Chapter Summaries

Chen Mo and Queen Medusa investigated the Black-Corner Region’s powers and decided to search Feng City for Han Feng. Queen Medusa slipped into his guarded bamboo grove, where Han Feng was waiting for news about Old Devil Dimo.

• Queen Medusa killed seven or eight would-be robbers who tried to attack Chen Mo and his companions upon their arrival in the Black-Corner Region.
• In Feng City, a Human-Level Hall of Souls Protector told an associate that enforcers would take about half a year to arrive and that their weakest were peak Dou Zong experts.
• Wang Ze briefed Chen Mo, Queen Medusa, and Die on the region’s leading powers and reported that Feng City had been locked down since Han Feng returned.
• Chen Mo and Queen Medusa decided to investigate Feng City, then used their strength to slip past its defenses and reach Han Feng’s bamboo grove.
• Chen Mo stopped at the grove’s edge while Queen Medusa used her Space Power to enter; inside, Han Feng asked Han Beng whether Old Devil Dimo had emerged from seclusion, and Han Beng said he had not.

Chen Mo and Queen Medusa attacked Han Feng at the Han Residence in Feng City. Chen Mo killed Han Feng before he could detonate his Heavenly Flame, leaving the blue flame behind.

• Han Feng learned that his reputation had driven the Black Emperor Sect to refuse his offer of protection, then a hidden attacker struck him at the Han Residence.
• Queen Medusa confronted the Iron Protector while Han Feng fled toward Jia Nan Academy, but Chen Mo appeared and knocked Han Feng back into the bamboo building.
• Chen Mo revealed himself to Han Feng, and the gathered experts and subordinates withdrew rather than interfere.
• Han Feng offered compensation and then begged Chen Mo to spare his life, but Chen Mo refused.
• Han Feng began to self-destruct with his Heavenly Flame, but Chen Mo killed him with a sword strike, destroying his body and soul and leaving the blue flame behind.

Chen Mo killed Han Feng and captured Iron Protector, then joined Queen Medusa in ransacking the Han Residence for valuables and alchemy ingredients. They left with several Storage Rings full, while Feng City’s experts realized Han Feng had fallen and the city would soon lose its power.

• Chen Mo obliterated Han Feng with the Heaven Severing Sword Draw Technique, captured the fleeing Sea Heart Flame, and secured it for later refinement.
• Iron Protector tried to flee from Queen Medusa, but she defeated and imprisoned him before Chen Mo burned his soul into submission and sealed him in a jade bottle for interrogation.
• Chen Mo proposed ransacking the Han Residence and swallowing up Han Feng’s forces, and Queen Medusa agreed.
• Chen Mo and Queen Medusa had Han Beng lead them through the residence, where they took valuable treasures and ingredients for several pills, filling several Storage Rings.
• Chen Mo sent Han Beng to meet Han Feng, and after Chen Mo and Queen Medusa left, Feng City’s experts saw the ruined bamboo forest and understood Han Feng had fallen.

Chen Mo interrogated Iron Protector about the Hall of Souls, learned that enforcers might reach the Black-Corner Region within months, and resolved to strengthen himself and build a power base. After Mo Ying Guild seized Black Ink City, Chen Mo gained the Enchantment Art and discovered its dangerous possession technique.

• Chen Mo and Queen Medusa questioned Iron Protector, who revealed the Heaven Burial Ravine branch hall, its Venerable Elder, and the Hall of Souls enforcers’ expected arrival in about a year.
• Chen Mo sealed Iron Protector in a jade bottle and told Queen Medusa he would not abandon her, then planned to refine the Heavenly Flame and build up his forces.
• Chen Mo kissed Queen Medusa and obtained the Enchantment Art from the system.
• Die helped Wang Ze and the others defeat Black Ink City’s two Dou Wang rulers and subdue several Dou Ling powerhouses, allowing them to take the city in less than a day.
• Chen Mo examined the Enchantment Art and learned it summoned the Demon God for a brief possession powered by sacrifices, but could endanger the user’s sanity and sense of self.

After extracting the Enchantment Art, Chen Mo learned that its offering required sacrifices such as flesh and blood, souls, Spirit Beasts, and heaven and earth spiritual treasures. The next morning, he shared an intimate moment with Queen Medusa and Die as news of Han Feng’s death spread and the Mo Ying Guild began to grow.

• Chen Mo endured a painful vision of a thousand-zhang shadow while examining the Enchantment Art, then learned what kinds of sacrifices it required.
• Chen Mo returned to his senses and reassured the worried Queen Medusa and Die.
• The next morning, Chen Mo applied lipstick to Queen Medusa and Die, then became intimate with Queen Medusa before Die interrupted them.
• News spread that Han Feng had been annihilated, and Chen Mo’s name stirred an uproar across the Black-Corner Region.
• The Mo Ying Guild quietly took root and began to grow in the Black-Corner Region.

Black Emperor Sect and Demon Flame Valley learned about Chen Mo and his defeat of Han Feng, then focused on claiming Han Feng’s territory while avoiding a clash with him. In Black Ink City, Chen Mo finished cultivating and reached Three-Star Dou King.

• Mo Ya told Black Emperor Sect’s leaders that Chen Mo was a young Four-Star Alchemist who had killed four Dou Zongs, and Qi Shan suspected he came from the Continent Center.
• Mo Tianxing ordered Black Emperor Sect to avoid provoking Chen Mo and move quickly to claim Han Feng’s resources before Demon Flame Valley did.
• The blood-haired Valley Master learned that Chen Mo had killed Fang Yan and Han Feng, then ordered Eagle Claw to take Han Feng’s territory as compensation for Demon Flame Valley.
• Chen Mo opened his eyes after cultivating on a Green Lotus in Black Ink City and reached Three-Star Dou King.

Chen Mo began refining pills while the Black-Corner Region’s factions divided Han Feng’s former territory, and Jia Nan Academy’s elders and a mysterious girl discussed his extraordinary strength. The chapter left the girl wondering about Xiao Yan’s growing closeness with Xue Mei as a storyteller recounted Yun Yun’s sacrifice for Chen Mo.

• Chen Mo assigned Wang Ze and Luo Kun to recruit soldiers while Queen Medusa and Die guarded Black Ink City, then secluded himself to refine a Dou Spirit Pill.
• Demon Flame Valley, the Rakshasa Gate, and the Black Emperor Sect began dividing Han Feng’s former territory.
• At Jia Nan Academy, the Grand Elder and the Outer Academy’s dean discussed Chen Mo’s strength and suspected he had an extraordinary background.
• A girl in a light pink dress suspected Chen Mo belonged to one of the eight ancient clans and asked how Xiao Yan was doing.
• A green figure reported that Xiao Yan had grown close to Xue Mei, and the girl tried to dismiss the news despite her hurt.
• A tavern storyteller claimed that Yun Yun had risked her life to block an attack for Chen Mo during the battle of Qinghong City.

A month after Chen Mo’s victory, rumors of his strength reached a young man seeking revenge, who planned to hunt for a Heavenly Flame to strengthen himself. Meanwhile, Chen Mo addressed Mo Ying Guild’s poor recruitment by deciding to demonstrate his alchemy skills publicly to the region’s factions.

• In a tavern, a young man in a black robe lamented to his teacher that Chen Mo’s strength made avenging his brother difficult.
• The young man’s teacher suggested finding a Heavenly Flame to upgrade the Flame Mantra, first searching the Heavenly Soul Empire and then Jia Nan Academy.
• A month later in Black Ink City, Queen Medusa reflected on changing her life’s goal after avenging herself and securing freedom for the Snake-People Clan.
• Die told Chen Mo that Mo Ying Guild had recruited no cultivators above the Dou Ling realm, and Chen Mo realized outsiders doubted the guild could help them.
• Chen Mo asked Die to send invitations to faction leaders, independent cultivators, and Jia Nan Academy so he could refine pills in public and reveal his alchemy skills.

Chen Mo announced that he would refine a Huangji Pill publicly in Black Ink City, drawing suspicion, disbelief, and interest from factions across the Black-Corner Region. As the ceremony approached, he prepared an elaborate plaza and planned for Queen Medusa to demonstrate her strength, while Die sought a breakthrough.

• Mo Tianxing and the Black Emperor Sect learned that Chen Mo had invited them to witness his Huangji Pill refinement and suspected the invitation might be a trap.
• Su Qian concluded that Chen Mo meant to display his alchemy skills and recruit Dou Emperor experts, and he decided Jia Nan Academy should attend.
• News of Chen Mo's planned refinement spread across the Black-Corner Region, prompting mockery and drawing spectators toward Black Ink City.
• Chen Mo directed Mo Ying Guild Disciples to prepare a raised platform, seating, security, and a painter for the ceremony.
• Queen Medusa told Chen Mo that Die was seeking a breakthrough after drinking Awakening Tea, then rebuffed his flirtatious suggestions.

Chen Mo gathered the Black-Corner Region’s major factions in Black Ink City to witness his assessment as a sixth-grade alchemist, announcing that he would refine a Huangji Pill. After revealing his rare cauldron and multiple Heavenly Flames, he began refining the pill before the stunned crowd.

• Chen Mo welcomed leaders and experts from the Rakshasa Gate, Black Emperor Sect, and other factions to the plaza, then greeted Jia Nan Academy’s Su Qian and Hu Qian.
• Chen Mo announced that he would prove his sixth-grade alchemist rank by refining a top-tier sixth-grade Huangji Pill.
• Chen Mo summoned the Tiger Soul cauldron, ranked fourth on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking, and brought out more than a hundred medicinal ingredients.
• Chen Mo revealed Han Feng’s Heavenly Flame, shocking the gathered experts and making Qi Shan intensely envious.
• Chen Mo sent the ingredients into the cauldron and began extracting their medicinal essences with the Sea Heart Flame and his Soul Power.

Chen Mo refined a Huangji Pill before the skeptical alchemists gathered in the plaza. After he announced his success, Qi Shan demanded to inspect the pill, leaving Chen Mo ready to let the crowd examine it.

• Chen Mo controlled the blue flames and refined the medicinal ingredients into three portions of pure medicinal potency, impressing the alchemists with his speed and skill.
• Chen Mo spent over two hours purifying and merging the three portions inside the cauldron as the plaza grew silent.
• The energy of heaven and earth churned, and the pill’s rich fragrance convinced Qi Shan and the other alchemists that Chen Mo might have made a sixth-tier pill.
• Chen Mo announced that he had refined a Huangji Pill, opened the cauldron, and caught the pale yellow pill in his palm.
• Qi Shan rose and demanded to inspect the pill, while Chen Mo welcomed the chance to prove his success.

After Chen Mo proved he was a twenty-year-old 6th Grade Alchemist by refining a flawless Huangji Pill, he used the crowd’s shock and interest in his pills to recruit cultivators and Alchemists into the Mo Ying Guild. His open poaching angered Mo Tianxing, who left with Elder Qi.

• Qi Shan and the other Alchemists examined Chen Mo’s pill and confirmed it was a flawless Huangji Pill.
• Chen Mo retrieved the pill and received congratulations from Su Qian, Hu Qian, Mo Tianxing, Su Mei, and others.
• Chen Mo advertised Huangji Pills, Po Zong Pills, and Dou Spirit Pills as rewards for contributions to the Mo Ying Guild, tempting cultivators from rival factions.
• Chen Mo invited Alchemists to join the Mo Ying Guild and exchange lost pill formulas and alchemical knowledge.
• Mo Tianxing, angered by Chen Mo’s recruitment pitch, told Elder Qi they were leaving, while Chen Mo urged them to stay for dinner.

Chen Mo failed to recruit anyone from the Black Emperor Sect but strengthened the Mo Ying Guild by recruiting experts from other forces. After a private evening with Queen Medusa and Die, he learned that Queen Medusa had chosen the name Qing Mo; over the following month, the guild expanded and took control of nine cities.

• Chen Mo recruited Dou Wang experts from the Rakshasa Gate, Heavenly Yin Sect, and Furious Lion List, along with independent cultivators and two Dou Emperors, Du Kong Old Ghost and Flower Granny.
• Chen Mo bathed with Queen Medusa and Die, then told them his altered version of Legend of the White Snake.
• Chen Mo teased Queen Medusa and Die, and Queen Medusa finally revealed that she had chosen the private name Qing Mo.
• Chen Mo reorganized the Mo Ying Guild and established more than ten guild rules.
• The Mo Ying Guild expanded into the surrounding areas, captured nine cities in less than a month, and established a second main base in Ling Xuan City for Yun Yun and the others.

Chen Mo prepared to leave for Ling Xuan City after receiving a letter about friction with Demon Flame Valley, while Queen Medusa stayed behind to protect Die during her seclusion. In Ling Xuan City, Yun Yun, Ya Fei, and Nalan Yanran stayed together at the Summer Resort, having become aware of one another.

• Chen Mo received a letter saying his forces had clashed with Demon Flame Valley and told Queen Medusa he would go investigate.
• Chen Mo asked Queen Medusa to remain at the courtyard and protect Die, who was nearing a breakthrough.
• Chen Mo spent time with Queen Medusa, then bathed her, put her to bed, and left her a letter saying he would return in a few days.
• Chen Mo traveled toward Ling Xuan City, where Yun Yun and Ya Fei had learned of each other.
• Nalan Yanran noticed something strange between Yun Yun and Ya Fei, and the group settled at the Summer Resort.

Chen Mo arrived at the Summer Resort and confronted Mo Ye, who still hated him and wanted revenge. After she failed to pierce his chest with her dagger, he left her with a threatening bargain and entered Ya Fei and Song Qingjun’s courtyard, where he found Song Qingjun bathing.

• Chen Mo arrived in Ling Xuan City and asked Mo Ye to show him to Ya Fei’s courtyard.
• Chen Mo teased Mo Ye about her lack of progress, then let her stab him with Cang Feng; the dagger could not pierce his chest.
• Chen Mo warned Mo Ye that she had two more chances to kill him and hinted at removing the Mystic Bird mark on her thigh afterward.
• Song Qingjun prepared for a bath after working on bellybands and shoes for the Guild Master.
• Chen Mo entered the room without knocking and met Song Qingjun as she stood beside the bath, undressed.

Chen Mo visited Song Qingjun, learned about her troubled past, and rewarded her fine tailoring with a promise of cultivation resources. After collecting the clothes and accessories she had made, he went to see Ya Fei and began trying on the new items with her.

• Chen Mo accidentally walked in on Song Qingjun bathing, apologized, and waited while she finished washing.
• Song Qingjun told Chen Mo about her impoverished upbringing, her grandfather, and the deaths of the two men she had been set to marry.
• Chen Mo gave Song Qingjun a body-strengthening pill for her grandfather and promised her Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and Qi Gathering Powder as rewards for her work.
• Song Qingjun handed Chen Mo a box of dresses, chest wraps, and high heels prepared for Queen Medusa, Die, Ya Fei, and Yun Yun.
• Chen Mo went to Ya Fei's room, where she greeted him affectionately, and he took out a pair of black high heels for her to try.

Chen Mo had Song Qingjun make high heels and modern clothes for Ya Fei, then helped her try them on. After seeing her dressed in a cheongsam, stockings, and heels, he praised her and carried her toward the bed.

• Chen Mo put the custom high heels on Ya Fei and supported her as she learned to walk in them.
• Ya Fei said the heels suited banquets and daily wear but would hinder long-distance travel and combat techniques.
• Chen Mo asked Ya Fei to try on the new clothes, and she chose a red Peach Blossom Doudou, a black embroidered cheongsam, and black stockings.
• Ya Fei changed behind a folding screen and admired how well the clothes fit.
• Chen Mo was stunned by Ya Fei's appearance, praised her, and carried her toward the bed.

After Chen Mo arrived in Ling Xuan City, Yun Yun tried to hide her jealousy over his visit to Ya Fei, then secretly saw an intimate scene between them. The next morning, Chen Mo visited Yun Yun, who welcomed him with pastries, while stormy weather foiled his plans to bring her and Ya Fei closer together.

• Qing Lin reported Chen Mo's arrival to Yun Yun, and Nalan Yanran questioned her about Chen Mo visiting Ya Fei before Yun Yun.
• Yun Yun told Nalan Yanran to return to her own room, then wandered to Ya Fei's courtyard and glimpsed Chen Mo and Ya Fei together through a window.
• After the morning storm clouds gathered, Chen Mo left Ya Fei's room and asked Qing Lin to guide him to Yun Yun.
• Chen Mo praised Qing Lin's progress and promised to refine Qi Gathering Powder for her before she left him at Yun Yun's residence.
• Nalan Yanran snubbed Chen Mo as she passed him, and Yun Yun offered him pastries made from Fengyang Fruit.

Chen Mo gave Yun Yun gifts, and she used his Huangji Pill to break through from a Two-Star Dou Emperor to a Four-Star Dou Emperor. After the storm continued into the night, Chen Mo went to bring pills to Song Qingjun, whose silhouette startled her when lightning flashed.

• Chen Mo gave Yun Yun a new outfit and a Huangji Pill, while Yun Yun gave him her Sea Heart Armor.
• Yun Yun's favorability toward Chen Mo increased, raising his level to five and revealing Nalan Yanran, Song Qingjun, Yao Ye, and Qing Lin as bindable goddesses without a time limit.
• Nalan Yanran waited near the corridor to her teacher's room, while Ya Fei teased the Little Amethyst Winged Lion King and sensed Yun Yun's breakthrough beginning.
• After taking Chen Mo's Huangji Pill, Yun Yun broke through from a Two-Star Dou Emperor to a Four-Star Dou Emperor.
• Chen Mo refined Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and Qi Gathering Powder, then went to Song Qingjun's room; when lightning revealed his silhouette outside the door, Song Qingjun cried out, "A ghost!"

Chen Mo gave Song Qingjun cultivation resources and clothing designs, then took Ya Fei and Yun Yun boating on Ling Xuan Lake. Rain began falling as their boat reached the lake’s center, interrupting Chen Mo’s plans for the evening.

• Song Qingjun hid under her bed in fright until Chen Mo identified himself and entered her room.
• Chen Mo gave Song Qingjun Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and Qi Gathering Powder, learned that she had a water attribute, and promised to choose a cultivation method for her later.
• Chen Mo drew several clothing designs for Song Qingjun, who agreed to make them within three weeks.
• After two days of sleeping alone, Chen Mo took Ya Fei and Yun Yun to tour Ling Xuan Lake and steered their pleasure boat himself.
• Rain began falling as Chen Mo’s boat reached the lake’s center, while people on a nearby boat traded curses and jokes.