Chapter Summaries

Chen Mo fed the Little Amethyst Winged Lion King some of his blood and promised to refine pills for the pair. In Mo City, Queen Medusa rejected the Jia Ma Empire's peace offer unless it also ceded the Northeast Province.

• Chen Mo comforted Ya Fei, then left Demon Nightmare to guard her while he visited the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
• Chen Mo promised to refine the Purple Heart Obstacle Breaking Pill and the Three-Pattern Spirit Pill, then fed his blood to the Little Lion King.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King recognized a powerful magical beast aura in Chen Mo's blood and swatted its son after the cub wanted more.
• Qing Lin informed Queen Medusa that Yue Mei had arrived, then withdrew so Yue Mei could report the Jia Ma Empire's peace offer.
• Queen Medusa rejected the offer of the Northwest Province and the Magical Beast Mountains unless the Jia Ma Empire also ceded the Northeast Province.

Yun Shan rejected Queen Medusa’s demands but planned to temporarily agree while seeking secret outside assistance. Meanwhile, Ya Fei recovered from the night with Chen Mo and brought him to meet the Mittel Family, where her aunts immediately noticed something was amiss.

• Yun Leng read Queen Medusa’s terms, which demanded the Jia Ma Empire cede three territories to the Snake-People Clan.
• Yun Shan refused to accept the terms and proposed stalling the Snake-People Clan until confidential outside assistance arrived.
• Ya Fei woke late in the morning, complained that Chen Mo had not cherished her, and prepared to meet her family.
• Ya Fei warned Chen Mo that the Mittel Family’s aunties would notice if he supported her, then led him to the family manor.
• Ya Fei’s eldest aunt spotted at once that something was off about Ya Fei.

Chen Mo and Ya Fei spent the day meeting her Mittel Family relatives, who treated them warmly because of Chen Mo’s talent and status. After Ya Fei received the Spirit Charm Body and rapidly advanced in cultivation, Chen Mo left her with a new path to grow stronger.

• Wang Ting and Ya Fei’s other relatives questioned Ya Fei about her relationship with Chen Mo and teased her about marriage.
• Chen Mo gave cultivation items to the family’s children, won their affection, and spent hours getting along with Ya Fei’s relatives.
• Ya Fei told Chen Mo she was happy to feel valued by her family, and the system awarded him the Spirit Charm Body.
• Chen Mo assigned the Spirit Charm Body to Ya Fei and explained that it could improve her cultivation through dual cultivation.
• Ya Fei advanced from a six-star to a seven-star Dou Zhe, while Chen Mo neared a breakthrough to six-star Dou Ling.

Chen Mo asked Ya Fei to monitor the war and Queen Medusa, then refined pills as news of the Jia Ma Empire’s defeat and territorial concessions shook the capital. Nalan Jie’s poison erupted, and Yao Ye learned that the Imperial Family had lost its ability to command even a Dou Wang expert.

• Chen Mo asked Ya Fei to use Mittel Family agents to track the front lines and gather information about Queen Medusa, and she reluctantly agreed.
• After gathering ingredients, Chen Mo began refining a Purple Heart Obstacle Breaking Pill and a Three-Striped Azure Spirit Pill.
• News spread that the Jia Ma Empire had lost at the front and agreed to cede the Northwest Province, Northeast Province, and Magical Beast Mountains to the Snake-People Clan.
• Nalan Jie’s Brand Poison erupted when he heard the news, leaving him collapsed and the Nalan Family scrambling to find Alchemists.
• Yao Ye learned that the Misty Cloud Sect had acted without consulting her and that Yan Shi and Lei Na had left the Imperial Capital, and she realized the Imperial Family could no longer command even a Dou Wang expert.

Yun Yun learned that Nalan Yanran’s grandfather had been poisoned and was unconscious, while news of Xiao Ding and Xiao Li’s deaths brought Xiao Zhan down and led Xiao Yan to discover Yao Lao in his ring. In the Imperial Capital, Chen Mo explained to Ya Fei why Queen Medusa had fought the Jia Ma Empire despite her overwhelming advantage.

• Yun Yun heard that Nalan Yanran’s grandfather’s poison had erupted, and she agreed to accompany Nalan Yanran to see him.
• Iron Furnace told the Xiao Family that Xiao Ding and Xiao Li had died in Mo City, and Xiao Zhan fainted from the news.
• Xiao Yan encountered Yao Lao, who admitted he had absorbed Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi and offered to help him become stronger.
• A messenger told Xiao Yan about his brothers’ deaths and Xiao Zhan’s collapse, and Xiao Yan rushed back to the clan.
• Chen Mo told Ya Fei that Queen Medusa had limited casualties despite the Snake-People Clan’s great strength, then asked what she bore on her shoulders.

Chen Mo learned that Nalan Jie’s Brand Poison had flared up and decided to visit the Nalan Family, partly to help Ya Fei’s friend Nalan Yanran. He arrived at the estate as a Three-Star Alchemist and was recognized by the gathered alchemists, leaving the Nalan Family steward eager for him to treat their old master.

• Ya Fei told Chen Mo that Nalan Jie’s Brand Poison had worsened after the Empire’s defeat, and that only Heavenly Flames could remove it.
• Chen Mo revealed another Heavenly Flame to Ya Fei and said he would help the Nalan Family, whose home Yun Yun had returned to with Nalan Yanran.
• Chen Mo gave the Little Lion King the refined pills, changed into his Three-Star Alchemist robes, and went to the Nalan Family with Ya Fei’s recommendation letter.
• The Nalan Family steward recognized Chen Mo from the letter, and the alchemists gathered at the gate crowded around him after learning his identity.
• The steward invited Chen Mo inside and asked him to cure Nalan Jie.

Chen Mo arrived at the Nalan Family estate to try to cure Nalan Su’s father of Brand Poison and reunited with Yun Yun. The first alchemist failed to treat the old master, leaving the Nalan Family still searching for a cure.

• A maid led Chen Mo through the Nalan Family estate, where hidden observers failed to detect him.
• Nalan Yanran recognized Chen Mo, and the hall was startled by his age, Three-Star Alchemist rank, and reputation.
• Nalan Su welcomed Chen Mo after learning that Ya Fei had recommended him to treat the old master.
• Chen Mo sat beside Yun Yun, who was delighted to see him, and told her he had brought her a gift.
• Nalan Su invited the alchemists to treat his father, but the first gray-haired elder returned unable to cure the Brand Poison.

Chen Mo treated the gravely ill Nalan Jie with the Undying Demonic Flame after revealing that he possessed a second Heavenly Flame. He discovered that the Brand Poison could strengthen the flame when absorbed, but he could remove only half the poison that day and would need to return tomorrow.

• More than a dozen alchemists failed to treat Nalan Jie, so Nalan Su invited Chen Mo to examine him.
• Chen Mo judged that ordinary methods would not work and revealed the black-blue Undying Demonic Flame, shocking Yun Yun, Nalan Su, Nalan Yanran, and the alchemists.
• Chen Mo sent a wisp of the flame into Nalan Jie's body and began burning away the poison in his bones.
• Chen Mo discovered that the flame absorbed the burned poison and grew slightly stronger.
• Nalan Jie awoke in pain, and Chen Mo told him to restrain his aura while the treatment continued.
• Chen Mo told Nalan Jie that the Brand Poison had reached his marrow and that he could remove only half of it that day, so he would return tomorrow.

Chen Mo partially removed Nalan Jie's Brand Poison, promising to finish the treatment the next day, then left the Nalan residence. He met Yun Yun in a deserted alley and prepared to give her the Youth Preservation Pill.

• Chen Mo used his Heavenly Flame to remove half of Nalan Jie's Brand Poison, and Nalan Jie endured the painful treatment with a flask of liquor.
• Chen Mo told Nalan Jie that his weakened body meant the poison could not be fully removed in one session, and he would return the next day.
• Nalan Yanran gave Chen Mo an embroidered handkerchief, but he declined the Nalan family's invitation to stay and left.
• Chen Mo noticed Yun Yun following him and met her in a deserted alley.
• Yun Yun asked for the gift Chen Mo had promised, and he retrieved the Youth Preservation Pill and asked her to close her eyes.

Chen Mo gave Yun Yun a Youth Preservation Pill, and their flirtatious encounter left her confused about her feelings while increasing her favorability toward him. The next day, Chen Mo returned to the Nalan Residence and found Yun Yun practicing swordsmanship with the young miss.

• Chen Mo gave Yun Yun a Youth Preservation Pill, which she accepted with pleasure and increased her favorability toward him.
• Chen Mo teased Yun Yun, touched her hair, and flustered her until she fled.
• Yun Yun lay awake thinking about Chen Mo and her unfamiliar feelings for him.
• Chen Mo woke the next day and went to the Nalan Residence to see Nalan Jie.
• Chen Mo entered the courtyard and saw Yun Yun and the young miss practicing swordsmanship.

Chen Mo defeated Nalan Yanran in a swordsmanship spar, removed Nalan Jie's Brand Poison, and used regular practice with Yun Yun to grow closer to her. After he finally got Yun Yun alone and taught her a move by embracing her from behind, Yao Ye decided to visit him with a generous gift.

• Nalan Yanran challenged Chen Mo to a swordsmanship spar, and he disarmed her and struck her wrist and backside with a bamboo branch.
• Yun Yun asked Chen Mo to spar privately, but he first took Nalan Yanran to see Nalan Jie and completely removed the Brand Poison.
• Nalan Jie rewarded Chen Mo with the medicinal ingredients on his list, and news of Nalan Jie's recovery spread through the imperial capital.
• Chen Mo visited the Nalan Family over the next two days to practice swordsmanship with Yun Yun, while Nalan Yanran repeatedly followed them.
• When Nalan Yanran was away, Chen Mo embraced Yun Yun from behind to guide her through a sword move, raising her favorability and earning an Ice Flame Demon蛟 beast flame.
• After learning that Chen Mo might possess a blackish-blue Heavenly Flame, Yao Ye ordered a generous gift prepared and announced that she would visit him.

Chen Mo trained swordsmanship with Yun Yun, then invited her on a walk and grew closer to her. Their time together was interrupted when Princess Yao Ye summoned Chen Mo to the main hall, leaving him and Yun Yun wondering whether his secret had been exposed.

• Chen Mo told Yun Yun that her swordsmanship had stalled because her speed needed to improve, and she agreed to stop training for the day.
• Chen Mo invited Yun Yun to walk around Nalan Residence, and she agreed, allowing him to call her Mo Di.
• Chen Mo asked Yun Yun about her hobbies, and she said she mainly cultivated and practiced swordsmanship.
• The steward told Chen Mo that Princess Yao Ye wanted to see him in the main hall.
• Yun Yun asked Chen Mo whether he had been exposed, and she promised she would protect him if needed.

Chen Mo met Princess Yao Ye, who tried to recruit him with offers of Imperial Family support. He remained guarded and unreceptive, and the chapter ended as she presented him with a chest of precious medicinal ingredients.

• Chen Mo arrived at Nalan Jie's residence and met Princess Yao Ye, whose Imperial Family guards were all Dou Ling experts.
• Yao Ye greeted Chen Mo warmly, but Chen Mo treated her coolly because of the Imperial Family's past conflict with him.
• Yao Ye asked where Chen Mo came from and why he was in the Jia Ma Empire, and he said he came from Blue Star and was traveling.
• Yao Ye asked about Chen Mo's teacher, but he refused to reveal anything about him.
• Yao Ye offered Chen Mo medicinal ingredients, and a soldier brought a chest of precious herbs into the hall.

Chen Mo refused Yao Ye’s request, defeated her guard commander, and then advanced to Eight-Star Dou Spirit before reconciling with Ya Fei and giving her a protective garment. After ten days of helping Yun Yun with her swordsmanship, Chen Mo kissed her when she said she would leave the next day.

• Yao Ye offered Chen Mo rare medicinal ingredients and asked for his help, but he refused and tried to leave.
• Yao Ye’s guard commander attacked Chen Mo, who severely injured him with a single punch; Yao Ye apologized, and Chen Mo accepted the scattered ingredients as compensation.
• Chen Mo broke through to Eight-Star Dou Spirit after consuming Accompanying Amethyst Source and strengthened the Undying Demonic Flame by devouring the Ice Flame Demon Flood Dragon’s beast flame.
• Chen Mo reunited with Ya Fei, gave her the Ruyi Phoenix Feather Garment, and admitted that he had fallen for Yun Yun; Ya Fei punished him by refusing to let him touch her for a month.
• Chen Mo spent ten days helping Yun Yun improve her swordsmanship, and her affection for him rose to eighty.
• Yun Yun told Chen Mo that she would leave the next day, and Chen Mo pulled her into his arms and kissed her.

Chen Mo confessed his feelings to Yun Yun, and she admitted she might feel the same but asked for time to decide. After Nalan Yanran interrupted them, Chen Mo left her a Dou Practitioner Pill, and she resolved to break off her engagement.

• Chen Mo kissed Yun Yun, confessed his love, and gained favorability and rewards.
• Yun Yun recalled their time together in the Magical Beast Mountains and admitted she did not dislike his kisses, but asked to give him an answer the next time they met.
• Chen Mo kissed Yun Yun again before Nalan Yanran arrived with the Seven Illusions Azure Spirit Saliva.
• Chen Mo gave Nalan Yanran a Dou Practitioner Pill and left, while Nalan Yanran decided she wanted to break off her engagement.

Nalan Yanran pushed to end her engagement to Xiao Yan, and Nalan Jie finally allowed her to handle it herself after Yun Yun intervened. Yun Yun revealed she liked someone, while Chen Mo obtained the Flame Hell Demon God Armor.

• Nalan Yanran told Yun Yun she wanted to break her engagement to Xiao Yan, and Yun Yun advised her to settle it privately and preserve the Xiao Family's dignity.
• Nalan Jie angrily opposed the broken engagement, but Yun Yun and Nalan Su argued that forcing the match would cause greater conflict.
• Nalan Yanran threatened to die rather than marry Xiao Yan, and Nalan Jie relented and left the decision to her.
• Nalan Yanran thanked Yun Yun, who asked what it meant to like someone and admitted she liked a person who would surprise Yanran.
• Chen Mo extracted and equipped the Flame Hell Demon God Armor, which amplified battle power and restored mana but offered no physical defense.

Chen Mo returned to Ya Fei and learned that the Jia Ma Empire was delaying the transfer of provinces to the Snake-People Clan, raising his suspicion that Yun Shan was plotting something. Yao Ye feared the empire would be pulled into a new war and resolved to seek Chen Mo’s support through a marriage alliance; the chapter ended with her approaching him at the Alchemist Guild.

• Chen Mo secretly visited Ya Fei, and she told him the Jia Ma Empire was delaying the handover of the Northwest and Northeast Provinces to the Snake-People Clan under Yun Shan’s supervision.
• Chen Mo connected Yun Shan’s role in the handover to Yun Yun’s news that Yun Shan had summoned her, and he warned Ya Fei that something could overturn the Jia Ma Empire.
• Yao Ye told Yao Yue that war was likely and proposed finding her a brother-in-law, explaining that she intended to offer herself to Chen Mo in exchange for his protection of the Imperial Family.
• Chen Mo told Ya Fei he was going to the Alchemist Guild to certify as a Four-Star Alchemist, then headed there through a crowded street.
• Yao Ye and Yao Yue arrived at the Alchemist Guild, where Yao Ye recognized Chen Mo and greeted him; after he entered without much warmth, she followed him inside.

Chen Mo went to the Alchemist Guild to take the Four-Star Alchemist assessment, astonishing its members with his confidence and drawing the attention of Grandmaster Fa Ma. Fa Ma personally arranged the assessment and led Chen Mo, Yao Ye, and Yao Yue to the testing room, where the assessment was about to begin.

• Chen Mo entered the Alchemist Guild and told a Three-Star Alchemist that he had come to take the Four-Star Alchemist assessment.
• Chemir recognized Chen Mo from his previous Three-Star assessment, and Chen Mo said he was completely confident he would pass the Four-Star assessment.
• Chemir summoned Fa Ma, who offered Chen Mo the presidency of any guild branch—and even his own Grandmaster position—if Chen Mo succeeded.
• Fa Ma arranged the assessment and led Chen Mo, Yao Ye, and Yao Yue to a room containing a stone platform, a medicinal cauldron, and ingredients.

Chen Mo began the Four-Star Alchemist assessment and refined a Spirit God Pill with his Undying Demonic Flame, impressing Fa Ma, Qie Mi'er, Yao Ye, and Yao Yue. Fa Ma examined the finished pill, but the chapter ended before he announced the result.

• Fa Ma sent Chen Mo to the stone platform, where Chen Mo inspected the equipment and learned he had three sets of ingredients for the Spirit God Pill.
• Chen Mo revealed his black-blue Undying Demonic Flame and began the assessment inside a transparent barrier.
• Fa Ma, Qie Mi'er, Yao Ye, and Yao Yue reacted with astonishment to Chen Mo's Heavenly Flame and his skillful, rapid pill refinement.
• Chen Mo completed the Spirit God Pill, collected it in a jade bottle, and handed it to Fa Ma for inspection.
• Fa Ma poured the green pill into his palm and stared at it in shock.

Chen Mo passed the Four-Star Alchemist examination after refining a pill with rare pill patterns, then accepted Yao Ye’s invitation to the Imperial Palace banquet. He arrived with Ya Fei, unaware that Yao Ye had learned about Snake Saliva Incense, and was greeted inside the hall.

• Chen Mo refined a fourth-tier pill with pill patterns, and Fa Ma confirmed he had passed the Four-Star Alchemist examination.
• Yao Ye invited Chen Mo to a banquet celebrating Yao Yue’s expected Two-Star Alchemist examination, and Chen Mo agreed to attend.
• Fa Ma gave Chen Mo his Four-Star Alchemist robes, then chatted with him over Awakening Tea while Qie Mi'er supervised Yao Yue’s examination.
• Yao Ye asked Qie Mi'er whether Chen Mo was responsible and learned about Snake Saliva Incense, which could incapacitate even a Dou Emperor under specific conditions.
• Chen Mo showed off his new robes to Ya Fei, and the two changed for the banquet before entering the Imperial Palace.
• Chen Mo and Ya Fei entered the banquet hall, where Ya Fei noticed a pleasant incense fragrance and an unidentified woman greeted Chen Mo.