Chapter Summaries

Xiao Tian, Xuan Yi, and the two girls explored the top floor of Sky City’s medicinal-herb market, where Xiao Tian found the Lapis Grass he needed for Sacred Liquid. Just as he was about to trade for it, someone suddenly flashed past him.

• Xuan Yi and the two girls explained Sky City while Xiao Tian surveyed the top floor and its powerful alchemists and experts.
• Xiao Tian browsed the stalls and bought medicinal herbs with Xuan Yi paying, while the two girls picked out pretty herbs of their own.
• Xiao Tian spotted a gray-robed Seventh Grade High-Level Alchemist selling the Lapis Grass he had been seeking.
• The old man demanded a Rank 8 Pill with Four-Color Pill Lightning, then lowered his price to a Rank 8 Pill with Two-Color Pill Lightning after Xiao Tian pointed out the herb’s quality.
• Xiao Tian examined the undamaged Lapis Grass and was about to offer a pill when a streak of light flashed past him.

Xiao Tian and Xuan Yi gathered medicinal herbs at the trade fair and exchanged pills with two Alchemists. Back at the residence, Xiao Ling accidentally shattered the tiny beetle Xiao Tian had called a treasure, leaving him to tease her about the damage.

• Xuan Yi gave a Rank 8 pill to an old man in exchange for the Lapis Grass and several medicinal herbs.
• Xiao Tian and the others searched the trade fair, finding five auxiliary herbs but not the three remaining main herbs they needed.
• Xuan Yi exchanged Soul Gathering Pills for Green Wood Heart and two rare auxiliary herbs, then rewarded the Deacon for finding sellers.
• Xiao Tian showed Xiao Ling, Xiao Meng, and Xuan Yi a beetle encased in amber, and Xuan Yi melted away its shell with her flame.
• Xiao Ling accidentally broke the fragile beetle with a jade rod, and Xiao Tian pretended to scold her as she hid in Xuan Yi's arms.

Xiao Tian revealed that the black grains were Heavenly Soul Profound Stones and offered them to Xuan Yi to help her advance toward Heavenly Soul. Xuan Yi accepted his care as the family’s teasing and affection continued.

• Xiao Tian had Xuan Yi refine the beetle and four black grains with Heavenly Flames until five milky-white stones appeared, which Xuan Yi caught with Soul Power.
• Xuan Yi struggled to hold the stones because they felt as heavy as mountains, so Xiao Tian carved a groove in Heavenly Peach Wood to contain them.
• Xiao Tian identified the stones as Heavenly Soul Profound Stones, and Xiao Ling explained their ancient origins and soul-enhancing properties.
• Xiao Ling identified the beetle as an extinct Stone-Eating Heavenly Ox, which Xiao Tian explained fed on Heavenly Soul Profound Stones.
• Xiao Tian urged Xuan Yi to absorb the stones because she was ready to advance, and Xuan Yi accepted them, touched by his concern.
• Xiao Ling covered her eyes and shouted that Xiao Tian and Xuan Yi were killing a kid by acting lovey-dovey.

Xiao Tian and Xuan Yi spent the day together before he sensed the Three Thousand Burning Flame sealed in the Star Domain. That night, Xuan Yi confirmed she had refined her treasures and absorbed a new physique, and Xiao Tian named it the Zhaoning Flame Spirit Body.

• Xiao Meng and Xiao Ling teased Xiao Tian and Xuan Yi before leaving them alone.
• Xiao Tian carried Xuan Yi to the bathing pool, where they bathed together.
• Xiao Tian sensed the Three Thousand Burning Flame in the Star Domain without Xuan Kongzi noticing him.
• Xuan Yi told Xiao Tian she had refined her Heavenly Soul Profound Stones and absorbed a Physique Card.
• Xiao Tian named Xuan Yi's constitution the Zhaoning Flame Spirit Body, then told her he had already obtained the Pill Tower's best treasure.

Xiao Tian and Xuan Yi discussed the Three Thousand Burning Flame and his plan to have it subdued a year later, then spent the night together. The next morning, Xuan Yi reminded Xiao Tian that he had an Alchemist rank assessment, and he gave her a golden-red ring.

• Xuan Yi told Xiao Tian that the Three Thousand Burning Flame could benefit him and earn Pill Tower's goodwill.
• Xiao Tian said the Three Thousand Burning Flame would be subdued a year later without harming Pill Tower, and Xuan Yi agreed to trust his plan.
• Xiao Tian and Xuan Yi spent the night together, and he used the Zhe Character Art to enhance her while she was unconscious.
• Xuan Yi woke before Xiao Tian and told him it was his turn to take the Alchemist rank assessment.
• Xiao Tian placed a golden-red ring on Xuan Yi's finger after they got dressed.

Mother Xuan Yi received a Yunmeng Phoenix Gold ring from Xiao Tian, and the family went to the Pill Tower’s independent assessment space. There, President Tianleizi welcomed them as they arrived for the Rank 8 Alchemist assessment.

• Mother Xuan Yi bonded with the ring Xiao Tian gave her and thanked him as he combed her hair.
• After breakfast, Xiao Ling and Xiao Meng found Xiao Tian with Mother Xuan Yi and teased him before Mother Xuan Yi invited them to see the alchemist assessment site.
• Mother Xuan Yi explained that the Rank 8 assessment platform was inside an independent space designed to prevent disturbances.
• President Tianleizi greeted the group and gave Xiao Ling and Xiao Meng jade bottles to strengthen their bodies.

Xiao Tian began the Pill Tower’s Rank 8 assessment by refining an Azure Lotus Soul Condensing Pill, while the judges discovered he possessed an unknown Heavenly Flame. Xuan Kongzi recognized Xiao Tian’s exceptional skill and suspected his true alchemy level exceeded the test’s requirements.

• Tianleizi gave Xiao Ling and the other girl suitable treasures before Xuan Yi interrupted their exchange and asked whether the assessment was ready.
• Tianleizi led Xiao Tian and the others to the arena, where Xuan Kongzi introduced the Pill Tower Core Elders serving as judges.
• Xuan Kongzi presented Xiao Tian with the Azure Lotus Soul Condensing Pill formula and medicinal herbs, and Xiao Tian accepted the assessment materials.
• Xiao Tian revealed a powerful red Heavenly Flame, prompting the judges to speculate that it was a newly discovered flame.
• Xiao Tian heated the pill cauldron and skillfully refined several herbs at once, leading Xuan Kongzi to suspect he could refine pills that attracted Five-Colored Pill Lightning.

Xiao Tian completed a Rank 8 pill that drew Three-Color Pill Lightning, then protected it by breaking apart the lightning and blasting a huge hole through the thundercloud. The assessment ground watched as he showed that the tribulation posed no threat to him.

• Xiao Tian spent a day and a half refining the medicinal ingredients and infusing the forming pill with Soul Power.
• The pill formed and summoned a Three-Color Thunder Cloud, prompting the elders to praise Xiao Tian's talent.
• Xiao Tian declined to use the Lightning Attraction Device and caught the pill as it descended into his hand.
• Xiao Tian twisted space to break down the lightning pillar that struck toward his pill.
• Xiao Tian fired a three-colored Fist Seal into the thundercloud, blasting a hole nearly a hundred feet wide through it.

Xiao Tian absorbed the Three-Color Thunder Cloud after completing his alchemy assessment, and Xuan Kongzi awarded him an Eighth-Grade Elementary alchemist badge. Xiao Ling then decided to take an assessment herself, astonishing the elders by choosing Fourth Grade Initial.

• Xiao Tian drew in and refined the thunder cloud's power, then presented his Cyan Pill to Xuan Kongzi.
• Xuan Kongzi judged the pill to be of supreme quality and gave Xiao Tian an Eighth-Grade Elementary alchemist badge.
• Xiao Tian thanked the elders and spoke with them about exchanging alchemy experience.
• Xiao Ling rushed over and asked Xuan Kongzi to assess her alchemist rank.
• Xiao Ling chose Fourth Grade Initial, leaving the elders stunned, while Xiao Meng clarified that she was not an alchemist.

Xiao Ling took the Pill Tower’s Fourth Grade Assessment, using her Sea Heart Flame to refine a pill while Xiao Tian and Xuan Yi watched proudly. She successfully formed the pill and tried to imitate Xiao Tian’s imposing manner, though she still looked like an adorable little princess.

• Xuan Yi comforted Xiao Meng after the elders’ remarks, and Xiao Meng said she preferred cultivation to refining medicine.
• Xuan Kongzi ordered Elder Su to prepare the Fourth Grade Assessment, and Xiao Ling began after Xiao Tian encouraged her.
• Xiao Ling revealed her Sea Heart Flame, astonishing the Pill Tower elders as she carefully refined the medicinal herbs.
• After hours of work, Xiao Ling formed the pill, struck the cauldron lid away, and caught the pill in her hand.
• Xiao Ling posed like a great alchemist, but her tiny stature and princess dress made her look adorable.

Xiao Ling refined a Fourth Grade Initial Jade Restoration Pill with Pill Veins, astonishing the elders. Xuan Yi agreed that Xiao Tian could become a nominal Guest Elder of the Pill Tower, then Xiao Tian surprised her in her office and locked the door after sweeping her onto his lap.

• Xiao Ling proudly presented the Fourth Grade Initial Jade Restoration Pill with Pill Veins she had refined, and Xuan Yi and the elders praised her talent.
• Xuan Yi told Xuan Kongzi and another Pill Tower elder that Xiao Tian had no teacher and would only serve as a nominal Guest Elder, without accepting orders or missions.
• Xuan Yi left the study, and Xuan Kongzi reflected that she and Xiao Tian both had little interest in power or managing their organizations.
• Xuan Yi checked that her instructions had been sent out, then Xiao Tian emerged from a ripple in space and flirted with her.
• Xiao Tian took the documents from Xuan Yi, swept her into his lap, and Xuan Yi locked the office door while reminding him that they were at work.

Xiao Tian explained the personalities and relationships of Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, and the others to help Xuan Yi prepare to join their group. Xuan Yi accepted that she would have to meet them and asked Xiao Tian to stand behind her and give her courage.

• Xuan Yi learned that Xiao Tian had refused the Pill Tower's request for him to join and agreed to become a nominal Guest Elder instead.
• Xuan Yi teased Xiao Tian, but he used information about her future sisters to persuade her to listen to his explanations.
• Xiao Tian described Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, and the others in detail, and Xuan Yi listened and considered how she would fit in.
• Xuan Yi said she would accommodate Xiao Tian and eventually meet the others because she could not leave him.
• Xuan Yi asked Xiao Tian to stand behind her and support her with courage, and he agreed.

Xiao Tian trained Xuan Yi and left with her, while she sent a recorded greeting to his other women. At a meeting in Free and Unfettered World, the women learned Xuan Yi had become their newest sister, leaving Han Xue and Hu Jia anxious about their own prospects.

• Xiao Tian gave Xuan Yi special training, then picked her up and vanished from her office.
• A sheet bearing an old portrait of Xiao Tian and a seal burned away, and red flames restored the office.
• Three days later, Xiao Yi Xian chaired a meeting in Sky Palace's Family Meeting Hall while Medusa and the others gathered in Tianbei City.
• Yun Yun warned Medusa to restrain her killing aura and take care while pregnant, and Medusa explained the Serpent Clan's long gestation.
• Xiao Yi Xian played a recording in which Xuan Yi greeted the women and announced herself as their new sister.
• Medusa teased Xiao Tian for quickly winning over a Pill Tower president, while Ya Fei guessed he had met Xuan Yi during an outing with their daughters.

Medusa and the women joked about Xiao Tian’s absence and agreed he should be punished when he returned, while Qing Lin defended him. They examined the new sister’s Storage Ring and were stunned by its riches, then resumed teasing Medusa about her wealth and Xiao Tian’s affection for her.

• Medusa complained that Xiao Tian kept leaving for months and proposed teaching him a lesson when he returned.
• Qing Lin defended Xiao Tian, prompting the women to tease her for being his loyal supporter.
• Xiao Yi Xian redirected the conversation to the Storage Ring that the new sister had given them.
• Ya Fei and Medusa examined the ring and were shocked by the immense wealth inside.
• Xiao Yi Xian and the others teased Medusa about being the richest among them and about Xiao Tian sleeping close to her.

Xiao Tian prepared to leave for up to a year after half a month of intensive cultivation, while Xuan Yi learned that he carried a Small World with him and invited her to make it her home. The chapter left them together as Xuan Yi washed his hair, with Xiao Tian planning to bring her into the Free and Unfettered World.

• The Free and Unfettered Hall's members inspected Xuan Yi's Storage Ring, and Xiao Yi Xian accepted her while telling Medusa to guard against the Wind Lightning Pavilion and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Xiao Tian spent half a month cultivating, teaching Xiao Ling pill refinement, guiding Xiao Meng's cultivation, and helping Xuan Yi cultivate her soul, reaching the peak of Five Revolution Dou Zun.
• Xuan Yi asked how long Xiao Tian would be away, and he said he expected to return within a year.
• Xuan Yi demanded that Xiao Tian leave the two younger girls behind, but he explained that he carried the Free and Unfettered World with him.
• Xiao Tian told Xuan Yi that the Free and Unfettered World would be her home, and she became emotional before washing his hair.

Xiao Tian brought Mother Xuan Yi to Sky Palace to meet Medusa and the other women, who welcomed her warmly. After she relaxed and joined their conversation, Xiao Tian took Xiao Ze outside to spend time with him.

• Mother Xuan Yi admitted she was nervous about meeting Xiao Tian's family, and Xiao Tian reassured her before they set off with Xiao Ling and Xiao Meng.
• Xiao Tian transported the four of them to Sky Palace, where Mother Xuan Yi admired the medicinal lotus flowers around Fu Qu Lake.
• Xiao Ling and Xiao Meng led Mother Xuan Yi to the pavilion, where Medusa, Ya Fei, Xiao Yi Xian, and the others greeted her.
• Xiao Yi Xian handed Xiao Ze to Xiao Tian, who exchanged a nod with Xuan Yi and carried the child out of the pavilion.
• Xiao Tian left Sky Palace with Xiao Ze to spend time playing with him.

Xiao Tian spent time with Xiao Ze and returned to the Sky Palace, where he spoke with his family about leaving to cultivate. The chapter ended with him joking about his own wretchedness and making the women laugh.

• Xiao Tian took Xiao Ze sightseeing, then encountered Yue Mei, who addressed him as the Princess Consort according to Medusa’s decree.
• Xiao Tian gave Yue Mei a bottle of Sixth Rank medicinal pills for the Sky Palace Guards before leaving.
• Xiao Tian found his daughters cultivating beneath the Heavenly Enlightenment Peach Tree and returned Xiao Ze to his bed.
• Xiao Tian told Ya Fei and the others that he planned to cultivate for a year or half a year, while Medusa worried he might outpace her.
• Xiao Tian teased Medusa about stepping on him, then joked that heaven had granted him cheapness, making the women laugh.

Xiao Tian reached Six-Revolutions Dou Zun, then taught Han Xue a secret weapon technique after she approached him wearing Han Yue’s clothes. Han Yue joined them to help Han Xue train, and Han Xue began to show promise under her sister’s guidance.

• Xiao Tian joked with Hu Jia and the others before taking his wives away for dinner, leaving Han Xue and Hu Jia behind.
• Seven days later, Xiao Tian broke through to Six-Revolutions Dou Zun and relaxed in the bath.
• Han Xue secretly wore Han Yue’s clothes and asked Xiao Tian to teach her a new skill.
• Xiao Tian taught Han Xue his family’s secret weapon technique, and she struggled through an intense training session.
• Han Xue called Han Yue for help, and Han Yue replenished her Dou Qi before guiding her through the technique.
• Han Xue grew increasingly skilled under Han Yue’s instruction and began to show signs of surpassing her sister.

After Xiao Tian left the Free and Unfettered World, Hu Jia learned that Han Xue had secretly been intimate with him and set off to try something of her own. At the Pill Tower, Xiao Tian learned Xuan Yi had entered seclusion, then sensed a dangerous disturbance in another woman's cultivation room and rushed inside.

• Xiao Tian left the Free and Unfettered World after saying goodbye to the women, who returned to their duties expanding the Free and Unfettered Hall.
• Hu Jia confronted Han Xue, who confessed that she had been intimate with Xiao Tian, and Hu Jia decided to try a different approach herself.
• Hu Jia went to Jia Nan Academy's Alchemist Department after learning that Xuan Yi had entered secluded cultivation.
• Xiao Tian told Xuan Kongzi that Xuan Yi was in seclusion and promised to handle Xuan Kongzi's disciple's feelings properly.
• Xiao Tian sensed chaotic soul fluctuations in a cultivation room, entered it, and found a woman flushed and sweating.

Xiao Tian rescued a woman from a failed soul breakthrough, helped her reach the Spirit Realm, and gave her soul techniques before leaving the Pill Tower. He arrived in Cao City and went to the Cao Family, where he claimed to be friends with the Eldest Miss but had no invitation.

• Xiao Tian entered the woman's Sea of Consciousness and calmed her out-of-control Soul Power.
• Xiao Tian taught the woman Guiding Moon Refining Spirit and guided her through a successful breakthrough into the Spirit Realm.
• Xiao Tian gave the woman Soul Slash and Soul Shattering Palm, then withdrew from her Sea of Consciousness and told her she would owe him for his help.
• Xiao Tian took the SSS VIP channel through a Space Wormhole and arrived in Cao City two days later.
• Xiao Tian went to the Cao Family residence and told the guards he was friends with the Eldest Miss, but he had no invitation.
• A guard quietly spoke to the captain, who then looked Xiao Tian up and down.