Chapter Summaries

Gu Fengchen traveled to Jia Ma Holy City with Yun Yun and Gu He, making Gu He endure their affectionate act along the way. At the Alchemist Guild, Gu Fengchen’s status as its Vice President surprised Yun Yun and stole the attention Gu He had expected to receive.

• Gu He asked Yun Yun to accompany him and Gu Fengchen to the Alchemist Guild, fearing Gu Fengchen might kill him on the way.
• Gu Fengchen stopped for food and strolled through Jia Ma Holy City with Yun Yun, deliberately acting affectionate to torment Gu He.
• The three arrived at the Alchemist Guild, where alchemists recognized Gu He and watched the newcomers.
• The alchemists greeted Gu Fengchen as their Vice President, leaving Yun Yun confused and Gu He shocked that Gu Fengchen had taken the spotlight.

Chen Fenggu's growing ties to the Alchemist Guild prompted Fa Ma and Mitchell to weigh their political position, while Gu He asked to copy the Soul Fusion Pill Recipe. Fa Ma agreed only if Gu He exchanged a recipe of equal value, leaving the negotiation unresolved.

• Fa Ma told Mitchell that Jia Xingtian had supported Chen Fenggu against Mu Chen and that the Alchemist Guild would be safer backing Chen Fenggu than Gu He.
• Mitchell raised the rumor that Gu He had plotted with Mu Chen to seize the Heavenly Flames, and Fa Ma said Gu He already stood with the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Gu Fengchen brought Gu He to meet Fa Ma and Mitchell, and Gu He politely asked to copy the Soul Fusion Pill Recipe.
• Mitchell objected that copying the recipe would damage the Alchemist Guild's dignity and undermine the prize for its next grand meeting.
• Gu He offered to trade for the recipe, and Fa Ma demanded a recipe for a Sixth-Grade Pill or a Seventh-Grade Pill in return.

Gu Fengchen helped Gu He negotiate a deal with the Alchemist Guild and learned that Gu He wanted to study at the Pill Tower. After Gu He agreed to refine three Soul Fusion Pills, he revealed that he had gathered experts to approach Queen Medusa about her Heavenly Flame.

• Gu He resisted Fa Ma and Mitchell’s demand for the Soul Fusion Pill recipe, but Gu Fengchen invoked their shared lineage, and Fa Ma agreed to trade the recipe for a Tier 5 Medicinal Pill recipe.
• After leaving the Alchemist Guild, Gu Fengchen told Gu He that his teacher was from the Central Plains and that he knew people in the Pill Tower.
• Gu He asked Gu Fengchen to arrange a chance for him to study at the Pill Tower, and Gu Fengchen agreed to look into it if Gu He refined three Soul Fusion Pills.
• Gu He asked Gu Fengchen how to tell whether a woman liked him, and Gu Fengchen gave him an obscure answer.
• Gu Fengchen asked why Gu He had gathered powerful experts, and Gu He said he planned to approach Queen Medusa about exchanging for her Heavenly Flame.

Gu Fengchen learned that Gu He planned to pursue a Heavenly Flame in the Tagor Desert with a powerful group of allies, while Gu Xun'er received news of Gu Fengchen's growing strength. After asking Yun Yun about the Cloud Mist Secret Realm, Gu Fengchen focused on the opportunities it might contain.

• Gu He told Gu Fengchen that he would travel to the Tagor Desert with Mitel Tengshan, Jia Xingtian, Guild Master Fa Ma, Sect Master Yun, the Lion King, Wind Walker, and the Thunder King to seek a Heavenly Flame.
• Gu Xun'er decided to leave the Xiao Clan in a month, and Ling Ying reported that Mu Chen was dead and Gu Fengchen had killed two Dou Wang-level experts.
• Gu Yuan and Gu Nanhai discussed Gu Fengchen's impending advance to Dou Wang and the secrets behind his strength.
• Gu Fengchen asked Yun Yun about the Cloud Mist Secret Realm, and she explained that Yun Potian had used its treasures to build the Misty Cloud Sect's foundations.
• Gu Fengchen concluded that the secret realm could hold valuable opportunities left behind by Yun Potian.

Gu Fengchen visited Yaoye after hearing she was sick, and the two spent a quiet hour talking before walking together in the Imperial Palace’s Rear Garden. Yaoye told him that the Mu Clan’s interrogation had found no evidence that Gu He was involved in the attempt on his life, leaving Gu Fengchen to wonder whether Mu Chen’s death had cost him a chance to uncover the truth.

• Yun Yun warned Gu Fengchen that the Cloud Mist Secret Realm held dangerous Soul Power, so he decided to wait until his Soul Power improved before entering.
• Gu Fengchen arrived at Yaoye’s Sleeping Palace, knocked out her barking dog, and found her asleep in her room.
• At the Nalan residence, Nalan Yanran’s friends discussed Chen Fenggu’s rapid rise and teased her about their relationship.
• Yaoye woke, chatted with Gu Fengchen for an hour, and then invited him to walk with her in the Rear Garden.
• Yaoye told Gu Fengchen that the Mu Clan members had denied Gu He’s involvement and described the Imperial Family’s brutal interrogation methods.
• Gu Fengchen realized that killing Mu Chen in anger might have prevented him from finding evidence against Gu He.

Gu Fengchen and Yaoye spoke about marriage and his safety before she asked him to help Little Princess Yaoyue learn business from Ya Fei. At a barbecue with Ya Fei and Mitel Tengshan, Yaoyue’s reluctance was overruled when Mitel Tengshan arranged for her to start training the next day.

• Yaoye asked Gu Fengchen if he would marry her someday, and he said it might be possible despite her royal status.
• Yaoye asked Gu Fengchen to promise he would not die, worried that his temper might lead him to provoke someone dangerous.
• Yaoye asked Gu Fengchen to arrange for Yaoyue to study business under Ya Fei, and he agreed.
• Gu Fengchen brought Yaoyue to meet Ya Fei and Mitel Tengshan over barbecue to discuss her business training.
• Mitel Tengshan announced that Yaoyue would accompany Ya Fei to the auction house the next day, and Yaoyue angrily threw down her chopsticks.

Gu Fengchen returned to Qingshan Town and reunited with Xiao Yi Xian, who told him that the Myriad Medicine Pavilion had expanded rapidly and faced a threatened attack. Xiao Yan, frustrated with his status as a transmigrator and his unrequited feelings for Xiao Xun'er, resolved to confess to her again.

• Gu Fengchen complained about the barbecue bill and paid after the owner refused to recognize him as a regular.
• Xiao Yan sat by the river with Xiao Zhan and brooded over being treated as a genius in Wutan City despite believing his talent was mediocre; he decided to try confessing to Xiao Xun'er again.
• Gu Fengchen returned to Qingshan Town and found Xiao Yi Xian asleep among medicinal herbs behind the Myriad Medicine Pavilion.
• Xiao Yi Xian welcomed Gu Fengchen back and explained that the pavilion had grown influential through his strength and Old Ya's pills.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Gu Fengchen that the He Family had abandoned plans to attack the pavilion after learning he had killed Mu Chen.
• Gu Fengchen realized his actions had protected the pavilion and shattered a wooden chair's armrest in anger.

Gu Fengchen planned Myriad Medicine Pavilion’s pill business, helped Yao Chen with the promise of a Soul Fusion Pill, and strengthened himself by cultivating the Indestructible Golden Body. He visited Gu Xun’er in Wutan City, gave her a medicinal bath and pills, then left for the night.

• Gu Fengchen and Xiao Yi Xian discussed the Pavilion’s best-selling pills, and he learned she had reached Five-Star Great Dou Master.
• Gu Fengchen promised Yao Chen a Soul Fusion Pill, collected the pills Yao Chen had refined, and returned to temper his body with a Divine Power Pill.
• Gu Fengchen cultivated the Indestructible Golden Body to great mastery and increased his strength and senses.
• Gu Fengchen watched Xiao Yan confess his feelings to Gu Xun’er, then met her in her room after Xiao Yan left.
• Gu Fengchen gave Gu Xun’er Foundation Elixir for a medicinal bath and a Storage Ring filled with pills before leaving.

Ling Ying recognized that Gu Fengchen’s medicinal liquid surpassed even an Eighth Grade Alchemist’s work, but Gu Xun’er chose not to investigate. Later, Xiao Yi Xian drove off Xiao Qing, then collapsed with black energy writhing across her skin as Gu Fengchen rushed to her side.

• Ling Ying told Gu Xun’er that Gu Fengchen’s medicinal liquid was more refined than one made by an Eighth Grade Alchemist, and she decided to let the matter be.
• At night, Xiao Qing came to the Myriad Medicine Pavilion hoping to see Gu Fengchen, but Xiao Yi Xian accused her of lusting after him and drove her away.
• While cultivating, Gu Fengchen heard Xiao Yi Xian groan, went to check on her, and found black thread-like energy moving across her skin.

Gu Fengchen used the Taotie Seal to save Xiao Yi Xian from an uncontrolled burst of poison, and she broke through to Six-Star Great Dou Master. After warning her not to take potent poison recklessly, he prepared to enter seclusion because he was nearing Dou Wang.

• Gu Fengchen recognized that Xiao Yi Xian's uncontrolled Body of Calamitous Poison was endangering her and used the Taotie Seal to absorb the excess toxins.
• Xiao Yi Xian's complexion recovered as the surrounding World Energy poured into her, raising her cultivation from Three-Star to Six-Star Great Dou Master.
• Xiao Yi Xian woke and leaped into Gu Fengchen's arms, and he scolded her for taking potent poison without him nearby.
• Xiao Yi Xian demonstrated that she could control her purer Poison Dou Qi, and Gu Fengchen encouraged her to master her new strength.
• Gu Fengchen told Xiao Yi Xian to adjust to her breakthroughs while he entered seclusion, saying he was close to becoming a Dou Wang.

After recovering from absorbing Poison Dou Qi, Xiao Yi Xian shared a meal with Gu Fengchen, and the two spent the day shopping in Qingshan Town. By evening, Gu Fengchen brought her to Mount Mang, where the powerful He Family lived, to settle matters with them.

• Gu Fengchen arranged a meal for Xiao Yi Xian, who ate before falling asleep while he considered his plans and reflected on his advancement to an eight-star Dou Spirit.
• Xiao Yi Xian prepared breakfast, and Gu Fengchen praised her cooking and ate every dish despite finding it awful.
• Gu Fengchen took Xiao Yi Xian shopping through Qingshan Town for cosmetics, supplies, dresses, and food.
• At evening, Gu Fengchen and Xiao Yi Xian left Qingshan Town and headed for Mount Mang, the He Family's residence.
• The chapter described the He Family's standing and its Clan Head, a four-star Dou Wang.

Gu Fengchen attacked the He Family at Mount Mang to eliminate the clan for its crimes, despite its leader being a powerful Dou Wang. The chapter left the He Family’s leader facing Gu Fengchen, convinced that his opponent’s Dou Spirit cultivation could not overcome the gap between them.

• The He Family celebrated a robbery with bandits while its leader indulged in abducted women.
• Gu Fengchen arrived at Mount Mang and killed several guards as he climbed toward the He Family estate.
• He Feng’s men sensed Gu Fengchen, and the He Family’s leader rushed out after a blast of wind shattered his window.
• The bandits fired arrows at Gu Fengchen, but his Indestructible Golden Body stopped them.
• Gu Fengchen unleashed a blue-gold heavenly flame that burned several He Family disciples to ash.
• The head of the He Family sneered at Gu Fengchen and prepared to fight, believing his Dou Wang strength would prevail over a Dou Spirit.

Gu Fengchen confronted the He Family Clan Head at Mount Mang and defeated him with his Blue Gold Emperor Flame. He then overwhelmed the He Family’s attackers, leaving the surviving clansmen too frightened to approach as he walked toward their fallen leader.

• The He Family Clan Head attacked Gu Fengchen with a Giant Flame Hand, drawing fire qi from the active volcano at Mount Mang.
• Gu Fengchen shattered the attack with a wisp of blue-gold flame and blasted the He Family Clan Head backward.
• Several He Family experts attacked Gu Fengchen, and he broke their bones and vaporized one man’s Dou Qi Armor with the Blue Gold Emperor Flame.
• The He Family clansmen realized Gu Fengchen was far stronger than they were and stopped advancing as he approached their fallen Clan Head.

Gu Fengchen defeated the Hao Clan Head, then refused the Hao Clan Old Ancestor’s demand to spare him and killed him. The Old Ancestor drew a powerful sword and confronted Gu Fengchen as the Hao Clan closed in, leaving Gu Fengchen ready to test his strength against a Peak Dou King.

• Gu Fengchen used Tai Chi Fist’s Sticking Clothes Footwork to overwhelm the Hao Clan Head, shatter his hand, and pin him beneath his foot.
• The Hao Clan members moved to attack until their Old Ancestor appeared and asked Gu Fengchen to spare the Clan Head.
• Gu Fengchen rejected the request and crushed the Hao Clan Head’s head, provoking the Old Ancestor’s fury.
• The Hao Clan Old Ancestor summoned a sword from Mount Mang and advanced with his Peak nine-star Dou King aura as the clan surrounded Gu Fengchen.
• Gu Fengchen dismissed the threat and chose to face the Old Ancestor without calling on Gu Dongli, Gu Mei, or Yao Chen.

Gu Fengchen used two Dou King-level puppets and his own swordsmanship to destroy the Hao Clan, then followed the Taotie Seal’s pull into the depths of Mount Mang. An Eighth-Tier Magical Beast allowed him to enter a Sword Mound and choose a sword.

• Gu Fengchen summoned two Dou King-level puppets, who slaughtered the Hao Clan members while he challenged the Peak Dou King Old Ancestor himself.
• Gu Fengchen used the Sound Absorption Technique to interrupt the Old Ancestor’s attack, forcing him to flee and order the Hao Clan to scatter.
• Gu Fengchen pursued the Old Ancestor and killed him with a streak of Sword Qi, then spent an hour eliminating the rest of the Hao Clan except for the abducted girls.
• Gu Fengchen followed the increasingly hot Taotie Seal into Mount Mang and encountered an Eighth-Tier Magical Beast beside a cliff.
• The beast praised Gu Fengchen’s foundation and let him choose a sword from the Sword Mound, where countless dangerous longswords filled the landscape.

Gu Fengchen found the blood-red Red Plum Sword, learned it had been forged with maidens’ heartblood, and absorbed its energy. After meditating for three days, he broke through to Dou Wang using his own power and manifested Dou Qi Wings.

• Gu Fengchen heard a voice asking him to dual cultivate and discovered it came from the blood-red sword behind him.
• Gu Fengchen took the sword, identified it as Red Plum, and saw visions of girls being sacrificed to forge it.
• Gu Fengchen learned Red Plum had absorbed the maidens’ resentment and devoured blood and vitality as it melted into energy within him.
• Gu Fengchen meditated for three days as the energy surged through his body.
• Gu Fengchen broke through to Dou Wang and formed blue-gold Dou Qi Wings with his own Source Power.

After Xiao Yi Xian left to oversee the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, Gu Fengchen looted the He Clan Head's hidden cellar and found a vast fortune, including a cultivation-concealing Dou Technique. Meanwhile, Mobas learned that Mu Chen’s death had left Ring City undefended and ordered his Snake People warriors to massacre the city.

• Gu Mei gave Gu Fengchen a letter from Xiao Yi Xian explaining that she had returned to Qingshan Town to assess Alchemists seeking to join the Myriad Medicine Pavilion.
• Gu Fengchen searched the He Clan Head's residence, found a hidden cellar, and collected its Gold Coins, herbs, Magic Cores, cultivation methods, and other treasures.
• Gu Fengchen discovered the high-grade Mystic Tier Turtle Breathing Technique, which could conceal a user's cultivation within limits.
• At Ring City, Mobas learned that Mu Chen had been killed and that the Mu Clan's soldiers had abandoned the city's defense.
• Mobas ordered the Snake People warriors to massacre Ring City as the battle cries faded beneath the moon.

At the border, Yaoye and Nalan Su watched the brutal fight to retake Ring City as Nalan Feng led a cavalry charge against the Snake People’s Greatblade Army. Elsewhere, Gu Fengchen practiced the Gua Shou Sword Technique and began to comprehend Sword Intent, while A Qing cultivated in the Ten Directions Great Mountain.

• Yaoye insisted that the Jia Ma Empire had to retake Ring City, as she and Nalan Su surveyed the battlefield’s devastation.
• Mobas sent roughly a thousand Greatblade Army soldiers to attack Nalan Feng’s Heavy Cavalry, and Nalan Feng charged at their head.
• Gu Fengchen practiced the Gua Shou Sword Technique bestowed by the Red Plum Sword and sensed that he had comprehended a trace of Sword Intent.
• A Qing, the Xuan Bird, cultivated beneath a crooked pine tree in the Ten Directions Great Mountain.

A Qing learned that Gu Fengchen was still in the Jia Ma Empire and had likely advanced to Dou Wang, while the war between the Jia Ma Empire and the Snake People Tribe reached a stalemate. When Gu Fengchen returned to Qingshan Town, he found Auntie Wang in Xiao Yi Xian’s room and fled after she propositioned him.

• A Qing questioned the female leopard about Gu Fengchen and learned he was still in the Jia Ma Empire and had likely broken through to Dou Wang.
• The female leopard described the human world, including its food and spa treatments, before A Qing sent her back to keep watch.
• Nalan Feng led Jia Ma Empire troops in a counterattack against the Snake People Tribe, whose army retreated into Ring City and brought the battle to a stalemate.
• Gu Fengchen returned to the Myriad Medicine Pavilion and found Auntie Wang resting in Xiao Yi Xian’s room.
• Auntie Wang told Gu Fengchen that Xiao Yi Xian was away and offered to satisfy him, so he fled.

Yaoye led the Jia Ma Empire’s army to attack Ring City, while Gu Fengchen disguised himself and visited the Myriad Medicine Pavilion’s Medicine Hall in Qingshan Town. The siege began as Gu Fengchen met Su Su, a Second Grade Alchemist whose family had been blacklisted by the Alchemist Guild.

• Nalan Zhun and Nalan Feng advanced with the Jia Ma Empire’s army toward Ring City, where Mobas prepared to use the earth veins to hinder them.
• Yaoye rallied the soldiers by reminding them of the Snake People Tribe’s invasion, then ordered them to attack Ring City.
• Nalan Zhun led the charge as Nalan Feng and the siege troops pushed forward, while the army’s artillery and archers opened fire.
• Gu Fengchen disguised himself and went to the Myriad Medicine Pavilion’s Medicine Hall to assess its capabilities.
• Gu Fengchen asked for a Qi Recovery Pill, and Su Su offered to refine one for one thousand Gold Coins.
• Su Su told Gu Fengchen she was a Second Grade Alchemist and that the Alchemist Guild had blacklisted her family because her father stole medicinal herbs.