Chapter Summaries

Xiao Mo, Wang Miaojun, and Lu Yixue fought a growing horde of peak rank nine magical beasts after Han Qiuling temporarily raised them to peak one-star Dou Zun. They survived and collected fifty beasts’ bodies and magic cores, leaving them with the resources to pursue three-star Dou Zong cultivation.

• Xiao Mo and the two women battled nine peak rank nine magical beasts until Han Qiuling granted them peak one-star Dou Zun cultivation and combat strength for three days.
• Fifteen more beasts arrived, and the horde grew to fifty as Xiao Mo and the two women fought to seize the resources they needed to advance.
• Xiao Mo, Wang Miaojun, and Lu Yixue killed forty of the beasts, while the ten survivors withdrew after realizing the trio could still defeat them.
• The three escaped to the system's portable space with fifty beasts’ bodies and magic cores, then collapsed from exhaustion as Han Qiuling withdrew her power.
• After resting for ten hours, the trio recovered, and Xiao Mo vowed to keep going and change their destinies.

Xiao Mo and his companions recovered after their dangerous hunt, while Han Qiuling agreed to refine pills from the fifty Peak Rank Nine Magical Beasts they had brought back. The chapter left them resting and looking ahead to breakthroughs and a journey to the Central Plains Continent.

• Han Qiuling encouraged Xiao Mo but warned him that he still had a long road before his ambitions could be fulfilled.
• Xiao Mo gave Han Qiuling the Storage Ring holding fifty Peak Rank Nine Magical Beasts and asked her to refine them into pills.
• Xiao Mo, Lu Yixue, and Wang Miaojun returned to their bedrooms in the system's portable space to recover from their injuries and exhaustion.
• After waking, Xiao Mo learned from Wang Miaojun that the beasts' remains could provide enough pills for major cultivation advances.
• Han Qiuling said they needed to rest before pill refinement, explained that reaching the peak of Dou Zong would let them travel to the Central Plains Continent, and estimated the refining process would take fifty days.

Xiao Mo, Wang Miaojun, and Lu Yixue recovered from their injuries and used rank-ten premium cultivation pills to break through to Three-Star Dou Zong. Han Qiuling explained that pills alone could not carry them to higher realms, and the chapter left Xiao Mo reflecting on his relationships with both women.

• After fifteen days of rest, Xiao Mo, Wang Miaojun, and Lu Yixue recovered their injuries and vital essence.
• Xiao Mo used rank-ten premium cultivation pills to break through to Three-Star Dou Zong and consolidate his cultivation.
• Wang Miaojun and Lu Yixue also reached Three-Star Dou Zong, and Xiao Mo asked Han Qiuling whether more pills could take him to Four-Star Dou Zong.
• Han Qiuling explained that cultivation required inner strength and character, not merely absorbed spiritual energy and Dou Qi, and Xiao Mo agreed to follow her guidance.
• After resting in the portable space, Wang Miaojun teased Xiao Mo about Lu Yixue, and Xiao Mo said he could not bear to let either woman go.

After resting in the portable space and absorbing thirty-five Cultivation Pills each, Xiao Mo and Wang Miaojun broke through to Four-Star Dou Zong. They waited to see whether Lu Yixue would reach the same level before continuing their journey toward the Central Plains Continent.

• Xiao Mo promised Wang Miaojun he would take no more concubines and vowed to change their destinies, then fell asleep with her in his arms.
• Xiao Mo woke after three days, and Han Qiuling told him they would stay in the portable space for over a month while he took thirty-five more Cultivation Pills and consolidated his cultivation.
• Han Qiuling refined the magical beast torsos and magic cores, gave thirty-five Cultivation Pills each to Xiao Mo, Wang Miaojun, and Lu Yixue, and told them to absorb them.
• After two months of cultivation, Xiao Mo broke through to Four-Star Dou Zong, and Wang Miaojun told him she had also reached Four-Star Dou Zong.
• Han Qiuling said they would wait to see whether Lu Yixue could also break through to Four-Star Dou Zong before they continued toward the Central Plains Continent.

After Lu Yixue reached the peak of Four-Star Dou Zong, Han Qiuling revealed her potential as an Emperor Flame Seed and teleported the group back to the King of Chu Palace. Xiao Mo and his companions celebrated their progress and agreed to rest before continuing their cultivation.

• Lu Yixue emerged from seclusion at the peak of Four-Star Dou Zong, and Han Qiuling explained that she was an Emperor Flame Seed destined to develop the Tou She Ancient God Flame.
• Han Qiuling used a Teleportation Spirit Array to bring Xiao Mo, Wang Miaojun, Lu Yixue, and herself from the Magical Beast Mountain Range to the King of Chu Palace.
• Xiao Mo and the others rested in the palace and talked about taking an extended break after their long journey.
• Xiao Mo shared sweet wine with the group and said they should aim higher on their next cultivation journey.
• Han Qiuling reminded Xiao Mo that reaching Peak Dou Zong required completing the path of cultivation, and Xiao Mo agreed while insisting they rest first.

Xiao Mo and his companions rested after reaching Four-Star Dou Zong, while Han Qiuling planned a war to invade and take control of the Chu Yun Empire. Xiao Mo acknowledged that he no longer needed to fear facing the empire in battle.

• Han Qiuling excused Xiao Mo from cultivation for a year, and he spent a quiet night with Lu Yixue before they rested together.
• Xiao Mo, Lu Yixue, and Wang Miaojun spent more than ten days recovering from their exhausting expedition to the Magical Beast Mountain Range, where they had captured fifty peak Rank Nine magical beasts.
• Han Qiuling told Xiao Mo that she intended to invade the Chu Yun Empire, partly to seize its wealth and strengthen the Chu Kingdom.
• Xiao Mo warned that the Chu Yun Empire had peak Dou Zong experts and a Dou Zun emperor, but Han Qiuling proposed conquering and governing its territory.
• Xiao Mo considered Han Qiuling's plan and realized that, as a Four-Star Dou Zong, he no longer had to fear fighting the Chu Yun Empire.

Han Qiuling pushed Xiao Mo to abandon caution and prepare to attack the Chu Yun Empire, and he agreed to assemble armies and launch a bold campaign. The chapter ended with Han Qiuling promising to handle the consequences as Xiao Mo resolved to keep advancing, however difficult the road.

• Han Qiuling urged Xiao Mo to take risks and attack the Chu Yun Empire, overcoming his fears about its powerful Dou Zong defenders.
• Xiao Mo resolved to marshal his nation's strength, train an army, and summon Xiao Yan to cultivate with them.
• Han Qiuling surprised Xiao Mo by revealing that she was friends with the future Xiao Yan and considered him her disciple.
• Xiao Mo proposed a trial campaign against the Chu Yun Empire, then suggested sacking a commandery city with two million inhabitants.
• Han Qiuling approved Xiao Mo's plan and promised to clean up the mess as he chose to make an even bigger move.

Han Qiuling helped Xiao Mo build the Tiger Valor Army and prepared to lead it into the Chu Yun Empire, teaching him to pursue cultivation and victory without holding back. Xiao Mo committed to the campaign and revealed his ambition to unite the Chu Yun Empire and Jia Ma Empire with the Chu Kingdom.

• Han Qiuling and Xiao Mo recruited and trained the Tiger Valor Army, which grew to four hundred thousand soldiers: three hundred thousand Dou Ling experts and one hundred thousand Peak Dou Wang.
• Han Qiuling told Xiao Mo they would campaign into the heart of the Chu Yun Empire, with another hundred thousand elite Peak Dou Wang troops held in reserve.
• Han Qiuling taught Xiao Mo that cultivation required taking risks and striving for perfection, and Xiao Mo vowed to follow her teachings.
• Han Qiuling set their departure for five days later and assembled the four hundred thousand troops for the campaign.
• Wang Miaojun joined Xiao Mo while he drank alone, and Xiao Mo told her he wanted to expand the Chu Kingdom by conquering the Chu Yun Empire, joining with the Jia Ma Empire, and forming a great alliance.

Xiao Mo told Wang Miaojun that Han Qiuling planned a campaign against the Chu Yun Empire, which could put the Chu Kingdom at risk, though he trusted his master to guide them. After a conversation about cultivation and their future, Xiao Mo reflected on Han Qiuling’s lessons and resolved never to give up.

• Xiao Mo told Wang Miaojun that Han Qiuling was preparing to wage war on the Chu Yun Empire, and warned that the Chu Kingdom might be destroyed.
• Wang Miaojun worried about the danger but said she was content to stay in the Chu Kingdom with Xiao Mo and Lu Yixue.
• Xiao Mo clarified that Han Qiuling did not intend an all-out war and said he had absolute faith in her judgment.
• Xiao Mo and Wang Miaojun went to the King of Chu’s bedchamber, and Xiao Mo later woke while she slept.
• Xiao Mo reflected on Han Qiuling’s teaching that cultivation required persistence and attention to every detail, then resolved never to give up.

Xiao Mo and Han Qiuling led an army of four hundred thousand into the Chu Yun Empire after plundering a commandery city for supplies. They captured Vast Sea Pass and occupied a large city, where Xiao Mo worried the empire would surround them if they did not advance.

• Xiao Mo prepared supplies, including a hundred Dou Zong Talismans, then set out with Han Qiuling and four hundred thousand troops while Wang Miaojun and Lu Yixue stayed behind.
• Han Qiuling decided to attack the Chu Yun Empire's interior and led the army to plunder a commandery city for provisions and resources.
• After resting, Xiao Mo and Han Qiuling launched their campaign and captured Vast Sea Pass in half a day.
• Han Qiuling led the army into the Chu Yun Empire's interior and occupied a large city to secure a foothold.
• Xiao Mo warned Han Qiuling that the Chu Yun Empire might surround them if they did not take the initiative and attack.