Recaps

Lu Yunxiao exposed Yan Li’s suspicious identity, defeated Xiao Yan and Yao Chen’s ambush, and entered the alchemy tournament’s final round. He left the arc with a flawless Perfect Dou Spirit Pill and Yan Li beaten.

• Lu Yunxiao identified Yan Li’s youthful appearance as the result of an Appearance Restoration Pill, then spotted the flaw in the Windwalk Pill prescription and won the second round with a Perfect Pill.
• After the tournament, Old Yao and Xiao Yan ambushed Lu Yunxiao for his Heavenly Flame, but Qing Yanjing defeated them and helped Lu Yunxiao take the Bone Chilling Flame and bind Yao Chen’s Soul Origin.
• Lu Yunxiao let Xiao Yan escape, planning to leave him for Nalan Yanran at the Three-Year Agreement, and revealed Xiao Yan’s identity as Yan Xiao to Queen Medusa, Yun Yun, and Ya Fei.
• Lu Yunxiao agreed to defeat Yan Li in the final and planned to give Hai Bodong Energy Crystals made from the Bone Chilling Flame’s excess energy.
• At the final, Lu Yunxiao revealed the Purple Abyss Cauldron and the Green Lotus Core Flame, unsettling Yan Li and drawing Gu He’s hostile attention.
• Yan Li completed a peak Tier 4 Purple Heart Breaking Barrier Pill, but Lu Yunxiao produced a flawless Perfect Dou Spirit Pill and won the contest.

Lu Yunxiao wins the Alchemist Grand Assembly, defeats Gu He, and helps Yun Yun awaken an Innate Wind God Physique before the Three-Year Agreement. Nalan Yanran defeats Xiao Yan, but Old Yao takes control of Xiao Yan’s body to save him.

• Lu Yunxiao killed Yan Li after Yan Li attacked him, then won the Alchemist Grand Assembly and claimed the Pill Emperor title.
• Lu Yunxiao defeated Gu He with a Perfect Sect Breaking Pill, prompting Gu He to concede and Jia Xingtian to seek the pill.
• Queen Medusa told Lu Yunxiao she had killed Gu He, and Lu Yunxiao later returned to the Misty Cloud Sect with Yun Yun as Yun Leng’s sinister aura raised his suspicions.
• Lu Yunxiao gave Yun Yun an Innate Physique Pill, which transformed her into a peak Dou Huang with an Innate Wind God Physique, and forged swords for her and Nalan Yanran.
• At the Three-Year Agreement, Xiao Yan confronted Nalan Yanran, and she accepted his demand that the duel be decided by life and death.
• Nalan Yanran used her swordsmanship and Lu Yunxiao’s techniques to defeat Xiao Yan, overcoming his Buddha’s Fury Lotus and Earth Tier Flame Splitting Wave Ruler.
• After Nalan Yanran declared him defeated, Xiao Yan rejected the loss and begged Old Yao for help, and Old Yao took control of his body to treat his wounds.

Lu Yunxiao exposed Yun Shan’s alliance with the Soul Hall, defeated its forces, and united the Jia Ma Empire’s major factions under Cloud Gate. The arc ended with Nalan Yanran insisting she would marry Lu Yunxiao, his breakthrough to Dou Wang, and Xiao Yan imprisoned after losing his cultivation.

• Yao Chen revealed himself through Xiao Yan and fought Protector Wu, while Yun Shan joined the battle against him.
• Qing Yanjing and Queen Medusa helped Lu Yunxiao defeat Protector Wu and subdue Yun Shan, and Lu Yunxiao sealed both Protector Wu and Yao Chen.
• Lu Yunxiao founded Cloud Gate and brought the Misty Cloud Sect, the Mittel Family, the Nalan Clan, the Alchemist Guild, and the imperial family into it.
• Lu Yunxiao forced Yun Shan to swear on the Grand Dao Oath Stone that he would never collude with the Soul Hall or harm Lu Yunxiao and those around him.
• Nalan Yanran saw Lu Yunxiao and Yun Yun kissing, confronted Lu Yunxiao about their relationship, and declared that she would not give up on him.
• Nalan Yanran asked Yun Yun to agree to her becoming Lu Yunxiao’s wife, while Yun Yun struggled with whether she could share him.
• Lu Yunxiao reached Dou Wang, unsealed the Water Element, and went with Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran to confront the imprisoned Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan told Lu Yunxiao that he did not regret ambushing him for the Heavenly Flames and his dignity, and vowed that he hated him.

After Xiao Yan’s death, Lu Yunxiao organized Cloud Gate, strengthened his companions, and entered seclusion to refine the Bone Chilling Flame and forge weapons. He emerged at Nine-Star Dou King as Cloud Gate consolidated its hold over the Jia Ma Empire, but he still had no suitable gift for Qing Yanjing.

• Lu Yunxiao provoked Xiao Yan into taking his own life, then extracted the Profound Yellow Flame and took the ring containing Old Yao’s collection.
• Lu Yunxiao established Cloud Gate’s nine-member Council of Elders, appointed Yun Yun Vice Sect Master and Ya Fei to oversee its finances, and assigned Mittel Tengshan to build a foothold in the Black Corner Region.
• Lu Yunxiao gave Ya Fei pills that raised her to Six-Star Dou Emperor, while Nalan Yanran returned from seclusion with an Acquired Wind Spirit Physique and later entered the Gate of Life and Death to grow stronger.
• Lu Yunxiao and Yun Yun entered seclusion, where he refined the Bone Chilling Flame and reached Five-Star Dou Wang while Yun Yun continued absorbing energy.
• Lu Yunxiao forged weapons during seclusion as Cloud Gate consolidated control over the Jia Ma Empire under Queen Medusa, Qing Yanjing, and Ya Fei.
• Lu Yunxiao emerged after six months, defeated the tribulation lightning with the Dragon Slaying Sword, and revealed that he had advanced to Nine-Star Dou King.
• Lu Yunxiao gave Ya Fei the Blazing Phoenix Sword and presented Yun Yun and Queen Medusa with newly forged Seventh-tier swords, but realized he had no suitable gift for Qing Yanjing.