Chapter Summaries

Chen Mo worried that Die would leave him after learning about his relationship with Queen Babe, but Die misunderstood her sister’s warnings and promised to protect him. After a week of cultivating and spending nights with Queen Medusa, Chen Mo broke through to one-star Dou Ling and went to see Die, while Queen Medusa prepared to make things clear with her younger sister.

• Die told Chen Mo that she knew about his relationship with her sister, but she said she would not leave him and promised to protect him from Queen Babe.
• Chen Mo cultivated the Grand Star Art by day and spent nights with Queen Babe, helping her recover while advancing to one-star Dou Ling and minor accomplishment in the second level of the Supreme Primordial Chaos Art.
• Queen Medusa woke beside Chen Mo, scolded him for disrespecting her, then left to handle government affairs.
• Chen Mo released Demon Nightmare to keep watch and went to Die’s bedchamber, where she was sewing him a black robe.
• Queen Medusa hesitated over the memorials before deciding to make things clear with Die.

Chen Mo and Die were caught kissing by Queen Medusa, who confronted him over breaking his promise and stabbed him in the chest. Queen Medusa recoiled in shock after Chen Mo chose not to dodge her strike.

• Chen Mo kissed Die in her chambers and obtained an Undying Demonic Flame (juvenile) from the system.
• Queen Medusa used her void-traveling technique to enter Die's chambers and found Chen Mo and Die together.
• Queen Medusa confronted Chen Mo, grieving that he had broken his promise, while Die hurriedly covered herself and tried to stop her sister.
• Chen Mo admitted that he loved Die before meeting Queen Medusa and said he wanted both of them.
• Queen Medusa thrust her Seven-Colored Snake-Shaped Longsword at Chen Mo, who did not dodge, and the blade pierced his chest.
• Queen Medusa released the sword and stepped back in shock as blue blood sprayed from Chen Mo's wound.

Chen Mo’s affair with Queen Medusa was exposed to Die, and Queen Medusa drove him out of the Tagor Desert despite being unable to kill him. Chen Mo headed for the Jia Ma Empire’s capital, while Queen Medusa broke down in private and Xiao Yan reached the high level of Dou Zhe in Wu Tan City.

• Die found Chen Mo bleeding and learned that he and Queen Medusa had been together behind her back.
• Queen Medusa threatened Chen Mo with her sword, but when Die tried to shield him, she struck the ground beside him instead.
• Queen Medusa ordered Chen Mo to leave the Snake-People Clan and the Tagor Desert, and Chen Mo vowed to return before she disappeared.
• Chen Mo recovered in Mo City and set off toward the Jia Ma Empire’s imperial capital.
• After Chen Mo left, Queen Medusa spat blood and wept in the void.
• In Wu Tan City, a middle-aged man announced that Xiao Yan had reached the high level of Dou Zhe.

Xiao Yan celebrated becoming an eleven-year-old Dou Zhe with Xiao Mei, while Xiao Xun'er tested at Stage Seven and joined them. In the troubled Jia Ma Empire, Chen Mo confronted Lei Ou after the auctioneer switched his Dark Gold Magic Tiger King hide and tried to cheat him, then took Lei Ou's Storage Ring.

• Xiao Yan was praised for becoming a Dou Zhe at eleven, and Xiao Mei invited him to celebrate at a restaurant.
• Xiao Xun'er tested at Stage Seven, then accepted Xiao Yan's invitation to join him and Xiao Mei.
• The Jia Ma Empire fell into further unrest after Jia Xing Tian's death, while bandits and neighboring forces took advantage of the instability.
• Lei Ou offered Chen Mo only ten thousand Gold coins for his Dark Gold Magic Tiger King hide and secretly swapped it for an inferior one.
• Chen Mo revealed himself, accused Lei Ou of extortion, and took Lei Ou's Storage Ring.

Chen Mo reached Wu Tan City after learning that Ya Fei had been assigned to its Mite'er Auction House branch, and used his Three-Star Alchemist status to arrange a meeting with her. The chapter ended with Ya Fei recognizing him and greeting him in surprise.

• Chen Mo took Lei Ou's Storage Ring, learned that Ya Fei was in Wu Tan City, and left the imperial capital.
• Chen Mo drove off robbers on the road and decided to travel openly as a Three-Star Alchemist.
• Chen Mo arrived in Wu Tan City and went directly to the Mite'er Auction House to seek Ya Fei.
• Chen Mo told Gu Ni he wanted to discuss a major business deal with Ya Fei, and Gu Ni went to notify her.
• Ya Fei entered the treasure appraisal room, recognized Chen Mo, and reacted with surprise.

Chen Mo met Ya Fei at the Mite'er Auction House and arranged for her to auction his flawless medicinal products, including Qi Gathering Powder he planned to refine. Ya Fei agreed to promote the items and gave him a badge to attend the auction.

• Chen Mo met Ya Fei, who gained favorability toward him as they discussed his visit.
• Chen Mo offered Ya Fei several medicinal products for auction and said he planned to refine Qi Gathering Powder soon.
• Chen Mo explained that he would stay in Wu Tan City for a while and wanted to work with Ya Fei because they had met before and he enjoyed dealing with beautiful women.
• Gu Ni inspected the products and confirmed that the pills and Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid were flawless and contained no impurities.
• Ya Fei offered to lower the auction house's fee, but Chen Mo insisted on paying the standard five percent, and she agreed to promote the products before auctioning them.
• Ya Fei gave Chen Mo a Mittel Family iron badge so he could attend the auction.

Chen Mo left the Mite'er Auction House after arranging future auctions, while Ya Fei and Gu Ni wondered whether he was a Four-Star Alchemist and discussed winning him over. Back in his courtyard, Chen Mo swallowed the infant Undying Demonic Flame, which began devouring the flame seeds within his qi vortex.

• Chen Mo left Ya Fei with an iron plaque, and she discussed his intentions and possible rank with Gu Ni.
• Ya Fei and Gu Ni realized that Chen Mo might be a Four-Star Alchemist and agreed that the Mite'er Auction House should try to win him over.
• News of Chen Mo's upcoming auctions and his new residence spread through Wu Tan City, drawing visiting cards that his maid Qian Er turned away.
• Chen Mo planned to auction different goods over time so he could gradually deepen his relationship with Ya Fei.
• Chen Mo extracted the infant Undying Demonic Flame and swallowed it while cultivating atop the Green Lotus.
• The flame's energy surged through Chen Mo and began devouring the two beast-flame seeds in his qi vortex, while the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame resisted it.

After refining the Undying Demonic Flame, Chen Mo advanced to three-star Dou Ling and absorbed several other flames into it before attending the Mite'er Auction House auction. There, the three great families sought his favor, and he noticed Xiao Yan, Xun Er, and Xiao Mei in the audience.

• Chen Mo refined the Undying Demonic Flame, broke through to three-star Dou Ling, and used it to devour the Blood Flame, Purple Flame, and Green Lotus Core Flame while retaining their flame seeds.
• The expanded power of the Undying Demonic Flame destroyed Chen Mo's room, but he emerged from the rubble unharmed and told Qian Er to arrange repairs.
• Chen Mo received an invitation from the Mite'er Auction House and attended its evening auction wearing Three-Star Alchemist robes.
• Ya Fei noticed Chen Mo, whose arrival drew attention, while Ga Lie Bi and the other great families discussed personally greeting him to secure his goodwill.
• Xiao Yan, Xun Er, and Xiao Mei saw Chen Mo looking toward them, and Chen Mo gave Xiao Yan a strange smile.

At the auction, Ya Fei sold Chen Mo’s flawless Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid for high prices, and Chen Mo waited backstage to collect his earnings. He left the money with her and asked her to prepare the medicinal ingredients on his list.

• Xun Er felt unexpectedly drawn to Chen Mo, while Xiao Yan wondered why the Three-Star Alchemist had noticed him.
• Ya Fei presented Chen Mo’s flawless medicines as products of a Three-Star Alchemist, then opened bidding on the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid.
• Ao Ba Pa won the first bottle for forty-eight thousand gold coins after bidding against Ga Lie Ao and others.
• Ya Fei auctioned the remaining spirit liquid in batches as Ao Ba Pa, Ga Lie Bi, and Xiao Zhan competed for it.
• After the auction ended, Chen Mo met Ya Fei backstage and learned that the medicines had sold for 896,500 gold coins after fees.
• Chen Mo gave Ya Fei a list of medicinal ingredients and asked her to prepare them.

Chen Mo negotiated with Ya Fei to prepare ingredients and find a Tier 6 Magic Core, using the promised Dou Practitioner Pill auctions to win her cooperation. As Ya Fei escorted him out, the three great clan chiefs approached, and Chen Mo singled out Xiao Zhan.

• Ya Fei recognized the listed ingredients as materials for Qi Gathering Powder, and Chen Mo revealed the effects of the Dou Practitioner Pill.
• Chen Mo promised Ya Fei a chance to try the pill and future auction rights if she prepared the ingredients and located a Tier 6 Magic Core.
• Ya Fei agreed to handle the preparations and began addressing Chen Mo by name after he threatened to cancel the Qi Gathering Powder auction.
• Chen Mo left with Ya Fei and encountered the clan chiefs Ga Lie Bi, Ao Ba Pa, and Xiao Zhan in the auction hall.
• Chen Mo asked Xiao Zhan whether he was the chief of the Xiao Clan, and Xiao Zhan respectfully asked if the Master knew him.

Chen Mo tried to buy Xiao Yan’s black ring, but Xiao Yan refused even when offered a Three-Pattern Spirit Pill. Over the next two days, Chen Mo spent time with Ya Fei while waiting for medicinal ingredients and asking about a Tier 6 Magic Core.

• Chen Mo praised Xiao Yan’s talent and suggested he might become an alchemist, making the Xiao Family and its rivals suspect he intended to support the Xiao Family.
• Chen Mo offered to buy Xiao Yan’s ring, but Xiao Yan angrily refused to sell his mother’s keepsake, even for a Three-Pattern Spirit Pill.
• Chen Mo left the auction house without forcing the matter, and Xiao Zhan warned Xiao Yan not to act rashly in the future.
• Over the next two days, Chen Mo used the preparation of medicinal ingredients as an excuse to spend time with Ya Fei, raising her favorability toward him to thirty.
• Ya Fei brought Chen Mo the ingredients for Qi Gathering Powder and said the ingredients for the Dou Practitioner Pill would take a few more days; Chen Mo asked about the Tier 6 Magic Core.

Chen Mo told Ya Fei he planned to hunt Tier 6 Magic Beasts himself, shocking her with his claim that his Dou Ling strength rivaled a Dou Emperor’s. Three days later, Ya Fei saw proof of his alchemy skill when he brought her Qi Gathering Powder, while Die continued to grieve over Chen Mo’s departure and his relationship with her sister.

• Ya Fei apologized that she could not find Tier 6 Magic Cores, and Chen Mo asked her to locate other Tier 6 Magic Beasts in the Magical Beast Mountains.
• Chen Mo told Ya Fei he would hunt the beasts himself and revealed that, despite being only a Dou Ling, he had strength comparable to a Dou Emperor.
• Chen Mo teased Ya Fei after she accidentally drank from his teacup, then offered to show her his strength on a future outing.
• Three days later, Chen Mo brought Qi Gathering Powder to Ya Fei’s auction house, impressing Ya Fei and Gu Ni and increasing Ya Fei’s desire to recruit him.
• In the Snake-People Clan’s royal palace, Die cried over Chen Mo’s departure and her sister’s deception, struggling with grief and resentment.

Queen Medusa struggled with memories of Chen Mo before leaving the desert to investigate the Jia Ma Empire, while Wu Tan City prepared for the auction of Qi Gathering Powder. Chen Mo arrived at Mite'er Auction House as a mysterious young woman ordered an elder to test his abilities after the auction.

• Queen Medusa gave Die the Medusa Phoenix Crown and responsibility for the Snake-People Clan, then left to investigate the Jia Ma Empire.
• The Mite'er Auction House’s announcement of three portions of Qi Gathering Powder stirred Wu Tan City, and the three great clans prepared to bid for them.
• Xiao Yan noticed that the Dou Qi he absorbed kept disappearing and feared his cultivation would regress, but physicians found nothing wrong with him.
• A young woman in a golden dress learned that a mysterious Three-Star Alchemist had supplied the Qi Gathering Powder and ordered Old Ling to test Chen Mo after the auction.
• Gu Ni greeted Chen Mo at Mite'er Auction House and said that Miss Ya Fei had asked him to wait outside for Chen Mo.

Chen Mo confronted Xiao Yan and Xiao Zhan at the auction house over Xiao Yan’s refusal to apologize, then turned his attention to Ya Fei as she opened the auction with Qi Gathering Powder. The chapter ended as Ya Fei revealed the first of three jade boxes containing the powder.

• Gu Ni introduced Chen Mo as a Four-Star Alchemist, prompting Ga Lie Bi and Ao Ba Pa to flatter him and follow him into the VIP area.
• Chen Mo told Ga Lie Bi and Ao Ba Pa he might seek cooperation with their families, upsetting Xiao Zhan, who realized the remark was aimed at him.
• Xiao Zhan asked Xiao Yan to apologize to Chen Mo, but Xiao Yan refused, so Xiao Zhan apologized on his son’s behalf.
• Chen Mo said he did not hold grudges, while Xiao Yan silently recorded the encounter and the auction began.
• Ya Fei appeared onstage and presented three jade boxes, then opened one and revealed Qi Gathering Powder.

Chen Mo used the auction to drive up the prices of the Qi Gathering Powders, then offered Ya Fei a partnership to handle matters for him. They agreed to work together, and Chen Mo received a couple’s Saint-Rank Low-Grade Spiritual Tool called Godly Scale Chest Armor.

• The first Qi Gathering Powder sold to Ao Ba Pa for five hundred thousand Gold coins after Chen Mo prompted him to raise the price, while Xiao Zhan bought the second for four hundred and eighty thousand.
• Ga Lie Bi won the third Qi Gathering Powder for four hundred thousand Gold coins after the other families had spent heavily.
• Ya Fei gave Chen Mo the auction proceeds and the medicinal ingredients for the Dou Practitioner Pill, which he stored in his Storage Ring.
• Chen Mo told Ya Fei he wanted to invest in her future and recruit her to handle trivial matters, and Ya Fei eagerly accepted his offer of partnership.
• Their handshake increased Ya Fei’s favorability and granted Chen Mo a couple’s Saint-Rank Low-Grade Spiritual Tool, the Godly Scale Chest Armor.

Chen Mo confronted a mysterious attacker above Wu Tan City and battled him while the city's experts watched. He unleashed the first level of the Grand Star Art, Starfall, and the chapter ended as its meteor struck the attacker, leaving Chen Mo drained.

• Chen Mo encountered a mysterious black-cloaked peak Dou Emperor on an empty street and evaded his ambush.
• The attacker pursued Chen Mo through the sky, drawing the attention of Wu Tan City's residents and experts, including Ya Fei, Xiao Yan, and Xun Er.
• Chen Mo fought the attacker, who was revealed to be Ling Ying, and endured his attacks without being injured.
• Ling Ying formed a black spear and launched Demonic Shadow Devour at Chen Mo.
• Chen Mo cast Starfall, summoning a meteor from the heavens that collided with Ling Ying, and lamented how much mana the move consumed.

Chen Mo defeated the mysterious black shadow, revealed as Ling Ying, then cornered Gu Xun'er and demanded compensation for sparing him. When nearby voices threatened to expose her, Chen Mo carried Xun'er and Ling Ying away.

• Chen Mo defeated the mysterious black shadow in a single attack, and the figure crashed through an Ao Ba Family shop.
• Chen Mo found the wounded Ling Ying beneath the rubble and questioned him while threatening him with Tian Yuan.
• Gu Xun'er rushed in and begged Chen Mo to spare Ling Ying, admitting she had sent him to test Chen Mo's strength.
• Chen Mo stabbed Ling Ying twice to pressure Xun'er, who offered compensation and pleaded for him to stop.
• Chen Mo treated Ling Ying's wounds, then took him and Xun'er away when Xun'er feared being exposed.

Chen Mo extorted a skill and a Magic Core from Xun Er before pursuing a mysterious figure and reuniting with Queen Medusa. He offered her armor as the Snake-People Clan prepared for war, but she had not yet accepted it.

• Chen Mo demanded compensation from Xun Er and received an Earth Rank Gold-Attribute Skill and a Tier 6 Magic Core from the Crimson Flame Mighty Lion.
• Chen Mo returned to his courtyard, spotted a black-robed figure, and chased her while Xiao Zhan, Ga Lie Bi, and Ya Fei noticed the passing auras.
• Chen Mo recognized the fleeing figure as Queen Medusa and caught up with her on a mountain peak.
• Queen Medusa said she had come to scout the enemy and asked whether Chen Mo would stop the Snake-People Clan from leaving the Tagor Desert.
• Chen Mo gave Queen Medusa the female version of the Godly Scale Chest Armor to protect her in the coming fighting.

Chen Mo tried to win Queen Medusa back with a confession and an embrace, but she remained angry and left after overpowering him. He returned to Wu Tan City, while Queen Medusa's feelings and his pursuit of both sisters remained unresolved.

• Queen Medusa rejected the Godly Scale Chest Armor, but Chen Mo approached her and confessed that he loved her.
• Chen Mo embraced Queen Medusa and removed her mask, but she blasted him away before he could kiss her.
• Chen Mo told Queen Medusa he would not give up either her or Die, and she struck him with a palm that sent him crashing through rocks and trees.
• Queen Medusa took the armor as compensation and left, then threw her Seven-Colored Snake-Shaped Longsword near Chen Mo when he shouted after her.
• Chen Mo stayed on the mountain for a long time before returning to Wu Tan City.

Yao Ye received news that the Snake-People were invading while trying to hold the Jia Ma Empire together after Jia Xing Tian’s death. After breaking through to Five-Star Dou Spirit, Chen Mo emerged from seclusion, saw refugees in the streets, and brought Ya Fei Dou Practitioner Pills before offering her another surprise.

• Yao Ye learned that the Snake-People were invading and the border was in urgent danger.
• Chen Mo broke through to Five-Star Dou Spirit after weeks of cultivation and studying the Grand Star Art.
• Chen Mo left seclusion and found refugees filling the streets, leaving him bewildered by how much the world had changed.
• Chen Mo gave Ya Fei three Dou Practitioner Pills, one for her and two to auction, raising her favorability.
• Chen Mo asked Ya Fei whether she wanted to improve her cultivation talent.