Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yao forced the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King to lead him and Yun Yun to its cave, where they collected Companion Amethyst Source and a Purple Spirit Crystal. After Yun Yun took the crystal she needed, Xiao Yao gathered more purple crystals, and the pair prepared to leave.

• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King begged Xiao Yao for mercy and agreed to give him its Purple Spirit Crystals and Companion Amethyst Source.
• Xiao Yao and Yun Yun followed the lion king to its cave while Yao Lao and Xiao Yan returned to their own cave.
• The lion king cracked open the Companion Amethyst Source, and Xiao Yao collected it, leaving two bottles for the lion king's child.
• Yun Yun found a hidden Purple Spirit Crystal beneath a stone slab and took it, while Xiao Yao let her keep it.
• Xiao Yao collected several translucent purple crystals from the cave wall as he and Yun Yun turned to leave.

Xiao Yao accepted the young Purple Crystal Winged Lion King as his companion after agreeing that her mother would guard the Xiao Clan for ten years. He named the cub Zi Lin and led Yun Yun to a cave in the Magic Beast Mountain Range, where he claimed his family was waiting.

• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King asked Xiao Yao to take her child out into the world, and he agreed on the condition that she protect the Xiao Clan for ten years.
• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King entrusted her child and a Storage Ring of medicinal ingredients to Xiao Yao, and he named the cub Zi Lin.
• Xiao Yao and Yun Yun left the cave with Zi Lin, while the cub's mother hoped she had made the right choice.
• Xiao Yao teased Yun Yun about bringing her home and asking for her hand, then flew with her toward a cave by a waterfall.
• Xiao Yao entered the cave with Zi Lin and invited Yun Yun to follow, so she chased after them in annoyance.

Xiao Yao, Xiao Yan, and Yun Yun shared a meal in the cave, where Yun Yun explained why Nalan Yanran had broken off her engagement to Xiao Yan. Yun Yun returned to the Misty Cloud Sect, and Xiao Yao gave Xiao Yan Companion Amethyst Source before planning to meet him in the Tagore Desert.

• Xiao Yan questioned Xiao Yao about the young Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, and Xiao Yao said the beast’s mother had asked him to raise her.
• Yun Yun met Xiao Yan and offered to apologize for Nalan Yanran’s broken engagement, but Xiao Yan insisted he would settle the matter with her in two years.
• Yun Yun told Xiao Yan that Nalan Yanran had broken off the engagement because she did not want to be bound by it before entering the Misty Cloud Sect’s Life-and-Death Gate.
• Yun Yun invited Xiao Yao to join the Misty Cloud Sect as an elder, but he declined, and she left for the sect.
• Xiao Yao told Xiao Yan he would head to the Tagore Desert after leaving in a few days, then gave him three bottles of Companion Amethyst Source.
• Xiao Yao fed Zi Lin a fire-element pill and said he would find the resources needed to raise her.

Xiao Yao obtained Yao Lao’s scroll on resolving the Woeful Poison Body, then traveled to Green Mountain Town to find Xiao Yi Xian. He reunited with her in her manor, where she revealed that she was being watched and had prepared an antidote for the poison in her room.

• Xiao Yao asked Yao Lao how to resolve the Woeful Poison Body and received a scroll listing its requirements.
• Xiao Yao decided to leave for Green Mountain Town ahead of Yao Lao and Xiao Yan, and stored Little Zilin in his Soul Storage Ring with instructions to cultivate safely.
• Xiao Yao reached Green Mountain Town and used the Great Void Technique to enter Xiao Yi Xian’s guarded manor unseen.
• Xiao Yi Xian greeted Xiao Yao happily and explained that she had not used his jade slip because she did not want to disturb his breakthrough.
• Xiao Yi Xian applied an antidote to Xiao Yao’s palm, explaining that the room’s fragrance was a slow-acting poison, and he teased her for being considerate.

Xiao Yao and Xiao Yi Xian escaped Mr. Yao’s attempt to detain them and flew to Green Mountain Town, where Xiao Yao confronted the Wolf Head Mercenary Group over Mu Li’s death. The mercenaries collapsed under the Fallen Heart Flame’s roar as Xiao Yao prepared to attack.

• Mr. Yao confronted Xiao Yao in Xiao Yi Xian’s room, but Xiao Yi Xian revealed she had poisoned him and forced his guards to withdraw.
• Xiao Yi Xian summoned her Blue Eagle, Little Lan, and flew with Xiao Yao toward the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s headquarters.
• Xiao Yao learned that the group’s commanders were Hao Meng, Mu She, and Gan Mu, then told Xiao Yi Xian to stay in the air as he descended to the camp.
• Mu She gathered the mercenaries and offered to obey Xiao Yao, but Xiao Yao revealed that he had killed Mu Li and ordered the group to die.
• Mu She rallied the mercenaries against Xiao Yao, who summoned the Fallen Heart Flame and turned it into a fire python whose shriek knocked them to the ground.

Xiao Yao destroyed the Wolf Head Mercenary Group with his flame, then left with Xiao Yi Xian for a hidden valley rich in medicinal herbs. They decided to stay in her grass hut while Xiao Yi Xian gathered ingredients for her Seven-Colored Poison Manual.

• Xiao Yao's Flame Python swallowed Mu Li and killed the mercenaries, leaving the courtyard in ruins.
• Xiao Yi Xian joined Xiao Yao and asked where they would go, and Xiao Yao said he would follow her wherever she wanted.
• Xiao Yi Xian flew with Xiao Yao on Blue Eagle to a secluded valley filled with natural energy and medicinal herbs.
• Xiao Yi Xian proposed staying in the valley to gather ingredients, and Xiao Yao agreed.
• Xiao Yi Xian showed Xiao Yao her grass hut and warned him to sleep on the floor and behave himself.

Xiao Yao and Xiao Yi Xian shared a quiet evening as they discussed traveling together and her fears about becoming a poison master. Xiao Yao promised he would still accept her and declared that he would marry her if no one else would; Xiao Yi Xian said she might accept if he still felt the same in the future.

• Xiao Yi Xian returned from gathering herbs and prepared mushroom porridge while Xiao Yao watched and told her he planned to stay for a while.
• Xiao Yao invited Xiao Yi Xian to travel with him to the Tagore Desert, and she agreed, asking him to travel the continent with her someday.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked whether Xiao Yao would still treat her as a friend if she became a poison master, and he promised that nothing would change his feelings.
• Xiao Yao praised Xiao Yi Xian's cooking and said he would marry her if no one else wanted her; Xiao Yi Xian blushed and said she might agree if he still meant it in the future.
• Xiao Yao cultivated until night, then pushed open the hut's unlocked door.

Xiao Yao and Xiao Yi Xian spent the night together, and Xiao Yi Xian privately acknowledged her growing feelings for him. Xiao Yao then fused the Blue Crystal Flame with his other Heavenly Flame, evolved the Myriad Devouring Art, and broke through to nine-star Dou Emperor.

• Xiao Yao teased Xiao Yi Xian before sleeping on the carpet, while she lay awake remembering his promise to stay by her side and wondered if she had fallen for him.
• Xiao Yao told Xiao Yi Xian he would cultivate in seclusion for the next few days, and she encouraged him to focus on his training.
• Xiao Yao used the Heavenly Flame Fusion Card to absorb the Blue Crystal Flame and began refining it inside a cave.
• Xiao Yao fused the Blue Crystal Flame with his other Heavenly Flame, and his Myriad Devouring Art evolved from low Earth Tier to middle Earth Tier.
• Xiao Yao's aura rose from four-star Dou Emperor to nine-star Dou Emperor, and he prepared to return as evening fell.

Xiao Yao reunited with Xiao Yi Xian after his breakthrough, and the two shared a meal and a teasing evening together. Over the following days, he consolidated his cultivation while Xiao Yi Xian gathered herbs for a purpose she kept secret.

• Xiao Yi Xian sensed Xiao Yao's breakthrough and prepared a meal for his return.
• Xiao Yao and Xiao Yi Xian ate together, then talked beneath the stars as he reassured her that he was not afraid of her poison.
• Xiao Yi Xian refused to share her bed with Xiao Yao and eventually took his floor blanket while he slept in her bed.
• Xiao Yao spent the next few days consolidating his cultivation after devouring the Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yi Xian watched Xiao Yao resting beneath a tree, then told him that the herbs she gathered were for a secret purpose.

Xiao Yao played the Astral Flute for Xiao Yi Xian and taught her to play it, bringing them closer as they spent the day together. That night, Xiao Yi Xian wondered whether she would have given in if he had made his usual advances, but Xiao Yao went to sleep without doing so.

• Xiao Yi Xian danced for Xiao Yao, who accompanied her on the Astral Flute and then played another piece at her request.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked Xiao Yao to teach her the flute piece, and he began by showing her the instrument and proper playing posture.
• Xiao Yao guided Xiao Yi Xian through flute practice, and her breathing and notes gradually improved as the evening passed.
• Xiao Yao suggested they stop for the night, and Xiao Yi Xian returned to her bed thinking about their accidental touches during practice.
• Xiao Yi Xian waited for Xiao Yao to make his usual advances, but he fell asleep, leaving her to grumble before drifting off herself.
• Over the following days, Xiao Yao continued teaching Xiao Yi Xian flute pieces during breaks from cultivation.

Xiao Yao fused the Three Thousand Burning Flame, Blue Crystal Flame, and Fallen Heart Flame into a new Heavenly Flame, then broke through to Six-Star Dou Zong. As tribulation lightning gathered, he ordered Lei Chenzi and Heavenly Thunder Son to help him withstand it, and Lei Chenzi absorbed the first two bolts.

• Xiao Yao teased Xiao Yi Xian before entering seclusion to fuse the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Xiao Yao successfully fused three Heavenly Flames into the Three Thousand Meteorite Crystal Flame and advanced to Six-Star Dou Zong, earning a random Heavenly Flame gift pack and a Heaven-Grade Puppet.
• Xiao Yao named the blue puppet Lei Chenzi and assigned him the first two bolts of tribulation lightning, leaving the final bolt to Heavenly Thunder Son.
• Lei Chenzi absorbed the first lightning bolt and rose to Six-Star Dou Emperor.
• Lei Chenzi absorbed the stronger second bolt and reached One-Star Dou Zong, while Heavenly Thunder Son waited for the final strike.

Xiao Yao advanced to Seven-Star Dou Zong, opened two System gift packs, and obtained the Chaos Green Lotus Flame and several medicinal herbs. When he returned to the hut, he found Xiao Yi Xian unconscious after consuming poison, and the System gave him a mission to resolve her Woeful Poison Body.

• Heavenly Thunder Son absorbed the tribulation lightning and rose to Four-Star Dou Zun as Xiao Yao broke through to Seven-Star Dou Zong and reached the Initial Heaven Realm in soul power.
• Xiao Yao opened the Random Heavenly Flame Gift Pack and Random Ten Medicinal Herbs Gift Pack, receiving the Chaos Green Lotus Flame and ten medicinal rewards.
• The System explained that the Chaos Green Lotus Flame could purify dark forces and was no weaker than the third-ranked Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Yao returned to the hut, found Xiao Yi Xian unresponsive, and accepted the System's mission to resolve her Woeful Poison Body within ten years.
• Xiao Yao kicked open Xiao Yi Xian's door, cleared the poisonous smoke with his flame, and found her unconscious with black medicinal powder in her hand.

Xiao Yao comforted Xiao Yi Xian after she consumed too much poison and revealed that he knew about her Woeful Poison Body. He showed her a method to control it, but its rare ingredients seemed almost impossible to obtain until he hinted he might help find them.

• Xiao Yao used Dou Qi to ease Xiao Yi Xian's pain, and she woke and worried that he would fear her Woeful Poison Body.
• Xiao Yao reassured Xiao Yi Xian that she would always be close to him, despite her fear of becoming dangerous and hurting him.
• Xiao Yao explained the Woeful Poison Body's dangers and told Xiao Yi Xian that he knew how to resolve its eruption.
• Xiao Yao gave Xiao Yi Xian a scroll describing the Poison Pill Method and its need for three Heavenly Flames, a seventh-tier Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast magic core, and Bodhi Transformation Saliva.
• Xiao Yao teased that the rare ingredients might be found if Xiao Yi Xian said something nice.

Xiao Yao reassured Xiao Yi Xian that he could help her gather the materials needed to refine a poison pill, then comforted her with a meal they shared. Xiao Yi Xian resolved to treasure their friendship, and they left the evening enjoying a rare peaceful moment together.

• Xiao Yao told Xiao Yi Xian that he possessed three Heavenly Flames and a bottle of Bodhi Transformation Saliva, and that he knew a seventh-tier Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast's magic core could be found somewhere in the Central Plains.
• Xiao Yao warned Xiao Yi Xian not to consume too many poisons at once and promised to accompany her to the Central Plains to help refine her poison pill.
• Xiao Yi Xian thanked Xiao Yao, and he teased her before going to prepare dinner.
• Xiao Yi Xian privately vowed that Xiao Yao would remain her only friend, even if she became the feared great poison master.
• Xiao Yao and Xiao Yi Xian shared dinner, joked about cooking for each other, and enjoyed a peaceful evening together.

Xiao Yao and Xiao Yi Xian shared a bed during a cold night, growing closer before waking up together. After breakfast, Xiao Yao gave Xiao Yi Xian a Heaven Tier cultivation method suited to her Woeful Poison Body.

• Xiao Yao warmed Xiao Yi Xian with his Three Thousand Meteorite Crystal Flame as they talked about traveling the Battle Qi Continent before returning home in half a year.
• Xiao Yi Xian agreed to let Xiao Yao share her bed, and she tenderly watched him sleep, kissed his forehead, and later fell asleep with her head on his chest.
• Xiao Yao and Xiao Yi Xian woke up together, exchanged shy teasing, and then left the cottage for breakfast.
• Xiao Yao remembered the Myriad Poisons Sacred Art and gave Xiao Yi Xian the purple scroll as a cultivation method suited to her Woeful Poison Body.

Xiao Yao gave Xiao Yi Xian a Heaven Tier cultivation method, then refined several Three-Stripe Green Spirit Pills while she watched. After she fell asleep by the tree, he carried her to bed and slept beside her; at dawn, they woke and met each other’s gaze.

• Xiao Yi Xian accepted the Heaven Tier cultivation method from Xiao Yao and promised to cultivate diligently and protect him once she grew stronger.
• Xiao Yao refined a Three-Stripe Green Spirit Pill using three different flames and gave the pill to Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yao continued refining pills through the afternoon while Xiao Yi Xian watched, then stored the finished pills in his Storage Ring.
• Xiao Yi Xian fell asleep beside the tree, and Xiao Yao carried her to bed and lay down beside her.
• At dawn, Xiao Yi Xian touched Xiao Yao’s cheek and noticed his hand at her waist before he woke and met her eyes.

Xiao Yao and Xiao Yi Xian shared their first passionate kiss before continuing their life together at the thatched cottage. Xiao Yao later released Little Zilin from his Storage Ring, and Xiao Yi Xian happily welcomed the little beast into her arms while Xiao Yao resumed refining pills.

• Xiao Yao kissed Xiao Yi Xian, and she responded by taking the initiative to kiss him passionately.
• Xiao Yao continued refining Sixth-Grade Pills as Xiao Yi Xian studied a purple scroll and neared the Dou Zhe realm.
• Xiao Yi Xian noticed Xiao Yao's Soul Storage Ring glowing, and Xiao Yao realized Little Zilin was calling from inside it.
• Xiao Yao released Little Zilin and told Xiao Yi Xian that she had cultivated to become a Fourth Rank Magical Beast.
• Xiao Yi Xian held Little Zilin, and Xiao Yao asked her to take care of the little beast while he resumed refining pills.

Xiao Yao finished refining a purple pill and told Xiao Yi Xian he planned to leave for the Tagore Desert, but she insisted on going with him. After the two shared a tender night and acknowledged their feelings, Xiao Yi Xian broke through to the Dou Zhe level, and they prepared to leave the Magic Beast Mountain Range.

• Xiao Yao stored the purple pill he refined and returned to the hut, where he told Xiao Yi Xian he intended to leave for the Tagore Desert.
• Xiao Yi Xian reminded Xiao Yao that she had agreed to accompany him until he went to Jia Nan Academy, and she asked him to hold her as they slept.
• The next morning, Xiao Yao declared that he wanted to protect Xiao Yi Xian for life, and she finally nodded after he asked her not to avoid his feelings.
• Over the following two days, Xiao Yi Xian gathered medicinal herbs while Xiao Yao gave her Qi-Gathering Powder to help her break through to the Dou Zhe level.
• Xiao Yi Xian successfully reached the Dou Zhe level, and Xiao Yao picked up Little Zilin as they prepared to leave.

Xiao Yao and Xiao Yi Xian left the Magic Beast Mountain Range and traveled to Black Rock City, where Xiao Yao planned to take the Fourth-Grade Alchemist test. The chapter ended with them settling into an inn for the night and agreeing to visit the Alchemist Association the next day.

• Xiao Yao fed Zi Lin a pill and placed her in the Soul Storage Ring's Small World to refine it.
• Xiao Yi Xian summoned Little Lan, and she and Xiao Yao rode the Blue Eagle out of the Magic Beast Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yao and Xiao Yi Xian said goodbye to Little Lan and flew toward Black Rock City.
• Xiao Yao rented a top-tier inn room with an alchemy room and told Xiao Yi Xian he planned to take the Fourth-Grade Alchemist test.
• Xiao Yi Xian agreed to accompany Xiao Yao to the Alchemist Association the next day.

Xiao Yao reunited with Little Zilin and spent the evening at the inn with Xiao Yi Xian, who agreed to help care for her. The next morning, the three arrived at the Alchemist Association and stopped at its guarded entrance.

• Xiao Yao released Little Zilin from the Soul Storage Ring and promised to take her around instead of leaving her in the Small World.
• Xiao Yao teased Xiao Yi Xian into agreeing to help care for Little Zilin, and Xiao Yi Xian later fed the little one at dinner.
• Xiao Yao ordered food from the inn, and he and Xiao Yi Xian ate before resting for the night.
• Xiao Yao and Xiao Yi Xian left the inn the next morning with Little Zilin and reached the Alchemist Association.
• Xiao Yao, Xiao Yi Xian, and Little Zilin stopped before the two armed guards at the entrance.