Chapter Summaries

After Xiao Yi Xian saved Liu Yun, he used the Tears of Cold Flame to repair his shattered body and began a breakthrough to the Dou Master realm. His breakthrough drew overwhelming Dou Qi that destroyed the tent, leaving Mu Li stunned.

• Xiao Yi Xian forced medicine into Liu Yun's mouth to save him, and he briefly awoke to find her tending to him.
• Liu Yun discovered that the Tears of Cold Flame had kept him alive and guided it through his body to heal his meridians and bones.
• The Tears of Cold Flame shrank as it helped Liu Yun recover, and he began breaking through to the Dou Master realm.
• Liu Yun swallowed a Huiyuan Pill when the energy around him seemed insufficient to complete the breakthrough.
• Dou Qi surged toward Liu Yun and tore apart the tent as Mu Li and the others struggled against the gale; Mu Li wondered whether Liu Yun was advancing to Dou Ling or Dou Wang.

Liu Yun recovered from his injuries, broke through to Five-star Dou Master, and gained the Heavenly Tyrant Body after binding Xiao Yi Xian as a Return target. He suppressed the physique’s domineering influence and ended the chapter meeting Xiao Yi Xian more formally.

• Liu Yun broke through to Dou Master, then absorbed another surge of returned Dou Qi and advanced to Five-star Dou Master.
• Mu Li invited Liu Yun to join the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, but Liu Yun politely refused and planned to repay the group’s kindness in other ways.
• The system identified Xiao Yi Xian as a Return target and revealed that their relationship was “Secretly in Love”; Liu Yun bound her and received the Heavenly Tyrant Body from her Calamity Poison Body.
• Liu Yun underwent a painful transformation as purple Tyrant Blood replaced his original blood, while Xiao Yi Xian panicked and tried to stop his bleeding.
• Liu Yun resisted the Heavenly Tyrant Body’s fighting spirit, calmed Xiao Yi Xian, and introduced himself before they shook hands and immediately pulled apart.

After becoming a Second-Rank Alchemist, Liu Yun used his remaining Mission Points on the Lucky Big Turntable and prepared to refine the Crimson Flame Tiger King's Beast Fire. He began drawing the fire into his body, where the Sky Burning Immortal Art started to tame it as the flames damaged his meridians.

• Yao Chen refined a Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, triggering a 100% Return that made Liu Yun a Second-Rank Alchemist and gave him the liquid and its recipe.
• Liu Yun reviewed the rewards he had gained in the Monster Mountain Range and spent 30 Mission Points on three Lucky Big Turntable draws, obtaining the Liu Yun Mask, Thank You for Your Patronage, and the Liu Yun Jade Hairpin.
• Liu Yun replaced his ordinary mask with the Liu Yun Mask, which could conceal his presence and let him set a false cultivation level.
• Liu Yun opened the Jade Pot and revealed the fading Fifth-tier Beast Fire in the Crimson Flame Tiger King's half-rotten heart, startling Xiao Yi Xian, Mu Li, and the mercenaries.
• Liu Yun used the Sky Burning Immortal Art to draw the Crimson Fire into his body, and the flames began damaging his meridians as the technique gradually tamed them.

Liu Yun and the mercenaries were confronted by the third-tier saber-toothed tiger that had nearly killed Elder He, and Liu Yun stayed behind so the others could retreat. He gave Xiao Yi Xian the Liu Yun Jade Hairpin, whose barrier might protect them, as the tiger approached and recognized Liu Yun from their previous encounter.

• A third-tier saber-toothed tiger appeared after Liu Yun tamed Crimson Fire, and Liu Yun realized it was the beast that had nearly killed Elder He.
• Liu Yun told Mu Li and the mercenaries to retreat while he held off the tiger, which kept its attention on him.
• Xiao Yi Xian stayed behind, figured out Liu Yun was young and no match for the beast, then agreed to leave when he urged her to go.
• Liu Yun stopped Xiao Yi Xian and gave her the Liu Yun Jade Hairpin, explaining that its barrier could keep them safe if she bound it successfully.
• The saber-toothed tiger approached, sensed a powerful threat from Liu Yun, and recognized him as the human it had spared before.

Liu Yun faced a Sabertooth Tiger while Xiao Yi Xian tried to bind the Liu Yun Jade Hairpin, but his strongest attack failed to hurt the beast. The tiger realized Liu Yun carried Fifth-tier tiger-type Beast Fire and attacked to seize it, leaving Liu Yun fighting at a disadvantage.

• Liu Yun shielded Xiao Yi Xian and held the Sabertooth Tiger at bay while she tried to bind the Liu Yun Jade Hairpin.
• The Sabertooth Tiger leaped at Liu Yun, but his Wind's Extreme: Falling Kill left it unharmed.
• The Sabertooth Tiger offered to let Liu Yun and Xiao Yi Xian leave if he handed over a treasure, though Liu Yun did not know what it meant.
• Liu Yun combined the Carefree Wind Riding Art and the Sky Burning Immortal Art, revealing Crimson Fire that the Sabertooth Tiger identified as Fifth-tier tiger-type Beast Fire.
• The Sabertooth Tiger lunged to swallow Liu Yun and his Beast Fire, but Liu Yun evaded its jaws and struck with the Wind Spirit Fractal Sword.
• The Sabertooth Tiger blocked Liu Yun's sword with its tail and sent him back at a disadvantage.

Liu Yun fought the Sabertooth Tiger while Xiao Yi Xian tried to refine the Liu Yun Jade Hairpin. After Xiao Yi Xian was hurt, Liu Yun’s Overlord Body awakened, and he beat the Sabertooth Tiger to death with his fists.

• Liu Yun struggled to injure the Sabertooth Tiger, which then turned and attacked Xiao Yi Xian.
• Liu Yun intercepted the tiger’s claw, swallowed a Fourth-grade Pill: the Beast Power Pill, and wounded the beast with the Liu Yun Sword.
• The Sabertooth Tiger’s roars made Xiao Yi Xian faint, but her blood activated the Liu Yun Jade Hairpin and formed a protective barrier around her.
• Seeing Xiao Yi Xian hurt, Liu Yun awakened the Overlord Body, healed rapidly, and charged the Sabertooth Tiger with his fists.
• Liu Yun shattered the Sabertooth Tiger’s fangs and continued punching until its head was crushed and it died.

After the Heavenly Tyrant Body’s power injured Xiao Yi Xian and caused turmoil across the Monster Mountain Range, Liu Yun used his Tyrant Blood to heal her. He cultivated the Immortal Sword Body Art while she recovered, then checked his system panel and return-bound relationships.

• The Heavenly Tyrant Body’s aura shook the Monster Mountain Range, and Liu Yun feared he had lost control of himself.
• Liu Yun entered the barrier and found Xiao Yi Xian unconscious and badly injured.
• Liu Yun fed Xiao Yi Xian a drop of Tyrant Blood, which healed her injuries and stabilized her breathing.
• While Xiao Yi Xian slept, Liu Yun cultivated the Immortal Sword Body Art and deepened his sword understanding.
• Liu Yun checked his Personal Panel and the Return function, confirming Xiao Yi Xian was secretly in love with him and provided a 20× Dou Qi Return.

Liu Yun returned to Qingshan Town with Xiao Yi Xian, who had secretly awakened days earlier, and visited her at the Myriad Medicine Pavilion. He invited her to Wutan City, but she refused because she feared her poison body would hurt him, so they agreed he would visit her in Green Mountain Town.

• Liu Yun reached Qingshan Town with Xiao Yi Xian, who woke as they arrived and thanked him for caring for her.
• Xiao Yi Xian led Liu Yun into the Myriad Medicine Pavilion estate, where Mr. Yao questioned them about the Sabertooth Tiger.
• Liu Yun claimed they had killed the Sabertooth Tiger, intimidating Mr. Yao, and followed Xiao Yi Xian to her room.
• Xiao Yi Xian warned Liu Yun that the medicinal fragrance in her room contained slow-acting poison and applied an antidote to his hand.
• Liu Yun invited Xiao Yi Xian to Wutan City, but she refused because she feared her poison body would harm him.
• Liu Yun embraced Xiao Yi Xian and said he would visit her in Green Mountain Town, and she agreed.

Liu Yun bid farewell to Xiao Yi Xian, leaving her cultivation supplies and a Fourth-grade Antidote Pill in case her Calamity Poison Body awakened. Before leaving Green Mountain Town, he confronted Mr. Yao and warned him not to bully Xiao Yi Xian.

• Liu Yun told Xiao Yi Xian he was leaving and gave her Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and a Fourth-grade Antidote Pill.
• Xiao Yi Xian accepted the Antidote Pill and vowed to find Liu Yun after she found a way to resolve her poison body.
• Liu Yun concealed himself and found Mr. Yao's residence after questioning a maid.
• Liu Yun waited for Mr. Yao and a woman to come downstairs, then warned him not to bully Xiao Yi Xian.
• Liu Yun released an aura comparable to a Da Dou Shi, forced Mr. Yao and the woman to the floor, and left.

Liu Yun returned to Wutan City and learned that Ya Fei was being pressured to enter a marriage alliance. After reuniting with He Qingfeng, he arranged a plan to auction two rare treasures in Wutan City and have He Qingfeng secretly buy them back.

• Liu Yun returned to the Mittle Auction House and learned from a middle-aged employee that Ya Fei was being urged to return to headquarters for a marriage alliance.
• Liu Yun learned that He Qingfeng had returned safely from the Monster Mountain Range.
• Liu Yun told He Qingfeng he planned to auction a Fifth-tier Beast Fire and the Tears of Cold Flame, despite He Qingfeng warning that the treasures were too valuable to sell in Wutan City.
• Liu Yun instructed He Qingfeng to disguise himself and secretly bid on and purchase both auction items.
• Liu Yun told Hu San to inform Ya Fei that he had chosen the items and to have her conduct the auction, then sent them off to carry out the plan.

Liu Yun returned to the Mittle Auction House and used Ya Fei’s auction to test his system, earning rare pill recipes and a Nine Dragon Cauldron. The auction continued with a fierce bidding war over the Jade Face Pill, while Liu Yun gained a seventh-grade Youth Preserving Pill.

• Liu Yun disguised himself in a private room and bid ten thousand gold coins on the Bone-Regenerating Pill recipe, revealing his return to Ya Fei and triggering a system return of a fifth-grade pill recipe.
• A different bidder bought two medicine cauldrons for three thousand gold coins, and the system returned the Nine Dragon Cauldron to Liu Yun.
• Ya Fei auctioned a fourth-grade Jade Face Pill, prompting competing bids from the wives of the Jia Lie and Ao Ba families.
• Ao Ba Pa’s wife won the Jade Face Pill for two hundred and fifty thousand gold coins, straining the Ao Ba Family’s finances, while Liu Yun received a seventh-grade Youth Preserving Pill through the system.

Ya Fei continued the auction with the Crimson Flame Tiger King's Fifth-tier Beast Fire, which Xiao Yan considered buying before realizing he lacked the money. He Qingfeng won the fire with a set of Gold-attribute Fifth-tier Armor, and Liu Yun received a twentyfold return: the Ninth-tier Beast Fire, Kirin Sky Refining Flame.

• Ya Fei announced that the auction would continue and presented the Crimson Flame Tiger King's Fifth-tier Beast Fire as a trade-only lot.
• Xiao Yan asked Yao Chen whether he could devour Beast Fire with the cultivation technique Yao Chen had promised, then decided he wanted to buy it.
• Xiao Zhan offered a Third-tier Magical Core, and Ao Ba Pa offered his family's Mysterious Tier Intermediate cultivation technique, while Jia Lie Bi declined to bid.
• He Qingfeng offered a set of Gold-attribute Fifth-tier Armor, and Ya Fei awarded him the Beast Fire after no one else made an offer.
• Liu Yun received a system notification granting him the Ninth-tier Beast Fire, Kirin Sky Refining Flame, as a twentyfold auction return.

Liu Yun obtained the Ninth-tier Kirin Sky Refining Flame as the auction continued to its finale, the Tears of Cold Flame. Yao Chen recognized the treasure’s extraordinary benefits and urged Xiao Yan to win it, leaving them waiting for the bidding to begin.

• Liu Yun reviewed the Kirin Sky Refining Flame’s description and considered whether it could advance his Sky Burning Immortal Art.
• Ya Fei introduced the Tears of Cold Flame as the auction’s finale, leaving the Wutan City audience silent and astonishing Yao Chen.
• Yao Chen explained that the treasure could purify and compress Dou Qi, strengthen Xiao Yan’s foundation, and potentially save or revive someone.
• Xiao Yan worried that they lacked the resources to bid, but Yao Chen rejected stealing the treasure and insisted they try to win it at auction.

At the Mittle Auction House, bids for Tears of Cold Flame escalated from ordinary valuables to a sixth-grade pill, a sixth-tier longsword, and an Earth-tier High-grade Fighting Skill. The auction left the bidders and Ya Fei stunned as the contest for the treasure continued.

• Ya Fei began the Tears of Cold Flame auction and explained that bids would be evaluated as item-for-item exchanges.
• Jia Lie Bi, Ao Ba Pa, and Xiao Zhan offered a Second-grade Pill, one hundred thousand gold coins, and a Third-tier Magic Core, while Xiao Yan and Elder Yao discussed how to bid.
• A bidder in another private room offered a Sixth-tier Wind Attribute Longsword, prompting Xiao Yan to bid a sixth-grade pill on Elder Yao's advice.
• A woman then offered an Earth-tier High-grade Fighting Skill, shocking Xiao Yan, Elder Yao, and the auction hall.
• Ya Fei composed herself and thought proudly of Liu Yun while resolving to stand by him and help him deal with the consequences of his scheme.

Liu Yun arranged to exchange the Tears of Cold Flame with Yao Chen after startling him and Gu Xun'er by posing as a Dou Saint. He accepted Yao Chen’s deal, leaving with an Earth Tier Low-grade Fire Attribute Cultivation Method and arrangements for two pills.

• Liu Yun summoned the two bidders to his private room after deciding he could no longer keep the Tears of Cold Flame.
• Xiao Yan, possessed by Yao Chen, pressured Liu Yun to trade the Tears for a chance to refine a sixth-grade pill, while Gu Xun'er offered an Earth Tier High-grade Fighting Skill.
• Liu Yun’s Heavenly Tyrant Body and Liu Yun Mask let him project a Dou Saint aura, shocking Yao Chen and making Gu Xun'er’s bloodline react with fear.
• Liu Yun rejected Gu Xun'er’s offer after identifying her Ancient Clan background, and she left the room.
• Liu Yun negotiated with Yao Chen for the Tears of Cold Flame in exchange for one Fifth-grade Pill, one sixth-grade pill, and an Earth Tier Cultivation Method.
• Yao Chen agreed and handed Liu Yun an Earth Tier Low-grade Fire Attribute Cultivation Method.

After auctioning Tears of Cold Flame, Liu Yun received Meteor Tear, which helped him break through to Six-star Dou Shi, and reunited with Ya Fei. After hearing about his adventures and discovering her Fire-Wood Dual Attribute, he gave her an Earth Tier Low-grade cultivation method.

• Liu Yun reflected that Xiao Yan's acquisition of Tears of Cold Flame seemed like fate correcting the story, then received Meteor Tear from the system for the auction and broke through to Six-star Dou Shi.
• Ya Fei entered Liu Yun's room after the auction, and the two embraced after nearly a year apart.
• Liu Yun and Ya Fei went to her room, where he recounted his adventures in the Monster Mountain Range, including how Xiao Yi Xian had saved him.
• Ya Fei revealed that she had cultivated to Five-Star Dou Practitioner with Fire-Wood Dual Attribute Dou Qi, and Liu Yun realized she could pursue alchemy.
• Liu Yun gave Ya Fei the Blazing Flame Heart Sutra, an Earth Tier Low-grade cultivation method.

Liu Yun reunited with Ya Fei, gave her a Youth Preserving Pill, and began teaching her alchemy after learning she had Fire-Wood Dual Attribute Dou Qi. After arranging the ingredients for a Meridian Reforming Bone Shedding Pill, Liu Yun prepared to devour the Kirin Sky Refining Flame.

• Liu Yun gave Ya Fei a Youth Preserving Pill and offered to teach her alchemy because of her Fire-Wood Dual Attribute Dou Qi.
• Liu Yun and Ya Fei shared an affectionate reunion and spent the night together.
• Liu Yun taught Ya Fei medicinal theory and alchemy the next morning before leaving her room.
• Liu Yun asked He Qingfeng to gather the ingredients for a Meridian Reforming Bone Shedding Pill, telling him he already had the Jade Bone Fruit.
• Liu Yun remained alone and prepared to devour the Kirin Sky Refining Flame.

Liu Yun devoured the Kirin Sky Refining Flame amid a blaze that engulfed Wutan City, surviving its destructive heat and reaching Nine-star Dou Master. Above the city, Yao Chen faced a Dou Huang expert demanding the Tears of Cold Flame.

• Liu Yun prepared to devour the Kirin Sky Refining Flame without the Blood Lotus Pill or Ice Spirit Cold Spring, relying on his physique and cultivation techniques.
• The flame erupted across Wutan City, burning through the Mittle Auction House and filling the sky with heat; Xiao Yan and Yao Chen flew toward its source.
• Yao Chen encountered a black-clad Dou Huang who demanded the Tears of Cold Flame, and the two prepared to fight.
• Liu Yun seized the flame's origin, burned his hand, and swallowed it as the battle began overhead.
• The flame damaged Liu Yun's body, but his Heavenly Tyrant Body and techniques repaired and tempered him as he completed the devouring.
• The Kirin Sky Refining Flame raised Liu Yun's cultivation to Nine-star Dou Master, and he summoned its orange fire from his palm.

Liu Yun disguised himself as a Dou Sheng to stop Yao Chen and Ling Ying’s battle above the Mittle Auction House, frightening both into retreat. Ling Ying warned Gu Xun'er that Wutan City hid a Dou Sheng, while Xiao Yan resolved to grow stronger and went to seek money for medicinal ingredients.

• Liu Yun found that devouring the Kirin Sky Refining Flame had strengthened his body, though it had not advanced his cultivation technique.
• Liu Yun used the Liu Yun Mask and a simulated Dou Sheng aura to make Yao Chen and Ling Ying stop fighting and leave.
• Ling Ying told Gu Xun'er that a Dou Sheng was at the Mittle Auction House, and Gu Xun'er worried that the Xiao Family had been exposed because of the Tuoshe Ancient Jade.
• Yao Chen returned control of Xiao Yan’s body to him, and Xiao Yan said the battle had made him determined to become stronger and face Nalan Yanran.
• Xiao Yan told Yao Chen he had run out of money for medicinal ingredients, and Yao Chen advised him to borrow from his girlfriend, so Xiao Yan went out to seek funds.

After the destruction caused by Liu Yun’s Beast Fire, he moved in with Ya Fei and considered how to become strong enough to protect their future together. He taught her the basics of alchemy and demonstrated the process by refining a high-quality Pulse Protecting Pill.

• Liu Yun emerged from the ruins, apologized to the injured staff, and Ya Fei assured him that physicians had been summoned.
• Ya Fei invited Liu Yun to stay with her while he taught her alchemy, and he held her hand as they walked to her room.
• Liu Yun thought about Ya Fei’s family pressuring her to return and concluded that he needed to reach at least the Dou Wang realm within two years.
• Ya Fei agreed to learn alchemy, and Liu Yun explained medicine cauldrons and the steps of refining pills.
• Liu Yun used a two-port cauldron to refine a Second-grade Pulse Protecting Pill, which Ya Fei admired for its quality.