent the Fire Lotus into Ice Venerable's black ice coffin, triggering a devastating explosion.
• The blast destroyed Ice River Valley and left the surrounding ice plain as scorched earth.

Xiao Yan defeated Ice Venerable and destroyed Ice River Valley with a Fire Lotus, while Xiao Yi Xian rescued Ice Venerable so she could preserve his Acquired Calamity Poison Body. After Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin left, Xiao Lin emerged from the flames and confronted the experts investigating the ruins.

• Xiao Yi Xian used the Netherworld Poison Flame to rescue the unconscious Ice Venerable, and she scolded Xiao Yan for hitting too hard.
• Qing Lin teased Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian about their relationship, then the three left Ice River Valley with Ice Venerable.
• Xiao Yan's Fire Lotus consumed Ice River Valley and its inhabitants, while Xiao Lin remained unharmed and collected the valley's resources.
• Experts from various factions arrived to investigate Ice River Valley's destruction and discussed the Heavenly Flames and the approaching Tou She Ancient God Jade auction.
• Xiao Lin used Infinite Purgatory to extinguish the sea of flames and reduce the ruins to powder, revealing himself to the gathered experts.