Chapter Summaries

After transmigrating as Nalan Ye, Nalan Yanran’s cousin, he persuaded the Nalan Family to transfer her broken engagement with Xiao Yan into a marriage alliance for himself with Xiao Mei. The alliance was finalized in Wutan City, but a violent commotion broke out downstairs at the inn just after Nalan Yanran departed.

• Nalan Ye interrupted the Nalan Family Council Hall and proposed inheriting Nalan Yanran’s engagement to a woman from the Xiao Family so the Nalan Family could break off the engagement without losing face.
• Nalan Tu supported the proposal, and Nalan Su and the elders unanimously approved it.
• Nalan Ye traveled with his father and guards to Wutan City, where they met Nalan Yanran and discussed the plan with her and two Yun Lan Sect members.
• At the Xiao Family meeting, Xiao Yan left after declaring, “Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river! Do not bully the poor young man!”
• Nalan Tu arranged Nalan Ye’s marriage alliance with Xiao Mei, whose grandfather eagerly accepted the match despite the Xiao Family Patriarch’s displeasure.
• After Nalan Yanran left for the Yun Lan Sect, Nalan Ye heard screams and crashing sounds erupt downstairs at the inn.

Nalan Ye refused Xiao Meier’s demand to break off their engagement, then later intervened when Galeo threatened Xiao Yan and Xun Er at the marketplace. He declared the Nalan Family’s protection over the Xiao Family, leaving the crowd stunned by his guards’ strength.

• Xiao Meier broke into Nalan Ye’s inn and demanded that he end their engagement, but he had his guards restrain her and summoned the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Meier’s grandfather apologized and gave Nalan Ye valuable cultivation resources, and Nalan Ye told him to keep Xiao Meier in check.
• At the marketplace, Xun Er chose Xiao Yan’s cheap necklace over Galeo’s expensive gift, provoking Galeo to surround her and Xiao Yan with his lackeys.
• Nalan Ye arrived with more than a dozen Nalan Family guards, greeted Xiao Yan and Xun Er, and called them his brother-in-law and sister-in-law.
• Nalan Ye drew his sword and declared that the Nalan Family would protect the Xiao Family, while his guards displayed their Dou Zhe strength and drove the crowd back.

Nalan Ye shared a meal with Xiao Yan and Xun Er, then left Wutan City after saying goodbye to them. He changed his route to Green Mountain Town, where he planned to meet the Little Fairy Doctor and begin his own journey.

• Nalan Ye invited Xiao Yan and Xun Er to eat with him after Galeo fled, and he reminisced with Xiao Yan about their grandfathers’ friendship and the marriage agreement.
• Nalan Ye asked about Xiao Yan’s plans, and Xiao Yan said he would stay in Wutan City until his Coming-of-Age Ceremony before deciding whether to travel with his brothers or train alone.
• Nalan Ye watched Xiao Yan and Xun Er leave the restaurant and reflected that Xiao Yan would still pursue strength without the Three-Year Agreement.
• Xiao Yan and Xun Er saw Nalan Ye off at Wutan City’s northern gate and waved the gifts he had given them.
• Nalan Ye changed his convoy’s route to Green Mountain Town, while his father returned to the Nalan Family, and Nalan Ye set out to find the Little Fairy Doctor.

Nalan reached Green Mountain Town and arranged an expedition into the Monster Mountain Range, hoping to find the Seven Coloured Poison Scripture and save Little Fairy Doctor from the fate awaiting her. After several days of searching cliffs with Little Fairy Doctor, he stood above the final location without having found the scripture.

• Nalan arrived in Green Mountain Town, realized Xiao Yan would likely never come to rescue Little Fairy Doctor, and resolved to intervene.
• Nalan met local leaders, recruited mercenaries and guards for an expedition, and tasked Yao Er with finding the town’s best alchemist.
• Nalan met Little Fairy Doctor and led the group into the Monster Mountain Range with an herb-gathering map.
• Nalan and Little Fairy Doctor searched more than a dozen cliffs, finding two caves and many herbs but not the Seven Coloured Poison Scripture.
• Nalan stood above the final cliff they had yet to search.

The narrator and Little Fairy Doctor found a treasure chamber hidden in a cliff cave and recovered its valuables, rare herbs, and the Seven Coloured Poison Scripture. They left the chamber after ordering the guards to bury the skeleton, with the narrator keeping the scripture’s identity secret from Little Fairy Doctor.

• A guard discovered a cave below the cliff, and the narrator sent him inside to investigate.
• A rumble sparked alarm until the guards learned the man inside had been trying to break through a stone wall; the Guard Captain then led an inspection and found a treasure trove.
• The narrator and Little Fairy Doctor entered the chamber, where she gathered rare herbs and he collected gold and valuables.
• The narrator persuaded Little Fairy Doctor to hand over the herbs in exchange for choosing some as payment after they returned to Green Mountain Town.
• The narrator used keys from the skeleton to open three metal boxes and found the Seven Coloured Poison Scripture, keeping its identity from Little Fairy Doctor.
• The narrator ordered the guards to bury the skeleton, and he and Little Fairy Doctor climbed back up the cliff.

Nalan returned to Green Mountain Town with Little Fairy Doctor and the treasure they found, after killing He Meng when he demanded a share. Back at the inn, they divided the medicinal herbs, and Nalan began showing Little Fairy Doctor the valuable scrolls, including a poison scripture.

• He Meng demanded part of the treasure, so Nalan ordered the Guard Captain to kill him, and the mercenaries and guards returned to town without fighting further.
• At camp, Little Fairy Doctor agreed not to give the mercenaries any of the treasure after Nalan pointed out that sharing would reduce her share of the medicinal herbs.
• Nalan paid the mercenaries their remaining fees and compensation, rewarded his household guards, and returned to the inn with Little Fairy Doctor.
• Little Fairy Doctor argued with Nalan over the herbs and secured forty percent of their value, selecting rare medicinal plants until she had used her share.
• Little Fairy Doctor asked about the scrolls, and Nalan revealed the Seven Coloured Poison Scripture, describing it as a poison scripture.

The narrator persuaded Little Fairy Doctor to become a Nalan Family retainer so she could study the Seven Coloured Poison Scripture. After she left, he examined three other treasures and discovered a pill recipe that could help him advance in cultivation.

• Little Fairy Doctor became absorbed in the Seven Coloured Poison Scripture, and the narrator snatched it back before she could finish reading.
• The narrator told Little Fairy Doctor that she could study the Poison Manual only as a Nalan Family retainer, and she agreed.
• The narrator examined the Purple Cloud Wings scroll and the Purifying Lotus Demon Fire map fragment, deciding to store the former and save the latter for Xiao Yan.
• The narrator discovered that the final scroll contained the recipe for a First-Rank Small Supplement Pill that aided a Dou Zhe's cultivation without harmful side effects.

Nalan Ye traveled with Little Fairy Doctor toward Gama City, encouraged her to pursue alchemy, and agreed to fund her poison studies. The chapter left them prepared to begin experimenting with the Seven Coloured Poison Scripture during their six-day flight.

• Nalan Ye and Little Fairy Doctor continued their journey, and she complained that she needed herbs and a stable place to practice rather than more time reading the Seven Coloured Poison Scripture.
• Nalan Ye told Little Fairy Doctor he wanted to become an Alchemist and promised she could learn alongside him, and she eventually agreed.
• After reaching Wu Si City, Little Fairy Doctor asked Nalan Ye to buy the supplies she needed to study the Seven Coloured Poison Scripture aboard their flying magical beast.
• Nalan Ye refused at first but yielded to Little Fairy Doctor's pleading and paid more than thirteen thousand gold coins for the supplies.
• After Little Fairy Doctor returned to her room, Nalan Ye regretted the expense and privately blamed the Shop Manager and the Finance Elder.

Nalan Ye tried to cultivate the Purple Cloud Wings, but the sealed eagle soul nearly overwhelmed his identity before he regained consciousness three days later. After learning that Little Fairy Doctor had saved him and then left with the materials, he flew into a rage over her letter.

• Nalan Ye opened the Purple Cloud Wings scroll, and the remnant eagle soul attacked his mind with painful memories that blurred his identity.
• Nalan Ye woke after three days, and a second-tier Alchemist examined him and said he only needed a few days of rest.
• Mo Mu told Nalan Ye that Little Fairy Doctor had saved him, and Nalan Ye asked to see her.
• A guard reported that Little Fairy Doctor had left two days earlier and presented the letter she had left behind.
• Nalan Ye read that Little Fairy Doctor would travel the continent, had taken the materials, and had copied the Seven Coloured Poison Scripture, then erupted in anger.

Nalan Ye recovered in Wu Si City and met Nalan Jie, who confronted him over annulling Nalan Yanran’s engagement to Xiao Yan. After learning Nalan Jie had been poisoned by a Branding Iron Poison Seal Python, Nalan Ye realized Xiao Yan might no longer be there to treat him and resolved to claim the Azure Lotus Core Flame himself.

• Nalan Ye regretted his arrogance, stored the Purple Cloud Wings and Seven Coloured Poison Scripture in his Ring of Holding, and stayed in Wu Si City to recover and cultivate.
• Mo Mu told Nalan Ye that Nalan Jie had arrived, and Nalan Ye went to the main hall to meet the Old Clan Leader.
• Nalan Jie pressured Nalan Ye over the annulled engagement until Nalan Ye revealed that he was engaged to Xiao Meier, then asked after Xiao Zhan.
• Nalan Jie coughed blood and explained that a Branding Iron Poison Seal Python had injured him, prompting Nalan Ye to fear that no one would be able to cure his Branding Iron Poison.
• After dinner with Nalan Jie, Nalan Ye looked at the night sky and vowed to claim the Azure Lotus Core Flame himself.

Nalan Ye returned to the Nalan Residence with Nalan Jie, reunited with his family, and learned that his mother wanted him to marry Xiao Meier at seventeen. Nalan Sun’s question made him realize he had been treating himself as Xiao Yan and overlooking the people who mattered in his own life, so he ran after his sister to join his family for dinner.

• Nalan Ye traveled with Nalan Jie to Gama City, where Nalan Jie went to confront the clan over the broken engagement.
• Nalan Ye reunited with Nalan Sun and their mother, who asked about Xiao Meier and pressed him to marry her at seventeen.
• Nalan Ye entertained the younger children with stories from his journey before they were called away for the evening.
• Nalan Sun asked why Nalan Ye did not consider Xiao Meier the prettiest, prompting him to question why he had neglected his fiancée.
• Nalan Ye realized he had been viewing himself as Xiao Yan and recognized that his own family and Xiao Meier were the people central to his life.
• Nalan Ye ran after Nalan Sun, calling for her to wait so they could go eat together.

Nalan Ye learned that the Alchemy Elder could only suppress Nalan Jie's Branding Iron Poison, so he went with his father to seek Pill King Gu He's help. The chapter ended as Nalan Ye met Gu He at his residence.

• Nalan Tu told Nalan Ye that the Alchemy Elder could not cure Nalan Jie's Branding Iron Poison and planned to consult Gu He.
• Nalan Ye refused to take Gu He as his master and said he would ask the Nalan Family's Alchemy Elder to teach him alchemy.
• Nalan Sun tried to stay in Nalan Ye's room to hear a story, but he persuaded her to return to her own room.
• Nalan Ye left with Nalan Tu for Gu He Residence and met Gu He's disciple Liu Ling.
• Nalan Ye and Nalan Tu entered the hall and met Pill King Gu He.

The narrator’s father brought Gu He to examine Nalan Jie’s Branding Iron Poison, but Gu He could only devise a pill that might suppress it. The narrator knew only an Exotic Flame could cure the poison and resolved to wait until he was strong enough and Medusa Queen evolved.

• The narrator’s father asked Gu He to help cure Nalan Jie, and the narrator knelt to plead for his aid.
• Gu He and Liu Ling accompanied the narrator’s father and the narrator to the Nalan Residence, where Nalan Jie and Nalan Dong argued over the failed treatment.
• Gu He examined Nalan Jie and said his Antidote Pill might suppress the Branding Iron Poison but would likely not eradicate it.
• After Gu He left, the narrator remembered that only an Exotic Flame could cure the poison and thought of the Azure Lotus Core Flame in the Tagor Desert.
• The narrator decided to wait until he had enough strength to control an Exotic Flame and Medusa Queen evolved.

After returning to the Nalan residence, Xiao Ye gave Nalan Dong and Zeng Li the Seven Coloured Poison Scripture to help treat Nalan Jie, then spent time with Nalan Yanran. Their spar ended with Xiao Ye on the ground, where he glimpsed the color of Yanran's undergarments.

• Xiao Ye scolded the children in the courtyard, upsetting Nalan Sun, then found the Seven Coloured Poison Scripture and hurried to bring it to Nalan Dong.
• Xiao Ye presented the scripture to Nalan Dong and Zeng Li, who began studying its poisons and cures for Nalan Jie's condition.
• Xiao Ye spoke with Nalan Yanran, received Tin Fish scale armor from her, and asked her for guidance on his cultivation.
• After lunch, Xiao Ye invited Nalan Yanran to spar with their strength suppressed, but her footwork and attacks quickly outmatched him.
• Nalan Yanran swept Xiao Ye to the ground, and he noticed the color beneath her lifted skirt.

Nalan Ye and Nalan Yanran left the Nalan Residence for the Temir Auction House, hoping to find something that might help Nalan Tu’s poisoning. On the way, Yanran stopped a supposed ring thief, and Ye used his family status to have the man beaten and turned over to the City Defense Army.

• After sparring with Yanran, Ye reflected on his sluggish Dou Qi circulation, and Yanran told him to seek guidance from the Skill Transmission Elder.
• Ye invited Yanran to explore Gama City and persuaded her to visit the Temir Auction House to look for medicinal items that could help Nalan Tu.
• While they walked through the commercial district, Yanran attacked a young man she said had tried to steal her Ring of Holding.
• The young man accused Ye and Yanran of being thieves, but Ye displayed his Nalan Family token and offered a reward for the thief’s capture.
• Xian Yu and three mercenaries beat the man and cut off his right hand, and Ye paid Xian Yu before leaving with Yanran toward the auction house.

Nalan Ye visited the Mitre Auction House with Nalan Yanran to find a Poison Manual and ingredients for treating Nalan Jie, but Liu Ling claimed them for Gu He and won Yanran’s support. Feeling overshadowed by Liu Ling, Nalan Ye resolved to cultivate, then went to sleep instead.

• Nalan Ye asked Du'e Mitel for a Poison Manual and the three ingredients needed to treat Nalan Jie, but the auction house had no Poison Manual.
• Liu Ling arrived to claim the Nine-Inch Spirit Ginseng, and Nalan Ye recognized him as Gu He's disciple.
• Liu Ling persuaded Nalan Yanran to give Gu He the ginseng and the other two ingredients, and Yanran offered him the Nalan Family's Poison Manual to examine.
• Nalan Ye grew jealous as Du'e entertained Liu Ling and Yanran, then brooded over Liu Ling's cultivation, rank, and connections after returning home.
• Nalan Ye decided he needed to cultivate, but gave in to his weariness and fell asleep.

Nalan Ye cultivated diligently while the Nalan family struggled to cure the poisoned Old Man, then used Foundation Establishment Liquid and Qi Gathering Powder to advance to one-star Dou Zhe. His breakthrough left the entire courtyard celebrating.

• Nalan Ye sought cultivation guidance from Nalan Tiedan and spent more than ten days cultivating in his room.
• Nalan Ye's father explained that Gu He could only suppress Old Man's Branding Iron Poison and believed an Exotic Flame was needed to cure it; Nalan Ye kept the Azure Lotus Core Flame secret.
• A month later, Nalan Ye used Foundation Establishment Liquid to break through to the eighth and then ninth stages of Dou Qi, before advancing to one-star Dou Zhe with help from Qi Gathering Powder.
• Nalan Ye revealed his Dou Zhe starlight to the courtyard, and the guards, maidservants, and servants congratulated him as he ordered rewards for everyone.

After becoming a One-Star Fighter, Nalan Ye discovered that his Lightning attribute could not make him an Alchemist, but learned that it might let him cultivate the Nalan Family’s Earth Low-Rank Geng Xin Vast Thunder Skill. He returned home confident he could secure enough elders’ votes to gain approval.

• Nalan Ye celebrated his breakthrough with his family and urged Sun Er to cultivate diligently so she could keep pace with him.
• Nalan Ye visited Nalan Tiedan and tested as a One-Star Fighter with a mutated Lightning attribute mixed with a trace of Wood, leaving him worried he could not become an Alchemist.
• Nalan Tiedan sent Nalan Ye to the Scripture Pavilion, where Nalan Che revealed the clan’s Earth Low-Rank Geng Xin Vast Thunder Skill.
• Nalan Che explained that at least half the elders had to approve Nalan Ye’s request to cultivate the clan-defending skill, or he would have to choose a Mysterious-rank alternative.
• Nalan Ye returned to his courtyard and counted likely supporters, concluding that his father and grandfather could help him secure approval.

After reaching Nine Star Dou Zhe, Nalan Ye learned that Yun Yun was heading to the Monster Mountain Range and decided to begin his own plan to pursue an Exotic Flame. He convinced Nalan Tie to hear him out and brought the Nalan Family leadership news of the Azure Lotus Core Flame, leaving the family eager to investigate it.

• Nalan Ye broke through to Nine Star Dou Zhe and received a letter saying Yun Yun planned to go to the Monster Mountain Range.
• Nalan Ye decided not to wait until he reached Dou Master and rode to meet his grandfather, Nalan Tie.
• Nalan Ye told Nalan Tie that the Azure Lotus Core Flame had appeared near the Tagor Desert and endured his grandfather's pressure until Nalan Tie agreed to bring him to the Nalan Residence.
• Nalan Ye warned Nalan Tie that someone else knew about the Exotic Flame, then joined a meeting with Nalan Jie, the family elders, and other Dou Ling experts.
• Nalan Dong urged Nalan Jie to send a team to Stone Desert City and volunteered to investigate the Exotic Flame himself.

Nalan Ye mastered the Purple Cloud Wings Dou Technique, said farewell to his family, and traveled west toward Green Mountain Town. After reaching Wu Si City, he continued toward the town, reflecting on how much had changed during his absence.

• Nalan Ye destroyed the eagle beast's remnant soul, and the Purple Cloud Wings' two rays of light entered his body and caused him intense pain before he fainted.
• Nalan Yiling cared for Nalan Ye while he recovered at the Alchemy Elder's residence, and the Alchemy Elder questioned him about the Exotic Flame.
• Nalan Ye left Nalan Residence after telling Nalan Sun'er to cultivate until she could keep pace with him, then rode out of Gama City toward Green Mountain Town.
• Nalan Ye wondered whether Xiao Yan had passed Canaan Academy's examination and imagined meeting him again in Stone Desert City.
• Nalan Ye traveled by flying magical beast to Wu Si City, stayed at the Nalan Family shop, and set out toward Green Mountain Town the next morning.