Recaps

Lu Yunxiao revealed that he had refined a Tier 6 Dou Spirit Pill, decisively surpassing Yan Li and shocking the crowd. Yan Li attacked him in desperation, and Lu Yunxiao killed him with a single sword strike.

• Lu Yunxiao’s Dou Spirit Pill astonished the audience, while Fama confirmed it was a Tier 6 pill.
• Gu He doubted Lu Yunxiao’s achievement but resolved to win their later match, as Yun Yun and others voiced their support and admiration for Lu Yunxiao.
• Yao Yue praised Lu Yunxiao, and Liu Ling gave up his hopes of catching up to him.
• Yan Li, realizing his mission had failed, blamed Lu Yunxiao and launched a fire-pyhton attack at him.
• Lu Yunxiao slashed through the air with sword light and killed Yan Li instantly.

Lu Yunxiao killed Yan Li with a casual move, then was announced as the Alchemist Grand Assembly champion for producing a sixth-grade Dou Spirit Pill. As the crowd celebrated, the system rewarded him with an Innate Physique Pill and the lower volume of the Elemental Scripture.

• Queen Medusa, Yun Yun, and Ya Fei discussed Lu Yunxiao's strength while Yan Li attacked him.
• Lu Yunxiao killed Yan Li instantly, leaving Yao Yue shocked and Liu Ling despondent.
• The third round ended, and Fama announced Lu Yunxiao as the Alchemist Grand Assembly champion.
• The spectators cheered for Lu Yunxiao as he stood calmly in the square.
• The system awarded Lu Yunxiao an Innate Physique Pill and the lower volume of the Elemental Scripture.

After winning the Pill Gathering, Lu Yunxiao received the complete Earth-tier High-grade Elemental Scripture and an Innate Physique Pill, which he decided to give to Yun Yun. He then publicly challenged Gu He, who accepted the fight in front of the crowd.

• Lu Yunxiao weighed whether Yun Yun or Ya Fei should receive the Innate Physique Pill and chose Yun Yun because she needed greater strength and was his first love.
• Lu Yunxiao claimed the lower half of the Elemental Scripture and the pill from the system, completing the scripture and marveling at its vastly increased Dou Qi capacity.
• Lu Yunxiao silenced the arena and called Gu He down to fight, drawing the crowd's attention and approval from Queen Medusa.
• Gu He clenched his fists, released his aura, and accepted Lu Yunxiao's challenge.

Lu Yunxiao and Gu He prepared to duel as Tier 6 Alchemists, each determined to prove himself the best alchemist in the Jia Ma Empire. After they chose their flames and began preparing their cauldrons, Lu Yunxiao recognized Gu He's intended pill and decided to refine a more difficult one.

• Lu Yunxiao challenged Gu He to a decisive alchemy duel, and Gu He accepted, intent on avenging Liu Ling and defending his reputation.
• Fama, Jia Xingtian, Queen Medusa, Yun Yun, and the others moved closer to watch the match.
• Liu Ling warned Gu He to be careful because Lu Yunxiao was dangerous, but Gu He reassured him and sent him away.
• Lu Yunxiao and Gu He agreed that each would refine his best pill, with the higher-grade and more useful pill winning.
• Gu He brought out his Ancient Yong Cauldron and jade-green beast flame, while Lu Yunxiao used the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Lu Yunxiao identified the pill Gu He planned to refine and chose a more difficult pill for himself.

Lu Yunxiao and Gu He competed to refine high-grade pills, and Lu Yunxiao’s superior Soul Power and speed left Gu He far behind. At midnight, Gu He completed his pill and celebrated, while Lu Yunxiao’s refinement was still underway.

• Lu Yunxiao and Gu He began refining batches of herbs in their cauldrons as Fama and the others watched.
• Queen Medusa and Fama observed that Lu Yunxiao’s Soul Power and alchemy techniques greatly surpassed Gu He’s.
• Lu Yunxiao extracted several batches of medicinal powder while Gu He finished only his first herb, though Fama noted Lu Yunxiao’s more complicated pill could take longer to form.
• The contest continued into the night, with Gu He growing pale and tired while Lu Yunxiao remained composed.
• At midnight, a strong medicinal fragrance came from Gu He’s cauldron, and Gu He announced that he had successfully refined his pill.

Gu He refined an Emperor Breaking Pill, drawing the audience’s admiration and confidence in his victory. Lu Yunxiao revealed that he had refined a Sect Breaking Pill, whose powerful energy shattered the surrounding stone platforms, and caught it after it tried to flee.

• Gu He released his pill and proudly identified it as an Emperor Breaking Pill that could raise a Dou Wang’s chance of reaching the Dou Emperor realm by fifty percent.
• Fama and the spectators praised Gu He’s pill, and Gu He grew confident that he would defeat Lu Yunxiao.
• Lu Yunxiao questioned whether the Emperor Breaking Pill was enough and asked Gu He if he had heard of the Sect Breaking Pill.
• Lu Yunxiao opened the Purple Abyss Cauldron, releasing a green light pillar and powerful energy ripples that shattered the nearby Stone Platforms.
• The Sect Breaking Pill flew from the cauldron with faint spirituality, and Lu Yunxiao caught it in his hand.

Lu Yunxiao revealed that he had refined a Perfect Sect Breaking Pill, stunning Gu He and the gathered alchemists. After Lu Yunxiao explained that it guaranteed a Dou Emperor Peak expert’s breakthrough to Dou Zong, Jia Xingtian eagerly asked to trade for it.

• Lu Yunxiao showed Gu He his Sect Breaking Pill and teased him for refining it after seeing Gu He make an Emperor Breaking Pill.
• Fama inspected Lu Yunxiao’s pill and realized it was a Perfect Pill.
• Gu He snatched the pill, confirmed its perfect quality, and admitted defeat.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that the Perfect Sect Breaking Pill guaranteed a Dou Emperor Peak expert’s breakthrough to Dou Zong.
• Jia Xingtian, desperate to advance, asked Lu Yunxiao to trade him the pill for any price.

Lu Yunxiao refused Jia Xingtian’s request for the Perfect Sect Breaking Pill, promising to refine one after Nalan Yanran’s Three-Year Agreement with Xiao Yan. After Gu He admitted defeat and yielded the Pill King title, the crowd named Lu Yunxiao the Pill Emperor, earning him a Grand Dao Oath Stone.

• Lu Yunxiao put away the Perfect Sect Breaking Pill and rejected Jia Xingtian’s offer, saying he might refine another after the Three-Year Agreement.
• Jia Xingtian and Fama agreed to attend the Three-Year Agreement, while Lu Yunxiao welcomed them and privately planned to deal with them later.
• Lu Yunxiao asked Gu He if he accepted defeat, and Gu He conceded and gave up the title of Pill King before Liu Ling helped him leave.
• Fama proposed calling Lu Yunxiao the Pill Emperor, and Jia Xingtian, Queen Medusa, Yun Yun, and the others agreed.
• Lu Yunxiao accepted the Pill Emperor title after a system message awarded him a Grand Dao Oath Stone for completing the achievement.

After refining two Tier 6 pills, Lu Yunxiao decided the Grand Dao Oath Stone could help secure Yun Shan’s loyalty without controlling him. Queen Medusa returned after killing Gu He, and Lu Yunxiao accepted responsibility for her actions before the two retired together.

• Lu Yunxiao considered using the Grand Dao Oath Stone to make Yun Shan swear an oath instead of controlling him, which could upset Yun Yun.
• Lu Yunxiao ended the gathering after refining two Tier 6 pills and left with the women.
• Lu Yunxiao waited in his room, and Queen Medusa returned, saying she had killed Gu He and left no corpse.
• Lu Yunxiao told Queen Medusa he was not angry and would handle Yun Yun’s reaction, then kissed her and carried her to bed.

After reaching nine-star Dou Ling, Lu Yunxiao discovered a body-tempering method in the Elemental Scripture and planned to cultivate it with Heavenly Flames, Spirit Gold, and rare metals. He asked Ya Fei to gather metals, then openly welcomed Qing Yanjing into his circle, leaving Queen Medusa irritated by Yun Yun's acceptance.

• Lu Yunxiao reached nine-star Dou Ling and studied the Elemental Body method, deciding to temper his physique with elemental energy and seek rare metals.
• Lu Yunxiao joined Yun Yun, Queen Medusa, Ya Fei, and Qing Yanjing in the garden and asked Ya Fei to collect rare metals for him.
• Lu Yunxiao invited Ya Fei and Qing Yanjing to sit with them, declaring that Qing Yanjing was no longer a servant.
• Yun Yun accepted Qing Yanjing's place in Lu Yunxiao's life, while Queen Medusa resented Yun Yun's permissiveness and worried Lu Yunxiao would bring home more women.

Lu Yunxiao comforted the jealous Queen Medusa before Yun Yun confronted him about Gu He's death. Yun Yun maneuvered Queen Medusa into joining the Misty Cloud Sect as an Elder, leaving the queen furious at having been tricked.

• Lu Yunxiao drew Queen Medusa into his embrace while Yun Yun noticed how he favored both women.
• Yun Yun asked Lu Yunxiao about Gu He's death and accused him of protecting Queen Medusa.
• Queen Medusa and Yun Yun argued over the Misty Cloud Sect's rules and threatened to fight.
• Lu Yunxiao ordered them to stop and announced that Queen Medusa would join the Misty Cloud Sect as an Elder.
• Queen Medusa realized Yun Yun had provoked her deliberately and regretted losing her temper.

Lu Yunxiao returned to the Misty Cloud Sect with Yun Yun after preparing gifts for her and the others. There, he sensed something sinister about Yun Leng’s rapid rise in strength and learned that Yun Shan had given him and other elders secret techniques.

• Yun Yun asked Lu Yunxiao when he would return to the Misty Cloud Sect, and he promised her a gift once Ya Fei finished gathering the metals.
• Queen Medusa demanded a gift, so Lu Yunxiao offered to forge her a Fire Element longsword and promised Qing Yanjing and Ya Fei swords as well.
• Three days later, Lu Yunxiao and Yun Yun returned to the Misty Cloud Sect while Queen Medusa and Qing Yanjing followed unseen.
• Yun Leng greeted them, and Lu Yunxiao sensed that his aura had become cold and sinister.
• Yun Yun explained that Yun Leng and several other elders had advanced after Yun Shan bestowed secret techniques on them, and Lu Yunxiao resolved to handle the matter himself.

Lu Yunxiao gave Yun Yun an Innate Physique Pill and stayed with her as she began absorbing it. While she cultivated, he prepared to try artifact refinement.

• Lu Yunxiao considered Yun Shan's Soul Hall-backed subordinates and planned to remove them from positions of power after the Three-Year Agreement.
• Lu Yunxiao gave Yun Yun an Innate Physique Pill and explained how it could transform her physique.
• Yun Yun refused the pill, but Lu Yunxiao placed it in her mouth and urged her to absorb its medicinal power.
• Yun Yun sat cross-legged on the bed and began cultivating as purple light enveloped her.
• Lu Yunxiao summoned the Purple Abyss Cauldron and prepared to try refining artifacts.

Lu Yunxiao practiced artifact refining, mastered the basic Dao Patterns, and forged the fifth-grade Azure Dragon Sword from rare materials. As Nalan Yanran neared the Three-Year Agreement without seeing him or Yun Yun, Lu Yunxiao’s latest sword remained unfinished and capable of further refinement.

• Lu Yunxiao began practicing artifact refining with refined iron, using the Green Lotus Core Flame and learning about Dao Patterns and inscriptions.
• After three days, Lu Yunxiao had mastered all 108 basic Dao Patterns and produced a roomful of third-grade refined iron swords.
• Lu Yunxiao continued refining for more than twenty days while Yun Yun remained in her transformation.
• Nalan Yanran reached nine-star Da Dou Shi but felt lonely because she had not seen Lu Yunxiao or Yun Yun before the Three-Year Agreement.
• Lu Yunxiao completed the peak fifth-grade Azure Dragon Sword from Azure Spirit Iron and Illusion Feather Gold, leaving room for a second refinement.

Lu Yunxiao watched Yun Yun complete her transformation into an Innate Wind God Physique, which greatly increased her talent and cultivation. As she opened her eyes, her azure eye-light clashed with Lu Yunxiao’s divine gaze.

• Lu Yunxiao finished forging the Azure Dragon Sword for Nalan Yanran as his final aid for the Three-Year Agreement.
• Yun Yun’s transformation began, drawing in Wind Attribute energy and forming an Innate Flawless Physique.
• Lu Yunxiao checked Yun Yun’s information panel and learned she had gained the Innate Wind God Physique and reached the peak of the Dou Huang realm.
• Lu Yunxiao considered Yun Yun’s awakened divine abilities and her prospects of surpassing Queen Medusa.
• Yun Yun opened her eyes and fired two beams of azure Xuan Guang at Lu Yunxiao, whose eye-light met and extinguished them.

After Yun Yun awakened her Innate Wind God Physique, she and Lu Yunxiao discovered that their physiques resonated and could help them cultivate together. Lu Yunxiao carried her to bed, and they finally consummated their love.

• Yun Yun tested her newly awakened power and told Lu Yunxiao that her body felt weightless and their connection had grown stronger.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that his higher-ranked Innate Elemental Physique made their resonance center on him, and they agreed to cultivate together.
• Yun Yun noticed Lu Yunxiao's forged longswords, and he said the Misty Cloud Sect's disciples could obtain them with Contribution Points.
• Lu Yunxiao carried Yun Yun to bed, and they consummated their love.

Lu Yunxiao and Yun Yun grew closer after spending the night together, and he gave Nalan Yanran a newly forged sword before warning her not to underestimate Yan Xiao. Several days later, the Three-Year Agreement arrived, with Nalan Yanran prepared to face the match.

• Lu Yunxiao woke beside Yun Yun and noticed their cultivation had improved after their intimacy.
• Lu Yunxiao gave Yun Yun a sword and promised to forge fine swords for all of his companions.
• Lu Yunxiao presented Nalan Yanran with a cyan longsword and warned her that Yan Xiao was Xiao Yan.
• Nalan Yanran practiced with her new sword while Lu Yunxiao and Yun Yun left together.
• Several days passed, and the Three-Year Agreement arrived.

The Misty Cloud Sect assembled for Nalan Yanran’s battle, while Lu Yunxiao watched alongside the sect and its distinguished guests. As the gathering waited, a black-robed figure appeared at the entrance to the square.

• Nearly a thousand Misty Cloud Sect disciples gathered in formation as Yun Yun, the elders, Nalan Yanran, and Lu Yunxiao took their places.
• Jia Xingtian, Fama, Hai Bodong, and Nalan Jie praised the sect’s formation, then Hai Bodong and Jia Xingtian argued over their granddaughters.
• Nalan Jie asked Hai Bodong to help Nalan Yanran win Lu Yunxiao’s favor, while Jia Xingtian also tried to promote Yao Ye and Yao Yue.
• Nalan Yanran moved closer to Lu Yunxiao, causing Yun Yun to grow jealous as Lu Yunxiao noticed someone approaching.
• A black-robed figure slowly appeared at the entrance to the square.

Xiao Yan arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect for his Three-Year Agreement with Nalan Yanran, and the two prepared to fight while Lu Yunxiao and Yun Yun watched. After Xiao Yan insisted the match be fought to the death, Yun Yun accepted and declared the duel begun.

• Xiao Yan reached the square and introduced himself to Nalan Yanran, who stood by Lu Yunxiao and remained confident in her decision to break their engagement.
• Lu Yunxiao recognized that Xiao Yan had reached one-star Da Dou Shi and warned Nalan Yanran not to underestimate him; she agreed to take the match seriously.
• Yun Yun resolved to hold Xiao Yan and Old Yao accountable for attacking Lu Yunxiao, while Jia Xingtian, Nalan Jie, and Hai Bodong discussed Xiao Yan and the broken engagement.
• Yun Yun introduced herself as Sect Master of the Misty Cloud Sect and said the duel should stop short of killing, but Xiao Yan demanded that life and death be left to fate.
• After Lu Yunxiao urged Yun Yun to agree, she accepted Xiao Yan's terms and declared the duel begun.

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran began their Three-Year Agreement duel, with Nalan Yanran using the Azure Dragon Sword forged by Lu Yunxiao. She outmatched Xiao Yan with superior Dou Qi and speed, leaving him struggling to defend as their battle continued.

• Xiao Yan confronted Nalan Yanran over their past and challenged her to settle their grudges in the Three-Year Agreement.
• Nalan Yanran acknowledged that she had broken off their engagement but stood by her choice, while Xiao Yan’s resentment toward her and Lu Yunxiao deepened.
• Lu Yunxiao warned Nalan Yanran to be careful of Xiao Yan’s Heavenly Flames before the two fighters charged at each other.
• Nalan Yanran forced Xiao Yan back with a sword thrust and then calmly intercepted his repeated attacks with her Azure Dragon Sword.
• Nalan Yanran accelerated her sword strikes, and although Xiao Yan used his Soul Power to block many of them, stray sword qi cut marks into his Black Robe.

Xiao Yan struggled against Nalan Yanran’s close-range swordsmanship until he released his full strength, revealing himself as a One-Star Da Dou Shi. Nalan Yanran then revealed her Nine-Star Da Dou Shi cultivation, leaving Xiao Yan facing an overwhelming disadvantage.

• Nalan Yanran wounded Xiao Yan with her Azure Dragon Sword and urged him to use his full strength.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that his swordsmanship training had made Nalan Yanran formidable in close combat.
• Xiao Yan formed his Dou Qi Armor, revealing that he had become a One-Star Da Dou Shi and shocking the spectators.
• Hai Bodong boasted that Lu Yunxiao had advanced from Six-Star Dou Practitioner to peak Dou Ling in just over two years.
• Nalan Yanran revealed her Nine-Star Da Dou Shi cultivation and formed refined Dou Qi Armor that overwhelmed Xiao Yan’s presence.
• Yun Yun credited Nalan Yanran’s rapid progress to Lu Yunxiao’s instruction, and Yun Leng regarded Lu Yunxiao with greater reverence.

Nalan Yanran revealed her nine-star Da Dou Shi strength and fought Xiao Yan in the Misty Cloud Sect arena. After disarming him and evading his close-combat attacks, she countered his Profound Yellow Flame-enhanced Eight Extremes Collapse with Star Sea Reversal and knocked him down.

• Nalan Yanran unveiled her concealed nine-star Da Dou Shi cultivation, astonishing Jia Xingtian and the spectators.
• Xiao Yan charged at Nalan Yanran, but she overpowered him in their sword-and-ruler clash and knocked the Profound Heavy Ruler from his hands.
• Xiao Yan attacked Nalan Yanran at close range after using Blazing Palm, but she calmly evaded his strikes and cut off a strand of his hair.
• Xiao Yan erupted with Profound Yellow Flame and used Eight Extremes Collapse against Nalan Yanran.
• Nalan Yanran answered with Star Sea Reversal, and her punch sent Xiao Yan crashing to the ground.

Xiao Yan fought Nalan Yanran but was outmatched by her strength and skills. After she destroyed his unfinished Buddha’s Fury Lotus, he rose in anger and prepared to use his true trump card, leaving their duel unresolved.

• Xiao Yan’s Eight Extremes Collapse lost to Nalan Yanran’s Star Sea Reversal, and she urged him to admit defeat.
• Xiao Yan refused to surrender and tried to fuse his Profound Yellow Flame with a sixth-tier Beast Flame to form Buddha’s Fury Lotus.
• Nalan Yanran used her Movement Dou Skill to slash apart the entangled flames, and the resulting blast injured Xiao Yan and sent him flying.
• The Misty Cloud Sect disciples cheered Nalan Yanran as Yun Yun and Yun Leng praised her performance.
• Xiao Yan blamed Nalan Yanran for destroying his Buddha’s Fury Lotus, then let his anger at her and Lu Yunxiao drive him to prepare his hidden trump card.

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran unleashed Earth Tier Dou Techniques in the final clash of their Three-Year Agreement. Nalan Yanran’s sword technique overpowered Xiao Yan’s attack and left him kneeling and badly wounded.

• Xiao Yan stood up, recovered the Profound Heavy Ruler, and gathered Fire Element energy to use Flame Splitting Wave Ruler.
• Jia Xingtian and Fama recognized Xiao Yan’s attack as an Earth Tier Dou Technique, while Hai Bodong predicted Nalan Yanran would prevail.
• Nalan Yanran gathered Wind Attribute energy and prepared Sword Separating Worlds with the Azure Dragon Sword.
• Yun Leng asked about Nalan Yanran’s technique, and Yun Yun warned him not to covet Lu Yunxiao’s Dou Skills.
• Xiao Yan’s Flame Splitting Wave Ruler collided with Nalan Yanran’s Sword Separating Worlds, but her sword aura split his attack, pierced his Dou Qi Armor, and knocked him to his knees.

Nalan Yanran defeated Xiao Yan with Sword Separating Worlds, leaving him gravely wounded and ending the Three-Year Agreement. Driven mad by his defeat, Xiao Yan called on Old Yao, who took control of his body and began healing him.

• Nalan Yanran won the duel after her sword strike shattered Xiao Yan's attack and nearly disemboweled him.
• Jia Xingtian and Fama praised the sword technique, and Hai Bodong revealed that Lu Yunxiao had created it.
• Nalan Yanran told Xiao Yan that he had lost, while Xiao Yan lamented his defeat and the humiliation it would bring his clan.
• Xiao Yan cried out that he would not accept the loss and begged Old Yao to help him.
• Old Yao took control of Xiao Yan's body, stopped his bleeding with Soul Power, and fed him healing pills.