Recaps

Gu Fengchen left the Gu Clan, gained power by absorbing the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame and Xiao Yi Xian’s poison, and recruited her as a companion. They entered the Magic Beast Mountain Range, where Gu Fengchen killed a Tier 2 Beast Spider and Xiao Yi Xian found its Magic Core.

• Gu Fengchen absorbed a Seventh-Grade Fire Bodhi Pill with the Taotie Seal and gained the Three Thousand Burning Flame Body, then grew close to Gu Xun'er before leaving the Gu Clan.
• Gu Fengchen took the sword Momentary, practiced the Indestructible Golden Body, and absorbed energy from Gu Xun'er's Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame before departing with her and Ling Ying.
• Gu Fengchen reached Qingshan Town, met Xiao Yi Xian, and learned that her Body of Calamitous Poison could be controlled by absorbing its excess poison.
• Gu Fengchen defeated Mu Li and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group fighters, then accepted a mysterious Ancient Technique Scroll from Mr. Yao and promised to protect the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
• Gu Fengchen absorbed Xiao Yi Xian’s poison, helping her cultivation advance while his own rose, then consumed the Ancient Technique Remnant Scroll and obtained Fire Burning Myriad Laws.
• Gu Fengchen cultivated to One Star Dou Shi, and he and Xiao Yi Xian set out for the Magic Beast Mountain Range as Mr. Yao sent word to Mu Li to test him.
• Gu Fengchen and Xiao Yi Xian encountered a gigantic Tier 2 Beast Spider, and Gu Fengchen survived its attacks before killing it with his sword and Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame.
• Xiao Yi Xian found a green Magic Core inside the dead Beast Spider as Gu Fengchen reflected on his victory.

Gu Fengchen strengthened his cultivation, defended Qingshan Town, and built ties with Xiao Yi Xian, the Alchemist Guild, and the imperial family. He began refining and selling pills, and left the Mitel Auction House with a cauldron and a list of rare toxic herbs for Xiao Yi Xian.

• Gu Fengchen and Xiao Yi Xian explored a cliffside chamber, recovered scrolls and herbs, then escaped a group of pursuers before Gu Fengchen ambushed and killed Mu She and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group members.
• Gu Fengchen killed Yao Chen and later crushed the Serpent Nest Mercenary Group’s leader after he bullied an old woman, then kept the Myriad Medicine Pavilion open with Xiao Yi Xian treating patients.
• Gu Fengchen mastered the Purple Cloud Wings, advanced to Three-Star Dou Shi, and accepted Yaoye’s gift of soft armor while choosing to remain in Qingshan Town.
• Gu Fengchen rescued Xue Mei’s party from Tiger Hounds, defeated a second pack, and gained the support of Xue Mei and Frank as he advanced to Four-Star Dou Shi.
• Frank tested Gu Fengchen’s Soul Power, accepted him as a student, and gave him alchemy supplies, after which Gu Fengchen successfully refined Spring Return Powder and gave Xiao Yi Xian protective armor.
• When the Serpent Nest Mercenary Group stormed the pavilion, Jia Xingtian killed its leader and offered Gu Fengchen a place in the Misty Cloud Sect’s Spring Hunt, but Gu Fengchen declined.
• Gu Fengchen brought pills to the Mitel Auction House, where Gu Ni praised their quality and Ya Fei helped him trade them for a third-tier medicine cauldron.
• Gu Fengchen gave Gu Ni a list of herbs for Qi Augmenting Powder and secretly included rare, highly toxic ingredients.

Gu Fengchen advanced his alchemy career, cured Nalan Jie's Brand Poison, and drew the attention of the Alchemist Guild and imperial family. After standing up to Mu Zhan in the Mittel market, he reunited with Ya Fei.

• Gu Fengchen impressed Ya Fei and Gu Ni with his pills and Purple Cloud Wings, then arranged business with the Mitel Auction House and visited Gu Xun'er before returning to Qingshan Town.
• After a year of training, Gu Fengchen passed the Tier 3 Alchemist assessment in Black Rock City and entered Daoye’s Black Market, where Nalan Su asked him to treat Nalan Jie’s Brand Poison.
• Gu Fengchen treated Nalan Jie with the Taotie Seal and Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame, while Nalan Yanran apologized and Nalan Su began considering her as a match for him.
• Gu Fengchen accompanied Nalan Yanran around the capital and clashed with Liu Ling and his men at the Alchemist Guild, defeating them before Yaoyue and Fa Ma intervened.
• Gu Fengchen claimed Yao Chen as his senior brother, gained Fa Ma’s support, and joined the Alchemist Guild in exchange for helping refine a pill with Heavenly Flames.
• Gu Fengchen toured the capital with Nalan Yanran and Yaoyue, then bought Seven Star Grass at the Mittel market despite Mu Zhan’s attempt to take it.
• Gu Fengchen defeated Mu Zhan after accepting his challenge, and Lei Ming reprimanded Mu Zhan while Yaoyue and Nalan Yanran revealed their identities.
• Ya Fei arrived at the market, and Gu Fengchen greeted her as Sister Ya Fei after she recognized him as the alchemist who supplied pills to the Mitel Auction House.

Gu Fengchen survived a clash with the Mittel Family, advanced to Dou Ling, and became the object of competing efforts to recruit him. After killing Wei Ling in a life-and-death duel, he promised to support the Jia Ma Imperial Family and strengthened his connection with Yaoye.

• Gu Fengchen killed Mu Zhan after Mu Chen and Mitel Tengshan tried to seize him, then escaped their attacks as the Jia Ma Imperial Family, Nalan Clan, and Alchemist Guild intervened.
• Jia Xingtian invited Gu Fengchen to meet him, while Nalan Jie urged Yun Yun to recruit Gu Fengchen for the Misty Cloud Sect and warned of threats from neighboring empires.
• Gu Fengchen refined the venom within him and broke through to Dou Ling, alarming the Nalan Clan with the force of his new aura.
• Ya Fei apologized for the Mittel Family’s actions and gave Gu Fengchen a cold flame and a sword technique, then cultivated with him using a dual cultivation method.
• Jia Xingtian and Nalan Su competed to recruit Gu Fengchen before Jia Xingtian brought him to the imperial palace, where Wei Ling challenged the Jia Ma Imperial Family over Yaoye’s marriage proposal.
• Gu Fengchen defeated Wei Ling at the Life-and-Death Arena, absorbing the Yellow Springs Formation’s energy and killing him with a sword technique while Jia Xingtian stopped Old Hu from interfering.
• Yaoye explained that Wei Ling’s death had angered the Mulan Empire and that the Jia Ma Empire faced threats from several powers, then asked Gu Fengchen to support the imperial family.
• Gu Fengchen promised to help the Jia Ma Imperial Family and gave Yaoye a Jade Mirror for long-distance messages, then took her hand when she turned cold after playing the zither.