Chapter Summaries

After marrying Ye Xin Lan, Nalan Chaoge learned that his existing marriage might disqualify him from representing the Ye Family in the Pill Tower assessment, putting the family’s elder seat at risk. He proposed training Ye Xin Lan to qualify as a Seventh-grade Alchemist within two months, then left with her after Ye Feng accused him of exploiting the family.

• Feng Qing'er realized she had fought Nalan Chaoge’s clone, while Cao Ying left the Ye Family estate after warning that he had killed two Cao Family retainers.
• Feng Qing'er told Ye Zhong that Nalan Chaoge was already married, and the Ye Family concluded that he could not represent them in the assessment because of his other marriage ties.
• The morning after their wedding, Nalan Chaoge and Ye Xin Lan served tea to the Ye Family and learned that Ye Feng believed their family had lost eligibility for its elder seat.
• Nalan Chaoge questioned whether the Pill Tower had actually disqualified the Ye Family, then offered to have Ye Xin Lan attempt the assessment instead.
• Nalan Chaoge promised to help Ye Xin Lan advance from fifth grade to seventh grade in two months, and Ye Zhong agreed to give them the chance.
• After Ye Feng mocked the plan, Nalan Chaoge said he and Ye Xin Lan would move out without taking anything from the Ye Family and led her from the hall.

Nalan Chaoge brought Ye Xin Lan to Sacred Pill City and used Mei Terumi’s abilities to strengthen her, hoping she could earn the Grade 7 alchemist badge needed to represent the Ye Family. After Ye Xin Lan demonstrated her new combat power, she and Nalan Chaoge went to the Pill Tower to begin her rank assessment.

• Ye Xin Lan apologized for her family’s treatment of Nalan Chaoge, and he told her she was the one who could save the Ye Family by passing the family assessment.
• Nalan Chaoge asked Heavenly Fire Venerable to protect Ye Xin Lan as they traveled toward the Pill Region, then the group reached Sacred Pill City after several days on the road.
• Nalan Chaoge revealed that Ye Xin Lan had gained Mei Terumi’s abilities, and she showed her rising Dou Zong strength and Water Release techniques while sparring with Heavenly Fire Venerable.
• Nalan Chaoge explained that Ye Xin Lan needed to become a Grade 7 alchemist and earn a Pill Tower Rank Badge to qualify for the Ye Family assessment.
• The next day, Ye Xin Lan and Nalan Chaoge arrived at a Pill Tower branch so she could take her alchemist rank assessment.

Ye Xin Lan arrived at the Pill Tower with Nalan Chaoge to take an alchemist assessment, despite the Bai and Qiu Families mocking the weakened Ye Family. She declared she would attempt the Seventh-grade Intermediate assessment, and the chapter ended as the Bai Family’s gray-robed old woman attacked Nalan Chaoge.

• Nalan Chaoge and Ye Xin Lan entered the Pill Tower and were escorted to the assessment room, where members of the Bai and Qiu Families mocked Ye Xin Lan and the Ye Family.
• Ye Xin Lan greeted Elder Han Li, who confirmed he had been waiting for her, while the gray-robed old woman and the Bai Family continued to insult her.
• Nalan Chaoge urged Ye Xin Lan not to tolerate bullying, and Ye Xin Lan agreed as Elder Han Li began arranging the families’ assessments.
• The Qiu Family’s young pair requested Sixth Grade Intermediate assessments, while the Bai Family’s candidates named Sixth Grade Intermediate and Advanced Sixth-grade.
• Ye Xin Lan announced she would take the Seventh-grade Intermediate assessment, shocking the room and drawing further ridicule from the Bai Family.
• The gray-robed old woman insulted Nalan Chaoge, then lunged at his throat with her claws as he stepped forward to defend Ye Xin Lan.

Ye Xin Lan defeated a Bai Family elder during a confrontation at the Pill Tower, and Nalan Chaoge secretly killed the elder with Amaterasu before Han Li covered it up as spontaneous combustion. Ye Xin Lan passed the Seventh-grade Intermediate Alchemist assessment and left with Nalan Chaoge, giving the Ye Family hope of retaining its elder status.

• Ye Xin Lan struck the gray-robed Bai Family elder with Lava Release, burning her palm, and Han Li stopped her from attacking again.
• After the elder threatened Ye Xin Lan and the Ye Family, Nalan Chaoge used Amaterasu to burn Bai Ye to ashes, then persuaded Han Li to conceal the killing as spontaneous combustion.
• Han Li gathered Bai Ye's ashes into a box and escorted Ye Xin Lan to her assessment while the Bai Family candidates later discovered what remained of their elder.
• Ye Xin Lan emerged without an emblem, prompting other families to mock her, but Han Li revealed that she had passed and could qualify for a Seventh-grade Advanced emblem.
• Ye Xin Lan accepted a Seventh-grade Intermediate Emblem, and she and Nalan Chaoge left the Pill Tower together.

Ye Xin Lan earned recognition as an Intermediate Seventh Grade Alchemist, giving the embattled Ye Family hope of keeping its Elder Seat. As the assessment began and rival families threatened them, Nalan Chaoge revealed his support for Ye Xin Lan and asked Ye Zhong whether he dared to help the Ye Family control the entire Pill Tower.

• Han Li confirmed Ye Xin Lan's Rank Badge, and news of her Seventh Grade achievement spread throughout the Pill Region.
• Ye Zhong and Ye Feng resolved to apologize to Nalan Chaoge and bring him and Ye Xin Lan back to the Ye Family.
• Nalan Chaoge explained that Ye Xin Lan could not yet reach the Eighth-Tier, while warning that Ice River Valley's Woeful Poison Body might threaten Xiao Yi Xian.
• Ye Zhong, Ye Feng, Nalan Chaoge, Ye Xin Lan, and Yao Tianhuo arrived at the Five Great Families assessment as the Cao, Bai, and Dan Families prepared to challenge the Ye Family.
• The Bai Family confronted Nalan Chaoge over Bai Ye's death, but Yao Tianhuo's Dou Zun aura forced them to retreat.
• Nalan Chaoge revealed that Ye Xin Lan had a source child flame from the Sea Heart Flame and asked Ye Zhong if he dared to help the Ye Family control the entire Pill Tower.

Nalan Chaoge watched as the Five Great Families began the assessment that could cost the Ye Family its Pill Tower Elder Seat. Ye Xin Lan used the Heart Transfer Technique to register a soul value of 1182, surpassing Cao Ying’s record and cracking the crystal stele.

• Nalan Chaoge teased Cao Ying by raising Ye Xin Lan’s hand and saying he already had a wife.
• Elder Sheng began the Elder Seat assessment and explained that the Ye Family would lose its seat if it failed to place in the top three.
• Cao Ying scored 997, Dan Chen scored 982, Bai Ying scored 870, and Qiu Ji scored 820 in the soul measurement round.
• Ye Zhong worried that Ye Xin Lan could not beat Bai Ying, while Nalan Chaoge stayed silent as Heavenly Fire Venerable concealed his plan.
• Ye Xin Lan used the Heart Transfer Technique and produced a soul value of 1182, cracking the crystal stele and astonishing the gathering.

Ye Xin Lan, aided by Nalan Chaoge’s hidden soul power, led the Ye Family to first place in all three Pill Tower assessments and secured its Elder Seat. After declining Cao Ying’s challenge to compete at the Pill Gathering, Ye Xin Lan revealed that she was married and pregnant with Nalan Chaoge’s child.

• Nalan Chaoge used the Mind Body Switch Technique to let Ye Xin Lan score over a thousand points in the first test, giving the Ye Family first place.
• Ye Xin Lan caught 112 Soul Testing Beads in the second test, again placing the Ye Family first.
• When the five contestants began the soul-power combat test, Ye Xin Lan used Shinra Tensei to blast the other four out of the circle and claim another victory.
• Elder Sheng announced that the Ye Family ranked first overall, while the Qiu Family risked losing its Elder Seat if it failed to place in the top three in its remaining chances.
• Cao Ying challenged Ye Xin Lan to prove her alchemy at the Pill Gathering, but Ye Xin Lan declined and revealed that she was married and expecting Nalan Chaoge’s child.