Chapter Summaries

Chen Mo gave Ya Fei a Foundation Establishment Pill to improve her cultivation talent and learned that war had begun between the Snake-People Clan and the Jia Ma Empire. The Imperial Family and Misty Cloud Sect were negotiating with Queen Medusa, while Chen Mo already knew much of the situation.

• Chen Mo gave Ya Fei a free Foundation Establishment Pill, and her gratitude increased her favorability toward him.
• Chen Mo received the Heaven Rank Low-Level Dou Skill Phantom Demon Shape as a favorability reward.
• Ya Fei reported that the Dark Gold Magic Tiger King and Azure Lightning Blood Eagle were Tier 6 Magic Beasts near the border between the Jia Ma Empire and the Chu Yun Empire.
• Ya Fei told Chen Mo that Queen Medusa had destroyed the empire's border defenses and become a Dou Zong, while another Snake-People expert resembling her was a Dou Emperor.
• Ya Fei said the Imperial Family and Misty Cloud Sect had joined forces and were negotiating with Queen Medusa.

Chen Mo arranged for the Ga Lie and Ao Ba families to sell his recovery pills cheaply, while news of the Dou Practitioner Pill stirred Wu Tan City. At the Mite'er Auction House, Ya Fei thanked Chen Mo for her rapid cultivation breakthrough, and he gave her an Earth Rank skill.

• Chen Mo entrusted the Ga Lie and Ao Ba families with selling his Spring Return Powder and Blood Clotting Powder at half the market price, letting them keep the profit beyond his costs.
• News spread that the Mite'er Auction House would auction Dou Practitioner Pills, which could raise a Dou Zhe's cultivation by one star, and Xiao Zhan resolved to win one for Yan'er.
• Ya Fei told Chen Mo that the Foundation Establishment Pill had improved her physique and released accumulated medicinal power, raising her from a two-star to a four-star Dou Zhe before the Dou Practitioner Pill brought her to five stars.
• Chen Mo learned that Ya Fei cultivated a Mysterious-Rank Initial Stage skill and gave her the metal-attribute Earth Rank Initial Stage Golden Spirit Heart Incantation.

Chen Mo gave Ya Fei an Earth Rank Skill, and their growing closeness led them to spend a day exploring Wu Tan City together. Over dinner, Ya Fei began confiding in him about how clan interests shaped marriage and left her with few choices.

• Chen Mo placed the Golden Spirit Heart Incantation in Ya Fei's hands despite her protests, and she blushed at their intimate contact.
• Chen Mo continued visiting Ya Fei, while Xiao Zhan and Ga Lie Bi each acquired one of the two Dou Practitioner Pills at auction.
• After Ya Fei's favorability toward Chen Mo reached 89, she agreed to stroll through Wu Tan City with him and changed into a dress for the outing.
• Chen Mo and Ya Fei walked through the city, exchanged teasing remarks, and bought small trinkets before having dinner at its most luxurious restaurant.
• After drinking wine, Ya Fei told Chen Mo that great clans often arranged marriages for profit, leaving little room for both parties to choose freely.

Ya Fei told Chen Mo that her family intended to marry her to Mu Zhan, and Chen Mo comforted her before the two kissed and admitted their feelings. They became a couple and exchanged jade pendants as tokens of love, while Ya Fei offered him the necklace her mother had left her.

• Ya Fei told Chen Mo that her family had chosen Mu Zhan as her match, and Chen Mo promised that he would not let the marriage happen.
• Chen Mo kissed Ya Fei, and she pushed him away after biting his tongue but then accepted his confession and agreed to be his girlfriend.
• Chen Mo gave Ya Fei a white Dual Yin-Yang Jade Pendant and said their matching pendants would be tokens of love.
• Ya Fei offered Chen Mo the necklace her mother had left her, then froze when she saw that he already wore a necklace.

Chen Mo told Ya Fei that he already had other women, and she worried she would be only a concubine. He reassured her that he would take her as a wife, accepted her hair-chain pendant, and moved into the Mite'er Auction House, where Gu Ni recognized their relationship.

• Chen Mo told Ya Fei that he had other women, lowering her favorability and making her fear she would be a concubine.
• Chen Mo reassured Ya Fei that he did not follow the Empire's rules, and she put her hair-chain pendant around his neck after asking him not to betray her.
• Chen Mo said he would move into the Mite'er Auction House, and he moved there that night.
• Gu Ni congratulated Ya Fei, and she blushed as she tried to deny that anything had happened between her and Chen Mo.
• Chen Mo called Gu Ni his uncle, raising Ya Fei's favorability and earning him the Mystic High-Level Dou Skill Po Ying Jue.

Chen Mo spent the night with Ya Fei at the Mite'er Auction House, and she woke reassured that he trusted her. Meanwhile, war broke out between the Jia Ma Empire and Queen Medusa, while the Xiao Family faced mounting business losses from its rivals.

• Chen Mo held Ya Fei as they slept, and she tried several flavors of lipstick he had bought.
• Gu Ni told the maid that Ya Fei was unwell and sent Li Lian to preside over the auction while Ya Fei slept beside Chen Mo.
• Ya Fei woke and worried Chen Mo might mistake her drunken boldness for a lack of modesty, but he reassured her and kissed her.
• The Imperial Family and the Misty Cloud Sect rejected Queen Medusa's demand for the Northwest Province and control of the Magical Beast Mountains, and war began.
• The Xiao Family elders reported that the Ga Lie Family and Ao Ba Family were taking their customers, and Xiao Zhan blamed himself for spending clan funds on Xiao Yan's Dou Practitioner Pill.

Xiao Yan learned that his cultivation had fallen back to Nine-Stage Dou Qi and grew suspicious of Xun Er, while the Xiao Family considered seeking help from the Nalan Family against its rivals. At the Misty Cloud Sect, Yun Yun planned to seek Purple Spirit Crystal from the Purple-Gold Winged Lion King, and Chen Mo prepared to go to the Magical Beast Mountains with Ya Fei’s favorability nearly maxed.

• Xiao Zhan and the elders suspected Chen Mo was helping the Ga Lie Family and the Ao Ba Family, and discussed asking the Nalan Family for aid through Xiao Yan’s marriage contract.
• Xiao Yan overheard the council, avoided Xun Er, and revealed that his cultivation had fallen to Nine-Stage Dou Qi despite taking a Dou Practitioner Pill.
• Xiao Yan recalled that a Dou Wang had addressed Xun Er as Miss Xun'er and became wary of her hidden identity and purpose.
• Yun Yun told Yan Ran she would seek Purple Spirit Crystal from the Purple-Gold Winged Lion King before the war ended and the Magical Beast Mountains became inaccessible.
• Chen Mo told Ya Fei he would go to the Magical Beast Mountains to kill the Purple-Gold Winged Lion King, then take her to the Imperial City to claim her family position.

Chen Mo left Ya Fei to hunt the Amethyst Winged Lion King for a magic core needed for his cultivation. In the Magical Beast Mountains, he unexpectedly found Yun Yun fighting the beast years earlier than expected and watched her flee.

• Chen Mo reassured Ya Fei that he could defeat the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and Ya Fei chose not to accompany him.
• Ya Fei asked whether Queen Medusa would accept her, and Chen Mo warned that Medusa would kill her if she learned about their relationship.
• After breakfast, Chen Mo set out for the Magical Beast Mountains while Ya Fei wrote to her family about returning to the Imperial Capital.
• Chen Mo followed Ya Fei's information toward the mountains' depths and spotted a violet glow and the Amethyst Winged Lion King's roar.
• Chen Mo found Yun Yun fighting the Amethyst Winged Lion King; she damaged its purple crystals but fled without cutting off its horn, and the beast ordered its followers to search for her.

Chen Mo found Yun Yun unconscious and injured in the Magical Beast Mountains, rescued her from nearby beasts, and carried her to a hidden cave. With Yun Yun's cultivation sealed, he persuaded her to let him remove her inner armor so he could treat the wounds beneath it.

• Chen Mo decided to recreate the circumstances of Yun Yun's encounter with Xiao Yan and raced to find her.
• Chen Mo killed the Tier 3 Magic Beasts surrounding Yun Yun and carried her from the river to a concealed cave.
• Chen Mo used a Tier 6 Magic Core to ward off beasts, prepared the cave, and discovered claw wounds beneath Yun Yun's clothing.
• Yun Yun woke and recognized Chen Mo, then realized the Lion King's Sealing Technique had sealed her cultivation.
• Chen Mo explained that he needed to remove Yun Yun's inner armor to treat her wounds, and she agreed.
• Chen Mo undid the armor clasps and slowly removed the inner armor as Yun Yun blushed and felt her heart race.

Chen Mo treated Yun Yun’s wounds and cared for her while they shared a cave, growing close enough to become sworn siblings. After Yun Yun said she could remove her internal seal the next day, Chen Mo hid the prepared Desire Pill powder, leaving his intentions unclear.

• Chen Mo cleaned and bandaged Yun Yun’s wound, gave her an alchemist’s robe, and explained that she would have to remove the seal inside her body herself.
• Yun Yun thanked Chen Mo, learned he sought the Amethyst Winged Lion King’s Magic Core, and offered to help him when the time came.
• Over several days in the cave, Yun Yun grew fond of Chen Mo and proposed making him her disciple, but Chen Mo instead acknowledged her as his sworn older sister.
• Chen Mo caught fish and crushed his Desire Pill into a jade bottle, then hid the bottle when Yun Yun asked what was wrong.
• Yun Yun told Chen Mo that her external injuries had healed and she expected to remove her internal seal the next day.

Chen Mo and Yun Yun shared a meal in the cave, and Yun Yun asked him to persuade Queen Medusa to stop the war. After Yun Yun's seal was lifted, they flew to the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave, where Chen Mo prepared to face the beast himself.

• Chen Mo and Yun Yun ate grilled fish, and Yun Yun asked whether he could get Queen Medusa to stop the war.
• Chen Mo and Yun Yun spoke about Yun Yun's age before sleeping in the cave.
• Yun Yun's seal was lifted, and she returned Chen Mo's robe before they flew toward the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave.
• Yun Yun recognized Chen Mo as the human with Heavenly Flames and told him she had refused to join Gu He's later attempt against him.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King confronted Yun Yun, but Chen Mo stepped forward and called, "Sword, come!"

Chen Mo defeated the Amethyst Winged Lion King with overwhelming sword attacks and offered it a Transformation Pill in exchange for submission. The Lion King accepted Chen Mo as its master, though it demanded freedom if he failed to provide the pill within three years.

• Chen Mo pulled Yun Yun behind him and challenged the Amethyst Winged Lion King to submit or die.
• Chen Mo's sword strikes devastated the forest and convinced the Lion King that it could not defeat him.
• Chen Mo offered the Lion King a Transformation Pill and revealed his Heavenly Flame, claiming he could provide the pill within three years.
• The Lion King agreed to submit but vowed to reject Chen Mo again if he failed to deliver the pill within three years.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King called Chen Mo its master.

Xiao Yan’s cultivation test revealed that he had fallen to eight stages of Dou Qi, and his confrontation with Xun Er ended in hurtful accusations and a strained parting. Meanwhile, Chen Mo finished gathering resources from the Amethyst Winged Lion King’s cave and embraced Yun Yun as they prepared to separate.

• Xiao Yan’s test showed only eight stages of Dou Qi, and he rejected the crowd’s speculation that Chen Mo had tampered with his Dou Practitioner Pill.
• Xun Er offered Xiao Yan a Mystic High-Rank cultivation skill, but he knocked it away and accused her of hiding her identity and purpose.
• Xiao Yan apologized for speaking impulsively and left Xun Er, who remained tearful and hurt.
• Chen Mo gave Yun Yun the Purple Spirit Crystal, promised to refine a pill for the Little Amethyst Winged Lion King, and finished collecting resources from the cave.
• Yun Yun said it was time for them to part, and Chen Mo embraced her, assuring her they would meet again soon.

Chen Mo left Yun Yun flustered after embracing and teasing her, then rode the Amethyst Winged Lion King to Wu Tan City. There, he confronted the Xiao Family over Xiao Yan’s failed cultivation and revealed his powerful new mount, leaving the city stunned.

• Chen Mo embraced Yun Yun, teased her about meeting again in a few days, and flew away on the Amethyst Winged Lion King with the little lion.
• The Xiao Family confronted Ya Fei outside the Mite'er Auction House, demanding an explanation because Xiao Yan’s cultivation had fallen after taking Chen Mo’s Dou Practitioner Pill.
• Ya Fei defended Chen Mo and suggested Xiao Yan’s rapid cultivation might have caused a backlash, while Xiao Zhan asked Chen Mo to examine his son.
• Chen Mo arrived on the Amethyst Winged Lion King and asked whether the Xiao Family could afford his fee for helping Xiao Yan.
• Chen Mo introduced the Amethyst Winged Lion King as his mount and called Ya Fei its mistress, shocking the onlookers and making Ya Fei bashful.

Chen Mo offered to treat Xiao Yan in exchange for his ring and an ancestral antique, but Xiao Yan refused to part with his mother's keepsake. After learning that the Xiao Family lacked the Tou She Ancient God Jade, Xun Er asked Ling Ying to notify the Gu Clan that she wanted to spend time at Jia Nan Academy.

• Chen Mo told Xiao Zhan he would treat Xiao Yan if the family gave him Xiao Yan's ring and an antique, then set a deadline for the next day.
• Xiao Zhan and the Grand Elder disagreed over whether to surrender the Xiao Family's ancestral jade fragment and decided to look for another antique instead.
• Xiao Zhan told Xiao Yan about Chen Mo's offer, but Xiao Yan firmly refused to give up his mother's ring.
• Chen Mo decided he would accept the ring if Xiao Zhan brought it, but would not press the matter if he did not.
• Xun Er told Ling Ying that the Xiao Family did not have the Tou She Ancient God Jade and asked him to inform the Gu Clan that she wanted to go to Jia Nan Academy.

Han Feng sought allies in the Black-Corner Region to help him deal with Queen Medusa, while Chen Mo and Ya Fei departed Wu Tan City for the Imperial Capital. After they left, Xun Er secretly left the Xiao Family with a Storage Ring and a letter.

• Han Beng asked the Earth Demon Valley for help on Han Feng's behalf, but the Valley Master was secluded, so he sought Grand Elder Fang Yan instead.
• A Feng City envoy asked Mo Tianxing for aid, but Mo Tianxing refused after Qi Shan dismissed Han Feng's offer.
• Han Feng learned from a Hall of Souls Protector that their force could gather four Dou Zongs, enough to confront Queen Medusa.
• Ya Fei said goodbye to Gu Ni and left Wu Tan City with Chen Mo on the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
• Xiao Zhan asked Xiao Yan if he regretted his decision, and Xiao Yan said he did not.
• Xun Er left a Storage Ring and a letter, then departed secretly with Grandpa Ling.

Chen Mo and Ya Fei arrived in Jia Ma Holy City on the Amethyst Winged Lion King, alarming the city and prompting Lei Na and Yan Shi to flee. After greeting Fa Ma and explaining their relationship, Chen Mo and Ya Fei continued toward the Mittel Family headquarters, where the Grand Elder was warned of their approach.

• The Amethyst Winged Lion King flew into Jia Ma Holy City with Chen Mo and Ya Fei aboard, causing panic among the residents.
• Lei Na recognized Chen Mo as the man who had defeated Jia Xingtian, the Ice Emperor, and Han Feng, and he and Yan Shi decided to escape rather than warn the Imperial Family.
• Chen Mo greeted Fa Ma in the sky and said he was accompanying Ya Fei to meet her relatives after winning her over.
• Fa Ma called Chen Mo a future Seven-Star Alchemist, and Chen Mo explained the prediction to Ya Fei.
• Chen Mo and Ya Fei left for the Mittel Family headquarters, where a servant warned the Grand Elder that the Amethyst Winged Lion King was approaching.

Chen Mo brought Ya Fei back to the Mittel Family, where Teng Shan appointed her to manage the headquarters auction house. After they spent the night together, Chen Mo gained a level and a new array diagram, and his system identified three possible goddesses to bind.

• Ya Fei and Chen Mo arrived at the Mittel Family on the Amethyst Winged Lion King, whose presence frightened the elders.
• Chen Mo introduced himself as Ya Fei's partner, and Teng Shan welcomed him and praised Ya Fei's achievements.
• Teng Shan appointed Ya Fei to manage the Mite'er Auction House headquarters and arranged for her and Chen Mo to stay in a large estate.
• Ya Fei complained that the family knew she lived with Chen Mo, but they kissed and spent the night together.
• Chen Mo's system increased his cultivation by one level, awarded him the Blazing Skyfire Array Diagram, and named Yun Yun, Yao Ye, and Nalan Yanran as eligible goddesses to bind within three days.

After Chen Mo and Ya Fei grew closer, he explained how their cultivation had improved, while Ya Fei left to bathe with Demon Nightmare’s help. At the palace, Yao Ye continued investigating Great-Grandfather’s killer, and Chen Mo examined the Blazing Skyfire Array Diagram he had received as a system reward.

• Ya Fei discovered that her cultivation had risen to Six-Star Dou Zhe after using the Azure Dragon Yin-Yang Art with Chen Mo, whose own cultivation also improved.
• Ya Fei went to bathe, and Chen Mo summoned Demon Nightmare to attend to her.
• A soldier told Yao Ye that Chen Mo and Ya Fei had arrived at the Mittel Family on the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and Yao Ye ordered him to keep investigating Great-Grandfather’s killer.
• Chen Mo learned that his 65 favorability points with Yun Yun gave him no reward because he had not bound her, then examined the Blazing Skyfire Array Diagram, which stored a world and drew power from flames without consuming mana.

Chen Mo tried to absorb several flames into the Blazing Skyfire Array Diagram, but the energy nearly overwhelmed him and forced him to withdraw. After spending the night with Ya Fei, he woke beside her and faced her questions about his other women, leaving him imagining Queen Medusa discovering his affairs.

• Chen Mo activated the Blazing Skyfire Array Diagram and sent the Green Lotus Core Flame, the Undying Demonic Flame, and two Beast Flame origins into its fiery world.
• The array’s energy threatened to devour Chen Mo’s soul, so he withdrew his consciousness and woke sweating in bed.
• Ya Fei entered, and Chen Mo pulled her onto the bed before asking her to prepare ingredients for two pills the next day.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King and Little Lion King woke Chen Mo and Ya Fei the following morning, and Ya Fei confronted Chen Mo about his other women.
• Chen Mo pictured Queen Medusa catching him with Die and imagined the trouble that would follow.