Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan cured Nalan Jie’s Brand Poison and secured the Nalan Family’s submission and most of its assets for the Xiao Clan. He then took Nalan Yanran to the Misty Cloud Sect, where Yun Leng opposed her decision to serve him and Xiao Yan prepared to assert his authority.

• Nalan Yanran reaffirmed that she would serve Xiao Yan, while Nalan Jie declared that the Nalan Family would submit to the Xiao Clan and put Yanran in charge.
• Xiao Yan purged Nalan Jie’s Brand Poison, and Nalan Jie promised to transfer seventy percent of the family’s assets to the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Yan gave Nalan Yanran a Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill and flew with her to the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Yun Leng challenged Xiao Yan’s arrival, but Nalan Yanran insisted that serving him was her own choice and threatened to leave the sect if Master rejected it.
• Xiao Yan declared that he had not come to negotiate with Yun Leng and unleashed his Dou Qi above the Misty Cloud Sect.

Xiao Yan destroyed the Misty Cloud Sect’s formation and confronted Yun Yun, then offered to spare the sect if she helped him watch Yun Shan for signs of cooperation with the Soul Hall. Yun Yun agreed, and Xiao Yan prepared to place a binding curse on her to ensure her obedience.

• Yun Leng ordered the disciples to form the Sect Formation, but Xiao Yan broke it with his Banana Leaf Fan and badly injured Yun Leng and the other elders.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran entered the cave where Yun Yun was cultivating, and Yun Yun reassured Yanran that she remained her disciple and the young sect master.
• Yun Yun asked Xiao Yan to spare the Misty Cloud Sect, and he said its fate depended on her conduct.
• Yun Yun mistakenly thought Xiao Yan expected her to offer herself, but he refused and gave her a Recovery Pill instead.
• Xiao Yan asked Yun Yun to monitor Yun Shan for links to the Soul Hall and proposed a binding curse to ensure her loyalty.
• Yun Yun accepted the curse, removed her outer robe, and lay on the Stone Platform as Xiao Yan prepared to inscribe it.

Xiao Yan placed Yun Yun under a Binding Curse and secured her promise to keep it secret before returning to the Xiao Clan in the Jia Ma Imperial Capital. As he rewarded the clan’s guards and prepared to direct his brothers, he learned that Qing Lin had disappeared.

• Xiao Yan sealed Yun Yun with the Binding Curse, and she begged him not to tell Nalan Yanran about what happened.
• Xiao Yan demanded a kiss from Yun Yun in exchange for keeping the Binding Curse and their encounter secret.
• Nalan Su oversaw the Nalan Family’s move and wealth transfer to the Xiao Clan, where Xiao Yan and Xiao Zhan treated him courteously.
• Xiao Yan addressed the Xiao Clan’s experts, rewarded guards with pills, and warned them against betrayal.
• A messenger announced that Qing Lin was missing and that only a dead snake had been found in her room.

Lu Man and White Fang took the unconscious Qing Lin toward the Heavenly Snake Mansion after confirming her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, while discussing the powerful experts they had sensed in the Jia Ma Empire. Xiao Yan caught up with them and seized Lu Man, leaving the fate of Qing Lin's abduction in his hands.

• Lu Man confirmed that Qing Lin possessed the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, and she and White Fang decided to take her to the Heavenly Snake Mansion.
• White Fang warned Lu Man that Queen Medusa had reached Dou Zong and that another mysterious expert in the Jia Ma Empire had overwhelming aura and spiritual power.
• White Fang sensed a pursuer and accelerated, but Xiao Yan appeared in front of Lu Man and grabbed her by the throat.
• Xiao Yan checked Qing Lin and found her asleep in his arms, relieved when she clung to his neck upon sensing him.

Xiao Yan rescued Qing Lin from White Fang and Lu Man of the Heavenly Snake Mansion, then forced White Fang to serve her. After learning Mo Bass had been mortally wounded, Xiao Yan killed the dying beast and returned with White Fang as Qing Lin’s new guard.

• Xiao Yan stopped White Fang and Lu Man, learned they had come for Qing Lin’s Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, and spared them after confirming Qing Lin was unharmed.
• Xiao Yan took the Heavenly Snake Technique from White Fang and warned the pair never to threaten Qing Lin again before they fled.
• Qing Lin woke in Xiao Yan’s arms and told him that White Fang and Lu Man had badly wounded Mo Bass and the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake.
• Xiao Yan burned Mo Bass’s remains, pursued White Fang, and brought him back to serve as Qing Lin’s guard in exchange for helping him advance to Dou Zong.
• Qing Lin subdued White Fang with her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, and he submitted to her.

Qing Lin used her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to control White Fang, and Xiao Yan set off with them for the Jia Ma Empire. Back at the Heavenly Snake Mansion, Lu Man told the Mansion Master about Xiao Yan’s power, prompting the old woman to warn that he might be a young prodigy backed by the Eight Ancient Clans or Pill Tower.

• Qing Lin controlled White Fang with her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and took Xiao Yan with her toward the Imperial City of the Jia Ma Empire.
• Cai Lin revealed that White Fang was female, and Xiao Yan warned White Fang to protect Qing Lin.
• Lu Man returned to the Heavenly Snake Mansion and asked the Mansion Master to save White Fang.
• Lu Man described Xiao Yan’s age, cultivation, and abilities to the Mansion Master.
• The Mansion Master suspected Xiao Yan might be a prodigy from the Yao Clan or Pill Tower and warned that harming him could bring ruin upon the Heavenly Snake Mansion.

Xiao Yan broke through to Dou Wang and learned that the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts cultivated True Qi alongside Dou Qi. He discovered that his Mystic Staff could grow to an enormous size, drawing astonished attention across the Jia Ma Empire.

• Lu Man realized White Fang had been taken to replace Qing Lin's destroyed puppet and accepted that staying with Qing Lin might benefit her.
• A month later, Xiao Yan broke through to Dou Wang at the Xiao Clan residence, shocking Jia Xingtian, Yao Ye, and Yun Yun with how little power he had possessed before.
• Old Lord explained that the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts refined True Qi and strengthened Xiao Yan's foundation for future cultivation and travel to other worlds.
• Xiao Yan summoned the Mystic Staff and commanded it to grow, causing it to expand hundreds of meters into the sky and crack the courtyard walls.
• Gu He saw the towering staff's golden light and intricate script, then quickly looked away when it made his head spin.

Xiao Yan showed off his Mystic Staff and discussed its power before agreeing to seek the Life Devouring Pill formula for Xiao Li. The chapter ended when Xiao Zhan gave Xiao Yan an ancestral Storage Ring containing the unusual Ancient Jade.

• Liu Ling and Gu He realized the Xiao Clan was too powerful to offend, while Liu Ling accepted that Nalan Yanran was gone from his life.
• Xiao Yan described the Mystic Staff and his growing mastery of the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts to Cai Lin and Qing Lin.
• The Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor admired Xiao Yan's power and resolved to warn the Heavenly Snake Mansion against provoking him.
• Xiao Li asked Xiao Yan to refine a Life Devouring Pill so he could reach Dou Wang, and Xiao Ding explained how other pills could extend his survival.
• Xiao Yan agreed to ask Fa Ma about finding the Life Devouring Pill formula.
• Xiao Zhan gave Xiao Yan an ancestral Storage Ring, and Xiao Yan found the Ancient Jade inside.

Xiao Yi Xian returned after searching the Chu Yun Empire for Xiao Yan, only to discover that he was alive and had married Cai Lin. She confronted him over leaving her to believe he was dead, then noticed Cai Lin’s scent on him, leaving Xiao Yan in trouble.

• Cai Lin asked Xiao Yan to feed her Companion Amethyst Source mouth-to-mouth, but Qing Lin interrupted to announce Xiao Yi Xian’s return.
• Xiao Yan left Cai Lin and went to the main hall, where Xiao Ding tried to stall Xiao Yi Xian as she prepared to leave.
• Xiao Yan caught Xiao Yi Xian as she walked out, and she cried and scolded him for making her risk her life to grow stronger and save him while he married Cai Lin.
• Xiao Yi Xian calmed down in Xiao Yan’s arms, then recognized another woman’s scent on him and asked whether he had been with a Snake-Person.

Xiao Yan prepared to attend the Mo Clan's birthday banquet, intending to use the visit to destroy the family for its past crimes. He then arrived in Salt City with a woman and was greeted by Mu Xin as Commander-in-Chief.

• Xiao Yan cultivated the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts and noted that his Dou Qi, soul power, and physical strength had all improved.
• Nalan Yanran helped Xiao Yan dress and told him the Mo Clan's birthday banquet was about to begin.
• Xiao Yan told Nalan Yanran to attend the banquet and decided to lure out and destroy the Mo Clan.
• Xiao Yan flew to Salt City carrying a young woman, where Mu Xin and the assembled generals greeted him.

Xiao Yan arrived in Salt City with Yao Ye, who ordered the imperial forces to stay quiet while they prepared to confront the Mo Clan. At the Mo Clan banquet, Nalan Yanran rejected Mo Li’s advances, and he secretly plotted to drug and assault her.

• Xiao Yan greeted the imperial officers, and Yao Ye ordered Mu Xin and the others not to alert the Mo Clan.
• Xiao Yan noticed Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye arriving in a carriage, then disguised his face with Ya Fei’s Silk Mask and walked through Salt City with Yao Ye.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Ye observed the Mo Clan’s influence over Salt City and headed to congratulate the clan’s old master.
• Nalan Yanran arrived at the inn with Ge Ye, where Ling Ling and Mo Li greeted her.
• Nalan Yanran rebuffed Mo Li’s attempt to touch her sleeve, and Mo Li secretly planned to drug and assault her.

Xiao Yan discovered the Mo Clan elders’ plot to exploit Nalan Yanran and decided to let the Imperial Family deal with the clan after its leaders were removed. Nalan Yanran recognized his disguise, visited him, and learned to be wary of Mo Li’s intentions.

• Mo Li welcomed Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye to the Mo Clan’s inn, but Nalan Yanran refused to stay at the Mo Residence.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Ye arrived with top-tier invitations, and Ge Ye warned Mo Li not to overstep his bounds.
• Xiao Yan overheard Mo Clan elders plotting to use Nalan Yanran and their connection to him, including Mo Cheng’s plan to force her into submission.
• Nalan Yanran recognized Xiao Yan because Yao Ye showed him respect, then visited his suite and massaged his shoulders.
• Xiao Yan explained that Mo Li wanted to use her to gain the Misty Cloud Sect’s favor, and Nalan Yanran vowed to keep her distance.
• Xiao Yan gave Nalan Yanran a painful lesson, and she obediently accepted it.

Xiao Yan’s interrupted night with Nalan Yanran and Yao Ye ended with the group preparing to visit the Mo Clan for the old patriarch’s birthday. On the way, Nalan Yanran suspected Mo Li planned to use a trick against her and decided to have the Mo Clan dealt with after she returned to her teacher.

• Nalan Yanran joined Xiao Yan in bed, but Yao Ye’s knock interrupted their growing intimacy.
• Yao Ye and Nalan Yanran agreed to share Xiao Yan’s bed, and he ordered them both to sleep quietly.
• The next morning, Xiao Yan left for the Mo Clan Residence with Yao Ye while Nalan Yanran traveled separately with Ge Ye and Ling Lin.
• Nalan Yanran recalled Xiao Yan’s warning about the Mo Clan and resolved to tell her teacher to deal with them.
• Mo Li drove Nalan Yanran’s carriage while secretly planning to use an aphrodisiac and keep her and Ge Ye in the city.

Xiao Yan led Yao Ye and the City Defense Army to attack the Mo Clan estate and expose the clan’s crimes. After Mo Cheng transformed and charged him, Xiao Yan effortlessly defeated him and engulfed him in a blue-green flame formed by merging Qi Fire and Essence Fire.

• Mo Cheng proposed forming the Mo Alliance, but his gathering was interrupted when Yao Ye and Mu Xin surrounded the Mo Clan estate with City Defense Army soldiers.
• Xiao Yan arrived with Yao Ye, confronted Mo Cheng, and revealed the Mo Clan’s experiments and its scheme against Nalan Yanran.
• Mo Cheng discovered that his hidden descendants had been killed, then transformed his arm and attacked Xiao Yan with Dou Wang-level strength.
• Xiao Yan caught Mo Cheng’s punch and struck him through the banquet hall, revealing himself as a vastly stronger Dou Huang.
• Xiao Yan merged Qi Fire and Essence Fire into a blue-green Fire Flood Dragon and used it to swallow Mo Cheng.

Xiao Yan destroyed the Mo Clan after uncovering its brutal experiments, then set off toward the Black-Corner Region with Qing Lin, Cai Lin, and Xiao Yi Xian. Before leaving the Jia Ma Empire, he gave Yao Ye a Primordial Bone-Shaping Pill and a Heavenly Flame seed.

• Xiao Yan ordered the Mo Clan’s disciples killed, and Yao Ye’s troops swept through the estate while Mu Xin reported finding more than a hundred buried victims.
• Xiao Yan ordered the Mo Clan’s grounds burned and directed Yao Ye to compensate innocent victims and investigate everyone who had been complicit.
• Qing Lin arrived with Cai Lin and Xiao Yi Xian, insisted on joining Xiao Yan’s journey, and the two women argued over who could protect him.
• Xiao Yan refined a Primordial Bone-Shaping Pill for Yao Ye and gave her a Heavenly Flame seed to improve its effects.
• Xiao Yan and his companions traveled atop White Fang toward the Black-Corner Region and reached the Jia Ma Empire’s border.

Xiao Yan traveled through the Black-Corner Region toward Jia Nan Academy while Xiao Xun'er waited for his return. On the way, Xiao Yi Xian neared a breakthrough to Dou Wang, and Xiao Yan agreed to refine a Pill Pellet for her.

• Xiao Yan parted from Yao Ye and set out for the Black-Corner Region with White Fang.
• Xiao Xun'er waited at Jia Nan Academy for Xiao Yan, while Bai Shan disparaged him and Ruo Lin worried about his long absence.
• Xiao Yan studied a map of the Black-Corner Region and noticed it did not show Maple City.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Yan she was about to break through to Dou Wang after surviving Cloud Dream Marsh and benefiting from the Netherworld Poison Flame.
• Xiao Yan agreed to refine a Pill Pellet for Xiao Yi Xian, who kissed his cheek as Cai Lin looked away in displeasure.

Xiao Yan entered a Black Storm, captured and tortured a Soul Hall protector for information, then learned the location of one outpost. He continued toward the Black-Corner Region, intending to secure Jia Nan Academy’s support to protect the Xiao Clan.

• White Fang warned Xiao Yan that Soul Hall members hunted souls inside the Black Storm, but Xiao Yan ordered her to fly straight through it.
• Xiao Yan seized a Soul Hall member who was capturing a scarlet soul and burned him with the Netherworld Poison Flame.
• Xiao Yan released the scarlet soul after warning him to keep quiet, then questioned the captive inside a Jade Bottle.
• Protector Tie revealed that one outpost was at Heaven Burial Ravine in the Tianxin Empire and said he did not know where the other protectors were stationed.
• Xiao Yan refined Protector Tie and considered how Jia Nan Academy’s backing could help protect the Xiao Clan, since he could not rely on the Jia Ma Empire or Yun Shan.

Xiao Yan arrived at Black Seal City and entered the Black Seal Auction House to sell two Sixth-Grade Pills. After the appraiser recognized their value, Xiao Yan received a First-Level VIP Card and prepared to auction them.

• White Fang landed outside Black Seal City, and Xiao Yan chose to enter with Xiao Yi Xian, Cai Lin, and Qing Lin.
• Xiao Yan killed a One-Star Dou Wang who had insulted his party, frightening off the surrounding crowd and allowing them to enter the city without paying the guards.
• Xiao Yan and the others checked into an inn before heading to the Black Seal Auction House.
• Xiao Yan presented an Emperor's Extreme Pill and a Sect Breaking Pill, and the appraiser valued them at no less than ten million gold coins.
• Xiao Yan agreed to auction the Pills and accepted a First-Level VIP Card.

Xiao Yan attended the Black Seal Auction, bought the Fragmented Map, and acquired the Transformation Pill formula. After Elder Qing won a dangerous seventh-tier pill, Xiao Yan warned her about the threat waiting in the Black-Corner Region and left for the inn with the three women.

• Xiao Yan recognized Elder Qing of the Green Snake Mansion and watched the Black Seal Auction begin with Cai Lin, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yan bid 210,000 gold coins for the Fragmented Map after Fan Ling tried to provoke him, and he decided the Blood Sect would be useful to crush for the Xiao Clan and his Second Brother.
• Xiao Yan's Emperor's Extreme Pill and Sect Breaking Pill each sold for ten million gold coins, while Elder Qing and Fan Ling clashed over the Thunder Bat Sky Wings.
• Elder Qing won the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill, and Xiao Yan warned her that returning safely to the Heavenly Snake Mansion would be difficult.
• Xiao Yan left the auction with the three women after spending his pill earnings to obtain the Transformation Pill formula, planning to test it at the inn.

Xiao Yan used the Eight Trigrams Furnace and two Heavenly Flames to refine a Seventh-Grade Transformation Pill, revealing that he had become a Seventh-Rank Alchemist Grandmaster. As Black Seal City’s factions reacted to the pill’s aura, Cai Lin appeared to keep potential attackers away.

• Xiao Yan refined the Transformation Pill with the Eight Trigrams Furnace and realized that its formation let him draw on true qi and the forces of yin, yang, and the Five Elements.
• Xiao Yan caught the completed pill, decided to give it to White Fang, and left the Secret Chamber after half a day of refining.
• Cai Lin sensed the disturbance, warned Qing Lin, and went to protect Xiao Yan while she and Xiao Yi Xian reconciled.
• The pill’s aura drew the attention of Black Seal City’s factions, including Fan Ling and Elder Qing, who considered approaching the Seventh-Rank Alchemist Grandmaster.
• Cai Lin appeared above the crowd, ordered everyone within a hundred meters to leave, and killed several concealed experts who remained.