Chapter Summaries

Yao Yan tracked a Mutated Snake Vine Flower through the forest and discovered it fed on the blood of Spirit Beasts. After the Titan Giant Ape interrupted the chase, Xiao Ying led him to a golden, three-eyed Spirit Beast, which Yao Yan recognized as an Auspicious Beast.

• Yao Yan entered a forest filled with Mandala Snakes and found the Mutated Snake Vine Flower hiding inside a rhinoceros corpse, where it had been drinking the animal's blood.
• The Mutated Snake Vine Flower fled, used Simulation to appear like a Mandala Snake, and fought Yao Yan's Blue Silver Grass before escaping again.
• A Titan Giant Ape appeared and drove the Spirit Beasts into a panic, forcing Yao Yan to hide while the ape patrolled toward the forest's core.
• After the Titan Giant Ape left, Xiao Ying followed the Mutated Snake Vine Flower's scent and led Yao Yan to a pond beside a golden, three-eyed Spirit Beast.
• Yao Yan recognized the Spirit Beast as an Auspicious Beast and reacted with horror when Xiao Ying indicated it.

Shui Bing'er and her sisters hunted a Frost Giant Wolf for her third soul ring, but a passing Titan Giant Ape disrupted the fight and let the wolf escape. The sisters pursued it as Yao Yan prepared to attack the Auspicious Beast near the water pool.

• Shui Yue'er worried about Yao Yan, and Shui Bing'er said they would search for him after obtaining their soul rings.
• Shui Bing'er and her six companions found a Frost Giant Wolf and attacked it, hoping to make it Shui Bing'er's third soul ring.
• The sisters exhausted themselves breaking the wolf's ice tail and sealing it, and Shui Bing'er formed an Ice Pillar to finish it off.
• A Titan Giant Ape's roar shook the snow mountain, causing Shui Bing'er's strike to miss and freeing the Frost Giant Wolf.
• Shui Bing'er led her sisters in pursuit of the fleeing wolf before it could reach its parents.
• Yao Yan prepared to attack the Auspicious Beast near the water pool after Xiao Ying persuaded him.

Yao Yan discovered that the Emperor Auspicious Beast was a Mutated Snake Vine Flower using Simulation and killed it before the summoned Spirit Beasts could arrive. As he absorbed its Soul Ring, he entered a memory of the beast’s origin and saw Di Tian emerge in the storm clouds.

• Yao Yan sent a Blue Silver Grass Grass Man to test the Emperor Auspicious Beast and concluded its weakness and simulated wounds meant it was fake.
• The Emperor Auspicious Beast opened its forehead eye and summoned Spirit Beasts, but Yao Yan attacked and destroyed it with his Blue Silver Overlord Spear.
• Yao Yan found the Mutated Snake Vine Flower among the remains, prepared a Blue Silver Forest, and began absorbing its Purple Soul Ring.
• Yao Yan was drawn into a vision where a young Emperor Auspicious Beast gave blood to a sprout, then saw Di Tian appear in the storm clouds.

Di Tian’s pressure nearly killed Yao Yan, but the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone and Xiao Ying’s mysterious power saved him. After Yao Yan killed an approaching Frost Giant Wolf, a much larger Ten-Thousand-Year Frost Giant Wolf appeared, seeking revenge.

• Di Tian’s pressure ravaged Yao Yan’s body, but his Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone and Xiao Ying’s power defeated it and restored him.
• A crippled Frost Giant Wolf tracked Yao Yan to the pool and attacked through the Blue Silver Grass’s defenses.
• Yao Yan woke, restrained the Frost Giant Wolf with Blue Silver Grass, and killed it with a Blue Silver Overlord Spear.
• Yao Yan climbed out of the pool with Xiao Ying, then faced a furious Ten-Thousand-Year Frost Giant Wolf.

Yao Yan was surrounded by a Ten Thousand Year Frost Giant Wolf and its pack, but fought back with his Blue Silver skills before a devastating Ice Snow Descent knocked him unconscious. Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er found him and carried him toward the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest as the wolves pursued.

• The Ten Thousand Year Giant Wolf summoned eight more Frost Giant Wolves, surrounding Yao Yan near the pool.
• Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er led their five teammates to the pool and recognized Yao Yan among the wolves.
• Yao Yan raised his Soul Power and used Blue Silver Spears to kill several wolves, but the pack's Domain Skills neutralized his first attack.
• The Ten Thousand Year Giant Wolf unleashed Ice Snow Descent, and Yao Yan passed out beneath a fallen tree after his Blue Armor shielded him.
• Shui Bing'er and the others took Yao Yan with them and fled toward the forest's outskirts while the wolf pack chased them.

Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Xue Wu fought the Frost Giant Wolves while Yao Yan struggled with the Golden Dragon Bloodline blocking his Soul Power. After he intervened to save Shui Bing'er, the awakened blood essence threatened to make him explode, and he recalled the Taoist Inner Elixir Technique.

• Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Xue Wu tended to their wounded teammates while Yao Yan lay unconscious with his Soul Power obstructed by an unknown force.
• Seven Frost Giant Wolves surrounded the cave, and Shui Bing'er led Shui Yue'er and Xue Wu into battle despite the odds.
• Yao Yan awoke, discovered the Emperor Auspicious Beast's Essence Blood in his dantian, and learned that its Golden Dragon Bloodline blocked his Soul Power.
• When the Wolf King and another wolf cornered Shui Bing'er, Yao Yan summoned his Martial Soul and used Blue Silver · Wood Locking Wall to protect her, then collapsed as the blood essence awakened.
• Yao Yan tried to refine the energy before his body burst, and a buried memory led him to recall the Taoist Inner Elixir Technique.

Yao Yan used the Taoist Inner Elixir Technique to refine the Emperor Auspicious Beast Blood Essence and recover, while Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Shui Yue'er fought the Ten Thousand Year Frost Giant Wolf pack. After the girls were overwhelmed by the Wolf King Couple, Yao Yan arrived and sent one wolf flying with a punch.

• Yao Yan cultivated the Taoist Inner Elixir Technique, refined the blood essence, and began restoring his body and soul.
• Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Shui Yue'er used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to summon an Ice Phoenix and attack the Ten Thousand Year Frost Giant Wolf.
• The Wolf King sacrificed five of its own wolves to weaken the Ice Snow Vortex, and the girls followed with a final Phoenix Descent attack.
• A second Ten Thousand Year Giant Wolf emerged from underground, and the Wolf King Couple combined their Domain Power to repel the Ice Phoenix and send the three girls flying.
• Yao Yan arrived, punched one Wolf King into a rock wall, and caught Shui Bing'er while using Blue Silver Grass to catch Xue Wu and Shui Yue'er.
• The remaining giant wolf charged at Yao Yan to avenge its mate.

Yao Yan killed the Frost Giant Wolf, healed Shui Bing'er and her teammates with his Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone Skill, and let them keep the wolf's Head Soul Bone. After the girls fell asleep from the abundant Life Energy, he told Shui Bing'er he would properly repay her.

• Yao Yan restrained the Ten Thousand Year Giant Wolf with Blue Silver Grass and killed it with a spear, while the other wolf escaped.
• Yao Yan set Shui Bing'er down, apologized, and used Life Energy to heal her, Xue Wu, and the others.
• Shui Bing'er discovered the wolf had dropped a Head Soul Bone, and Shui Yue'er retrieved it after Yao Yan said he did not mind.
• Yao Yan and the girls entered a cave, where he gave them more Life Energy until they fell asleep.
• Yao Yan told Shui Bing'er he would properly repay her.

Yao Yan helped Shui Bing'er absorb a five-thousand-year Soul Ring by controlling its energy, and she gained a new skill while improving her physique. Three days later, the two renewed their introductions on a cliff and began a closer alliance.

• Yao Yan examined Shui Bing'er and demonstrated that his Inner Elixir Technique could help her safely absorb a Soul Ring beyond her usual limit.
• Shui Bing'er agreed to try, and Yao Yan guided her through absorbing a five-thousand-year Soul Ring while protecting her body from its energy.
• Shui Bing'er successfully absorbed the Soul Ring, gained the Ice-Sealing Giant Wolf's Domain Skill, and named it Resisting Ice Ring.
• Three days later, Shui Bing'er thanked Yao Yan on a cliff, and they formally introduced themselves while clasping hands.

Yao Yan said farewell to Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er and prepared to travel to Gengxin City to pursue alchemy. Meanwhile, Di Tian detected a deity's aura in the Star Dou Great Forest and ordered the forest's powerful beings to stay hidden.

• Yao Yan gave Shui Bing'er a package of Qingshan Town specialties before she and Shui Yue'er departed for Skywater Academy.
• Shui Yue'er found the Frost Giant Wolf's Head Soul Bone in the package, and Shui Bing'er read Yao Yan's letter explaining that it was a gift of friendship.
• Yao Yan returned to Jieyou Pharmacy to prepare for his journey to Gengxin City after hearing that the Blacksmith Association had found a material for heating.
• Di Tian examined traces of energy at the pool where Yao Yan had absorbed his Soul Ring, then destroyed the site after detecting an unfamiliar black-purple aura.
• Di Tian told the beautiful woman at the Lake of Life to summon the others and keep them from appearing outside the forest because he had sensed a deity's aura.

Yao Yan and Wang Xiaobo encountered Zhu Zhuqing fleeing two masked Soul Elders on the road to Gengxin City. Zhu Zhuqing forced her way into their carriage, and Yao Yan urged Wang Xiaobo to drive on as the pursuers prepared to attack.

• Yao Yan left Qingshan Town with Wang Xiaobo and traveled for a month toward Gengxin City while caring for him during an illness.
• Yao Yan and Wang Xiaobo found an overturned carriage blocking the mountain road and heard fighting nearby, so Wang Xiaobo hid their carriage in the trees.
• Zhu Zhuqing fought two masked Soul Elders, was wounded, and fled to Yao Yan's carriage.
• Zhu Zhuqing offered Gold Soul Coins and held a short blade to Yao Yan's neck to force Wang Xiaobo to take her to the next town.
• Yao Yan told Wang Xiaobo to keep driving, and the two Soul Elders moved to stop the carriage.

Yao Yan rescued Zhu Zhuqing from two Soul Elders with his Blue Silver Grass and treated her wounds as they traveled toward a nearby town. Zhu Zhuqing refused to return home, and Yao Yan decided to kidnap her; the two attackers remained trapped beneath a tree, struggling to free themselves.

• Wang Xiaobo warned that two black-clad Soul Elders were pursuing the carriage, but Yao Yan ordered him to keep driving.
• Yao Yan used Blue Silver · Silent Kill Binding Technique to bind and suspend the attackers from a tree, then recovered his Soul Power in the carriage.
• Zhu Zhuqing realized Yao Yan had defeated the men who had hunted her and wondered why he had helped her.
• Yao Yan introduced himself to Zhu Zhuqing, healed her wounds with his Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone Skill, and asked whether she wanted an escort home.
• Zhu Zhuqing refused to go home and would not say where she was headed, so Yao Yan decided to kidnap her.
• The two trapped attackers chewed through their mouth bindings, and the younger one retrieved a short blade from Big Brother's shoe with his mouth.

Yao Yan kept Zhu Zhuqing from escaping and learned that her family’s succession competition tied her fate to her fiancé, Dai Mubai. After discovering that the death of a Prince would free his Zhu Family partner, Yao Yan decided to deal with Dai Mubai.

• Yao Yan booked rooms at an inn and confined Zhu Zhuqing inside one by sealing its windows with Blue Silver Grass.
• Zhu Zhuqing tried to escape through the window the next morning, but Yao Yan caught her and brought her back inside.
• Yao Yan took Zhu Zhuqing’s letter and asked her to explain why she was fleeing and what danger followed her.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that she was bound to Dai Mubai in a brutal succession contest, but he had fled while the Empire’s eldest Prince had become a Soul Ancestor.
• Yao Yan learned that Zhu Zhuqing would not be forced to die if Dai Mubai were killed and decided to get rid of him.

Yao Yan brought Zhu Zhuqing to Gengxin City and visited the Blacksmith Association headquarters with Si Long. Si Long said the Alchemy Furnace was nearly ready and promised to show it to Yao Yan the next day.

• Yao Yan kept Zhu Zhuqing tied to him with Blue Silver Grass and treated her during their journey to Gengxin City.
• Yao Yan's group arrived in Gengxin City, where he covered Zhu Zhuqing with a cloak to shield her from the staring blacksmiths.
• Yao Yan used Si Long's letter to gain entry to the Blacksmith Association's VIP area, where Si Long greeted him warmly.
• Si Long showed Yao Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Wang Xiaobo around the Association and took them to an auction of rare metals and forged items.
• Si Long told Yao Yan that the Alchemy Furnace was nearly ready and would show it to him the next day.

Yao Yan inspected and named the completed alchemy furnace, the Mountain Smelting Cauldron, which Si Long had forged with his guidance. After the two men tested it extensively, Yao Yan and his companions left Gengxin City, while Si Long hoped his friend would become renowned across the continent.

• Si Long showed Yao Yan the furnace’s Sea God Gold construction, Blood Flame Gold temperature controls, and Fire Essence Stone fuel system.
• Yao Yan and Si Long named the furnace the Mountain Smelting Cauldron, with Zhu Zhuqing agreeing and Wang Xiaobo leaving the choice to them.
• Yao Yan considered how to gain support and build ties with blacksmiths before Tang San arrived in Gengxin City.
• Si Long finished refining the cauldron, and Yao Yan and Si Long put it through numerous trials before approving it.
• Yao Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Wang Xiaobo departed Gengxin City by carriage as Si Long bid them farewell.
• Two figures chased after the departing carriage.

Yao Yan confronted Zhu Zhuqing about her plan to leave before entering the Heaven Dou Empire and secretly captured the two men assigned to follow her. He brought them to Zhu Zhuqing and made them plead for their lives, leaving her to decide their fate.

• Yao Yan asked Zhu Zhuqing whether she planned to leave, and she admitted she feared her Big Sister would endanger him if she stayed.
• Yao Yan told Zhu Zhuqing to wait in his room, then flew to the windmill where the two Star Luo Royal Family men were keeping watch.
• Yao Yan restrained the two men with Blue Silver Grass and carried them through the air to Zhu Zhuqing's room.
• Zhu Zhuqing tried to attack the men, but Yao Yan stopped her and said she could deal with them after hearing their confession.
• The two men knelt and begged Zhu Zhuqing to spare their lives.

Zhu Zhuqing learned that Zhu Zhuyun had secretly ordered her men to escort her safely out of Star Luo, and she broke down as she reconciled with her sister’s intentions. She agreed to return to Qingshan Town with Yao Yan, who then began her treatment for the scars on her back.

• Zhu Zhuqing ordered Yao Yan to kill the two black-clad men, but the younger man revealed that Zhu Zhuyun had sent them to protect her and get her out of Star Luo.
• The brothers confirmed that they had attacked Zhu Zhuqing only after her injuries healed, and she let them go with a message that she would not return.
• Yao Yan comforted Zhu Zhuqing as she realized Zhu Zhuyun had not truly wanted her dead, and she cried in his arms over the struggle for the Throne.
• Yao Yan persuaded Zhu Zhuqing to come back to Qingshan Town with him, and she agreed.
• Yao Yan told Zhu Zhuqing to undress and lie down so he could treat the old scars on her back.

Yao Yan brought Zhu Zhuqing to Qingshan Town, where they moved into a new attic and inspected the purpose-built alchemy room. He named their new pill shop Spark Pharmacy and planned to begin refining pills the next day.

• Yao Yan healed Zhu Zhuqing's back scar, then gave her the room for the night while he went to hers.
• Three days later, Yao Yan arrived in Qingshan Town with Zhu Zhuqing and introduced her to Physician Yao.
• Yao Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Physician Yao inspected the furnished attic and the reinforced alchemy room.
• Yao Yan asked Physician Yao to send two people to help run the shop and named it Spark Pharmacy.
• Yao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing arranged the alchemy room, then joined Wang Xiaobo for dinner before returning home late at night.

Yao Yan spent days learning to control the Alchemy Furnace and successfully extracted medicinal essence before beginning to refine a Bigu Pill. He formed a pill with golden markings, though the chapter ended before he tested its effects.

• Yao Yan repeatedly burned Sun Flowers to ash, then realized he needed to master the furnace's temperature before focusing on the herbs.
• Yao Yan practiced controlling the flames for five days and successfully extracted Sun Flower into fine yellow powder, which Zhu Zhuqing examined and praised as pure.
• Yao Yan spent a month refining his extraction skills while Zhu Zhuqing studied herbs beside him.
• Yao Yan used prepared herbs to refine a Bigu Pill, merging their powders and shaping the nascent pill inside the furnace.
• Yao Yan completed the pill with golden markings and opened the furnace, announcing that it was finished.

Yao Yan perfected his Bigu Pills but postponed selling them until he could secure powerful backing, then entered the Star Dou Great Forest with Zhu Zhuqing to find a Solitary Bamboo for his third Soul Ring. He felled a seventeen-thousand-year-old bamboo and prepared to absorb its ring.

• Yao Yan told Zhu Zhuqing that one Bigu Pill could prevent hunger for at least ten days, but he decided not to sell the pills yet because he lacked protection and wanted to approach Qian Renxue.
• Over the next month, Yao Yan became skilled at refining Bigu Pills and learned to produce three at once.
• Yao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing entered the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a Solitary Bamboo under twenty thousand years old for his third Soul Ring.
• They carefully crossed a bamboo forest inhabited by snake-type Spirit Beasts and found a pitch-black Solitary Bamboo estimated to be seventeen thousand years old.
• Yao Yan used his Simulation Soul Skill to form a Clear Sky Hammer, then combined it with the surrounding Blue Silver Grass's vitality to smash the Solitary Bamboo until it broke and fell.