Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Yan left the Snake People Clan temple after Queen Medusa gave Xiao Yi Xian a scale for contacting her. They arrived separately in Mo City, where Xiao Yan returned to the dilapidated house and Xiao Yi Xian faced an impending shocking event.

• Queen Medusa gave Xiao Yi Xian a seven-colored scale before entering seclusion, and Xiao Yi Xian set off with Xiao Yan and Yao Lao.
• Xiao Yan tried to imitate Xiao Yi Xian's sword flight with his Heavy Black Ruler, but You Su sped away as if disdainful of him.
• Yao Lao reflected on Xiao Yi Xian's mysterious inheritance and worried about the Xuan Yuan Sect, then recalled his missing senior sister.
• Xiao Yi Xian reached the Desert Iron Mercenary Group in Mo City, while Xiao Yan arrived elsewhere and entered a dilapidated house.
• A shocking event was about to happen to Xiao Yi Xian.

After learning that Qing Lin and Xiao Ling'er had disappeared, Xiao Yi Xian suspected the Mo Family in Salt City and flew there with her companions. She attacked Mo Cheng on arrival and left the Mo Family stunned after sending him flying.

• Xiao Yi Xian questioned Liu Yan and Chi Han about Qing Lin and Xiao Ling'er, then ordered them to go to the Mo Family in Salt City.
• Xiao Yi Xian and her companions departed Mo City on a winged snake, while Xiao Yan and Yao Lao watched them leave.
• Xiao Yi Xian arrived at the Mo Family and confronted First Elder Mo Cheng.
• Mo Cheng attacked Xiao Yi Xian, but she overpowered him with a four-force strike and sent him crashing across the ground.

Xiao Yi Xian defeated and killed Mo Cheng after he revealed the monstrous power of his transplanted Blazing Flame Mountain Breaking Rhino arm. Afterward, Liu Yan brought her Qing Lin, but Xiao Ling'er was still missing.

• Xiao Yi Xian recovered her energy and prepared to face Mo Cheng as the Mo Family watched in fear.
• Mo Cheng revealed his transplanted Mountain Breaking Arm and charged at Xiao Yi Xian, consumed by desire and bloodlust.
• Xiao Yi Xian unleashed a rain of purple sword shadows, killing Mo Cheng as he briefly regained his senses and cried that he refused to accept his fate.
• Liu Yan brought Qing Lin to Xiao Yi Xian and told her that Xiao Ling'er was not there.

Xiao Yi Xian rescued Qing Lin from the Mo Family and slaughtered its members with her poison after learning that Xiao Ling'er had been taken by people in white. Lv Man of the Heavenly Snake Mansion then seized Qing Lin, and Xiao Yi Xian accepted that Qing Lin’s departure could help her become stronger.

• Xiao Yi Xian questioned Liu Yan about Xiao Ling'er, ordered him to treat Qing Lin, and unleashed her violet poison on the Mo Family, killing its people.
• Xiao Yi Xian comforted Qing Lin, who explained that people in white had taken Xiao Ling'er before an old man brought her to the Mo Family.
• Lv Man appeared, used her Dou Huang pressure to seize Qing Lin, and knocked her unconscious when she struggled.
• Xiao Yi Xian recognized Lv Man and chose not to stop her, believing the Heavenly Snake Mansion could help Qing Lin grow strong.

Lv Man and the Eight-Winged Black Python Emperor arrived at the Mo Family, and Lv Man took Qing Lin while the two revealed their interest in her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. As powerful figures approached, Lv Man fled with Qing Lin while Bai Ya stayed behind to delay them.

• Lv Man released her pressure and said she would take Qing Lin as a reward, while Xiao Yi Xian silently considered summoning a Dou Zong against her.
• A whistle summoned the Eight-Winged Black Python Emperor, who recognized Qing Lin's Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and welcomed the discovery.
• Ge Ye urged Nalan Yanran to leave and report the incident, and Lv Man chose not to pursue them.
• Lv Man warned that the Misty Cloud Sect and the Jia Ma Imperial Family might be approaching, then flew away with Qing Lin as Bai Ya stayed behind to hold off their pursuers.

Xiao Yi Xian revealed her sword-riding ability, and Fu Ya arrived, mistaking her for a senior expert and offering to fight the Eight-Winged Black Python Emperor on her behalf. Fu Ya’s flower technique blocked the serpent’s attack, and her ribbon struck and injured it despite its slippery defense, as she began to dance among the blossoms.

• Xiao Yi Xian rode You Su into the sky, escaping the pressure of the Eight-Winged Black Python Emperor.
• Fu Ya arrived, recognized Xiao Yi Xian, and respectfully addressed her as Senior.
• Fu Ya offered to act for Xiao Yi Xian and launched an attack on the Eight-Winged Black Python Emperor.
• The Eight-Winged Black Python Emperor unleashed a black-flame serpent, but Fu Ya’s sea of flowers blocked it.
• Fu Ya struck the serpent with her ribbon, grazing its scales, and began dancing amid the flowers as it lashed its tail.

Fu Ya defeated the Eight-Winged Black Python Emperor with her Dance of Slaughter's End and helped Xiao Yi Xian escape with the corpse. Afterward, Yun Yun issued a wanted order for Xiao Yi Xian across the Jia Ma Empire.

• Fu Ya overwhelmed the Eight-Winged Black Python Emperor with her ribbons and dance, then killed it with a final strike through its head.
• Xiao Yi Xian praised Fu Ya's dance and thanked her for saving her current avatar.
• Fu Ya urged Xiao Yi Xian's group to leave with the Eight-Winged Black Python Emperor's corpse before trouble arrived.
• Ge Ye and Nalan Yanran reported the events at the Mo Family to a white-haired man, who ordered Yun Yun to issue a wanted notice for Xiao Yi Xian.
• Yun Yun reluctantly sent out the order, and notices identifying Xiao Yi Xian as a Poison Master appeared throughout the Jia Ma Empire.

After Fu Ya defeated the Eight-Winged Black Python Emperor, she began cooking its corpse in an ancient cauldron while Xiao Yi Xian glimpsed the cauldron’s mysterious past. Xiao Yi Xian resolved to obtain the cauldron as the snake soup simmered.

• Fu Ya offered to simmer the Eight-Winged Black Python Emperor’s corpse, and Xiao Yi Xian agreed.
• Fu Ya brought out an ancient black cauldron, whose aura drew Xiao Yi Xian into a vision of a glorious temple and worshipping experts.
• Xiao Yi Xian connected the vision to her mysterious Sword Box and concluded that the cauldron was a treasure she would have to obtain.
• Fu Ya filled the cauldron with spiritual liquid, cut the snake into pieces, and added medicinal herbs and its sixth-tier magical core.
• Xiao Yi Xian accepted the beast core and told Fu Ya to light the fire, then stirred and seasoned the soup as Fu Ya simmered it with white flames.

Xiao Yi Xian shared the nourishing snake stew with Fu Ya, Liu Yan, and Chi Han, while remembering Xiao Ling'er. As they ate, a hidden presence approached from the northwest, and both Xiao Yi Xian and Fu Ya sensed it.

• Xiao Yi Xian tasted the golden snake stew and invited Fu Ya, Liu Yan, and Chi Han to eat.
• Fu Ya served herself a bowl, and Liu Yan and Chi Han each received generous portions from Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yi Xian sat with Fu Ya to eat and thought about missing Xiao Ling'er.
• A concealed black shadow approached the group, drawn by the stew's fragrance.
• Xiao Yi Xian sensed the approaching presence as You Su hummed, and Fu Ya looked toward the northwest.

Xiao Yi Xian and her companions traveled toward Mo City after Fu Ya stopped a dangerous beast and offered Xiao Yi Xian its core. When they arrived, Xiao Yan and Yao Lao saw them descending, while Xiao Yi Xian had advanced to nine-star Da Dou Shi.

• Fu Ya used a silver-white sash to stop an approaching sixth-rank magical beast and gave its beast core to Xiao Yi Xian, who accepted it.
• After the meal, Xiao Yi Xian, Fu Ya, and Liu Yan rode Chi Han toward Mo City to find Xiao Yan and ask Yao Lao for guidance on an alchemist's handbook.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Fu Ya cultivated on Chi Han's back, and Fu Ya wondered whether following Xiao Yi Xian could help her reach Dou Zong.
• In Mo City, Xiao Yan shopped with a blue-clad little boy as Chi Han descended over the streets, prompting the boy to fly up and Xiao Yan to ask Yao Lao for help.
• Yao Lao recognized that a peak Dou Huang expert was with Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Yan felt frustrated that she had gained such a powerful ally in only a few hours.
• Xiao Yi Xian finished cultivating at nine-star Da Dou Shi, crediting her progress to the energy-rich beast meat and herbs.

Hai Bodong flew at Fu Ya, mistaking his restored strength for a match for hers, but she overwhelmed him with her silk sash. He escaped a near-fatal blow and recognized Fu Ya as a nine-star peak Dou Huang, leaving him chastened.

• Hai Bodong soared toward Fu Ya, releasing his Dou Huang aura and challenging her to a fight.
• Fu Ya sent her silk sash against Hai Bodong, and its force drove him toward the ground despite his icy spear.
• Fu Ya briefly wavered when Yao Lao swept her with his soul force, allowing Hai Bodong to escape as the sash struck the ground near Xiao Yan.
• Hai Bodong apologized awkwardly to Fu Ya after seeing her cold gaze.
• Hai Bodong recognized Fu Ya's overwhelming strength and compared her presence to Queen Medusa's.

Fu Ya and Hai Bodong clashed in Mo City while Xiao Yi Xian asked Yao Lao for alchemy knowledge and guidance on controlling her Calamity Poison Body. After leaving for the Jia Ma Empire’s capital, she left Xiao Yan with supplies for Yao Lao, while a white figure confronted the Snake People Clan and discovered its four guardians had reached Dou Huang strength.

• Fu Ya and Hai Bodong exchanged powerful attacks that shattered houses and left Hai Bodong badly injured, while Xiao Yan was struck by a falling brick.
• Xiao Yi Xian showed Xiao Yan and Yao Lao her pale green flame and asked for a detailed alchemist’s handbook.
• Yao Lao gave Xiao Yi Xian three scrolls containing alchemy notes, a Pill Control Method, and a map to ruins tied to the Calamity Poison Body.
• Xiao Yi Xian gave Xiao Yan a Storage Ring containing snake stew for Yao Lao, then rode Chi Han toward the Jia Ma Empire’s capital.
• A white figure called for Queen Medusa outside the Snake People Clan, and Yun Yun sensed that its four veteran guardians had become Dou Huang experts.

Yun Shan arrived at the Snake People Clan as a Dou Zong and overwhelmed its defenders while Queen Medusa remained in seclusion. Just as he threatened to kill the snake people, Queen Medusa appeared to protect them.

• Yun Shan’s pressure forced the Snake People Clan and its Seven Leaders to the ground, prompting the Four Great Elders to use a forbidden art to reach the Dou Huang realm.
• The Four Great Elders confronted Yun Shan and warned him that their Queen had also become a Dou Zong, but he blasted them aside with a surge of Dou Qi.
• Yun Shan taunted the wounded elders and threatened Queen Medusa, summoning sword phantoms above the immobilized snake people when he could not find her.
• The sword phantoms halted and vanished just before striking the snake people, and Queen Medusa appeared opposite Yun Shan to defend her people.

Queen Medusa confronted Yun Shan, who had come to challenge the snake-people, and their exchange recalled how they first met more than ten years earlier. The memory ended with Medusa sparing the young Yun Shan after he vowed to surpass her and win her heart.

• Queen Medusa appeared before Yun Shan, rejected his mistaken guess that she was Medusa's daughter, and challenged him to fight or leave.
• Yun Shan greeted Medusa familiarly, and the snake-people leaders rallied when they learned their Queen was also a Dou Zong.
• More than ten years earlier, Yun Shan stormed the Snake-people Sacred Hall and defeated the eight leaders with his Fractal Sword.
• Queen Medusa effortlessly shattered Yun Shan's strongest attack, bound him with purple snakes, and revealed herself to him.
• Yun Shan vowed to become a Dou Zong, defeat Queen Medusa, and win her heart, so she spared him and let him go.

Queen Medusa confronted Yun Shan as powerful auras spread across the Tagor Desert, prompting Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong to leave for the imperial capital. Xiao Yi Xian absorbed poisonous river water and broke through to Dou Ling, while Fu Ya remained unable to reach Dou Zong.

• Queen Medusa faced Yun Shan and declared that she would make him taste failure.
• Yao Lao sensed the immense auras and urged Xiao Yan to leave Mo City; Xiao Yan departed with Hai Bodong for the imperial capital.
• Fu Ya sensed Xiao Yi Xian's aura and reflected on her fear of the Saintess, then resumed cultivating but still could not break through to Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yi Xian drank poisonous river water, converted its toxins into Dou Qi, and circulated the Nameless Sword Canon as violet mist spread around her.
• Xiao Yi Xian broke through to Dou Ling and early Mortal Realm soul power, while her Seven-Colored Poison Lines advanced closer to her heart.

Queen Medusa defeated Yun Shan in a fierce battle above the Snake People Clan’s temple, though she realized she could not use her full strength while another soul remained within her. After Yun Shan escaped, she ordered a grand burial for the four dead elders and care for the surviving clansmen.

• Queen Medusa and Yun Shan exchanged powerful attacks as their battle drew the attention of the Snake People Clan.
• Queen Medusa seized Yun Shan’s arm and struck his back with a snake phantom attack, leaving him badly wounded.
• A streak of blue light carried Yun Shan away before the Snake People could react.
• Queen Medusa reflected on her hidden soul, her dependence on Xiao Yi Xian, and her inability to unleash her full cultivation.
• Queen Medusa ordered a grand burial for the four elders and instructed her people to properly care for the clansmen.

Xiao Yi Xian’s first attempt at refining a pill ended with an exploding cauldron, and Liu Yan explained how she could improve. She resumed her practice with a prized two-vent cauldron, while Fu Ya took note of Xiao Yi Xian’s humble approach to learning.

• Xiao Yi Xian’s attempt to refine Qi Increasing Powder caused the cauldron to explode, leaving Liu Yan covered in soot.
• Liu Yan explained that alchemy required careful control of Dou Qi, soul power, and heat, and Xiao Yi Xian realized she had mishandled her wood affinity.
• Xiao Yi Xian listened to Liu Yan’s advice, while Fu Ya observed her willingness to seek guidance from someone weaker.
• Xiao Yi Xian examined the two-vent cauldron Liu Yan had lent her and considered practicing with the six-vent cauldron once her skills improved.

Xiao Yi Xian used the Green Lotus Core Flame and her wood-attributed life aura to refine medicinal ingredients, working through the early stages of making Qi Increasing Powder. After struggling to combine its ingredients, she continued refining as a medicinal fragrance began to emerge from the cauldron.

• Xiao Yi Xian sent the Green Lotus Core Flame into the cauldron and steadied it with her wood-attributed life aura.
• Xiao Yi Xian refined three Spirit Returning Red Fruits into red medicinal essence, then extracted ingredients from Spirit Gathering Grass, poppy flowers, and Pure Origin Fruit.
• Xiao Yi Xian used the first-tier wood-attributed beast cores Chi Han had gathered to continue making Qi Increasing Powder.
• Xiao Yi Xian combined the prepared ingredients into a dark red paste, but the Pure Origin Fruit particles initially refused to merge with it.
• Xiao Yi Xian kept enveloping the ingredients in flame and life aura, and a medicinal fragrance drifted from the cauldron as Chi Han woke up.

Xiao Yi Xian became a Third-grade Alchemist and reached Three-star Dou Ling while Liu Yan and Chi Han also grew stronger. Elsewhere, Yao Lao fell into slumber, Yun Yun questioned whether Xiao Yi Xian was the Poison Master, and Yun Shan prepared to investigate his condition as Protector Wu plotted against the Misty Cloud Sect; Xiao Yi Xian and her companions reached a city ten li away.

• Xiao Yi Xian refined pills for a month, advanced to Third-grade Alchemist, and reached Three-star Dou Ling.
• Liu Yan reached peak Dou Ling, while Chi Han advanced to Six-star Dou Wang.
• Yao Lao fell into slumber, leaving Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong to continue toward Jia Ma Imperial Capital.
• Yun Yun saw a wanted poster accusing Xiao Yi Xian of poisoning the Mo Family and wondered whether the accusation was true.
• Yun Shan rejected Protector Wu's interference, and Protector Wu left while secretly plotting to destroy the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Yun Shan entered the Life and Death Gate to inspect his body and heal, while Xiao Yi Xian and her companions arrived near an unfamiliar city.

Disguised as a young man, Xiao Yi Xian arrived in Luokong City with Liu Yan and Fu Ya to take the Alchemist assessment and wait for the Imperial Capital Alchemist Tournament. After entering the city through a special gate, the group planned to find an inn for the night, while three hidden observers quietly split up.

• Xiao Yi Xian traveled to Luokong City with Liu Yan and Fu Ya, hiding her identity with an art from the Nameless Sword Canon.
• Liu Yan led Xiao Yi Xian and Fu Ya through the special city gate, where his five-star Alchemist badge and deference to Xiao Yi Xian astonished the crowd.
• The group entered Luokong City and drew attention from three concealed watchers, who departed in separate directions.
• As evening fell, Liu Yan suggested they find an inn and visit the Alchemist Guild the next morning.
• Xiao Yi Xian agreed to look for a place to rest, and the group noticed a busy tavern ahead.