Chapter Summaries

Yun Yun helped Xu Qi escape the Snake-People, then discovered he had absorbed the Heavenly Flames. She said she would not take them from him for Gu He and believed they suited Xu Qi better.

• Mo Bass attacked, and Yun Yun blocked him with her sword.
• Yun Yun unleashed Wind God's Favor: Sunset Glow, driving back the Snake-People experts.
• Yun Yun grabbed Xu Qi and flew away to draw the Snake-People's fire from Gu He.
• Yun Yun sensed the Heavenly Flames in Xu Qi and inferred that he had absorbed them after his cultivation breakthrough.
• Xu Qi admitted absorbing the Heavenly Flames and asked whether Yun Yun would take them for Gu He.
• Yun Yun said her mission was only to protect Gu He and that the Heavenly Flames were better with Xu Qi.

After bathing, Yun Yun fell asleep from the strain of traveling through the Snake People Tribe’s territory, and Xu Qi carried her to bed. When she woke, she confessed her conflicting feelings about him and accepted his love, leaving the two of them to share their first night together.

• Yun Yun finished bathing and told Xu Qi not to look before sending him to bathe.
• Xu Qi returned to find Yun Yun asleep from the strain of remaining alert in the Snake People Tribe’s territory, so he carried her to bed.
• Yun Yun grabbed Xu Qi’s hand in her sleep and asked him not to leave; after she woke, he kissed her.
• Yun Yun told Xu Qi that she had once considered killing him but had come to love him, and asked how he would take responsibility for her.
• Xu Qi kissed Yun Yun, stopped when she trembled, and asked whether she was willing; Yun Yun nodded, and they spent the night together.

Xu Qi and Yun Yun spent a leisurely morning in Mo City, growing more intimate as they shopped together. Xu Qi spotted an ancient map shop and brought Yun Yun inside, where they encountered Ice Emperor Hai Bodong.

• Xu Qi tried to comb Yun Yun's hair, and Yun Yun redid it herself before he teased her about marrying him.
• Yun Yun blushed and hurried out to breakfast, with Xu Qi following her.
• Xu Qi and Yun Yun strolled through Mo City's streets, and Yun Yun tried on accessories while Xu Qi patiently accompanied her.
• Xu Qi noticed the Ancient Map shop and led Yun Yun inside.
• Xu Qi saw the elderly shopkeeper, who was the Ice Emperor Hai Bodong.

Xu Qi revealed that he was a young Dou Wang and offered to lift Hai Bodong’s seal in exchange for his becoming a subordinate. Hai Bodong rejected the proposal.

• Xu Qi’s Dou Wang strength shocked Hai Bodong, who wondered when the Jia Ma Empire had produced such a young talent.
• Xu Qi teased Hai Bodong and pointed out that he could not fight back while sealed.
• Xu Qi offered to lift Hai Bodong’s seal if Hai Bodong agreed to become his subordinate.
• Hai Bodong dismissed Xu Qi’s offer and questioned whether he heard himself.

Xu Qi stopped pursuing intimacy with Yun Yun when she was tired, accepted her Purple Crystal Card, and went to the Miter Auction House’s first auction in Mo City. He entered the VIP section using his Misty Cloud Sect disciple pendant and watched Ya Fei open the auction.

• Yun Yun refused Xu Qi’s advances because she was tired and still hurting, then urged him to attend the auction.
• Xu Qi admitted he had no money to buy anything, so Yun Yun gave him a Purple Crystal Card with three or four million gold coins.
• Xu Qi reached the crowded Miter Auction House and used his Misty Cloud Sect jade pendant to gain entry through the VIP passage.
• Xu Qi took a private room on the third floor, where Ya Fei appeared and welcomed the audience to the auction.

At the Miter Auction House, Xu Qi watched the bidding on a sealed sword believed to have belonged to a Dou Zun expert. Recognizing its Wind Element and sensing its powerful seal, he joined the auction with a bid of one million.

• Xu Qi admired the auction house's beauty-trap sales tactics but passed on the earlier items.
• Ya Fei presented Clear Moon, a sword believed to have belonged to a Dou Zun expert, and explained that the Mittel Family had been unable to break its seal.
• VIP bidders began competing for the sword, hoping they could unlock the power sealed within it.
• Xu Qi sensed the sword's powerful seal and recognized it as a Wind Element weapon suited to Wind Element sword techniques.
• Xu Qi entered the bidding by offering one million.

Xu Qi outbid Xiao Yan for the Clear Moon Sword at 1.41 million, and Xiao Yan gave up after realizing he could not afford to compete. Xu Qi bought a few small gifts during the rest of the auction, then headed backstage to collect his purchases.

• Xiao Yan complained to Old Yao that they were running out of money, and Old Yao advised letting Xu Qi win the Clear Moon Sword and trying to take it later.
• Xu Qi's bid of 1.41 million went unanswered, and Ya Fei declared him the winner of the Clear Moon Sword.
• Xu Qi ignored most of the remaining auction items and bought a few small accessories suitable as gifts for girls.
• After the auction ended, Xu Qi and the other winning bidders headed backstage to exchange payment for their goods.

Xu Qi returned to the Misty Cloud Sect with Yun Yun, who was pleased with the jewelry he gave her. At the Dou Qi Pavilion, he reunited with Xiao Yi Xian, who told him she had missed him every day.

• Yun Yun mistook Xu Qi's jewelry for the spoils of a fight, and he put the pieces on her without correcting her.
• Yun Yun told Xu Qi they needed to return to the Misty Cloud Sect, and they set out the next morning.
• After returning, Yun Yun went to the sect's main hall to check on matters while Xu Qi headed to the Dou Qi Pavilion.
• Xu Qi found the courtyard exceptionally clean and met Xiao Yi Xian, who said everyone had treated her well.
• Xiao Yi Xian embraced Xu Qi and told him she had missed him every day.

Xu Qi comprehended the Eight Directions Seal and used its unsealing formula to remove the seal from the Clear Moon Sword. The sword released a formidable aura, and Xu Qi discovered its power had greatly increased.

• Xu Qi used the sealing formation on the Clear Moon Sword as a reference while creating and comprehending a sealing technique.
• After three hours, Xu Qi mastered both the sealing and unsealing formulas of the Eight Directions Seal.
• Xu Qi formed a hand seal and tapped the Clear Moon Sword to break its seal.
• The Clear Moon Sword released a fierce, razor-sharp aura, which Xu Qi suppressed by gripping its hilt.
• Xu Qi sensed the sword's wind-like power and realized that even a small amount of Dou Qi could unleash powerful sword qi.

Xu Qi comforted Xu Qi’s companion and reassured her that he would keep waiting until she was willing. She thanked him.

• Xu Qi ruffled the girl's hair and told her there was no need to apologize.
• Xu Qi said he would keep waiting until she was willing.
• The girl thanked Xu Qi.

Xu Qi and Yun Yun persuaded Yun Shan to postpone their marriage, and Yun Shan appointed Xu Qi Vice Sect Master of the Misty Cloud Sect. When the elders challenged the appointment, Xu Qi revealed that he was a Dou Wang and demanded to know whether they still objected.

• Yun Yun said she was not ready to marry so soon, and Xu Qi argued that they should first strengthen the sect and earn its members' acceptance.
• Yun Shan agreed to postpone their marriage and urged them to revitalize the Misty Cloud Sect.
• News of Xu Qi's appointment as Vice Sect Master stirred discussion among the disciples, while the council of elders objected to his sudden promotion.
• At the sect's main hall, Yun Leng questioned Xu Qi's qualifications, and Yun Yun explained that Yun Shan had personally appointed him.
• Xu Qi released his Dou Wang aura, shocking the elders, then asked Yun Leng whether he still objected to Yun Shan's appointment.

The Jia Ma Emperor and the Mu Family discussed the threat posed by Xu Qi’s sudden rise and exceptional talent. At the Misty Cloud Sect, Xu Qi began guiding disciples in cultivation and quickly won their admiration.

• The Jia Ma Emperor asked Jia Xing Tian what he thought of Xu Qi, and Jia Xing Tian warned that Xu Qi could alter the empire’s balance if he survived long enough to grow.
• Mu Zhan and the Mu Family discussed Xu Qi’s origins and concluded that the Jia Ma Imperial Family had more reason to worry about him.
• Xu Qi took up his role as Vice Sect Master and began personally guiding the Misty Cloud Sect’s disciples in cultivation.
• Xu Qi identified the disciples’ cultivation problems and gave them solutions, earning greater admiration from the sect.

Xu Qi helped Yun Shan break through to Dou Zong, strengthening the Misty Cloud Sect and alarming the Jia Ma Imperial Family. Later, Nalan Yanran visited Xu Qi and shyly asked him to guide her cultivation.

• After Law Protector Wu left, Xu Qi and Yun Yun warned Yun Shan against trusting the Soul Hall, and Yun Shan resolved to cultivate steadily.
• Xu Qi offered to guide Yun Shan's cultivation, and Yun Yun guarded the back mountain while they attempted the breakthrough.
• Yun Shan broke through to Dou Zong, and Jia Xing Tian sensed the powerful aura and worried about the Misty Cloud Sect's growing strength.
• Yun Shan credited Xu Qi for his breakthrough and told him the sect's future rested on him.
• Nalan Yanran visited Xu Qi at the Dou Qi Pavilion and asked him to guide her cultivation.

Nalan Yanran asked Xu Qi to guide her cultivation so she could prepare for the approaching Three-Year Agreement with Xiao Yan. Xu Qi agreed and began assessing her problems in the bamboo forest.

• Nalan Yanran explained that Xiao Yan had regained his talent and was advancing quickly, so she wanted Xu Qi to help her get stronger for the Three-Year Agreement.
• Xu Qi agreed to guide Nalan Yanran, whose cultivation was already at seven-star Dou Master.
• Xu Qi took Nalan Yanran to the back mountain's bamboo forest and asked what problems she had encountered.
• Nalan Yanran described difficulties with cultivation and Xuan-tier Dou Techniques, and Xu Qi determined that she wanted help with both.
• Xu Qi told Nalan Yanran to prepare, and they began the cultivation session.

Xu Qi finished piercing the acupoints on Nalan Yanran’s back and instructed her to circulate her dou qi through them. Nalan Yanran began following his directions to see what would change.

• Nalan Yanran blushed and covered herself with her dress.
• Xu Qi told Nalan Yanran that he had pierced all the acupoints on her back.
• Xu Qi instructed Nalan Yanran to circulate her dou qi through her body and the acupoints several times.
• Nalan Yanran focused and repeatedly guided her dou qi through the acupoints on her back.

Xu Qi confronted Medusa after she emerged from the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, and he persuaded her to retreat by warning her about the Misty Cloud Sect. Back at his courtyard, he found Yun Yun and Xiao Yi Xian talking together, and Yun Yun left soon after he arrived, making him suspect something was wrong.

• Medusa accused Xu Qi of keeping her like a pet and demanded that he repay the humiliation with his life.
• Xu Qi warned Medusa that fighting in the Misty Cloud Sect would leave her unable to escape, and she chose to spare him for the day.
• Medusa transformed back into the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, whose own soul returned to control and rubbed against Xu Qi.
• Xu Qi returned to his courtyard and found Yun Yun and Xiao Yi Xian chatting together.
• Yun Yun said she had been discussing everyday matters with Xiao Yi Xian, then left without waiting for Xu Qi to respond.

Xiao Yi Xian told Xu Qi that the Misty Cloud Sect lacked useful poison arts, leaving her cultivation restricted despite her wish to stand beside him. Xu Qi produced several poison-related Xuan-tier techniques and combat skills for her.

• Xiao Yi Xian said the poison-related combat skills she had found were only high Huang-tier and of limited use.
• Xiao Yi Xian explained that the seal on her Calamity Poison Body prevented it from erupting but also stopped her from cultivating through poison.
• Xiao Yi Xian said she wanted to grow strong enough to fight beside Xu Qi and share his burdens.
• Xu Qi produced a low Xuan-tier Dou Qi technique and low, mid, and high Xuan-tier combat skills for Xiao Yi Xian.

After Xiao Yi Xian recovered from her injuries, she began cultivating the techniques Xu Qi had prepared for her. Meanwhile, Yun Shan’s breakthrough to Dou Zong raised the Misty Cloud Sect’s standing, and Jia Xing Tian led the empire’s major powers to visit the sect, where he turned his attention to Xu Qi.

• Xiao Yi Xian told Xu Qi that she had mostly recovered and sent him to rest after he had watched over her all night.
• Xiao Yi Xian began cultivating the Myriad Poisons Art and its accompanying Dou skills, determined to master them for Xu Qi’s sake.
• News spread that Yun Shan had become a Dou Zong, intensifying the Jia Ma Imperial Family’s concern about the Misty Cloud Sect’s growing power.
• Jia Xing Tian led the Mu Family, the Mittel Family, the Nalan Family, and the Alchemist Guild to visit the Misty Cloud Sect, where Yun Shan received them with Yun Yun, Xu Qi, Nalan Yanran, Yun Leng, and the elders present.
• Jia Xing Tian congratulated Yun Shan on his breakthrough, then asked whether the man seated beside Yun Shan was Vice Sect Master Xu Qi.

Yun Shan told Yun Yun to be mindful of her relationship with Xu Qi unless they married, then asked about Nalan Yanran's progress before the Three-Year Agreement. Yun Yun reported that Nalan Yanran had reached one-star Dou Ling after Xu Qi's guidance, and Yun Shan approved.

• Yun Shan reminded Yun Yun to keep her relationship with Xu Qi discreet in front of the disciples unless they married.
• Yun Shan asked Yun Yun how Nalan Yanran was preparing for the approaching Three-Year Agreement.
• Yun Yun said Xu Qi had guided Nalan Yanran, helping her advance to one-star Dou Ling.
• Yun Shan told Yun Yun to have Nalan Yanran stabilize her cultivation and approvingly regarded Xu Qi.

Xu Qi delivered Misty Cloud Sect invitations to the Jia Ma Imperial Family, the Mu Family, the Alchemist Guild, and the Miter Auction House for the Three-Year Agreement. He left the auction house without accepting its elders’ invitation, but Ya Fei persuaded him to stay for tea.

• Xu Qi escorted Yao Ye to the palace gates, then politely took his leave, leaving her disappointed by how decisively he departed.
• Xu Qi delivered invitations to the Mu Family and the Alchemist Guild and left after exchanging polite greetings.
• Xu Qi gave Mittel Tengshan an invitation for the Three-Year Agreement, then declined his offer of tea and turned to leave.
• Ya Fei approached Xu Qi and invited him inside, and he immediately accepted her invitation.
• Mittel Tengshan and the elders watched as Ya Fei led Xu Qi into the auction house.