Recaps

Hong Ling and Jiang Donghua settled into a VIP room at the Heavenly Snake Auction House and discovered a hidden room prepared for alchemists. Bai Xiaofeng learned that Jiang Donghua was a Fourth-grade Alchemist and began trying to recruit him, leaving Hong Ling wary as Hong Yu arrived with gifts.

• Hong Ling and Jiang Donghua entered a C-grade VIP room, where Hong Ling sensed guards nearby and suspected the Heavenly Snake Mansion was monitoring its guests.
• Hong Ling uncovered a hidden room furnished for cultivation and pill refinement, and she and Jiang Donghua discussed the Mansion’s interest in alchemists.
• Hong Yu told Bai Xiaofeng about the young Fourth-grade Alchemist, and Bai Xiaofeng ordered an investigation and prepared a recruitment offer backed by threats if needed.
• Hong Ling warned Jiang Donghua to remain cautious in the Black Corner Region, then opened the door to find Hong Yu delivering fruit and tea on Bai Xiaofeng’s behalf.
• Hong Ling dismissed Hong Yu’s flattery and shut the door after Hong Yu directed a seductive glance at Jiang Donghua.

Hong Yu reported to Bai Xiaofeng that Hong Ling had blocked her attempt to approach Jiang Donghua, prompting Bai Xiaofeng to change his approach and visit the alchemist himself. Bai Xiaofeng met Jiang Donghua and saw an opportunity to recruit the young Fourth-grade Alchemist.

• Hong Yu returned to Bai Xiaofeng and claimed Hong Ling guarded Jiang Donghua closely, suggesting they help him break free.
• Bai Xiaofeng suspected Hong Yu wanted to seduce Jiang Donghua, then decided to approach the alchemist himself.
• Hong Ling checked the gifts for poison or hidden restrictions while Jiang Donghua wondered which Young Master had sent them.
• Bai Xiaofeng introduced himself as the Ninth Son of the Heavenly Snake City Lord and asked to meet Jiang Donghua.
• Bai Xiaofeng entered the room, saw Jiang Donghua was very young, and thought he would be easy to recruit.

Bai Xiaofeng tried to recruit Jiang Donghua with promises of Heavenly Snake Mansion’s resources, then hurried to obtain three Pill Recipes as an initial offering. Meanwhile, Third Young Master Bai Wuchen discovered that Bai Xiaofeng was courting a Fourth-grade Alchemist and forced Hong Yu to lead him to Jiang Donghua.

• Bai Xiaofeng offered Jiang Donghua riches and influence in exchange for helping him defeat his brothers, but Jiang Donghua demanded a long list of rare herbs and Pill Recipes instead.
• Bai Xiaofeng left for the auction house and persuaded the Third Elder to hand over three Third-grade Pill Recipes on credit.
• After Bai Xiaofeng departed, the Third Elder reflected on the mansion’s infighting and its lord’s prolonged seclusion.
• Bai Wuchen caught Hong Yu in a corridor and choked her until she revealed that Bai Xiaofeng was trying to win over a Fourth-grade Alchemist.
• Bai Wuchen threatened Hong Yu and ordered her to lead him to Jiang Donghua.

Jiang Donghua agreed to work with Bai Wuchen and Bai Xiaofeng for the medicinal resources they offered, while Hong Ling and Hong Yu each tried to influence the two young masters. The brothers confronted each other over Jiang Donghua, and the chapter ended with Hong Yu calming Bai Xiaofeng before the dispute turned violent.

• Hong Ling questioned Jiang Donghua's decision to work with Bai Xiaofeng, and Jiang Donghua admitted he planned to take the resources and leave later.
• Jiang Donghua asked Hong Ling to pretend to be his lover, and she eagerly accepted the role.
• Bai Wuchen entered to meet Jiang Donghua, but Bai Xiaofeng arrived soon after and accused his Third Brother of trying to take the alchemist from him.
• Hong Ling took Jiang Donghua's hand, and Jiang Donghua said he would work with whoever offered greater benefits.
• Bai Wuchen offered Jiang Donghua rare Blood Lingzhi, provoking Bai Xiaofeng, while Hong Yu feigned dizziness to divert his anger.

Bai Xiaofeng and Bai Wuchen fought over Jiang Donghua’s allegiance, but Great Elder Bai Yan intervened and ordered them back to their residences. After the crowd dispersed, Hong Ling confronted Hong Yu, who had tried to slip away.

• Bai Xiaofeng offered Jiang Donghua three third-grade pill recipes and asked him to become his personal alchemist, while Bai Wuchen tempted him with access to the Myriad Medicine Pavilion’s rarer recipes.
• Bai Xiaofeng and Bai Wuchen argued over Jiang Donghua, then took their dispute outside and fought with wind- and earth-element combat skills.
• Bai Wuchen struck Bai Xiaofeng with Rock Burst Palm, but Bai Xiaofeng recovered and countered with Heavenly Wind Meteor Kill as Bai Wuchen unleashed Earth Dragon Overturns.
• Bai Yan arrived, suppressed both brothers, and ordered them to return to their residences; they obeyed and the onlookers dispersed.
• Hong Yu tried to sneak away, but Hong Ling stopped her and demanded to know why she had not left.

After Bai Xiaofeng and Bai Wuchen fought over Jiang Donghua, he stayed in the C-grade room and used their rivalry to attract gifts and recruitment offers from across Heavenly Snake City. He remained confident that Hong Ling and Mo Xuan’s jade token would protect him as more of the city’s powerful figures took an interest.

• Bai Xiaofeng and Bai Wuchen left the C-grade room furious, each blaming the other for disrupting his effort to recruit Jiang Donghua.
• Jiang Donghua explained to Hong Ling that the brothers’ public fight would draw their siblings and other factions to seek him out, so they stayed in the room to wait.
• Bai Wuya, Bai Qingshuang, and Bai Wuying separately learned about the fight and considered how to approach or use Jiang Donghua.
• Elder Zhao Lie and other Dou Wang experts visited Jiang Donghua with valuable gifts and attempts to recruit him, while Hong Ling rejected the Joyful Sect visitor’s offer of two maids.
• Bai Xiaofeng and Bai Wuchen watched the visitors from afar, and Jiang Donghua reassured Hong Ling that her protection and Mo Xuan’s jade token kept him safe.
• Mo Xuan sneezed while refining pills, suspected Jiang Donghua was causing trouble, and trusted that Hong Ling would keep him out of serious danger.

Jiang Donghua accepted Bai Xiaofeng’s three Third-grade Pill Recipes and rejected Bai Wuchen’s offer, strengthening his ties with the Ninth Young Master. Bai Xiaofeng then asked Jiang Donghua to help him compete for the position of Young City Lord of Heavenly Snake City.

• Jiang Donghua predicted Bai Xiaofeng would visit to trade his pill recipes for the favor of a Fourth-grade Alchemist, and Bai Xiaofeng arrived with Hong Yu and Biyao.
• Bai Xiaofeng gave Jiang Donghua the three Third-grade Pill Recipes as an apology, and Jiang Donghua accepted them and offered to refine pills for him.
• Bai Wuchen arrived with two Battle Spirit-level guards and offered Jiang Donghua a fragment of a Fourth-grade Pill Recipe.
• Jiang Donghua dismissed Bai Wuchen’s offer and asked him to leave, while Hong Ling faced down the guards as tensions rose.
• Bai Wuchen left after warning Jiang Donghua he might regret his choice, and Bai Xiaofeng asked Jiang Donghua to help him vie for the Young City Lord position.

Jiang Donghua secured Bai Xiaofeng’s promise to supply medicinal herbs by convincing him the ingredients would let Jiang refine Fire Spirit Pills and recruit support for his bid to become Young City Lord. After Bai Xiaofeng left to gather the herbs, Jiang looked forward to raising his Fire Spirit Pill proficiency.

• Bai Xiaofeng told Jiang Donghua about his rivals for Young City Lord and offered him medicinal stores and pill formulas in exchange for support.
• Hong Ling pushed Biyao aside to massage Jiang Donghua and rebuffed Bai Xiaofeng when he tried to win her over.
• Biyao revealed that ten sets of Jiang’s requested herbs would cost nearly two million gold coins, but Bai Xiaofeng agreed to pay.
• Jiang persuaded Bai Xiaofeng that the herbs would let him refine Fire Spirit Pills to recruit Dou Ling experts and family elders.
• Bai Xiaofeng left with Hong Yu and Biyao to gather the herbs, while Hong Ling accused Jiang of fooling him and Jiang said he intended to improve his pill proficiency.

Bai Xiaofeng ordered rare herbs worth nearly two million gold coins for Jiang Donghua, overriding the storehouse steward’s objections. Later, Bai Qingshuang visited Jiang Donghua to offer goodwill and warn him about Bai Xiaofeng, but he saw her words as an attempt to recruit him without offering anything and decided to stick with Bai Xiaofeng.

• Biyao and Hong Yu worried that Bai Xiaofeng trusted Jiang Donghua too easily but kept their doubts to themselves.
• Bai Xiaofeng forced steward Bai Yan to requisition the expensive medicinal herbs without first reporting the order to the Great Elder.
• Jiang Donghua wondered why Bai Qingshuang and Bai Wuya had not approached him, and Hong Ling suggested they might have joined forces in secret.
• Bai Qingshuang visited Jiang Donghua, said her door was open if he became unhappy with Bai Xiaofeng, and warned him that her Ninth Brother acted recklessly.
• Jiang Donghua and Hong Ling criticized Bai Qingshuang’s empty offer, and Jiang Donghua decided to cling to Bai Xiaofeng.

Bai Xiaofeng questioned Jiang Donghua about Bai Qingshuang’s visit, but Jiang feigned outrage and convinced him that he would keep their agreement. After Bai Xiaofeng left with the medicinal herbs, Bai Qingshuang learned what happened and ordered her subordinate to keep watching Jiang, while wondering what her eldest brother was planning.

• Bai Xiaofeng arrived at Jiang Donghua’s courtyard and asked whether Bai Qingshuang had promised Jiang anything.
• Jiang Donghua pretended to take offense at Bai Xiaofeng’s doubts, then accepted the medicinal herbs Bai Xiaofeng brought.
• Hong Ling, Hong Yu, and Biyao recognized that Jiang’s anger was an act but kept silent as Bai Xiaofeng left.
• A shadowy subordinate reported Jiang and Bai Xiaofeng’s exchange to Bai Qingshuang.
• Bai Qingshuang ordered the subordinate to continue observing them and wondered whether her eldest brother was nearing a breakthrough to Dou Wang.

Bai Wuya suspected that Jiang Donghua was a fraud and ordered his scouts to investigate him, while preparing to recruit or eliminate him depending on whether he could refine the Fire Spirit Pill. Jiang Donghua and Hong Ling arrived at Heavenly Snake City's annual auction and joined Bai Xiaofeng in a VIP room as the auction was about to begin.

• Bai Wuya learned that no nearby city had records of a Fourth-grade Alchemist named Jiang and questioned Jiang Donghua's identity.
• Bai Wuya ordered his scouts to investigate Jiang Donghua and watch Bai Xiaofeng, telling them to recruit Jiang Donghua if he could refine the Fire Spirit Pill and otherwise make him disappear.
• Jiang Donghua and Hong Ling reached Heavenly Snake City's auction house, where the steward escorted them to a second-floor VIP room.
• Bai Xiaofeng warmly welcomed Jiang Donghua and Hong Ling, then said the annual auction's final items could attract even Dou Zong powerhouses.

Jiang Donghua met the three Dou Wang experts Bai Xiaofeng had recruited and questioned whether they could protect his position at the Heavenly Snake City auction. Bai Yan began the auction after the city’s forces displayed their overwhelming strength, while Bai Wutian remained in seclusion.

• Bai Xiaofeng introduced Tie Shan, Mo Wuhen, and Yin Jiuxiao as allies he had invited to support him at the auction.
• Jiang Donghua challenged the strength of Bai Xiaofeng’s allies, and Bai Xiaofeng revealed that a Two-star Dou Huang Ninth Elder also supported him.
• Jiang Donghua asked about Bai Wutian, and Bai Xiaofeng said his father had been in seclusion for a long time.
• Bai Yan addressed the auction hall, and eight Dou Huang auras and more than a dozen Dou Wang auras erupted from backstage to deter troublemakers.
• Bai Yan declared the auction officially open.

At Heavenly Snake City's auction, bidders fought over rare treasures while the city's Great Elder enforced order with overwhelming force. Jiang Donghua watched the clashes and concluded that Heavenly Snake City's authority was not to be challenged.

• Bai Yan auctioned a refined Shadow Demon Lizard claw, which Han Shan bought for 1.9 million gold coins so he could replace his missing arm.
• Bai Yan told Han Shan to attend the City Lord's Mansion's secret pavilion in three days for the fusion ritual.
• Jiang Donghua declined to bid on a fourth-tier medicine cauldron, saying he preferred his Earth Spirit Cauldron.
• Bidding for the fire-attributed Combat Skill Blazing Flame Slash sparked a confrontation between a red-haired Fire Blade Sect man and an old man in black.
• Bai Yan subdued both men with his Peak Dou Huang pressure and ordered them to follow the auction's rules.
• Jiang Donghua observed the dispute and remarked that Heavenly Snake City's authority was difficult to provoke.

At the auction, the Fire Spirit Pill sold for 1.5 million gold coins, and Jiang Donghua realized how profitable it could be to sell pills in the Black Corner Region. He planned to buy up the necessary herbs and control how many pills he released to keep their price high.

• Bai Yan auctioned a century-old Ice Lingzhi Mushroom and a Thunderwing Griffin egg as bidders drove their prices into the millions.
• Bai Yan presented chained Berserkers from the Barbarian Tribe, and merchants eagerly bid for them.
• Bai Yan auctioned a Fourth-grade Fire Spirit Pill, which sold for 1.5 million gold coins to a buyer in a private room.
• Jiang Donghua noticed Yin Jiuxiao watching the pill and calculated that refining Fire Spirit Pills could bring him a large profit.
• Jiang Donghua resolved to stockpile the ingredients in the Black Corner Region and release only a few pills at a time to maintain their value.

Jiang Donghua acquired the Soul Barrier Pill Recipe and several rare medicinal herbs before the auction revealed an Earth-tier technique available only for trade and a Pill to Break Dou Zong. Bai Xiaofeng failed to qualify for the technique exchange, while bidding for the pill surged past ten million gold coins.

• Jiang Donghua won the Soul Barrier Pill Recipe for 850,000 gold coins after the other bidders stayed silent.
• Jiang Donghua outbid others for several rare medicinal herbs, telling Hong Ling they would be useful later.
• Bai Yan revealed that the Profound Yin Poisonous Fiend Palm was an Earth-tier Low Grade Dou Technique available only in exchange for an Earth-grade cultivation technique, equivalent pills, or clues about Heavenly Flames.
• Bai Xiaofeng tried to trade for the technique but returned frustrated after an appraiser dismissed his offerings as ordinary to a Dou Zong expert.
• Bai Yan presented a Sixth-grade Pill to Break Dou Zong, and bids quickly climbed beyond ten million gold coins.

Jiang Donghua left the auction with Bai Xiaofeng and began refining pills in Bai Xiaofeng’s heavily guarded underground secret room. He planned to spend about a month refining pills, while Bai Xiaofeng’s three Dou Wang guards watched the residence and Bai Xiaofeng indulged with Hong Yu and Biyao.

• Jiang Donghua told Bai Xiaofeng he would leave the auction to refine the ten batches of Fire Spirit Pill herbs.
• Bai Xiaofeng brought Jiang Donghua and his companions to an underground secret room built from Yin Han Iron and equipped with a Nine Serpent Flame Swallowing Furnace.
• Bai Xiaofeng left Jiang Donghua to work and ordered Tie Shan, Mo Tianhen, and Yin Jiuxiao to guard the residence and ensure the Fire Spirit Pills were refined.
• Bai Xiaofeng relaxed with Hong Yu and Biyao while his three guards concealed themselves around the residence.
• Jiang Donghua teased Hong Ling as he prepared the furnace, then told her not to approach while he refined pills for about a month if he had enough herbs.

Jiang Donghua refined Fire Spirit Pills at a startling pace, helping Bai Xiaofeng pay his debts and build wealth while concealing the pills’ impurities. As Bai Xiaofeng’s influence grew, his siblings began plotting against him, and Jiang Donghua continued pushing him toward ever more pill production.

• Jiang Donghua refined seven Fire Spirit Pills from ten batches of ingredients, then gave Bai Xiaofeng two inferior pills while keeping five high-quality ones.
• Bai Xiaofeng took the pills to the storeroom appraisers, who confirmed they were Fire Spirit Pills but noticed impurities that could harm the user’s meridians; Bai Xiaofeng collected more ingredients for Jiang Donghua.
• Bai Wuchen grew furious at Bai Xiaofeng’s newfound success, while Bai Qingshuang decided to target him through another approach rather than try to meet Jiang Donghua.
• Jiang Donghua continued refining two Fire Spirit Pills a day for more than half a month until Bai Xiaofeng begged him to stop, then agreed to rest while privately hinting that his plan was only beginning.
• Bai Xiaofeng sold Fire Spirit Pills at the auction house for a premium, drawing attention from nearby forces as Bai Wuchen again vowed not to let him grow stronger.
• Bai Xiaofeng celebrated his rising wealth and rewarded a maid, unaware that his success had made him a target.

Qing Yuan worked to undermine Bai Xiaofeng’s trust in Jiang Donghua on Bai Qingshuang’s orders, while Bai Qingshuang and Bai Wuchen allied against them and Bai Wuya secretly prepared to exploit their conflict. After Qing Yuan arranged a trip to Myriad Medicine City as a possible trap, Bai Xiaofeng persuaded Jiang Donghua to go there with him.

• Qing Yuan questioned Jiang Donghua’s rapid pill refinement to Bai Xiaofeng, while Hong Yu and Biyao discussed seeking Jiang Donghua’s support.
• Jiang Donghua stopped refining pills after more than ten days, and Hong Ling helped ease his exhaustion as he said he was trying to make someone take the bait.
• Bai Qingshuang and Bai Wuchen agreed to target Bai Xiaofeng and Jiang Donghua, while Bai Wuya secretly ordered his subordinate to keep watching them until the right moment.
• Bai Qingshuang learned Hong Yu and Biyao might approach Jiang Donghua and ordered her subordinate to watch them and push them if needed.
• Qing Yuan suggested that Bai Xiaofeng take Jiang Donghua to Myriad Medicine City, then secretly informed Bai Qingshuang of their plans.
• Bai Xiaofeng invited Jiang Donghua to Myriad Medicine City to see rare herbs and an Ancient Pill Recipe Fragment, and Jiang Donghua agreed.

Bai Xiaofeng escorted Jiang Donghua toward Myriad Medicine City with a powerful retinue, drawing attention from local families and attracting assassination plots from Bai Wuchen and Bai Qingshuang. The convoy survived an ambush outside Heavenly Snake City and continued onward, while more attackers might still be waiting ahead.

• Bai Xiaofeng took Jiang Donghua toward Myriad Medicine City with a Black Fiend Colt and more than a dozen Dou Ling guards, telling them Jiang Donghua could refine Fire Spirit Pills.
• As the convoy crossed Heavenly Snake City, Zhao Decai and Liu Zhen tried to meet Jiang Donghua and obtain pills, but Bai Xiaofeng turned them away and ordered the crowd to stop pestering them.
• Bai Wuchen and Bai Qingshuang secretly hired Shadow Kill Tower and Blood Blade to target Jiang Donghua, while their assassins chose to wait for a better opportunity.
• Outside the city, Shadow Kill Tower and Blood Blade scouts watched the convoy but held back because Tie Shan, Mo Tianhen, and Yin Jiuxiao guarded it.
• A masked One-star Dou Wang and more than a dozen Dou Lings ambushed the convoy, but Yin Jiuxiao, Mo Tianhen, and Tie Shan killed the attackers in moments.
• Bai Xiaofeng ordered the convoy to continue toward Myriad Medicine City as Jiang Donghua and Hong Ling remained calm, anticipating that more assailants could appear.

Jiang Donghua and the convoy faced escalating attacks as they traveled through the Black Corner Region, while Bai Xiaofeng’s protectors warned that a Dou Huang might be lurking nearby. The Shadow Kill Tower assassins struck, and a masked Dou Huang appeared, praising Ninth Young Master for summoning him.

• Jiang Donghua and Hong Ling discussed the Black Corner Region’s dangers as Yin Jiuxiao’s group crushed another band of attackers.
• Yin Jiuxiao warned Bai Xiaofeng that killing a One-star Dou Wang would attract more bandits, then sensed a hidden Dou Huang as dozens of attackers and three Dou Wangs emerged from the forest.
• Yin Jiuxiao hurled Bai Xiaofeng into Jiang Donghua’s carriage and revealed that a Dou Huang was present.
• Blood Blade attacked Yin Jiuxiao while the Shadow King tried to stab Jiang Donghua, but Hong Ling repelled the assassin with lightning.
• A masked Dou Huang appeared in midair and addressed Bai Xiaofeng as the one who had called him there.

Qin Wuye secretly intervened when Blood Blade and Shadow King attacked Bai Xiaofeng’s convoy, killing both assassins and allowing the journey to continue. Afterward, his unstable condition and hidden motives left Bai Xiaofeng uneasy and Jiang Donghua and Hong Ling suspicious.

• Qin Wuye appeared and killed Blood Blade with a single strike, then dissolved Shadow King in black Dou Qi.
• The three unidentified Dou Wangs fled, and Qin Wuye told Bai Xiaofeng to leave the carriage and continue the journey.
• Qin Wuye questioned Jiang Donghua and Hong Ling about their calmness, while Hong Ling challenged him for waiting to act.
• Qin Wuye ordered the convoy onward and explained that he had followed in secret because hiding let him serve Bai Xiaofeng best.
• Qin Wuye took a chilling pill to steady his sickly appearance, prompting Bai Xiaofeng to wonder about his condition and Jiang Donghua and Hong Ling to suspect his motives.

Bai Xiaofeng and his companions continued their journey after Qin Wuye killed the assassins, while Bai Xiaofeng grew suspicious of Qin Wuye's need for suppressive pills. The captured assassins revealed no mastermind, and Bai Wuchen and Bai Qingshuang withdrew their plans against Bai Xiaofeng as they reconsidered how protected he was.

• Bai Xiaofeng questioned Jiang Donghua about Qin Wuye taking a pill, and Jiang Donghua said the pill was at least Fourth-grade and any remedy might require a Fifth-grade Pill.
• Tie Shan and Mo Tianhen discussed Bai Xiaofeng's apparent hidden depths, then interrogated captured Dou Ling assassins; Mo Tianhen used the Brain Devouring Technique and learned they did not know the mastermind.
• Bai Xiaofeng ordered the remaining captured assassins killed, and the convoy resumed its journey.
• Bai Wuchen learned that Qin Wuye had protected Bai Xiaofeng and killed Blood Blade and Shadow King, then ordered his people to withdraw and stop targeting Jiang Donghua.
• Bai Qingshuang warned Bai Wuchen that they might have alerted their opponents, while Bai Xiaofeng later speculated to Jiang Donghua about Qin Wuye's hidden condition and then acted carefree.

Qin Wuye’s reputation cleared the convoy’s path to Myriad Medicine City, where Bai Xiaofeng defended Jiang Donghua after Master Zhang Feng insulted his pills and attacked him. Elder Yao stopped the confrontation and led them through the city, leaving Bai Xiaofeng set to visit Pill Heart Pavilion the next day.

• Qin Wuye suppressed the poison in his body while waiting for the convoy to reach him.
• News that Qin Wuye had killed Blood Blade and Shadow King frightened the Black Corner Region’s factions, and none dared obstruct the convoy.
• Bai Xiaofeng and Jiang Donghua arrived in Myriad Medicine City, where Elder Yao welcomed them and explained that strangers needed recommendations to buy high-grade herbs.
• Master Zhang Feng insulted Jiang Donghua’s Fire Spirit Pills and attacked Bai Xiaofeng, but Qin Wuye scattered his Fire Spirit Snake Flame.
• Elder Yao invoked the city’s ban on private fighting, then led the group through the city and explained its districts and rules.
• Elder Yao offered to take Bai Xiaofeng to Pill Heart Pavilion the next day, and Bai Xiaofeng accepted.

Bai Xiaofeng suspected the Medicine Family was testing Heavenly Snake City’s strength and prepared to visit Pill Heart Pavilion with Jiang Donghua the next day. Meanwhile, the Medicine Family elders planned to probe Jiang Donghua and draw him into their control, while Hong Yu and Biyao feared losing Bai Xiaofeng’s protection.

• Elder Yao welcomed Bai Xiaofeng and promised to take him to Pill Heart Pavilion the next day, while Bai Xiaofeng privately suspected the Medicine Family had an ulterior motive.
• Bai Xiaofeng and Qin Wuye discussed whether the Medicine Family was testing Heavenly Snake City or seeking its influence, and Bai Xiaofeng told Jiang Donghua to stay close to Qin Wuye if danger arose.
• Hong Ling teased Jiang Donghua about sharing her bed, then warned him to stay near her during their visit to Pill Heart Pavilion.
• The Medicine Family elders debated Jiang Donghua’s abilities and agreed to test him at Pill Heart Pavilion before attempting to win him over or control him.
• Hong Yu and Biyao concluded that Bai Xiaofeng had lost interest in them and feared what might happen if they were given to someone else.

Qin Wuye hoped Jiang Donghua’s alchemy talent might attract the Medicine Family Ancestor and give him a chance to cure his venom. In Myriad Medicine City, Jiang Donghua watched Yan Jin defeat Mu Xuan in a public alchemy contest, noticing something unusual about Yan Jin’s Deep Sea Blue Flame.

• Qin Wuye decided to rely on Jiang Donghua’s influence to seek an audience with the Medicine Family Ancestor.
• Jiang Donghua, Bai Xiaofeng, and Hong Ling went to watch Fourth-grade Alchemists Mu Xuan and Yan Jin compete.
• Yan Jin revealed that he could control both Black Ash Flame and Deep Sea Blue Flame, surprising Mu Xuan and the watching alchemists.
• Yan Jin refined a peak Fourth-grade Azure Spirit Healing Pill with blue pill patterns, while Mu Xuan produced a lower-quality pill and admitted defeat.
• Mu Xuan and Yan Jin put aside their rivalry, traded jokes, and left together to get a drink.