Chapter Summaries

Ye Feng stayed with Ya Fei while she underwent marrow cleansing and used a mysterious Bronze Token to learn a soul cultivation method. By morning, his Spiritual Power had reached the mid-stage Spirit Realm, and he and Ya Fei emerged from the room just as Gu Ni arrived to escort them to the auction.

• Ye Feng helped Ya Fei with her clothing, received a Sixth-grade Snake Marrow Bone Shedding Pill from the system, and hurriedly meditated while she bathed.
• Ya Fei took the Marrow Cleansing Pill and began an all-night process that Ye Feng knew could not be disturbed.
• Ye Feng worked on the worn Bronze Token, and at dawn an ancient chant taught him an incomplete soul cultivation method.
• Ye Feng absorbed the chant with the system's help, sensed Spiritual Qi, and advanced his Spiritual Power from the peak of the Mortal Realm to the mid-stage Spirit Realm.
• Ye Feng and Ya Fei awkwardly met eyes as she emerged from the bath, then left the room together with a new hint of intimacy.
• Gu Ni approached Ye Feng and Ya Fei and told them the auction was about to begin.

Ye Feng watched the auction and identified Wutan City's three family patriarchs as they discussed the mysterious Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid. He spotted Xiao Xun'er watching him from the crowd and learned she recognized him from Ling Ying's reports.

• Ye Feng changed the subject when Gu Ni misunderstood his relationship with Ya Fei, then went with them to observe the auction.
• Ya Fei auctioned items while Ye Feng watched from a private room and asked Gu Ni to identify the prominent attendees.
• The Xiao, Jia Lie, and Ao Ba family patriarchs discussed the unknown owner of the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and were relieved that none of them had contacted him.
• Ye Feng noticed Xiao Xun'er in a concealed seat and wondered why she had come to the auction instead of staying near Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Xun'er asked Ling Ying to confirm Ye Feng's identity, and Ling Ying told her he was Feng Ye.

Xiao Xun'er and Ling Ying discussed Feng Ye’s mysterious identity and Xiao Xun’er’s growing curiosity about him while Ye Feng attended Ya Fei’s auction. The auction reached its featured items, and Ya Fei revealed that the pills had not been appraised by the Mitel Auction House.

• Xiao Xun'er asked Ling Ying what he had learned about Feng Ye, and he said Feng Ye’s origins were unclear, his background seemed formidable, and he suspected Feng Ye had noticed him.
• Ling Ying warned Xiao Xun'er that Feng Ye was skilled with women, but she insisted that she only acknowledged Brother Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Xun'er wondered whether blushing at Feng Ye had betrayed Brother Xiao Yan, while Ya Fei caught Ye Feng staring at her and teased him about his type.
• Ya Fei’s auction sold Ye Feng’s First-grade Pills to the Three Great Families, then she introduced Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid as a Second-grade Pill that could speed cultivation below the Dou Zhe level.
• Ya Fei announced that the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and the other pills in the auction had not been appraised by an alchemist from the Mitel Auction House.

Ya Fei revealed that the auctioned pills came from Feng Ye and included Dragon Pattern Pills, stirring up the crowd and the Three Great Families. She then announced thirty bottles of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid at a starting price of twenty thousand Gold Coins each, leaving Ye Feng shocked by her dilution and pricing.

• Ya Fei calmed the bidders by explaining that the Mitel Auction House was not qualified to appraise the pills.
• Ya Fei showed the crowd a Qi Replenishing Pill bearing a Dragon Pattern, and the attendees recognized it as a pill refined by Feng Ye.
• The three family Patriarchs leaped up when they realized the Dragon Pattern Pills could mean Feng Ye was in Wutan City.
• Ya Fei confirmed that Young Master Feng had refined all the auctioned pills and would also supply the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid.
• Ya Fei announced thirty bottles of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, each starting at twenty thousand Gold Coins, and Ye Feng sprayed tea in surprise.

Ya Fei auctioned Ye Feng’s Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid for more than a million Gold Coins, outmaneuvering Wutan City’s bidders. Xiao Zhan won the unusually potent final bottle for Xiao Yan, while Ye Feng gave Ya Fei the proceeds and praised her skill.

• The first bottles of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid sold for as much as sixty thousand Gold Coins each as buyers competed and the Three Great Families worried about their funds.
• Ya Fei switched to selling the remaining bottles in batches, and Oba Pa, Jia Lie Bi, and Xiao Zhan each paid two hundred and fifty thousand Gold Coins for a batch.
• Ya Fei auctioned the last bottle separately, claiming it was more than five times as potent, and Xiao Zhan bought it for three hundred thousand Gold Coins to help Xiao Yan.
• Ya Fei brought Ye Feng the auction proceeds, but he told her to keep the Gold Coins and praised her for earning over a million.
• Ye Feng asked Gu Ni to close the door and turn away visitors, prompting Gu Ni to leave in frustration.

Ye Feng gave Ya Fei three Battle Qi Pills to auction and agreed to announce the sale across the region. As powerful visitors flooded Wutan City, the Three Great Families sought his help, and Ye Feng went to meet them.

• Ye Feng told Ya Fei to keep the Gold Coins from his pills and gave her three Battle Qi Pills to auction.
• Ya Fei planned to announce the pills ahead of the auction, drawing buyers from nearby cities, and Ye Feng approved.
• Ya Fei and Ye Feng exchanged teasing compliments, and she left the room flustered.
• News that Ye Feng was in Wutan City and that Battle Qi Pills would be auctioned seven days later spread across the Jia Ma Empire, bringing powerful experts to the city.
• After three days of mounting pressure from visitors and their juniors, the Three Great Families asked Ya Fei to help them meet Ye Feng.
• Ye Feng entered the reception hall and asked the three patriarchs why they had come.

Ye Feng received the Xiao, Jia Lie, and Oba patriarchs, then spent six days helping Ya Fei rise to become head of the Mittel Family and advance her cultivation through medicinal baths. On the day before the auction, Wutan City welcomed an unexpected woman.

• Ye Feng gave Xiao Zhan, Jia Lie Bi, and Oba Pa three Battle Qi Pills and sent them away before they could explain their visit.
• News of Ye Feng refining pills drew Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, Nalan Su, Mitel Tengshan, and other powerful figures to Wutan City.
• Mitel Tengshan appointed Ya Fei patriarch of the Mittel Family and made Hai Bodong its First Elder.
• Ya Fei advanced to a Five-star Dou Zhe after taking a Marrow Cleansing Pill and bathing in medicinal liquids prepared by Ye Feng.
• Ye Feng failed to obtain a Spirit Fusion Pill from his sign-in rewards, but received two Dou Ling Pills and an Emperor-grade Pill.
• An unexpected woman arrived in Wutan City on the day before the auction.

Ye Feng rushed to meet Nalan Yanran when she arrived in Wutan City, hoping to learn about Yun Yun’s whereabouts. Their reunion drew a crowd, and the Jia Ma Empire’s three Dou Emperor Guardians arrived to pay their respects before Nalan Yanran clung to Ye Feng.

• Ya Fei told Ye Feng that Nalan Yanran had arrived at Wutan City's gate, and he hurried out to meet her.
• Nalan Su greeted Ye Feng as the Alliance Leader, while Nalan Yanran greeted him warmly as Brother Feng Ye.
• Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, and Fama appeared and paid their respects to Ye Feng, stunning the gathered crowd.
• Ye Feng asked Nalan Yanran why she had grown taller, and she blushed as she credited him.
• Nalan Yanran wrapped her arm around Ye Feng, while Nalan Su and the others pretended not to notice.

Ye Feng welcomed Nalan Yanran and the others to the Mitel Auction House, backed Ya Fei as the family’s new Patriarch, and learned that Yun Shan had gone into seclusion while Yun'er remained at Misty Cloud Mountain. Nalan Yanran reminded Ye Feng that he had promised to accompany her to break off her engagement, and he agreed after the auction; meanwhile, Xiao Yan cultivated as the ancient ring on his finger briefly glowed and fell silent.

• Ye Feng introduced Ya Fei as the new Mitel Family Patriarch and announced that he was leaving the auction house to her.
• Ye Feng went to refine pills for the next day’s auction, and Nalan Yanran followed him out of the hall.
• Nalan Yanran told Ye Feng that Yun Shan had gone into seclusion and Yun'er was still at Misty Cloud Mountain.
• Nalan Yanran reminded Ye Feng of his promise to accompany her to break off her engagement, and he agreed to help after the auction.
• Ye Feng asked Nalan Yanran to fetch medicinal ingredients, and she offered to help him refine pills all night.
• At the Xiao Family, Xiao Yan cultivated while the ancient ring on his finger briefly glowed and then fell silent.

Xiao Yan was summoned to the Xiao Family’s reception hall, where he found Ye Feng and Nalan Yanran among the powerful guests. As Xiao Yan approached a seat beside Xiao Xun’er, Ye Feng watched, anticipating how the meeting would unfold.

• Xiao Yan sensed that his Dou Qi had begun disappearing again and wondered whether he could ever return to his original world or cultivate normally.
• Steward Mo warned Xiao Yan that his actions could bring disaster upon the Xiao Family, then escorted him to the reception hall.
• Xiao Yan entered the hall and recognized the formidable black-robed Ye Feng, while also noticing Nalan Yanran’s beauty and strength.
• Ye Feng recalled how he had helped Nalan Yanran advance to Nine-Star Dou Zhe and obtained the Sacred Seal Art during the process.
• Xiao Zhan invited Xiao Yan to sit, and Xiao Yan headed toward the corner where Xiao Xun’er was reading until someone shouted, “Wait!!!!”

Ye Feng offered to buy Xiao Yan’s mother’s ring and promised to help him become an alchemist, but Xiao Yan refused to part with his keepsake. The Xiao Family’s three elders overruled him at the end, declaring that the family would sell the ring.

• Ye Feng singled out Xiao Yan and praised the calm he had gained during his three years as a good-for-nothing.
• Ye Feng asked whether Xiao Yan was interested in something, and Xiao Yan and Xiao Zhan eagerly agreed before learning he wanted to buy Xiao Yan’s ring.
• Xun Er recognized the ring as a high-grade Storage Ring with a Soul Barrier and suspected it might contain Ancient Jade.
• Xiao Yan refused to sell the ring because it was the only keepsake his mother had left him, while Ye Feng offered to help him become an alchemist if he changed his mind.
• The three Xiao Family elders scolded Xiao Yan and announced that the Xiao Family would sell the ring.

Xiao Yan refused to give up his mother’s ring, provoking the Xiao Family elders and worsening his standing with the family. Ye Feng ended the dispute, then surprised everyone by greeting and shaking hands with Gu Xun'er, earning a pill formula through the sign-in reward.

• Xiao Yan refused to sell his mother’s ring, and the First Elder used his authority to force him to his knees.
• Xiao Zhan offered the ring to Ye Feng, but Ye Feng revealed it was only a high-grade Storage Ring and let Xiao Yan keep it.
• The Xiao Family elders blamed Xiao Yan for rejecting Ye Feng and privately planned to take the ring from him later.
• Ye Feng approached Gu Xun'er and greeted her, and she returned his greeting by shaking his hand.
• Ye Feng received a Sixth-grade Spirit Fusion Pill formula as a sign-in reward, while the Xiao Family members were shocked to learn he and Gu Xun'er knew each other.

Ye Feng invited Xun Er to the Rose Wine House, and Xiao Yan tried to stop them, provoking a confrontation in the Xiao Family hall. Nalan Yanran struck and denounced Xiao Yan while Xun Er left with Ye Feng, leaving Xiao Yan despairing and the others alarmed.

• Ye Feng asked Xun Er to meet him at the Rose Wine House, and she agreed to talk with him there.
• Xiao Yan shouted at Ye Feng that he could not take Xun Er away, frightening the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Zhan slapped Xiao Yan and ordered him to apologize to Ye Feng.
• Nalan Yanran slapped and scolded Xiao Yan for interfering with Xun Er while he was still her fiancé.
• Xun Er told Xiao Yan she was only going to talk with Ye Feng, but Xiao Yan did not believe her.
• Nalan Yanran turned toward Ge Ye as Ye Feng asked Xun Er whether she wanted to stay and watch the dispute.

Ge Ye asked Xiao Zhan to dissolve Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran’s engagement on behalf of the Misty Cloud Sect, while Ye Feng watched from the doorway. Xiao Zhan ultimately agreed and Ge Ye presented compensation, including a Qi Gathering Powder, leaving the contents of the jade bottle unidentified.

• Ge Ye told Xiao Zhan that the Misty Cloud Sect wanted Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran’s engagement dissolved because Xiao Yan was unworthy of her.
• Xiao Zhan erupted with Dou Qi, and Ge Ye shielded Nalan Yanran as the two prepared to fight.
• The Three Elders stopped Xiao Zhan, who realized the Xiao Family could not oppose the Misty Cloud Sect and Ye Feng and agreed to end the engagement.
• Ge Ye offered two items as compensation, and the Xiao Family elders recognized the Qi Gathering Powder in the jade box but asked what was in the jade bottle.

Ge Ye offered the Xiao Family a precious Qi Gathering Powder and Companion Purple Crystal Source while the Misty Cloud Sect pursued the broken engagement. Xiao Yan refused the gifts and challenged the elders, but no one in the family defended him, leaving him to cling to the thought of Xun Er.

• Ge Ye presented the Xiao Family with a Qi Gathering Powder refined by Gu He and introduced a bottle of Companion Purple Crystal Source from Yun Yun.
• Xiao Zhan recognized the purple source’s value, and Ye Feng realized Yun Yun had sent it to show that Nalan Yanran had chosen to end the engagement.
• Xiao Yan rejected the gifts and said the Xiao Family might not agree to the matter.
• The Xiao Family elders berated Xiao Yan and insisted they would handle the engagement themselves, while the other family members resented his interruption.
• Xiao Yan challenged the elders to imagine their own sons or grandsons being rejected, but they defended their decision for the family’s survival.
• Feeling that no one in the Xiao Family would stand up for him, Xiao Yan thought that he still had Xun Er.

Xiao Yan tried to stop Nalan Yanran from breaking their engagement by invoking the deceased elders who arranged it, while Nalan Yanran revealed that her family had already agreed to dissolve it. Nalan Yanran confronted Xiao Yan with the backing of her family and the Misty Cloud Sect, leaving him suppressed and furious.

• Xiao Yan hoped Xiao Xun'er would defend him, but she stayed silent because his behavior had disappointed her.
• Xiao Yan asked whether Nalan Jie had agreed to dissolve the engagement, and Nalan Yanran confirmed that both her grandfather and father had agreed.
• Nalan Yanran threw Nalan Jie's letter to Xiao Zhan, narrowly cutting Xiao Yan's hair, and Xiao Zhan read a threat against both families.
• Xiao Yan argued that no one could dissolve the engagement without both deceased elders' approval, forcing Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Family's elders into silence.
• Nalan Yanran accused Xiao Yan of desecrating his ancestors by using them to obstruct the engagement's dissolution and warned him against defying the Nalan Family and Misty Cloud Sect.
• Nalan Yanran unleashed her aura to suppress Xiao Yan, who accused her of bullying him.

Nalan Yanran offered Xiao Yan four Qi Gathering Powders and a chance to enter the Misty Cloud Sect in exchange for dissolving their engagement, but Ye Feng attacked Xiao Yan after he threatened her. Xiao Yan accepted the need to end the engagement and proposed a Three Year Pact.

• Nalan Yanran offered Xiao Yan additional Qi Gathering Powders and Misty Cloud Sect cultivation in exchange for dissolving the engagement, but Xiao Yan rejected her offer as humiliating charity.
• Xiao Yan threatened to kill Nalan Yanran, and Ye Feng knocked him down, warned him, and kicked him back to his place.
• Xiao Yan realized he had acted recklessly, rose from the ground, and silently endured the consequences while Ge Ye and Nalan Yanran wondered about the Xiao Family's protector.
• Nalan Yanran urged Xiao Yan to dissolve the engagement, and Xiao Yan agreed on the condition that she accept a Three Year Pact.

Xiao Yan agreed to postpone dissolving his marriage contract with Nalan Yanran for three years and challenged her to a future duel. After clashing with Ye Feng over the unfairness of birth, Xiao Yan declared that no one should bully the poor youth, and Ye Feng reminded him that they were all youths.

• Xiao Yan proposed a three-year delay to dissolving his engagement, and Nalan Yanran agreed to meet him at the Misty Cloud Sect and settle the matter through a challenge.
• Xiao Zhan objected to the agreement, but Nalan Yanran defended it and warned that she could publicly dissolve the contract immediately.
• Xiao Yan insulted Nalan Yanran and argued that his past cultivation showed he could achieve a miracle again.
• Ye Feng and Xun Er sprayed their tea when Xiao Yan spoke of miracles, and Ye Feng told him that birth resources made life unfair.
• Xiao Yan declared, "Do not bully the poor youth," prompting Xiao Zhan to praise him and Ye Feng to reply that they were all youths.

Ye Feng took Xun Er from the Xiao Family hall after warning Xiao Yan about his three-year agreement with Nalan Yanran. Xiao Yan tried to reject Nalan Yanran and expel her from the Xiao Family, but Yun Leng and Hai Bodong intervened, leaving Xiao Yan slapped once again.

• Ye Feng reminded Xiao Yan that he had only three years to challenge Nalan Yanran, then took Xun Er away after hinting that he knew about the Hun Clan.
• Nalan Yanran renewed her three-year challenge to Xiao Yan, while Xiao Yan declared he had no interest in her and wrote a document expelling her from the Xiao Family.
• A Misty Cloud Sect elder slapped Xiao Yan and revealed himself as Yun Leng, then released his Dou Huang aura over Wutan City.
• Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, and Fama arrived, and Hai Bodong pulled Xiao Yan's document to him and crushed it into icy fragments.
• Hai Bodong condemned Xiao Yan and slapped him.

Xiao Yan left the hall after vowing to challenge the Misty Cloud Sect in three years, while Ye Feng told Xun Er on the back mountain that he came from the Snake People Clan. Xun Er asked him to change back after he revealed his snake tail, but his transformation triggered a piercing scream.

• Hai Bodong froze Xiao Yan's swollen face, while Xiao Zhan stayed silent to protect the Xiao Family.
• Nalan Yanran left after declaring she would wait for Xiao Yan at the Misty Cloud Sect in three years, and the elders went off to drink.
• Xiao Yan vowed to wash away his family's humiliation, then left the hall and headed toward the back mountain.
• Ye Feng told Xun Er he came from the Snake People Clan and explained that Yao Ming, the former patriarch, was his close friend.
• Ye Feng transformed his lower body into a snake tail to prove his words, and Xun Er asked him to change back.
• Ye Feng transformed back into human form, prompting a piercing scream across the back mountain.