Chapter Summaries

Lu Xia, a transmigrator with the Woeful Poison Body, reached Dou Emperor Peak while hiding his cultivation from his master, Wu Ya. He realized he needed a Heavenly Flame to evolve his constitution before attempting to break through to Dou Zong.

• Lu Xia recalled how his Woeful Poison Body had killed his family when he was twelve and how Lü Yue's inheritance taught him ways to transform it using spirit flames.
• Wu Ya found Lu Xia amid the poisonous fog, recognized his constitution, and took him to Wu Tian Manor after suppressing a later outbreak.
• Lu Xia concealed his rapid cultivation from Wu Ya and trained for six years until he reached Dou Emperor Peak.
• Lu Xia judged that trying to reach Dou Zong could unleash his poison and destroy Heavenly Centipede Ravine, so he considered seeking a Heavenly Flame to evolve his body.

Lu Xia approached Dugu Mei, Wu Ya's favored wife and a Ten Thousand Scorpions Sect spy, intending to use her secret to advance his plan to eliminate Wu Ya and take control of Wu Tian Manor. Dugu Mei realized Lu Xia was not loyal to Wu Ya and tried to seduce him, but he had not yet revealed what he wanted from her.

• Lu Xia decided to stop hiding his Dou Emperor Peak cultivation and planned to quietly remove Wu Ya before taking over Wu Tian Manor.
• Lu Xia recalled discovering Dugu Mei secretly meeting a Ten Thousand Scorpions Sect elder and chose to use her as a pawn.
• Lu Xia sneaked into Dugu Mei's residence and provoked her into leaving the room so he could wait inside.
• Lu Xia confronted Dugu Mei with his knowledge of her collusion with the Ten Thousand Scorpions Sect and warned that Wu Ya must not learn of it.
• Dugu Mei considered killing Lu Xia, then concluded he was not allied with Wu Ya and switched to flirting with him to learn his intentions.

Lu Xia revealed to Dugu Mei that he was a Dou Emperor and proposed killing Wu Ya with her help. Dugu Mei agreed to cooperate, and Lu Xia gave her Spirit Dissolution Powder to use against Wu Ya while he refined Sky Centipede Poison in three days.

• Dugu Mei laughed at Lu Xia's proposal to get rid of Wu Ya, until he briefly revealed a Dou Emperor's aura.
• Dugu Mei recognized Lu Xia's power and agreed to help him kill Wu Ya in exchange for his backing.
• Dugu Mei told Lu Xia that Wu Ya's Sky Centipede Poison would reach a critical stage in three days.
• Lu Xia gave Dugu Mei Spirit Dissolution Powder and instructed her to put it in the Tranquilizing Incense beside Wu Ya's pill furnace.

Lu Xia persuaded Dugu Mei to poison Wu Ya in exchange for a share of Wu Tian Manor and future power, while preparing to kill Wu Ya by force if the plan failed. Three days later, Lu Xia remained ready to act as Wu Ya reached a critical moment refining a pill.

• Lu Xia promised Dugu Mei thirty percent of Wu Tian Manor’s resources and a place among the Poison Cultivator forces he hoped to control, and she agreed to help poison Wu Ya.
• Dugu Mei tried to seduce Lu Xia, but he stopped her and told her to focus on slipping the Poison God in unnoticed.
• Lu Xia returned to his cave, judged Dugu Mei too untrustworthy to rely on, and prepared his Plague Pill as a backup against Wu Ya.
• Lu Xia spent three days cultivating in seclusion while Wu Tian Manor remained calm and Dugu Mei sent no unusual news.
• Wu Ya sat before a pill furnace in his cave residence, pouring Dou Qi into it as he reached a critical stage of pill refinement.

Dugu Mei poisoned Wu Ya with Spirit Dissolution Powder while he refined Sky Centipede Poison, following Lu Xia’s plan. As the poison took effect, Lu Xia entered the cave abode and found Wu Ya weakening before the nearly finished pill.

• Wu Ya refined Sky Centipede Poison, believing it would help him break through to Dou Zong with Lu Xia’s origin essence.
• Dugu Mei pretended to care for Wu Ya, then secretly smeared Spirit Dissolution Powder onto the Tranquilizing Incense.
• Lu Xia waited outside Wu Ya’s cave abode for the poison to take effect.
• Dugu Mei and Wu Ya began suffering the poison’s effects, though Dugu Mei concealed her condition.
• Lu Xia entered the cave abode and found Wu Ya pale and unsteady as the poison in the furnace began to falter.

Dugu Mei poisoned Wu Ya and secretly opened the cave dwelling’s restrictions, revealing that she had allied with Lu Xia. Wu Ya recognized their betrayal, but the poisoned Dou Emperor was left weakened as Lu Xia confronted him over his plan to obtain the Woeful Poison Body.

• Wu Ya lost control of his Dou Qi and felt weak while refining the Sky Centipede Poison, then suspected Dugu Mei had poisoned him.
• Wu Ya tried to suppress the toxin, but it spread through his Dou Qi and left him with less than thirty percent of his power.
• Dugu Mei lifted the cave dwelling’s restrictions while Wu Ya regulated his breath, and he realized she had betrayed him.
• Dugu Mei dropped her pretense and mocked Wu Ya, who threatened to kill her despite his weakened state.
• Lu Xia entered the cave dwelling, and Wu Ya realized that he and Dugu Mei had joined forces against him.
• Lu Xia accused Wu Ya of taking him as a disciple while plotting to obtain his Woeful Poison Body, shocking Wu Ya.

Lu Xia revealed that he was a peak Dou Emperor and killed Wu Ya after the poison cultivator’s weakened battle qi failed him. He spared Dugu Mei to keep Wu Tian Manor stable, looted Wu Ya’s cave, and ordered her to conceal his death while overseeing the manor.

• Wu Ya released poisonous mist at Lu Xia and Dugu Mei, but Lu Xia stopped it with his battle qi and revealed he was a peak Dou Emperor.
• Lu Xia struck Wu Ya down, killing the lord of Wu Tian Manor.
• Dugu Mei knelt and begged Lu Xia to spare her, and he decided she could help keep the manor under control.
• Lu Xia took Wu Ya’s storage ring and looted the cave dwelling, leaving Wu Ya’s corpse behind.
• Lu Xia ordered Dugu Mei to seal the cave, claim Wu Ya had entered seclusion to break through to Dou Zong, and manage the manor’s daily affairs.

Lu Xia cured Dugu Mei of the Spirit Dissolution Powder and helped her establish control of Wu Tian Manor while Wu Ya was supposedly in seclusion. The elders challenged her authority, and Lu Xia backed her by claiming Wu Ya had ordered him to assist her.

• Lu Xia gave Dugu Mei an antidote, then had her reseal Wu Ya's cave dwelling and warned her not to betray him.
• Dugu Mei restored her appearance and left, reflecting that she was bound to Lu Xia after helping him poison Wu Ya.
• At a Council of Elders meeting, Dugu Mei announced that Wu Ya had entered seclusion to break through to Dou Zong and had appointed her to manage the manor with Lu Xia's help.
• The Second Elder and other elders questioned Dugu Mei's authority, while she warned them not to disturb Wu Ya's seclusion.
• When the First Elder demanded proof, Lu Xia said Wu Ya had personally told him to assist Dugu Mei, then challenged the Second Elder for questioning his master's decision.

Lu Xia used Wu Ya’s Manor Lord token and his own testimony to secure the elders’ obedience to Dugu Mei, then grew intimate with her. Afterward, he told her he planned to leave Wu Tian Manor, and she pleaded to go with him.

• Lu Xia backed Dugu Mei’s authority with Wu Ya’s token, and the elders accepted her as the manor’s acting leader.
• After the elders left, Dugu Mei flirted with Lu Xia, and he carried her to her bedroom.
• Lu Xia and Dugu Mei spent the day together, and she later clung to him affectionately.
• Lu Xia told Dugu Mei he planned to leave Wu Tian Manor for a while.
• Dugu Mei panicked about facing the elders and Wu Ya’s death alone, then asked Lu Xia to take her with him.

Lu Xia left Heavenly Centipede Ravine after entrusting Dugu Mei with managing the residence, then traveled toward Green Mountain Town to find Xiao Yi Xian, another owner of the Woeful Poison Body. He arrived outside the bustling town and looked down at it.

• Lu Xia told Dugu Mei he planned to travel and seek a breakthrough to Dou Zong, instructing her to manage the residence while Wu Ya was in seclusion.
• Dugu Mei seduced Lu Xia before his departure, and they spent the night together.
• Lu Xia left pills and a note for Dugu Mei before slipping away from the residence the next morning.
• Dugu Mei woke to find Lu Xia gone and read his note, which instructed her to wait for his return.
• Lu Xia departed Heavenly Centipede Ravine and headed north toward Green Mountain Town to find Xiao Yi Xian.
• After traveling at an unhurried pace, Lu Xia reached Green Mountain Town and surveyed its busy streets from a slope.

Lu Xia watched Xiao Yi Xian from hiding, then went to a cave in the Magical Beast Mountain Range to retrieve gifts suited to her Woeful Poison Body. He left with the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, Eagle's Wings, a protective soft armor, and a fragment of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map, preparing to approach Xiao Yi Xian.

• Lu Xia spotted Xiao Yi Xian sorting herbs outside a medicine shop and decided not to reveal himself yet.
• Lu Xia traveled to a hidden cave on a cliff in the Magical Beast Mountain Range and paid his respects to the skeleton inside.
• Lu Xia found and stored a fragment of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map.
• Lu Xia opened the first two stone boxes and took the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture and Eagle's Wings for Xiao Yi Xian.
• Lu Xia opened the third stone box, found a durable piece of soft armor, and stored it before restoring the vines over the cave entrance.

Lu Xia went to Green Mountain Town to meet Xiao Yi Xian and revealed that he knew about her Woeful Poison Body. He claimed he could help her control it, then disclosed that he possessed the same constitution.

• Lu Xia left the cliff and traveled to Green Mountain Town to find Xiao Yi Xian.
• Lu Xia entered Myriad Medicine Hall and asked Xiao Yi Xian to speak with him privately.
• In an alley, Lu Xia told Xiao Yi Xian that he knew about her toxic backlash and her Woeful Poison Body.
• Xiao Yi Xian denied having any problem and prepared sleeping powder, but Lu Xia said he could help her overcome the curse and grow stronger.
• Lu Xia revealed that he also possessed the Woeful Poison Body, and Xiao Yi Xian sensed a familiar resonance between their powers.

Lu Xia revealed that he also had a Woeful Poison Body and offered to help Xiao Yi Xian control hers by taking her as his disciple, but she refused because she did not trust him. He stayed in Green Mountain Town and watched her routine, while Xiao Yi Xian set out alone to gather herbs in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

• Lu Xia told Xiao Yi Xian that he had learned to control his Woeful Poison Body and could help her.
• Lu Xia asked Xiao Yi Xian to become his disciple, explaining that he wanted to protect her and share their rare affliction.
• Xiao Yi Xian declined, saying she was not ready to leave her life and duties in Green Mountain Town.
• Lu Xia accepted her decision and said he would not bother her, then stayed at an inn and observed her routine.
• Xiao Yi Xian left the Myriad Medicine Hall early the next morning to gather medicinal herbs in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Xiao Yi Xian was attacked by a Snake-Tailed Leopard while gathering Dew Grass, but Lu Xia saved her and treated her wounds. She woke in a cave and learned that Lu Xia had followed her into the mountains to protect her.

• Xiao Yi Xian gathered Dew Grass and was ambushed by a Snake-Tailed Leopard.
• Xiao Yi Xian's sleeping powder failed to stop the beast, which struck her unconscious.
• Lu Xia blinded the Snake-Tailed Leopard with Dou Qi and killed it with poisonous flame.
• Lu Xia carried Xiao Yi Xian to a cave, gave her a healing pill, treated her wound, and waited beside a fire.
• Xiao Yi Xian awoke, recognized Lu Xia, and thanked him for saving her.

Lu Xia and Xiao Yi Xian grew closer as he helped her recover and explained how a Woeful Poison Body could cultivate poison. After he offered to teach her a suitable technique if she accepted him as her master, Xiao Yi Xian left town still unsure whether to agree.

• Xiao Yi Xian introduced herself to Lu Xia and learned that he was a Poison Cultivator with a Woeful Poison Body.
• Lu Xia and Xiao Yi Xian talked in the cave, and Xiao Yi Xian began considering cultivating poison to control her constitution.
• Lu Xia helped Xiao Yi Xian walk back to Green Mountain Town and reminded her to rest and change her medicine.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked Lu Xia for a cultivation technique, and he offered to teach her if she took him as her master.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked for time to think and walked into town, while Lu Xia watched her leave with a triumphant smile.

Xiao Yi Xian tricked Lu Xia into revealing himself and asked him to become her master so she could cultivate and grow stronger. After accepting her as his disciple, Lu Xia gave her a poison cultivation technique, a flying Dou Technique, and defensive armor, then teased her by saying she belonged to him.

• Xiao Yi Xian called out to Lu Xia in the forest, and he emerged after she admitted she had only guessed he was following her.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked Lu Xia to take her as his disciple so she could cultivate and become stronger.
• Lu Xia accepted Xiao Yi Xian as his disciple after she bowed and called him Master.
• Lu Xia gave Xiao Yi Xian the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, the High Xuan Tier flying Dou Technique Eagle's Wings, and soft armor that could withstand Da Dou Shi-level attacks.
• Lu Xia told Xiao Yi Xian that she herself was the best disciple's gift and said she was his from then on.

Lu Xia trained Xiao Yi Xian in the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, and her remarkable talent let her advance rapidly. When his Woeful Poison Body began nearing a loss of control, Lu Xia decided to leave in search of the Green Lotus Core Flame, though he had not yet told Xiao Yi Xian.

• Lu Xia gave Xiao Yi Xian valuable gifts as her welcome present, and they gathered medicinal herbs in the Magical Beast Mountain Range before returning to Green Mountain Town.
• Xiao Yi Xian began cultivating with the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture and reached Dou Zhe in ten days and Dou Master in one month under Lu Xia's guidance.
• Xiao Yi Xian grew close to Lu Xia and secretly developed feelings for him as they spent their days together.
• Lu Xia sensed that his Woeful Poison Body was becoming uncontrollable and decided to leave soon to seek the Green Lotus Core Flame in the Tagor Desert.
• Xiao Yi Xian brought Lu Xia breakfast and demonstrated her progress in the courtyard, while Lu Xia praised her cultivation.

Lu Xia prepared to leave Green Mountain Town for the Jia Ma Empire, giving Xiao Yi Xian cultivation advice and directing her to his sect. After they sparred, Xiao Yi Xian kissed his cheek just before he left.

• Lu Xia warned Xiao Yi Xian to cultivate steadily, control her poison, and gain combat experience, then told her he was leaving to seek a breakthrough.
• Lu Xia refused to take Xiao Yi Xian with him because the journey was dangerous, but gave her his identity token and told her to go to Wu Tian Manor and find Dugu Mei after mastering Eagle's Wings.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked Lu Xia to spar before he left, and he fought her while suppressing his strength to the Dou Master level.
• After half an hour, Xiao Yi Xian stopped from exhaustion, and Lu Xia praised her combat progress while advising her to practice more.
• Xiao Yi Xian stepped forward and kissed Lu Xia on the cheek.

Lu Xia left Green Mountain Town and raced to the Tagor Desert to obtain the Green Lotus Core Flame before Queen Medusa could take it. He found the underground lava cavern and subdued its guardian, the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, but had not yet decided what to do with it.

• Xiao Yi Xian kissed Lu Xia as a parting gift, asked him to visit her at Wu Tian Manor, and ran off in tears.
• Lu Xia left Green Mountain Town and headed for the Tagor Desert, prioritizing the Green Lotus Core Flame to stabilize his Woeful Poison Body.
• At the desert’s edge, Lu Xia thought of Qinglin but decided he could not spare time to seek her out.
• Lu Xia sensed the Heavenly Flame beneath the Snake-People Tribe’s territory and used an earth escape technique to reach the underground lava cavern.
• The Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake attacked Lu Xia, but he overwhelmed it with poison gas and left it barely conscious.
• Lu Xia approached the incapacitated snake and reconsidered killing it after recalling its fate in the original story.

Lu Xia subdued the Green Lotus Core Flame and used it to evolve his Poison Dao Spirit Body, resolving some of the danger posed by his Woeful Poison Body and advancing to Two-Star Dou Zong. His breakthrough shook the cavern, and a voice from the entrance challenged the intruder.

• Lu Xia put the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake into a sleep-like state and stored it to give to Qing Lin later.
• Lu Xia reached the Green Lotus Core Flame and began refining it, enduring the flames as they burned and repeatedly damaged his meridians.
• After half a month, Lu Xia subdued the Green Lotus Core Flame and used it to temper his body and refine its extremely yin energy.
• Another half month later, Lu Xia's Poison Dao Spirit Body initially evolved, and he broke through to Two-Star Dou Zong.
• Lu Xia's breakthrough shook the cavern, and a cold voice from the entrance demanded to know who had trespassed in Snake-People Tribe territory.