Chapter Summaries

Jia Xingtian learned that Xiao Ming was a Grade Six Alchemist and resolved to win him over before the Misty Cloud Sect could strengthen its ties to the Xiao Family. He promised the Dark Sea Flood Dragon that Xiao Ming would treat its worsening injuries, then summoned Yaoye to discuss his plans.

• A Shadow Guard told Jia Xingtian that Na Lan Yan Ran was engaged to the Xiao Family's Third Young Master, prompting him to consider an alliance with Xiao Ming.
• Jia Xingtian summoned First Princess Yaoye to help secure Xiao Ming for the Imperial Family.
• The Dark Sea Flood Dragon emerged from the lake and warned Jia Xingtian that its injuries were worsening and might force it into a deep sleep.
• Jia Xingtian promised to have Yaoye invite Xiao Ming to treat the flood dragon and said he would also ask him to refine Breaking Sect Pills.
• Yaoye arrived at the Lake Heart Pavilion and asked Jia Xingtian why he had summoned her.

Jia Xingtian sent Yaoye to win over Xiao Ming and invite him to treat the Imperial Family’s guardian beast and refine a pill, while the Misty Cloud Sect delivered a visiting card to the Xiao Family. That night, Xiao Yan confided in his father about his stalled cultivation and the approaching Coming-of-Age Ceremony, and Xiao Zhan hinted that a distinguished guest would arrive the next day.

• Jia Xingtian told Yaoye to visit Wu Tan City, court Xiao Ming, and invite him to treat the Dark Sea Flood Dragon and refine a Breaking Sect Pill.
• A Misty Cloud Sect deacon delivered a visiting card to the Xiao Family estate.
• Xiao Yan lamented that he could not retain Dou Qi despite Xiao Ming finding nothing wrong with his body.
• Xiao Zhan warned Xiao Yan that he would have to assign him to a family business if he failed to reach the Seventh Stage before his Coming-of-Age Ceremony.
• Xiao Zhan told Xiao Yan that a distinguished guest was coming the next day, but withheld the visitor’s identity.

Xiao Ming trained Xiao Yu and shared Rain Flower Tea with her before heading to the Guest Reception Hall as the Misty Cloud Sect prepared to visit the Xiao Family. He expected the visit to concern Xiao Yan and Na Lan Yan Ran’s engagement, and the chapter ended as he entered the hall with Xiao Yu and Zi Yan.

• Xiao Ming sparred with Xiao Yu and gave her advice on her Dou Skills.
• Xiao Ming offered Xiao Yu Rain Flower Tea, which could increase the Dou Qi of those at the Da Dou Shi level or below.
• Xiao Yu told Xiao Ming that the Clan Leader had summoned him because the Misty Cloud Sect was about to arrive.
• Xiao Ming explained that Yun Yun and Na Lan Yan Ran were coming, then went with Xiao Yu and Zi Yan to the Guest Reception Hall.
• Xiao Ming entered the hall, where Xiao Shan, Xiao Zhan, and three elders occupied seats at the head.

Xiao Ming and the Xiao Family welcomed Yun Yun and the Misty Cloud Sect delegation as they gathered to discuss Na Lan Yan Ran’s engagement annulment. The meeting paused when Xiao Yan entered the reception hall, unaware of who the visitors were.

• Xiao Ming brought Zi Yan to the hall and let her share his seat while Xiao Shan and the elders prepared to welcome the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Zhan, Xiao Shan, and the elders received Yun Yun, Na Lan Yan Ran, and the sect’s delegation at the entrance.
• Yun Yun and Xiao Ming exchanged formal greetings, then both remained quiet as the guests took their seats.
• Na Lan Yan Ran watched Xiao Ming with curiosity while Yun Yun considered how to raise the engagement annulment.
• Xiao Yan entered the hall, looked around at Xiao Ming and the visitors, and wondered who they were.

Yun Yun and Na Lan Yan Ran visited the Xiao Family and asked Xiao Zhan to dissolve Na Lan Yan Ran’s engagement to Xiao Yan, offering valuable compensation. The chapter ended with the family reacting to Yun Yun’s request and the gifts she presented.

• Xiao Yan arrived at the hall and was left without a seat until the Great Elder had one brought over.
• Yun Yun told Xiao Zhan that Na Lan Yan Ran was meant to become the next Misty Cloud Sect Sect Master and asked him to dissolve her engagement to Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Zhan crushed his jade cup as the Xiao Family members reacted with shock and the Elders mocked him.
• Yun Yun offered two Grade Four Medicinal Pills, two Grade Five Mysterious Spirit Pills, and a Wind Attribute Profound Tier High Grade cultivation method as compensation.
• The Misty Cloud Sect deacon opened the jade boxes, and the Xiao Family members were stunned by the valuable gifts.

Xiao Yan rejected Yun Yun’s compensation and made a Three-Year Agreement with Na Lan Yan Ran, then discovered that Old Man Yao had been draining his Dou Qi and accepted him as his master. Meanwhile, Xiao Ming received Yaoye, who said she had come on behalf of her great-grandfather to congratulate him on returning as a Grade Six Alchemist Master.

• Xiao Yan refused Yun Yun’s gifts and argued that his family could not break an engagement arranged by their elders.
• Xiao Yan proposed a Three-Year Agreement with Na Lan Yan Ran after their exchange grew heated.
• Xiao Yan met Old Man Yao in the back mountain and learned that he had absorbed Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi for more than two years.
• Old Man Yao told Xiao Yan he could become an Alchemist and help him fulfill the agreement, and Xiao Yan accepted him as his master.
• Xiao Ming returned to the Guest Reception Hall and met Yaoye, who said her great-grandfather had sent her to congratulate him.

Yaoye invited Xiao Ming to Jia Ma Holy City to treat the Dark Sea Flood Dragon and refine a Breaking Sect Pill, and he agreed to leave the next day. Before departing, Xiao Ming warned the Xiao Family elders not to trouble Xiao Yan, whose talent was likely to return.

• Yaoye told Xiao Ming that the Dark Sea Flood Dragon's injuries had returned and asked him to treat it in Jia Ma Holy City.
• Yaoye asked Xiao Ming to refine a Breaking Sect Pill, and he agreed to take on both requests.
• Xiao Ming arranged to leave for Jia Ma Holy City with Yaoye the following day and told the Xiao Family elders he expected to be away for about two weeks.
• Xiao Ming warned the elders not to trouble Xiao Yan, and they agreed to leave him alone.

Xiao Ming and Zi Yan arrived at Jia Ma Holy City with Yaoye and met Jia Xingtian, who hoped to recruit the Grade Six Alchemist. Xiao Ming chose to examine the Dark Sea Flood Dragon before attending a welcoming banquet, and Jia Xingtian led them to it.

• Xiao Ming traveled to Jia Ma Holy City aboard an imperial flying beast with Zi Yan and Yaoye.
• Yaoye offered Xiao Ming access to the Imperial Family's Treasure Vault and two medicinal herbs for Zi Yan, and Xiao Ming counted the herbs as payment.
• Jia Xingtian warmly welcomed Xiao Ming at the Imperial Palace and tried to recruit him to the Imperial Family.
• Xiao Ming asked whether he should refine the Breaking Sect Pill or examine the Guardian Beast of the Nation first.
• Xiao Ming chose to examine the Dark Sea Flood Dragon, and Jia Xingtian led him there.

Xiao Ming examined the Dark Sea Flood Dragon’s severe internal injuries and confirmed they could be treated. He offered two methods and left the choice to the beast.

• Jia Xingtian led Xiao Ming and the others to the lake, where Zi Yan sensed the Dark Sea Flood Dragon beneath the water.
• Jia Xingtian summoned the Dark Sea Flood Dragon, and Xiao Ming approached it to begin his examination.
• Because the beast resisted Xiao Ming’s powerful Fire Attribute Dou Qi, Xiao Ming used Soul Power to inspect its body instead.
• Xiao Ming found extensive internal wounds and damaged meridians that could leave the Dark Sea Flood Dragon unable to fight or even kill it if untreated.
• Xiao Ming said he could treat the injuries with either a Grade Six mid-tier Primordial Bone Shaping Pill or four Grade Six low-tier Vitality Pills.

Xiao Ming began refining the Jia Ma Imperial Family’s Primordial Bone Shaping Pill and Breaking Sect Pill ingredients in a secluded chamber. He succeeded in making the Primordial Bone Shaping Pill, but his first attempt at fusing the Breaking Sect Pill ingredients failed, leaving him to try again.

• Jia Xingtian chose the Primordial Bone Shaping Pill to treat the Dark Sea Flood Dragon, and Xiao Ming listed the ingredients he needed.
• Jia Xingtian delivered ten sets of Primordial Bone Shaping Pill ingredients and a smaller supply of Breaking Sect Pill ingredients to Xiao Ming.
• Xiao Ming used the Myriad Beast Cauldron and Myriad Beast Spirit Flame to refine the Primordial Bone Shaping Pill, succeeding on his second attempt.
• Xiao Ming began refining the Breaking Sect Pill ingredients, overcoming the Cold Marrow Branch’s intense chill with his Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Ming’s first attempt at fusing the Breaking Sect Pill ingredients failed, so he reviewed the reactions and began again.

Xiao Ming refined the Breaking Sect Pill after two failed attempts, and its formation sent a powerful energy pillar into the sky above the Imperial Capital. The disturbance drew the attention of the capital’s experts, who tried to identify the Alchemist responsible.

• After ruining two batches of ingredients, Xiao Ming carefully refined a Medicinal Pill Prototype and began nurturing it with controlled heat.
• While Xiao Ming worked in seclusion, Zi Yan counted her remaining pills and told Yaoye that she ate medicinal herbs to grow up and reach the Dou Emperor level.
• Yaoye and Zi Yan felt the room shake as energy gathered around Xiao Ming’s secret chamber, and Yaoye left to explain the disturbance to her people.
• A pillar of energy burst through the chamber’s ceiling and rose into the sky, alerting experts in the Imperial Capital.
• Several winged elders identified the omen as a sign of a rare, top-quality Sixth Rank pill and ruled out Gu He as the Alchemist responsible.
• Two elderly men and a middle-aged man arrived and stopped in the air near the energy pillar.

Fa Ma, Gu He, and other powerful figures gathered to investigate the heavenly anomaly caused by a top-quality sixth-tier pill, and Jia Xingtian identified Xiao Ming as its refiner. They watched the pill finish forming and return to Xiao Ming, who emerged from the secret chamber holding it.

• Fa Ma, Gu He, Na Lan Jie, Mu Chen, and the others recognized the distant light as an anomaly from a high-quality sixth-tier pill and sensed a heavenly flame.
• Mitel Tengshan speculated that Xiao Ming was refining the pill, and Jia Xingtian confirmed that the alchemist was Master Xiao Ming of Wu Tan City.
• Jia Xingtian led the gathered figures to Xiao Ming's location, where Zi Yan appeared on the rooftop as the pillar of light began to fade.
• The finished pill tried to flee, but Xiao Ming pulled it back into the secret chamber with a powerful suction.
• Jia Xingtian and the others entered the building and saw Xiao Ming emerge from the secret chamber holding a jade bottle containing the pill.

Xiao Ming delivered Jia Xingtian’s pills and met the Jia Ma Empire’s leading figures, including Fa Ma, who invited him to visit the Alchemist Association. After the visitors left, Gu He advised Na Lan Jie to apologize to Xiao Ming and ask for help treating his poison with Heavenly Flames.

• Xiao Ming gave Jia Xingtian the Breaking Sect Pill and another Grade Six pill, then promised Zi Yan medicinal herbs as a reward for behaving.
• Jia Xingtian introduced Xiao Ming to Fa Ma, Gu He, Mu Chen, Mitel Tengshan, Na Lan Jie, and Yan Shi, and Fa Ma invited him to the Alchemist Association.
• Jia Xingtian let Xiao Ming rest and said he could choose his payment from the Royal Treasury the next day.
• Na Lan Jie told Gu He he feared Xiao Ming might resent Yan Ran for breaking off her engagement to a member of the Xiao Family.
• Gu He reassured Na Lan Jie that Xiao Ming seemed unlikely to take the broken engagement seriously, then suggested Na Lan Jie apologize and ask Xiao Ming to use his Heavenly Flames to treat the poison afflicting him.

Xiao Ming refused an apology gift from the Nalan Family, then visited the Jia Ma Imperial Family’s Royal Treasury with Yaoye and chose rare medicinal plants and the remains of a Silver Emperor Sky Falcon. After leaving the vault, he offered to treat the nation’s Guardian Beast, and Jia Xingtian accepted.

• Xiao Ming refused Na Lan Jie's ten medicinal plants and asked Yaoye to return them to the Nalan Family.
• Yaoye led Xiao Ming and Zi Yan through the Royal Treasury’s guarded passages and into the Royal Medicine Repository.
• Xiao Ming selected twenty medicinal plants and gave five to Zi Yan.
• Xiao Ming chose the remains of the Sixth Tier Silver Emperor Sky Falcon, explaining that he wanted its wings and did not need its Magic Core.
• Xiao Ming offered to treat the Guardian Beast of the Nation, and Jia Xingtian gladly accepted.

Xiao Ming used the Primordial Bone Shaping Pill to heal the Dark Sea Flood Dragon and restore it to its peak condition, strengthening his relationship with Jia Xingtian. Later, his Life Simulation ended with a choice of rewards: the Infant Fallen Heart Flame, a Breaking Sect Pill, or Dou Zun Remains.

• Xiao Ming used the Primordial Bone Shaping Pill's azure radiance to heal the Dark Sea Flood Dragon's injuries and restore its strength.
• Jia Xingtian thanked Xiao Ming and offered to help him in the future, while the Dark Sea Flood Dragon awoke with its strength restored and thanked him as well.
• Xiao Ming refined the medicinal ingredients Zi Yan had given him into pills and sent her away.
• Xiao Ming began a Life Simulation that ended with him discovering Dou Zun Remains, a Dou Zun Soul, and an Infant Fallen Heart Flame beneath Jia Nan Academy.
• The simulation offered Xiao Ming the Infant Fallen Heart Flame, a Breaking Sect Pill, or Dou Zun Remains as his reward.

Xiao Ming chose the Infant Fallen Heart Flame from the Simulator and absorbed it with Ling, then refined its origin overnight and advanced to Nine Star Dou Wang. The next day, he prepared to visit the Alchemist Association with Zi Yan before traveling to the Magical Beast Mountain Range in a few days.

• Xiao Ming considered the Wind Fury Dragon Flame and decided to take the Tou She Ancient God Jade from his clan when he returned.
• Xiao Ming chose the Infant Fallen Heart Flame, had Ling devour the Heart Flame and absorb the flame, then began refining its origin.
• Jia Xingtian and Gu He sensed the Fallen Heart Flame's brief aura and wondered about its source.
• Xiao Ming finished refining the flame overnight and reached Nine Star Dou Wang, then told Zi Yan they would visit the Alchemist Association before going to the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
• Xiao Ming declined Jia Xingtian's invitation to stay at the Imperial Palace and explained the previous night's aura as a cultivation breakthrough.

Xiao Ming visited the Jia Ma Empire’s Alchemist Association and traded a Grade Three pill for a broken black jade fragment he had come to find. After Fa Ma recognized him as the young Grade Six Alchemist, he invited Xiao Ming to his office.

• Xiao Ming entered the Alchemist Association with Zi Yan, and his Grade Six badge caused the guards and onlookers to marvel at his rank.
• Xiao Ming browsed the eastern trading hall and found a broken black jade fragment at an apprentice’s stall.
• Xiao Ming traded the apprentice a Grade Three Spirit Increasing Pill for the jade fragment.
• Fa Ma spotted Xiao Ming, greeted him, and invited him to his office.

Xiao Ming joined the Alchemist Association after agreeing to teach its Alchemists, then received a visit from Na Lan Jie, who apologized for Na Lan Yan Ran’s actions. Xiao Ming said the dispute belonged to the people directly involved, easing Na Lan Jie’s fears, while his desire for the Seven Illusory Green Spirit Saliva remained unresolved.

• Xiao Ming and Fa Ma discussed pill refinement, and Fa Ma invited Xiao Ming to join the Alchemist Association as its Supreme Elder in exchange for teaching its Alchemists.
• Xiao Ming accepted, taught two lessons over the next two days, and gained recognition as a Grade Six Alchemist as the Association’s members cheered his appointment.
• Na Lan Jie arrived at Xiao Ming’s residence, and Xiao Ming welcomed him inside.
• Na Lan Jie apologized for Na Lan Yan Ran’s visit to the Xiao Family, but Xiao Ming said the private dispute should be settled by those involved.
• Na Lan Jie felt relieved when Xiao Ming showed no grudge against the Nalan Family.

Xiao Ming agreed to treat Na Lan Jie’s brand poison in exchange for the Nalan Family’s Seven Illusory Green Spirit Saliva. After receiving it, he visited the Nalan estate and prepared to begin the treatment.

• Na Lan Jie told Xiao Ming that a Branding Iron Poisonous Seal Python had poisoned him, and that Gu He had suggested heavenly flames might remove the toxin.
• Xiao Ming refused Na Lan Jie’s offered items and requested the Nalan Family’s Seven Illusory Green Spirit Saliva, promising to treat him the next day.
• Na Lan Jie delivered the plant, and Xiao Ming arrived at the Nalan estate, where Na Lan Jie introduced his son Na Lan Su.
• Xiao Ming noticed the estate’s extensive security and asked Na Lan Jie to skip the formalities and begin treatment.
• Xiao Ming entered a prepared side room with Na Lan Jie and Na Lan Su, then asked everyone uninvolved to leave.

Xiao Ming began treating Na Lan Jie’s Brand Poison by guiding Red Flame through his body and burning the poison from his bones. He confirmed that the treatment was working but would take several sessions over the next few days.

• Na Lan Jie told Na Lan Su to remain because family members could stay during the treatment.
• Xiao Ming warned Na Lan Jie and Na Lan Su that using Heavenly Flames inside Na Lan Jie’s body was dangerous, then had Na Lan Jie sit cross-legged without his shirt.
• Xiao Ming guided Red Flame through Na Lan Jie’s meridians and carefully heated his poison-blackened bones.
• Na Lan Jie cried out from the pain, but Xiao Ming continued as Red Flame burned away the Brand Poison from part of his bone.
• Xiao Ming said the poison could not be cleared in one session, and Na Lan Jie agreed to return over the next few days.