Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan negotiated with Jia Xingtian for the Break-Ancestor Pill and information about the Nether Poison Flame, then completed the pill. Jia Xingtian revealed the flame’s location and warned that the newly founded Poison Sect was searching for Heavenly Flames as well.

• Xiao Yan agreed to refine the Break-Ancestor Pill and the Primordial Bone Shaping Pill in exchange for the Earth Flame Fruit, the Nether Sea Flood Dragon’s Heart Blood Essence and Dry Blue Water Flame, and information about the Nether Poison Flame.
• Jia Xingtian brought Xiao Yan three sets of Break-Ancestor Pill ingredients and ten sets of Primordial Bone Shaping Pill ingredients.
• Xiao Yan used his Fusion Heavenly Flame to refine the Break-Ancestor Pill in the Mittel Family courtyard.
• Jia Xingtian collected the completed pill and gave Xiao Yan a map marking the Nether Poison Flame’s approximate location.
• Jia Xingtian warned Xiao Yan that the Poison Sect was also searching for Heavenly Flames, and Xiao Yan reacted with surprise.

Xiao Yan learned that the newly founded Poison Sect was likely Xiao Yi Xian’s and planned to visit the Chu Yun Empire before Jia Nan Academy. On his way to the Nalan Clan, he honored his bounty on the Mu Clan while insisting its members be crippled rather than killed, catching the attention of a woman in green who asked Elder Yun Jing to invite him to talk.

• Xiao Yan heard from Jia Xingtian that the Poison Sect had a female leader and was founded a few months earlier, and he planned to visit the Chu Yun Empire before Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Yan told Jia Xingtian to prepare the remaining rewards before the Alchemist Conference ended, then left for the Nalan Clan.
• A black-robed Dou Ling presented a crippled Mu Clan elder, and Xiao Yan paid the bounty with a Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill.
• More black-robed figures brought nearly ten Mu Clan members to Xiao Yan, who gave them pills but objected when he saw one had nearly been killed.
• Xiao Yan declared that his bounty required crippling the Mu Clan members rather than killing them, and he treated the badly wounded man.
• A woman in green watched Xiao Yan and instructed Elder Yun Jing to invite him for a talk.

Xiao Yan met Yun Yun at a teahouse and revealed that he was Yan Xiao, then admitted he was the Xiao Clan’s third young master and Nalan Yanran’s former fiancé. Yun Yun learned that he had concealed his identity and was connected to the Xiao Clan, leaving her shocked by his final confession.

• Yun Jing invited Xiao Yan to meet Yun Yun, and Xiao Yan decided to reveal his identity to her.
• Xiao Yan removed his mask and told Yun Yun that he was Yan Xiao, surprising her.
• Yun Yun described her experiences after leaving the Snake-People Tribe, including her search for beast flames, while Xiao Yan recounted his own recent dealings.
• Yun Yun asked why Xiao Yan had been so harsh toward the Mu Clan, and he explained that it had targeted the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Yan confessed that his name was Xiao Yan and that he was the Xiao Clan’s third young master and Nalan Yanran’s former fiancé.

Xiao Yan revealed his identity to Yun Yun, reassured her about their relationship, and gave her two medicinal pills before leaving to treat Nalan Jie. At the Nalan Clan, Nalan Yanran noticed Xiao Yan’s scent and called it her master’s scent.

• Xiao Yan told Yun Yun that he was Xiao Yan, Nalan Yanran’s former fiancé, and explained that he had attacked the Mu Clan to protect his family.
• Yun Yun accepted Xiao Yan’s explanation without ending their bond, and Xiao Yan gave her a Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill and an Imperial Extreme Pill.
• Xiao Yan left Yun Yun and went to the Nalan Clan to remove more of Nalan Jie’s Brand Poison with the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame.
• Nalan Yanran offered Xiao Yan tea as he prepared to leave, then recognized his scent and said, “Master’s scent.”

Xiao Yan learned how Yao Lao could be resurrected and resolved to help refine him a new body, strengthening their bond. Several days later, Xiao Yan continued cultivating and treating Nalan Jie while awaiting the Seven Illusion Green Spirit Saliva promised by the Nalan Clan.

• Xiao Yan asked Yao Lao about resurrection, and Yao Lao explained the requirements for refining him a body, including a suitable pill, Tier 7 Magical Beast essence blood, and a Dou Zong's remains.
• Xiao Yan proposed using the Yin-Yang Life-Soul Pill in place of the Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill and insisted that reviving Yao Lao should become a priority.
• Yao Lao was moved by Xiao Yan's sincerity, and the two talked late into the night, ending their lingering estrangement.
• Over the next several days, Xiao Yan cultivated, studied alchemy, and practiced the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler while continuing to detoxify Nalan Jie.
• Xiao Yan exchanged pills for Mu Clan members brought by people in black robes and refined higher-grade pills from supplied ingredients.
• Nalan Jie neared a full recovery, Xiao Yan approached Eight-Star Dou Wang, and Xiao Yan looked forward to receiving the Seven Illusion Green Spirit Saliva.

Xiao Yan visited the Nalan estate to finish removing Nalan Jie's Brand Poison and chose the Seven Illusion Green Spirit Saliva and other medicinal herbs as payment. After absorbing the poison's energy, Xiao Yan returned to the Mittel Family and broke through to Eight-Star Dou Wang.

• Nalan Jie welcomed Xiao Yan and agreed to continue the poison-removal treatment.
• Nalan Yanran took Xiao Yan to the family treasury, where he chose the Seven Illusion Green Spirit Saliva and several high-grade medicinal herbs.
• Xiao Yan gave Nalan Yanran two Tier 6 pill formulas in exchange for the herbs.
• Xiao Yan used the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame to remove the last of Nalan Jie's Brand Poison and absorb its energy.
• Xiao Yan hurried back to the Mittel Family, sat on the Earth Fire Lotus Platform, and broke through to Eight-Star Dou Wang.

Xiao Yan gave Yao Lao the Seven Illusion Green Spirit Saliva to strengthen his soul, then continued training and preparing to refine a Tier 7 pill for the Alchemist Conference. Hai Bodong brought him a black jade fragment that Xiao Yan recognized as containing the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Changes.

• Xiao Yan postponed taking his Dou Ling Pill until he could gather more resources to support his advancement toward Dou Emperor.
• Xiao Yan handed the Seven Illusion Green Spirit Saliva to Yao Lao, who was moved by Xiao Yan's trust and generosity.
• Xiao Yan spent the next few days practicing the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler and improving his alchemy and fire control for the Alchemist Conference.
• Hai Bodong visited Xiao Yan after breaking through to Six-Star Dou Emperor with the help of the Spirit Recovery Pill.
• Hai Bodong relayed Jia Xingtian's invitation for Xiao Yan to judge the Alchemist Guild's internal preliminary test and gave him a black jade fragment.
• Xiao Yan recognized the fragment as the one containing the secret technique of the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Changes.

Xiao Yan traded his alchemy notes to Fama for herbs and chose an Earth Nether Poison Flower to make a pill for a friend. When Xiao Yan revealed that his notes covered alchemy through the seventh rank, Fama realized he was a Seventh-Rank Alchemist.

• Xiao Yan accepted Hai Bodong's invitation to visit the Alchemist Guild and discuss serving as a judge at the Alchemist Conference.
• Fama asked Xiao Yan to trade his pill-refining notes for Medicinal Herbs, and Xiao Yan agreed.
• Fama led Xiao Yan to the guild's Medicinal Herb vault, where Xiao Yan chose an Earth Nether Poison Flower for a pill he planned to make for a friend.
• Xiao Yan showed Fama a scroll of his insights into flame control and pill refining from the first rank through the seventh.
• Fama realized Xiao Yan was a Seventh-Rank Alchemist and reacted with shock.

Xiao Yan traded alchemy notes with Fama, then asked Yao Lao to create a Tier 7 poison pill formula for Xiao Yi Xian while reviewing the pill he planned to refine at the Alchemist Conference. The conference began the next day, with Xiao Yan preparing to open the proceedings by refining a pill before the assembled crowd.

• Xiao Yan gave Fama his alchemy notes in exchange for a high-grade medicinal herb and declined to judge the Alchemist Conference.
• Xiao Yan asked Yao Lao to develop a Tier 7 formula using the Earth Nether Poison Flower as its main ingredient, intending the pill as a gift for Xiao Yi Xian.
• Yao Lao assessed Xiao Yan's Ice Spirit Cold Spring formula and said it could produce a Seventh-grade Intermediate pill that raised a Dou Zong's cultivation by one star.
• Xiao Yan put away his ingredients and practiced his Flame Control Technique while Yao Lao worked on the new formula.
• Xiao Yan prepared for the opening of the Alchemist Conference, where he would refine the first pill before the crowd.

Xiao Yan arrived at the Alchemist Conference with Hai Bodong, Mittel Teng Shan, and Ya Fei, greeting familiar alchemists and receiving the Imperial Family’s promised resources from Jia Xingtian. The chapter left him facing Yun Yun’s arrival, with Gu He and Liu Ling entering behind her.

• Xiao Yan rode with Hai Bodong, Mittel Teng Shan, and Ya Fei to the Imperial Plaza and joined the VIP section.
• Xiao Yan greeted Fama, Qie Mi'er, Nalan Jie, Nalan Su, Frank, and Otto, while noticing Nalan Yanran was absent.
• Jia Xingtian gave Xiao Yan a Storage Ring containing the promised Earth Flame Fruit, Sixth-Rank Beast Flame, Nether Sea Flood Dragon heart blood, and precious Medicinal Herbs, then introduced Yao Ye and Yao Yue.
• Xiao Yan made his lack of interest in Jia Xingtian’s two juniors clear, and Jia Xingtian accepted his response without showing his disappointment.
• Yun Yun arrived with Nalan Yanran and Elder Yun Jing, followed by Gu He and Liu Ling, and Gu He locked eyes with Xiao Yan.

Nalan Yanran grew suspicious of Yun Yun’s closeness with Yan Xiao, but accepted Yun Yun’s explanation that they had only recently met. At the Imperial Plaza, Yan Xiao took the VIP section’s central seat, and the Alchemist Conference opened with Fama inviting him to refine pills.

• Nalan Yanran noticed Yun Yun acting strangely and giving her a Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill, then saw Yun Yun carefully fixing her appearance before the conference.
• Yun Yun greeted Yan Xiao warmly at the Imperial Plaza and gave him a Storage Ring containing Beast Flame seeds, while Jia Xingtian worried about their relationship.
• Nalan Yanran questioned Yun Yun about her closeness with Yan Xiao, and Yun Yun said they had met recently and that Yan Xiao had refined Nalan Yanran’s pill.
• Yun Jing backed up Yun Yun’s explanation, and Nalan Yanran apologized before Yun Yun reminded her to prepare for the Three-Year Agreement in Wutan City.
• Fama offered Yan Xiao the central VIP seat, surprising the gathered officials and alchemists, and then declared the conference open.
• Fama invited Yan Xiao to take the stage and refine pills to begin the conference.

Xiao Yan began refining a pill before the Imperial Plaza, revealing a Heavenly Flame and demonstrating alchemy that captivated Gu He and the assembled Alchemists. After working through the night, he completed a red-and-blue pill, and Pill Lightning gathered overhead to mark its Tier 7 rank.

• Fama invited Xiao Yan onto the central platform, where Xiao Yan displayed the Black Demon Cauldron and drew admiration from the crowd.
• Xiao Yan laid out a vast array of rare ingredients, leaving Gu He puzzled about what pill he intended to refine.
• Xiao Yan summoned the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, which suppressed the other flames and made Gu He recognize it as a Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Yan refined the ingredients through repeated cycles of tempering Ice Spirit Cold Spring and blending fire-aspected ingredients with a Yin-Yang Flower, while Gu He watched in fascination.
• After working through the night, Xiao Yan completed a flawless red-and-blue pill, and storm clouds gathered as Pill Lightning signaled its Tier 7 rank.

Xiao Yan’s pill refinement summoned Pill Lightning, revealing to the crowd that he was a Seventh-Rank Alchemist. As the lightning gathered, Xiao Yan flew to face it alone while Yun Yun, Hai Bodong, Jia Xingtian, and Fama followed in alarm.

• Gu He recognized the Pill Lightning as proof that Xiao Yan had refined a Tier 7 Medicinal Pill, and Fama confirmed that Xiao Yan was a Seventh-Rank Alchemist.
• Qie Mi'er regretted having doubted Xiao Yan, while Jia Xingtian resolved to support him and Hai Bodong celebrated his decision to follow him.
• Nalan Jie and Nalan Su regretted missing their chance to get close to Xiao Yan and planned to visit him with Medicinal Herbs.
• Yun Yun worried that Xiao Yan’s rapid growth would leave her behind, then flew after him when Nalan Yanran warned that he was heading toward the Pill Lightning.
• Hai Bodong, Jia Xingtian, and Fama also flew after Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan stopped them with a torrent of flames and charged toward the lightning alone.

Xiao Yan endured the Pill Lightning, then presented his completed Tier 7 pill at the Alchemist Conference. He revealed that the Ice-Fire Energy Gathering Pill could raise a low-star Dou Zong's cultivation by one star, leaving the gathered experts astonished and eager for it.

• Xiao Yan faced repeated Pill Lightning strikes, recovered each time, and emerged with his physical bottleneck slightly loosened.
• Xiao Yan reassured Yun Yun, Hai Bodong, Fama, and Jia Xingtian that he was unharmed, and promised Fama a newly organized copy of his alchemy notes.
• Yun Yun publicly explained her concern as being about the Imperial Extreme Pill, but Nalan Yanran remained troubled by the closeness between Yun Yun and Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan returned to the VIP seats with the red-and-blue Tier 7 pill and stopped Gu He from reaching for it.
• Xiao Yan identified the pill as the Ice-Fire Energy Gathering Pill and said it could raise a low-star Dou Zong's cultivation by one star, stunning the assembled experts.

After Xiao Yan’s Tier 7 pill made the VIP guests regret failing to support him, he rebuffed their attempts to curry favor while treating his allies warmly. At the Alchemist Conference, he exposed Yan Li’s disguise and seized him for cheating.

• The VIP guests regretted not rushing to protect Xiao Yan after learning the value of his Ice-Fire Energy Gathering Pill and seeing his rewards for Fama and Jia Xingtian.
• Yun Shan learned from the black mist that a Tier 7 Medicinal Pill had been refined at the Imperial Plaza and agreed to investigate its refiner, owner, and effects.
• Xiao Yan took the seat of honor at the Alchemist Conference, refused Gu He and the other guests’ overtures, and spoke warmly with Hai Bodong, Fama, and Jia Xingtian.
• Yan Li outperformed the other contestants, and Xiao Yan recognized that he had used a Restoration Pill to disguise himself as a young genius from the Chu Yun Empire.
• Xiao Yan used his soul power to seize Yan Li by the neck and demanded that he find and take the antidote or let Xiao Yan administer it.

Xiao Yan spared Yan Li after learning that Xiao Yi Xian, now a Poison Sect master in the Chu Yun Empire, had reached Dou Emperor strength. After sending Yan Li away, Xiao Yan confronted a powerful black-robed figure who had secretly followed him.

• Xiao Yan forced Yan Li to reveal his true appearance and left him in Fama’s custody, but Yan Li won Xiao Yan’s interest by mentioning someone who knew him.
• Yan Li explained that Xiao Yi Xian had founded the Poison Sect, defeated powerful opponents, sought a flame, and become a Dou Emperor; Xiao Yan let him go and worried about her rapid rise.
• A Peak Dou Emperor aura that had followed Xiao Yan from the Imperial Plaza appeared in the courtyard as a black-robed figure.
• The figure greeted Xiao Yan as Yan Xiao, and Xiao Yan removed his mask after noting that the man had not recognized him.

Xiao Yan revealed his plans to Ling Ying, explaining that he intended to wage war on the Misty Cloud Sect to eliminate its Soul Hall Protector and asking Ling Ying to summon Queen Medusa. As Xiao Yan headed to the Alchemist Conference’s final round, Mittel Teng Shan warned him that the former Misty Cloud Sect leader had emerged from seclusion as a Dou Zong and might be coming for him.

• Ling Ying told Xiao Yan that Xun Er had sent him to protect Xiao Yan ahead of the Three-Year Agreement, and Xiao Yan asked him to report his rapid growth to her.
• Xiao Yan revealed that he planned to fight the Misty Cloud Sect because a Soul Hall Protector there threatened his clan and could endanger him after he left the empire.
• Xiao Yan asked Ling Ying to travel to the desert and bring Queen Medusa, whose Dou Zong strength could help defeat the Soul Hall Protector.
• Ling Ying departed, and Xiao Yan rested while Yao Lao covered him with a blanket and reflected on the danger he faced.
• The next morning, Mittel Teng Shan told Xiao Yan that the former Misty Cloud Sect leader had emerged from seclusion, reached the Dou Zong realm, and planned to attend the conference.

Xiao Yan rejected Yun Shan’s request to buy the Ice-Fire Energy Gathering Pill but agreed to visit the Misty Cloud Sect in half a month, while both men believed they had the advantage. After Yao Yue won the Alchemist Conference, Xiao Yan left to prepare for his breakthrough to Dou Emperor.

• Yun Shan asked Xiao Yan to sell him the Ice-Fire Energy Gathering Pill, but Xiao Yan refused.
• Protector Wu ordered Yun Shan to obtain Xiao Yan and the pill by any means necessary.
• Yun Shan used Yun Yun and a Seventh-Rank pill formula to invite Xiao Yan to the Misty Cloud Sect, and Xiao Yan agreed to visit in half a month.
• Yao Yue defeated Liu Ling in the Alchemist Conference finals and claimed the championship.
• Xiao Yan gave Fama the promised alchemy insights, then left Imperial Plaza to prepare to advance to Dou Emperor.

Xiao Yan used pills, Beast Flames, and an Earth Flame Fruit to rapidly advance his cultivation in the Mittel Family courtyard, with Yao Lao guarding him. He broke through to Dou Emperor, then learned that Hai Bodong and Mittel Teng Shan were waiting to leave for Wutan City.

• Xiao Yan asked Yao Lao to guard him while he cultivated on the Earth Fire Lotus Platform.
• Xiao Yan used Dou Ling Pills to advance from Eight-Star Dou Wang to Nine-Star Dou Wang, then absorbed four Fifth-Rank Beast Flames to stabilize his cultivation.
• Xiao Yan ate the Earth Flame Fruit and reached Half-Step Dou Huang.
• Xiao Yan absorbed two Sixth-Rank Beast Flames and broke through to Dou Emperor, gaining the ability to mobilize the power of heaven and earth.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan that day had broken and Hai Bodong and Mittel Teng Shan had been waiting for him to depart for Wutan City.

Xiao Yan returned to Wutan City for his Three-Year Agreement with Nalan Yanran and reunited with his father, Xiao Zhan, after two years apart. He revealed that he had reached Dou Emperor, leaving Xiao Zhan stunned by his son's progress.

• Xiao Yan learned that many people were traveling to watch his Three-Year Agreement with Nalan Yanran and set out for Wutan City with Hai Bodong and Mittel Teng Shan.
• Xiao Yan arrived in Wutan City, where the Xiao Clan had grown wealthy and influential under Xiao Zhan's leadership.
• Xiao Yan left Hai Bodong and Mittel Teng Shan at a restaurant and hurried to the Xiao Clan Main Hall to see his father.
• Xiao Zhan embraced Xiao Yan and said he had missed him, and the two shared an emotional reunion.
• Xiao Zhan asked about Xiao Yan's strength, and Xiao Yan revealed his Dou Qi wings and announced that he had broken through to Dou Emperor.