Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan spent time with Yao Wan, who ended their conversation when Qing Lin appeared and sent Qing Lin to see him off. On the way, Qing Lin offered to manage the sale of Pan Gate’s medicinal pills, and Xiao Yan had yet to decide whether to accept.

• Yao Wan used her Life Spirit Flame to soothe Xiao Yan, then teased him as their conversation grew awkward.
• Qing Lin came out into the courtyard, giving Yao Wan an excuse to send Xiao Yan away with her.
• Qing Lin asked what Xiao Yan had said to Yao Wan, and Xiao Yan wondered whether Yao Wan had become angry with him.
• Xiao Yan explained that Pan Gate lacked fire energy and said he would consider management after refining the first batch of medicinal pills.
• Qing Lin offered to handle the sale of the medicinal pills while her cultivation was near a bottleneck.

Xiao Yan opened Pan Gate’s medicine shop with Qing Lin managing it and sold out its first batch of Xiao Yan Pills, which boosted cultivation in the Heavenly Flame Refining Gas Tower. After thanking Xun’er and sharing fire energy and pills with her, Xiao Yan’s mention of the Xiao Yan Pill made her turn cold and ask whether Wan Guniang had given it to him.

• Qing Lin volunteered to manage Pan Gate’s medicine shop, and Xiao Yan accepted her offer.
• Xiao Yan and Pan Gate prepared the shop for three days, then opened it selling only the Xiao Yan Pill, whose formula Wan Guniang had provided.
• Students initially mocked the pill’s name but bought all two hundred pills after seeing its claimed effects and Elder Wan’s guarantee; Qing Lin managed the shop.
• Qing Lin returned the day’s fire energy to Xiao Yan and asked him to give her share to the two Pan Gate members who had helped her.
• Xiao Yan thanked Xun’er, transferred her fire energy, and agreed to take her to Canaan City; he also offered her Xiao Yan Pills to help her advance to Dou Ling.
• Xun’er’s expression turned cold when Xiao Yan mentioned the Xiao Yan Pill, and she asked whether Wan Guniang had given it to him.

Yao Wan discovered that Qing Lin had been selling Xiao Yan’s pills under the name Xiao Yan Pill and that rumors about her and Xiao Yan had spread through the Inner Academy. After confronting Xiao Yan and Qing Lin, she demanded an explanation, and both tried to take the blame.

• Xiao Xun'er learned that Xiao Yan’s pills had been named Xiao Yan Pill and felt upset that the ingredients she had given him went toward Yao Wan’s pills.
• Yao Wan searched the Back Mountain for Medusa, rescued Han Yue and the other women from a fifth-rank Magical Beast, and escorted them back to the Inner Academy.
• Han Yue told Yao Wan that Qing Lin had been selling Xiao Yan Pill for Pan Gate and described the rumors surrounding Xiao Yan and Yao Wan.
• Yao Wan went to Pan Gate and called for Qing Lin and Xiao Yan, who both realized their trouble had caught up with them.
• Yao Wan demanded an explanation, while Qing Lin claimed she had named the pills and Xiao Yan insisted that he was responsible.

Yao Wan punished Xiao Yan by ordering him to keep his distance while Yao Lao advised him to wait and give her time. Back at Pan Gate, Xiao Yan met Queen Medusa, who commissioned several pills and assured him his brothers would be safe if they were not enemies of the Snake-People Tribe.

• Yao Wan ordered Qing Lin to focus on cultivation until she reached Dou Zhe and questioned Xiao Yan about spreading rumors; after he denied it, she let him keep the Pill Formula and sent him away.
• Xiao Yan asked Yao Wan about his punishment, and she drove him from her courtyard and told him to stay away for a while.
• Yao Lao advised Xiao Yan to wait and give Yao Wan time to think through their changing relationship.
• Xiao Yan returned to his room and found Queen Medusa waiting with medicinal ingredients, asking him to refine at least three Dou Ling Pills and one Imperial Zenith Pill within half a year.
• Xiao Yan worried that the pills could harm his brothers, and Queen Medusa promised they would not lose their lives unless they were enemies of her tribe; Xiao Yan asked why they could not simply avoid fighting.

Xiao Yan promised Queen Medusa a pill within six months, then learned she intended to occupy his room while she remained in human form. With nowhere else to stay, he decided to borrow Nalan Yanran’s room, while Xiao Xun'er entered the Heavenly Flame Refining Gas Tower and gave Nalan her pills in a bad mood.

• Xiao Yan promised Queen Medusa he would give her the pill within six months, and Medusa explained why the Snake-People Tribe had nowhere else to settle.
• Queen Medusa said she got along with Zi Yan, had found medicinal ingredients for her, and wanted Xiao Yan to treat her well.
• Queen Medusa refused to leave Xiao Yan’s room, so Xiao Yan went to find somewhere else to stay and settled on borrowing Nalan Yanran’s room.
• Xiao Xun'er entered the Heavenly Flame Refining Gas Tower to cultivate and gave Nalan Yanran the Xiao Yan Pills she had received, saying she did not need them.

Xiao Yan joined Zi Yan in refining medicine after she returned from a raid on a Medicine Emperor stronghold in the Black-Corner Region. When he showed her the mysterious branch she wanted to eat, he discovered that it had sprouted green buds.

• Nalan Yanran cultivated with the pills Xiao Xun'er had sent and resolved to thank Xiao Yan later.
• Zi Yan visited Xiao Yan and took him to the Alchemy Room to refine the medicinal ingredients she and Medusa had gathered in the Black-Corner Region.
• Xiao Yan began refining Zi Yan's ingredients while she said she hoped to become a Dou Emperor and grow up.
• Zi Yan asked Xiao Yan for the mysterious medicinal branch, and he took it from his Storage Ring despite doubting it was safe for her to eat.
• Xiao Yan saw that the branch had grown green buds.

Xiao Yan finished refining Zi Yan’s medicinal ingredients and gave her pills that improved cultivation in the Heavenly Flame Refining Gas Tower. Meanwhile, Little Fairy Doctor learned why Yao Wan had shut herself away, while Yao Wan studied the Fallen Heart Flame and struggled with irritation she blamed on Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yan discovered a new shoot on the broken branch but refused to give it to Zi Yan, then spent the day refining her medicinal ingredients.
• Xiao Yan grew exhausted from the work, took a Qi Recovery Pill, and gave Zi Yan three pills to improve her cultivation efficiency in the Heavenly Flame Refining Gas Tower.
• Zi Yan sent Xiao Yan back to Pan Gate and returned, eager to try eating all the pills at once.
• Qing Lin told Little Fairy Doctor that Yao Wan had driven Xiao Yan away and had barely left her room since.
• Little Fairy Doctor reassured Qing Lin that Xiao Yan’s feelings had not changed and said she would try to advise Yao Wan.
• Yao Wan studied the Fallen Heart Flame, felt unusually restless, and angrily thought that Xiao Yan should stay with Xiao Xun'er instead.

After half a month of peace, Xiao Yan hid in Nalan Yanran’s wardrobe when she returned and discovered him in her room. He managed to explain why he had nowhere else to sleep, but Nalan drove him out and forbade him from entering again.

• Xiao Yan spent half a month refining pills and managing Pan Gate while Queen Medusa stayed in his room.
• Nalan Yanran returned to Pan Gate and learned that Xiao Yan had managed it well in her absence.
• Xiao Yan hid in Nalan Yanran’s wardrobe, but she detected his scent and found him while changing clothes.
• Nalan Yanran confronted Xiao Yan and attacked him, while he caught her feet and removed her shoes to stop her kicking him.
• Xiao Yan explained that a woman had taken over his room and that staying with Xiao Xun'er was too risky.
• Nalan Yanran drove Xiao Yan out and banned him from her room, then covered her face in embarrassment and anger.

After Queen Medusa took over Xiao Yan’s room, he looked for somewhere else to stay and ended up accepting Yao Wan’s offer to lodge with her group. He was assigned a room opposite Xian'er’s, while Yao Wan set strict conditions for his stay.

• Xiao Yan reassured Pan Gate members that his confrontation with Nalan Jie had only been a misunderstanding, then spoke with Queen Medusa about being scolded after resting in Nalan Yanran’s room.
• Queen Medusa reflected on her growing familiarity with Xiao Yan and decided she should keep some distance from him.
• Xiao Yan found Little Fairy Doctor back from seclusion and learned that the Poison Body Embryo Pill had helped her refine poison faster.
• Xiao Yan told Yao Wan that he had nowhere to stay and planned to train in the Heavenly Flame Refining Gas Tower, but Yao Wan offered him temporary lodging.
• Yao Wan charged Xiao Yan two hundred fire energy per day, warned Qing Lin to focus on cultivation, and assigned Xiao Yan a room opposite Xian'er’s while forbidding him from casually disturbing her.

Xiao Yan stayed in Yao Wan's courtyard and repeatedly tried to get past the restriction on her door, while Little Fairy Doctor revealed that her Poison Dou Qi was nearing a breakthrough to Dou Zong. She asked Xiao Yan to help replenish her poisonous flame, and he readily agreed.

• Xiao Yan spent the morning cleaning the courtyard and learned from Qing Lin that Yao Wan had no need for tea or water service.
• Xiao Yan repeatedly charged at the restriction before Yao Wan's door, but its Soul Power sent him flying each time.
• Little Fairy Doctor brought Xiao Yan tea, and he assured her he would trust and accept anything she gave him even without protection from poison.
• Little Fairy Doctor explained that Yao Wan's poisonous pills had brought her Poison Dou Qi close to a Dou Zong breakthrough.
• Little Fairy Doctor asked Xiao Yan to replenish her poisonous flame, and he agreed without hesitation.

Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor prepared to remove the excess Poison Dou Qi from her body so she could refine it and form a pill. Little Fairy Doctor overcame her hesitation and used the intimate procedure to test Xiao Yan’s feelings, leaving him visibly shaken as he began channeling the poison flame.

• Xiao Yan asked Little Fairy Doctor why they could not replenish her poison flame immediately, and she asked for half an hour to prepare.
• Little Fairy Doctor wrestled with whether to accept Yao Wan’s hopes for her and Xiao Yan, then resolved not to retreat.
• Little Fairy Doctor returned after bathing, and she and Xiao Yan went to her room to begin removing her excess Poison Dou Qi.
• Little Fairy Doctor explained the process, then undressed more than the procedure required, gambling that Xiao Yan would be affected by her.
• Xiao Yan reacted with surprise but agreed to ferry the poison flame, and Deep Purple Flames appeared at his fingertips.

Xiao Yan finished stabilizing Little Fairy Doctor’s poison body, but their conversation about his feelings turned into a confrontation. After Little Fairy Doctor kissed him and demanded a place in his heart, Xiao Yan chose to hold her and let her sleep in his arms.

• Xiao Yan guided the Netherworld Poison Flame through Little Fairy Doctor’s meridians, gathering her toxins into the Poison Body Embryo Pill and restoring her aura to calm.
• Little Fairy Doctor asked Xiao Yan what he felt for her beyond friendship, and he tried to avoid answering.
• Little Fairy Doctor pinned Xiao Yan to the bed, kissed him, and insisted she would have him in this life.
• Little Fairy Doctor confronted Xiao Yan about his feelings for Xiao Xun'er and asked whether he had ever felt anything for her.
• Little Fairy Doctor asked to keep a place in Xiao Yan’s heart even if she could not compare to Xiao Xun'er, and Xiao Yan pulled her into his arms and told her to sleep.

Xiao Yan wrestled with his feelings for Little Fairy Doctor after spending the night with her, then admitted he was afraid of failing her and kissed her forehead. Little Fairy Doctor reassured him that she did not expect to monopolize him, and revealed that Wan Jiejie had helped draw out her feelings for him.

• Xiao Yan lay awake beside Little Fairy Doctor, questioning whether his growing attachment to her had been mixed with selfishness.
• Little Fairy Doctor woke and pressed Xiao Yan to clarify their relationship, while he confessed he might have harbored hidden feelings and did not want to keep things ambiguous.
• Little Fairy Doctor told Xiao Yan she liked him and asked him to kiss her, and he kissed her forehead while admitting he feared he would fail her.
• Little Fairy Doctor said she did not intend to come between Xiao Yan and Wan Jiejie and would be content with a place in his heart.
• Little Fairy Doctor revealed that she had tested Wan Jiejie's attitude toward Xiao Yan and that Wan Jiejie had helped draw out her feelings.

Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor discussed their new relationship and Wan Guniang’s feelings, and Xiao Yan promised to devote time to Little Fairy Doctor and learn to love her. Little Fairy Doctor then asked him to wait before they took their relationship further physically.

• Little Fairy Doctor explained that Wan Guniang had urged her to seize the chance to avoid regretting it, and Xiao Yan realized he wanted to take responsibility for her, Wan Guniang, and Xun'er.
• Little Fairy Doctor offered to help Xiao Yan and Wan Guniang get together, then told him Wan Guniang often complained about him while continuing to help him.
• Little Fairy Doctor revealed that Wan Guniang treasured the wooden carving Xiao Yan had made for her, and Xiao Yan admitted he had given it to her.
• Xiao Yan pulled Little Fairy Doctor into his arms and said he wanted to spend time with her and learn to love her as he loved Wan Guniang.
• Little Fairy Doctor accepted Xiao Yan’s promise, then asked to wait before they became physically intimate.

Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor grew closer as they teased each other and discussed how she had changed since Green Mountain Town. Qing Lin nearly discovered Xiao Yan in Little Fairy Doctor’s room, and the chapter ended with Little Fairy Doctor agreeing to try to become more cheerful again.

• Little Fairy Doctor embarrassed Xiao Yan by suggesting that Wan Jiejie should have the first chance, and Xiao Yan clarified that he had not been thinking that far ahead.
• Xiao Yan reassured Little Fairy Doctor that he liked her more expressive side and explained that her earlier focus on cultivation had come from her poison body.
• Qing Lin searched for Xiao Yan, but Little Fairy Doctor stopped him from answering and told Qing Lin that he might have gone out.
• After Qing Lin left, Little Fairy Doctor explained that she had hidden Xiao Yan to prevent Qing Lin from misunderstanding and causing trouble with Wan Jiejie.
• Xiao Yan affectionately called Little Fairy Doctor “Xian’er” and told her he missed her cheerful, carefree self from Green Mountain Town.
• Little Fairy Doctor admitted that she had not been so carefree even then, but promised to try her best.

Yao Wan let Qing Lin believe she would retrieve Xiao Yan, while privately trusting that he was with the Little Fairy Doctor after they transferred the fire. When Xiao Yan finally visited, Yao Wan welcomed him without the barrier and set a rune-marked stone hammer on the table.

• Qing Lin told Yao Wan that Xiao Yan had disappeared and worried that Xiao Xun'er had lured him away, but Yao Wan reassured her and sent her back to cultivate.
• Yao Wan revealed that the Little Fairy Doctor had taken Xiao Yan down the previous night, easing her concern about his attention and her rivalry with Xiao Xun'er.
• Yao Wan continued researching how to suppress the Dou Zong-level Fallen Heart Flame while Xiao Yan stayed with the Little Fairy Doctor.
• Xiao Yan arrived at Yao Wan's door, and the Little Fairy Doctor went upstairs so he could enter alone.
• Yao Wan asked why Xiao Yan had come, then put a stone hammer with golden rune fragments on the table and invited him to try it.

Xiao Yan asked Yao Wan how she felt about sharing the love of someone she cared for, and her answer left him wondering whether she was hinting at her feelings for him. Yao Wan sent him off to talk with Xian'er and visit Nalan, leaving their own relationship unresolved.

• Xiao Yan failed to lift Yao Wan's rune-marked stone hammer, and Yao Wan told him to train his body and revisit the Scrolls when he reached Dou Wang.
• Xiao Yan told Yao Wan that Xian'er wanted to talk to her, and Yao Wan teased him about calling Little Fairy Doctor Xian'er before encouraging the two to settle their own affairs.
• Yao Yan asked whether Yao Wan would accept a man having several wives, and she said she was not interested in men.
• When Xiao Yan asked what she would do if she loved someone who had to share his love, Yao Wan said she would care but would ultimately accept everything he loved.
• Yao Wan urged Xiao Yan to talk properly with Xian'er and to visit Nalan, who was helping manage Pan Gate.

Xiao Yan accepted Yao Wan’s advice to apologize to Nalan Yanran, while Yao Wan celebrated Little Fairy Doctor’s new relationship with him and warned her about his tendency to attract women. The next day, Yao Wan went to Pan Gate to check on Nalan Yanran, whose recent days seemed difficult.

• Yao Wan told Xiao Yan to prepare gifts, apologize to Nalan Yanran, and explain himself, and he agreed to think about how to make things right.
• After Xiao Yan left, Little Fairy Doctor visited Yao Wan, who congratulated her on getting together with Xiao Yan and teased her about their future.
• Yao Wan warned Little Fairy Doctor that Xiao Yan attracted women, and Little Fairy Doctor said she knew and was content as long as he had a place for her in his heart.
• The next day, Yao Wan visited Pan Gate to see Nalan Yanran and learned she was in the third room on the second floor.

Nalan Yanran struggled with her anger and embarrassment over Xiao Yan before he asked her to go to Back Mountain with him. Meanwhile, Su Qian told Yao Wan that rumors about a runaway daughter of a great clan had spread as far as the Black-Corner Region.

• Yao Wan comforted Nalan Yanran, who admitted she was still angry at Xiao Yan but refused to demand compensation from him.
• Yao Wan gave Nalan Yanran Purification Pills and cultivation pills before leaving.
• Xiao Yan knocked on Nalan Yanran's door and asked her to accompany him to Back Mountain.
• Su Qian met Yao Wan near the Elder Council and privately told her that people were searching for a runaway daughter of a great clan in hopes of claiming its reward.

Yao Wan decided to return to her clan after helping Xiao Yan with the Fallen Heart Flame, then encountered Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran after they defeated a Snow Demon Sky Ape. Xiao Yan led Nalan Yanran to a hidden underground pool of Earth Core Body Tempering Milk, but she had never heard of it.

• Yao Wan told Su Qian she planned to return to her clan and hoped to help Xiao Yan resolve the Fallen Heart Flame matter first.
• Yao Wan sensed Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran in the Back Mountain after they had beaten a Snow Demon Sky Ape into unconsciousness.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran traded barbs as he led her deeper into a cave, and she discovered that he had met a woman called Little Fairy Doctor.
• Xiao Yan showed Nalan Yanran a pool of Earth Core Body Tempering Milk beneath a giant stalactite, but she said she had never heard of it.