Chapter Summaries

Yun Shu visited Xiao Yan at the Back Mountain, then crossed paths with Xiao Mei and Gu Xun Er at the Xiao Family. After Xun Er questioned his sudden retreat, Yun Shu asked whether anything had happened between her and Xiao Yan when they were children.

• Yun Shu met Xiao Yan at the Back Mountain and heard that he could not cultivate, but said he was unable to help.
• Yun Shu left Xiao Mei and turned away from Xun Er after recognizing her, but Xun Er called him back.
• Xun Er asked Yun Shu why he had chosen to cooperate with the Xiao Family, and he blamed the Gale Family and the Oba Family for being greedy.
• Yun Shu asked whether Xun Er liked anyone and mentioned Xiao Yan, then questioned whether they had shared a childhood incident.

Yun Shu flirted with Xun Er, collected the proceeds from Lion's Roar, and rejected offers from the Gale and Oba families to refine pills for them. He continued working between the Xiao Family and the Mittel Auction House, and after half a year he could easily refine First Grade Pills.

• Yun Shu learned that Xiao Yan had once tried to sneak into Xun Er's room, then openly flirted with Xun Er before Ya Fei's maid interrupted them.
• Ya Fei gave Yun Shu the auction proceeds from Lion's Roar and medicinal herbs for the Xiao Family, and Yun Shu decided to save his Gold Coins for a future Lottery.
• Gale Ao and Oba Pa asked Yun Shu to refine pills for them in exchange for a share of the profits, but Yun Shu refused.
• Ya Fei warned Yun Shu that the two families might retaliate, but Yun Shu reassured her that he was not worried.
• Yun Shu continued traveling between the Xiao Family and the Mittel Auction House, and after half a year he could easily refine First Grade Pills.

Yun Shu encouraged Xiao Yan during the clan test and grew closer to Xun Er, then decided to focus on cultivation as Xiao Yan’s rise approached. He returned to his room to spend his saved Gold Coins on the Lottery, leaving Ya Fei eagerly anticipating his progress.

• Yun Shu watched Xiao Yan test at the Third Stage of Dou Qi and encouraged him, while Xun Er questioned Yun Shu about his interest in Xiao Yan.
• After Xun Er finished her test, Yun Shu took her aside, explained that he was merely curious about Xiao Yan, and said he would begin cultivating seriously.
• Yun Shu reflected on his pill-refining progress, his savings of more than two million Gold Coins, and his plan to spend them on the Lottery.
• Yun Shu told Xun Er he was tired of refining pills and said goodbye, while she complained that he had touched her head.
• Yun Shu told Ya Fei he would soon be able to refine Second Grade Pills and went to his room, where he intended to draw from the Lottery.

Yun Shu won Gu He's alchemy experience in a lottery and absorbed it, secretly gaining the knowledge to become a high-ranking alchemist. After waking, he went to the Xiao Family and offered Xiao Yan a way to solve his cultivation problem, hoping to connect with Yao Lao.

• Yun Shu won Gu He's alchemy experience from the system and absorbed the Jade Slip, then fell into a deep sleep.
• Ya Fei cared for Yun Shu after he woke the next morning, and told him the Xiao Family had invited him.
• Yun Shu arrived at the Xiao Family after Nalan Yanran had already left and headed to the Back Mountain to meet Yao Lao through Xiao Yan.
• Yun Shu waited for Xiao Yan and offered to help solve his inability to cultivate Dou Qi, exciting Xiao Yan.

Yun Shu tested why Xiao Yan could not cultivate and helped him realize that his mother's ring was absorbing his Dou Qi. Yao Lao revealed himself, admitted what he had done, and promised to help Xiao Yan recover, while Xiao Yan demanded compensation.

• Yun Shu told Xiao Yan that his body was healthy and suggested testing whether something he carried was interfering with his cultivation.
• Yao Lao watched from inside Xiao Yan's ring and concealed himself when Xiao Yan cultivated without losing his Dou Qi.
• Yun Shu speculated that an item, possibly Xiao Yan's ring, was responsible, prompting Xiao Yan to realize he had worn it continuously since childhood.
• Yao Lao emerged from the ring, and Xiao Yan recognized him as the one who had absorbed his Dou Qi for three years.
• Yao Lao promised to help Xiao Yan regain his former talent, and Xiao Yan demanded compensation.

Yun Shu and Xiao Yan became Yao Lao’s disciples, and Yao Lao assessed their abilities before assigning them different training. Yao Lao began teaching Yun Shu alchemy by demonstrating how to refine Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid.

• Yun Shu and Xiao Yan accepted Yao Lao as their teacher and completed the apprenticeship rites.
• Yun Shu revealed his approximate strength and alchemy ability, while Xiao Yan admitted he lacked a cultivation technique, battle skill, and alchemy experience.
• Yao Lao assigned Xiao Yan to focus on improving his strength and promised to help him reach Dou Zhe within a year, while Yun Shu would train to become a Peak Second Grade alchemist.
• Yao Lao asked Yun Shu to provide medicinal herbs for Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, and Yun Shu agreed while refusing to spend his Gold Coins.
• After Xiao Yan left to inform his father that Yun Shu would stop refining pills for the Xiao Family, Yao Lao demonstrated how to refine Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid for Yun Shu.

After giving Xiao Yan Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, Yao Lao guided Yun Shu through refining it as Yun Shu attempted his first Second Grade medicine. Yun Shu succeeded after nearly thirty failures and decided to sell the batch to surprise Ya Fei, but Yao Lao followed him in his Ring of Holding to continue teaching him.

• Yao Lao gave Xiao Yan Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and taught him how to use it to return to the Dou Zhe level.
• Yao Lao examined Yun Shu's medicine cauldron and identified it as likely belonging to the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking.
• Yun Shu's first attempt to refine Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid failed after he lost focus and overheated the herbs and liquid.
• After nearly thirty failures, Yun Shu refined a usable batch of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid.
• Yun Shu decided to sell the batch at the Mittel Auction House as a surprise for Ya Fei.
• Yao Lao followed Yun Shu in his Ring of Holding, insisting he would continue guiding him in alchemy.

Yun Shu gave Ya Fei his Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid for auction and then cultivated through the night. The next morning, he headed toward the Xiao Family marketplace with Yao Lao to check on Xiao Yan and collect the Absorption Palm technique.

• Yun Shu returned to the Mittel Auction House and gave Ya Fei his Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, telling her to set its starting bid at ten thousand Gold Coins and keep his teacher's identity secret.
• Ya Fei celebrated Yun Shu becoming a Second Grade Alchemist, while Yao Lao interrupted their private moment and teased him.
• Yun Shu returned to his room and cultivated; Yao Lao decided not to force him to replace his Earth-Rank technique with the Flame Devouring Art.
• After cultivating overnight, Yun Shu agreed to go with Yao Lao to see Xiao Yan's progress and planned to collect the Absorption Palm technique from the Xiao Family marketplace.

Yun Shu learned the Absorption Palm and spent two months studying Alchemy Art under Yao Lao, becoming a Second-Rank Alchemist. After Yao Lao agreed to stop following him around, Yun Shu left to visit Xun Er and pursue Ya Fei, while Yao Lao began teaching Xiao Yan the Dou Skill.

• Yun Shu bought a Black Iron Slab and learned its Mystic Low-Rank Dou Skill, the Absorption Palm, in about half an hour.
• Yun Shu gave the slab to Yao Lao to keep for Xiao Yan and spent two months learning Alchemy Art, reaching Second-Rank Alchemist skill.
• Yun Shu complained that Yao Lao had watched him constantly, and Yao Lao agreed to stop following him around.
• Yao Lao revealed that he was an Eighth-Rank Alchemist, and Xiao Yan was astonished.
• Yao Lao gave Xiao Yan the Black Iron Slab and began teaching him the Absorption Palm as Yun Shu left to visit Xun Er and then approach Ya Fei.

After returning from seclusion as a Second-Rank Alchemist, Yun Shu tried to grow closer to Xun Er before heading back to the Mittel Auction House. He discovered that Ya Fei had just started her period, then settled on cultivating Burning Flame Burst, whose explosive effects left him questioning the technique’s usefulness.

• Yun Shu found Xun Er, apologized for his two-month absence, and told her he had advanced to Second-Rank Alchemist.
• Yun Shu took Xun Er’s hand and led her for a walk, then reflected on how difficult it would be to win her over.
• Yun Shu returned to the Mittel Auction House and found that Ya Fei had just started her period, so he went back to his room to cultivate.
• Yun Shu reviewed the pills Yao Lao had made and decided to focus on Dou Qi training and Burning Flame Burst until Canaan Academy’s recruitment.
• Yun Shu learned that Burning Flame Burst required tangible flame and created weapons or armor that exploded when struck, potentially endangering allies as well as enemies.

Yun Shu learned to compress the Fallen Heart Flame into weapons and found that the Strange Flame Needle could cause a powerful explosion but consumed much of his Dou Qi. After returning to Wu Tan City and spending the night with Ya Fei, he resolved to enter seclusion and grow strong enough to protect her.

• Yun Shu practiced compressing the Fallen Heart Flame into weapons and tested a Strange Flame Needle, which blasted a crater into a stone wall.
• Over seven days, Yun Shu found that needles and nails consumed too much of his limited Dou Qi, making the skill impractical for him for now.
• Yun Shu returned to Wu Tan City and went to the Mittel Auction House to see Ya Fei.
• Yun Shu and Ya Fei spent the night together, and the next morning Yun Shu decided to enter complete seclusion to strengthen himself and protect her.

Yun Shu used funds from Ya Fei to draw a Peak Dou Huang Experience Card, then revealed his pill-refining ability by making high-rank pills to repay the money. He left Ya Fei with six pills to take to the Imperial Capital for appraisal and auction, though he worried about the dangers of the journey.

• Yun Shu asked Ya Fei to withdraw three million Gold Coins from the Mittel Auction House for his Lottery draw.
• Yun Shu obtained a Peak Dou Huang Experience Card that granted Peak Dou Huang strength for two hours and could be paused.
• Yun Shu revealed his Fallen Heart Flame and refined Fourth-Rank and Fifth-Rank Pills in front of Ya Fei.
• Yun Shu successfully made two Fifth-Rank Pills and four Fourth-Rank Pills, but Gu Ni could not appraise them in Wu Tan City.
• Ya Fei offered to take the pills to the Imperial Capital herself, while Yun Shu worried about her safety.

Yun Shu accompanied Ya Fei to the Imperial Capital, where she sold six of his pills at the Mittel Auction House for six and a half million. With the sale complete, Yun Shu flew Ya Fei back toward Wu Tan City using his Purple Cloud Wings.

• Yun Shu concealed his aura and accompanied Ya Fei to the Mittel Family headquarters in the Imperial Capital.
• Ya Fei told a Mittel Family elder that a Fifth-Rank Alchemist had supplied the pills, and she presented Yun Shu as the alchemist's disciple.
• Ya Fei took over as auctioneer and sold Yun Shu's six pills for six and a half million, with the Mittel Family waiving its handling fee.
• Yun Shu embraced Ya Fei in a deserted place and flew into the sky with her using his Purple Cloud Wings.
• Ya Fei questioned Yun Shu about the wings, and he teased her until she called him "Hubby."

Yun Shu gained a teleportation and ally-monitoring skill from the lottery, then spent more than half a year cultivating as his mature Fallen Heart Flame strengthened him. Ya Fei told him Canaan Academy would recruit in six months and that Xiao Yan had regained his talent, leaving Yun Shu preparing for the next stage of his growth.

• Yun Shu won Compassionate Soul Descent, which could shield a marked ally and teleport him to them, and discovered that it let him monitor marked allies remotely.
• Yun Shu marked Ya Fei as an ally but failed when he tried to mark Xun Er remotely.
• Yun Shu cultivated for over half a year, and his Fallen Heart Flame matured and helped him break through from Six-Star Dou Zhe to Seven-Star Dou Zhe while he slept.
• Ya Fei told Yun Shu that Canaan Academy would recruit students in six months and that Xiao Yan had recovered his cultivation talent and stood out at the Coming of Age Ceremony.
• Yun Shu invited Ya Fei to stay with him, but let her leave to host an auction and agreed to wait until that night.

Yun Shu visited the Xiao Family after more than half a year away and went to the Back Mountain to find Xiao Yan. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan learning from Yao Lao that his senior brother had returned.

• Yun Shu remembered the cake he had saved and planned to give it to Xun Er for her upcoming birthday.
• Yun Shu encountered Xiao Ning and Xiao Yu at the Xiao Family and asked where Xiao Yan was.
• Xiao Ning told Xiao Yu that Yun Shu was a sixteen-year-old Second-Rank Alchemist who had helped the Xiao Family defeat the Gale Family and the Oba Family.
• Xiao Yu blushed after Yun Shu stared at her legs, and Xiao Ning began imagining Yun Shu becoming his brother-in-law.
• Yun Shu used Soul Power to locate Xiao Yan at the Back Mountain and approached him without drawing Yao Lao's suspicion.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan that his senior brother had returned, and Xiao Yan asked if Yun Shu was back.

Yun Shu returned from more than half a year of seclusion as a Seven-Star Dou Practitioner, astonishing Yao Lao and Xiao Yan. He reunited with Xun Er, who punished him for disappearing but softened when he said he had brought her a birthday gift.

• Yun Shu revealed his Seven-Star Dou Practitioner cultivation and explained that he had spent more than half a year cultivating with pills Yao Lao had refined for him.
• Yao Lao scolded Xiao Yan for his lack of persistence and said he could study Alchemy Art with Yun Shu after breaking through to Dou Zhe.
• Yun Shu left the Back Mountain to visit Xun Er, who secretly had Ling Ying restrict his Dou Qi before challenging him.
• Yun Shu fought Xun Er using his physical strength and Soul Power, then stopped her and reminded her that her birthday was coming.
• Xun Er complained that Yun Shu had disappeared without a word, and Yun Shu told her he had specially prepared a birthday gift for her.

Yun Shu celebrated Xun Er’s birthday with a cake that convinced her he was someone she had promised to keep secret, then learned that Yao Lao was offering the Flame Devouring Art to him and Xiao Yan. Yun Shu rejected the dangerous cultivation method, leaving Xiao Yan as the only disciple willing to pursue it.

• Yun Shu spent Xun Er’s birthday shopping with her and gave her the accessory she had admired.
• Yun Shu brought out a birthday cake, and Xun Er recognized its flavor but kept her suspicion about his identity secret.
• Xiao Yan broke through to become a Dou Zhe, and Yao Lao summoned him and Yun Shu to offer them the Flame Devouring Art.
• Yao Lao explained that the Flame Devouring Art could evolve by absorbing Strange Fire, but doing so was dangerous.
• Yun Shu refused to cultivate the Flame Devouring Art, while Xiao Yan remained interested in it.

Yun Shu and Xiao Yan prepared for Canaan Academy’s recruitment while Yao Lao discussed the Strange Fire there. Yun Shu began an unexpected breakthrough and, aided by the Fallen Heart Flame, emerged as a Dou Shi after absorbing and refining a vast amount of energy.

• Yun Shu reassured Xiao Yan that he had given up the Flame Devouring Art because he feared hardship, and Yao Lao’s concerns about the technique were settled.
• Half a year later, Canaan Academy began recruiting in Wu Tan City, and Yao Lao told Xiao Yan that the Strange Fire needed for the Flame Devouring Art was at the academy.
• Yun Shu continued cultivating toward the Dou Shi Realm while Xiao Yan, now a Five Star Dou Zhe, discussed training plans with Yao Lao.
• Yao Lao sensed Yun Shu’s breakthrough and sent Xiao Yan to guard the area while he watched over Yun Shu.
• The Fallen Heart Flame absorbed the surging energy and purified it into Dou Qi, allowing Yun Shu to push through his breakthrough as his vortex reversed and strengthened his body.
• Yun Shu opened his eyes after the energy settled and received the Dou Shi Realm Gift Pack.

After surviving a dangerous surge of energy, Yun Shu reached Three-Star Dou Shi with stable Dou Qi and reunited with Ya Fei. He won Kamui in a system lottery, gaining access to an alternate dimension and long-distance space travel, and decided to keep the power secret.

• Yao Lao scolded Yun Shu for risking his Dou Qi vortex, then confirmed his cultivation had advanced to Three-Star Dou Shi without becoming unstable.
• Yao Lao told Yun Shu to rest before Canaan Academy's recruitment team arrived the next day, and Yun Shu teleported back to Ya Fei.
• Yun Shu reassured Ya Fei that he would remain able to visit her while training with Yao Lao in the Gama Empire.
• Yun Shu opened his Dou Master gift pack and received a Mysterious Fragment and a random Lottery chance.
• Yun Shu used the Lottery and obtained Kamui, which let him teleport parts of his body into an Alternate Dimension and travel between marked locations.
• Yun Shu resolved to hide Kamui's abilities, then went to sleep beside Ya Fei.

Yun Shu and Xiao Yan's group reached the Canaan Academy recruitment, where Xiao Yu used her connection to Instructor Ruo Lin to bring them past the crowds. They met Xue Ni and Luo Bu, and Yun Shu prepared to let Luo Bu make the first move as the group approached the test.

• Xiao Yu led Yun Shu, Xiao Yan, and the others through the soldiers guarding the recruitment square, while Yun Shu shielded Xun Er with his Soul Power.
• Xue Ni greeted Xiao Yu and learned that Yun Shu was the handsome young Second-Rank Alchemist Xiao Yu had mentioned; Xun Er blushed when Xiao Yu called herself Yun Shu's girlfriend.
• Xue Ni told Xiao Yu that Luo Bu had joined the recruitment team and advanced to Four-Star Dou Zhe, and Yun Shu agreed to teach him a lesson if Luo Bu provoked him first.
• Xue Ni brought the group into the tent, where Canaan Academy students gathered and Xiao Yu was greeted by a crowd of female students.
• Luo Bu offered to use a Testing Crystal Ball to test the newcomers, while Xiao Yu told Yun Shu and the others to try it; Luo Bu privately dismissed Yun Shu as a country bumpkin.