The Ex-Con Dragon's Nine Brides

Caelus Thorne was afflicted with the Wyrm's Blight after going to prison. He must find and cultivate with nine women of the Phoenix Physique to neutralize the poison. He marries into the Frost family, discovering his wife, Seraphina Frost, possesses the Cryo-Phoenix Physique. He meets other Phoenix Physiques, defeats powerful enemies, reveals his identity as Apex, gathers all nine, cures the Blight, and ascends to the pinnacle of martial arts.