Chapter Summaries

Ya Fei auctioned a Three-Patterned Spirit Clearing Pill, and Gale Bi paid a huge sum after Xiao Zhan pushed the bidding higher before withdrawing. After the auction, Ya Fei gave Zu Zong the proceeds and discussed how the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid could promote their business.

• Ya Fei opened the bidding for the Three-Patterned Spirit Clearing Pill at five hundred thousand gold coins.
• A bald weapons merchant and an old medicinal-ingredient merchant bid against each other until Jia Lie'ao raised the price to six hundred thousand and drove them out.
• Aoba Pa bid six hundred and fifty thousand, but Xiao Zhan and Gale Bi drove the price above one million before Xiao Zhan stopped at his limit.
• Gale Bi won the pill for one million two hundred thousand gold coins and realized Xiao Zhan had tricked him into overpaying.
• Ya Fei gave Zu Zong a gold card containing the net proceeds from the pill and one bottle of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, and said Xiao Yan's use of the liquid could help promote it.

Zu Zong gave Ya Fei the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, boosting her cultivation talent and helping her advance from a two-star to a five-star Dou Zhe. He left the reception room to meet Xun Er, then encountered the Xiao Clan, the Opa Clan, and the Gale Family at the auction house.

• Ya Fei returned the medicinal ingredients she had gathered for Zu Zong, and he gave her the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid in return.
• Zu Zong extracted the orchid’s essence and guided Ya Fei as she absorbed it and cultivated.
• Ya Fei’s cultivation rose from a two-star to a five-star Dou Zhe, and she teased Zu Zong by offering herself as thanks.
• Zu Zong declined Ya Fei’s advances and hurried out, while Ya Fei followed after him.
• Zu Zong encountered the Xiao Clan, the Opa Clan, and the Gale Family, then Xun Er leapt into his arms and asked why he had taken so long.

Zu Zong reunited with Xun'er at the auction house, where she announced that he was her boyfriend and he drove off Xiao Ning with his Soul Power. Ya Fei then revealed that Zu Zong, known as Lan Zong, was the mysterious Alchemist, leaving the clan leaders to reckon with having offended him.

• Xun'er greeted Zu Zong at the auction house and questioned him about smelling like a woman.
• Xiao Ning confronted Zu Zong over Xun'er, but Zu Zong sent him flying out of the auction house with his Soul Power.
• Ya Fei arrived, teased Zu Zong about Xun'er, and introduced him to Xiao Zhan, Gale Bi, and Aoba Pa as the mysterious Alchemist Lan Zong.
• Aoba Pa greeted Lan Zong with fawning respect while Gale Bi and Xiao Zhan reacted uneasily.

Zu Zong examined Xiao Yan and claimed a powerful soul body in the Xiao Clan was draining his Dou Qi, then left with Xun'er. The story shifted to Feng City, where Han Feng successfully refined a seventh-tier Yin Yang Xuan Long Pill.

• Gale Bi and Xiao Zhan greeted Zu Zong, who agreed to examine Xiao Yan after Xiao Zhan explained that his Dou Qi kept disappearing.
• Zu Zong pretended to diagnose Xiao Yan and claimed a soul body in the Xiao Clan was absorbing his Dou Qi, though he said he could not help.
• Xun'er asked Zu Zong whether a Dou Zun-level soul really existed in the Xiao Clan, and he confirmed it was dormant and badly damaged.
• Zu Zong evaded Xun'er's question about how Xiao Yan and Xiao Zhan lost their Dou Qi, then suggested that they go out together.
• In Feng City, Han Feng completed a seventh-tier Yin Yang Xuan Long Pill amid a display of dragon souls and celebrated his success.

Zu Zong and Xiao Xun'er traveled to Feng City, where Zu Zong captured Han Feng and Soul Hall's Protector Xuan. After torturing Han Feng and taking his treasures, Zu Zong burned Protector Xuan at Xun'er's request.

• Zu Zong and Xiao Xun'er entered Feng City and went to find Han Feng in a secret chamber.
• Zu Zong immobilized Han Feng and Protector Xuan with the Bloodthirsty Barrier and sealed the chamber.
• Zu Zong used Tsukuyomi to torture Han Feng, who fainted after experiencing three days of torment in an instant.
• Zu Zong took Han Feng's Nether Sea Ring and found valuable items, including Yao Chen's inheritance.
• At Xun'er's request, Zu Zong covered Protector Xuan in green and black flames.

Zu Zong killed Protector Xuan, controlled Han Feng, and took the Ocean Heart Flame he had come to Feng City to obtain. He returned to Wutan City with Xun'er, while Han Feng arranged to summon Black-Corner Region forces for Zu Zong to control.

• Zu Zong used his fused black-and-blue flames to annihilate Protector Xuan, then decided to make Han Feng play one last role.
• Han Feng sent Han Beng to invite several sect masters and the Gold and Silver Elders to Feng City, then addressed Zu Zong as his master.
• Zu Zong told Xun'er he planned to exploit the invited forces, and Han Feng surrendered the Ocean Heart Flame, causing his cultivation to collapse and leaving him unconscious.
• Zu Zong took Xun'er back to the Xiao Clan in Wutan City, where Ling Ying saw her return safely.
• Xun'er asked Zu Zong to take her shopping at the Imitation Market, and he agreed before going into seclusion to devour the Ocean Heart Flame.

Zu Zong reached four-star Dou Zun after devouring the Ocean Heart Flame, then prepared to leave Wutan City and spend more time in the Black-Corner Region. Before departing, he gave Ya Fei pills, cultivation techniques, and skills, and promised to return to her.

• Zu Zong refined the Ocean Heart Flame, advanced to four-star Dou Zun, exchanged for Longevity Pills, and caught up with his family in the Chat Group.
• Zu Zong visited Madam Mingzhu on the Douluo Continent and returned to meet Ya Fei at the Mittal Auction House.
• Ya Fei reported that sales of Zu Zong's Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and Qi Gathering Powder had earned 2.86 million gold coins, but Zu Zong told her to keep the money and stop gathering ingredients for him.
• Zu Zong gave Ya Fei a thousand bottles of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and explained that he would spend little time in Wutan City as he pursued further cultivation.
• Zu Zong put a ring containing pills, a high Earth Rank cultivation method, and Dou Skills on Ya Fei's finger, and she asked him to return alive.

Han Feng lured five powerful leaders to the Bamboo House, where Zu Zong used spatial power to bind and enslave them. After they left under control, Han Feng sent Han Beng to summon more people to a banquet seven days later.

• Fan Lao, Yuan Yi, Tu Ye, and the Gold and Silver Elders arrived at the Bamboo Forest after Han Feng summoned them.
• Han Feng dismissed Han Beng, then revealed that he wanted the guests to become his master's slaves.
• Zu Zong emerged from space and used Spatial Chains to bind the five leaders while Han Feng fell under his control.
• The five leaders left the Bamboo House chatting and smiling, unaware that they had been enslaved.
• Han Feng gave Han Beng a token and list, ordering him to invite everyone listed to a banquet and offer special pills to Earth Demon Old Ghost.

Zu Zong distributed powerful cultivation resources and skills to Qing Lin, Xun Er, and Ling Ying while securing the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Map Fragment. He stayed with Xun Er as Ling Ying prepared to break through, and continued cultivating and refining medicine.

• Zu Zong showed Qing Lin and Xun Er a roomful of resources he had seized from the Black-Corner Region and revealed that he had taken the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Map Fragment.
• Zu Zong gave Qing Lin medicinal pills and three Dou Skills, promising to take her to the Magical Beast Mountain Range to catch snake-type magical beasts.
• Zu Zong gave Xun Er an Earth Rank High Grade fire-attribute Qi Method and a seventh-tier Yin Yang Xuan Long Pill.
• Zu Zong gave Ling Ying a Dou Zong Pill and an Earth Rank Intermediate Qi Method after Xun Er approved the gifts, then promised to protect her while Ling Ying broke through.
• Zu Zong spent the following days cultivating with Xun Er and Qing Lin, refining medicine, and learning Dou Skills, including Suction Palm, Fire Blowing Palm, and Fire Dance Bursting Fist.

Zu Zong tested the third level of Sword Twenty-Three after absorbing the Bone Chilling Flame, then spent a romantic evening with Xun Er. After leaving her courtyard, he found Qing Lin waiting beside a prepared bath and planned to return to Douluo Continent.

• Zu Zong used Sword Twenty-Three to destroy a mountain range and considered joining Jianan Academy to obtain another Heavenly Flame and meet Zi Yan and Yun Yun.
• Zu Zong and Xun Er watched the stars together, kissed, and Xun Er hurried to her room afterward to bathe and change.
• Zu Zong left Xun Er's courtyard, intending to bathe and return to Douluo Continent to see his wives.
• Zu Zong returned to his room and found Qing Lin waiting beside a bath she had prepared for him.

Zu Zong left Wutan City with Qing Lin and traveled to Qingshan Town, where he searched for the Little Doctor Fairy. He found her amid a crowd as Thousand Medicines House announced a herb-gathering expedition into the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

• Qing Lin prepared Zu Zong's bath, scrubbed his back, and agreed to bathe with him.
• The next day, Zu Zong healed Qing Lin with his Blue Silver Emperor right Soul Bone skill, and she appeared more mature after recovering.
• Zu Zong left Wutan City with Qing Lin under the excuse that he was entering seclusion to keep Xun Er from finding out.
• Zu Zong reached Qingshan Town in disguise and searched Thousand Medicines House for the Little Doctor Fairy.
• Zu Zong followed a crowd and saw the Little Doctor Fairy as a man announced that Thousand Medicines House was recruiting fifty people above two-star Dou Zhe for a herb-gathering trip.

Zu Zong joined Little Doctor Fairy’s Herb Gathering Team despite the mercenaries’ mockery and hostility. After he effortlessly defeated a Wolf Head mercenary, he was accepted onto the mission, leaving the team set to enter the Magical Beast Mountain Range together.

• Little Doctor Fairy drew a crowd of applicants for the Herb Gathering Team, and Zu Zong joined after sizing her up.
• The recruiting middle-aged man and the surrounding mercenaries challenged Zu Zong’s strength, but Little Doctor Fairy said she believed in him.
• Angered that Little Doctor Fairy spoke up for Zu Zong, Mu Li arranged for Tang San to challenge him to a fight.
• Zu Zong dodged Tang San’s Iron Tendon Claw and used Armament Haki and Thousand Years of Death to send him crashing into a tree.
• The middle-aged man accepted Zu Zong into the team and explained the escort mission and its five-hundred-gold-coin reward.

Zu Zong found a nest of Copulation Apes and used an Illusion Technique to send them after the Herb Gathering Team. As Mu Li and the mercenaries fled, the apes began catching up with them.

• Zu Zong noticed the Wolf Head Mercenary Group had isolated him from the Little Doctor Fairy, then found a nearby nest of Copulation Apes with his Observation Haki.
• Zu Zong controlled thirty-four Copulation Apes and sent them charging toward the Herb Gathering Team.
• Mu Li fawned over the Little Doctor Fairy and ordered Hou San to scout after the party heard a disturbance.
• Hou San returned and warned Mu Li that a third-rank Copulation Ape and its group were approaching.
• Mu Li led the Herb Gathering Team in flight, but the Copulation Apes caught up and seized one mercenary.

Mu Li and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group tried to sacrifice Little Doctor Fairy to the Copulation Apes, but Zu Zong rescued her and left the mercenaries to face the horde. Little Doctor Fairy woke in Zu Zong’s arms as he watched the aftermath from a nearby cliff.

• Mu Li realized the Copulation Apes were pursuing Little Doctor Fairy and ordered his men to seize her and hand her over.
• Little Doctor Fairy poisoned several mercenaries, but Mu Li’s men captured her while other mercenaries refused to help.
• Zu Zong appeared, kicked her captor into the horde, and carried Little Doctor Fairy away.
• The Copulation Ape King and its horde attacked Mu Li and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, while Zu Zong watched from a cliff with Little Doctor Fairy.
• Little Doctor Fairy regained consciousness in Zu Zong’s arms and recognized the blue-haired young man.

Zu Zong rescued Little Doctor Fairy and took her away from the mercenaries and Copulation Apes, then accompanied her to a hidden valley in the Magical Beast Mountain Range. As they explored the unusually energy-rich refuge, Zu Zong sensed a magical beast’s corpse deep underground.

• Zu Zong treated Little Doctor Fairy’s injuries while they hid on a cliff above the Copulation Apes and the mercenaries.
• Little Doctor Fairy explained why she could not return to Ten Thousand Herb Pavilion and said she planned to stay in a hidden valley; Zu Zong invited her to travel with him.
• Little Doctor Fairy summoned Xiao Lan, and Zu Zong carried her onto the Blue Eagle as they flew away from the Copulation Apes.
• Blue Eagle carried Zu Zong and Little Doctor Fairy to the hidden valley, where Little Doctor Fairy showed him its dense energy and seclusion.
• Zu Zong sensed that the valley’s energy was more than ten times denser than the surrounding mountain range and detected a magical beast’s corpse thousands of meters underground.

Zu Zong and Little Doctor Fairy settled into the valley, where he secretly watched her bathe and noticed the seven-colored line associated with her Woeful Poison Body. The chapter ended with Little Doctor Fairy slipping and falling beside the bathtub while Zu Zong realized the bamboo stool had tipped over.

• Zu Zong recognized that an ancient eighth-rank Magical Beast's corpse might explain the valley's dense energy, then agreed to stay after Little Doctor Fairy suggested it.
• Little Doctor Fairy went to bathe and warned Zu Zong not to peek, but Zu Zong made a hole in the shed roof and watched her.
• Zu Zong saw a faint seven-colored line on Little Doctor Fairy's abdomen and considered ways to help her control the Woeful Poison Body's toxins.
• Little Doctor Fairy finished bathing, stepped out, and fell when the small bamboo stool beside the tub overturned.

Zu Zong helped the injured Little Doctor Fairy by healing her sprained ankle, but she realized he could see through his blindfold and became angry. He tried to win her forgiveness by offering to teach her his healing skill, and she called him back as he pretended to leave.

• Zu Zong heard Little Doctor Fairy cry out, pretended to arrive in a hurry, and offered to treat her injured ankle while blindfolded.
• Little Doctor Fairy agreed to let Zu Zong enter, and he fumbled around before healing her ankle with a blue light.
• After Little Doctor Fairy recovered and embraced him, Zu Zong told her to wash off the dirt, revealing that he could see.
• Little Doctor Fairy confronted Zu Zong, then later scolded him for being a liar and a pervert.
• Zu Zong offered to marry Little Doctor Fairy or teach her his healing skill, then pretended to leave until she called him back.

Zu Zong revealed that he had prepared a way to resolve Little Doctor Fairy’s Woeful Poison Body and gave her the Seven Colored Poison Manual. As they prepared to fuse the modified Eight Spider Lances, Little Doctor Fairy asked why Zu Zong was helping her, and he offered to answer with either the truth or a lie.

• Zu Zong showed Little Doctor Fairy the modified Eight Spider Lances External Soul Bone he had crafted over the past few days.
• Zu Zong gave Little Doctor Fairy the Seven Colored Poison Manual, whose final page revealed that she had a Woeful Poison Body.
• Zu Zong reassured Little Doctor Fairy that her constitution did not define her and said he could help solve its problem.
• Zu Zong presented the golden External Soul Bone and prepared to help Little Doctor Fairy fuse with it.
• Little Doctor Fairy said she trusted Zu Zong not to harm her and asked why he was helping; Zu Zong asked whether she wanted the truth or a lie.

Zu Zong helped Little Doctor Fairy fuse the divine Eight Spider Soul Bone, raising her cultivation and awakening her Woeful Poison Body. After her new black wings destroyed the hut, he explained that the Spider Lances could contain her deadly toxins and demonstrated their venom.

• Zu Zong admitted he wanted to marry Little Doctor Fairy, then helped her fuse the Eight Spider Soul Bone despite the severe pain.
• The fusion raised Little Doctor Fairy to Dou Zhe Five Star and gave her eight golden Spider Lances, which tore through her clothes on their first release.
• Zu Zong showed Little Doctor Fairy that the wings could transform and would not tear her clothes again, then turned away as she tested them.
• Black qi erupted from Little Doctor Fairy's wings, annihilated the thatched hut, and wrapped her in enormous black wings.
• Zu Zong explained that her poison-attribute Dou Qi had awakened the Woeful Poison Body and said she could avoid danger by channeling toxins into the Spider Lances.
• Zu Zong showed Little Doctor Fairy a drop of his venom and warned that it could kill anyone below Dou Zun instantly.

Zu Zong helped Little Doctor Fairy control her Woeful Poison Body, gave her a powerful cultivation method, and prepared to refine an eighth-grade pill to revive the Sky Azure Bull Python. Bibi Dong emerged from seclusion and reunited with Zu Zong in the valley.

• Zu Zong diluted the poison from his Eight Spider Lances for Little Doctor Fairy, whose cultivation surged to five-star Dou Shi after she swallowed it.
• Little Doctor Fairy used Zu Zong's method to push the increased poison into the Eight Spider Lances, making the Seven-Colored Hidden Line retreat, and Zu Zong gave her an Earth-Tier Advanced poison cultivation method.
• During the following month, Little Doctor Fairy realized she had fallen for Zu Zong and learned that he already had three wives in Wutan City.
• After the factions of the Black-Corner Region gathered the ingredients for an eighth-grade Bone Growing Blood Melting Pill, Zu Zong prepared to refine it and revive the Sky Azure Bull Python.
• Bibi Dong emerged from seclusion and appeared in the valley, where Zu Zong embraced her and told her he had missed her.