Chapter Summaries

Xiao Chen helped Yao Yue break through to Seven-Star Dou Shi, then rejected the Misty Cloud Sect’s gifts despite Nalan Yanran’s apology. After Gu He reported the refusal, Yun Yun decided to visit Xiao Chen in the Imperial Capital herself.

• Xiao Chen gave Yao Yue a pill that raised her strength from Five-Star to Seven-Star Dou Shi.
• Xiao Chen and Yao Yue returned to the imperial palace, where Gu He presented gifts from Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran apologized for her past behavior.
• Xiao Chen told Gu He to accept the gifts but did not take them, leaving Gu He and Nalan Yanran to depart empty-handed.
• Gu He and Nalan Yanran told Yun Yun that Xiao Chen had refused the gifts, and the Misty Cloud Sect elders worried the imperial family would gain his favor.
• Yun Yun decided to visit Xiao Chen in the Imperial Capital, and Nalan Yanran asked to accompany her.

Yao Ye and Yao Yue sought to strengthen the imperial family's relationship with Xiao Chen after he rejected the Misty Cloud Sect's goodwill. Xiao Chen received cultivation rewards through Xiao Yan, while Yao Ye hesitated to tell him something and Yao Yue brought him breakfast the next morning.

• Yun Yun agreed to leave the sect's affairs with the elders while she was away.
• Yao Yue told Yao Ye that Xiao Chen's pill had raised her to Seven-Star Dou Shi and described how he ignored Gu He and Nalan Yanran; Yao Ye resolved to win his favor for the imperial family.
• While cultivating, Xiao Chen received a Spirit Gathering Pill formula and the Xuan Tier High-Grade movement Dou Technique Wind Shadow Steps as feedback from Xiao Yan's pill use and cultivation.
• Yao Ye visited Xiao Chen late at night, thanked him on behalf of the imperial family, and left after hesitating to say more.
• After cultivating through the night, Xiao Chen accepted breakfast from Yao Yue and told her the pastries were not bad.

Nalan Yanran returned to her clan with Yun Yun and explained how Xiao Chen had ignored the Misty Cloud Sect’s treasured techniques, prompting Nalan Jie to urge her family to befriend him. Xiao Chen returned to Wutan City with Yao Yue, while Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran set out after him to visit the Xiao Clan.

• Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran arrived at the Nalan Clan, where Nalan Yanran explained what had happened with Xiao Chen.
• Nalan Jie warned Nalan Yanran that the Nalan Clan should befriend Xiao Chen if possible and avoid offending him.
• Xiao Chen accepted a system mission to help Qing Lin cultivate a Xuan-Rank Dou Technique and chose the Wind Shadow Steps for her.
• Yao Yue asked to accompany Xiao Chen to Wutan City, and he flew there with her.
• Yun Yun learned that Xiao Chen had already left the imperial palace and decided to go to Wutan City with Nalan Yanran.

Xiao Chen gave Qing Lin a High Xuan-Rank Dou Technique and coached her as she learned its basic steps. Meanwhile, Xiao Zhan and the elders learned that Xiao Chen had returned with Yao Yue, and Xiao Zhan told Xiao Yan about his brother’s growing power.

• Xiao Chen gave Qing Lin the High Xuan-Rank Dou Technique Wind Shadow Steps and insisted she keep it.
• Xiao Chen coached Qing Lin through repeated attempts until she grasped the basics of Wind Shadow Steps.
• A clansman told Xiao Zhan and the elders that Xiao Chen had returned with Yao Yue, the Royal Family’s little princess.
• The Great Elder and other elders admitted they had misjudged Xiao Chen and praised him as the Xiao Clan’s pride.
• Xiao Zhan visited Xiao Yan and told him Xiao Chen had returned with Yao Yue and was now a Dou Emperor and Tier 7 Alchemist.

Xiao Chen received a mission to take Qing Lin to the Tagor Desert and help her obtain the Heavenly Snake Lotus, then met with Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Clan elders alongside Yao Yue. The chapter ended when Xiao Xun'er entered the hall and noticed Yao Yue sitting beside Xiao Chen.

• Xiao Zhan encouraged Xiao Yan to cultivate diligently, and Xiao Yan resolved to seek out Third Brother for guidance.
• Xiao Chen watched Qing Lin practice the Wind Shadow Steps, and the system rewarded him with a Qi Condensing Pill formula after she began learning the technique.
• The system gave Xiao Chen a mission to help Qing Lin obtain the Heavenly Snake Lotus in the Tagor Desert, and he accepted it.
• Xiao Chen told Qing Lin they would travel to the Tagor Desert the next day, and she agreed despite worrying about Queen Medusa.
• Xiao Chen and Yao Yue met Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Clan elders in the main hall, where Xiao Chen said he would leave the next day.
• Xiao Xun'er entered the hall, saw Yao Yue sitting beside Xiao Chen, and greeted him.

Xiao Chen left the Xiao Clan with Qing Lin and Yao Yue and traveled to the Tagor Desert. The three reached the Snake-People Tribe settlement, where Qing Lin and Yao Yue felt nervous about entering Queen Medusa’s territory.

• Xiao Xun'er was disappointed when Xiao Chen said he would leave the next day.
• Xiao Chen said farewell to Xiao Zhan and left the Xiao Clan with Qing Lin and Yao Yue.
• Xiao Chen carried Qing Lin and Yao Yue through the air toward the Tagor Desert, arriving two days later.
• Xiao Chen and the two women walked across the desert and reached the Snake-People Tribe settlement.
• Qing Lin and Yao Yue grew nervous as they faced the city guarded by Snake-People and recalled Queen Medusa’s fearsome reputation.

Xiao Chen and his companions approached the Snake-People city, where Hua She'er barred their way. After Xiao Chen defeated the guards and Hua She'er with ease, he ordered her to summon Medusa, and Hua She'er went into the city to report his demand.

• Hua She'er stopped Xiao Chen, Qing Lin, and Yao Yue at the city gate and warned them to leave Snake-People territory.
• Xiao Chen refused to turn back, and Hua She'er sent more than a dozen guards to attack him.
• Xiao Chen quickly defeated the guards, leaving Hua She'er as the only one still standing.
• Hua She'er attacked Xiao Chen herself, but he overwhelmed her with a single palm strike.
• Xiao Chen told the injured Hua She'er to summon Medusa, and she staggered into the city.

Hua She'er reported that a young human had defeated her, and Queen Medusa ordered the Second Elder to deal with him. Xiao Chen effortlessly defeated the guards sent against him, leaving the Second Elder wondering if the intruder was Xiao Chen.

• Hua She'er entered the great hall wounded and told the elders that a powerful young human wanted to see Queen Medusa.
• The elders were shocked that the human had defeated Hua She'er with one strike, and Queen Medusa ordered them to handle the intruder.
• The Second Elder led more than a dozen guards out to confront Xiao Chen, who demanded that Medusa come see him.
• The guards charged Xiao Chen, but he knocked them all down with a single palm strike.
• The Second Elder realized the intruder might be Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen’s identity as the expert who helped the Snake-People Queen break through to Dou Zong was revealed, changing the tribe elders’ hostility into deep respect. He was escorted to the main hall, where the elders welcomed him and he stated that he had come for the Heavenly Snake Lotus.

• The Second Elder recognized Xiao Chen and apologized after realizing he had helped the Queen reach Dou Zong.
• Hua She'er learned who Xiao Chen was, apologized for her disrespect, and was ordered to stand guard while the Second Elder escorted him to the Queen.
• Xiao Chen told the Second Elder he had come for the Heavenly Snake Lotus, and the Second Elder said the Queen would surely give it to him.
• The Second Elder brought Xiao Chen, Qing Lin, and Yao Yue into the main hall, where the Great Elder and the other elders recognized Xiao Chen and apologized.
• The elders treated Xiao Chen with great respect, while Qing Lin and Yao Yue watched in surprise and admiration.

Xiao Chen visited Queen Medusa to obtain the Snake-People Tribe’s Heavenly Snake Lotus, and she gave it to him as repayment for helping her break through to the Dou Zong realm. He left with Qing Lin and Yao Yue, whose admiration for him grew as they saw the elders’ respect.

• Xiao Chen asked Queen Medusa for the Heavenly Snake Lotus, and she agreed to give it to him as repayment for her debt.
• The Great Elder brought the jade box containing the Heavenly Snake Lotus, which Xiao Chen accepted.
• The Snake-People elders offered to serve Xiao Chen, shocking Yao Yue and deepening Qing Lin’s admiration for him.
• Queen Medusa invited Xiao Chen to stay, but he declined because he had other matters to attend to.
• Xiao Chen took Qing Lin and Yao Yue into the sky and flew toward the outskirts of the Snake-People Empire.

Xiao Chen returned to the Jia Ma Empire’s Imperial Capital with Qing Lin and Yao Yue after Queen Medusa gave him the Heavenly Snake Lotus. The Snake-People elders agreed the gift was worth trading for his friendship, and Xiao Chen began Qing Lin’s cultivation with the lotus.

• Yao Yue and Qing Lin marveled at how respectfully Queen Medusa had treated Xiao Chen and how readily she had given him the Heavenly Snake Lotus.
• The Snake-People elders regretted giving away the lotus until Queen Medusa explained that winning the friendship of a Tier 7 Alchemist and Dou Venerate-level expert was worthwhile.
• Queen Medusa warned that the Snake-People Tribe could face dire consequences if Xiao Chen befriended the Jia Ma Empire’s human forces instead.
• Xiao Chen, Qing Lin, and Yao Yue returned to the Imperial Capital and landed in Xiao Chen’s courtyard.
• Xiao Chen handed Qing Lin the Heavenly Snake Lotus and told her to absorb it and cultivate as its power stirred her Snake-People bloodline.

Qing Lin absorbed the Heavenly Snake Lotus and awakened her Snake-People Bloodline, rising from Dou Zhe to Seven-Star Dou King overnight. Xiao Chen received a Tier 8 Heaven Soul Blood Fusion Pill formula and planned to refine the pill for her after she stabilized her realm.

• Qing Lin used the Heavenly Snake Lotus to awaken her Snake-People Bloodline while Xiao Chen and Yao Yue watched over her.
• Qing Lin broke through to Seven-Star Dou King the next morning and thanked Xiao Chen.
• Xiao Chen received the Heaven Soul Blood Fusion Pill formula as a system reward and considered its benefits for Qing Lin and Queen Medusa.
• Xiao Chen told Qing Lin he would refine another pill for her, and she began stabilizing her new realm after he left.

Xiao Chen asked Miteer Tengshan to find five rare Tier 8 medicinal ingredients so he could refine pills. Miteer Tengshan agreed to search across the continent and wondered whether Xiao Chen was a Tier 8 Alchemist.

• Xiao Chen flew to the Mittal Auction House and asked Miteer Tengshan for help.
• Xiao Chen gave Miteer Tengshan a list of five Tier 8 medicinal ingredients needed for refining pills.
• Miteer Tengshan said the ingredients were unavailable in the Jia Ma Empire but promised to search across the continent using the Mittel Family's resources.
• After Xiao Chen left, Miteer Tengshan told two maidservants that Xiao Chen was at least a Tier 7 Alchemist if he could produce a prescription using Tier 8 ingredients.

Xiao Chen asked Miteer Tengshan to find five rare Tier 8 medicinal ingredients, then returned to the imperial palace to cultivate. Fa Ma learned of the request and was shocked by the possibility that Xiao Chen was a Tier 7 or even Tier 8 alchemist.

• Miteer Tengshan examined Xiao Chen’s list of five Tier 8 medicinal ingredients and resolved to find them.
• Xiao Chen flew back to the imperial palace, checked that Qing Lin’s Seven-Star Dou King cultivation had stabilized, and began cultivating in his room.
• Fa Ma visited the Mittal Auction House and asked Miteer Tengshan about the medicinal ingredient list.
• Miteer Tengshan told Fa Ma that Xiao Chen had requested the ingredients, prompting Fa Ma to wonder if Xiao Chen was a Tier 8 Alchemist.
• Fa Ma concluded that Xiao Chen being a Tier 7 Alchemist in his early twenties was impossible.

Miteer Tengshan told Fa Ma that Xiao Chen had requested ingredients for a Tier 8 Medicinal Pill, prompting the two to debate whether Xiao Chen could truly be a Tier 8 Alchemist. They agreed to seek the rare ingredients, and Fa Ma left for the Alchemist Guild still wondering if Xiao Chen's abilities were possible.

• Miteer Tengshan showed Fa Ma the list of five ingredients Xiao Chen had requested for refining pills.
• Fa Ma explained the soul strength, flame control, and experience required to refine Tier 8 Medicinal Pills, and questioned how Xiao Chen could have the necessary experience at his age.
• Miteer Tengshan reminded Fa Ma of Xiao Chen's feats, including refining Tier 7 Medicinal Pills and producing Heavenly Flames.
• Fa Ma accepted that Xiao Chen was not someone they could afford to offend, while Miteer Tengshan said he would search for the ingredients using the Mittel Family's resources.
• Fa Ma offered help, asked Miteer Tengshan to inform him of any news, then left for the Alchemist Guild still pondering Xiao Chen's potential.

Jia Xingtian learned that Xiao Chen was seeking five Tier 8 Medicinal Ingredients and wondered whether he might be a Tier 8 Alchemist. Yao Yue then came to ask for help with her High Xuan-Rank Dou Technique and noticed Jia Xingtian seemed troubled.

• A spy told Jia Xingtian that Xiao Chen had given Miteer Tengshan a list of five Tier 8 Medicinal Ingredients to find across the continent.
• Jia Xingtian considered whether Xiao Chen could be a Tier 8 Alchemist, given his extraordinary accomplishments.
• Jia Xingtian ordered the spy to keep investigating and report any developments.
• Yao Yue asked Jia Xingtian for help because she could not grasp the key to her High Xuan-Rank Dou Technique.
• Yao Yue noticed Jia Xingtian's troubled expression and asked whether something had happened.

Yao Yue and Jia Xingtian learned that Xiao Chen was seeking Tier 8 Medicinal Ingredients, raising the possibility that he knew a Tier 8 pill formula. Jia Xingtian flew to the Mittal Auction House to investigate, while Yao Yue tried to dismiss the idea but decided she had to maintain a good relationship with Xiao Chen.

• Jia Xingtian told Yao Yue that a spy had reported Xiao Chen was seeking Tier 8 Medicinal Ingredients at the Mittal Auction House.
• Yao Yue questioned whether Xiao Chen could be a Tier 8 Alchemist, and Jia Xingtian said the ingredients suggested he at least knew a Tier 8 pill formula.
• Jia Xingtian decided to question Miteer Tengshan personally and flew toward the Mittal Auction House.
• Yao Yue recalled Xiao Chen's past feats, including helping her advance in cultivation and receiving Queen Medusa's respect.
• Yao Yue remained uneasy about Xiao Chen's abilities but resolved to build a good relationship with him and left for her chambers.

Yun Yun and the Misty Cloud Sect elders discussed rumors that Xiao Chen was seeking Tier 8 Medicinal Ingredients and decided to strengthen their ties with him. Yun Yun assigned Nalan Yanran to invite Xiao Chen to the sect despite the elders’ concerns.

• Yun Leng reported that Xiao Chen had posted a list of Tier 8 Medicinal Ingredients at the Mittal Auction House.
• The elders debated whether Xiao Chen was a Tier 8 Alchemist or was seeking the ingredients for someone else.
• Yun Yun said the Misty Cloud Sect should befriend Xiao Chen because of his power, alchemy, and past help to her.
• Yun Yun ordered Nalan Yanran to travel to the Imperial Capital and invite Xiao Chen to visit the sect.
• Yun Leng and other elders worried Nalan Yanran might offend Xiao Chen, but Yun Yun said she trusted her disciple.

Nalan Yanran left the Misty Cloud Sect to invite Xiao Chen, determined to prove the elders wrong, and stopped at the Nalan Clan on her way to the Imperial Capital. Her family discussed Xiao Chen’s rumored Tier 8 alchemy, while Nalan Yanran quietly considered how things might have been different if she had been engaged to him.

• Yun Yun sent Nalan Yanran to invite Xiao Chen, and the elders warned her to treat him politely.
• As she traveled toward the Imperial Capital, Nalan Yanran recalled her encounters with Xiao Chen and resolved to invite him successfully.
• Nalan Jie and Nalan Su discussed rumors that Xiao Chen had posted a list of Tier 8 Medicinal Ingredients at the Mittal Auction House.
• Nalan Yanran returned to the Nalan Clan, where she told her family she did not know whether Xiao Chen was a Tier 8 Alchemist but believed he was no ordinary person.
• Nalan Su regretted that Xiao Chen had not been Nalan Yanran’s former fiancé, and Nalan Jie advised her to spend time with Xiao Chen if the opportunity arose.

Xiao Chen refused to meet Nalan Yanran when she came to the Imperial Palace from the Misty Cloud Sect with an important request. Determined to fulfill her promise to her teacher, Nalan Yanran stayed outside the gate and continued waiting for him.

• Xiao Chen stabilized his Dou Zong Peak cultivation and refused to see Nalan Yanran when a maid told him she had come to the palace.
• Nalan Yanran asked the maid to report again that she had something important to discuss, but Xiao Chen refused a second time and told her to leave.
• Nalan Yanran remained outside the palace, determined to invite Xiao Chen to the Misty Cloud Sect as she had promised her teacher.
• Nalan Yanran waited from morning until evening despite aching legs and hunger, and she rejected a guard's suggestion that she go home.