Chapter Summaries

Ye Han resumed the Alchemist Convention and gave Fa Ma Yao Chen's notes, then pressured Xiao Xun'er to kiss him in exchange for learning his purpose, which he said concerned Xiao Yan. When she tried to kiss him through her veil, he rejected the attempt and threatened that Xiao Yan was about to suffer.

• Fa Ma explained Ye Han's sudden appearance as one of the convention's tests, and Ye Han gave Fa Ma Yao Chen's notes.
• Ye Han teased Xiao Xun'er about Xiao Yan failing to recognize her, deepening her hurt and making her demand to know Ye Han's purpose.
• Ye Han offered to reveal his purpose, which concerned Xiao Yan, if Xiao Xun'er kissed him.
• Xiao Xun'er kissed Ye Han's cheek through her veil, but Ye Han rejected it and accused her of trying to deceive him.
• Ye Han gave Xiao Xun'er one last chance and warned that Xiao Yan was about to suffer, leaving her struggling before she turned determined.

At the alchemy competition, Ye Han kissed Xiao Xun'er and used Xiao Yan's gaze to keep her from resisting, then drew Ya Fei into his arms. After provoking Yao Ye and intimidating Ya Fei, he told Ya Fei to wait for him that night and asked whether their wager still stood.

• Xiao Xun'er kissed Ye Han, and Xiao Yan saw them before refocusing on refining his Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill.
• Ye Han told Xiao Xun'er that Xiao Yan was watching, then held her still as she asked about his purpose.
• Ya Fei approached Ye Han, who pushed Xiao Xun'er aside and pulled Ya Fei onto his lap.
• Yao Ye objected to Ye Han's intimacy with Ya Fei, and Ya Fei played up her closeness to him to provoke her.
• Ye Han told Ya Fei to get ready and wait for him that night, then asked whether their wager still counted.

Ya Fei accepted Ye Han’s protection and agreed to work for him, while Ye Han teased her and Nalan Yanran and Yao Ye. The chapter ended with Ye Han telling Mittel Tengshan that Ya Fei belonged to him and would continue managing the auction house as his subordinate.

• Ya Fei accepted Ye Han’s protection, and he promised not to force her as long as she worked for him.
• Ye Han pulled Nalan Yanran into his embrace and claimed that Yun Yun had invited him to become the Cloud Sect’s sect leader’s husband.
• Nalan Yanran and Yao Ye took turns massaging Ye Han’s shoulders while Ya Fei watched the alchemists’ competition.
• Ye Han knocked out Xiao Xun’er and stored her in his time-stopping spatial ring because her injuries had worsened.
• Two figures arrived, and Ye Han told Mittel Tengshan that Ya Fei was his subordinate while continuing to work at the Mittel Auction House.

Ye Han secured Mittel Tengshan’s cooperation through Ya Fei and accepted Fa Ma as a nominal disciple. Seeing Ye Han’s influence and strength, Mittel Tengshan and Jia Xingtian offered to bring their forces under his leadership, leaving Ya Fei newly curious about who he was.

• Ye Han declared that Ya Fei would represent him in a partnership with the Mitre Clan, and Mittel Tengshan agreed to support her and split the Yin Yang Spirit Liquid’s profits.
• Fa Ma bowed to Ye Han as his teacher, and Ye Han accepted him as a nominal disciple.
• Mittel Tengshan offered to make the Mitre Clan part of Ye Han’s force, while Hai Bodong tried to stop him.
• Jia Xingtian declared that the Jia Ma Empire would serve Ye Han, deciding that his strength offered the empire a better future.
• Ya Fei watched the powerful men submit to Ye Han and wondered who he really was.

Ye Han gave Ya Fei the choice to lead his faction or leave, while the Alchemist Convention advanced toward its final stage. After the Chuyun Empire alchemist produced a peak fourth-tier pill, Ye Han woke and restrained Xiao Xun'er, then noticed Xiao Yan's third flame.

• Ye Han told Ya Fei to decide after the convention whether she would lead his faction or leave.
• Liu Ling and Yao Yue each refined a fourth-tier pill, while Yao Yue reflected on how Ye Han's Yin Yang Spirit Liquid had strengthened her soul perception.
• The Chuyun Empire alchemist's black flames disrupted nearby competitors, then he refined a Purple Heart Obstacle Breaking Pill and claimed the championship.
• Ye Han told Fa Ma to trust Xiao Yan, released Xiao Xun'er from his storage space, and woke her with Yin Yang Dou Qi.
• Xiao Xun'er tried to strike Ye Han, but he caught and restrained her, warned her to behave, and made her temporarily abandon her defiance.
• Ye Han noticed what appeared to be Xiao Yan's third type of flame.

Xiao Yan used Lie Yan’s Red Lotus Core Flame to continue refining the pill, while Ye Han used Xiao Xun’er’s fear that Xiao Yan had witnessed their kiss to make her submit to him. Xiao Xun’er avoided an immediate meeting with Xiao Yan by agreeing to address Ye Han as “Brother Ye Han,” but secretly vowed revenge.

• Xiao Yan revealed Lie Yan’s Red Lotus Core Flame, which made the alchemists’ flames submit and startled Ye Han and Xiao Xun’er.
• Ye Han teased Xiao Xun’er about leaning against him while thinking of Xiao Yan, then claimed Xiao Yan had seen her kiss him.
• Xiao Xun’er panicked and begged Ye Han not to let her meet Xiao Yan yet, offering to stop cursing at him.
• Ye Han insisted that Xiao Xun’er call him “Brother Ye Han,” and she complied after realizing he was using the threat to make her obey.
• Xiao Xun’er resolved to endure the humiliation for now and secretly swore that she would kill Ye Han one day.

Xiao Yan refined a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill and won the Alchemist Convention after Yan Li challenged the elixir’s authenticity. Ye Han congratulated Xiao Yan while holding Xiao Xun'er, leaving her confused by their apparently friendly exchange.

• Ye Han sensed Lie Yan’s flame slipping from Xiao Yan’s control and persuaded Lie Yan to let Xiao Yan use it.
• Xiao Yan used the red flame to refine a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill just as the competition ended.
• Yan Li demanded to inspect Xiao Yan’s elixir, claiming it was fake and accusing the Jia Ma Empire’s Alchemist Guild of cheating him.
• Xiao Yan agreed to the inspection, and Fa Ma had guild members and independent alchemists verify the pill.
• Fa Ma awarded Xiao Yan the championship and its reward after the inspectors confirmed the elixir.
• Ye Han congratulated Xiao Yan while holding Xiao Xun'er, who wondered whether the two men were truly brothers.

Ye Han refined three Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pills, demonstrated their effects, and left with Ya Fei to help establish her authority. He took the unconscious Xiao Xun'er with him, while Yao Ye and Nalan Yanran kept the other pills and were warned to polish their cultivation afterward.

• Xiao Yan left in anger after seeing Ye Han holding Xiao Xun'er, and Ye Han mocked Xiao Xun'er after Xiao Yan had gone.
• Ye Han refined three Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pills using several Heavenly Flames and his Yin-Yang furnace, astonishing Fa Ma and the other onlookers.
• Yao Ye and Nalan Yanran hesitated to take the pills, so Ye Han tested one himself and reached five-star Dou Ling.
• Ye Han gave the remaining pills to Yao Ye and Nalan Yanran, warned them to refine their pill-raised Dou Qi, and told Mittel Tengshan, Jia Xingtian, and Fa Ma to meet him at the Mittel Auction House.
• Ye Han knocked Xiao Xun'er unconscious, carried Ya Fei away, and explained that their apparent intimacy would bolster her authority among the elders.

Ye Han helped Ya Fei confront her fear of heights by carrying her into the sky and distracting her as they flew. Ya Fei asked why he was pursuing her, and Ye Han said he wanted her to manage his finances and was also drawn to her beauty, leaving her flustered by his directness.

• Ya Fei accused Ye Han of using his concern for her fear of heights as an excuse to take advantage of her, and he teased her before kissing her.
• Ye Han carried Ya Fei into the sky and tried to help her overcome her fear, using kisses to divert her attention as they flew.
• Ye Han flipped them into a free fall, but reassured Ya Fei that he would keep her safe, and she gradually grew less afraid.
• Ya Fei asked Ye Han what he wanted from her, and he admitted that he wanted her to manage his household finances and enterprises.
• Ye Han also confessed that he pursued Ya Fei because he found her beautiful, leaving her shy and uncertain about her feelings toward him.

Ye Han spent the day with Ya Fei, teasing her as their relationship grew closer. After they shared a meal, his words about living freely moved Ya Fei to tears, and she asked whether she should cry or laugh.

• Ya Fei reflected on Ye Han’s earlier schemes and realized his strength had made the Mitre Clan’s rise possible.
• Ye Han teased Ya Fei, and the two spent the day flying together until dusk.
• Ya Fei tried to bathe while Ye Han joked about joining her, then returned with food after she had dressed.
• Ye Han and Ya Fei ate together, and he urged her to live without regret.
• Ya Fei became tearful and asked Ye Han whether she should cry or laugh.

Ya Fei asked Ye Han for time to consider becoming his woman, and he promised not to force her. Their conversation was interrupted when Jia Xingtian, Fa Ma, and Teng Shan arrived to request an audience with her.

• Ye Han tried to cheer Ya Fei by listing his strengths, and she called him a despicable, shameless man.
• Ye Han held the exhausted Ya Fei while she rested against him.
• Ya Fei asked for time to consider becoming Ye Han’s woman, and he promised to respect her decision.
• A maid announced that Jia Xingtian, Fa Ma, and Teng Shan had come to see Ya Fei.
• Ye Han said he would give instructions before going to watch a good show, and Ya Fei followed him.

Ye Han established Xuan Ling Pavilion and assigned its leaders to build military, commercial, and alchemy divisions. He left Ya Fei in charge when he was absent and began refining Break Ancestor Pills with Fa Ma.

• Ya Fei clung to Ye Han and playfully bit him, then accidentally hurt his foot while reacting to the elders’ remarks about their relationship.
• Ye Han asked Jia Xingtian, Mittel Tengshan, Fa Ma, and Ya Fei to suggest goals for their new faction, and Ya Fei proposed pursuing all three strategies if Ye Han could control them.
• Ye Han named the faction Xuan Ling Pavilion, appointed Jia Xingtian to lead the Martial Division, Mittel Tengshan to lead the Commerce Division, and Fa Ma to lead the Alchemy Division.
• Ye Han promised Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma two Break Ancestor Pills each and said they would have a strong chance of advancing to Dou Ancestors.
• Ye Han named Ya Fei his deputy in his absence, then began refining Break Ancestor Pills while Fa Ma stayed to assist and learn alchemy.

Ya Fei wrestled with her complicated feelings for Ye Han after he left her a teasing portrait and placed Xuan Ling Pavilion in her hands. As Ye Han departed for the Cloud Sect, Queen Medusa arrived in the imperial capital demanding to know where he was, and Di Tian confirmed that he had already slipped away.

• Ya Fei woke to Ye Han’s portrait of her sleeping and blushed as she complained about his teasing note.
• Ya Fei decided to ask Yao Ye about her sleeping posture and use the opportunity to learn more about Ye Han.
• Ye Han sent Azure Sky Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape back to the Magic Beast Mountain Range, then set off for the Cloud Sect.
• Queen Medusa appeared over the Jia Ma Empire’s holy city and demanded that Jia Xingtian reveal Ye Han’s whereabouts.
• Jia Xingtian told Queen Medusa that Ye Han had left, and Di Tian emerged from a vortex and explained that Ye Han had likely escaped ahead of her arrival.

Queen Medusa sent a group of Soul Beasts to the Jia Ma Empire while Ye Han traveled toward Cloud Sect to see the Three-Year Agreement between Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran. Delayed by the long journey, Ye Han camped in the wilderness with Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, leaving the contest and his arrival at Cloud Sect ahead.

• Queen Medusa ordered Azure Sky Bull Python Da Ming to choose Soul Beasts to travel to the Jia Ma Empire, and he selected Yuemei, two three-star Dou Sects, and ninety-nine peak Dou Emperors.
• Da Ming chose the Black Widow and Seven-Colored Elk to protect Ya Fei, then led the group through Di Tian's spatial tunnel.
• Ye Han set out for Cloud Sect, hoping to see how Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran would fare in their Three-Year Agreement.
• After traveling from dawn until night, Ye Han realized he still had more than half the journey left and made camp in the wilderness.
• Ye Han had Dark Demon Evil God Tiger roast meat, teased her, and gave her a wine jar that contained only a few drops while eating the roasted meat himself.

Ye Han sent Demon Spirit away after deciding she was an unreliable bodyguard, then spent time caring for the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. Demon Spirit attempted to sneak back to him, but Ye Han’s Yin-Yang Divine Power exposed her.

• Demon Spirit found Ye Han forcing the Three-Eyed Golden Lion to eat roasted meat and gave the child fruit instead.
• Ye Han ordered Demon Spirit to return to the Magic Beast Mountain Range, and she left angrily.
• Ye Han shared fruit with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, who climbed onto his shoulder and kissed his cheek.
• Demon Spirit tried to attach herself to Ye Han unnoticed, but his Yin-Yang Divine Power revealed her true form.

Ye Han forced Demon Spirit to agree not to possess him without permission, then treated the badly injured Xiao Xun'er with a powerful pill. After enduring his painful treatment, Xiao Xun'er recovered but was left unable to move, while Ye Han refused to help with an embarrassing side effect.

• Ye Han told Demon Spirit to leave, but she insisted on staying to protect him and agreed to possess the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger instead of Ye Han.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion ate and returned to Ye Han's Storage Ring to sleep.
• Ye Han brought out the unconscious Xiao Xun'er and gave her a Longevity Elixir despite her severe injuries.
• Ye Han used the pill's energy and the power of Tai Yin and Tai Yang to restore Xiao Xun'er's injuries and bloodline, forcing her through extreme pain.
• Xiao Xun'er noticed that her chest had become swollen, and Ye Han claimed he had missed it while treating her.
• When Xiao Xun'er asked him to fix the problem, Ye Han withdrew his hand and told her to wait until she regained her strength.

Ye Han restored Xiao Xun'er's strength, but the immense energy lodged in her chest left her unable to recover on her own. After frightening her out of threatening to die, he agreed to examine her and began treating her, though he could not promise to restore her to normal.

• Xiao Xun'er accidentally fell onto Ye Han and kissed him, and he blamed her for forcing herself on him.
• Xiao Xun'er found that she could not control the immense energy lodged in her chest and asked Ye Han to help her recover.
• Ye Han rejected Xiao Xun'er's threat to kill herself and described the humiliating fates he would inflict on her if she crippled herself or died.
• Xiao Xun'er panicked and said she did not want to die, then obeyed Ye Han when he offered to examine her.

Ye Han continued toward the Cloud Sect after storing Xiao Xun'er away, while Yun Yun waited there and longed for him. The chapter left Ye Han nearing Cloud Mountain as Yun Yun wondered where he had gone.

• Ye Han finished treating Xiao Xun'er, then collected her into his storage space so she could not recover and turn against him.
• Ye Han set out for the Cloud Sect with the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, traveling faster than before.
• Ye Han reached a hill overlooking the imperial legion and Cloud Mountain at dusk.
• Yun Yun recalled how she had confessed to Ye Han and been rejected, and how Di Tian had stopped her from entering the Magic Beast Mountain Range.
• Yun Yun stood beneath the night sky and murmured that she missed Ye Han and wanted to know where he was.

Yun Yun longed for Ye Han on Cloud Mountain, believing she might never see him again, until he appeared and reunited with her. They embraced and kissed, and Ye Han told her he had often thought of her, leaving her overjoyed.

• Yun Yun stood beneath the moon, recalling her time with Ye Han and admitting how deeply she missed him.
• Yun Yun turned toward her bedchamber, then spun around and saw Ye Han waiting for her.
• Ye Han opened his arms, and Yun Yun stepped into his embrace, asking if she was dreaming.
• Ye Han kissed Yun Yun, and she responded passionately before asking whether he had thought of her.
• Ye Han assured Yun Yun that he had often thought of her, and she brightened with joy.

Ye Han reunited with Yun Yun at the Cloud Sect, teasing her until their playful chase ended in a tender kiss. They went inside together, where their intimacy escalated.

• Yun Yun admitted that she missed Ye Han, then bit his lips when he demanded that she prove it with a kiss.
• Yun Yun fled after Ye Han let go, and he chased her before threatening to call someone if she kept running.
• Ye Han caught Yun Yun and tried to bite her in revenge, but she resisted until he tickled her and she escaped again.
• Ye Han and Yun Yun grew exhausted and collapsed together on a rooftop, where Yun Yun checked his injured lips and kissed him.
• Ye Han and Yun Yun went to a room and became intimate.