Chapter Summaries

Xiao Bai defeated the Snake-People Race leaders who tried to rescue Mo Ba Si, and Cai Lin punished the troublemakers while protecting him. After the two reunited privately, Xiao Bai promised to help Cai Lin attain a Nine-Colored bloodline, and she offered to grant any request if he succeeded.

• Xiao Bai seized Mo Ba Si, then knocked down the Snake-People Race leaders when they formed an array to attack him; Zi Yan joined in and accidentally knocked Mo Ba Si unconscious.
• Xiao Bai warned Mo Ba Si not to provoke him again, and Cai Lin arrived and ordered Hei Du punished and Mo Ba Si expelled from the royal city.
• Cai Lin dismissed the others and hinted that Xiao Bai should return to her; he left Zi Yan behind after bribing her with two Fifth Grade Medicinal Materials.
• Xiao Bai spent the night with Cai Lin, who stopped him from going further because of the Altar Cleansing ritual.
• Cai Lin remarked that Zi Yan was not human and had an extraordinary bloodline, and Xiao Bai said he would help her reach Nine-Colored.
• Cai Lin promised to satisfy any request Xiao Bai made if he succeeded, and he reacted with excitement.

Xiao Yan absorbed energy from a Fire Pearl and agreed to keep his appointment with Nalan Yanran at the Misty Cloud Sect in half a month, while Xiao Bai prepared to use the trip to protect the Xiao clan and investigate the Hall of Souls. The group reached the Imperial Capital and headed to its largest Real Estate Agency, where Xiao Bai was about to encounter Ya Fei.

• Xiao Yan absorbed some of the Tier 5 Fire Pearl's energy, broke through to Eight Star Dou Shi, and asked Xiao Bai where the bead came from.
• Xiao Bai explained that he had left the Amethyst Winged Lion King at the Xiao clan as protection, and he and Yao Lao reassured Xiao Yan about the dangers of the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Yan agreed to meet Nalan Yanran in half a month, and Xiao Bai reminded him that refining the Three-Stripe Azure Spirit Pill would require three sets of ingredients.
• Xiao Bai summoned Zi Yan and the Blue Eagle, and the group entered the Imperial Capital as Xiao Yan fixed his gaze on the distant Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Bai decided to buy a courtyard for the group, but Xiao Yan's directions led them to the largest Real Estate Agency, where Ya Fei worked.

Xiao Bai and Xiao Yan visited the Mittel Auction House in Jia Ma Sacred City, where they bought a courtyard and reunited with Ya Fei. When Zi Yan struck a young master who harassed her, Xiao Bai intervened and declared that the man would die, even if his grandfather was a Dou Emperor.

• Xiao Bai, Zi Yan, and Xiao Yan entered the Mittel Auction House, where Zi Yan admired the medicinal herbs and Xiao Bai asked a maid about buying a courtyard.
• Xiao Bai chose a courtyard overlooking Misty Cloud Mountain, and Xiao Yan objected to living near the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Ya Fei recognized Xiao Bai and Xiao Yan, greeted them, and asked whether they had returned because of their agreement.
• Zi Yan knocked a young man to the floor after he kept pestering her and tried to lure her upstairs to see medicinal herbs.
• Xiao Bai praised Zi Yan and warned the guards off, then told Ya Fei that the young man would die even if his grandfather were a Dou Emperor.

Xiao Bai maimed Lei Le after the young man insulted Ya Fei, then waited for Lei Le’s grandfather, Lei Ou, to arrive. Xiao Bai revealed he was a Dou Wang and attacked them, just as an elder of the Mittel Family called for him to stop and discuss the matter.

• Ya Fei warned Xiao Bai that a powerful family elder might intervene, but Xiao Bai told her he would handle the consequences himself.
• Xiao Bai broke Lei Le’s leg and severed one of his hands, then said he would wait for Lei Le’s grandfather so he could kill them both.
• Ya Fei explained that Lei Le had harassed her, and she and Xiao Bai waited as the tense hall fell silent.
• Lei Ou arrived, blamed Ya Fei, and threatened her, but Xiao Bai eased the pressure on her and admitted he had injured Lei Le.
• Xiao Bai revealed Dou Wang-level power and summoned a lightning palm toward Lei Ou and Lei Le, while Ya Fei and Xiao Yan reacted in shock.
• An elder of the Mittel Family asked Xiao Bai to withdraw his attack and sit down to discuss the dispute.

Xiao Bai killed Lei Ou and his grandson after the Mittel Family Grand Elder tried to protect them, then reunited with Hai Bodong, who arrived and learned why Xiao Bai had attacked. Hai Bodong blamed Mittel Tengshan for the incident and offered Xiao Bai half of Mittel Auction House, but Xiao Bai refused.

• Xiao Bai struck down the Mittel Family Grand Elder and killed Lei Ou and his grandson when they threatened Ya Fei.
• Snow fell inside the auction hall, and Hai Bodong arrived; Xiao Bai revealed that they had known each other for two years.
• Hai Bodong teased Xiao Bai and Ya Fei about their relationship, then stopped when Xiao Bai warned him about a woman from the desert.
• Ya Fei explained the events to Hai Bodong, who angrily rebuked Mittel Tengshan for how the family had handled the matter.
• Hai Bodong offered Xiao Bai half of Mittel Auction House, but Xiao Bai refused, saying he did not need it.

Xiao Bai learned that Yun Leng had taken control of the Misty Cloud Sect and that Yun Yun might be forced into a marriage alliance with Gu He, provoking his fury. The next day, after developing a way to summon lightning, he met Xiao Yan and Zi Yan, whose ingredients included a rare Thunder Essence Grass.

• Hai Bodong hosted Xiao Bai and Xiao Yan at the Mittel Family estate and described Yun Leng’s rise in the Misty Cloud Sect and the rumor of a marriage alliance between Yun Yun and Gu He.
• Xiao Bai erupted with a powerful aura at the rumor, then inferred that Yun Shan was coercing Yun Yun and grew hostile toward Gu He, Yun Leng, and Yun Shan.
• Xiao Bai’s aura drew the attention of the imperial family and the Nalan Family, whose members worried that tensions between the Misty Cloud Sect and the empire could lead to conflict.
• The next morning, Xiao Bai refined his technique for gathering lightning elemental energy and decided not to break through until the Misty Cloud Sect matter was resolved.
• Xiao Yan brought ingredients for the Three-Stripe Azure Spirit Pill, while Zi Yan asked Xiao Bai to make more Little Sugar Pills; Xiao Bai spotted Thunder Essence Grass among her ingredients.

Xiao Bai obtained Zi Yan’s Thunder Essence Grass and learned that Xiao Yan was seeking medicine to restore Yao Lao’s soul. Ya Fei revealed the Nalan Family possessed the needed Seven Illusions Azure Spirit Saliva, and Yao Lao explained how it could be combined into a stronger soul-restoring liquid, leaving Xiao Bai considering how to obtain it and whether it could help defeat their enemy.

• Zi Yan gave Xiao Bai the Thunder Essence Grass after scolding him for offering to trade for it, and Xiao Bai explained that he wanted to refine a pill for the injured Little Golden Dragon.
• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Bai where to find soul-restoring herbs, and Ya Fei arrived with news that the Nalan Family owned Seven Illusions Azure Spirit Saliva.
• Xiao Yan realized the herb belonged to the Nalan Family and worried that obtaining it could alert the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Bai that the saliva, Zi Yan’s Seven Stars Wood, and his Seven White Lotus Jade could make two portions of Three Seven Soul Spirit Liquid for restoring souls.
• Xiao Bai asked whether giving both portions to Yao Lao would let him defeat their enemy, but Yao Lao said he did not know because one person could absorb only one portion in a short time.

Xiao Bai arranged for the Nalan Family to bring Nalan Jie to him for treatment, using the Seven Illusions Azure Spirit Saliva as advance payment. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan asking about Nalan Yanran’s strength after she and Nalan Su left.

• Ya Fei told Xiao Bai, Xiao Yan, and Zi Yan that the Nalan Family was seeking an alchemist to cure Nalan Jie’s Brand Poison and offering the Seven Illusions Azure Spirit Saliva as a reward.
• Xiao Bai told Ya Fei to inform the Nalan Family that a healer could help, and he adopted the name Bai Xiansheng while arranging a disguise mask for Xiao Yan.
• Nalan Su and Nalan Yanran arrived at the courtyard, where Xiao Bai insisted they bring Nalan Jie to him and provide the Seven Illusions Azure Spirit Saliva in advance.
• Xiao Bai explained that Nalan Jie’s poison would require more than one treatment, and Nalan Su agreed to the deal before leaving with Nalan Yanran.
• Xiao Yan asked whether Xiao Bai could assess Nalan Yanran’s cultivation, and Xiao Bai said she was stronger than Xiao Yan and appeared to be nearing the end of a Secret Technique.

Xiao Yan treated Nalan Jie’s Brand Poison with his Heavenly Flame while Xiao Bai intervened to stabilize the treatment and later woke the old man. Xiao Bai received the Seven Illusions Azure Spirit Saliva as promised, and Xiao Yan began to suspect that Bai Ge might share his memories of another life before using the treatment’s residual energy to advance his cultivation.

• Nalan Yanran and Nalan Su left Xiao Bai and Xiao Yan alone with the unconscious Nalan Jie, and Xiao Bai identified Xiao Yan as his assistant.
• Xiao Yan used the Green Lotus Core Flame to expel some of Nalan Jie's Brand Poison, while Xiao Bai calmed the old man and stopped him from disrupting the treatment.
• After Xiao Yan asked whether Xiao Bai knew about cultivating immortality, Xiao Bai denied knowing, leaving Xiao Yan privately hopeful that Bai Ge might be another transmigrator.
• Xiao Bai woke Nalan Jie, who learned that the poison had lessened and gave Xiao Bai the Seven Illusions Azure Spirit Saliva as promised.
• Xiao Yan cultivated with the energy left by Nalan Jie's poison treatment and broke through a minor realm, but Xiao Bai warned him against relying on shortcuts.
• Xiao Yan's expression changed sharply as he sat with Xiao Bai after hearing the warning.

Xiao Bai and Xiao Yan searched for ingredients needed to refine the Three Seven Soul Spirit Liquid, while Xiao Bai learned that the rare Illusion Nether Grass came from the Chu Yun Empire. Xiao Yan obtained the Earth Dragon Amber Flower by agreeing to enter the Alchemist Convention, and Xiao Bai realized the convention might help him find the missing grass.

• Xiao Bai explained that Nalan Jie's Brand Poison had fused with his Dou Qi, giving him a poisonous black finger that could harm powerful opponents.
• Yao Lao gave Xiao Bai a list of ingredients for the Three Seven Soul Spirit Liquid, and Xiao Yan offered to help search for them at the Alchemist Guild.
• Xiao Bai visited Ya Fei at Mittel Auction House, where she said the auction house lacked the Earth Dragon Amber Flower and could not readily obtain Illusion Nether Grass from the Chu Yun Empire.
• Ya Fei reflected on her gratitude, affection, and admiration for Xiao Bai after he left without lingering.
• Xiao Yan revealed that he had obtained the Earth Dragon Amber Flower by agreeing to participate in the Alchemist Convention, and Xiao Bai realized the Chu Yun Empire's vice president might have Illusion Nether Grass.

Xiao Yan uncovered the incomplete Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations in a jade fragment from Fen Yan Valley, while Xiao Bai studied the technique and worried about Cai Lin. When Jia Xingtian released his aura and headed toward the Nalan Family, Xiao Bai abruptly left to investigate.

• Xiao Yan showed Xiao Bai a jade fragment from Fen Yan Valley, and Xiao Bai revealed that it might contain the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations.
• Xiao Yan used his Heavenly Flame to melt the fragment and recovered the technique’s first transformation, then compiled its information for Xiao Bai.
• Xiao Bai treated Nalan Jie’s Brand Poison and said he would finish the treatment after two more sessions, while he and Xiao Yan declined Nalan Jie’s banquet invitation.
• Zi Yan told Xiao Bai that Nalan Yanran had invited her to the banquet, but she decided not to attend when Xiao Bai said he would stay behind.
• Xiao Bai studied Xiao Yan’s notes on the technique and worried that Cai Lin had not yet appeared after the Altar Cleansing.
• Hai Bodong told Xiao Bai that Jia Xingtian was heading toward the Nalan Family, and Xiao Bai vanished before Hai Bodong could finish speaking.

At the Nalan Family gathering, Zi Yan’s fight with Mu Zhan escalated when Mu Chen threatened her, but Xiao Bai arrived and crippled Mu Chen with a single rebuke. Xiao Bai left with Zi Yan after warning Jia Xingtian that the imperial elder was near the end of his life, leaving the hall shaken by the revelation.

• Zi Yan admitted punching Mu Zhan because he had insulted her, and Mu Chen erupted in anger and threatened to discipline her.
• Ya Fei revealed that Zi Yan was Hai Lao’s guest, while Nalan Jie and Nalan Yanran urged her not to summon Xiao Bai.
• Jia Xingtian arrived to investigate the disturbance, and Zi Yan called for Xiao Bai after sensing she could not defeat him.
• Xiao Bai arrived, reassured Zi Yan, and heavily injured Mu Chen with a brief rebuke that demonstrated his formidable Soul Strength.
• Xiao Bai prepared to leave with Zi Yan, then told Jia Xingtian that his declining vitality meant he likely had few years left and challenged him to stop them.

Xiao Bai settled his dispute with the Mu family by demanding medicinal ingredients and a future favor from Jia Xingtian, then left the banquet as Hai Bodong warned the imperial ruler not to offend him. The next morning, Xiao Yan and Xiao Bai arrived at the crowded Alchemist Convention, where Xiao Bai mocked Xiao Yan’s second-tier badge.

• Jia Xingtian agreed to deliver Xiao Bai’s requested medicinal ingredients within three days and owe him a favor, and Xiao Bai injured Mu Zhan for insulting Zi Yan.
• Hai Bodong warned Jia Xingtian that Xiao Bai’s allies could threaten the Jia Ma Empire and advised him to honor his promise.
• Nalan Jie told Nalan Yanran to host Xiao Bai at the Alchemist Convention, while Jia Xingtian said he would attend to see Xiao Bai’s companions.
• The next morning, Xiao Yan complained to Xiao Bai about the number of alchemists at the convention, and Xiao Bai teased him about being a second-tier alchemist.

At the Alchemist Convention, Xiao Bai reunited with prominent figures and turned down the Jia Ma imperial family’s attempt to connect Yao Ye to him as a disciple, redirecting her toward Xiao Yan. As the competition approached, Xiao Yan declared he would win and persuaded Xiao Bai to lend him the Fallen Heart Flame for the next day’s finals.

• Otto brought Xiao Bai and Xiao Yan to the convention’s VIP seats, where President Fa Ma greeted them and probed Xiao Bai’s identity.
• Hai Bodong arrived and publicly showed his close ties to Xiao Bai, then Jia Xingtian joined them and said the imperial family had gathered Xiao Bai’s requested ingredients except for the Illusion Nether Grass.
• Jia Xingtian introduced Yao Ye and suggested she learn from Xiao Bai, but Xiao Bai declined and encouraged her to speak with Xiao Yan instead.
• Nalan Yanran arrived with Ya Fei, exchanged barbs with Xiao Yan, and warned him that Liu Ling, Gu He’s disciple, was a strong rival in the convention.
• After noticing Liu Ling’s hostility, Xiao Yan vowed to beat him and asked Xiao Bai to lend him the Fallen Heart Flame for the finals; Xiao Bai agreed, provided Xiao Yan handled the first round himself.

Xiao Bai watched the Alchemist Convention while tracking a gray-robed contestant whose hidden skill threatened Xiao Yan’s chances of winning. After Xiao Yan placed second, Xiao Bai followed the contestant and claimed he had targeted him to help his younger brother, leaving Xiao Yan deeply moved.

• Xiao Bai spotted a gray-robed contestant and learned from Fa Ma that the contestant’s soul strength surpassed the other leading alchemists.
• Xiao Bai suggested the contestant might have used a Rejuvenation Pill to disguise his age, and Fa Ma suspected he was a fourth-rank alchemist despite appearing seventeen.
• The first two rounds ended, and the gray-robed contestant’s performance left Xiao Yan in second place.
• Xiao Bai followed the gray-robed contestant after the convention, telling Xiao Yan he planned to deal with the person causing the problem.
• Xiao Bai said he had pursued the contestant for Xiao Yan’s sake, and Xiao Yan believed him and felt grateful.

Xiao Bai confronted Yan Li, exposed his disguise, and took the Illusion Nether Grass he needed. After learning that dangerous creatures had emerged from the Netherworld Marsh and the Poison Sect’s old leader had vanished there, Xiao Bai placed a mysterious mark in Yan Li’s Sea of Consciousness.

• Xiao Bai and Xiao Yan entered the inn room and confronted the disguised Yan Li, whom Xiao Bai identified by name.
• Yan Li swallowed a Rejuvenation Pill and transformed into his original form, but Xiao Bai overwhelmed him with Soul Strength and took his Storage Ring.
• Xiao Bai found Illusion Nether Grass in the ring and questioned Yan Li about its scarcity in the Jia Ma Empire.
• Yan Li explained that powerful poisonous creatures had fled the Netherworld Marsh, its supplies had dwindled, and the Poison Sect’s old leader had disappeared while investigating the marsh.
• Xiao Bai placed a mysterious mark in Yan Li’s Sea of Consciousness, leaving Yan Li alarmed and confused.

Xiao Bai gave Xiao Yan a wisp of the Fallen Heart Flame to aid his cultivation and pill refining, then flew to meet Cai Lin outside Holy City. Cai Lin asked him to return with her after the Misty Cloud Sect matter so her clan elders could discuss their marriage, and Xiao Bai reluctantly agreed.

• Xiao Bai controlled Yan Li with a mark, returned his Storage Ring, and let him decide whether to enter the Alchemist Convention.
• Xiao Bai gave Xiao Yan a wisp of the Fallen Heart Flame, then prepared to study Yao Lao’s sixth-tier Three Seven Soul Spirit Liquid Pill Formula.
• Xiao Bai left to meet Cai Lin outside Holy City, while Hai Bodong fled after learning she was nearby.
• Cai Lin told Xiao Bai that her clan elders wanted to meet him and discuss their marriage.
• Xiao Bai agreed to return with Cai Lin to the Snake-People Race after the Misty Cloud Sect matter, and offered to take her to his courtyard.

Jia Xingtian learned that Bai Xiansheng’s group was likely headed for the Misty Cloud Sect and offered the royal family’s support. Meanwhile, Xiao Bai gave Cai Lin a pair of shoes, and she reassured him of her devotion, leaving them together in the courtyard.

• Jia Xingtian mistook Bai Xiansheng and Cai Lin’s arrival for a possible threat to the Jia Ma Empire, then concluded they were targeting the Misty Cloud Sect and offered royal support.
• Fa Ma recognized Yan Li as the Chu Yun Empire Alchemist Guild’s vice chairman and decided to find a contender to protect the Jia Ma Empire Alchemist Guild’s reputation.
• Hai Bodong recommended Yan Xiao as a contender, and Fa Ma and Jia Xingtian forced Hai Bodong to accompany them to find him.
• Cai Lin stopped Xiao Bai from entering her room before their marriage, then followed him when she sensed he was troubled.
• Xiao Bai gave Cai Lin a pair of shoes and put them on her feet, and Cai Lin washed his hands and told him her man should remain noble and pure.

Xiao Bai began refining the Three Seven Soul Spirit Liquid to help restore Yao Lao and improve Cai Lin's condition, while Cai Lin told him about the dangers her people had faced and he promised to stand by her. As the refining reached its final stage, Xiao Bai focused on the seven-colored liquid, knowing that failure would leave them with few options.

• Zi Yan found Xiao Bai and Cai Lin, then gave Xiao Bai a Storage Ring containing the medicinal ingredients Jia Xingtian had gathered.
• Cai Lin told Xiao Bai that she had once been ruthless to protect her people, and he promised not to stop her or let anyone harm her.
• Xiao Bai set up his pill furnace by the Small Lake and began refining the Three Seven Soul Spirit Liquid while Cai Lin and Zi Yan watched.
• Xiao Bai used two fire dragons to refine the Seven Illusions Azure Spirit Saliva's roots and upper plant separately, then extracted essences from the remaining ingredients.
• As a strange fragrance filled the air, Xiao Bai concentrated on the writhing seven-colored liquid and worried that failure would leave them unable to help Yao Lao or Cai Lin.

Xiao Yan completed a Three-Stripe Azure Spirit Pill just as Bai Ge’s Rank 6 alchemy sent a seven-colored pillar of light into the sky. The revelation that Bai Ge was the alchemist behind the spectacle stunned the convention crowd and prompted Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma to hurry toward him.

• Yan Li revealed a purple-fragranced Purple Heart Obstacle Breaking Pill, while Fa Ma worried that Xiao Yan had attempted the difficult Three-Stripe Azure Spirit Pill without enough practice.
• Xiao Yan’s aging pill furnace cracked apart, but he retrieved a dark pellet before Fa Ma could announce the results.
• Xiao Yan removed the pellet’s charred coating and revealed a Three-Stripe Azure Spirit Pill, defeating Yan Li’s pill.
• A seven-colored pillar of pill fragrance rose over the city, and Hai Bodong recognized that it came from the courtyard Bai Ge had visited.
• Xiao Yan identified Bai Ge as the Rank 6 alchemist, astonishing Fa Ma, Jia Xingtian, Yan Li, Nalan Yanran, and the convention crowd.
• Jia Xingtian urged Fa Ma to finish the convention so they could visit Bai Ge.