Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan and Bai Ge used their Heavenly Flames to expel the Brand Poison from Nalan Jie. Nalan Jie recovered and gave Xiao Yan the Seven Illusions Azure Spirit Saliva, and Xiao Yan and Bai Ge left the Nalan Clan.

• Xiao Yan sent the Radiant Sun Lotus Heart Flame into Nalan Jie and began burning the Brand Poison from his bones.
• Nalan Jie awoke in pain, and Xiao Yan warned him that the treatment could kill him if he lost focus.
• Xiao Yan asked Bai Ge to help, and their Heavenly Flames burned away the Brand Poison as Nalan Jie endured the pain.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Jie recovered from their exhaustion, and Nalan Jie confirmed that the poison was gone.
• Nalan Jie presented Xiao Yan with the Seven Illusions Azure Spirit Saliva and promised to repay his favor.
• Xiao Yan and Bai Ge left the Nalan Clan.

Bai Ge revived Old Yao while Xiao Yan purified the Brand Poison in Nalan Jie's Dou Qi, advancing to nine-star Da Dou Shi but retaining a trace of poison. Little Fairy Doctor absorbed the poison and advanced to eight-star Dou Wang, and three days later Bai Ge and Xiao Yan arrived at the Alchemist Guild.

• Bai Ge used the Seven Illusions Azure Spirit Saliva to awaken Old Yao, who recovered after the Buddha's Angry Fire Lotus explosion.
• Xiao Yan purified the Brand Poison and absorbed Nalan Jie's Dou Qi, reaching nine-star Da Dou Shi, but discovered the poison still remained in his right index finger.
• Bai Ge, Xiao Yan, and Old Yao went to Little Fairy Doctor, who drew out the mutated Brand Poison and rose to eight-star Dou Wang.
• Three days later, Bai Ge and Xiao Yan arrived at the Alchemist Guild headquarters in the Gama Empire's Imperial Capital.

Bai Ge and Xiao Yan visited the Alchemist Guild, where Bai Ge rescued Xue Mei from an overpriced Core Flame and traded for a secret technique tied to Xiao Yan’s family. The chapter ended with Bai Ge giving Xiao Yan the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations and telling him to focus on cultivating until he reached the Dou Emperor realm.

• Bai Ge and Xiao Yan entered the Alchemist Guild and browsed its trading area.
• Bai Ge saw Xue Mei being charged an outrageous price for a Peach Blossom Fire and gave her another Core Flame for free.
• Bai Ge traded a Nourishing Yuan Pill for a damaged jade fragment he recognized as the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations.
• Bai Ge gave the fragment to Xiao Yan and told him it was a secret technique created by his Xiao Family Ancestor.
• Bai Ge told Xiao Yan that he would learn the truth about his family’s past only after reaching the Dou Emperor realm.

Bai Ge and Xiao Yan met Otto, Frank, Xue Mei, and Lin Fei at the Alchemist Association in Gama Holy City. They learned that the Alchemist Convention champion would receive the Soul Fusion Pill formula, which Medusa asked Bai Ge to obtain for her.

• Xiao Yan asked the guards to let him see Otto, and Otto recognized him after Xiao Yan revealed his identity.
• Otto escorted Bai Ge and Xiao Yan upstairs and remarked on Xiao Yan's greatly improved strength.
• Bai Ge and Xiao Yan removed their disguise masks, surprising Xue Mei and prompting Lin Fei to tease Bai Ge about his gift to her.
• Otto and Frank explained the benefits of the Alchemist Convention and revealed that its champion's prize was the Soul Fusion Pill formula.
• Medusa asked Bai Ge through a soul transmission to win the formula for her in exchange for a favor.

Bai Ge and Xiao Yan became involved in a gathering of the Gama Empire’s younger generation, where Xiao Yan defeated Mu Zhan before the Alchemist Convention began. As alchemists flooded the Imperial Capital for the convention, Bai Ge and Hai Bodong discussed Bai Ge’s overwhelming advantage in the competition.

• Bai Ge and Xiao Yan encountered the Gama royal carriage carrying Little Princess Yao Yue and guarded by a group of Black Robed Men.
• Jia Xingtian and Hai Bodong sparred, drawing Bai Ge, Xiao Yan, Little Princess Yao Yue, Liu Ling, Mu Zhan, and other young nobles to watch.
• Mu Zhan’s threat concerning Ya Fei led him to fight Xiao Yan, who swiftly defeated him and earned Bai Ge a thousand points.
• The Alchemist Convention began as alchemists from across the empire streamed toward the Alchemist Guild in Gama Holy City.
• Xiao Yan rose early and joined Bai Ge and Hai Bodong, while Bai Ge dismissed concerns that his Rank 6 alchemy skills made the competition unfair.

Xiao Yan and Bai Ge arrived at the Royal Plaza for the Alchemy Grand Meeting, where more than two thousand alchemists were set to compete. Otto led them to the guest seating area, where they saw the Guild president Fa Ma before the tournament began.

• Otto and Frank met Xiao Yan and Bai Ge at the Alchemist Guild and brought them toward the tournament venue.
• Bai Ge introduced Qian Renxue as his fiancée, Little Fairy Doctor as his confidante, and Hai Bodong as a friend.
• Otto explained that more than two thousand alchemists would compete in several elimination rounds at the Royal Plaza.
• Otto led the group into the plaza and toward the guest seats, where he introduced Guild vice president Chemir and president Fa Ma.
• Hai Bodong recognized Fa Ma and remarked that the old alchemist was still alive, while Bai Ge silently worried that his killing of Gu He could cause trouble.

Hai Bodong reunited with Fa Ma and Jia Xingtian at the Alchemist Convention, where Jia Xingtian revealed Bai Ge was a Dou Zong and introduced the commanding Princess Yao Ye. As the convention’s important guests and alchemists assembled, Fa Ma officially opened the seventh Gama Empire Alchemist Convention.

• Hai Bodong emerged and reunited with Fa Ma, who was delighted that his old friend had escaped Medusa Queen’s seal.
• Jia Xingtian arrived with Yao Yue and introduced her elder sister Yao Ye, who commanded the fifty thousand troops guarding the venue.
• Jia Xingtian revealed that Bai Ge had reached the Dou Zong realm, astonishing Fa Ma and the other onlookers.
• Yao Ye congratulated Bai Ge and offered to host a celebratory banquet if he won the convention.
• The three great families entered the VIP section with Nalan Yanran and Ya Fei, drawing attention as the convention’s start approached.
• Fa Ma announced the opening of the seventh Gama Empire Alchemist Convention.

The first round of the alchemist competition began, and contestants received an incomplete prescription for a Second Grade Pill with enough ingredients for only two attempts. Fa Ma explained the rules and time limit, leaving the contestants ready to begin refining their pills.

• Fa Ma directed the contestants to their stations, and Liu Ling, the Little Princess, and Xiao Yan each made a dramatic descent into the square.
• Bai Ge walked through the air from the VIP platform to his station, drawing loud cheers from the audience.
• Bai Ge examined the incomplete prescription and recognized that contestants would have to rely on their experience to fill in its missing details.
• The contestants studied their prescriptions, then summoned their cauldrons when the bell rang.
• Fa Ma announced that contestants had two attempts to refine a finished pill and would be eliminated if they failed twice or ran out of time.
• The contestants answered Fa Ma together that they understood the rules.

Bai Ge, Xiao Yan, and the other contestants passed the preliminary pill-refining test, then submitted their Bone Growing Pills to a machine that judged their effects. A Chu Yun Empire contestant produced an exceptionally bright green result, prompting hostility from the Gama Empire group and a quiet threat from Hai Bodong.

• Bai Ge and Xiao Yan refined Bone Growing Pills, and Fa Ma introduced the Testing Machines to verify whether the pills met the prescription's requirements.
• Several alchemists failed the test and left the plaza, while Bai Ge, Xiao Yan, Little Princess Yao Yue, and Liu Ling received green lights for their pills.
• A Gray-Robed Man from the Chu Yun Empire produced a green pillar brighter than Xiao Yan's and nearly as bright as Bai Ge's, drawing the contestants' attention.
• Liu Ling and Little Princess Yao Yue declared that the Chu Yun contestant must not win, and Bai Ge reacted furiously to his empire's emblem.
• Hai Bodong told Fa Ma that they would watch the assessment and find a chance to kill the Chu Yun contestant afterward if necessary.

Bai Ge saw through the flaw in the Wind Riding Pill prescription and won the second assessment by refining the pill flawlessly and faster than the other contestants. Fa Ma ended the day’s convention and announced that the final round would take place the next day, while the Gray-Robed Man watched Bai Ge with hostility.

• Fa Ma began the second assessment, instructing contestants to refine a Wind Riding Pill with enough ingredients for two attempts.
• Bai Ge recognized that Thick Earth Mushroom conflicted with the other ingredients and left it out of his pill refinement.
• Bai Ge refined a flawless pill without a cauldron, impressing the crowd and winning the round as the other contestants failed.
• Xiao Yan, Little Princess Yao Yue, and Liu Ling completed their pills after Bai Ge, and Fa Ma announced the final round for the following day.
• Bai Ge noticed the Gray-Robed Man's icy gaze as he prepared to leave, but dismissed him as no threat.

Bai Ge obtained the Yin-Yang Profound Spirit Pill formula from Yao Chen and planned to use it to secure the Alchemist Convention championship. The final round began, with contestants required to refine pills using only their own resources.

• Yao Chen gave Bai Ge the Yin-Yang Profound Spirit Pill formula, which could raise a Dou Ling to peak Dou Ling but required costly dragon-blooded beast materials.
• Bai Ge decided to refine the pill to win the convention and earn system points by changing Xiao Yan's story.
• Bai Ge, Xiao Yan, and Hai Bodong entered the crowded Royal Plaza through a guarded side gate and met the Little Princess and Liu Ling.
• Yan Li announced that he would not hold back in the final round, while Xiao Yan remained calm.
• Fa Ma opened the third round and announced that contestants had to provide their own formulas and ingredients and refine a pill within the allotted time.

The third round of the Alchemist Convention began with contestants tasked with refining pills, and Xiao Yan realized that Bai Ge had somehow anticipated the test. As the contestants prepared their cauldrons and flames, Xiao Yan noticed the Little Princess’s unusual blue fire, which Bai Ge identified as Qian Blue Water Flame.

• Fa Ma announced the unexpected examination topic, leaving many contestants unprepared, while Bai Ge remained calm and Xiao Yan was astonished that he had predicted it.
• Xiao Yan observed that the Little Princess and Liu Ling recovered quickly from their surprise, while Yan Li confidently declared that he would win.
• Fa Ma started the third round, and the Little Princess and Liu Ling brought out their fifth-tier Azure Flame Cauldron and Volcanic Flame Cauldron.
• Xiao Yan summoned his fifth-tier Fire Jade Cauldron, which Bai Ge had upgraded from the Azure Jade Cauldron.
• The Little Princess ignited azure flames that puzzled Xiao Yan, and Bai Ge identified them as Qian Blue Water Flame.

Xiao Yan revealed his Heavenly Flame during the alchemy competition, while Bai Ge concealed the aura of his flame and began refining the Yin-Yang Profound Spirit Pill. The competition continued as contestants fused their pills and many were eliminated, but the winner remained unclear.

• The Little Princess, Liu Ling, and Yan Li summoned unusual flames, then Xiao Yan revealed his cyan Heavenly Flame, causing the other flames to bend toward it.
• Bai Ge refined the two Fifth-Order Magic Cores and thirty-six medicinal ingredients together in the Eight Desolations Qiankun Cauldron, beginning to form a Pill Embryo.
• Xiao Yan finished refining his ingredients and began pill fusion, followed by the Little Princess, Liu Ling, and Yan Li.
• Failed refinements caused contestants to leave the arena, steadily reducing the field of competitors.
• Hai Bodong asked Fa Ma how to judge the pills, and Fa Ma explained the signs that revealed the grade of fourth- and fifth-grade pills.

Xiao Yan’s attempt to stabilize his pill with purple flames failed, while the Little Princess and Liu Ling completed fourth-grade pills and Yan Li revealed a superior pill with colored fragrance. Bai Ge then opened his cauldron and unveiled the aura of a peak fifth-grade Yin-Yang Profound Spirit Pill.

• Xiao Yan swallowed a pale purple pellet and switched his cauldron from green flames to purple flames, but the fire became uncontrollable and his pill burned to ashes.
• The Little Princess successfully refined a fourth-grade pill, and Liu Ling produced a slightly superior fourth-grade pill of his own.
• Yan Li mocked the others as colored pill fragrance rose from his cauldron, revealing that he had refined a peak fourth-grade pill.
• Fa Ma explained that Yan Li’s pill surpassed the Little Princess’s and Liu Ling’s, leaving the observers fearing defeat.
• Bai Ge dismissed Yan Li’s confidence, opened the Eight Desolations Qiankun Cauldron, and revealed the aura of a peak fifth-grade Yin-Yang Profound Spirit Pill.

Xiao Yan overcame his setback at the Alchemist Convention, refined a Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill, and finished ahead of Yan Li. After using the pills prepared by Bai Ge, he broke through to peak Dou Spirit and declared that Nalan Yanran would lose their coming battle.

• Bai Ge urged Xiao Yan to keep competing, and Xiao Yan restarted his attempt to refine the Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill.
• Xiao Yan used his growing Soul Power and three different flames to complete a Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill before the competition ended.
• Yan Li collapsed after Xiao Yan announced his pill, while Yao Yue and Liu Ling reacted in shock to Xiao Yan's achievement.
• At the inn, Xiao Yan used the Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill and Bai Ge's Yin-Yang Profound Spirit Pill to aid his breakthrough.
• A day and a night later, Xiao Yan reached peak Dou Spirit and thanked Bai Ge, saying Nalan Yanran was bound to lose.

Xiao Yan arrived at the Yunlan Sect’s summit, where nearly a thousand disciples and the empire’s notable leaders had gathered to witness the occasion. He faced Nalan Yanran and announced that he had come to honor their appointment.

• The Yunlan Sect’s disciples formed a united formation as Hai Bodong, Fa Ma, Old Jia, and other guests observed the gathering.
• Xiao Yan’s approaching footsteps drew the attention of the disciples, Nalan Yanran, and the White-Robed Elders.
• Xiao Yan climbed the final steps carrying a Black Ruler and looked across the plaza at Nalan Yanran.
• Xiao Yan introduced himself as Xiao Clan’s Xiao Yan and declared that he had come to honor the appointment.

Xiao Yan faced Nalan Yanran in their Three-Year Agreement and easily overwhelmed her attacks, dismissing her cultivation and the Yunlan Sect’s concerns about reputation. Nalan Yanran then revealed that she had advanced to Da Dou Shi and prepared to continue fighting.

• Yun Leng introduced himself as the Yunlan Sect’s Great Elder and presided over the match while the Sect Leader was away.
• Nalan Yanran attacked Xiao Yan with her sword, but he repelled her with a wave of Dou Qi.
• Nalan Yanran used the Wind Spirit Dividing Form Sword to send five energy swords at Xiao Yan, and he shattered them with the Awakening of Insects finger technique and blasted her away.
• After landing unharmed, Nalan Yanran said she would fight for the Yunlan Sect’s reputation, and Xiao Yan criticized her concern for others’ opinions and declared that below Dou Zong, all were ants.
• Nalan Yanran’s aura rose, and the Yunlan Sect disciples realized she had advanced to Da Dou Shi.

Xiao Yan dominated his duel with Nalan Yanran, using martial arts taught by Bai Ge to repel her attacks. Nalan Yanran then unleashed her Wind’s Extremity technique, setting up a decisive clash.

• Nalan Yanran was shocked when Xiao Yan revealed he had reached the peak of Dou Spirit, then attacked him with her sword.
• Xiao Yan evaded Nalan Yanran’s strikes, destroyed her Thousand Wind Sword Qi with flames, and countered with Wind Sweeping Away the Remnants of the Building.
• Bai Ge watched with Hai Bodong and discussed Xiao Yan’s fighting style with Qian Renxue.
• After their exchanges left Nalan Yanran disheveled while Xiao Yan remained composed, she let down her hair and rose into the air.
• Nalan Yanran gathered sunlight into her sword and announced Wind’s Extremity - Sunset Radiance as her decisive attack.

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran unleashed powerful Dou Skills that collided above Yunlan Sect’s plaza, revealing Xiao Yan’s identity as Yao Yan to Nalan Yanran. Their clash sent destructive shockwaves across the plaza, and Xiao Yan fled as the energy wave pursued him.

• Nalan Yanran recognized Xiao Yan’s Dark Golden Strange Fire and realized he was Yao Yan.
• Xiao Yan launched Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler against Nalan Yanran’s Wind’s Extremity, and their attacks collided above the plaza.
• The blast shattered the Yunlan Sect Disciples’ first barriers, so Yun Leng ordered them to reinforce their defenses.
• The disciples joined their Dou Qi into a protective barrier that withstood another shockwave, while onlookers retreated to safety.
• Xiao Yan unfolded his Purple Cloud Wings and retreated from the advancing shockwave, then abruptly changed direction.

Xiao Yan defeated Nalan Yanran in their Three-Year Agreement, spared her from further injury, and recognized the old Letter of Divorce she dropped. Nalan Yanran then said she could not let the Yunlan Sect lose face and seized a sword, preparing to take her own life.

• Xiao Yan redirected an energy shockwave toward Yun Leng and the Yunlan Sect elders, who blocked it with a Heavy Rock Wall.
• Nalan Yanran was struck by an energy shockwave and fell from the air as Xiao Yan closed in.
• Xiao Yan told Nalan Yanran that her defeat was the consequence of her actions, then sent her safely off the arena with a gentle strike.
• Xiao Yan caught and recognized the old Letter of Divorce that drifted from Nalan Yanran's chest.
• Nalan Yanran admitted defeat, then used her Dou Qi to pull a disciple's sword toward her and began to draw it across her neck.