Chapter Summaries

Gu He explored the cave’s remaining treasures and gave Xiao Yi Xian a poison scripture, a flying Dou Technique, and a Storage Ring. After collecting the cave’s jade bottles, Gu He and Xiao Yi Xian left.

• Gu He gave Xiao Yi Xian the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, triggering a system return that awarded him the Myriad Poison True Scripture.
• Gu He found the flying Dou Technique Eagle's Wings and gave it to Xiao Yi Xian as her third gift.
• Gu He opened the final chest, found the Mysterious-tier Advanced Dou Technique Raging Lion's Chant, and stored it in his Storage Ring.
• Xiao Yi Xian collected more than a dozen jade bottles, and Gu He gave her a Storage Ring to carry her treasures.
• Gu He told Xiao Yi Xian it was time to leave, and they departed the cave.

Gu He took Xiao Yi Xian from Qingshan Town to Blackrock City, where they boarded a flying transport convoy bound for the imperial capital. As their three-day journey began, Gu He prepared to refine Qi Gathering Powder to help Xiao Yi Xian break through to the Dou Zhe realm.

• Gu He comforted Xiao Yi Xian as they left Qingshan Town and traveled by carriage toward Blackrock City.
• Gu He and Xiao Yi Xian arrived in Blackrock City and made their way through the crowded streets to the flying transport station.
• Gu He waited in line to buy tickets, then boarded a Thick-Winged Bird with Xiao Yi Xian, who thought of her pet Little Blue.
• The Thick-Winged Bird took off toward the imperial capital, and Gu He told Xiao Yi Xian the trip would take about three days.
• Gu He brought out the Crimson Snake Cauldron and said he would refine Qi Gathering Powder to help Xiao Yi Xian break through to the Dou Zhe realm.

Gu He refined a Qi Gathering Powder for Xiao Yi Xian, who successfully condensed a Dou Qi vortex and became a Dou Zhe aboard the flying beast. After she began stabilizing her new realm, Gu He extracted the Myriad Poison True Scripture from the System.

• Gu He began refining a Qi Gathering Powder for Xiao Yi Xian, while she watched and studied his alchemy techniques.
• Gu He finished the pill as colored fragrance drew the attention of other alchemists aboard the flying beast.
• Gu He gave Xiao Yi Xian the Qi Gathering Powder and stood guard while she took it and absorbed its medicinal energy.
• Xiao Yi Xian condensed a Dou Qi vortex, became a Dou Zhe, and began stabilizing her realm.
• Gu He entered the System Space and extracted the Myriad Poison True Scripture.

Gu He returned to the Misty Cloud Sect with Xiao Yi Xian and brought her to his private courtyard, where she chose to live with him. Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran noticed Gu He's return and discussed Nalan Yanran's cultivation and her coming Three-year agreement with Xiao Yan; the chapter ended as an excited young man entered Gu He's courtyard.

• After absorbing the Myriad Poison True Scripture, Gu He became interested in its poison formulas and secret arts.
• Gu He carried Xiao Yi Xian from the flying beast to the Misty Cloud Sect and showed her the sect grounds.
• Yun Yun told Nalan Yanran that they would visit Gu He to thank him for refining the Qi Gathering Powder, and Nalan Yanran revealed she had reached the Four-star Dou Zhe realm.
• Yun Yun urged Nalan Yanran to win her Three-year agreement battle with Xiao Yan, and Nalan Yanran vowed not to tarnish the Misty Cloud Sect's prestige.
• Gu He brought Xiao Yi Xian to his private courtyard, where she chose to live with him.
• An excited young man ran into the courtyard and greeted Gu He after his return.

Gu He introduced his new disciple, Xiao Yi Xian, to Liu Ling, whose Purple Eagle Flame had left a bird-shaped mark across his face. Gu He then pushed Liu Ling to give Xiao Yi Xian a more valuable welcome gift, suggesting his medicine cauldron.

• Liu Ling rushed into Gu He's courtyard wearing a half-mask, and Gu He rebuked his careless entrance.
• Liu Ling removed the mask to reveal a Purple Eagle pattern across his cheek, and Gu He explained that refining the Purple Eagle Flame left such a mark.
• Gu He introduced Xiao Yi Xian as Liu Ling's junior sister, and Liu Ling greeted her with a luminous pearl.
• Gu He dismissed the pearl as a poor gift and suggested Liu Ling give Xiao Yi Xian his medicine cauldron instead.

Gu He used the promise of his Crimson Snake Cauldron and Power Transmission to persuade Liu Ling to give his Green Wood Cauldron to Xiao Yi Xian. The chapter left both disciples motivated to cultivate toward breakthroughs and the promised rewards.

• Liu Ling hesitated to give Xiao Yi Xian his Green Wood Cauldron until Gu He said he might give his Crimson Snake Cauldron to her instead.
• Liu Ling gave Xiao Yi Xian the Green Wood Cauldron as a greeting gift, and she happily accepted it.
• Liu Ling asked Gu He about the Crimson Snake Cauldron, but Gu He told him to wait until next month.
• Gu He promised Liu Ling the Crimson Snake Cauldron and another Power Transmission if he reached Six-star Dou Zhe within ten days.
• Gu He promised Xiao Yi Xian a Power Transmission if she reached Two-star Dou Zhe, and both disciples resolved to cultivate diligently.

Gu He worried that Soul Hall could target him after his rise to Seventh-Grade Alchemist, so he chose to refine an Imperial Pill to strengthen himself and planned to visit Yun Yun for ingredients. Meanwhile, Xiao Yi Xian read the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture and discovered the description of the Calamity Poison Body, leaving her frightened that it might describe her.

• Liu Ling left to cultivate and make a final push for Six-star Dou Zhe, while Gu He told Xiao Yi Xian to choose a room in the courtyard.
• Gu He reviewed his status and worried that Soul Hall might target him because of his alchemist rank and soul strength.
• Gu He considered taking Qing Lin as a disciple but decided against traveling to the Tagor Desert while Medusa might be there.
• Gu He chose the Imperial Pill as a way to raise his strength and decided to visit Yun Yun the next day to seek its ingredients.
• Xiao Yi Xian read about the Calamity Poison Body in the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture and turned pale as she touched her lower abdomen.

Gu He reassured Xiao Yi Xian about her Calamity Poison Body and taught her a secret technique to control its poison. As Yun Yun arrived with Nalan Yanran, Gu He prepared to discuss something with them.

• Xiao Yi Xian brought Gu He breakfast, but he noticed she seemed troubled.
• Gu He revealed that he knew she possessed the Calamity Poison Body and promised he would not make her leave his tutelage.
• Gu He used the Empowerment Divine Ability to pass Xiao Yi Xian the Poison Devouring Pill Condensing Art, which could control the deadly poison in her body.
• Xiao Yi Xian was relieved to learn the technique would let her awaken the Calamity Poison Body without harming others.
• Gu He sensed Yun Yun arriving with Nalan Yanran and thought it was a good opportunity to speak with her.

Yun Yun brought Nalan Yanran to thank Gu He for refining her Qi Gathering Powder, and Nalan Yanran recounted the failed annulment at the Xiao Family. After learning the engagement would be settled through a duel in three years, Gu He decided to win Yun Yun over so he could become Nalan Yanran’s martial grandmaster and help her defeat Xiao Yan.

• Yun Yun brought Nalan Yanran to thank Gu He, and Nalan Yanran was briefly captivated by his changed appearance.
• Nalan Yanran told Gu He that the Xiao Family had refused to annul the engagement and that Xiao Yan had torn up the marriage contract himself.
• Yun Yun explained that Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan would settle the matter by fighting in three years, and Gu He resolved to help Nalan Yanran win.
• Gu He considered making Nalan Yanran his disciple through Yun Yun, while Yun Yun noticed his gaze and wondered if he was interested in her.

Gu He offered to refine an Imperial Pill to help Yun Yun break through her cultivation bottleneck and handed her the ingredient list. Yun Yun was delighted by his claimed fifty-percent success rate and could gather the materials if she agreed to proceed.

• Nalan Yanran vowed to defeat Xiao Yan at their three-year agreement, while Gu He privately planned to win over Yun Yun.
• Xiao Yi Xian served tea, met Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran, and accepted the Wind Spirit Armor as a gift from Yun Yun.
• Yun Yun told Gu He that her cultivation had been stuck at the three-star Dou Emperor realm for a year.
• Gu He offered to help Yun Yun break through by refining an Imperial Pill and said he had obtained its formula.
• Gu He claimed a fifty-percent chance of success and handed Yun Yun a list of the ingredients needed for the pill.

Gu He asked Yun Yun to gather rare ingredients for an Imperial Pill before he left for the Tagor Desert to seek a Heavenly Flame for his disciple. Xiao Yi Xian was deeply moved by his devotion and clung to him, crying that she did not want him to die.

• Yun Yun agreed to gather the Imperial Pill ingredients within a month, before Gu He’s planned departure.
• Gu He told Yun Yun he would travel to the Tagor Desert to obtain a Heavenly Flame for one of his disciples.
• Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran were astonished by Gu He’s willingness to give a Heavenly Flame to his disciples.
• Xiao Yi Xian remembered Gu He’s past generosity and threw herself into his arms, crying that she did not want him to die.
• Gu He comforted Xiao Yi Xian and teased her until she stopped crying.

Gu He agreed to accompany Yun Yun to the Tagor Desert and help her avoid pressure from elders during the Misty Cloud Sect’s Inner Sect Competition. He accepted her request to preside over the competition, hoping to find talented disciples to take as students.

• Xiao Yi Xian blushed and hurried away after noticing Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran watching her with Gu He.
• Yun Yun offered to accompany Gu He to the Tagor Desert, and he accepted after warning her about the danger posed by Queen Medusa.
• Yun Yun asked Gu He to preside over the Inner Sect Competition in three months so she could avoid elders urging her to accept their descendants as disciples.
• Gu He agreed to preside over the competition and planned to look for exceptionally talented disciples.

Gu He agreed to help Yun Yun recruit talented disciples at the Inner Sect Competition and planned to have Xiao Yi Xian and Liu Ling compete. He persuaded Yun Yun that alchemists needed their own combat strength, and Nalan Yanran agreed to spar with Xiao Yi Xian before the competition.

• Gu He agreed to Yun Yun's request to look for talented disciples at the Inner Sect Competition, and Yun Yun felt her affection for him grow.
• Gu He asked Nalan Yanran, who planned to win first place, to spar with Xiao Yi Xian so the inexperienced disciple could gain combat practice.
• Gu He revealed that Liu Ling would also participate, surprising Yun Yun, who questioned his new interest in cultivation and combat.
• Gu He explained that alchemists needed to build strength themselves, and Yun Yun accepted his reasoning despite lingering doubts.
• Nalan Yanran agreed to guide Xiao Yi Xian, while Gu He anticipated that his disciple's growing strength would impress her.

Xiao Yi Xian decided to activate her Calamity Poison Body by consuming a poisonous herb, and Gu He watched over her as she endured the painful transformation. Afterward, she woke stronger and realized her body was releasing deadly poison, prompting her to think of the Poison Devouring Pill Condensing Art.

• Xiao Yi Xian told Gu He she wanted to activate her Calamity Poison Body, and he warned her there would be no turning back.
• Gu He gave Xiao Yi Xian a Purple Heart Orchid Grass, and she returned to her room and swallowed it.
• The herb's toxin caused Xiao Yi Xian intense pain as seven-colored light shone from her abdomen and black gas seeped from her body.
• Gu He entered after Xiao Yi Xian fainted, burned away the poisonous gas near him, and covered her with a blanket.
• Xiao Yi Xian woke the next day as a three-star Dou Zhe and realized the black gas around her was deadly poison, then recalled the Poison Devouring Pill Condensing Art.

Xiao Yi Xian condensed the poison in her body into a poisonous pill and rapidly advanced to Nine-star Dou Zhe. After Liu Ling broke through to Six-star Dou Zhe and received the Crimson Snake Cauldron from Gu He, Gu He obtained the fourth-ranked Dragon Soul Cauldron through the system.

• Xiao Yi Xian realized her Calamity Poison Body could harm others and used the Poison Devouring Pill Condensing Art, but found she lacked enough poison to condense a pill.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Gu He she had reached Three-star Dou Zhe, received poisonous herbs from him, and was warned to consolidate her cultivation.
• Ten days later, Xiao Yi Xian absorbed the poison in her room, successfully formed a poisonous pill, and reached Nine-star Dou Zhe.
• Liu Ling told Gu He he had broken through to Six-star Dou Zhe, and Gu He gave him the Crimson Snake Cauldron as promised.
• Gu He triggered the Ten Thousandfold Return and received the fourth-ranked Dragon Soul Cauldron, which he inspected in the System Space.

Gu He learned the Dragon Soul Cauldron’s abilities, then gave Liu Ling a cauldron, Power Transmission, and a cultivation technique. The chapter ended with Liu Ling receiving the Earth-tier mid-level Purple Sun Art from Gu He.

• Gu He touched the Dragon Soul Cauldron and learned that it could improve pill refining, release dragon might, and awaken the Dragon Clan essence with dragon bloodline.
• Gu He gave Liu Ling the cauldron and fulfilled his promise of Power Transmission after Liu Ling reached Six-star Dou Zhe.
• Gu He’s Power Transmission raised Liu Ling to Nine-star Dou Zhe, but he stopped when Liu Ling said his meridians could not endure more.
• The system rewarded Gu He with thirteen years of cultivation for transmitting half a day’s cultivation to Liu Ling.
• Gu He used Empowerment Divine Ability to pass the Earth-tier mid-level Purple Sun Art to Liu Ling, who focused on receiving it.

Gu He bestowed the Earth-tier mid-grade Purple Sun Art on Liu Ling and received the Heaven-tier high-grade Divine Fire Art in return. After setting Liu Ling a one-month deadline to reach Dou Master and promising special training, Gu He saw Xiao Yi Xian arrive before he could absorb his returned cultivation.

• Liu Ling absorbed the Purple Sun Art, and Gu He received the Divine Fire Art through the system’s Ten Thousandfold Return.
• Gu He learned that the Divine Fire Art let him cultivate a Destiny Divine Flame that devoured other flames and temper his body and soul.
• Liu Ling thanked Gu He for the cultivation method, and Gu He told him to reach Dou Master within one month in exchange for three rewards, including Power Transmission.
• Gu He arranged special training for Liu Ling starting the next afternoon and sent him away to stabilize his cultivation.
• Gu He prepared to absorb the thirteen years of returned cultivation, but Xiao Yi Xian arrived.

Xiao Yi Xian reported reaching Nine-star Dou Zhe, and Gu He gave her supplies, an alchemist identity token, and the Rippling Wave Palm to prepare her for training with Nalan. After Xiao Yi Xian left to practice, Gu He headed to the alchemy room to break through.

• Xiao Yi Xian told Gu He she had reached Nine-star Dou Zhe, and he promised her three rewards when she became a Dou Master.
• Gu He gave Xiao Yi Xian Jade Bone Powder for medicinal baths and a Misty Cloud Sect alchemist token that let her request herbs every half month.
• Gu He told Xiao Yi Xian to find Nalan the next day for combat training, and she admitted she had not learned any Dou Techniques.
• Gu He used Empowerment to teach Xiao Yi Xian the Yellow-tier Advanced Dou Technique Rippling Wave Palm and promised a Mysterious-tier Advanced Dou Technique after her breakthrough.
• Xiao Yi Xian left to practice, and Gu He went to the alchemy room to break through.

Gu He fused thirteen years of cultivation and advanced to Four-star Dou Emperor inside the Alchemy Room. He then began cultivating the Divine Fire Scripture, using Nine Nether Flame to condense his Destiny Divine Flame despite the severe pain of fusing it with his body and soul.

• Gu He fused thirteen years of cultivation, controlling the violent energy with Purple Flame and guiding it into his dantian.
• Gu He broke through to Two-star Dou Emperor, then Three-star Dou Emperor, and finally Four-star Dou Emperor as he absorbed the energy.
• Gu He restrained his aura after it cracked the Alchemy Room's barrier, then shattered it with a burst of Dou Qi and a sturdier barrier appeared outside.
• Gu He learned that the Divine Fire Scripture required him to fuse a Heavenly Flame into his flesh, bones, and soul, and decided to use Nine Nether Flame.
• Gu He followed the Divine Fire Scripture's cultivation method, enveloped himself in Purple Flame, and endured intense pain throughout his body and soul.

Gu He endured the Nine Nether Flame’s assault as it ravaged his body and soul, then drifted into a semi-conscious state. The flame repaired and strengthened his body before returning to his soul, and Gu He awoke realizing he had succeeded in refining it.

• Gu He endured the Nine Nether Flame’s torment as it burned through his meridians, flesh, and soul.
• Gu He treated his wounds with Healing Medicine and continued focusing on the flame until exhaustion left him semi-conscious.
• The Nine Nether Flame circulated through Gu He’s damaged body, repairing and strengthening his meridians, bones, muscles, and skin.
• The Nine Nether Flame returned to the depths of Gu He’s soul, waking him.
• Gu He examined his renewed body and recognized that he had successfully refined the Nine Nether Flame.