Chapter Summaries

After Wang Teng’s death, the Xiao Household elders tried to pin the murder on An Yi, and Ge Ye prepared to take him to the Cloud Mist Sect. A patrol report revealed a cave behind the waterfall, giving Nalan Yanran a plausible alternative explanation for Wang Teng’s death and leaving An Yi’s arrest in doubt.

• Xiao Zhan defended An Yi, but the Great Elder argued that An Yi was the likeliest suspect because he had argued with Wang Teng and often visited the waterfall.
• Ge Ye demanded to take An Yi to the Cloud Mist Sect for interrogation, and the Great Elder ordered the guards to seize him.
• Xiao Xun'er and Nalan Yanran stepped in to defend An Yi, with Xiao Xun'er demanding evidence against him.
• A patrol captain reported rumors of treasure behind the waterfall, and Ge Ye discovered a large cave hidden behind its curtain of water.
• Nalan Yanran suggested Wang Teng had gone to the cave in search of treasure and died to a magical beast or rival mercenaries, leaving Ge Ye without an immediate answer.

An Yi used rumors about a treasure cave to derail the Xiao Household elders’ attempt to blame him for Wang Teng’s death, then decided to leave the Xiao Household after feeling betrayed. Xiao Xun’er tried to stop him, while Nalan Yanran invited him to join the Cloud Mist Sect.

• An Yi spread rumors about a treasure cave behind the waterfall to give Wang Teng a plausible reason to have died there and complicate the accusations against him.
• Nalan Yanran and Xiao Xun’er argued on opposing sides, and the elders’ attempt to frame An Yi failed, though Ge Ye still needed Wang Teng’s death investigated.
• An Yi returned to his courtyard in silence and spent the evening cleaning and preparing to leave the Xiao Household.
• Xiao Xun’er and Nalan Yanran arrived at An Yi’s courtyard and found him cleaning his room.
• An Yi told Xiao Xun’er and Nalan Yanran that he was leaving because the elders had tried to make him a scapegoat.
• Xiao Xun’er pleaded with An Yi to stay, while Nalan Yanran eagerly invited him to return with her to the Cloud Mist Sect.

After the Xiao Household elders blamed An Yi for Wang Teng's death, An Yi decided to leave rather than risk being detained or killed. He said goodbye to Xiao Xun'er and Nalan Yanran, then went to Ya Fei and admitted that he had killed Wang Teng in self-defense.

• An Yi refused Nalan Yanran's offer to take him to the Cloud Mist Sect, explaining that its elders might still suspect him of killing Wang Teng.
• An Yi gave Xiao Xun'er two thousand gold coins to repay the Xiao Household and asked her to tell them he was leaving.
• Xiao Xun'er pleaded with An Yi to stay, while Nalan Yanran grabbed his arm and asked where he would go; An Yi reassured them and departed.
• An Yi crossed Wutan City at night and climbed over the wall into Ya Fei's courtyard at the Mittel Auction House.
• An Yi told Ya Fei that Wang Teng had tracked him to a waterfall and attacked him, so An Yi had killed him in self-defense.
• Ya Fei was shocked and scolded An Yi for killing an elite disciple of the Cloud Mist Sect.

An Yi said goodbye to Ya Fei and left Wutan City to hide and train in the Magic Beast Mountain Range after killing a Cloud Mist Sect disciple. Before leaving, he warned Ya Fei that Xiao Yan would soon visit her auction house disguised as an alchemist.

• Ya Fei warned An Yi that the Cloud Mist Sect would pursue him even without proof and urged him to flee the Gama Empire with her savings.
• An Yi refused Ya Fei's nearly one hundred thousand gold coins and told her he planned to hide in the Magic Beast Mountain Range until the danger passed.
• Ya Fei realized An Yi had prepared wilderness supplies and healing medicines for his departure, then embraced him and urged him to stay safe.
• An Yi told Ya Fei that Xiao Yan would arrive at her auction house in a black robe and instructed her to cooperate while pretending not to know who he was.
• An Yi vaulted over the courtyard wall and left Wutan City for the Magic Beast Mountain Range.

After a year of savage training in the Magic Beast Mountain Range, An Yi broke through to Great Dou Master and received the Heaven-Slaying Battle Armor, then cleaned up and left the mountains. The chapter ended with him devouring a feast in a town restaurant, stunning the mercenaries around him.

• An Yi condensed a Dou Crystal, advanced to Great Dou Master, and received the Heaven-Slaying Battle Armor from the system.
• An Yi learned that the armor doubled his speed, strength, and defense, enhanced the Tiger Soul Halberd, and granted a short-lived White Tiger Unleashed mode.
• An Yi washed away a year’s worth of grime, changed into a clean robe, and left the Magic Beast Mountain Range after reflecting on his brutal training.
• An Yi reached a nearby town and ordered every meat dish at its largest restaurant.
• An Yi ate the feast with startling speed, leaving the watching mercenaries dumbfounded.

An Yi learned that mercenaries in Qingshan Town had branded him a murderous humanoid magic beast and planned to hunt him, then discovered his pursuer was Little Fairy, a girl he had rescued six months earlier. After they reunited and exchanged names, An Yi admitted the rumors were about him and learned that Little Fairy worked as a physician at Ten Thousand Medicine Hall.

• An Yi overheard mercenaries discussing a white-haired humanoid magic beast and a planned hunt by the town's three major mercenary groups, and realized they meant him.
• An Yi noticed someone following him, pulled the pursuer into an alley, and restrained her before discovering she was a young woman with weak cultivation.
• Little Fairy recognized An Yi as the man who had saved her from a Poison Horn Snake six months earlier and explained how his white hair and sky-blue eyes gave him away.
• An Yi introduced himself, and Little Fairy told him she was a physician at Ten Thousand Medicine Hall.
• Little Fairy asked whether An Yi was the rumored humanoid magic beast, and he confirmed he was probably the man the mercenaries described.
• An Yi said he had come to Qingshan Town to rest after a year in the mountains, leaving Little Fairy startled by his claim that he would go back to being a wild man afterward.

An Yi accepted Little Fairy’s invitation to stay at her residence behind the Ten Thousand Medicine Hall, where they discussed their pasts and his unusual strength. He gave her the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, leaving her stunned by the gift.

• Little Fairy invited An Yi to stay in her peaceful courtyard behind the Ten Thousand Medicine Hall, and he accepted.
• Little Fairy applied an antidote to An Yi’s palm to protect him from poison in her room and explained that she took precautions because she was weak and vulnerable.
• Little Fairy explained that she had been separated from a mercenary squad in the Magic Beast Mountain Range, and An Yi realized he had killed that squad after its members attacked him.
• Little Fairy asked whether An Yi was human, and he explained that he had fused with the bloodline of an ancient exotic beast.
• An Yi told Little Fairy he planned to return near Wutan City before training in the mountains again, then teased her about repaying her life-saving debt.
• An Yi handed Little Fairy an ancient scroll titled Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, and she stared at it in shock.

After sleeping for three days, An Yi revealed that he was a sixteen-year-old Great Dou Master, astonishing Little Fairy and exposing her insecurity about her own weak cultivation. When she urged him to leave for Wutan City, An Yi noticed poison powder at the corner of her mouth and questioned her about it.

• An Yi gave Little Fairy the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, then fell asleep in her bed from exhaustion.
• Little Fairy returned with pastries and tea, tucked An Yi under a blanket, and studied the scripture while he slept.
• An Yi woke three days later and told Little Fairy that he had barely slept during his year in the Magic Beast Mountain Range.
• An Yi revealed that he was sixteen and had reached Great Dou Master, leaving Little Fairy stunned.
• Little Fairy said she lacked the talent and strength to reach the Central Plains and urged An Yi to leave for Wutan City.
• An Yi found black poison powder at the corner of Little Fairy's lips and asked about her taste for poison.

An Yi reassured Little Fairy after learning that she had the Disaster Poison Body and promised to help her control it. As they went out to eat after his three-day sleep, they discovered that rumors about them had drawn the attention of Ten Thousand Medicine Hall and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

• Little Fairy revealed that she was the Disaster Poison Body, and An Yi said he was not afraid of her and would help her find a way to control it.
• Little Fairy embraced An Yi, then his growling stomach interrupted the moment and they decided to eat at the biggest restaurant in town.
• Little Fairy retied An Yi's hair before they left Ten Thousand Medicine Hall, where its clerks and guards watched them with suspicion.
• An Yi noticed people secretly following them and asked Little Fairy what had happened.
• Little Fairy explained that Manager Yao suspected she had the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture and that rumors about An Yi spending three days in her room had enraged Mu Li, the young leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

An Yi confronted Mu Li after Mu Li drugged his meal and threatened Little Fairy, then revealed his overwhelming strength and crippled the young mercenary leader. He sent Mu Li’s men back with a warning that he would visit the Wolf Head Mercenary Group that night.

• An Yi promised Little Fairy he would deal with Mister Yao and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, then pretended to collapse after eating food laced with Drunken Dragon Incense.
• Mu Li arrived with armed mercenaries, accused Little Fairy of betraying him, and threatened to make her his concubine and kill An Yi.
• Little Fairy threw poison powder at Mu Li and tried to drag An Yi away, but An Yi woke unharmed and mocked Mu Li’s sleeping drug.
• An Yi killed two mercenaries with Gengjin Dou Qi and crippled Mu Li by piercing his knees and shoulders.
• An Yi summoned his Tiger Soul Halberd, ordered Mu Li’s men to carry him away, and announced he would visit the Wolf Head Mercenary Group that night.

An Yi confronted the leaders of three allied mercenary groups at the Wolf Head stronghold, where they coveted his Tiger Soul Halberd and Heaven-Slaying Battle Armor. After An Yi offered the mercenaries a chance to leave, Fei Lei recognized the danger and withdrew with the Bloodbattle Mercenary Group, leaving Mu She and the Snake Nest commander behind.

• Mu She allied with the Bloodbattle and Snake Nest commanders to ambush An Yi and seize his halberd.
• An Yi arrived alone, shattered the stronghold's gate, and revealed his armor and halberd to the gathered mercenaries.
• An Yi warned the mercenaries to leave within ten breaths or die, but Mu She mocked his threat.
• Fei Lei saluted An Yi, declared that he would not lead his men to their deaths, and withdrew with the Bloodbattle Mercenary Group.

An Yi faced Mu She and the Snake Nest Mercenary Group after Fei Lei fled, then killed Mu She with a single strike. When the Snake Nest commander invoked his son-in-law’s He Family patron, a Dou King, An Yi concluded he had to kill every witness.

• Fei Lei recognized An Yi as the rumored humanoid magical beast and led the Bloodbattle Mercenary Group away.
• Mu She ordered his men to attack An Yi, but they were too frightened to move, so Mu She charged first.
• An Yi caught Mu She's spear thrust with his bare hand and bisected him with the Tiger Soul Halberd.
• The Snake Nest commander begged for his life and invoked the He Family of Blackrock City and its Dou King patron.
• An Yi decided to kill everyone present so no one could report what happened.

An Yi and Little Fairy left Qingshan Town for Wutan City, with An Yi hiding his face because he had caused trouble there before. Along the way, An Yi planned to use the Pure Lotus Demon Fire Remnant Map to draw out Medicine Elder and seek a way to address Little Fairy’s Disaster Poison Body.

• An Yi told Little Fairy that Mr. Yao had willingly given her a Storage Ring full of rare medicinal ingredients, though he had actually broken Mr. Yao’s legs and pressured him into handing it over.
• An Yi and Little Fairy set out for Wutan City, where An Yi hoped to attract Medicine Elder’s interest with the Pure Lotus Demon Fire Remnant Map and learn how to deal with Little Fairy’s Disaster Poison Body.
• Little Fairy summoned her Blue Eagle companion, Little Lan, and she and An Yi flew toward Wutan City.
• Little Lan dropped An Yi and Little Fairy in a forest near Wutan City, where Little Fairy left the eagle to wait while they went into town.
• An Yi put on a half-face mask, explaining that his recognizable face could cause trouble because he had caused problems in Wutan City the previous year.

An Yi and Little Fairy approached Wutan City while Ling Ying reported An Yi’s harsh year of training to Xiao Xun'er. Xiao Xun'er learned that An Yi was likely headed to the Mittel Auction House, leaving her torn over whether to visit him.

• An Yi teased Little Fairy about acting like his maid, and she followed him toward Wutan City in her plain herbalist’s dress.
• Ling Ying reported that An Yi had hunted Magic Beasts and absorbed their Magic Cores for a year, rising from Dou Master to Great Dou Master.
• Ling Ying speculated that An Yi’s physique and cultivation technique let him withstand Magic Core energy, possibly because of an ancient exotic beast bloodline.
• Ling Ying told Xiao Xun'er that An Yi and Little Fairy had reached Wutan City’s outskirts and that An Yi would probably go to the Mittel Auction House rather than return to the Xiao Household.
• Xiao Xun'er considered visiting An Yi as a friend but remained silent, her feelings unsettled.

An Yi returned to Wutan City with Little Fairy and crossed paths with Xiao Yan, who was disguised at the Mittel Auction House. Medicine Elder recognized An Yi and revealed that he had reached the Great Dou Master realm, leaving Xiao Yan reeling as he entered the VIP waiting room.

• An Yi brought Little Fairy to the Mittel Auction House, where they heard people praising the Foundation-Building Elixir and An Yi dismissed the claims as exaggerated marketing.
• An Yi sensed Ling Ying’s concealed presence and noticed a black-robed figure being led toward the auction house’s waiting room.
• An Yi and Xiao Yan briefly met eyes, but neither revealed his identity to the other.
• Medicine Elder recognized An Yi’s aura and told Xiao Yan that his former peer had reached the Great Dou Master realm at sixteen.
• Xiao Yan was stunned by An Yi’s cultivation, then recovered and followed the maid into the VIP waiting room.

An Yi met Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian in the auction house’s VIP lounge and showed them an ancient map fragment that Medicine Elder recognized as a remnant map of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame. Medicine Elder tried to obtain it by offering alchemical products, but An Yi said they would not help Xiao Yi Xian because of her special constitution.

• An Yi entered the VIP lounge with Xiao Yi Xian and sat across from Xiao Yan, who was disguised while Medicine Elder observed through him.
• An Yi showed Xiao Yi Xian the ragged map fragment and said he had found it in the same cave as the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture.
• Medicine Elder spotted the black lotus on the fragment and recognized it as a remnant map of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, then took control of Xiao Yan’s body.
• Medicine Elder asked to inspect the map, confirmed its identity, and offered to buy it after claiming it was an incomplete, low-value fragment.
• Medicine Elder offered a Foundation-Building Elixir and Qi-Gathering Powder for the map, but An Yi said neither could help Xiao Yi Xian because of her special constitution.

An Yi learned that Xiao Yi Xian’s Disaster Poison Body could be controlled through a difficult method requiring a Heavenly Flame, and he negotiated with Medicine Elder for a scroll explaining it. After reuniting with Ya Fei, An Yi used a rare Flying Dou Technique to persuade Medicine Elder to help him study the scroll.

• An Yi revealed Xiao Yi Xian’s Disaster Poison Body to Medicine Elder, who explained that its toxins would eventually erupt and kill her.
• Medicine Elder offered a scroll detailing ways to suppress the poison body, including a Poison Pill Method that required a Heavenly Flame, in exchange for the Fragmented Map of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame.
• An Yi accepted the exchange after inspecting the scroll and wondered whether his White Tiger Bloodline could suppress Xiao Yi Xian’s poison.
• Ya Fei entered the waiting room, recognized An Yi, and told him to wait in her courtyard while she attended to an important guest.
• An Yi asked Medicine Elder to explain the scroll’s technical terms, then revealed a Flying Dou Technique and persuaded him to make time.

An Yi traded the Wings of the Eagle to Medicine Elder in exchange for help with Little Fairy’s Disaster Poison Body, then reassured her that he would find a way to save her. As they reached Ya Fei’s courtyard, Little Fairy grew jealous after learning how close An Yi was to her.

• An Yi agreed to meet Medicine Elder at the auction house the next day to discuss the Wings of the Eagle trade.
• An Yi explained to Little Fairy that the High Profound Tier flying battle technique could be worth two million gold coins, but he was trading it to help her.
• Little Fairy realized An Yi was giving up the valuable technique for her and asked why he cared so much.
• An Yi teased Little Fairy about having promised herself to him and assured her there would be a way to control her Disaster Poison Body.
• Little Fairy asked whether An Yi and Ya Fei were close, and An Yi admitted he had often relied on Ya Fei for meals, drinks, and lodging.
• An Yi teased Little Fairy for sounding jealous, and she called him a shameless bastard.

An Yi returned to Wutan City, where Ya Fei was astonished by how much taller and stronger he had become and met Little Fairy. Ya Fei explained that the Cloud Mist Sect had officially closed the case over Wang Teng’s death, but An Yi chose to keep his mask on, and she revealed that the Foundation-Building Elixir had greatly benefited the auction house.

• Ya Fei inspected An Yi’s height and physique, then greeted Little Fairy, who explained that he had saved her from a magic beast in the Magic Beast Mountain Range.
• Ya Fei told An Yi that the Cloud Mist Sect had blamed Wang Teng’s death on a bandit mercenary group and publicly claimed to have avenged him.
• An Yi worried that Wang Teng’s parents might still suspect him, so he decided to keep wearing his mask until he was strong enough to face the Cloud Mist Sect.
• Ya Fei said that a mysterious black-robed man had brought the Foundation-Building Elixir to the auction house, greatly increasing its customers and prestige.
• Ya Fei asked whether the black-robed alchemist was Xiao Yan, but An Yi declined to explain.

An Yi proposed using his blood essence to strengthen Little Fairy’s body and suppress her Disaster Poison Body after his Gengjin Dou Qi proved capable of suppressing her poison. Medicine Elder judged the idea theoretically feasible but warned that it would only delay a more dangerous eruption, leaving them without a permanent cure.

• Ya Fei offered to help An Yi find medicinal ingredients or information, but he urgently asked her to get him food because he had been hungry all day.
• Xiao Yan arrived at the Mittel Auction House with Medicine Elder and met An Yi and Little Fairy in a secluded VIP lounge.
• An Yi explained that his Gengjin Dou Qi had suppressed Little Fairy’s poison after he tested it by having her take poison.
• An Yi revealed that ancient magical beast blood essence had remolded his body and proposed using his blood essence to strengthen Little Fairy’s body.
• Medicine Elder said the plan was theoretically feasible but warned that it would only postpone the Disaster Poison Body’s eruption and make it more terrifying.