Chapter Summaries

Ning Luo struggled to contain the Earth Fire Lotus Seed’s excess energy and tried to feed it to the Sky Swallowing Python, only for it to transform into Queen Medusa. After a tense encounter, he offered her the flames in exchange for her not attacking him.

• Ning Luo realized his body had reached its limit while the Earth Fire Lotus Seed continued releasing energy, so he grabbed the Sky Swallowing Python to pass the excess to her.
• Ning Luo’s touch triggered a sign-in notification for Queen Medusa, and the Sky Swallowing Python transformed into her in his arms.
• Queen Medusa bit off Ning Luo’s finger, but his recovery techniques regrew it, prompting her to question who he was.
• Ning Luo used the Heavenly Beast Taming Art to bargain with Queen Medusa, offering flames if she would not attack him.
• Queen Medusa agreed, and Ning Luo released flames that let her devour the energy lingering around his right arm.

Ning Luo confronted Queen Medusa after she drained energy from him, then negotiated with her while she recovered from her evolution. Medusa agreed to let the Sky Swallowing Python follow him for now, but threatened to kill him once she awakened again.

• Queen Medusa continued draining Ning Luo's Dou Qi after absorbing the residual energy, so Ning Luo used the Heavenly Beast Taming Art to suppress her and made her release his finger.
• Ning Luo retreated and formed a defensive whip from Azure Flame, and Medusa covered herself before agreeing to talk rather than fight while her strength was still recovering.
• Medusa recognized the energy from the Green Lotus Core Flame's lotus seeds and admitted she had noticed Ning Luo hiding nearby during her evolution.
• Medusa proposed letting the Sky Swallowing Python follow Ning Luo until she recovered, promising not to kill him if he made no improper moves against her.
• Ning Luo asked Medusa to be his wife, and she threatened to take his life when she awakened again.

Ning Luo calmed the resentful Sky Swallowing Python with Purple Crystal Source, then traveled with Qing Lin and Hai Dongbo to the imperial capital of the Jia Ma Empire. He planned to visit its auction house and Alchemist Guild, where the Alchemist Grand Assembly would be held.

• Ning Luo offered the Sky Swallowing Python Purple Crystal Source, and it eagerly drank nearly a tenth of the bottle.
• The Sky Swallowing Python accidentally spat purple flames that burned a ceiling beam to charcoal, then happily curled around Ning Luo.
• Ning Luo told Qing Lin to prepare to leave for the imperial capital of the Jia Ma Empire.
• Ning Luo arrived in the capital with Qing Lin and Hai Bodong and planned to visit the auction house and Alchemist Guild headquarters.
• Hai Dongbo explained that the Alchemist Grand Assembly had launched Gu He's rise from an unknown Fourth Grade Alchemist to the renowned Pill King, aided by the Misty Cloud Sect.

Ning Luo visited the Mittel Auction House with Hai Bodong and Qing Lin, marveling at its size and wealth. When an important figure emerged, Ning Luo recognized Ya Fei in the crowd.

• Hai Bodong explained why alchemists sought wealthy patrons, while Ning Luo said he was not interested.
• Ning Luo bought Qing Lin a hairpin and reassured her as she thanked him.
• Ning Luo and Hai Bodong arrived at the Mittel Auction House, where Ning Luo admired its grand hall and learned about its auction tiers.
• Hai Bodong asked whether Ning Luo had enough money to enter a Mystic-tier auction hall, and Ning Luo replied that his status as an alchemist would help.
• Ning Luo noticed a graceful figure in red emerge from the management area and recognized her as Ya Fei.

Ning Luo reunited with Ya Fei at the Miter Auction Branch in Wutan City after three years apart. They reminisced and flirted, and Ning Luo asked whether she was now in charge of the auction house.

• Ning Luo recognized Ya Fei as she entered the hall in a red brocade robe.
• Ya Fei spotted Ning Luo and approached him, surprised to see how much he had changed.
• Ya Fei said her family training had ended and credited Ning Luo’s help with her advancement in the family.
• Ning Luo and Ya Fei exchanged playful remarks and hinted at catching up that night.
• Ning Luo noticed the crowd watching them and asked Ya Fei whether she was in charge of the auction house.

Ning Luo visited Ya Fei at the auction house headquarters and followed her inside with Hai Bodong and Qing Lin. When a young man insulted Ya Fei and provoked Ning Luo, Ning Luo stopped following her and turned to confront him.

• Ya Fei explained that the family elders controlled the auction house headquarters, then agreed to take Ning Luo somewhere quieter to talk.
• Ya Fei led Ning Luo, Hai Bodong, and Qing Lin down a guarded staircase into the auction house’s restricted area.
• A pale young man challenged Ya Fei for bringing outsiders inside and sneered at her for holding Ning Luo’s hand.
• Ning Luo started to retaliate, but Ya Fei signaled him to ignore the young man and continued up the stairs.
• After the young man insulted Ya Fei again, Ning Luo broke free of her hand and turned toward him.

Ning Luo defeated a young man who threatened him and Ya Fei, then forced him to kneel and broke his limbs. Afterward, Ning Luo, Ya Fei, and Hai Bodong discussed his request for medicinal ingredients to refine the Revitalizing Purple Spirit Pill, and Ya Fei was astonished by the list.

• Ning Luo struck the young man and sent him crashing into a wall, while Ya Fei ordered his guards to stand down.
• The young man threatened Ya Fei and Ning Luo as his guards helped him leave, but Ning Luo stopped him and demanded three kowtows.
• Ning Luo used his pressure to force the young man to kneel, then snapped his limbs before guards carried him away.
• Ning Luo reassured Ya Fei, and the three continued to a room where she asked what he needed.
• Ning Luo gave Ya Fei a list of ingredients for the Revitalizing Purple Spirit Pill, and she said some were unfamiliar even to her.

Ning Luo tried to buy medicinal ingredients for Hai Bodong, but Elder Leo intercepted them and confronted Ya Fei over Ning Luo injuring his grandson. Ning Luo stepped in to face Leo as the elder unleashed the pressure of a Dou Ling expert, and Ning Luo remained calm.

• Ya Fei said gathering every ingredient would be difficult, but the Mittel Auction House could provide four, and Ning Luo paid for them with a Purple Gold Card.
• A maid reported that Elder Leo had intercepted the ingredients, claiming they were reserved for someone else.
• Ya Fei explained that Leo was Leile's grandfather and headed to confront him, but Leo arrived with Leile and guards.
• Leo accused Ya Fei of abusing her authority and threatened to have her removed as Acting Supervisory Elder.
• Ning Luo defended Ya Fei, told Leo that Leile had insulted his woman, and refused to be intimidated when Leo unleashed his Dou Ling pressure.

Ning Luo used his Eye of Control to make Elder Leo and Leile slap each other, then called on Hai Bodong to intervene. Hai Bodong revealed overwhelming power, injured Elder Leo, and demanded the medicinal ingredients within ten minutes.

• Ning Luo controlled Elder Leo and ordered him to slap himself, then made him and Leile slap each other until their faces were bruised and swollen.
• After Ning Luo released them, Elder Leo threatened him, and Ning Luo urged Hai Bodong to stop watching and take action.
• Hai Bodong asked whether Mite'er Tengshan was still alive and demanded that Elder Leo deliver Ya Fei's ordered medicinal ingredients within ten minutes.
• When Elder Leo challenged Hai Bodong, Hai Bodong struck him with icy force and sent him crashing into the wall with Leile.
• Elder Leo recognized Hai Bodong as a Dou Emperor, and Hai Bodong warned that he and Leile would die if the ingredients were not brought within ten minutes.
• Elder Leo panicked and ordered Leile to have the medicinal ingredients brought immediately.

Ning Luo protected Ya Fei at the auction house, where Hai Bodong revealed his identity and secured the medicinal ingredients he needed. At the Mittel Family headquarters, Hai Bodong reunited with Mittel Tengshan, who punished Elder Leo and rewarded Ya Fei with control of the headquarters auction house.

• Ya Fei learned that Hai Bodong knew the Mittel Family’s Grand Elder, and Ning Luo stopped her from returning his Purple Gold Card while Hai Bodong made Elder Leo apologize.
• Leile returned with Hai Bodong’s medicinal ingredients, and Hai Bodong ordered Elder Leo to tell Mittel Tengshan that Ya Fei should become the acting supervising elder.
• Ning Luo agreed to participate in the upcoming Alchemist Assembly after Ya Fei invited him.
• Hai Bodong reunited with Mittel Tengshan at the Mittel Family headquarters and told him to keep managing the family while warning that the imperial palace might soon learn of his return.
• Mittel Tengshan stripped Elder Leo of his elder position and banished him to a border branch for three years, then officially assigned Ya Fei to manage the headquarters auction house.

Hai Bodong warned the Mittel Family not to antagonize Ning Luo and urged them to help him. The Jia Ma Empire’s Alchemist Conference began, and Ning Luo arrived at the Royal Plaza with Otto and Frank, where he spotted the guild’s vice president seated beside an old man in purple robes.

• Hai Bodong told Mittel Tengshan that Ning Luo was dangerous to offend and advised the Mittel Family to befriend and assist him.
• Mittel Tengshan ordered the family elders not to provoke Ning Luo, citing Elder Leo as a warning.
• The eight-yearly Alchemist Conference began, drawing large crowds of Alchemists through Jia Ma Holy City.
• Ning Luo joined the crowds heading to the Alchemist Guild, where Otto told him the competition would take place at the Royal Plaza with more than two thousand contestants.
• Otto and Frank led Ning Luo into the plaza’s guest seating area, where he saw the guild’s vice president beside an old man wearing a purple Alchemist robe.

Ning Luo attended the alchemy competition and met Lord Fa Ma, who recognized Hai Bodong as the Ice Emperor and greeted him like an old friend. Elder Jia arrived with the Little Princess and her older sister, Princess Yao Ye, and introduced Yao Ye as the commander responsible for the competition’s security.

• Otto explained that Lord Fa Ma was the respected president of the Jia Ma Empire Alchemist Association and a near Sixth-grade Alchemist.
• Fa Ma recognized Hai Bodong as Old Ice, and the two old friends joked about Hai Bodong surviving Queen Medusa.
• Otto and Frank realized Hai Bodong was the legendary Ice Emperor, drawing more attention to Ning Luo and his powerful connections.
• Elder Jia arrived with the Little Princess and Yao Ye, then explained that Yao Ye commanded the competition’s security and fifty thousand troops.
• Elder Jia praised Ning Luo as a strong championship contender, and Yao Ye greeted him and offered her hand.

Ning Luo waited for the alchemist competition amid the attention of Princess Yao Ye, Ya Fei, and the Little Princess, while Liu Ling confronted him with a threat of revenge. The competition had yet to begin when Liu Ling vowed to make Ning Luo suffer a crushing defeat.

• Princess Yao Ye welcomed Ning Luo and promised to host a banquet in his honor if he achieved satisfactory results.
• Ning Luo watched as the VIP section and spectator stands filled with influential guests and cheering spectators.
• Mu Chen arrived with Nalan Jie and Mittel Tengshan, and Ning Luo recognized him as a Dou Wang of the Mu Clan.
• Ya Fei joined Ning Luo and teased him about a reward for winning the championship, while Yao Ye noticed the women gathered around him.
• Ning Luo spotted Liu Ling glaring at him from the row behind, and Liu Ling approached to threaten him with defeat.

The seventh Alchemist Grand Assembly began, and Ning Luo stunned the crowd by using his Flight Fighting Skill to descend dramatically to his place in the plaza. The spectators cheered for him as Ya Fei and Yaoye watched from the VIP seats.

• Liu Ling vowed to repay Ning Luo for his past humiliations, but Ning Luo dismissed his threat.
• Fa Ma announced the start of the seventh Alchemist Grand Assembly and directed the contestants to their assigned positions.
• Ning Luo leaped from the VIP platform and used his Purple Cloud Wings and Flight Fighting Skill to reach the plaza safely.
• The crowd cheered Ning Luo’s spectacular entrance, while Ya Fei and Yaoye remarked on how impressive he had become.

Ning Luo examined the incomplete recipe for the Bone-Regenerating Pill and remained confident in his alchemy skills as the tournament's first round began. The contestants started refining under a time limit, while Ning Luo studied the pill and delayed lighting his cauldron.

• Mu Chen warned Mu Zhan not to provoke Ning Luo again and advised him to pursue Ya Fei properly.
• Ning Luo found that each contestant had ingredients for only two attempts at refining a pill from an incomplete recipe.
• Liu Ling declared that he would defeat Ning Luo, while spectators doubted Ning Luo because he ignored the recipe.
• Fa Ma announced the first round's rules, and the contestants summoned their cauldrons as flames erupted across the plaza.
• Ning Luo memorized the instructions for the Bone-Regenerating Pill, watched the Little Princess and Liu Ling begin refining, and stayed relaxed instead of starting.

Ning Luo began refining a pill with his Azure Flame, carefully testing ingredients despite lacking a precise formula. After extracting several essences, he attempted to fuse six ingredients at once, leaving the process underway as the observers questioned whether his Soul Power could handle it.

• Ning Luo revealed his Azure Flame, which Fa Ma and Elder Jia identified as the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Ning Luo heated his medicinal cauldron and painstakingly tested ingredients one at a time to find the right purity.
• A Third Grade Alchemist's furnace exploded, ruining his pill and forcing him to leave the assessment.
• Ning Luo combined essences from six Jade Bottles in the cauldron and used his Soul Power to bring the ingredients together for fusion.

Ning Luo completed the first assessment at the last moment and entered the pill-quality test alongside the Little Princess and Liu Ling. His pill produced a brilliant green pillar of light, astonishing the entire venue.

• Ning Luo refined a pill just before time ran out, while more than a hundred Alchemists failed to finish the first assessment.
• Fa Ma announced that contestants had to test whether their Bone-Regenerating Pills met the formula requirements, and another hundred Alchemists were eliminated.
• The Little Princess invited Ning Luo to submit their pills alongside Liu Ling, and the three placed their pills into the testing machines.
• Ning Luo's testing machine released an exceptionally bright green pillar of light, leaving the crowd stunned by his pill's quality.

Ning Luo’s top-grade pill impressed the judges, but a mysterious gray-robed Alchemist emerged as a rival and raised suspicions of interference. The second round began with a seemingly simple prescription, yet contestants’ cauldrons kept failing while Ning Luo waited, leaving the hidden trick unresolved.

• Ning Luo’s pill earned praise, and Hai Dongbo shocked the judges by saying Ning Luo’s strength was far greater than they had seen.
• A gray-robed Alchemist produced a strong result, and Fa Ma learned from Chelsea that the contestant was from the Yunlan Sect and likely much stronger than his listed Second Grade rank.
• Hai Bodong secretly acted while Fa Ma and Elder Jia shielded him, and Ya Fei and Yaoye suspected the gray-robed man had disrupted the competition.
• The first round ended, and the second round began with most Alchemists starting to refine pills from an apparently easy prescription.
• Ning Luo watched the Little Princess, Liu Ling, and the gray-robed man while he remained idle; the Little Princess and Liu Ling both failed during their first attempts.
• More contestants’ cauldrons failed, prompting Yaoye to suspect a hidden trick as Ya Fei worried that Ning Luo might run out of time.

Ning Luo waited until much of the allotted time had passed before refining the ingredients, while a gray-robed foreign alchemist raced him through the final stages. Both began fusing their ingredients almost simultaneously, leaving the contest undecided as Fa Ma favored Ning Luo.

• A Third Grade Alchemist was eliminated after his second failed attempt, and Ning Luo recognized that the pill formula contained an extra ingredient but stayed silent.
• Ning Luo began refining late, successfully fusing the ingredients while the gray-robed youth also resumed work and taunted the Jia Ma Empire's alchemists.
• The gray-robed youth revealed an Azure Flame, and he and Ning Luo became the final two contestants still refining.
• The gray-robed youth finished refining his eight ingredients first, but Ning Luo completed his own work less than five seconds later and began the final fusion.
• The gray-robed youth and Ning Luo started fusing their ingredients nearly together, and Fa Ma said he favored Ning Luo as the pill formation remained pending.

Ning Luo completed the Windwalk Pill assessment ahead of his gray-robed rival and earned the best result, advancing to the alchemy competition’s final round. After Fa Ma announced that the championship would be decided the next day, Yaoye invited Ning Luo, Ya Fei, and the Little Princess to a celebratory banquet.

• Ning Luo launched his nearly finished pill from the furnace and collected it before the gray-robed youth, whose first attempt failed and whose successful pill came a minute later.
• Ning Luo received cheers from the crowd and taunted the gray-robed youth, who promised to face him without restraint in the final round.
• The Little Princess and Liu Ling completed their pills as the demanding assessment eliminated most contestants, leaving just over a hundred by the end of the hour.
• Fa Ma announced that the final round would take place the next day, and testing ranked Ning Luo first, the gray-robed youth second, and the Little Princess third.
• Yaoye invited Ning Luo, Ya Fei, and Yue'er to a banquet, and Ning Luo accepted as they headed to the restaurant.