Chapter Summaries

After Zi Yu’s betrothal to Yun Yun and his Seventh-grade Alchemist status became known, the Jia Ma Imperial Family and Alchemist Association considered how to approach him. The scene then shifted to the Ancient Realm, where Gu Yuan faced a kneeling Black Mist Army scout captain.

• Yun Shan and the Misty Cloud Sect elders discussed Yun Yun’s wedding with Zi Yu.
• Jia Xing Tian learned that Zi Yu had refined a Seventh-grade Pill and ordered spies to monitor the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Yao Ye proposed using Yue’er’s alchemical talent to build a connection with Zi Yu, and Jia Xing Tian agreed.
• Fama sent Mitchell and Otto to retrieve rare medicinal ingredients so they could visit Zi Yu at the Misty Cloud Sect.
• In the Ancient Realm, Gu Yuan looked at a kneeling Three-Star Dou Zong scout captain of the Black Mist Army.

Gu Yuan learned that Yao Chen had become a Dou Saint and Ninth Grade Pill Grandmaster, and agreed to approach the Sacred Evolution Palace while probing its strength. As the palace recruited experts and struck the Soul Hall, Yao Chen warned Wind Venerable that a Soul Clan-related upheaval was approaching.

• Gu Yuan ordered the Black Mist Army to continue searching for Xun Er, who had been missing for ten years.
• Tong Xuan reported the rise of the Sacred Evolution Palace and Yao Chen's achievements, prompting Gu Yuan to approve showing goodwill toward them and testing their strength.
• Yao Chen reorganized the Starfall Pavilion as the Sacred Evolution Palace, recruited powerful cultivators, and destroyed dozens of Soul Hall branch halls.
• Wind Venerable reported that the palace had recruited 168 Dou Zuns and Half-Saints, bringing its total Dou Zun numbers above two hundred.
• Yao Chen told Wind Venerable to keep recruiting and warned that a great upheaval tied to the Soul Clan could engulf the continent within a few years.

Yao Chen told Wind Venerable that the Soul Clan planned to act when the time was right, and that they should secretly grow stronger while awaiting their Master's orders. Meanwhile, Zi Yu received Fama and the other Alchemist Association leaders, then entered seclusion with Queen Medusa to help her master the divine ability Seven-Colored Divine Light.

• Yao Chen warned Wind Venerable that the Soul Clan concealed great strength and ambition, and Wind Venerable agreed to develop their forces in secret.
• Fama, Mitchell, and Otto visited Zi Yu on Misty Cloud Mountain and spent two hours building ties with him and presenting gifts.
• Zi Yu told Queen Medusa that he had entertained the Alchemist Association leaders to use their organization to find medicinal ingredients and handle another matter.
• Zi Yu announced that he would take the women to the Black Corner Region after his seclusion, then brought Queen Medusa into his Inner World.
• Zi Yu used the Seven-Colored Divine Light Stone to help Queen Medusa cultivate, and she mastered the divine ability Seven-Colored Divine Light.

Queen Medusa demonstrated her new divine ability and spent time with Zi Yu before he entered seclusion and raised his cultivation to the Eight-Star Dou Zong realm. After Nalan Yanran reached Peak Dou King, Zi Yu, Queen Medusa, and Yanran left the Inner World and appeared in the Misty Cloud Sect courtyard.

• Queen Medusa revealed the power of her Seven-Colored Divine Light and shared an intimate farewell with Zi Yu before his seclusion.
• Zi Yu refined the Dry Glass Divine Bead and Heavenly Spirit Essence Crystals, raising his cultivation to the Eight-Star Dou Zong realm.
• Zi Yu told Queen Medusa that they would return to the Black Corner Region after Yanran emerged from seclusion.
• Nalan Yanran awoke at Peak Dou King and joyfully reunited with Zi Yu.
• Zi Yu, Queen Medusa, and Nalan Yanran left the Inner World and appeared in the Misty Cloud Sect courtyard.

Yun Yun revealed that she was pregnant, and Zi Yu promised Xiao Yi Xian he would spend the night with her, then consummated their relationship. The next morning, Zi Yu said he would take Fei'er and the women to the Black Corner Region to resolve the danger of Xiao Yi Xian's Calamity Poison Body.

• Yun Yun announced that she was pregnant with Zi Yu's child, delighting him and the other women.
• Zi Yu comforted Xiao Yi Xian and promised to visit her room that night, while Yu Wuxin and Queen Medusa teased her about serving him.
• Zi Yu secretly promised Nangong Xianyin that he would summon her to attend him in bed in a few days, and she eagerly agreed.
• That night, Zi Yu visited Xiao Yi Xian, and the two spent the night together.
• The next morning, Zi Yu helped the sore and exhausted Xiao Yi Xian dress, then told the women they would leave the Jia Ma Empire with Fei'er and travel to the Black Corner Region to address her Calamity Poison Body.

Zi Yu learned that the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva was held by the Black Emperor Sect and ordered the Golden Silver Elders to obtain it in exchange for a Po Zong Pill. Meanwhile, Ling Qingzhu and Gu Xun'er urged Miao Ke'er to accept a proper status as Zi Yu’s wife, while Zi Yu’s group headed toward the Black Corner Region.

• Zi Yu told Xiao Yi Xian that the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva was the final ingredient needed to resolve her Calamity Poison Body and that his people were searching for it.
• Zi Yu left the Jia Ma Empire with his group for the Black Corner Region as Yun Shan and Hai Bodong broke through to Dou Zong.
• Elder Jin reported that the Black Emperor Sect held the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva and planned to auction it in a year, so Zi Yu sent the Golden Silver Elders to exchange a Po Zong Pill for it within five days.
• Zi Yu rewarded the Purple Dragon Guard with pills, cultivation methods, and Dou Skills, then instructed them to meet him in Heping Town.
• At Jia Nan Academy, Ling Qingzhu and Gu Xun'er told Miao Ke'er that Zi Yu should give her a proper status, and Ling Qingzhu insisted that she accept them as sisters.

Zi Yu returned to the women and reunited with Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, Miao Ke'er, Han Yue, and the others. After introducing his companions, he agreed to give Miao Ke'er a proper status and asked her to call him Husband.

• Miao Ke'er accepted Ling Qingzhu and Gu Xun'er's invitation to call them sisters, and Han Yue congratulated her.
• Zi Yu returned, embraced pregnant Ling Qingzhu, and comforted her, Gu Xun'er, and Miao Ke'er.
• Zi Yu greeted Han Yue and introduced the women who had come with him to the others.
• Miao Ke'er explained that Xiao Yu and Jing'er had gone to Wutan City with Jia Nan Academy's recruitment team.
• Ling Qingzhu and Gu Xun'er asked Zi Yu to give Miao Ke'er a proper status, and he agreed.
• Zi Yu told Miao Ke'er to call him Husband, and she accepted.

Nangong Xianyin recognized Miao Ke'er as one of her former-life sisters and wondered whether she would meet the others. Zi Yu confessed his feelings to Dongfang Jing, then gave Gu Xun'er the Green Lotus Core Flame, which helped her break through to Three-Star Dou King.

• Nangong Xianyin recognized Miao Ke'er and reflected on their shared connection to their beloved master.
• Zi Yu drew Dongfang Jing into his arms, confessed that he liked her, and asked her to become his woman.
• Dongfang Jing admitted she had loved Zi Yu for a long time, kissed him, and spent the night with him.
• Zi Yu gave Gu Xun'er the Green Lotus Core Flame, and she accepted the Heavenly Flame with delight.
• Gu Xun'er absorbed the flame and advanced from Nine-star Spirit Warrior to Three-Star Dou King.

Zi Yu told Gu Xun'er he would take her training, then met with Su Qian and revealed he had reached the Dou Zong realm. On his way home, he ran into Zi Yan and stopped her attack by grabbing her hands and spanking her.

• Zi Yu arranged to take Gu Xun'er out for training after her breakthrough to Dou Wang, and the two spent time together.
• Zi Yu visited Su Qian, who realized he had reached the Dou Zong realm and praised his rapid progress.
• Su Qian urged Zi Yu to visit the Central Continent, but Zi Yu said he had matters to handle first.
• Zi Yu told Su Qian he planned to absorb the Fallen Heart Flame in about half a year and promised him a surprise.
• Zi Yan attacked Zi Yu on his way home, but he caught her hands and repeatedly slapped her buttocks until she quieted down.

Zi Yu reconciled with Zi Yan by giving her pills, medicinal ingredients, and a sealed pill that could help her reach Dou Zong, and she left to cultivate. Meanwhile, the Golden Silver Elders and their Purple Dragon Guards confronted Mo Tianxing at the Black Emperor Sect, demanding the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva in exchange for a Po Zong Pill.

• Zi Yan explained that she was angry with Zi Yu for leaving without saying goodbye and for letting her run out of his pills.
• Zi Yu gave Zi Yan two bottles of Fifth-grade Pills, and she eagerly ate them before offering him medicinal ingredients she had taken from the Inner Academy's Medicine Warehouse.
• Zi Yu gave Zi Yan more fourth- and fifth-grade pills and a sealed jade bottle containing a pill that could help her break through to Dou Zong.
• Zi Yan accepted the jade bottle and left to find a quiet place to cultivate.
• The Golden Silver Elders and the Purple Dragon Guards surrounded the Black Emperor Sect's upper echelons and threatened Mo Tianxing if he refused their demand.
• Mo Tianxing resisted handing over the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva for only one Po Zong Pill.

The Golden Silver Elders traded a Po Zong Pill for the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva on Zi Yu’s orders, then delivered it to him. With all the treasures gathered, Zi Yu helped Xiao Yi Xian condense the Seven-Colored Heavenly Poison Pearl, eliminating the danger of her Calamity Poison Body and raising her cultivation to Four-Star Peak Dou Zun.

• Mo Tianxing agreed to give the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva to the Golden Silver Elders in exchange for a Po Zong Pill after they threatened to destroy the Black Emperor Sect.
• The Golden Silver Elders reported to Zi Yu that they had obtained the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva and warned that the Purple Dragon Guard’s existence might be exposed.
• Zi Yu dismissed their concern and said he would eventually cleanse the forces in the Black Corner Region, then told them to strengthen the Purple Dragon Guard.
• Zi Yu brought Xiao Yi Xian into his Inner World and told her he had gathered the treasures needed to resolve her constitution’s danger.
• Xiao Yi Xian refined the Seven-Colored Poison Dragon Pearl and the other treasures while Zi Yu used Creation Immortal Spirit Origin Qi to help her condense the pearl.
• The pearl fused with Xiao Yi Xian, absorbed her Calamity Poison Qi, and raised her cultivation from peak Dou Huang to Four-Star Peak Dou Zun, completely eliminating the hidden danger in her constitution.

Xiao Yi Xian resolved her Calamity Poison Body and advanced to Four-Star Dou Zun, then Xiao Yu and Qing Yan Jing returned with news about their trip to Jia Nan Academy. After learning that Magic Flame Valley had harassed the recruitment party and previously tried to assassinate them, Zi Yu’s wives vowed to destroy the faction, but he stopped them for the time being.

• Xiao Yi Xian celebrated resolving her Calamity Poison Body, and Zi Yu congratulated her on reaching Four-Star Dou Zun.
• Xiao Yu and Qing Yan Jing returned, met Zi Yu’s other wives, and Xiao Yu reported that Xiao Yan and four other Xiao Clan disciples had entered Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Yu revealed that Magic Flame Valley had harassed their recruitment party, but Qing Yan Jing defeated its strongest fighter without losses.
• Gu Xun’er reminded the women that Magic Flame Valley had previously attempted to assassinate Zi Yu and the others.
• Queen Medusa and Nangong Xianyin offered to wipe out Magic Flame Valley after Zi Yu explained its strength, but Zi Yu told them to wait.

Zi Yu gifted Xiao Yu Azure Sea True Water so she could refine it and strengthen her combat ability. After she entered seclusion, Nangong Xianyin came to Zi Yu and offered to serve him for the night.

• Zi Yu brought Xiao Yu into his Inner World and presented her with Azure Sea True Water, a water-type Strange Treasure comparable in power to a top-fifteen Heavenly Flame.
• Azure Sea True Water accepted Xiao Yu as its new master after sensing her Water God Body.
• Xiao Yu began absorbing and refining Azure Sea True Water while Zi Yu left her to cultivate.
• Nangong Xianyin arrived at Zi Yu’s room and reminded him of his promise to her.
• Nangong Xianyin offered to serve Zi Yu in bed, and he agreed.

After spending the night with Nangong Xianyin, Zi Yu asked her to call him Husband and learned that Zi Yan had secluded herself inside a sphere of light. He explained to Su Qian that Zi Yan was advancing, leaving the Great Elder embarrassed by his mistaken alarm.

• Zi Yu and Nangong Xianyin spent the night together, and the next morning he asked her to call him Husband and promised to give her proper status.
• Miao Ke'er interrupted their tender moment to say that Su Qian was looking for Zi Yu.
• Su Qian told Zi Yu that Zi Yan had sealed herself inside a room for days and asked him to check on her.
• Zi Yu examined the pale golden sphere around Zi Yan and explained that she was advancing, not in danger.
• Su Qian admitted he had never seen a high-level Magical Beast advance this way and defended his concern for Zi Yan as his granddaughter.

After Xiao Yu refined the Azure Sea True Water and reached the peak of the Dou Wang realm, Ling Qingzhu gave birth to Zi Yu’s first child. The system rewarded Zi Yu with three god-tier cultivation arts and a light-attribute Strange Treasure.

• Zi Yu told Su Qian to keep people away from Zi Yan during her breakthrough, then left after teasing him for being ignorant.
• Xiao Yu emerged from seclusion after refining the Azure Sea True Water, having reached the peak of the Dou Wang realm and gained the strength to challenge an ordinary low-level Dou Huang.
• Zi Yu and Xiao Yu went to see the others after her breakthrough.
• Ling Qingzhu gave birth to a young master while Zi Yu and the women waited anxiously outside.
• The system rewarded Zi Yu with The Heavenly Moon Glazed Canon, The Supreme Clarity Jade Scripture, The Water God Heavenly Yin Art, and the Heavenly Pure Divine Pearl.

After Ling Qingzhu gave birth, Zi Yu named their son Zi Yuan and discovered the child was born with Dou Zun cultivation and an Innate Creation Body. Ling Qingzhu urged Zi Yu to take Gu Xun'er as his woman, and he promised to do so within half a year after making the necessary arrangements.

• Zi Yu comforted Ling Qingzhu and offered her a Life Jade Fruit, but she declined because she had already received many restorative treasures.
• Ling Qingzhu asked Zi Yu to name their son, and he chose Zi Yuan; the women present approved.
• Gu Xun'er felt wistful that Ling Qingzhu had borne Zi Yu's child while she had not yet become intimate with him, and Zi Yu noticed that Zi Yuan possessed Dou Zun cultivation and an Innate Creation Body.
• Ling Qingzhu asked Zi Yu when he would take Gu Xun'er as his woman and explained that Gu Xun'er felt left behind.
• Zi Yu told Ling Qingzhu that he would take Gu Xun'er within half a year, once he had made the necessary arrangements.

Zi Yu gave Ling Qingzhu, Miao Ke'er, and Xiao Yu cultivation arts, then gave Ling Qingzhu the Heavenly Pure Divine Pearl, which raised her cultivation to four-star Dou Zong. After Qingzhu emerged from seclusion, Zi Yu reassured his pregnant family that he would love daughters as much as sons and named Yun Yun’s unborn child Zi Xiao or Zi Qingyun.

• Zi Yu gave Ling Qingzhu, Miao Ke'er, and Xiao Yu cultivation arts suited to each of them, and all three quickly mastered their techniques.
• Zi Yu gave Ling Qingzhu the Heavenly Pure Divine Pearl, and she entered seclusion to absorb it.
• The Golden Silver Elders and Purple Dragon Guard began gradually purging factions in the Black Corner Region under Zi Yu’s orders.
• After two months of seclusion, Ling Qingzhu emerged with her cultivation at four-star Dou Zong and went to see her son, Zi Yuan.
• Zi Yu comforted pregnant Yun Yun, saying he would love their child whether it was a boy or a girl, and suggested the names Zi Xiao and Zi Qingyun.
• Zi Yu privately recognized that Yun Yun and Queen Medusa were both carrying daughters, though he kept that knowledge to himself.

After more than half a year, Zi Yu brought Gu Xun'er to the Underground World beneath the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower to subdue and refine the Fallen Heart Flame. The flame hid its true body and sent several flaming python incarnations to attack as Zi Yu prepared to force it out.

• Zi Yu told Su Qian he would handle the Fallen Heart Flame alone and asked him to have the elders guard the outside of the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower.
• Zi Yu brought Gu Xun'er into the Underground World, where she delighted in its dense fire origin energy.
• A colossal flaming python attacked, and Zi Yu trapped it in the Sacred Golden Pagoda of Light, refining it into a fiery bead.
• Zi Yu explained that the python was only an incarnation of the Fallen Heart Flame, which had hidden its true body.
• When the Fallen Heart Flame refused to reveal itself, Zi Yu unleashed his strength and reached toward its hiding place, prompting several more flaming pythons to attack.

Zi Yu subdued Fallen Heart Flame, but its source triggered the Yin Desire Flame in Gu Xun'er, and he resolved it while helping her refine the Heavenly Flame. Days later, Jia Nan Academy’s elders discussed the sudden rise of the Golden Silver Elders and Elder Ban’s faction and decided to stay cautious.

• Zi Yu crushed Fallen Heart Flame’s resistance, took its source, and brought it to Gu Xun'er so she could advance toward the Dou Huang realm.
• As Gu Xun'er absorbed the source, the Yin Desire Flame awakened, and Zi Yu resolved it while the two became intimate.
• Gu Xun'er accepted what happened, and Zi Yu continued helping her refine Fallen Heart Flame over the following days.
• Su Qian and the Jia Nan Academy elders discussed the Golden Silver Elders and Elder Ban’s destruction and subjugation of three factions in the Black Corner Region.
• The elders agreed to monitor the new faction rather than intervene, while Su Qian considered intelligence that it already had more than a dozen Dou Huang experts before its attacks.

Jia Nan Academy chose to monitor the Black Corner Region, while Mo Tianxing moved to unite its sects against the Golden Silver Elders. After months of seclusion, Gu Xun'er refined the Fallen Heart Flame and reached Three-Star Dou Emperor, as Zi Yu praised her new Heavenly Flame; their loved ones waited outside for them to emerge.

• Su Qian decided Jia Nan Academy would watch the Black Corner Region and intervene only if circumstances changed.
• Mo Tianxing summoned the Black Emperor Sect elders, who feared the Golden Silver Elders intended to unify the region after destroying three sects.
• Mo Tianxing ordered invitations to Old Yin Gu, Su Mei, and Tie Wu, and sent a messenger to persuade Magic Flame Valley to join their resistance.
• After several months, Ling Qingzhu, Yun Yun, Miao Ke'er, and the other women gathered outside the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower and urged Zi Yu to end his seclusion.
• Gu Xun'er successfully refined the Fallen Heart Flame, reached Three-Star Dou Emperor, and advanced her Burning Art to Earth Tier Middle Rank.
• Gu Xun'er showed Zi Yu her fused pinkish-purple Heavenly Flame, and he praised its power and promised to find her even stronger flames.