Chapter Summaries

Mu Zhan confronted Xiao Kun and Ya Fei at a reception, furious that Xiao Kun was with the woman he obsessively pursued. Ya Fei swiftly defeated Mu Zhan, revealing a level of strength that shocked the assembled guests.

• Mu Zhan entered the hall and approached Ya Fei and Xiao Kun despite feeling intimidated by Xiao Kun’s presence.
• Xiao Kun invited Ya Fei to take out her frustration on Mu Zhan, and she agreed.
• Mu Zhan accused Xiao Kun of touching his woman and launched a Green Wood Thorn attack.
• Ya Fei blocked Mu Zhan’s strike with one hand and sent him crashing into the floor, breaking several bones.
• The guests were stunned when Ya Fei’s attack revealed power comparable to a Dou Wang.

Ya Fei revealed her Dou Wang strength by defeating Mu Zhan, shocking the guests at the Nalan Family residence. After Xiao Kun helped resolve the aftermath, he took Ya Fei flying wing to wing above the imperial capital.

• Yao Yue and Liu Ling recognized Ya Fei’s Dou Wang aura after she defeated Mu Zhan, who fainted from shock and his injuries.
• Nalan Jie learned that Ya Fei had defeated Mu Zhan and chose to send him back to the Mu Family rather than risk offending her.
• Ya Fei said Xiao Kun had helped her reach Dou Wang, and Nalan Jie tried unsuccessfully to persuade them to stay with the Nalan Family.
• Xiao Kun invited Ya Fei to experience flying, and the two formed their Dou Qi Wings and flew out of the hall hand in hand.
• After Ya Fei grew accustomed to flying, she and Xiao Kun streaked across the skies above the imperial capital, drawing amazed onlookers.

Xiao Kun, Ya Fei, and Xiao Yan learned that Hai Bodong had emerged from seclusion after recovering his strength and breaking through to the Late-Stage Dou Emperor realm. Hai Bodong credited Xiao Kun’s pills, while Jia Xingtian headed to the Mittel Family to test Hai Bodong’s strength.

• Xiao Kun and Ya Fei flew to the Mittel Family, where Xiao Yan asked how Ya Fei had become a Dou Wang and Xiao Kun said it was a side effect of a beauty-preserving pill.
• Xiao Kun asked Ya Fei whether Hai Bodong had left seclusion, but their conversation turned to flirting before they reached the family’s main gate.
• Hai Bodong’s breakthrough released a powerful aura across the Imperial Capital, and Jia Xingtian decided to visit the Mittel Family and assess him.
• Xiao Kun, Ya Fei, and Xiao Yan went to the underground chamber, where Hai Bodong emerged and thanked Xiao Kun for pills that restored his strength and helped him reach the Seven-Star Dou Emperor realm.

After Hai Bodong broke through to the seven-star Dou Emperor realm, Jia Xingtian visited the Mittel Family to assess his strength and invited the group to the Alchemist Grand Meeting. Xiao Kun, Ya Fei, and Xiao Yan arrived at the Royal Plaza, while Hai Bodong and Jia Xingtian went to the palace.

• Hai Bodong reached the seven-star Dou Emperor realm, and Mitel Teng Shan hurried away to take the King Augmenting Pill Xiao Kun had given him.
• Jia Xingtian arrived at the Mittel Family, and Hai Bodong flew out to meet him with Xiao Kun, Ya Fei, and Xiao Yan.
• Jia Xingtian confirmed Hai Bodong had reached the late Dou Emperor realm, then invited him and the others to the Alchemist Grand Meeting.
• Xiao Yan asked a Mittel Family member to inform Otto, Xue Mei, and the others that he was on his way to the competition.
• Jia Xingtian showed the group the Royal Plaza, then he and Hai Bodong headed to the palace while Xiao Kun, Ya Fei, and Xiao Yan went to the VIP seats.

Xiao Kun, Xiao Yan, and Ya Fei arrived at the Royal Plaza for the Alchemist Grand Meeting, where they met the Alchemist Guild elders and the Black Rock City group. The chapter ended with Lin Fei recognizing Xiao Kun and Ya Fei as the young Dou Wang experts she admired.

• Jia Xingtian brought Xiao Kun, Hai Bodong, and Ya Fei to the VIP seating at the Royal Plaza, drawing curious looks from the gathered families.
• Xiao Yan greeted Che Mier and told Xiao Kun that Che Mier was the Alchemist Guild vice president; Xiao Kun inferred the other elder was Fama, the guild president.
• Xiao Kun, Xiao Yan, and Ya Fei took seats in the VIP section.
• Otto arrived, told Xiao Yan he had received his message, and met Xiao Kun and Ya Fei with Frank, Xue Mei, and Lin Fei.
• Lin Fei recognized Xiao Kun and Ya Fei as the Dou Wang experts she had seen flying the day before and admired.

At the Alchemist Grand Meeting, Xiao Kun and Ya Fei’s Dou Wang strength astonished the people from Black Rock City and drew praise from Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma. Jia Xingtian introduced Princess Yao Ye to Xiao Kun in hopes of drawing him closer to the imperial family, leaving Ya Fei displeased.

• Xiao Kun and Ya Fei confirmed they were Dou Wang experts, shocking Lin Fei, Xue Mei, and the others from Black Rock City.
• Otto praised Xiao Yan and Xiao Kun, then brought Xiao Yan to greet Fa Ma and Mite'er.
• Nalan Yanran arrived and sat apart after noticing Xiao Yan, followed by Jia Xingtian and Hai Bodong with Yao Yue and Yao Ye.
• Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma praised Xiao Kun and Ya Fei, while Xiao Kun humbly returned their compliments.
• Jia Xingtian introduced Yao Ye to Xiao Kun and suggested they get to know each other, making Ya Fei angry.

Xiao Kun met Yao Ye and accepted her invitation, prompting Ya Fei's jealousy as they took their seats at the Alchemist Grand Meeting. After the Three Great Clans' patriarchs arrived and the crowd gathered, Fa Ma officially opened the seventh Alchemist Grand Meeting and called the contestants to their seats.

• Jia Xingtian introduced Xiao Kun to Yao Ye, who greeted him and invited him to visit after the Grand Meeting; Xiao Kun accepted, and Ya Fei pinched his waist in jealousy.
• Yao Ye, Ya Fei, and Xiao Kun took seats together in the VIP section as the square filled with alchemists and spectators.
• Nalan Jie, Mitel Teng Shan, and Mu Chen arrived together, while Mu Chen avoided confronting Ya Fei and Xiao Kun over Mu Zhan.
• Earth-shaking bells announced the start of the Grand Meeting, and Fa Ma declared the seventh Alchemist Grand Meeting officially open.
• Fa Ma called for the contestants to enter their competition seats.

Xiao Yan joined the Alchemist Guild competition and revealed the Green Lotus Core Flame during the first round, causing every other flame to bow toward it. Xiao Kun’s gifts to Xiao Yan astonished Yao Ye, who grew even more curious about him as the competition began.

• Fa Ma directed the top ten preliminary contestants, including Xiao Yan, to use the oversized platforms in the plaza.
• Xiao Kun urged Xiao Yan to stand out and use his strongest flame, so Xiao Yan flew down with the Purple Cloud Wings amid the crowd’s cheers.
• Yao Ye questioned Xiao Kun about Xiao Yan’s flying technique, and Xiao Kun admitted he had given it to him; Ya Fei’s praise of Xiao Kun’s gifts increased Yao Ye’s curiosity.
• The Alchemist Guild began the first round, testing contestants on refining a Bone-Generating Pill from a recipe that gave ingredients and quantities but no method.
• Xiao Yan studied the recipe, brought out the sixth-tier Medicine Cauldron Xiao Kun had given him, and revealed the Green Lotus Core Flame, making the other flames bend toward it.
• Xiao Kun confirmed to Yao Ye that he had given Xiao Yan the Heavenly Flame, leaving her stunned.

Xiao Yan used his Green Lotus Core Flame in the Alchemist Grand Meeting and quickly produced a top-quality Bone-Generating Pill. Xiao Kun exposed a disguised Chu Yun Empire contestant, leaving the mysterious youth and the empire’s powerful observers wary of his hidden strength.

• Xiao Yan revealed his Green Lotus Core Flame, startling the alchemists and causing many contestants’ refinements to fail.
• Yao Ye asked Xiao Kun whether he possessed a Heavenly Flame stronger than Xiao Yan’s, and Xiao Kun confirmed that he did.
• Xiao Yan became the first contestant to finish refining a Bone-Generating Pill, and its test produced an exceptionally strong green pillar of light.
• A bamboo-hatted contestant from the Chu Yun Empire finished second, prompting Xiao Kun to use his Soul Power to destroy the hat and reveal the youth’s identity.
• The exposed youth feared the unseen person who had shattered his hat, while Hai Bodong suspected Xiao Kun was responsible and kept his conclusion to himself.

Xiao Yan and the other alchemists faced a trick second-round recipe at the Alchemist Grand Meeting, and Xiao Yan finished first. After the meeting ended, Xiao Yan declined Yao Ye’s celebratory banquet invitation, and the group returned to Ya Fei’s courtyard.

• Ya Fei and Yao Ye wondered about the Chu Yun Empire contestant, and Xiao Kun explained that the youthful-looking man was actually middle-aged and had changed his appearance with pills.
• The second round began, and the alchemists received a Windwalk Pill recipe that secretly included an extra Thick Earth Ganoderma.
• Xiao Kun identified the flawed recipe, while Xiao Yan recognized the problem and refined the first successful Windwalk Pill; the Chu Yun Empire contestant finished second.
• Only a little over a hundred of the thousand contestants qualified for the finals, and Xiao Yan’s Heavenly Flame-made pill took first place in testing.
• Yao Ye invited Xiao Kun and Ya Fei to a banquet celebrating Xiao Yan, Yao Yue, and Liu Ling, but Xiao Yan refused the invitation.
• Xiao Kun, Ya Fei, and the others parted from Yao Ye and returned to Ya Fei’s courtyard.

Xiao Kun confessed to Ya Fei that he had already become involved with another woman, and she struggled with the news before accepting that he could not belong to her alone. He revealed that the woman was Yun Yun and explained how they had met, leaving Ya Fei to prepare for their future relationship.

• Xiao Kun noticed Ya Fei acting cold toward him, and she brushed off his questions by claiming she was thinking about the auction house.
• Xiao Kun asked whether Ya Fei could accept him taking another woman and admitted that he had been involved with someone before their engagement.
• Ya Fei grew tearful, but Xiao Kun embraced her and promised to treat all his wives equally.
• Ya Fei asked who the other woman was, and Xiao Kun revealed that it was Yun Yun.
• Xiao Kun explained how he and Yun Yun had met and described her personality to help Ya Fei understand her.

Xiao Kun explained his relationship with Xiao Yan and Ya Fei, then spent the night comforting Ya Fei before joining her and Xiao Yan at the Alchemist Grand Meeting finals. The final contestants began refining pills after Fa Ma announced the rules, with several revealing unusual flames.

• Ya Fei realized Xiao Kun and Xiao Yan had used false names, but stopped criticizing Xiao Kun after he awkwardly admitted it.
• Hai Bodong invited the group to investigate the Chu Yun Empire contestant, but Xiao Kun declined while Xiao Yan agreed; Xiao Yan later learned the contestant was Yan Li in disguise.
• Xiao Kun woke Ya Fei before the finals, and Xiao Yan told him that Yan Li was the Chu Yun Empire alchemist association's vice president using an Appearance Altering Pill.
• Xiao Kun and Ya Fei joined Xiao Yan at the Royal Plaza, where Yao Ye sat beside Xiao Kun and Ya Fei quietly pinched him.
• Fa Ma announced that the finalists would refine the strongest pill they could using their own materials, and the contestants began competing.
• Yao Yue, Liu Ling, and Yan Li revealed unusual flames as they started refining alongside Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan used his Heavenly Flames to refine a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill and won the Alchemist Grand Meeting after Yan Li’s challenge failed. After receiving congratulations, Xiao Yan left with Fa Ma to collect his prize and complete the formalities, while Xiao Kun and Ya Fei returned to the Mite Family.

• Xiao Yan refined the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill using the Bone Chilling Flame, while Xiao Kun explained the flame’s strange mix of cold and heat to Ya Fei.
• Xiao Yan revealed his successfully refined pill, and Yan Li realized that his own Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill could not surpass it.
• Yan Li requested an inspection of the contestants’ pills, but neutral alchemists confirmed Xiao Yan’s pill was genuine, and Yan Li collapsed before fleeing the plaza.
• Fa Ma announced Xiao Yan as the champion, and Xiao Kun, Ya Fei, Yao Ye, and other VIPs congratulated him.
• Xiao Yan left with Fa Ma to collect his prize and complete the honorary elder formalities, while Xiao Kun and Ya Fei returned to the Mite Family.

Xiao Kun learned that Yun Yun would preside over Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran’s Three-Year Agreement, then welcomed his father Xiao Zhan and the Amethyst Winged Lion King to the imperial capital. The chapter ended as Xiao Kun introduced them to Hai Bodong.

• Xiao Yan’s breakthrough to seven-star Da Dou Shi reassured Xiao Kun and Ya Fei about the upcoming match.
• Hai Bodong told Xiao Kun that Yun Yun would preside over the Three-Year Agreement and that the public could attend without invitations.
• Xiao Kun dismissed Hai Bodong’s concerns about the Misty Cloud Sect’s strength, including the possibility that Yun Shan had become a Dou Zong.
• A guard reported that Xiao Zhan and another man had arrived, and Xiao Kun rewarded him with a pill.
• Xiao Kun and Xiao Yan went to greet Xiao Zhan and the Amethyst Winged Lion King, then introduced them to Hai Bodong.

Xiao Kun brought Xiao Zhan and the others to the Mittel residence, where he won approval to marry Ya Fei after the Three-Year Agreement. He later confirmed that Xiao Zhan had distributed powerful Experience Cards to protect the Xiao Family.

• Xiao Kun gave the Mittel Family squad captain a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill, and the captain promised to treat his guards in celebration.
• Hai Bodong learned that Xiao Zhan had become a Dou Wang and that Lion King possessed formidable strength, deepening his respect for the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Kun took Ya Fei's hand and told Xiao Zhan he planned to propose marriage after the Three-Year Agreement, and Xiao Zhan enthusiastically approved.
• Xiao Zhan, Xiao Yan, and the others returned to Ya Fei's courtyard after discussing the marriage and their appointment at the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Zhan told Xiao Kun that he had distributed three peak Dou Emperor Experience Cards and one peak Dou Zong Experience Card among trusted confidants to protect the Xiao Family.

Xiao Kun led the Xiao Family to the Misty Cloud Sect for Xiao Yan’s Three-Year Agreement, arriving on the Amethyst Winged Lion King to make a grand entrance. The group reached the sect’s plaza, where Yun Yun and the elders awaited them.

• Xiao Kun agreed to leave for the Misty Cloud Sect at noon with Hai Bodong, Mitel Teng Shan, and the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Kun encouraged Xiao Yan to make the Xiao Family proud, and Xiao Yan promised to do his best.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King revealed his true form and carried Xiao Kun and the others toward the Misty Cloud Sect.
• The Lion King’s arrival over the imperial capital caused a commotion and drew envy from onlookers.
• Xiao Kun surveyed the Misty Cloud Sect’s soldiers, disciples, and elders, then saw Yun Yun seated above the plaza.

Xiao Yan arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect to fulfill the Three-Year Agreement, drawing the attention of the sect and the Jia Ma Empire’s powerful figures. Xiao Kun revealed to Yun Yun that he was a member of the Xiao Family and Xiao Yan’s blood brother, easing her fears that the broken engagement would harm their relationship.

• The Amethyst Winged Lion King unleashed its Dou Emperor aura, stopping a Misty Cloud Sect elder from intercepting Xiao Kun’s group.
• Xiao Yan flew into view and announced that he had come to fulfill the Three-Year Agreement, shocking the sect’s disciples and guests with his arrival.
• Nalan Yanran recognized Xiao Yan, while Jia Xingtian, Fa Ma, and Nalan Jie considered the implications of the Xiao Family’s strength.
• Yun Yun flew up to confront the arriving group, recognized Xiao Kun as Shi Kun, and asked why he had come with the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Kun revealed his real name and his relationship to Xiao Yan, prompting Yun Yun to apologize for failing to stop Nalan Yanran from breaking off the engagement.
• Xiao Kun reassured Yun Yun that he did not blame her and that the Xiao Family no longer held a strong grudge over the matter.

Xiao Kun reassured Yun Yun, who apologized to Xiao Yan and Xiao Zhan for Nalan Yanran’s actions, easing tensions between the Xiao Family and the Misty Cloud Sect. As everyone settled into place, Xiao Kun called for Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan’s duel to begin.

• Xiao Kun comforted Yun Yun, and she apologized to Xiao Yan, who accepted her apology.
• Those present reacted with surprise to Xiao Kun and Yun Yun’s closeness, while Ya Fei, Nalan Yanran, Xiao Zhan, Hai Bodong, Mitel Teng Shan, and Jia Xingtian considered its implications.
• Xiao Kun introduced Yun Yun to the others and described her relationship with him, while Yun Yun sensed something unusual about Ya Fei’s gaze.
• Yun Yun apologized to Xiao Zhan for Nalan Yanran, and he told her he had already let the matter go.
• Xiao Kun urged everyone to begin the duel, and the groups took their places as Xiao Yan stood alone in the plaza.

Yun Yun publicly acknowledged the Misty Cloud Sect’s fault and declared that the Three-Year Agreement would end Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran’s grievances. Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran began their duel, and Xiao Yan’s overwhelming strength forced her to retreat.

• Yun Yun returned to the spectators, where the Amethyst Winged Lion King’s transformation into human form drew attention to the Xiao Family’s Form Transformation Pill.
• Yun Yun announced that the match was a friendly exchange and that the dispute would end regardless of its outcome, silencing Yun Ling when he objected.
• Nalan Yanran apologized to Xiao Yan for her past actions and proposed settling their grievances through the battle.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran revealed their Da Dou Shi cultivation and prepared their weapons and armor as the spectators reacted with shock.
• Xiao Yan charged with the Profound Heavy Ruler, blocked Nalan Yanran’s wind blades, and struck hard enough to bend her sword.
• Nalan Yanran retreated from Xiao Yan’s attack and sent several large wind blades at him to halt his advance.

Xiao Yan gained the upper hand against Nalan Yanran, while Gu He arrived and learned Xiao Kun was Xiao Yan’s older brother. The duel remained unresolved as Xiao Yan prepared a final attack through the dust.

• Xiao Yan used crude swords formed from Heavenly Flames to destroy Nalan Yanran’s energy swords and force her to defend.
• Xiao Yan’s powerful ruler strike sent Nalan Yanran flying, but she used the Willow Catkin Movement Technique to evade him and keep the fight going.
• Gu He and Liu Ling arrived at the viewing stands, where Gu He recognized Xiao Kun and learned his real name and connection to Xiao Yan.
• Gu He saw Xiao Yan wielding cyan Heavenly Flames and suspected Xiao Kun had taken them from Medusa and given them to his younger brother.
• Xiao Yan decided to end the stalemate, struck his ruler into the ground, and charged through the dust as Nalan Yanran attacked the shadow she saw.