Chapter Summaries

Xuan Jin revealed that he knew about Xiao Yi Xian’s unusual constitution and invited her to meet him at midnight, leaving her to decide whether to seek answers. He then recovered several treasures and a fragmentary map from a cave, while a spy informed the Wolf Head Mercenary Group about his encounter with Xiao Yi Xian; by nightfall, she headed to the meeting place.

• Xuan Jin confronted Xiao Yi Xian at the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, identified her unusual constitution, and told her to meet him by the big tree to the east at midnight.
• Xiao Yi Xian remembered how her constitution had poisoned her mother and villagers, then struggled to decide whether to meet Xuan Jin.
• A scrawny man who had witnessed the encounter hurried to the Wolf Head Mercenary Group headquarters to tell Mu Li about Xuan Jin and Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xuan Jin found a hidden cave, destroyed the Rock Snake guarding its entrance, and collected the Roaring Lion Chant, Eagle's Wings, Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, and a fragmentary map.
• Xuan Jin buried the cave's remains and left, while Xiao Yi Xian departed the Myriad Medicine Pavilion and headed east toward the big tree.

Xuan Jin revealed to Xiao Yi Xian that she had the Calamity Poison Body by showing her the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture. After learning that her poison had caused her village’s deaths and would eventually kill her, Xiao Yi Xian asked what use someone like her could possibly have.

• Mu Li learned that Xiao Yi Xian had gone alone to meet Xuan Jin and led his mercenaries toward East Cliff, intending to seize Xuan Jin’s treasures and take Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yi Xian met Xuan Jin beneath the old tree, where he offered her tea and showed her the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture.
• Xiao Yi Xian read that the Calamity Poison Body absorbed poison for cultivation but eventually caused its bearer to die and poison everything nearby.
• Xiao Yi Xian realized that her poison had killed her mother and everyone in her village, and she called herself a monster.
• Xiao Yi Xian thanked Xuan Jin for revealing the truth and asked what use a disaster like her could possibly have.

Xuan Jin reassured Xiao Yi Xian about her Calamity Poison Body, but their conversation was interrupted when Mu Li and dozens of mercenaries came to seize her. Xuan Jin annihilated them all with a dark blue flame, leaving Xiao Yi Xian stunned by his power.

• Xuan Jin told Xiao Yi Xian that her Calamity Poison Body could be a gift and help her reach the pinnacle of the world.
• Mu Li arrived with dozens of mercenaries, and Xiao Yi Xian realized that Xiao Cui had betrayed her.
• Xiao Yi Xian stepped in front of Xuan Jin and offered to go with Mu Li if he spared Xuan Jin.
• Xuan Jin stopped the mercenaries with his aura and released blue sparks that reduced them and Mu Li to ash.
• Xiao Yi Xian stared at the empty ground and nearly collapsed from shock at Xuan Jin's strength.

Xuan Jin invited Xiao Yi Xian to travel with him, and she accepted, asking to bring her Lan Eagle, Xiao Lan. They flew to Xiao Yi Xian’s secluded valley, where Xuan Jin meditated outside the Bamboo House for the night and she prepared roasted fish the next morning.

• Xuan Jin offered Xiao Yi Xian his hand and asked her to come with him, and she agreed.
• Xiao Yi Xian summoned her Lan Eagle, Xiao Lan, and asked to bring it along; Xuan Jin fed it pills to strengthen it.
• Xiao Yi Xian led Xuan Jin on Xiao Lan to her secluded Little Valley and showed him her home.
• Xuan Jin chose to meditate outside the Bamboo House while Xiao Yi Xian slept inside.
• The next morning, Xiao Yi Xian caught fish and began roasting them while Xuan Jin remained seated in meditation.

Xuan Jin helped Xiao Yi Xian cultivate her Calamity Poison Body and prepared a Qi Gathering Powder for her breakthrough to Dou Zhe. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan pushed himself to grow stronger for the Three-Year Pact, but remained far behind Nalan Yanran and was still searching for a way to gain better techniques and skills.

• Xiao Yi Xian studied the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture under Xuan Jin's guidance and rose to Nine-Stage Dou Disciple in one month.
• Xuan Jin thought of Cao Ying, then encouraged Xiao Yi Xian to break through to Dou Zhe and refined Qi Gathering Powder for her using the Sea Heart Flame.
• Xiao Yan trained intensely for more than two months after Nalan Yanran broke off their engagement, advancing from Dou Disciple Stage Four to Six-Stage Dou Disciple.
• Xiao Yan despaired over the gap between his cultivation and Nalan Yanran's Three-Star Dou Practitioner level and worried about finding stronger techniques and Dou Skills.
• Xiao Xun'er brought Xiao Yan food and urged him not to push himself so hard.

Xiao Xun'er told Xiao Yan that Master Xuan had left Wutan City, while Nalan Yanran resolved to train for the Three-Year Pact and to pursue the wider world she associated with him. The Jia Ma Empire’s major powers converged on Wutan City to seek Master Xuan, but he remained in seclusion as Ya Fei received the arriving dignitaries at the Miter Auction House.

• Xiao Xun'er told Xiao Yan that Master Xuan had left Wutan City, and Xiao Yan regretted missing his chance to meet him.
• Nalan Yanran reaffirmed her Three-Year Pact with the Xiao Family and told Yun Yun about the young Sixth Grade Alchemist who had refused her offer.
• Yun Yun advised Nalan Yanran to cultivate diligently, and Nalan Yanran set her sights on seeing the wider world beyond the Jia Ma Empire.
• Secret reports about Master Xuan prompted the Jia Ma Royal Family and other major powers to send representatives and treasures to Wutan City.
• Three days later, Jia Xing Tian, Princess Yao Yue, the Mu Family head, and Mite'er Teng Shan arrived at the Miter Auction House, where Ya Fei greeted them with composed confidence.

Ya Fei hosted Jia Xing Tian and other powerful figures seeking Xuan Jin, but told them he had left Wutan City. After they waited half a month and departed, Teng Shan made Ya Fei an elder of the Mittel Family, while she resolved to use her new authority to serve Xuan Jin.

• Ya Fei welcomed Jia Xing Tian, Princess Yao Yue, and the Mu Family Clan Leader, then told them Xuan Jin had left Wutan City ten days earlier but might still be in the Jia Ma Empire.
• Ya Fei offered the visitors a place to wait, and they stayed in Wutan City while the Jia Lie and Ao Ba Families stopped their rivalry to avoid offending them.
• After half a month without Xuan Jin's return, Jia Xing Tian and the others left tokens and asked Ya Fei to contact them if Xuan Jin came back.
• Teng Shan appointed Ya Fei an elder of the Mittel Family, granting her high authority over resources, decisions, and alchemist affairs.
• Ya Fei assured Teng Shan she would serve the family's interests, then privately decided her increased authority would help her follow Xuan Jin more effectively.

Xiao Yi Xian became a Dou Zhe while Xuan Jin used the incomplete Burning Art to overcome a clash of energies and advance to Four-Star Dou Ancestor. Half a year later, he reached Five-Star Dou Ancestor and resolved to obtain the complete Burning Art from the Xiao Family, while Xiao Yan remained at the Eighth Stage Dou Qi before his Coming of Age Ceremony.

• Xiao Yi Xian stabilized her Dou Qi, became a Dou Zhe, and thanked Xuan Jin for helping her begin cultivation.
• Xuan Jin endured the clashing energies in his body as he circulated the incomplete Burning Art, then broke through to Four-Star Dou Ancestor.
• Xuan Jin reassured Xiao Yi Xian about her Calamity Poison Body and set his sights on the Green Lotus Core Flame and the complete Burning Art.
• Half a year later, Xuan Jin advanced to Five-Star Dou Ancestor and decided he needed to obtain the ring from the Xiao Family.
• At the Xiao Family Back Mountain, Xiao Yan continued cultivating but remained at the Eighth Stage Dou Qi with less than a month before the Coming of Age Ceremony.

Xiao Yan worried that he lacked the resources to grow strong enough to face Nalan Yanran, while Xuan Jin took Xiao Yi Xian to Wutan City to visit Ya Fei. Their reunion ended with Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian each calling herself Xuan Jin’s maid as they followed him inside to talk.

• Xiao Yan lamented his slow cultivation and regretted not accepting Master Xuan’s request for help.
• Xuan Jin told Xiao Yi Xian they would leave the valley, then flew with her to Wutan City on Xiao Lan, whose strength had risen to the Second-Order Mid Stage.
• Xuan Jin brought Xiao Yi Xian to the Mittel Auction House, where Ya Fei had spent the year searching for the rare ingredients in his pill formula.
• Ya Fei dropped Xuan Jin’s Jade Slip in shock when he arrived, then greeted him with excitement after a year apart.
• Xuan Jin introduced Xiao Yi Xian as his younger sister, and Ya Fei called herself his maid; Xiao Yi Xian copied her, and Xuan Jin accepted the title before leading them inside.

Xuan Jin returned to Wutan City, received Ya Fei’s report on collected alchemy ingredients and requests from influential families, and accepted an invitation to the Xiao Family Coming-of-Age Ceremony. His return prompted Xiao Xun’er and Xiao Yan to seek another chance to approach him.

• Ya Fei reported that she had gathered all but the Seven-Leaf Profound Meridian Flower for the Lingxi Meridian-Connecting Pill, and Xuan Jin said he already had the missing ingredient.
• Xuan Jin told Ya Fei to make Jia Xing Tian and the Mu Family bring worthwhile offerings if they wanted his help, then joined Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian for a welcoming banquet.
• News of Xuan Jin’s return spread through Wutan City, and Xiao Zhan saw the upcoming Coming-of-Age Ceremony as a chance to gain his favor.
• Xiao Xun’er sent Ling Ying to visit Xuan Jin with a purple-gold jade box, hoping to secure help for Xiao Yan.
• After hearing that Xuan Jin had returned, Xiao Yan resolved to visit him and seize the opportunity he had missed before.
• Xuan Jin accepted the Xiao Family’s invitation to the Coming-of-Age Ceremony, intending to pursue the Bone Flame Ring before Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment.

Xuan Jin confronted Ling Ying about secretly requesting pills for Xiao Xun’er, then told her to meet him herself for future cooperation. Two days later, Xuan Jin arrived in Wutan City for the Xiao Family Coming-of-Age Ceremony, drawing widespread attention.

• Xuan Jin detected Ling Ying hiding in the courtyard and questioned why he and Xiao Xun’er were secretly arranging pill purchases.
• Ling Ying explained that the pills were for Xiao Xun’er’s friend, and Xuan Jin told him to ask Xiao Xun’er to meet him in person next time.
• Xiao Yi Xian overheard part of the exchange, vowed to grow stronger, and began cultivating her Poison Dou Qi.
• Ling Ying reported Xuan Jin’s words to Xiao Xun’er, who admitted she had acted too secretly and decided to meet him at the coming-of-age ceremony.
• Xiao Xun’er planned to formally visit Xuan Jin after meeting him at the ceremony, while the Xiao Family residence filled with guests eager to see him.

Xiao Yan regained attention at the Xiao Family Coming-of-Age Ceremony by testing at the Eighth Stage of Dou Qi, then fought Xiao Ning and was injured when Xiao Ning secretly used a pill. Xiao Ning was exposed and punished, while Xiao Yan left the ceremony considering a visit to Xuan Jin.

• Xuan Jin, Ya Fei, and Xiao Yi Xian arrived at the ceremony, where Xiao Zhan welcomed them and Xuan Jin noticed Xiao Xun'er.
• Xiao Mei and Xiao Ning tested at the Eighth Stage, while Xiao Xun'er shocked the crowd by revealing she was a One-Star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Yan tested at the Eighth Stage, prompting Xiao Ning to challenge him; Xiao Yan initially gained the advantage in their fight.
• Xiao Ning secretly swallowed Qi-Boosting Powder and struck Xiao Yan with a boosted Mountain Splitting Palm, injuring him.
• The Great Elder and Ya Fei confirmed Xiao Ning's cheating, and the Great Elder declared him the loser and sentenced him to three months of confinement.
• Xiao Yan considered visiting Xuan Jin as the ceremony ended, while the conflict between the Xiao Family and the Jia Lie Family deepened.

After the Coming of Age Ceremony, Xiao Yan resolved to visit Xuan Jin to seek a way to grow stronger before the Three-Year Pact. At the Miter Auction House, Xuan Jin told Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian that Xiao Xun'er would visit him that afternoon.

• Xuan Jin declined Xiao Zhan's invitation to a feast and departed with Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian after Xiao Xun'er greeted him.
• Xiao Xun'er watched Xuan Jin's carriage leave and realized that he already knew about her.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Xun'er that Xuan Jin had once offered to trade resources for his mother's Black Ring and admitted he could not wait any longer to pursue strength.
• Xiao Xun'er offered Xiao Yan cultivation resources and supported his choice about the ring, and Xiao Yan decided to visit Xuan Jin the next day.
• Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian asked Xuan Jin why he had treated Xiao Xun'er differently, and he predicted that she would visit him that afternoon.

Xiao Xun'er visited Xuan Jin and offered him a World-Breaking Talisman, then asked him to accept Xiao Yan as his disciple. Xuan Jin had not yet responded to her request.

• Xuan Jin considered having Ya Fei manage the region and remembered his plan to bring Qing Lin back from Stone Desert City.
• A maid told Ya Fei that Xiao Xun'er had come to see Xuan Jin, confirming his prediction.
• Xuan Jin dismissed Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian, then created a soundproof barrier around the courtyard.
• Xiao Xun'er offered Xuan Jin a World-Breaking Talisman that could transport its user up to a thousand miles, but he returned it and asked her purpose.
• Xiao Xun'er asked Xuan Jin to accept Xiao Yan as his disciple.

Xuan Jin refused Gu Xun'er's request to teach Xiao Yan, accepted a World-Breaking Talisman in exchange for pills, and agreed to befriend her. After Gu Xun'er left, Xuan Jin asked Ya Fei to begin gathering high-grade poisons, poisonous herbs, and toxic creatures.

• Xuan Jin revealed that he knew Gu Xun'er was from the Ancient Clan and that Ling Ying was her guard, then refused to take Xiao Yan as a disciple.
• Gu Xun'er explained that Ling Ying's cultivation technique did not suit Xiao Yan and that she would soon leave Wutan City.
• Gu Xun'er offered a World-Breaking Talisman for pills, and Xuan Jin agreed to prepare them within a few days.
• Gu Xun'er asked to befriend Xuan Jin, and he accepted, then told her he had already found a way to resolve his hidden ailment.
• After Gu Xun'er departed, Xuan Jin told Ya Fei to use the Mittel Family's channels to gather high-grade poisons, poisonous herbs, and toxic creatures without limit.

Xuan Jin refined a Lingxi Meridian-Connecting Pill for Ya Fei, whose cultivation rose to Nine-Star Dou Master, while the pill’s phenomenon inspired Xiao Yan to pursue alchemy. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan arriving to meet Xuan Jin and bowing to him.

• Xuan Jin told Ya Fei to seek information about the Poison Body, Heavenly Flames, and Soul Power treasures, then reassured her that he would not leave yet.
• Xuan Jin refined the Lingxi Meridian-Connecting Pill, and its fragrance and heavenly energy phenomenon spread across Wutan City.
• Xiao Yan witnessed the pill-refining phenomenon and resolved to become an alchemist so he could control his fate and defeat Nalan Yanran.
• Xiao Xun'er and Ling Ying observed the phenomenon, and Ling Ying recognized Xuan Jin's extraordinary alchemy.
• Ya Fei swallowed the pill and advanced to Nine-Star Dou Master, then pledged her loyalty to Xuan Jin.
• Xiao Yan came to Xuan Jin's courtyard and greeted him as Master Xuan.

Xiao Yan offered Xuan Jin his ancient black ring and asked to become his disciple, but Xuan Jin refused because he could not spare time to teach him. Instead, Xuan Jin gave Xiao Yan an Alchemist Manual and warned that Xiao Yan still needed the required attributes and Soul Perception to become an alchemist.

• Xiao Yan removed his ancient black ring and asked Xuan Jin to accept him as a disciple.
• Xuan Jin declined, explaining that he planned to travel and lacked the time to teach a disciple.
• Xuan Jin said he felt an affinity with the Xiao Family and gave Xiao Yan an Alchemist Manual containing methods and principles for refining pills from the first through sixth grades.
• Xiao Yan accepted the manual with gratitude after Xuan Jin explained that it could help him learn alchemy on his own.
• Xuan Jin warned Xiao Yan that becoming an alchemist required Fire and Wood Dual Attributes Dou Qi and exceptional Soul Perception, which Xiao Yan had yet to confirm.

Xuan Jin gave Xiao Yan powerful cultivation resources, secured the Bone Flame Ring, and prepared for a journey to the Tagor Desert while his companions grew stronger in Wutan City. After a month of calm, he told Xiao Xun'er he would leave Wutan City the next day, freezing her smile.

• Xuan Jin gave Xiao Yan an alchemist's manual, a Profound Tier High-Level cultivation method, and a Dou Skill, restoring Xiao Yan's confidence ahead of his Three-Year Pact with Nalan Yanran.
• Xuan Jin reinforced the seal on Yao Chen's Bone Flame Ring and planned to seek the Green Lotus Core Flame in the Tagor Desert.
• Xuan Jin told Ya Fei to prepare a detailed desert map and look after Xiao Yi Xian, warning Xiao Yi Xian to control her poison consumption.
• Over the next month, Xiao Yi Xian advanced to Six-Star Da Dou Shi, Ya Fei cultivated the Wind Scroll Art, and Xiao Xun'er frequently visited Xuan Jin.
• Xuan Jin told Xiao Xun'er he would leave Wutan City the following day, and her smile froze.

Xuan Jin showed Xiao Xun'er the Tou She Ancient God Jade and, after she struggled to hide that she recognized it, persuaded her to accept it as a parting gift. Xiao Xun'er hurried back to the Xiao Family with the jade, while Xuan Jin expected the Ancient Clan to repay him for returning its prized treasure.

• Xuan Jin told Xiao Xun'er he planned to visit the Magical Beast Mountain Range and showed her the jade Xiao Zhan had given him.
• Xiao Xun'er recognized the Tou She Ancient God Jade but pretended she could not identify it, suggesting it might be a key to ruins.
• Xuan Jin offered the jade to Xiao Xun'er, and she accepted it after he framed it as a gift and asked for a share of any future treasure.
• Xiao Xun'er left in a hurry, and Xuan Jin speculated that Gu Yuan would reward him for delivering the jade to the Ancient Clan's princess.
• Ya Fei brought Xuan Jin pastries and teased him about caring for Xiao Xun'er, while Xiao Xun'er rushed back to the Xiao Family and called for Elder Ling.

Xiao Xun'er obtained the Tou She Ancient God Jade from Xuan Jin and summoned her father, Gu Yuan, with a Space Jade Slip. After hearing how Xuan Jin gave the priceless jade to her, Gu Yuan sealed the courtyard and wondered whether Xuan Jin had acted deliberately.

• Xiao Xun'er sealed her courtyard, took out the Tou She Ancient God Jade, and crushed the Space Jade Slip to alert Gu Yuan.
• Gu Yuan sensed the Jade Slip break, feared Xiao Xun'er was in danger, and tore through space to reach Wutan City.
• Gu Yuan found Xiao Xun'er unharmed and demanded to know why she had summoned him before she revealed the Ancient Jade.
• Xiao Xun'er explained that Xiao Zhan had given the jade to Xuan Jin as payment for treating Xiao Yan, and Xuan Jin had passed it to her as a parting gift.
• Gu Yuan recognized the Tou She Ancient God Jade, sealed the courtyard, and questioned whether Xuan Jin knew its value or had given it away on purpose.