Chapter Summaries

Murong Ling opened the Precious Jade Workshop auction and introduced a pill auction, while Yun Yun discovered that Yan Lingji had made her unable to bid. Xun Er bought the first pill for Xiao Yan, leaving the auction to continue.

• Mittel Tengshan and Yun Yun reacted with surprise to Murong Ling’s new Dou Wang strength, and Yan Lingji told Yun Yun that Chen Cheng possessed pills capable of helping a Nine Star Dou Huang break through to Dou Zong.
• Murong Ling credited Chen Cheng with providing most of the pills and officially opened the auction.
• Murong Ling introduced the Hundred Spirits Qi Guiding Pill, which could raise a low-ranking Dou Zhe’s cultivation, and invited bids up to one hundred thousand Auction Coins.
• Yun Yun learned that Yan Lingji had left her with an unusable number plate, while Yan Lingji teasingly suggested she seek pills by charming Chen Cheng.
• Xun Er bid one hundred thousand Auction Coins for the Hundred Spirits Qi Guiding Pill and told Xiao Yan she would save it for him when he became a Dou Zhe.

At a Chen Clan conference, Chen Yuan reviewed the clan’s strength after it took control of the empire and assigned its next targets: the Alchemist Guild and the Poison Master Association. Chen Cheng accepted responsibility for the guild, while Chen Li was appointed to lead the association, with Xiao Yi Xian and Red Serpent set to assist.

• Chen Yuan and the clan’s leaders gathered to discuss the Chen Clan’s strength, including its seven Dou Huang experts and its expanded ranks of Dou Wang.
• Chen Yuan thanked the clan members for suppressing rebellions during a two-month purge and said the empire was now largely under the clan’s control.
• Chen Yuan tasked Chen Cheng with bringing the Alchemist Guild under the clan’s influence, and Chen Cheng agreed.
• Chen Yuan appointed Chen Li as overall president of the Poison Master Association, and Chen Li accepted the task.
• Chen Cheng offered Xiao Yi Xian and Red Serpent to help Chen Li, and Chen Yuan agreed to the arrangement.

Chen Cheng proposed developing fertile land into a medicine field to supply the Chen Family’s cultivation liquids, while the clan arranged an invasion alliance against the Jia Ma Empire. The meeting approved the project, and Chen Cheng and Chen Ming inspected the site, where Chen Cheng planned to build a short-range Space Channel.

• Chen Yuan ordered Chen Mian and Chen Tiansheng to train and recruit soldiers, then outlined plans to ally with the Misty Cloud Sect and the Snake-People Tribe against the Jia Ma Empire.
• Chen Yuan assigned Chen Yang and Chen Ming to accompany him on a trip to propose marriage to Yun Yun and discuss alliances, and the clan approved plans for a disciple evaluation and a trial Contribution Points system.
• Chen Cheng proposed turning land near Anyang City into a medicine field, explaining that lingering energy from the Living Flame would allow medicinal ingredients to mature in half a year.
• Chen Ming agreed to recruit laborers and planting experts to reclaim the land before the planting season, with Huang Yaoshi set to assist.
• Chen Cheng and Chen Ming inspected the site, and Chen Cheng considered building a short-range Space Channel to make travel to the remote medicine field easier.

Chen Cheng took Feng Ruoxue out for a walk while the auction continued at the Precious Jade Workshop, where bidders competed fiercely for his improved Venerable Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill. Xun Er won the pill for 900,000 Auction Coins to help Xiao Yan and his family, and Xiao Yan heard a familiar voice in his mind as the chapter ended.

• Chen Cheng invited Feng Ruoxue to walk with him, and they headed toward the Precious Jade Workshop.
• Xiao Zhan tried to bid on the Venerable Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill but was priced out when the bid exceeded the Xiao Family's 620,000 Auction Coins.
• Yun Yun watched the auction beside Yan Lingji, frustrated that she had only 2,000 Auction Coins and could not bid.
• Xun Er bid 900,000 Auction Coins for the pill despite Xiao Yan trying to stop her, intending to help him remain in the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Yan heard a voice in his mind asking where he had come and whether he was at an auction.

After awakening, Yao Lao probed the auction house, was wounded by Fa Hai’s Buddha light, and learned that a mysterious Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid refined by Chen Cheng far surpassed his own. The auction began selling the spirit liquids, and Xiao Yan and Xun Er watched as bidders competed for them.

• Xiao Yan joyfully spoke with the newly awakened Yao Lao and admitted to Xun Er that he was his teacher.
• Yao Lao sensed the auction house’s powerful experts, was injured by Fa Hai’s Buddha light, and remained hidden in Xiao Yan’s ring after Fa Hai discovered him.
• Fa Hai told Ao Bing that the soul belonged to a harmless ghost and should be left alone unless it disrupted Young Master Chen Cheng’s plan.
• Murong Ling introduced Chen Cheng’s Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and Body Tempering Liquid, claiming they could help children reach Ninth Stage Dou Qi within a year.
• Yao Lao was shocked by the spirit liquids’ effects and told Xiao Yan that his own Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid should be renamed.
• Murong Ling opened bidding on five portions of the two spirit liquids, arranged in three batches, as eager bidders prepared to compete.

Xun Er bought the spirit liquids Xiao Yan needed to restore his cultivation, while Xiao Zhan tried to secure a group for the Xiao Family. The chapter ended with Xun Er winning the remaining groups at a steep price, leaving Xiao Yan with all the spirit liquid he needed.

• Xiao Yan asked Xun Er to bid for the spirit liquid, and she won the first group for 150,000 Auction Coins.
• Xun Er bid 200,000 on the second group, but Xiao Zhan raised the price to 230,000; Xiao Yan resolved not to disappoint his father, and Xun Er let Xiao Zhan continue bidding.
• The Second Elder scolded Xiao Zhan for spending so much, then apologized after Xiao Zhan warned him to respect his role as clan leader; they agreed to share the spirit liquid with Xiao Mei.
• Xun Er raised her bid to 400,000, and Ling Ying intimidated a Da Dou Shi who had complained about the price into apologizing.
• Xiao Zhan stopped bidding, and Xun Er bought the final group for 400,000, securing all the spirit liquid for Xiao Yan.

The Advancement Emperor Pill sparked fierce bidding at the Precious Jade Workshop, as powerful factions competed for a chance to create a Dou Emperor. Gu He won the pill for VIP Room 7, and the auction ended with Feng Lingyu and others considering seizing it after the buyers left.

• Murong Ling presented the Advancement Emperor Pill with a starting price of five million, while Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan to guard the treasures he had won.
• Feng Lingyu bid 8.9 million but could not match VIP Room 7's offer, and she decided she might take the pill by force after the auction.
• Gu He, Feng Li, and Yan Shi agreed that Gu He needed the pill to reach Dou Emperor and resolve the aftereffects of his rapid advancement.
• Zheng Qiu bid eleven million for the Golden Goose Sect while encouraging the idea of stealing the pill after the auction instead.
• VIP Room 7 won the Advancement Emperor Pill for 11.77 million, and Murong Ling ended the auction as attendees went to collect their winnings.

Chen Cheng watched Precious Jade Workshop after the auction and learned who had won the valuable pills, while Yun Yun worried about Gu He’s safety. As the winners began leaving, Chen Cheng spotted Xun Er and Xiao Yan among the crowd and dismissed Xiao Yan as no threat.

• Yan Lingji told Chen Cheng that VIP Room 7 had won the Advancement Emperor Pill, while VIP Rooms 17 and 21 had won the Qi Merging Pills.
• Chen Cheng showed Yun Yun his list of VIP bidders, identifying Gu He, Feng Lingyu, and Lie Shan, and said they would only watch rather than intercept anyone.
• Chen Cheng monitored people leaving Precious Jade Workshop and detected Xun Er, Xiao Yan, and Yao Chen.
• Chen Cheng noted Xiao Yan’s weak cultivation and decided not to bother with him unless he became a problem.

Chen Cheng and Yun Yun followed Medusa Queen as she pursued Gu He out of Anyang City, where she overpowered his companions and struck him down. Yun Yun recognized Medusa Queen, leaving Gu He in grave danger.

• Chen Cheng recognized Medusa Queen as Feng Lingyu, the disguised Xiao Zi, and followed her with Yun Yun and Feng Ruoxue.
• Medusa Queen tracked Gu He out of Anyang City, while Gu He fled with Feng Li and Yan Shi to refine the Advancement Emperor Pill.
• Gu He sent Feng Li and Yan Shi to hold Medusa Queen off, but she defeated them with one attack and continued after him.
• Medusa Queen caught up to Gu He and blasted apart his Dou Qi Wings, sending him crashing to the ground.
• Yun Yun recognized Medusa Queen by her aura and Snake-People Tribe technique, realizing Gu He was in danger.

Medusa Queen cornered the injured Gu He and demanded his Advancement Emperor Pill, while Yun Yun broke free from Chen Cheng to try to save him. The chapter ended with Medusa Queen attacking Gu He as he prepared to destroy the pill rather than let her take it.

• Chen Cheng praised Medusa Queen's decisive attack after she knocked Gu He down.
• Yun Yun asked Chen Cheng to forgive her, then broke free and flew down to help Gu He.
• Medusa Queen demanded Gu He's Advancement Emperor Pill, and Gu He threatened to destroy it if she attacked.
• Gu He tried offering a future reward from his alchemy, but Medusa Queen refused and ordered him to surrender the pill.
• Medusa Queen threw an energy ball at Gu He, who raised the flame in his hand to destroy the pill.

Yun Yun saved Gu He from Medusa Queen, but insisted that her rescue repaid their past ties and forbade him from calling her Yun Er. As Yun Yun fought Medusa Queen, Gu He left with Feng Li and Yan Shi, believing he and Yun Yun would become strangers.

• Yun Yun blocked Medusa Queen's attack on Gu He and told him she had repaid her debt and wanted no further ties.
• Medusa Queen and Yun Yun held back from fighting at first, while Chen Cheng watched from concealment and Yan Lingji advised him.
• Feng Li and Yan Shi arrived, learned that their attacker was Medusa Queen, and helped Gu He prepare to leave.
• Gu He departed with Feng Li and Yan Shi after storing the Advancement Emperor Pill, while Yun Yun stayed behind.
• Medusa Queen attacked the departing Gu He, and Yun Yun intercepted her, triggering a fierce battle that drew experts toward the area.

Yun Yun suppressed Medusa Queen while Chen Cheng watched, but a mysterious high-rank Dou Zong arrived, seized Gu He's Advancement Emperor Pill, and killed Gu He and Yan Shi after Feng Li had already died. The Dou Zong then headed toward the battle, leaving Yun Yun and Medusa Queen facing a new threat.

• Yun Yun and Medusa Queen fought fiercely, with Yun Yun's stronger cultivation gradually suppressing Medusa Queen as Chen Cheng stood ready to intervene.
• Feng Ruoxue watched Yun Yun's battle beside Chen Cheng and began wishing she could cultivate to become more attractive to him.
• Yun Yun struck down Feng Li and severely injured Gu He and Yan Shi, who crawled toward their dead friend in grief.
• A mysterious high-rank Dou Zong appeared, took Gu He's Advancement Emperor Pill, and killed Gu He and Yan Shi with a giant serpent attack.
• The Dou Zong sensed an aura linked to Lü Man's death, noticed a terrifying presence in Anyang City, and hurried toward Yun Yun and Medusa Queen's battle.
• A black aura rose from the ravine after the Dou Zong left, while Yun Yun continued to suppress the injured Medusa Queen.

Xiao Yan joined the pill buyers fighting outside Anyang City, only to find Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Family Second Elder surrounded and gravely wounded. Yao Lao took control of Xiao Yan’s body, saved them, and Xiao Yan left with the spoils from a slain attacker.

• Xiao Yan left Xiao Zhan and the others, disguised himself in a black robe, and headed outside Anyang City to join the fighting over pills.
• Xiao Zhan and the Second Elder had seized a Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill after killing a wounded pill buyer, but six Great Dou Shi cornered and badly injured them.
• As the attackers prepared to kill Xiao Zhan and the Second Elder, Xiao Yan rushed to help, and Yao Lao took control of his body.
• Yao Lao used Bone Spirit Cold Fire to annihilate all six attackers, then told Xiao Zhan and the Second Elder to treat their wounds while he guarded them.
• Xiao Yan searched the ring of an attacker Xiao Zhan had killed earlier and found a Purple-Gold Card worth over four hundred thousand Gold Coins, a fire-attribute Cultivation Method, and a Dou Technique.

Yao Lao discovered that Buddha light was scorching his soul and would force him into slumber within ten days, while Xiao Yan witnessed a distant battle between Yun Yun and Medusa Queen. Medusa Queen restored her true form, but the fight was interrupted by Qing Yue, a Nine-Star Dou Zong whose arrival shocked Chen Cheng.

• Yao Lao found that the Buddha light attached to his soul could not be removed and would make him fall asleep again within ten days.
• Xiao Yan sensed a battle between two Dou Huang experts but chose not to approach, while Xun Er learned that Ling Ying had executed the people who cursed Xiao Yan at the Auction House.
• Medusa Queen absorbed Yun Yun's attacks inside a red light and emerged in her true form at the peak of her strength.
• Chen Cheng and the two women sensed an overwhelming presence arrive, and Chen Cheng identified the newcomer as Qing Yue, a Nine-Star Dou Zong, while sensing two familiar Dou Zong auras nearby.

Chen Cheng intervened when Qing Yue of Heavenly Serpent Mansion attacked Medusa Queen over the death of Lü Man, and Yun Yun joined them against the Nine-Star Dou Zong. The chapter left Chen Cheng, Medusa Queen, and Yun Yun facing Qing Yue while Yan Lingji guarded Feng Ruoxue.

• Qing Yue confronted Medusa Queen and demanded to know who had helped kill Heavenly Serpent Mansion elder Lü Man, but Medusa Queen refused to reveal anything.
• Qing Yue attacked Medusa Queen with a green snake shadow, and Chen Cheng appeared and destroyed it with his Fierce Flame Light Blade.
• Medusa Queen joined Chen Cheng, and Yun Yun warned him that Qing Yue was a high-rank Dou Zong whose cultivation had advanced since Yun Yun last saw her.
• Chen Cheng told Medusa Queen and Yun Yun to fall back because Qing Yue was a Nine-Star Dou Zong, while the two women set aside their personal questions to face her.
• Yan Lingji kept Feng Ruoxue suspended and protected her from the battle's shock waves, despite Feng Ruoxue urging her to help Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng and his allies fought Qing Yue, a Nine-Star Dou Zong, but she used a feint to ambush Medusa Queen. Just as Medusa Queen was about to die, a white light pulled her to safety and a snake tail slammed Qing Yue into the ground.

• Qing Yue attacked Chen Cheng, but his Fierce Flame Light Blade burned away her cyan energy; Medusa Queen and Yun Yun joined the fight, and Qing Yue repelled them with an invisible shockwave.
• Chen Cheng broke Qing Yue’s next attack, but Yan Lingji realized that her strike was a feint as Qing Yue vanished and targeted Medusa Queen.
• Qing Yue emerged from a spatial crack beside Medusa Queen and attacked her heart, while Chen Cheng rushed to intervene.
• Medusa Queen tried to self-destruct, but a strange energy suppressed her, leaving her to face Qing Yue’s strike as she reflected on her feelings for Chen Cheng.
• A white light pulled Medusa Queen out of danger, and a snake tail struck Qing Yue into the ground.

Chen Cheng and his allies fought Qing Yue after Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing saved Medusa Queen from her attack. Chen Cheng appeared to gain the upper hand, but Qing Yue used Serpent's Bewitchment as he closed in.

• Qing Yue emerged from the pit after Bai Suzhen struck her and spoiled her attempt to kill Medusa Queen.
• Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing joined Chen Cheng, and Medusa Queen and Yun Yun left the battlefield at his order.
• Chen Cheng used the Three Mysterious Transformations of Heavenly Flame to raise his cultivation and attack Qing Yue alongside Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing.
• Chen Cheng baited Qing Yue into attacking him, endured her technique, then struck her with the Heavenly Flame Earth Splitting Skill.
• Qing Yue, badly injured and pursued by Chen Cheng, used Serpent's Bewitchment, and Chen Cheng's eyes began to glow pink.

Chen Cheng returned to Anyang City after Qing Yue escaped, then collected weapons and armor from Yi Tianji and offered him a pill and the chance to transform the Devouring Origin Beast. The chapter ended with Chen Cheng asking Yi Tianji to become the Chen Family's exclusive tool refiner.

• Qing Yue escaped through a Space Channel, while Chen Cheng gave up the search and returned to Anyang City with Yun Yun, Medusa Queen, Bai Suzhen, and Xiao Qing.
• Qing Yue emerged in Stone Desert City, recovered from her injuries, and encountered Qing Lin at the Mo Tie Mercenary Group.
• Chen Cheng prepared the Heavenly Serpent Blood Fusion Pill for Medusa Queen and learned that the Tang Family had completed the items he commissioned.
• Yi Tianji presented Chen Cheng with battle armor, swords, a dagger, a concealed poison tail needle, and a Storage Ring; Chen Cheng gave the armor to Xing Hun, Gai Nie, and Wei Zhuang.
• Chen Cheng rewarded Yi Tianji with a Venerable Royal Extreme Pill and offered to help the Devouring Origin Beast transform, then asked Yi Tianji to become the Chen Family's exclusive tool refiner.

Chen Cheng recruited Yi Tianji to the Chen Family by offering him the Divine Armaments Hall and a heavenly flame, while agreeing to give the Tang Family a share of military weapon and armor commissions. Yi Tianji prepared to leave for the Chen Family, hoping Chen Cheng could help Xiao Ni reclaim her lost origin holy fire and help him create a Medicine Cauldron.

• Chen Cheng offered Yi Tianji the Divine Armaments Hall and revealed his Green Lotus Core Flame and Amethyst Holy Fire, persuading Yi Tianji to consider joining the Chen Family.
• Tang Ming urged Yi Tianji to pursue his future, and Yi Tianji asked Chen Cheng to give the Tang Family a share of the Chen Family's military weapons and armor work.
• Chen Cheng accepted Yi Tianji's request, and Yi Tianji advised Tang Ming to focus the Tang Family on high-end weapons and armor before Tang Ming left to consult his family members.
• Yi Tianji told Xiao Ni that he hoped Chen Cheng could help recover the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame and enable her evolution.
• Yi Tianji revealed his ambition to forge a Medicine Cauldron worthy of the Heaven Cauldron Ranking and said he believed Chen Cheng could help him achieve it.

After Yun Yun returned to the Misty Cloud Sect, Chen Cheng’s family consolidated its power by strengthening its cultivation and alchemy systems and defeating rival institutions. Chen Li became the Poison Master Association’s general president, and the Chen Family established its rule as the region’s sole power by renaming the Izumo Empire the Tianshu Empire.

• Chen Cheng welcomed the Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion, whose Beast Fire Saint Spirit Pill had advanced it to Tier 5 and granted it six attributes, and the Amethyst Winged Lion King took it outside to learn to fly.
• The Chen Family introduced Contribution Points and defeated Tan Ju in an alchemy contest, after which Tan Ju disbanded the Alchemist Guild and Chen Cheng’s Pill Hall became the empire’s alchemist certification authority.
• Chen Li called the Poison Master Association’s county branches together to elect a general president, and Chi Lian and Xiao Yi Xian won their matches for Yanling County.
• After Xiao Yi Xian defeated a Dou Wang, the branches elected Chen Li general president, and she reformed the association into a nationwide guild that registered and supervised poison masters while offering them benefits.
• The Chen Family convened the sects and noble families, asserted itself as the region’s sole ruler, and changed the Izumo Empire into the Tianshu Empire.