Chapter Summaries

Queen Medusa awakened and removed the seal she had placed on Hai Bodong, asking him to protect Bai Xiaoran while she was away. She then brought Bai Xiaoran to a hot spring and insisted that he bathe with her, leaving him embarrassed but finally stepping into the water.

• Queen Medusa appeared behind Bai Xiaoran, teased him about serving her, and warned him not to act so recklessly at the Mo family.
• Bai Xiaoran asked Queen Medusa to remove Hai Bodong’s seal and went to fetch him.
• Queen Medusa broke Hai Bodong’s seal, restoring his strength, and ordered him to protect Bai Xiaoran in her absence.
• Queen Medusa told Bai Xiaoran to prepare a bath, and he found a hot spring at the Desert Iron Mercenary Group.
• Queen Medusa undressed and pressed Bai Xiaoran to the ground, then entered the hot spring and coaxed him to join her.
• Bai Xiaoran entered the hot spring in his shorts, blaming Queen Medusa for dirtying his body.

Bai Xiaoran joined the Desert Iron Mercenary Group in confronting the Sand Mercenary Group and defeated its leaders with his Heavenly Flame. After Rob surrendered and the groups reached a truce, Xiao Yan learned that Bai Xiaoran had absorbed the Green Lotus Core Flame, and Bai Xiaoran prepared to leave for the Misty Cloud Sect.

• Bai Xiaoran agreed to help Xiao Ding and Xiao Li deal with Rob and brought Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong along for the mission.
• Bai Xiaoran and Hai Bodong scouted the Sand Mercenary Group's base before the Desert Iron Mercenary Group arrived to attack.
• Bai Xiaoran defeated Rob and Moxie, killing Moxie with his Heavenly Flame after Moxie urged Rob to capture him.
• Rob surrendered, and the Desert Iron Mercenary Group took some resources before returning to Shimo City.
• Xiao Yan asked Bai Xiaoran about the Heavenly Flame, and Bai Xiaoran explained that he had taken the Green Lotus Core Flame after Queen Medusa's failed breakthrough before leaving for the Misty Cloud Sect.

Bai Xiaoran and Hai Bodong visited the Mittel Family auction house, where Ya Fei welcomed Bai Xiaoran and helped arrange what he needed. After Bai Xiaoran clashed with Leilei and Lei Ou, Hai Bodong revealed his Dou Emperor strength and demanded that Teng Shan come see him.

• Bai Xiaoran asked Xiao Yan to cheer for him, then left the Desert Iron Mercenary Group with Hai Bodong.
• At the Mittel Family auction house, Ya Fei recognized Bai Xiaoran and led him upstairs, teasing him as they caught up.
• Leilei tried to threaten Ya Fei, but Bai Xiaoran struck him and stopped only when Ya Fei asked him not to kill Leilei.
• Ya Fei brought Bai Xiaoran to her room, where he asked her to arrange a room, cultivation ingredients, and a suitable weapon.
• Lei Ou confronted Bai Xiaoran over Leilei, but Bai Xiaoran kicked Leilei away and Hai Bodong sent Lei Ou flying with a teacup before demanding Teng Shan come see him.

Bai Xiaoran returned with Hai Bodong to the Mittel Family, then agreed to help Nalan Yanran treat her grandfather's Burning Poison with his Heavenly Flame. He removed the poison by drawing it into a pill but fainted afterward, leaving Nalan Jie to recover and Bai Xiaoran to rest.

• Teng Shan welcomed Hai Bodong back, punished Lei Ou for his actions, and appointed Ya Fei in his place.
• Ya Fei gave Bai Xiaoran pills and a veil and eye mask, then heard about his adventures and warned him against taking such risks again.
• Nalan Yanran asked Ya Fei to find someone with a Heavenly Flame to treat Nalan Jie, and Bai Xiaoran agreed to help.
• Nalan Yanran brought Bai Xiaoran to the Nalan Family, where he tried to burn away Nalan Jie's Burning Poison but instead drew it into a pill.
• Bai Xiaoran fainted after removing the poison, and Nalan Jie told Nalan Yanran to take him to rest while he recovered.

Bai Xiaoran removed Nalan Jie’s Burning Poison and broke through to Da Dou Shi while recovering at the Nalan Family. After learning Bai was a boy, Nalan Jie welcomed him and encouraged Nalan Yanran to pursue him; the chapter ended with Yanran asking him to call her by her given name.

• Nalan Yanran carried the sleeping Bai Xiaoran to her room, while Nalan Jie and Nalan Su praised his treatment of the Burning Poison and discussed Yanran’s interest in him.
• Bai Xiaoran cultivated with the pill Yun Yun had given him and broke through to Da Dou Shi as Nalan Yanran watched.
• Nalan Yanran led Bai Xiaoran around the family grounds, then brought him to the Council Hall, where Nalan Jie gave him a Storage Ring and gifts intended for a girl.
• Bai Xiaoran revealed that he was a boy, shocking Nalan Jie and Nalan Su, while Nalan Yanran accepted the dresses and lipstick on his behalf.
• Nalan Jie discussed Yanran’s chances with Nalan Su and worried that Ya Fei was a rival; afterward, Yanran escorted Bai Xiaoran to the Mittel Family and asked him to call her Yan Ran.

Bai Xiaoran returned to the Mittel Family after removing Nalan Jie's Burning Poison and agreed to attend Gu He's gathering in disguise. At the gathering, Gu He sought information about Heavenly Flames and treasures to court Yun Yun, while his disciple Liu Ling approached Bai Xiaoran.

• Ya Fei confronted Bai Xiaoran about spending the day with Nalan Yanran, and he explained that he had removed Nalan Jie's Burning Poison and received cultivation resources.
• Teng Shan invited Bai Xiaoran to Gu He's gathering, and Bai Xiaoran agreed to attend veiled after Ya Fei and Hai Bodong encouraged him.
• Little White Snake transformed into Queen Medusa, who demanded that Bai Xiaoran find an Alchemist to make a Spirit Fusion Pill and bound him until dawn.
• Ya Fei veiled Bai Xiaoran and introduced him as her younger sister at Gu He's gathering, where Gu He asked attendees to seek information on Heavenly Flames and trade treasures for pills.
• Gu He said he wanted treasures as gifts of apology for Yun Shan and hoped to marry Yun Yun, while Nalan Jie and Nalan Yanran understood Bai Xiaoran's earlier explanation.
• Liu Ling approached Bai Xiaoran to introduce himself, but Bai Xiaoran declined to get acquainted and Ya Fei told him to return.

Bai Xiaoran visited the Alchemist Association with Ya Fei, helped Xue Mei recover her money from a crooked merchant, and cultivated until she advanced to Two-star Da Dou Shi. Yun Yun found her at the Mittel Family and revealed that she had recognized Bai Xiaoran as Xiao Fei.

• Ya Fei warned Bai Xiaoran that Liu Ling was jealous and advised her to avoid him, while Nalan Yanran told Yun Yun that Bai Xiaoran had removed the Burning Poison from her grandfather and possessed Heavenly Flames.
• Bai Xiaoran and Ya Fei visited the Alchemist Association, where Bai Xiaoran used a tiny flame to make a crooked merchant return Xue Mei's money.
• Ya Fei teased Bai Xiaoran about Xue Mei's admiration, and the two returned to the Mittel Family after shopping.
• Bai Xiaoran cultivated until she advanced to Two-star Da Dou Shi, then sensed an unfamiliar presence and found Yun Yun in her room.
• Yun Yun removed Bai Xiaoran's veil, recognized her as Xiao Fei, and asked whether she should call her Xiao Fei or Bai Xiaoran.

Yun Yun used a Dual Cultivation Dou Technique with Bai Xiaoran, helping him advance to Three-Star Great Dou Master, while Xiao Yan arrived in Jiamar Holy City. At a Nalan Family banquet, Hai Bodong pursued a figure who led him to Jia Xingtian, who questioned him about his time in the Tagor Desert.

• Yun Yun reunited with Bai Xiaoran and used a Dual Cultivation Dou Technique to help raise his cultivation.
• After their night together, Bai Xiaoran discovered he had advanced to Three-Star Great Dou Master, and Yun Yun left to return to the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Yan and Old Yao reached Jiamar Holy City and set out to visit the Alchemist Guild.
• Bai Xiaoran attended a Nalan Family banquet with Ya Fei and Hai Bodong, where Teng Shan warned him to keep his Heavenly Flames hidden.
• A mass of yellow sand appeared outside the Nalan Family residence, and Hai Bodong pursued it to an uninhabited place.
• The sand revealed Jia Xingtian, who asked Hai Bodong what had happened to him in the Tagor Desert.

Bai Xiaoran intervened in the clash between Hai Bodong and Jia Xingtian, demonstrating that he could use Profound Ice Dragon Soar and drawing the Imperial Family’s interest. Back at the Nalan residence, Ya Fei grew closer to him while Mu Zhan’s harassment and the families’ efforts to win Bai Xiaoran’s favor remained unresolved.

• Mu Zhan confronted Ya Fei, who kissed Bai Xiaoran and claimed she liked women; Nalan Jie and Teng Shan drove Mu Zhan away when he threatened Bai Xiaoran.
• As Hai Bodong and Jia Xingtian’s battle reached the Nalan residence, Bai Xiaoran flew after them using his Purple Cloud Wings.
• Bai Xiaoran joined Hai Bodong and demonstrated Profound Ice Dragon Soar, surprising Jia Xingtian, who invited him to join the Imperial Family; Bai Xiaoran declined.
• After learning Mu Zhan had tried to attack Bai Xiaoran, Ya Fei took him away, while Nalan Jie and Teng Shan urged Nalan Yanran and Ya Fei to build a closer relationship with him.
• Ya Fei kissed Bai Xiaoran as a reward, and Teng Shan encouraged her to win his affection and cherish him even if he eventually left the Jiamar Empire.
• Bai Xiaoran found Ya Fei upset outside, comforted her, and held her until she told him to return to cultivation; Teng Shan later urged her to treat him sincerely.

Yun Yun visited Bai Xiaoran for a night of dual cultivation before he attended the Alchemist Convention with Nalan Yanran, who promised to secure the Spirit Fusion Pill formula for him. Xiao Yan and several rivals advanced through the first two rounds, while Yan Li’s motives raised suspicion.

• Yun Yun visited Bai Xiaoran, used pills to help him cultivate, and left the next morning to enter seclusion.
• Nalan Yanran accompanied Bai Xiaoran to the Alchemist Convention and offered to obtain the Sixth-grade Spirit Fusion Pill formula for him.
• Liu Ling advanced alongside Xiao Yan, Yao Yue, and Yan Li, then challenged Xiao Yan over Bai Xiaoran’s attention.
• Yao Yue tried to get Bai Xiaoran’s attention, but he rebuffed her before leaving with Nalan Yanran.
• Xiao Yan caught up with Bai Xiaoran, who praised his performance, and Nalan Yanran recognized that he had changed since their engagement was broken.
• Bai Xiaoran and Nalan Yanran watched the second round, where Liu Ling, Xiao Yan, Yao Yue, Yan Li, and the remaining qualifiers advanced to the Finals.

Bai Xiaoran stayed at the Nalan Family before the Alchemist Convention Finals, where Nalan Yanran tried to grow closer to him but was stopped from going further. After she left, Queen Medusa teased him about how he had reacted.

• Bai Xiaoran asked Hai Bodong to help him obtain the Spirit Fusion Pill formula, and Hai Bodong agreed to try.
• Liu Ling invited Bai Xiaoran and Nalan Yanran to a banquet, but Nalan Yanran refused and walked away with Bai Xiaoran; Xiao Yan watched and complained about Liu Ling to Old Yao.
• Bai Xiaoran agreed to stay at the Nalan Family for several days, and Nalan Yanran repeatedly visited his room to talk with him.
• On the final night, Nalan Yanran kissed Bai Xiaoran, but he pushed her away and sent her out, telling her to prepare for the Three-Year Agreement.
• Nalan Yanran told Nalan Jie and Nalan Su that she had impulsively kissed Bai Xiaoran, while Queen Medusa appeared in Bai Xiaoran's room and teased him.

Bai Xiaoran joined the imperial leaders and Yao Ye at the Alchemist Convention Finals, where Yan Li used poison and soul attacks to sabotage the Jia Ma Empire’s alchemists. Xiao Yan remained unaffected and continued refining as the contest turned dangerous.

• Queen Medusa teased Bai Xiaoran about his closeness to Yun'er and her disciple, while the Little White Snake took control of her body and received a treat from him.
• Bai Xiaoran met the returning general Yao Ye and accompanied her, Yao Yue, Nalan Yanran, and Hai Bodong to meet Fama and Jia Xingtian.
• At the Alchemist Convention venue, Yao Ye held Bai Xiaoran’s hand and asked him to remove his veil, while Nalan Yanran also took his hand.
• Yan Li released poisonous gas that disrupted the Jia Ma Empire’s alchemists and caused their cauldrons to explode, but Xiao Yan continued refining unaffected.
• Yan Li drew on a puppet’s power to attack Xiao Yan with soul force and vengeful spirits, and Liu Ling and Yao Yue urged Xiao Yan to keep going.

Xiao Yan advanced to the Alchemist Convention Finals after Old Yao helped him preserve the quality of his pill, while Bai Xiaoran arranged for them to refine a Spirit Fusion Pill. After Queen Medusa summoned and teased Bai Xiaoran, he visited Ya Fei, who pulled him into her embrace.

• Old Yao possessed Xiao Yan and used the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to complete his pill, which proved undamaged despite being exposed to the air.
• Xiao Yan defeated Yan Li, and Fama praised him and urged him to do his best in the Finals the next day.
• Yao Ye carried Bai Xiaoran to the imperial palace to see his unveiled face, and he then flew away before Queen Medusa summoned him into an illusion.
• Bai Xiaoran asked Xiao Yan and Old Yao to refine a Spirit Fusion Pill for a friend, promising to deliver the ingredients that night.
• Bai Xiaoran visited Ya Fei at the Mittel Family, where she grabbed him and pulled him into her embrace.

Bai Xiaoran attended the Imperial Palace banquet with Ya Fei and Yao Ye, where Yan Li attacked the gathering with purple mist, bombs, and Puppet People. Hai Bodong and the empire’s elders confronted Yan Li while Bai Xiaoran fought to protect the banquet guests.

• Bai Xiaoran, Ya Fei, and Yao Ye arrived at the Imperial Palace, where Yao Ye welcomed them.
• Yan Li attacked Liu Ling and nearby guests with purple mist and Puppet People, but Bai Xiaoran burned the puppets and cleared the mist with Heavenly Flames.
• After Yan Li escaped, Bai Xiaoran took Ya Fei and Yao Ye to rest; bombs then exploded across the palace, and Ya Fei fainted after inhaling purple smoke.
• Hai Bodong and Jia Xingtian confronted Yan Li, who admitted she planned to kill the young people and leave the Jiamar Empire without successors.
• Bai Xiaoran reached the banquet venue and drove back the Puppet People while telling the conscious guests to wake the others.

Bai Xiaoran helped defeat the Puppet People at the Alchemist Convention and received a movement Dou Technique from Yao Ye. As the Finals began, Yan Li worried that his plot had failed, while Ya Fei asked Bai Xiaoran to enter the Misty Cloud Sect with her ahead of the Three-Year Agreement.

• Bai Xiaoran pinned the attacking Puppet People with Wind Spirit Fractal Sword and held them off until Yao Ye arrived with soldiers.
• Yao Ye embraced Bai Xiaoran, then took him to recover and gave him the Flying Catkins movement Dou Technique.
• Hai Bodong, Jia Xingtian, and Fama arrived after the battle, which ended with virtually no casualties.
• Xiao Zhan learned from Nalan Jie about Bai Xiaoran's reputation and Xiao Yan's situation.
• Yun Yun ordered Nalan Yanran to prepare for the Three-Year Agreement and privately resolved to keep Bai Xiaoran at the Misty Cloud Sect when he arrived.
• At the Alchemist Convention Finals, Yan Li feared his failed plot would cost him his return to the Chu Yun Empire, while Ya Fei asked Bai Xiaoran to enter the Misty Cloud Sect with her.

Xiao Yan won the Alchemist Convention, and Bai Xiaoran obtained the Spirit Fusion Pill for Queen Medusa. After teasing Bai Xiaoran into calling him Master, Queen Medusa absorbed the pill, and he woke to find her transformed and showing off her legs.

• Yan Li finished first with a Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill, but Xiao Yan refined three Three-Patterned Green Spirit Pills and secured victory.
• Yan Li tried to escape with a smoke pellet, but Hai Bodong caught him and snapped his neck.
• Fama gave Xiao Yan the Spirit Fusion Pill prescription, and Bai Xiaoran later obtained the pill and prepared to leave the Mittel Family.
• Bai Xiaoran demanded that Queen Medusa call him Master in exchange for the pill, but she knocked him down, teased him, and took it before calling him Master.
• Queen Medusa swallowed the Spirit Fusion Pill and began absorbing its power while Bai Xiaoran cultivated nearby.
• The next morning, Bai Xiaoran woke to Queen Medusa’s white legs, and she teased him for admiring them.

Queen Medusa followed Bai Xiaoran in secret as he traveled with Ya Fei to the Misty Cloud Sect, where Yun Yun revealed she knew him and helped him cultivate. Bai Xiaoran reached six-star Da Dou Shi, and Yun Yun asked him to join her sect instead of going to Jia Nan Academy.

• Queen Medusa told Bai Xiaoran she would accompany him to the Misty Cloud Sect without revealing herself.
• Bai Xiaoran flew to the Misty Cloud Sect with Ya Fei, and Nalan Yanran welcomed them and took them to meet Yun Yun.
• Yun Yun sent Nalan Yanran and Ya Fei away, then stopped Bai Xiaoran from leaving and took him to cultivate in a room.
• After their cultivation session, Bai Xiaoran reached six-star Da Dou Shi, and Yun Yun said he could eventually break through to Dou Ling before the Three-Year Agreement.
• Yun Yun asked Bai Xiaoran to join the Misty Cloud Sect instead of going to Jia Nan Academy, but he said he had promised someone he would go.

Yun Yun pressured Bai Xiaoran before they watched the Three-Year Agreement, where Xiao Yan defeated Nalan Yanran and they dissolved their engagement. Yun Leng then tried to prevent Xiao Yan from leaving the Misty Cloud Sect, and Xiao Yan accepted his challenge as Yun Yun fumed over the interruption.

• Yun Yun made Bai Xiaoran explain his feelings for Xiao Xun'er, then dressed him and brought him to the Three-Year Agreement.
• Xiao Yan arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect plaza and fought Nalan Yanran with the Black Heavy Ruler, Explosive Steps, and Fire Lotus.
• Nalan Yanran lost to Xiao Yan, and they publicly dissolved their engagement.
• Yun Leng challenged Xiao Yan's right to leave the sect, despite Yun Yun ordering him to stop.
• Xiao Yan accepted Yun Leng's challenge, while Yun Yun promised to remove Yun Leng from his post and Bai Xiaoran refused her suggestion of making up later.

Xiao Yan defeated Yun Leng, but the Misty Cloud Sect’s formation and Yun Shan’s arrival halted the confrontation. After Xiao Yan left, Yun Yun stopped Bai Xiaoran from leaving and told Yun Shan about him, while Yun Shan ordered an investigation into Xiao Yan’s connection to the Xiao Family.

• Nalan Yanran tried to stop Yun Leng from attacking Xiao Yan, while Bai Xiaoran said Xiao Yan had a trump card.
• Xiao Yan dodged Yun Leng’s attacks, surged in cultivation, and struck him down with Flame Devouring Wave Ruler.
• Yun Leng ordered the Sect Protection Grand Formation, but Yun Shan arrived and called off the conflict.
• Yun Shan let Xiao Yan leave, and Xiao Yan departed after exchanging a glance with Bai Xiaoran.
• Yun Yun grabbed Bai Xiaoran when he tried to leave, then persuaded Yun Shan to let him stay at the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Yun Shan asked Yun Leng to investigate whether Xiao Yan belonged to the Xiao Family, while Jia Xingtian and Hai Bodong departed.

Yun Yun secretly confirmed that Yun Shan had colluded with Protector Lu and planned to destroy the Xiao Family, leaving her shaken by her Teacher’s betrayal. After she returned and told Bai Xiaoran what she had heard, they decided to confront Yun Shan, with Queen Medusa reluctant to join them.

• Yun Yun challenged Bai Xiaoran’s claim that Yun Shan had relied on outside help to become a Dou Zong, then set out to investigate with Queen Medusa concealing her aura.
• Yun Shan told Yun Leng to keep Bai Xiaoran in the Misty Cloud Sect and discussed his arrangements with Protector Lu, who reminded him that he had enabled Yun Shan’s breakthrough.
• Queen Medusa appeared while Yun Yun was with Bai Xiaoran, claimed him as her man, and agreed to conceal Yun Yun’s aura in exchange for a favor.
• Yun Yun overheard Yun Shan agree to send people to wipe out the Xiao Family and kill Xiao Yan, while Protector Lu also discussed capturing a woman if necessary.
• Yun Yun returned and told Bai Xiaoran what she had heard, and they decided to confront Yun Shan with Queen Medusa’s help.