Chapter Summaries

Chen Mo and his companions discovered a Nine-Colored Poisonous Snake Orchid in a swamp and learned how deadly it would be if it bloomed. As Chen Mo reached the island to collect it, the Ice River Valley group attacked, and Gu Zhen intervened to protect him.

• Gu Xun'er offered to trade for Chen Mo's Storage Ring, but they put the dispute aside when Gu Zhen's Star Plate detected a rare treasure.
• Chen Mo, Xiao Yi Xian, Gu Xun'er, and the others found a nine-colored flower in a swamp and identified it as the supposedly extinct Nine-Colored Poisonous Snake Orchid.
• Gu Zhen explained that the orchid's poisonous smoke could cripple even a Dou Zun expert, while Chen Mo noted that it had not yet bloomed and planned to use it for Xiao Yi Xian.
• The Ice River Valley group arrived, recognized the orchid, and one of its members attacked Chen Mo as he flew to collect it.
• Gu Xun'er asked Gu Zhen to help Chen Mo, and Gu Zhen knocked down the incoming black snowflakes before another attacker struck at Chen Mo.

Chen Mo was confronted by Yao Chen, Wind Venerable, and Bing He, who sought his life and the Nine-Colored Poisonous Snake Orchid. After his attempt to escape was blocked, Chen Mo activated the Battle Saint Art and faced Yao Chen’s punch, leaving the fight about to begin.

• Chen Mo dodged Bing He’s attack and blocked the toxic swamp water with spiritual power as Yao Chen and three other Dou Venerates appeared.
• Wind Venerable introduced himself as Feng Xian, and Bing He identified himself as the Valley Master of Ice River Valley and claimed the Nine-Colored Poisonous Snake Orchid.
• Yao Chen told Gu Xun'er that Xiao Yan was at Starfall Pavilion and asked whether she would help Chen Mo, while Bing He agreed to let Yao Chen take Chen Mo’s life in exchange for the flower.
• Chen Mo stopped Xiao Yi Xian from intervening, then tried to flee while asking Gu Xun'er to help him obtain the orchid, but Yao Chen and the others surrounded him.
• Yao Chen attacked Chen Mo with a punch, and Chen Mo activated the Battle Saint Art and punched back.

Chen Mo fought Yao Chen and his allies while Gu Xun'er’s group confronted Ice River Valley over the Nine-Colored Poisonous Snake Orchid. After Chen Mo killed two Dou Venerates with help from a golden Demon Puppet, a sinister voice announced that the Gu Clan, Ice River Valley, and the others could all be captured together.

• Chen Mo forced Yao Chen back with a punch, while Gu Xun'er and Gu Zhen blocked Bing He’s group from taking the Nine-Colored Poisonous Snake Orchid.
• Yao Chen, Wind Venerable, and two Dou Venerate elders attacked Chen Mo together, but Chen Mo blocked their techniques with the Mystic Tortoise Treasure Art and killed Peng Xing with Demon Nightmare.
• Chen Mo fought Yao Chen and the remaining Dou Venerate while Xiao Yi Xian noticed the Nine-Colored Poisonous Snake Orchid’s bud opening and releasing more poisonous smoke.
• A golden Demon Puppet appeared and killed the remaining Dou Venerate, and Chen Mo ordered it to fight Wind Venerable.
• A sinister voice appeared and declared that Chen Mo, Yao Chen, the Gu Clan, and Ice River Valley could all be caught in one net.

The Hall of Souls surrounded Chen Mo and the others, intending to capture Chen Mo, Yao Chen, and Gu Xun'er while killing or taking the rest. As the attack began, Chen Mo rushed with Xiao Yi Xian toward the swamp's central island, and Yao Chen and Wind Venerable prepared to fight.

• Nearly a hundred Hall of Souls members appeared above the forest, and Blood River revealed portraits identifying Chen Mo and Yao Chen as targets.
• Blood River recognized Gu Xun'er as a Gu Clan member and confirmed that the Hall of Souls had sealed the surrounding space.
• Bing He tried to lead Ice River Valley away, but Prison Earth blocked them, and Blood River declared that the Hall of Souls planned to kill everyone except its three captives.
• Gu Zhen and Lin Xiu planned to break the seal so Gu Xun'er could escape, while Blood River ordered his forces to attack.
• Chen Mo told Xiao Yi Xian to hasten the Nine-Colored Poisonous Snake Orchid's bloom and rushed with her toward the island; Yao Chen and Wind Venerable prepared to fight.

The Hall of Souls overwhelmed Yao Chen’s allies and captured Gu Xun'er, but Chen Mo rescued her and fought back with the Great Sun Undying Body. As the Nine-Colored Poisonous Snake Orchid bloomed and filled the forest with deadly smoke, Chen Mo empowered it further, leaving the survivors struggling to resist the poison.

• The Hall of Souls split its forces among the defenders, killed two Ice River Valley elders, and captured Gu Xun'er while Yao Chen and Bing He fell into danger.
• Chen Mo activated the Great Sage Art and Great Sun Undying Body, defeated Blood River, and killed several Hall of Souls Dou Venerates.
• Chen Mo rescued Gu Xun'er, while Xiao Yi Xian’s poisonous Dou Qi accelerated the Nine-Colored Poisonous Snake Orchid’s blooming and its smoke weakened Chen Mo and the others.
• Blood River ordered the Hall of Souls to destroy the orchid, but Chen Mo blocked them and poured his spiritual power into it, causing it to bloom and release poisonous smoke in nine colors.
• A Hall of Souls Protector died in the spreading poison, and Gu Xun'er unleashed the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame to shield herself from the smoke.

Yao Chen self-destructed to escape the Hall of Souls, devastating both sides and killing many fighters, while Chen Mo seized the Nine-Colored Poisonous Snake Orchid and fled with Gu Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian. Blood River discovered that a fragment of Yao Chen's soul had survived and prepared to pursue it.

• Blood River recognized Gu Xun'er's Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame and ordered the Hall of Souls to kill their opponents rather than take captives.
• The Hall of Souls overwhelmed Yao Chen, while Wind Venerable was struck down and swallowed by the Nine-Colored Poison Mist.
• Yao Chen charged the Eighth Heavenly Venerate and Ninth Heavenly Venerate and self-destructed, shattering the spatial seal and killing many nearby fighters.
• The energy storm and poison mist killed Lin Xiu, Bing He, and most of the Hall of Souls forces, while the Eighth Heavenly Venerate and Ninth Heavenly Venerate were left severely injured.
• Blood River found Yao Chen's surviving soul fragment fleeing from a withered tree and prepared to pursue it.
• Chen Mo uprooted the Nine-Colored Poisonous Snake Orchid and escaped with Gu Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian after the spatial seal lifted.

After escaping the Ancient Ruins, Chen Mo succumbed to the Nine-Colored Poison Mist and attacked Xiao Yi Xian and the unconscious Gu Xun'er. Gu Xun'er woke in the stone chamber and confronted Chen Mo, while the Gu Clan and other factions learned that their experts had died.

• Blood River fought off Gu Zhen and One, but Chen Mo, Xiao Yi Xian, and Gu Xun'er escaped.
• Chen Mo hid in a stone chamber, where the poison muddled his mind and drove him to attack Xiao Yi Xian and the unconscious Gu Xun'er.
• Gu Yuan ordered Qing Yang to take the Black Submergence Army to the Beast Domain, rescue Xun Er, and investigate the deaths of Gu Zhen and Lin Xiu.
• At Ice River Valley, Mu Qingluan learned that the Vice Pavilion Master and two Guest Elders had died, then collapsed.
• Gu Xun'er woke and accused Chen Mo of ruining her purity, while Xiao Yi Xian explained that Gu Xun'er had crawled toward him herself.
• Chen Mo offered to take responsibility, but Gu Xun'er rejected him and threatened to kill him and herself.

Chen Mo rejected Gu Xun’er's demand for his Storage Ring and focused on Xiao Yi Xian, whose Woeful Poison Body was nearing an eruption. After briefly leaving the stone chamber, he returned to find Gu Xun’er demanding that he take responsibility for her by marrying her.

• Gu Xun’er asked Chen Mo for his Storage Ring, but he rebuked her for still thinking of Xiao Yan and refused to comfort her.
• Chen Mo checked Xiao Yi Xian’s condition and realized her Woeful Poison Body could erupt in less than three months, though he hid his concern from her.
• Chen Mo decided to stay hidden from the Hall of Souls, later part ways with Gu Xun’er, and leave without drawing the Gu Clan’s attention.
• Gu Xun’er woke to find the stone chamber empty and panicked, but Chen Mo returned with Xiao Yi Xian and brought her fruit.
• Gu Xun’er clung to Chen Mo and asked him to take responsibility by marrying her, and Chen Mo questioned what would happen to Xiao Yan.

Chen Mo made Gu Xun'er accept his existing partners and keep their relationship secret, then left with her and Xiao Yi Xian to continue searching the Ancient Ruins. He headed back toward the medicinal herb forest, hoping to find the Soul Infant Fruit before leaving.

• Chen Mo demanded that Gu Xun'er cut ties with Xiao Yan and call him Husband, then told her she would have to wait behind seven older sisters to marry him separately.
• Gu Xun'er revealed that her father was Gu Yuan, a Nine-Star Dou Saint, and threatened to tell him about Chen Mo, but Chen Mo insisted they keep their relationship secret.
• Afterward, Chen Mo woke beside Gu Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian, then urged them to get ready to leave because the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit was likely gone.
• Chen Mo gave Gu Xun'er a dress made by Song Qingjun, and she put it on before asking where they would go next.
• Chen Mo chose to revisit the medicinal herb forest to check for the Soul Infant Fruit, planning to leave if it was gone.

Chen Mo and Gu Xun'er left the Medicinal Forest after finding that the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and Soul Infant Fruit were gone, while Gu Xun'er decided to trust that Gu Zhen might have escaped. Outside the Ancient Ruins, a mysterious army blocked everyone’s exit, and Huang Xuan confronted its silent golden-armored leader.

• Chen Mo and his companions found the Medicinal Forest stripped of the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and Soul Infant Fruit.
• Chen Mo told Gu Xun'er that Gu Zhen might have died fighting the Fourth Venerable, then comforted her as they chose to leave the Ancient Ruins.
• A black-armored army sealed off the Skeletal Mountain Range and stopped everyone emerging from the Ancient Ruins.
• The golden-armored young man repelled a Dou Zun expert and other challengers with an unseen force, leaving them seriously injured.
• Huang Xuan arrived with the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, heard a subordinate clan leader’s complaint, and demanded to know why the army’s leader had injured his people.

Gu Nanhai and the Black Submergence Army sealed the Skeletal Mountain Range while searching for Gu Xun'er and the killer of Gu Zhen and Lin Xiu. After Gu Nanhai subdued Huang Xuan and Yao Mou, he greeted Gu Xun'er when she emerged from the Ancient Ruins.

• Huang Xuan questioned the silent black-armored army, and Yao Mou accused them of disrespecting the Nine Serene Earth Python Clan by sealing its territory.
• Huang Xuan and Yao Mou attacked the golden-armored commander, but a mysterious force repelled them and sent them crashing into the mountains.
• The commander suppressed Huang Xuan and Yao Mou beneath a crystalline palm, revealing himself as a Dou Saint before releasing them.
• Several hours later, Gu Xun'er emerged from the Ancient Ruins with two others, and Gu Nanhai introduced himself as Grand Commandant of the Black Submergence Army and greeted her as the Young Lady.
• Gu Nanhai explained that the Clan Chief had sent the army to protect Gu Xun'er and find the killer after Gu Zhen and Lin Xiu's life tablets shattered.

Gu Xun'er revealed that the Hall of Souls had killed Gu Zhen and the others and tried to abduct her, while Chen Mo was recognized for killing two Beast Domain clan chiefs and stealing the Blood Spirit Stalactite Liquid. Chen Mo escaped Huang Xuan’s attack and later returned to the Thunder God Flying Boat with Xiao Yi Xian after they agreed to conceal what had happened.

• Gu Xun'er told Gu Nanhai and Tong Xuan that the Hall of Souls had attacked her and killed Gu Zhen, Lin Xiu, and the others.
• Huang Xuan and Yao Mou recognized Chen Mo as the man who had stolen the Blood Spirit Stalactite Liquid and killed the chiefs of the Great Earth Tiger Clan and the Silver Moon Wolf Clan.
• Chen Mo fled with Xiao Yi Xian, then used the Heaven Severing Sword Draw Technique to defeat Huang Xuan’s Demon Phoenix Holy Image and send him flying.
• Gu Xun'er told Gu Nanhai that Chen Mo was her friend, and Gu Nanhai asked Huang Xuan to set aside his clan’s enmity toward him.
• Chen Mo and Xiao Yi Xian avoided pursuit, cleaned up at a lake, and returned to the Thunder God Flying Boat after agreeing to say that nothing had happened.

Chen Mo returned to the Thunder God Flying Boat with Xiao Yi Xian, and the group planned to leave the Beast Domain for Central State as their enemies gathered. That night, he teased pregnant Queen Medusa after discovering she had been reading books about pregnancy, parenting, and seduction.

• Chen Mo reunited with the women aboard the Thunder God Flying Boat, and Xiao Yi Xian recounted the Ancient Ruins expedition while omitting her encounter with the Nine-Colored Poisonous Snake Orchid and her intimate episode with Gu Xun'er.
• Chen Mo comforted Queen Medusa and the other women, then discussed leaving the Beast Domain and meeting the Mo Ying Guild at its Northern Region contact point.
• Chen Mo identified the Hall of Souls, Starfall Pavilion, Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, and Qing Luan Clan as enemies, and warned that people within the Pill Tower might also oppose them because of Yao Chen.
• Chen Mo said they would avoid provoking their enemies for now, noting the Gu Clan could distract the Hall of Souls and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan would pose less of a threat outside the Beast Domain.
• That night, Chen Mo found Queen Medusa reading pregnancy and relationship advice books, teased her about the contents, and left her flustered.

Chen Mo persuaded the pregnant Queen Medusa to try several cosplay outfits, and she unexpectedly outdid him with a seductive performance of her own. Two days later, the Thunder God Flying Boat traveled through a Space Tunnel and brought the group to the Northern Region.

• Chen Mo tried to persuade Queen Medusa to wear a Bibi Dong outfit, but she refused until he helped dress her.
• Chen Mo found the Bibi Dong outfit did not suit Queen Medusa, then put Yan Lingji's outfit on her instead.
• Chen Mo demonstrated a seductive pose, and Queen Medusa mimicked it with a wisp of scarlet flame, leaving him stunned.
• After two days, the Thunder God Flying Boat entered a Space Tunnel toward the Northern Region.
• About three days later, Chen Mo and the group arrived in the Northern Region.

Chen Mo reunited with the Mo Ying Guild in Tianbei City and learned that the Hong Family had attacked them for refusing to submit. After treating Flower Granny and Du Kong Old Ghost, Chen Mo led the guild to confront the Hong Family, where their arrival began with a clash outside its estate.

• Chen Mo, Die, and Yun Yun arrived at Mo Ying Teahouse and found Du Kong Old Ghost and the guild members battered and cleaning up the damage.
• Du Kong Old Ghost explained that the Hong Family had attacked the guild, killed disciples, wounded Flower Granny, and demanded that they join or be annihilated.
• Chen Mo visited the injured Flower Granny, gave her and Du Kong Old Ghost medicinal pills, and learned the Hong Family had taken tokens from the dead disciples and Flower Granny's Purple Token.
• Chen Mo declared that he would stand up for the guild, then led Du Kong Old Ghost, Flower Granny, and the other disciples toward the Hong Family estate.
• A patrol squad outside the Hong Family estate was knocked down, prompting the guards to demand that the attackers identify themselves as several Dou Emperor auras emerged from within.

Chen Mo’s group attacked the Hong Family Residence, where Chen Mo killed Hong Lie and Hong Mu with overwhelming ease. Meanwhile, at the Han Family Council Hall, Hong Tianxiao revealed that he had advanced to Six-Star Dou Ancestor and overpowered Han Fei.

• Chen Mo’s group arrived at the Hong Family Residence, and Hong Lie mocked Du Kong Old Ghost and Flower Granny before attacking Chen Mo.
• Chen Mo crushed Hong Lie with a gesture and struck Hong Mu down with a flick of his finger.
• Hong Tie crushed a blood-red jade shard to send a signal, but an invisible blade cut off his head.
• At the Han Family Council Hall, Han Chi rejected Hong Chen’s demands concerning the marriage, and Hong Chen summoned his father and the Hong Family’s Old Ancestor.
• Hong Tianxiao attacked Han Chi, and Han Fei intervened but was blasted away; Hong Tianxiao revealed he had reached Six-Star Dou Ancestor.

Hong Tianxiao threatened the Han Family into marrying Han Yue and Han Xue to Hong Chen, but rushed away when he learned the Hong Family Residence was under attack. There, he recognized Chen Mo and appeased him with compensation and his Storage Ring, leaving Chen Mo to loot the residence and depart without fighting Hong Tianxiao.

• Hong Tianxiao demanded that Han Yue and Han Xue marry Hong Chen, then left after Hong Li reported trouble at the Hong Family Residence.
• Han Xue offered to marry Hong Chen to preserve the Han Family, while Han Chi and Han Fei feared Hong Tianxiao's new strength.
• Hong Tianxiao returned to find the Hong Family Residence ruined and struck Hong Li when he threatened Chen Mo.
• Hong Tianxiao recognized Chen Mo and blamed Hong Mu and Hong Lie for offending the Mo Ying Guild, offering compensation and his Storage Ring.
• Chen Mo led his people in looting the Hong Family Residence, then warned Hong Tianxiao and left without attacking him.

After Chen Mo’s group humbled the Hong Family, Chen Mo pursued opportunities and allies while the Han Family learned of the Hong Family’s defeat. Du Kong Old Ghost reported that the Tianshan Blood Pool would appear in half a month, and Chen Mo rewarded him with resources and a Dou Skill.

• Hong Tianxiao warned the Hong Family to avoid Mo Ying Teahouse and ordered them to investigate the Han Family’s connection to Mo Ying Guild before deciding whether to annex it.
• Chen Mo brought Queen Medusa and the others to Tianbei City, sent Du Kong Old Ghost to investigate the Tianshan Blood Pool, and sought information on Burning Flame Valley and the Flower Sect.
• Chen Mo found Millennial Dragon Saliva Incense, a material needed to condense the Ten Thousand Poisons Pearl, among the resources in Hong Tianxiao’s Storage Ring.
• Han Yue and Han Xue offered to marry Hong Chen to protect their clan, but a messenger reported that the Hong Family had been wrecked and its Old Ancestor had not retaliated.
• Du Kong Old Ghost told Chen Mo that the Tianshan Blood Pool would appear in the Tianmu Mountain Range in half a month, and Chen Mo rewarded him with cultivation resources and an Earth Rank Dou Skill.

Chen Mo began repairing two Earth Demon Puppets while news spread that the Gu Clan had devastated the Hall of Souls’ branches and fought its Saints. After explaining the continent’s major powers to Yun Yun, Chen Mo arranged for her to enter the Flower Sect and promised to send two Heavenly Demon Puppets to protect her.

• Chen Mo used Undying Demonic Flame, strange metals, and an 8th-Grade Magic Core to refine two damaged Earth Demon Puppets at once.
• A mysterious faction destroyed most of the Hall of Souls’ branch halls in Central State and killed one of its Half-Saints; many suspected the Gu Clan was responsible.
• The Gu Clan and Hall of Souls fought a battle between Saints on a plain, leaving the outcome unknown.
• Chen Mo explained the Eight Ancient Clans and other major factions to Yun Yun while they rested at Mo Ying Teahouse.
• Chen Mo proposed that Yun Yun enter the Flower Sect, and Yun Yun agreed because she wanted to help him.
• Chen Mo told Yun Yun he would send Two and Three, his Heavenly Demon Puppets, to protect her.

Chen Mo prepared Yun Yun and the others to visit the Tianshan Blood Pool, then resumed cultivation while the Hong Family moved against the Han Family. The chapter ended with Hong Chen confronting Han Chi in the Han Family hall after Hong Family forces seized markets and killed two elders.

• Chen Mo gave Yun Yun two Heavenly Demon Puppets and a Soul Jade Slip, and told her about the Tianshan Blood Pool.
• Yun Yun took Yan Ran, Xiao Yi Xian, and Wen Qingwan to the Tianmu Mountain Range, while Chen Mo began closed-door cultivation.
• Hong Li learned that the Mo Ying Guild and Han Family appeared unconnected, and Hong Tianxiao ordered the Hong Family to seize Han Family markets.
• Hong Family forces blockaded Han Family markets and killed the Second Elder and Third Elder, prompting Han Chi to confront them.
• Hong Chen entered the Han Family hall and demanded an answer to the Hong Family's marriage conditions, but Han Chi refused.