Chapter Summaries

Xuan Jin left the Pill Tower to search for a solution to the danger in his body, saying farewell to Xuan Yi, Cao Ying, and Xuan Kongzi. Two months later, he arrived in Feng City in the Black Corner Region and heard that Han Feng’s men held influence there.

• Xuan Yi gave Xuan Jin a Storage Ring and urged him to prioritize his safety as he prepared to leave after fourteen years.
• Cao Ying gave Xuan Jin her father’s treasured Seventh-grade Medicinal Materials, and they recalled how they first met as children.
• Xuan Kongzi tried to persuade Xuan Jin to wait before leaving, but Xuan Jin remained determined to seek a solution to his body’s problem.
• Xuan Jin said farewell to his companions and departed, while Cao Ying vowed to cultivate diligently so she could become stronger.
• Two months later, Xuan Jin reached Feng City, where he heard passersby warn others not to anger Lord Han Feng’s men.

Xuan Jin entered the Black Corner Region to obtain Han Feng’s Burning Art Fragment and Sea Heart Flame, hoping to resolve the conflicting fire energies in his body. He killed Han Feng and took the Burning Art and Sea Heart Flame, while Han Feng’s soul escaped into the night.

• Xuan Jin explained that his fire-element energies were clashing and that he sought the Burning Art to balance them, so he chose to target Han Feng rather than Xiao Yan.
• Xuan Jin gathered intelligence on Han Feng, then entered his residence at night and confronted him in his cultivation chamber.
• Han Feng tried to bargain and invoke the Soul Hall, but Xuan Jin suppressed him and killed him with a single attack.
• Xuan Jin took Han Feng’s Storage Ring and found the Burning Art inside.
• Han Feng’s soul fled with the Sea Heart Flame, but Xuan Jin froze the flame and severed their connection before the soul escaped; Xuan Jin then prepared to leave before the Soul Hall noticed the disturbance.

Xuan Jin stole the Sea Heart Flame, then secluded himself to cultivate the Burning Art Fragment and devour the flame. After strengthening his Dou Qi and resolving the conflict among the fire energies in his body, he left for Wutan City to seek the complete Burning Art.

• Xuan Jin took the Sea Heart Flame from Han Feng's cultivation chamber, and Soul Hall agents arrived to investigate the theft and report to Protector Xuan.
• Xuan Jin found a hidden cave in the Black Corner Region and began cultivating the Burning Art Fragment, painfully dispersing his old Dou Qi and forming a new circulation.
• Xuan Jin released the Sea Heart Flame and endured its attack as the flame and his conflicting fire energies clashed inside his body.
• Xuan Jin used the Burning Art to devour and fuse the Sea Heart Flame with his other fire energies, advancing the technique to Profound Tier High-Level while remaining a Three-Star Dou Ancestor.
• Xuan Jin left the cave and headed for Wutan City in the Jia Ma Empire to seek the complete Burning Art from the Xiao Family.

Xuan Jin arrived in Wutan City, learned that Xiao Yan’s cultivation had regressed three years earlier, and decided to attract the Xiao Family’s attention by revealing his alchemy skills. At the Miter Auction House, he introduced himself to Ya Fei and Gu Ni, who questioned whether he was truly an alchemist.

• Xuan Jin entered Wutan City and learned from an inn waiter that Xiao Yan had become a laughingstock after his cultivation regressed three years earlier.
• Xuan Jin decided to draw Xiao Zhan to him by displaying at least Fifth Grade alchemy skills, and found suitable ingredients in Han Feng’s Storage Ring.
• Xuan Jin went to the Miter Auction House and asked to meet its manager as an alchemist.
• Ya Fei and Gu Ni received Xuan Jin in a reception room, where Gu Ni doubted that someone so young and without an alchemist’s robe could be an alchemist.

Xuan Jin demonstrated his extraordinary alchemy skills to Ya Fei and Gu Ni at the Miter Auction House, then offered to refine pills in exchange for rare plants and ancient objects. Ya Fei sent word of his offer as Xuan Jin prepared to auction the pills he had made.

• Xuan Jin overwhelmed Gu Ni with his Soul Power, earning respect from him and Ya Fei.
• Xuan Jin asked Ya Fei to auction his pills and led her and Gu Ni to a secret Alchemy Chamber.
• Xuan Jin summoned an ancient medicine cauldron and used the Sea Heart Flame to refine several Fourth- and Fifth-Grade Pills at once.
• Xuan Jin handed Ya Fei the finished pills and offered to refine pills up to Sixth Grade for people who brought him rare flowers, exotic herbs, or ancient objects.
• Ya Fei accepted Xuan Jin's offer and sent a trusted maid to spread the word.

Xuan Jin gave the Miter Auction House several rare pills to auction, and Ya Fei announced that a mysterious alchemy master in Wutan City might refine pills as high as Sixth-Grade. The news sent the city’s families scrambling to meet him, while the Xiao Family struggled to believe what they had heard.

• Ya Fei gave Xuan Jin a Purple Gold VIP Card and a five-million-Gold-Coin deposit, then offered to buy his unsold pills and arranged lodging; Xuan Jin declined the lodging and returned to Tianxiang Tower.
• After Xuan Jin left, Ya Fei told Gu Ni to announce the auction of his Fourth-Grade and Fifth-Grade Pills and publicize that he might refine Sixth-Grade Pills for rare offerings.
• The Miter Auction House’s announcement caused a frenzy as mercenaries, merchants, and family spies spread the news throughout Wutan City.
• Jia Lie Bi ordered his family to prepare gifts and decided to visit Xuan Jin at Tianxiang Tower, while Ao Ba Pa rushed to send the finest items from his treasury.
• At the Xiao Family council, a servant reported the announcement, leaving Xiao Zhan and the elders stunned and doubtful that a Sixth-Grade Alchemist had come to Wutan City.

Xiao Zhan and Xiao Xun'er learned that Xuan Jin, a mysterious alchemist claiming to refine Sixth-Grade Pills, had arrived in Wutan City, raising hopes that he could treat Xiao Yan. The chapter left Xiao Zhan going to meet Xuan Jin while Xun'er sent Ling Ying to watch him and prepared to offer a generous gift if he could heal Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Zhan decided to take the Xiao Family's heirloom jade to seek Xuan Jin's help for Xiao Yan, despite the elders' doubts.
• Ling Ying told Xiao Xun'er that Xuan Jin had demonstrated his skill by refining Fourth- and Fifth-Grade Pills at the Miter Auction House.
• Xiao Xun'er considered Xuan Jin's unclear origins and the risk of approaching him, but resolved to pursue his help for Xiao Yan.
• Xun'er ordered Ling Ying to watch Xuan Jin and Xiao Zhan, and to offer Xuan Jin a gift he could not refuse if he could cure Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Zhan climbed the stairs of Tianxiang Tower to meet Xuan Jin.

Xiao Xun'er tried to secure Xuan Jin's attention for Xiao Yan by offering an Earth-tier Dou Technique, while Xuan Jin watched the Xiao Family's moves and planned to pursue the Tou She Ancient God Jade. The next morning, Ya Fei brought him tea and a dossier, hoping to gain his favor.

• Xiao Zhan registered the Xiao Family's ancestral Ancient Jade as an offering for an audience with Xuan Jin, then left to wait for a response.
• Ling Ying reported the audience process to Xiao Xun'er, who gave him the low-grade Earth-tier Dou Technique Thousand Illusions Phoenix Flame Finger to use if the Ancient Jade failed to attract Xuan Jin.
• Xuan Jin sensed Ling Ying moving between the Xiao Family and Tianxiang Tower, recognized him, and concluded that Xiao Xun'er had noticed his presence.
• Xuan Jin considered the Tou She Ancient God Jade, Burning Art, and Yao Chen, then practiced the Soul Guiding Art while seeking a chance to advance his soul power.
• Ya Fei brought Xuan Jin Focusing Flower Tea and a dossier, and he praised her business strategy while remaining unmoved by her charms.

Xuan Jin reviewed the submitted items and summoned the Ao Ba and Xiao families to present their offerings together. After sensing a resonance between the Ao Ba Family’s Black Iron Lump and his Soul Power, he decided to take it.

• Xuan Jin found the Ao Ba Family’s Black Iron Lump and Xiao Zhan’s Ancestral Ancient Jade on the list of offerings and told Ya Fei to summon both families together.
• Ya Fei brought Ao Ba Pa and Xiao Zhan to meet Xuan Jin, who revealed himself as a young man whose presence made them uneasy.
• Ao Ba Pa presented the Black Iron Lump, while Xiao Zhan offered the Xiao Family’s Ancestral Ancient Jade.
• Xuan Jin examined the Black Iron Lump, sensed it resonating with his Soul Power, and said he would take it.

Xuan Jin accepted Ao Ba Pa’s Black Iron Lump in exchange for three Qi Gathering Powders, then agreed to examine Xiao Yan after Xiao Zhan offered the Xiao Family’s Ancient Jade. Xuan Jin set out for the Xiao residence with Ya Fei, where the family elders awaited their arrival.

• Xuan Jin took Ao Ba Pa’s Black Iron Lump and agreed to refine three Qi Gathering Powders in exchange for three sets of ingredients.
• Xuan Jin examined Xiao Zhan’s Ancient Jade, admitted he did not know its use, and asked what Xiao Zhan wanted in return.
• Xiao Zhan begged Xuan Jin to examine his son, Xiao Yan, whose Dou Qi had vanished three years earlier, and Xuan Jin agreed to investigate without guaranteeing a cure.
• Xuan Jin decided to visit the Xiao Family residence, and Ya Fei agreed to accompany him.
• News of Xuan Jin’s visit spread through Wutan City, and the Xiao Family elders gathered at the gates to await him.
• Xiao Zhan welcomed Xuan Jin at the Xiao Family gates and gestured for him to enter.

Xuan Jin examined Xiao Yan and found no abnormality in his body, but sensed something unusual in the Black Ring on his finger. The discovery left Xiao Yan’s problem unresolved and drew the hidden Yao Chen’s attention.

• Xiao Zhan summoned Xiao Yan to meet Xuan Jin, and Xiao Xun'er accompanied him to the main hall.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er were surprised by Xuan Jin's youth, while Xuan Jin's immense Soul Power overwhelmed Xiao Yan and alarmed Xiao Xun'er and Ling Ying.
• Yao Chen awakened inside Xiao Yan's Black Ring, recognized Xuan Jin's Mortal Realm Grand Completion Soul Power, and hid his aura.
• Xuan Jin examined Xiao Yan and found his body and meridians normal, then said the problem might lie in the ring on his hand.

Xuan Jin sealed Xiao Yan’s ring with the Three Essence Seal Fire Mark, temporarily cutting off its connection to him. Xiao Yan then cultivated successfully for the first time in three years, while the ring’s spirit, Yao Chen, remained sealed inside.

• Xuan Jin identified Xiao Yan’s ring as the likely cause of his lost Dou Qi and proposed sealing it to test the connection.
• Xiao Yan agreed to remove the ring, and Xuan Jin used the Three Essence Seal Fire Mark to seal Yao Chen’s perception from within it.
• Xuan Jin offered to trade for the ring, but Xiao Yan refused because it was his mother’s keepsake; Xuan Jin returned it and mentioned Manager Ya Fei at the Miter Auction House.
• Xiao Yan sat down to cultivate and found that his Dou Qi no longer vanished after entering his body.
• Xiao Yan absorbed Dou Qi into his vortex and wept with joy as he realized he could cultivate again.

Xiao Yan regained his ability to cultivate and learned that his talent surpassed its former level, while the Xiao Family celebrated his return. As the Jia Lie and Ao Ba Families plotted to destroy the Xiao Family after Xuan Jin left, Xun Er arranged for Ling Ying to offer an Earth-tier Dou Technique in exchange for pills to help Xiao Yan advance.

• Xuan Jin cured Xiao Yan, who wept with joy and thanked him alongside Xiao Zhan and Xun Er before Xuan Jin and Ya Fei left the Xiao Family estate.
• Xiao Zhan told the elders that Xiao Yan's talent surpassed what it had been before and ordered them to spread the news throughout Wutan City.
• Jia Lie Bi and Ao Ba Pa each planned to join forces with the other family and wipe out the Xiao Family once Xuan Jin left Wutan City.
• Xiao Yan returned to cultivation, absorbed energy for an hour, and approached Dou Disciple Stage Four.
• Xun Er gave Ling Ying the Earth-tier Dou Technique Thousand Illusions Phoenix Flame Finger and ordered him to ask Xuan Jin to refine pills for Xiao Yan without revealing her identity.

Xuan Jin accepted Ya Fei’s invitation to her residence, where she asked him for a pill to improve her cultivation talent. He left her wondering what price he would demand in return.

• Xuan Jin considered selling the Tou She Ancient God Jade to the Ancient Clan to avoid attracting Soul Hall’s attention.
• Ya Fei invited Xuan Jin to her residence, hoping to secure his help before her family arranged a political marriage for her.
• Xuan Jin saw through Ya Fei’s hospitality and asked her to state her purpose.
• Ya Fei asked Xuan Jin for a pill that could improve her cultivation talent and offered to pay any price.
• Xuan Jin warned Ya Fei that she might not be able to afford his price, then gently pushed her back by pressing a finger to her forehead.

Xuan Jin secured Ya Fei’s loyalty by promising her a pill that could raise her cultivation, then agreed to exchange cultivation pills for an Earth-tier technique from Ling Ying. Meanwhile, Nalan Yanran resolved to free herself from her childhood engagement.

• Xuan Jin showed Ya Fei the recipe for a sixth-tier Lingxi Meridian-Connecting Pill, and she pledged to serve him and gather its ingredients.
• Xuan Jin returned to Tianxiang Tower, where Ling Ying offered him the Earth-tier Thousand Illusions Phoenix Flame Finger in exchange for pills to strengthen Xiao Yan’s foundation.
• Xuan Jin accepted the deal and told Ling Ying to return for the pills the day after tomorrow; Ling Ying then reported the agreement to Xiao Xun'er.
• At the Misty Cloud Sect, Nalan Yanran stood in her courtyard and resolved that she would not let her childhood marriage contract control her fate.

After a month of seclusion, Xuan Jin encountered Nalan Yanran, Ge Ye, and a Misty Cloud Sect disciple on the road outside Wutan City. When the disciple insulted him, Xuan Jin struck at his soul with a glance, leaving Ge Ye fearful and apologizing.

• Ya Fei attended to Xuan Jin daily, while Ling Ying collected his pills and Xiao Yan advanced to Dou Disciple Stage Four in a month.
• Xuan Jin left Tianxiang Tower for a walk toward the hills outside Wutan City.
• Xuan Jin recognized Nalan Yanran, Ge Ye, and an unnamed Misty Cloud Sect disciple approaching from the opposite direction.
• The disciple demanded that Xuan Jin move aside and then insulted him when he kept walking.
• Xuan Jin's glance left the disciple collapsed and trembling, and Ge Ye apologized for failing to discipline him.

Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye encountered the mysterious Xuan Jin on the mountain road, then learned that a reputed Sixth Grade Alchemist called Master Xuan had helped Xiao Yan recover his cultivation. At the Xiao Family, Nalan Yanran sought to dissolve her engagement, but Xiao Yan repudiated her first and challenged her to a duel in three years.

• Nalan Yanran apologized to Xuan Jin for her senior brother, and Xuan Jin let the Misty Cloud Sect party go on their way.
• Ge Ye and Nalan Yanran learned in Wutan City that Xiao Yan had regained his ability to cultivate and that Master Xuan was a renowned Sixth Grade Alchemist.
• Nalan Yanran decided to visit the Xiao Family to settle the engagement, while considering whether Master Xuan could be recruited to the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Nalan Yanran announced that she wanted to dissolve her engagement with Xiao Yan, angering Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Family elders.
• Xiao Yan wrote "repudiate" on the marriage contract and challenged Nalan Yanran to a fight at the Misty Cloud Sect in three years.

After breaking off her engagement to Xiao Yan, Nalan Yanran sought an audience with Master Xuan through Ya Fei. She discovered that Master Xuan was Xuan Jin, the powerful young man she had encountered on the mountain road, and he asked what business she had with him.

• Nalan Yanran accepted Xiao Yan's three-year challenge, left three Qi Gathering Powders, and went with Ge Ye to the Miter Auction House to seek Master Xuan.
• Ya Fei told Nalan Yanran she would need to ask her young master before arranging an audience.
• Xuan Jin agreed to meet Nalan Yanran, curious about why she wanted to see him.
• Ya Fei brought Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye to Tianxiang Tower, where they recognized Xuan Jin as the powerful expert from the mountain road.
• Xuan Jin turned to Nalan Yanran and asked what business the Misty Cloud Sect's Young Sect Leader had with him.

Xuan Jin rejected Nalan Yanran’s invitation to join the Misty Cloud Sect, declaring the Jia Ma Empire too small for him. After leaving Tianxiang Tower, Nalan Yanran stayed to ask Ya Fei about him, and Ya Fei hinted that he was a true dragon beyond the empire’s reach.

• Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye apologized to Xuan Jin, who let the offense go as a favor to Ya Fei.
• Nalan Yanran invited Xuan Jin to become a Guest Elder of the Misty Cloud Sect, but he refused because the Jia Ma Empire was too small.
• Xuan Jin ordered Ya Fei to see Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye out, and Nalan Yanran left after bowing while Ge Ye carried away the unconscious disciple.
• Nalan Yanran stayed at Tianxiang Tower to wait for Ya Fei, then asked her about Xuan Jin.
• Ya Fei asked Nalan Yanran whether a little pond like the Jia Ma Empire could raise a true dragon.

Nalan Yanran accepted Ya Fei's warning and focused on surpassing Xiao Yan and seeing the wider world, while Xiao Yan trained under pressure and Xiao Xun'er resolved to help him. Xuan Jin left Wutan City for the Magical Beast Mountain Range, arriving in Qingshan Town, where he encountered Xiao Yi Xian.

• Ya Fei warned Nalan Yanran about Xuan Jin's power, and Nalan Yanran abandoned her attempt to recruit him and resolved to pursue a wider world.
• Xiao Yan worried about the gap between his cultivation and Nalan Yanran's, then trained relentlessly for their Three-Year Pact.
• Xiao Xun'er saw Xiao Yan's struggle and decided that he needed better cultivation techniques, pills, and Dou Skills.
• Xuan Jin gave Ya Fei medicinal pills and a Jade Slip containing one of his attacks, then announced he was leaving for the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
• Xuan Jin arrived in Qingshan Town and entered the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, where Xiao Yi Xian was treating an injured man.