Chapter Summaries

Xiao Cang married Yun Yun at the Misty Cloud Sect after years of rising to prominence through his talents and system. As their wedding began amid celebrations and powerful guests, Gu He watched with heartbreak.

• Xiao Cang recalled how his system rewards and exceptional talents had led him from the Xiao Family to become Yun Shan’s disciple and Yun Yun’s junior brother.
• Yun Yun fell in love with Xiao Cang and asked to marry him, and he agreed.
• Yao Ye, Jia Xing Tian, Teng Shan, Nalan Su, Fama, and other prominent guests arrived to congratulate the couple, while Gu He silently mourned Yun Yun’s marriage.
• Xiao Cang and Yun Yun exchanged wedding bows before the steward ordered them escorted to the bridal chamber.

Xiao Cang married Yun Yun, celebrated with the Misty Cloud Sect, and received a Royal Family proposal for a marriage alliance. The next morning, a mechanical notification sounded in his mind as Yun Yun slept in his arms.

• Xiao Cang toasted Gu He, who congratulated him on marrying Yun Yun despite his heartbreak.
• Princess Yao Ye conveyed the emperor’s wishes and proposed a marriage alliance between the Royal Family and the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Cang finished his toasts, wondered why Nalan Yanran had not appeared, and went to the wedding chamber.
• Xiao Cang and Yun Yun shared their wedding night while the Misty Cloud Sect celebrated until dawn.
• Xiao Cang woke beside Yun Yun and heard a mechanical notification in his mind.

After marrying Yun Yun, Xiao Cang received the complete Supreme Flame God Canon, the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, and Fifth-grade Alchemist experience from the system. He began refining the flame and pushing toward Dou Wang while Yun Yun guarded the wedding chamber, leaving his breakthrough uncertain.

• The system rewarded Xiao Cang with Supreme Flame God Canon, the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, and Fifth-grade Alchemist experience, and he claimed them.
• The Myriad Beast Spirit Flame appeared in the wedding chamber, and Xiao Cang drew it into his body to refine it.
• Yun Yun ordered the Misty Cloud Sect disciples to keep a hundred zhang away and stood guard over Xiao Cang.
• Gu He sensed the Heavenly Flame's aura but refused to believe Xiao Cang could possess or refine one.
• Xiao Cang steadily devoured the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame as his aura approached the Dou Wang realm, while Yun Yun worried whether he could break through.

Xiao Cang refined the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame and broke through to become an eighteen-year-old one-star Dou Wang, stunning the Misty Cloud Sect and Jia Ma Empire. His breakthrough intensified the Royal Family’s concerns about the Sect’s growing power, while Yao Ye found herself increasingly drawn to him.

• Xiao Cang refined the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, evolved the Supreme Flame God Canon into a Super Heaven Tier technique, and stabilized his cultivation at one-star Dou Wang.
• Xiao Cang flew to Yun Yun, and she congratulated him as the Misty Cloud Sect’s elders, deacons, and disciples reacted with astonishment while Gu He watched resentfully.
• Xiao Cang took Yun Yun back to their wedding chamber, where they were intimate.
• Jia Xing Tian and Princess Yao Ye discussed Xiao Cang’s breakthrough and the Royal Family’s plans for a marriage alliance with the Misty Cloud Sect, while Yao Ye privately wondered why she felt drawn to Xiao Cang.
• The three great clans and the Alchemist Guild learned of Xiao Cang’s breakthrough and resolved to befriend the Misty Cloud Sect.

After Yun Yun left to handle sect affairs, Xiao Cang learned that Nalan Yanran had refused food and water for four days. He hurried to her room, where she was grieving over his marriage to Yun Yun and waiting to see whether he still cared about her.

• Yun Yun told Xiao Cang she had to leave for a day to handle matters in the sect, and he encouraged her to go.
• Xiao Cang examined his increased cultivation and recognized that his alchemy experience had brought him to the threshold of becoming a Fifth-grade Alchemist.
• A female disciple told Xiao Cang that Nalan Yanran had been on a hunger strike for four days, and he rushed to see her.
• Nalan Yanran recalled preparing a Demonic Core bracelet for Xiao Cang and the promises he had made before marrying her teacher, Yun Yun.
• Xiao Cang entered Nalan Yanran's room as she continued sobbing.

Xiao Cang comforted Nalan Yanran after she grieved over his marriage to Yun Yun, promising he would marry her someday. After spending the day and evening with her, he returned to the wedding chamber, where Yun Yun awaited him.

• Xiao Cang brought porridge to Nalan Yanran and reassured her that he still intended to marry her someday, promising to persuade Yun Yun.
• Nalan Yanran recovered her spirits, ate the porridge, and gave Xiao Cang the Demonic Core bracelet she had prepared for his coming-of-age ceremony.
• Xiao Cang took Nalan Yanran for a stroll, where disciples congratulated him on marrying the Sect Master and Nalan Yanran remembered his promise.
• Xiao Cang stayed with Nalan Yanran to watch the stars and moon before finally taking her back late at night.
• Xiao Cang returned to the wedding chamber, and Yun Yun welcomed him and led him toward the bed.

Xiao Cang and Yun Yun discussed Nalan Yanran’s feelings, and Yun Yun agreed not to stand in the way of them. After Xiao Cang became an Honorary Elder, he fought a powerful hidden attacker at night and recognized him as Ling Ying.

• Yun Yun told Xiao Cang she knew Nalan Yanran loved him, and agreed not to oppose their relationship as long as Xiao Cang continued to love her.
• Xiao Cang recalled promising to marry Nalan Yanran and resolved to handle her Marriage Contract himself.
• Yun Yun proposed Xiao Cang as an Honorary Elder, and the sect unanimously approved him.
• While Yun Yun took elders to the Monster Beast Mountain Range, Xiao Cang spent the day with Nalan Yanran.
• Xiao Cang sensed a hidden expert near his room and clashed with the figure, whose silver Snake Spear and strength revealed a high-level Dou Emperor.
• After fighting fiercely without alerting the sect elders, Xiao Cang stopped and called the hidden attacker Ling Ying.

Xiao Cang faced Ling Ying, who challenged him over his marriage to Yun Yun and Xun'er’s heartbreak, but Xiao Cang vowed to win the Gu Clan’s approval through strength. After reviewing his fight with Ling Ying, he rushed to the Alchemist Guild to seek a fertility pill formula and take the Fifth-grade Alchemist examination.

• Xiao Cang recognized Ling Ying, and Ling Ying praised his rapid cultivation and Heavenly Flame.
• Ling Ying confronted Xiao Cang about marrying Yun Yun after promising himself to Xun'er, and Xiao Cang vowed to explain himself to her in Wutan City.
• Ling Ying warned that the Gu Clan would never let Xun'er become a concubine, but Xiao Cang declared he would earn their approval or force them to accept him.
• Ling Ying left after advising Xiao Cang to visit Xun'er soon, and Xiao Cang returned to the wedding chamber to assess his fight against the Eight-star Battle Emperor.
• Yun Yun suggested refining fertility pills, prompting Xiao Cang to hurry to the Alchemist Guild to find a formula and take the Fifth-grade Alchemist examination.

Xiao Cang visited the Alchemist Guild to take the Fifth-grade Alchemist examination, astonishing Fama, Otto, and Frank. The chapter ended as Xiao Cang chose the Spirit Replenishing Purple Pill for his test.

• Xiao Cang met with Fama at the Alchemist Guild and said he had come to take the Fifth-grade Alchemist examination.
• Fama agreed to personally proctor Xiao Cang’s examination and led him toward the Alchemy Room.
• Otto and Frank encountered Xiao Cang, congratulated him on his marriage, and asked to observe his examination.
• Xiao Cang agreed to let Otto and Frank watch, and the four went to the open terrace used for Fifth-grade pill refining.
• Fama explained the examination rules, and Xiao Cang chose the Spirit Replenishing Purple Pill.

Xiao Cang attempted the peak Fifth-grade Spirit Replenishing Purple Pill for his Alchemist certification, despite doubts from Fama and the others. When the Red Spirit Flame proved insufficient, he used the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame and successfully refined the pill, leaving Gu He shocked and jealous.

• Xiao Cang chose to refine the Spirit Replenishing Purple Pill, and Fama provided five sets of rare ingredients for his assessment.
• Xiao Cang began refining the pill with the Red Spirit Flame as Fama, Otto, and Frank watched, while Gu He arrived and doubted he could succeed.
• As the medicinal powers began to lose balance, Xiao Cang summoned the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, which Gu He recognized as a Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Cang used the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame to fuse the ingredients and complete the pill, while Gu He grew jealous upon realizing Xiao Cang possessed the flame he had long sought.
• Xiao Cang opened the Golden Dragon Chant Cauldron and caught the shining Spirit Replenishing Purple Pill in his palm.

After advancing to Fifth-grade Alchemist, Xiao Cang refined Fertility Pills for Yun Yun and accepted an honorary elder position in the Alchemist Guild. His achievement alarmed the empire’s major factions, and the chapter ended with a system notification as he continued trying to conceive a child with Yun Yun.

• Xiao Cang refined a Fifth-grade pill, startling Fama, Otto, Frank, and Gu He, then taunted Gu He while making Fertility Pills.
• Fama invited Xiao Cang to become an honorary elder of the Alchemist Guild, and Xiao Cang accepted the Elder Token.
• Xiao Cang returned to Yun Yun, who swallowed a Fertility Pill.
• Miter Teng Shan, Nalan Su, and Jia Xing Tian reacted to Xiao Cang’s achievement, with Nalan Su urging Nalan Yanran to build ties with him and Jia Xing Tian asking Yao Ye to marry him as a concubine.
• Major factions brought gifts to the Misty Cloud Sect, but Yun Leng turned them away while Xiao Cang stayed with Yun Yun.
• Xiao Cang wondered why the Fertility Pill had not worked yet, and a system notification announced a reward.

After Yun Yun became pregnant, Xiao Cang received two Earth Tier Dou Techniques and a cultivation reward from the system. He mastered both techniques and rose to Three-star Dou King, then returned to Yun Yun as she woke and called to him.

• The system rewarded Xiao Cang with the Emperor Seal Art, Three Thousand Lightning Movement, and two stars of cultivation after Yun Yun conceived.
• Yun Yun confirmed her pregnancy with the sect physician, and the Misty Cloud Sect celebrated while Gu He grieved alone.
• Xiao Cang claimed his rewards in private, mastering both Dou Techniques and advancing to Three-star Dou King.
• Xiao Cang returned to bed beside Yun Yun, who woke and called to him.

While Yun Yun rested at the Misty Cloud Sect, Xiao Cang accepted the Royal Family’s invitation to discuss a marriage alliance with Yao Ye. He discovered that Yao Ye had drugged his tea, pretended to faint, and was left wondering what she planned to do after she brought him to her bed.

• Xiao Cang fed the pregnant Yun Yun and learned that Great Elder Yun Leng had come with an important matter.
• Yun Leng explained that the Royal Family wanted Xiao Cang to visit the Imperial Palace to discuss its proposed marriage alliance, and Xiao Cang agreed despite Yun Leng’s warning.
• An envoy led Xiao Cang to Yao Ye’s private bedchamber, where she welcomed him and served him tea.
• Xiao Cang detected sedatives in the tea and the room’s fragrance, neutralized the drug, and pretended to faint.
• Yao Ye carried Xiao Cang to her bed and said she had resorted to the plan to ensure the marriage alliance with the Misty Cloud Sect.

Xiao Cang and Yao Ye consummated their relationship and agreed to pursue a political marriage between the Royal Family and the Misty Cloud Sect. He returned to Yun Yun, who welcomed him with concern before detecting another woman's scent on him.

• Yao Ye attempted to secure a marriage with Xiao Cang, but he woke and joined her, and they became lovers.
• Yao Ye confessed that her feelings for Xiao Cang were genuine and explained how she had gambled on his response to her plan.
• Xiao Cang promised to seek Yun Yun's agreement before proposing to the Royal Family, then left the Imperial Palace that night.
• Yao Ye told Jia Xing Tian that the political marriage had succeeded, and he was relieved that the Royal Family could ally itself with Xiao Cang.
• Xiao Cang returned to Misty Cloud Mountain as Yun Yun was preparing to search for him, but she noticed another woman's scent on him.

Xiao Cang persuaded Yun Yun to accept his marriage alliance with the Jia Ma Imperial Family as a way to prevent war between the Royal Family and the Misty Cloud Sect. After Yun Yun reluctantly agreed, he set off to propose to the Royal Family, leaving Nalan Yanran saddened by the news.

• Xiao Cang admitted to Yun Yun that he had been with the Grand Princess and argued the marriage alliance would prevent conflict between the Misty Cloud Sect and the Royal Family.
• Yun Yun struggled with sharing Xiao Cang but stopped her Dou Qi blade before it could strike him and asked him not to neglect her.
• Xiao Cang promised Yun Yun she would always remain his primary wife, and she eventually calmed down and returned with him to the wedding chamber.
• With Yun Yun's consent, Xiao Cang issued an order as acting Sect Master to propose marriage to the Jia Ma Imperial Family.
• Xiao Cang selected treasures from the sect treasury and set off to the Royal Family, while news of the proposal stirred the Imperial Capital.
• Nalan Yanran heard that Xiao Cang was taking a concubine and became sad.

Nalan Yanran asked her family to cancel her engagement to Xiao Yan and propose marriage to Xiao Cang, and Nalan Jie and Nalan Su agreed to do so after Xiao Cang’s wedding to Yao Ye. Three days later, Xiao Cang married Yao Ye in a grand procession and took her to the wedding chamber.

• Nalan Yanran returned to the Nalan Family and asked Nalan Su and Nalan Jie to cancel her Marriage Contract with Xiao Yan and propose marriage to Xiao Cang.
• Nalan Jie and Nalan Su agreed to propose to Xiao Cang after his wedding to Yao Ye, provided he accepted.
• Three days later, Xiao Cang led a wedding procession to the Royal Family to receive Yao Ye.
• Xiao Cang and Yao Ye rode together to the Misty Cloud Sect, where Xiao Cang took her to the wedding chamber.

After receiving a Nine-star Dou King Human-Demon Puppet as a reward, Xiao Cang welcomed Yao Ye into his household as a concubine, and she served tea to Yun Yun. Their private moment was interrupted by Nalan Jie, who proposed a marriage contract between Nalan Yanran and Xiao Cang, leaving Yun Yun visibly displeased.

• The system rewarded Xiao Cang with a Sorrowful Wind Soul Refining Hand, two-star Dou King cultivation, and a Nine-star Dou King Human-Demon Puppet, which he chose not to claim yet.
• Xiao Cang gave Yao Ye a Fertility Pill and reminded her to maintain harmony with Yun Yun.
• Yao Ye served tea to Yun Yun, who accepted her as family despite her restrained resentment.
• After Yao Ye left, Yun Yun expressed jealousy over how she addressed Xiao Cang, then tried to share her feelings with him.
• Nalan Jie arrived with Nalan Yanran and gifts, then proposed a marriage contract between his daughter and Xiao Cang, making Yun Yun's expression turn cold.

Nalan Yanran asked Yun Yun to approve her marriage to Xiao Cang, and Yun Yun relented. After the guests left, Xiao Cang claimed a reward that gave him a soul-damaging Dou Technique, raised his cultivation, and summoned a Human-Demon Puppet.

• Nalan Su offered gifts to recognize Nalan Yanran and Xiao Cang's marriage, and promised to cancel Yanran's old Marriage Contract with the Xiao Family.
• Nalan Yanran pleaded with Yun Yun to approve the marriage, and Yun Yun agreed after Xiao Cang reminded her of her promise.
• Xiao Cang told Nalan Su he would cancel Yanran's old Marriage Contract himself when he returned to Wutan City, and Nalan Su and Yanran departed.
• Xiao Cang comforted Yun Yun before leaving to claim his reward, and Yun Yun encouraged him to keep Yao Ye company on the first day after their wedding.
• Xiao Cang mastered the Sorrowful Wind Soul Refining Hand, which inflicted double damage on Soul Bodies, and his cultivation advanced to Five-star Dou King.
• Xiao Cang found a lifelike Human-Demon Puppet and questioned whether it truly possessed Nine-star Dou King strength.

Xiao Cang tested the Human-Demon Puppet and accidentally destroyed his quarters while clashing fists with it. After helping Yao Ye settle into the Misty Cloud Sect, he decided to leave for the Xiao Family to break off the Marriage Contract.

• Xiao Cang imprinted the Human-Demon Puppet’s control nexus and tested its strength by dodging its attacks with Three Thousand Lightning Movement.
• Xiao Cang stopped to meet the puppet’s punch with his own, and their collision destroyed his sleeping quarters.
• Yun Yun and the Misty Cloud Sect elders rushed to the disturbance, and Xiao Cang assured them he was safe while claiming King Breaking Pills had raised him to a Four-star Dou King.
• Xiao Cang took Yao Ye around the sect, helping her become familiar with its stewards and feel at home.
• After seven days, Xiao Cang decided to set out for the Xiao Family to break off the Marriage Contract after Nalan Yanran repeatedly asked when he would go.

Xiao Cang left the Misty Cloud Sect for Wutan City after giving Yun Yun and Yao Ye cultivation pills and promising Nalan Yanran he would return. As he traveled, the Mittel Family and other Imperial Capital powers moved to cultivate ties with him, with Miter Teng Shan ordering Ya Fei to use a honey trap if necessary.

• Xiao Cang asked Yun Yun and Yao Ye to get along while he was away, then gave Yun Yun Imperial Essence Pills and Yao Ye improved Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pills.
• Xiao Cang declined to take Nalan Yanran with him, teased her about training, and said he would refine pills for her after she reached the Dou Shi stage.
• Xiao Cang summoned Little Silver, a third-tier flying magical beast, and rode it toward Wutan City while planning to visit several women on his journey.
• A Mittel Family informant reported Xiao Cang's departure, and Miter Teng Shan ordered Ya Fei to befriend him, allowing her to use a honey trap if needed.
• The Imperial Capital's major powers sent lavish gifts to the Xiao Family in Wutan City to establish relations with Xiao Cang.