Chapter Summaries

After Nalan Yanran confessed that she wanted to end her arranged engagement to Xiao Yan, Yun Yun promised to help her. Learning that the Xiao Clan had grown powerful, Yun Yun planned to visit them herself and feared the dispute would be difficult to resolve.

• Nalan Yanran returned to the Misty Cloud Sect troubled by her engagement to Xiao Yan, while Nalan Jie and Nalan Su remained unaware of her distress.
• Yun Yun emerged from seclusion, noticed Nalan Yanran's unhappiness, and listened as she explained that she did not want to marry a stranger or let others decide her future.
• Yun Yun promised to accompany Nalan Yanran to settle the engagement, lifting her disciple's spirits.
• Yun Yun learned that the Mittel Family had pledged allegiance to the Xiao Clan and considered the implications of the clan's growing strength.
• Yun Yun decided to visit the Xiao Clan after handling sect business and raise Nalan Yanran's engagement with them.

Yun Yun traveled with Nalan Yanran to Wutan City to address Yanran’s engagement to Xiao Yan, while the Xiao Clan’s young women prepared for their arrival. The chapter ended with Yun Yun’s party nearing the city and Xun’er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin expecting to learn the visitors’ purpose the next day.

• Yun Yun led a Misty Cloud Sect party toward Wutan City and reassured Nalan Yanran that she would not be forced to marry Xiao Yan.
• Yun Yun teased Nalan Yanran about possibly regretting the engagement if Xiao Yan proved handsome and powerful, and Yanran insisted she wanted only to stay with her teacher.
• Wutan City and the Xiao Clan estate had grown prosperous as the clan’s influence and resources expanded.
• Xiao Yi Xian defeated Qing Lin in a friendly spar, then left the training ground with Qing Lin and Xun’er.
• Xun’er told Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin that Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran were coming, and the three decided to wait until the next day to find out why.

Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran visited the Xiao Clan, where Nalan Yanran asked to end her engagement to Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan returned through a rift in space, leaving Nalan Yanran and the Xiao Clan staring at him.

• Yun Yun felt a powerful aura lock onto her as she entered the Xiao Clan, then exchanged pleasantries with Xiao Zhan.
• Nalan Yanran noticed Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin, and wondered about their connection to her fiancé.
• Yun Yun raised the matter of Nalan Yanran's engagement, and Xiao Zhan challenged Nalan Yanran over her reasons for ending it.
• Nalan Yanran told Xiao Zhan she did not want to marry a stranger or have her life decided by an agreement between their elders.
• Xiao Yan's voice interrupted the tense discussion, and he emerged from a rift in space alongside Xiao Yu and Yao Tianhuo.
• Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Xiao Zhan welcomed Xiao Yan's return, while Nalan Yanran asked if he was Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Clan with Yao Tianhuo and Xiao Yu, astonishing Yun Yun with his apparent Dou Zong strength. He and Nalan Yanran agreed to dissolve their childhood engagement, leaving Nalan Yanran unexpectedly unsettled and Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian relieved.

• Xiao Yan, Yao Tianhuo, and Xiao Yu arrived through a spatial rift, and Yun Yun realized Xiao Yan's strength might surpass hers.
• Xiao Yan greeted Xiao Zhan, who introduced Nalan Yanran as his fiancée and explained that she had asked to end their engagement.
• Nalan Yanran apologized and began asking Xiao Yan to dissolve the engagement, but Xiao Yan agreed before she could finish.
• Xiao Zhan arranged for a written agreement, and Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran signed it and pressed their fingerprints onto it.
• Nalan Yanran felt unexpectedly unhappy despite the engagement ending, while Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian quietly rejoiced.

Xiao Yan reunited with the Xiao Clan, discovered that Soul Hall had infiltrated the Misty Cloud Sect, and began considering his next moves. After spending the day with Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin, he returned to his old residence and prepared to strengthen the clan with the Life Devouring Pill recipe.

• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao sensed Soul Hall's presence among Yun Yun's party, and Xiao Yan identified Wu Ying as a threat he planned to eliminate.
• Xiao Yan left the reception hall and met Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin, then told Nalan Yanran to consult Yun Yun before arranging a spar.
• Xiao Yan toured the Xiao Clan estate with the three girls and learned how the clan and their cultivation had progressed during his absence.
• Xiao Yan spent the day exploring Wutan City with Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin, then reunited with his family over dinner.
• Xiao Yan returned to his preserved courtyard, resolved to make the Xiao Clan stronger, and took out the Life Devouring Pill recipe.

Xiao Yan planned to mass-produce Life Devouring Pills to strengthen the Xiao Clan, assuring Yao Lao that he could overcome their side effects. He asked Ya Fei to gather the ingredients and left her anticipating a promised surprise before encountering Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran.

• Xiao Yan showed Yao Lao the Life Devouring Pill Recipe and explained that he planned to use the Horse Talisman to avoid the pills' side effects.
• Xiao Yan studied the recipe overnight, then visited Ya Fei to request medicinal herbs from the Mittel Auction House.
• Xiao Yan used the Horse Talisman while massaging Ya Fei's shoulders, restoring her energy and coinciding with a one-star cultivation increase.
• Xiao Yan gave Ya Fei a list of herbs to gather and promised her a surprise if she succeeded.
• Xiao Yan left the Mittel Auction House and encountered Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran, who looked uneasy seeing him again.

After learning that Xiao Yan was a Dou Zong, Nalan Yanran struggled with the gulf between them while Yun Yun grew closer to him and he warned her about hidden enemies in her sect. Xiao Yan visited Little Purple, then went to see Qing Lin and her mother, preparing to take Qing Lin to the Heavenly Snake Mansion.

• Yun Yun told Nalan Yanran that Xiao Yan was a Dou Zong, leaving Nalan Yanran stunned and ashamed of asking him to spar.
• Nalan Yanran and Yun Yun met Xiao Yan, who chatted easily with Yun Yun and warned her that there were rats in the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Yan visited Little Purple and found that her cub had grown considerably and that Little Purple had reached Three-Star Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yan went to Qing Lin and her mother's home, intending to take Qing Lin to the Heavenly Snake Mansion.

Xiao Yan took Qing Lin under his care and planned to bring her to the Heavenly Snake Mansion, then stopped Xiao Yi Xian’s Woeful Poison Body from flaring out of control. They shared a tender night beneath the stars before an unexpected visitor interrupted them.

• Xiao Yan visited Qing Lin and Qing Mian, and Qing Lin agreed to travel with him to the Heavenly Snake Mansion while her mother stayed with the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Yan returned to his quarters and sensed Xiao Yi Xian’s Poison Body becoming unstable, so he used the Horse and Tiger Talismans to calm it.
• Xiao Yi Xian woke and thanked Xiao Yan, then leaned against him as he reassured her that he would protect her.
• Xiao Yan took Xiao Yi Xian to the roof to watch the stars, and she kissed his cheek before they playfully wrestled.
• An unseen young woman arrived and asked whether she had come at a bad time.

Xiao Yan shared a moonlit night with Xiao Yi Xian and Xun'er before taking Qing Lin to the Heavenly Snake Empire. He claimed the Heavenly Snake Mansion after its leaders submitted to his superior force.

• Xiao Yan spent the night on a roof with Xiao Yi Xian and Xun'er, telling them stories from his previous life.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Tianhuo collected Qing Lin and her mother, then traveled with Qing Lin to the Heavenly Snake Empire.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Tianhuo confronted Green Yan and forced Green Rong, the Heavenly Snake Mansion's hidden Two-Star Dou Zun, to appear.
• Xiao Yan demanded control of the Heavenly Snake Mansion, and Green Rong submitted on behalf of the organization.
• Xiao Yan accepted Green Rong's allegiance and told her she would be glad she had chosen to serve him.

Xiao Yan took control of the Heavenly Snake Mansion and entrusted Qing Lin's training to Green Rong. After sealing Green Rong's soul and healing her injuries, he promised Qing Lin he would stay until she settled in.

• Green Rong welcomed Xiao Yan and his companions into the mansion's main hall, where Xiao Yan asked her to train Qing Lin after revealing the girl's Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
• Green Rong agreed to Xiao Yan's precautions, and he planted a soul imprint in her that would alert him if she threatened him or his loved ones.
• Xiao Yan used the Horse Talisman to heal Green Rong's long-standing injuries, prompting her to pledge herself fully to training Qing Lin.
• Green Rong introduced Xiao Yan and Qing Lin to the mansion's elders and announced Xiao Yan as their new master; no one objected.
• Qing Lin asked when Xiao Yan would leave, and he promised to stay until she had settled in.

Xiao Yan spent more than twenty days refining pills at the Heavenly Snake Mansion, advancing his cultivation and physique before checking on Qing Lin. He took her to explore the Imperial Capital, where Yao Lao interrupted his thoughts about a familiar kind of plot.

• Xiao Yan used the Heavenly Snake Mansion's medicinal herbs to refine a Marrow-Washing and Vein-Molding Pill for Ya Fei, drawing Pill Lightning over the mansion.
• Green Rong guarded Xiao Yan's refining grounds and continued capturing snake-type Magical Beasts for Qing Lin to subdue.
• After more than twenty days of refining, Xiao Yan reached the Four-Star Dou Zong realm, and his physique showed signs of advancing toward the eighth rank.
• Xiao Yan watched Qing Lin practice with Green Rong, praised Green Rong for caring for her, and then left the mansion with Qing Lin.
• Xiao Yan took Qing Lin sightseeing in the Imperial Capital, where they bought pastries, snacks, and trinkets.
• As Xiao Yan wondered whether a familiar novel-style encounter would occur, Yao Lao called him a brat.

Xiao Yan discovered a concealed legacy left by the Netherworld Poison Venerable, a Dou Zun who had possessed the Netherworld Poison Flame. He learned that the Poison Master inheritance could help Xiao Yi Xian develop her talents, while another revelation in the legacy left him excited.

• Yao Lao sensed something unusual at a market stall, and Xiao Yan bought a rust-covered piece of dark green metal from the stallholder.
• Back in his quarters, Xiao Yan used his Three-Colored Heavenly Flames to strip away the metal's disguise and reveal an aura belonging to the Netherworld Poison Flame.
• The metal melted into runes that flew toward Xiao Yan, whose Horse Talisman and Sheep Talisman protected his mind as he absorbed their information.
• Xiao Yan learned that the metal held the complete Poison Master legacy of the Netherworld Poison Venerable, including poison formulas and knowledge rivaling a peak seventh-grade Alchemist's legacy.
• Yao Lao noted that the inheritance was especially suited to Xiao Yi Xian and her Woeful Poison Body, while Xiao Yan remained excited by another piece of information it contained.

Xiao Yan learned that the Netherworld Poison Flame was hidden in the Chu Yun Empire and planned to obtain it for Xiao Yi Xian, then left the Heavenly Snake Mansion for the Xiao Clan. Jia Xingtian arrived at the Xiao Clan to assess its power and decide whether to win it over or put it in its place.

• Xiao Yan discovered the Netherworld Poison Flame’s location in the Chu Yun Empire and decided to seek it for Xiao Yi Xian to resolve the danger of her Woeful Poison Body.
• Xiao Yan asked Yao Lao to make Spatial Jade Slips so Qing Lin could summon him if she faced danger.
• After several days at the Heavenly Snake Mansion, Xiao Yan gave Qing Lin the slips and departed with Yao Tianhuo.
• Xiao Yan chose to return to the Xiao Clan, and Yao Tianhuo tore open the void toward Wutan City.
• Jia Xingtian visited the Xiao Clan to assess its strength, investigate its alliance with the Mittel Family, and consider bringing it under the Jia Ma Imperial Family’s influence.

Jia Xingtian arrived at the Xiao Clan expecting a respectful welcome, but Little Purple’s Dou Zong pressure forced him to kneel at the gate for seven days. After Xiao Yan returned and ordered his release, Jia Xingtian was thrown out of Wutan City, and Xiao Yan went to meet Ya Fei.

• Jia Xingtian flew to the Xiao Clan and released his Peak Dou Emperor aura, but Little Purple’s pressure knocked him down and pinned him to the ground.
• Jia Xingtian begged for his life and identified himself, so Little Purple eased the pressure but left him kneeling at the gate.
• Jia Xingtian remained kneeling for seven days while Xiao Clan members mocked him.
• Xiao Yan returned with the Heavenly Fire Venerable, learned what had happened, and told Little Purple to release Jia Xingtian.
• Little Purple ordered Jia Xingtian to leave and hurled him away when he tried to negotiate, so he fled Wutan City.
• Xiao Yan went to Ya Fei, who told him she was ready.

Xiao Yan gave Ya Fei a pill that could improve her cultivation aptitude, then rewarded Xiao Yi Xian with a Poison Master inheritance. He planned to take Xiao Yi Xian to the Chu Yun Empire after refining the Life Devouring Pill to search for the Netherworld Poison Flame.

• Xiao Yan teased Ya Fei and gave her a peak seventh-grade Marrow-Washing and Vein-Molding Pill to improve her cultivation aptitude.
• Ya Fei thanked Xiao Yan with her first kiss, and he left the Mittel Auction House after her assistant knocked.
• Xiao Yan visited Xiao Yi Xian, who smelled Ya Fei on him and chased him around the room.
• Xiao Yi Xian massaged Xiao Yan in exchange for his promised reward, and he passed her a Poison Master inheritance with some knowledge sealed until she advanced.
• Xiao Yan watched Xiao Yi Xian absorb the inheritance and planned to take her to the Chu Yun Empire to look for the Netherworld Poison Flame after refining the Life Devouring Pill.

Xiao Yan shared affectionate moments with Xiao Yi Xian and Xun'er before refining fifty Life Devouring Pills with Yao Lao. He left the Back Mountain with the pills and had yet to decide how to use them.

• Xiao Yi Xian thanked Xiao Yan for helping her fulfill her dream of making pills, and he tricked her into kissing him on the lips.
• Xiao Yan visited Xun'er with trinkets and snacks, spent time with her, and kissed her before leaving.
• Xiao Yan went to the Back Mountain and began refining Life Devouring Pills while Little Purple guarded the area.
• Pill Lightning gathered over the Xiao Clan, and Xiao Zhan told the clan members that Xiao Yan's Alchemy had caused it.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao refined the herbs with a perfect success rate and produced fifty Life Devouring Pills.
• Xiao Yan thanked Yao Lao, left the cave, and wondered what to do with the fifty pills.

Xiao Yan used Life Devouring Pills and the Horse Talisman's power to help Xiao Zhan and the rest of his immediate family become Dou Wang experts without losing their lifespans. The family celebrated their sudden rise in strength, and Xiao Yan declared that the Xiao Clan would soon return to its former glory.

• Xiao Yan gave Xiao Zhan a Life Devouring Pill and explained its breakthrough effect and lifespan cost, then assured him he could remove the side effect.
• Xiao Zhan refined the pill, broke through from Dou Ling to Dou Wang, and Xiao Yan restored his lost vitality with the Horse Talisman's power.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Zhan that Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and Su Wan would also take pills, and Xiao Li arrived and playfully provoked his father.
• Xiao Yan gave Life Devouring Pills to Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and Su Wan, who each broke through to Dou Wang as he erased their side effects.
• Xiao Yan's family celebrated their new strength, and he promised that the Xiao Clan would soon regain its former glory.

Xiao Yan distributed Life Devouring Pills to strengthen the Xiao Clan and the Mittel Family, then rested after two months of refining. The next day, the two Little Sky Swallowing Pythons awoke and began transforming, leaving Xiao Yan eager to see what they would become.

• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Zhan to choose twenty-five trustworthy Da Dou Shi for the Xiao Clan and gave Ya Fei twenty Life Devouring Pills for the Mittel Family.
• Xiao Yan and Ya Fei discussed the pill distribution and the difficulty of securing enough Medicinal Herbs for future batches.
• Xiao Yan decided to unite the surrounding factions to secure resources and protect his family, then kissed Ya Fei and returned home.
• After two months without sleep, Xiao Yan went to bed while Yao Lao returned to the Bone Flame Ring to rest.
• The two Little Sky Swallowing Pythons awoke, licked Xiao Yan's face, and began glowing as they transformed.
• Xiao Yan shut Yao Lao in the Black Room so only he could see the two sisters as their transformation continued.

Cai Lin and Cai Die completed their physical transformation into Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Pythons, though their souls still needed time to merge with the Little Sky Swallowing Pythons. Xiao Yan reassured them that the little creatures would not disappear, then grew intimate with Cai Lin, while Cai Die returned and discovered what was happening inside the room.

• Cai Lin and Cai Die woke beside Xiao Yan and said they could move freely after their transformation, though their souls had not fully merged.
• Cai Die worried that merging with the Little Sky Swallowing Pythons would erase their consciousnesses, and Xiao Yan assured the sisters they would survive.
• Xiao Yan whispered his explanation to Cai Die, who blushed, called him a pervert, and fled the room.
• Cai Lin asked Xiao Yan what he had told her sister, and he kissed her before she followed his lead.
• Cai Die returned with candied hawthorns, heard strange sounds from the room, and peered through the door crack.

Cai Die accidentally witnessed Xiao Yan and Cai Lin together and fled, leaving her frightened and embarrassed. After Xiao Yan comforted Cai Lin, he reunited her with Cai Die at Xun'er's residence, where the four women met and later went shopping together in Wutan City.

• Cai Die secretly watched Xiao Yan and Cai Lin, then fell over in fright when she saw them and ran away.
• Cai Die took out her embarrassment and anger on weeds, then met Xun'er and began getting along with her.
• Xiao Yan restored Cai Lin's strength with the Horse Talisman's power and told her he had said the Little Sky Swallowing Python would become their child.
• Xiao Yan brought Cai Lin to Xun'er's residence, introduced her and Cai Die to Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian, and the four women got along well.
• Xun'er suggested that everyone shop in Wutan City, and Xiao Yan joined the four women as they browsed shops and sampled food.