Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yu returned to Shi Mo City with Hai Bodong after settling the Mo Family matter and urged Xiao Ding and Xiao Li to move their mercenary group to the Black Corner Region near Jia Nan Academy. He began explaining that the move would keep the family safer and let them support each other, but his brothers had not yet agreed.

• Ge Ye and Nalan Yanran left Yan City to report the appearance of a Dou Zong, while an elderly man arrived to investigate the aura he had sensed.
• Cai Die and Medusa awoke as tiny snakes during Xiao Yu and Hai Bodong's flight to Shi Mo City, and Hai Bodong briefly suspected that Medusa's snake form resembled Queen Medusa.
• Xiao Yu and Hai Bodong reached Shi Mo City, where Xiao Yu reunited with Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and Xiao Yi Xian and explained that Qing Lin was training elsewhere.
• Xiao Yu proposed that Xiao Ding and Xiao Li relocate the Mo Tie Mercenary Group to the Black Corner Region near Jia Nan Academy, but Xiao Li objected and Xiao Ding asked for his reasons.
• Xiao Yu began explaining that the relocation would improve their safety and make it easier for the family to support one another.

Xiao Yu persuaded Xiao Ding and Xiao Li to leave Shi Mo City and help establish the Underworld in the Black Corner Region. Hai Bodong agreed to join, and Xiao Li unknowingly patted the famed Ice Emperor on the shoulder, leaving the room in sudden silence.

• Xiao Yu warned Xiao Ding that the Three Year Pact could bring trouble from the Misty Cloud Sect and proposed moving to the Black Corner Region.
• Xiao Yu announced his plan to establish the Underworld, and Xiao Ding agreed to relocate while Xiao Li reluctantly accepted.
• Xiao Ding told Xiao Li to invite the Mo Tie Mercenary Group members to leave with them, offering one hundred Gold Coins to those who stayed behind.
• Xiao Yi Xian joined the Underworld, and Hai Bodong offered to join as well.
• Xiao Yu revealed that Hai Bodong was a five-star Dou Emperor and one of the Jia Ma Empire's Ten Great Experts, shocking Xiao Ding and Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Li returned and casually patted Hai Bodong on the shoulder before Xiao Ding could stop him, and the room fell silent.

Xiao Ding and Xiao Li announced that Desert Iron would disband so they could join Xiao Yu’s Underworld in the Black Corner Region, while giving members the choice to follow or leave with compensation. Xiao Yi Xian decided to train in the Chuyun Empire before seeking Xiao Yu out, and left disappointed that he had not asked her to stay.

• Xiao Li learned that Hai Bodong was the Ice Emperor and apologized for patting his shoulder, but Hai Bodong dismissed the matter.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li gathered Desert Iron’s members and announced their plan to disband the group and join Xiao Yu’s Underworld in the Black Corner Region, offering each member who left one hundred Gold Coins.
• Xue Lan chose to follow Xiao Ding, and Kun Shan, Ha Lang, Hamm, and some other members also decided to stay with Desert Iron’s leaders.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li paid the departing members over thirty thousand Gold Coins in total, then agreed with Xiao Yu to leave in three days.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Yu she would go to the Chuyun Empire to improve her strength and later find him in the Black Corner Region, then left after he failed to ask her to stay.

Yun Yun secretly prepared to give birth in a village while Misty Cloud Sect elders investigated a powerful stranger reported in Yan City. Nalan Yanran discovered Yun Yun was missing, as Yun Shan spoke with a sinister black-mist figure in his hidden cultivation realm.

• Yun Yun rested in a secluded Bamboo House and drank calming medicinal soup as she awaited her child’s birth.
• Ge Ye told Yun Leng and the other elders that a Dou Zong and an ice-attributed Dou Emperor had appeared in Yan City, prompting them to suspect Hai Bodong.
• Yun Leng ordered the sect to strengthen its vigilance and told Nalan Yanran to uphold the sect’s reputation in the Three Year Pact.
• Nalan Yanran reported that Yun Yun was absent from her supposed place of seclusion, though Yun Leng reassured her that the Sect Leader was safe.
• Yun Shan confronted the black-mist figure in his hidden realm, warning it not to attract attention before asking what it had discovered.

Yun Shan learned that Yun Yun was pregnant, confined her to the Misty Cloud Sect, and took over as Sect Master. After hearing about a mysterious Dou Zong in Yan City, he questioned Protector Wu, who reacted in shock.

• Protector Wu told Yun Shan that Yun Yun was pregnant and had settled in a Bamboo House at the foot of Misty Cloud Mountain.
• Yun Shan found Yun Yun, asked who had fathered her child, and brought her back to the Misty Cloud Sect when she refused to say.
• Yun Shan confined Yun Yun to her cultivation cave and announced that he would serve as Sect Master while Yun Leng handled the sect's affairs.
• Yun Leng reported that a mysterious Dou Zong had appeared in Yan City, and Nalan Yanran confirmed that she had seen him.
• Yun Shan returned to the secret realm and asked Protector Wu about the Yan City Dou Zong, and Protector Wu exclaimed that it was impossible.

Yun Shan agreed to help Wu Ying find Yao Chen in exchange for the Soul Hall’s help strengthening the Misty Cloud Sect. Outside Shi Mo City, Xiao Yu saw Xiao Yi Xian off and invited her to join him in the Central Plains someday before setting out for the Imperial Capital.

• Wu Ying pressured Yun Shan to keep gathering soul bodies and offered to create Dou Wangs and Dou Emperors for the Misty Cloud Sect in return for medicinal ingredients and help finding someone.
• Wu Ying revealed that the person was Yao Chen, a former Dou Zun and peak eighth-tier alchemist whose soul body the Soul Hall had pursued.
• Yun Shan agreed to help search for Yao Chen, believing the arrangement would bring the Misty Cloud Sect a new era of strength.
• Xiao Yu teased Xiao Yi Xian as she prepared to leave for the Chuyun Empire, then invited her to travel with him to the Central Plains in the future.
• Xiao Yi Xian left with Xiao Lan, and Xiao Yu headed into Shi Mo City with Xiao Bai and Little Purple to continue toward the Imperial Capital.

Xiao Yu and the Xiao Clan prepared to leave Shi Mo City for the Imperial Capital, where he planned to compete in the Alchemist Tournament. A system mission promised a major bloodline reward if Xiao Yu took first place, and the group reached Desert City before he decided to visit its Alchemist Guild.

• Xiao Yu agreed to join the Xiao Clan’s farewell banquet, where he discussed the Misty Cloud Sect and his reasons for visiting the Imperial Capital.
• The next morning, the system assigned Xiao Yu a mission to win the Alchemist Tournament, promising thirty percent ancestral regression for all Xiao Clan members’ bloodlines.
• Xiao Yu set out with Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and the others, while Hai Bodong flew directly to the Imperial Capital to meet an old friend.
• The group traveled to Desert City, where Xiao Yu used his alchemist robe to enter, then said he needed to visit the Alchemist Guild before taking a flying beast to the Imperial Capital.

Xiao Yu visited the Desert City Alchemist Guild to search for Dragon Whisker Grass and take the Third-grade Alchemist assessment. He completed the assessment, leaving Master Bulin amazed by his skill.

• Xiao Yu went to the guild to look for Dragon Whisker Grass for a pill to strengthen Little Purple and requested the Third-grade Alchemist assessment.
• Yalin summoned Master Bulin, who recognized Xiao Yu and agreed to administer the assessment.
• Bulin led Xiao Yu to a temporary assessment room on the third floor, drawing the attention of the waiting alchemists and Kelei.
• After Xiao Yu completed the assessment, Bulin emerged and praised his alchemy techniques and talent.

Xiao Yu passed the Third-grade Alchemist assessment, accepted Dragon Whisker Grass from the Desert City Alchemist Guild, and set out for the Imperial Capital. At the aerial transport station, he rescued Xiao Ding and Xiao Li from the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group, and Xiao Ding killed its deputy leader.

• Master Bu Lin announced that Xiao Yu had become the youngest Third-grade Alchemist, and Xiao Yu said he would head to the Imperial Capital for the Alchemist Tournament.
• Yalin gave Xiao Yu fifteen stalks of Dragon Whisker Grass, and Xiao Yu told Master Bu Lin that his Green Flame was a Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Yu reached the aerial transport station and found Xue Lan asking for help while Xiao Ding and Xiao Li fought the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group's deputy leader.
• Xiao Yu struck the deputy leader and crippled both his arms, then revealed his Third-grade Alchemist robes to the mercenaries.
• Xiao Ding told Xiao Yu that the deputy leader had harassed Xue Lan, and Xiao Yu let him decide how to handle the man.
• Xiao Ding killed the deputy leader with a punch to the head.

Xiao Yu and his companions left for the Imperial Capital after he killed the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group’s vice commander. During the five-day flight, Xiao Yu refined Dragon Whisker Purple Crystal Pills, and the flying beast descended toward the Imperial Capital.

• Xiao Ding backed Xiao Yu after Xiao Yu killed the vice commander, and Xiao Yu’s group secured passage on a flying beast.
• Xiao Li teased Xiao Yu about the uniformed woman, while Xiao Ding and Xue Lan rebuked him for his jokes.
• Xiao Yu began refining Dragon Whisker Purple Crystal Pills aboard the flying beast and let Cai Die and Medusa consume some Companion Purple Crystal Source.
• Xiao Yu refined ten peak fourth-grade pills at a time, making 115 pills during the five-day journey.
• Xiao Yu opened his eyes as the flying beast descended toward the Imperial Capital and saw a vast mountain range to its north.

Xiao Yu brought Xiao Ding and the others to the Imperial Capital and planned to build their reputation at the coming Alchemist Tournament before visiting the Misty Cloud Sect. At the Mittel Auction House, he sought Hai Bodong but was accused of causing trouble by an angry young man.

• Xiao Yu explained that the group would stay in the Imperial Capital for the Alchemist Tournament and said Xiao Yan was also expected to compete as an alchemist.
• Xiao Yu secured rooms for Xiao Ding and the others by revealing that he was a Third-grade Alchemist, then went alone to the Mittel Auction House to find Hai Bodong.
• Xiao Yu noticed Mu Zhan arriving at the headquarters and wondered whether he had come to see Ya Fei.
• Xiao Yu asked the auction house guards for Hai Bodong, but they did not recognize the name and a young man accused him of causing trouble.
• Xiao Yu explained that Hai Bodong was an honorary elder of the Mittel Family, and the young man cursed and rejected his claim.

Xiao Yu confronted Lei Le at the Mittel Auction House and revealed that he was a Third-grade Alchemist, drawing the attention of Ya Fei and Mu Zhan. When Mu Zhan attacked him out of jealousy, Xiao Yu caught his fist and broke his hand, leaving the hall stunned.

• Lei Le denied that Hai Bodong was a Mittel Family honorary elder and ordered the guards to throw Xiao Yu out.
• Xiao Yu put on his Third-grade Alchemist robe, causing the guards to hesitate when Lei Le demanded they seize him.
• Ya Fei came downstairs and recognized Xiao Yu, while Mu Zhan asserted that she was his claimed wife and drove away nearby guests.
• Ya Fei greeted Xiao Yu warmly, and Mu Zhan attacked him in a jealous rage.
• Xiao Yu caught Mu Zhan's punch and rebounded the force, breaking Mu Zhan's right hand and stunning Ya Fei.

Xiao Yu reunited with Ya Fei in the Imperial Capital and learned that the Misty Cloud Sect was behaving unusually as the Three Year Pact approached. He remained determined to accompany Xiao Yan, while Ya Fei warned him to be careful and offered to help him obtain medicinal ingredients.

• Xiao Yu repelled Mu Zhan with a palm strike, and Mu Zhan left after seeing Ya Fei worry over Xiao Yu.
• Ya Fei led Xiao Yu to her office, where they talked about his Third-grade Alchemist status and the Storage Ring she had given him.
• Xiao Yu told Ya Fei he planned to support Xiao Yan at the Misty Cloud Sect for the Three Year Pact with Nalan Yanran.
• Ya Fei said the Misty Cloud Sect had been buying large quantities of medicinal ingredients, two elders had reached the Dou Wang realm, and Yun Shan had confined Yun Yun while Yun Leng acted as sect leader.
• Xiao Yu grew uneasy about the sect's behavior but asked Ya Fei to help him buy medicinal ingredients.

Xiao Yu visited the Mittel Auction House to request rare ingredients for the Spirit Fusion Pill and then reunited with Hai Bodong at the Mittel Family estate. As Xiao Yu prepared to stay there before the Alchemist Tournament, Xiao Yan arrived in the Imperial Capital with Yao Lao.

• Xiao Yu gave Ya Fei a prescription for the Spirit Fusion Pill and asked the Mittel Auction House to find two sets of its rare ingredients, offering to repay the nearly two million gold coin cost with pills or tournament winnings.
• Xiao Yu asked Ya Fei about Hai Bodong, and she took him to the Mittel Family estate to meet him.
• Hai Bodong introduced Xiao Yu to Mittel Teng Shan, who was impressed to learn that Xiao Yu was a Third-grade Alchemist and offered the Mittel Family's help.
• Hai Bodong invited Xiao Yu to stay at the estate until the Alchemist Tournament, and Xiao Yu asked Ya Fei to notify Xiao Ding and the others.
• Xiao Yan entered the Imperial Capital with the Black Giant Ruler on his back, and Yao Lao advised him to find lodging before visiting the auction house the next day.

After two years of training in the Black Corner Region, Xiao Yan arrived in the Imperial Capital to take an alchemist examination and search for the Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva. He reunited with Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, who planned to join him in the Black Corner Region after supporting his visit to the Misty Cloud Sect.

• Xiao Yan checked into an inn and discussed his alchemist examination and search for the Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva with Yao Lao.
• Yao Lao advised Xiao Yan to keep training in the Black Corner Region and not rush to refine Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Yan opened his inn-room door the next morning and unexpectedly reunited with Xiao Li.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li told Xiao Yan that Xiao Yu had brought them to the Imperial Capital and planned for them to travel together to the Black Corner Region.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li said they had disbanded their mercenary group and brought only the members willing to leave.
• Xiao Yan said he was going to the Alchemist Guild and promised to return to catch up with his brothers.

Xiao Yan went to the Imperial Capital Alchemist Guild to take the alchemist rank assessment after learning that Xiao Yu was also an alchemist. Meanwhile, Xiao Yu learned of Xiao Yan’s arrival and asked Ya Fei to help conceal his identity for the upcoming Alchemist Tournament.

• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li told Xiao Yan that Xiao Yu had become an alchemist, and Xiao Yan said he would restore the Xiao Clan’s honor rather than seek Nalan Yanran’s regret.
• Yao Lao admitted he was uncertain how Xiao Yu had become an alchemist and offered to give him pointers when they met again.
• Xiao Yan passed the Nalan Family residence, saw a notice seeking an alchemist to examine Old Master Nalan, and continued to the Imperial Capital Alchemist Guild.
• Xiao Yan registered at the guild to obtain an alchemist rank badge and begin his assessment.
• Xiao Ding told Xiao Yu that Xiao Yan had arrived in the Imperial Capital, and Xiao Yu told Ya Fei he planned to enter the Alchemist Tournament without showing his true face.
• Ya Fei teased Xiao Yu for asking about concealment only after learning she had access to what he needed.

After leaving the Mittel Family estate, Xiao Yu spotted and pursued a Soul Hall operative into the forest. He defeated the operative with his Heavenly Flame and Bone Spirit Cold Flame, and the chapter ended with the operative mistaking him for Yao Chen.

• Ya Fei offered Xiao Yu the Ice Silkworm Silk for free, and Xiao Yu left to wait for Xiao Yan at the inn.
• Medusa emerged from Xiao Yu’s sleeve as he walked, and Xiao Yu sensed a cold, gloomy aura moving toward the outskirts of the city.
• Xiao Yu followed the shadow beyond the Imperial Capital and into the forest, where the Soul Hall operative ambushed him with black chains.
• Xiao Yu fought back with the Green Lotus Core Flame and discovered that his flames harmed the operative’s black mist.
• Xiao Yu engulfed the operative in the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, and the operative screamed and mistook him for Yao Chen.

Xiao Yu killed a Soul Hall figure who refused to reveal what he knew, while Xun Er learned of his recent exploits and ordered Elder Ling to protect the Xiao Clan. The chapter left Xun Er waiting at Jia Nan Academy for Xiao Yu to join her.

• Xiao Yu burned the black shadow with the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, but the captive exploded before he could reveal anything.
• Xun Er learned that Soul Hall agents were suspected of killing powerful fighters in the Jia Ma Empire and stealing their souls.
• Xun Er ordered Elder Ling to watch over the Xiao Clan, especially Xiao Zhan, and warned him not to let Xiao Yu discover his surveillance.
• Xun Er heard that Xiao Yu had suppressed Green Man and the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor, and learned that Yun Yun had accompanied him in the Monster Mountain Range.
• Xun Er reflected on Xiao Yu's secrets and hoped he would soon come to Jia Nan Academy.

After earning a Second-grade Alchemist badge, Xiao Yan visited the Mittel Auction House seeking a rare item to restore Yao Lao’s Soul Power. Ya Fei revealed that the Nalan Family had the needed Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva, and Xiao Yan learned that Xiao Yu might help obtain it; he left stunned by Xiao Yu’s talent and Heavenly Flames.

• Xiao Yan earned a Second-grade Alchemist badge and went to the Mittel Auction House to search for ingredients that could restore Soul Power.
• Xiao Yan met Ya Fei, who recognized him and invited him to her office, where he asked about rare Soul Power-restoring items.
• Ya Fei told Xiao Yan that the Nalan Family possessed Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva, but he would need a reason to approach them.
• Ya Fei explained that Nalan Jie’s poison could only be cured by an alchemist with Heavenly Flames, and that even Gu He could not treat it.
• Ya Fei revealed that Xiao Yu was a Third-grade Alchemist who possessed Heavenly Flames, leaving Xiao Yan and Yao Chen stunned.

Xiao Yan secured Ya Fei’s recommendation to treat Old Master Nalan and planned to handle the Poisonous Mark himself. Reunited with his brothers, he learned that Xiao Yu’s two snakes were immature Seven-Colored Heavenly Pythons with power comparable to the peak of the Dou Wang realm.

• Ya Fei warned Xiao Yan that removing Old Master Nalan’s Poisonous Mark with a Heavenly Flame was extremely dangerous, then wrote him a recommendation letter after he said he would go himself.
• Xiao Yan asked Yao Lao for a way to disguise himself and went to buy ingredients for a Disguise Pill.
• Xiao Yan returned to the inn, where Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and Xiao Yu welcomed him and celebrated their reunion together.
• Xiao Yan and his brothers drank on the roof and discussed their lives, and Xiao Yan learned that Xiao Yu had become a Third-grade Alchemist.
• Yao Lao recognized the two snakes on Xiao Yu’s wrist as Seven-Colored Heavenly Pythons and explained that they were still immature but already near the peak of the Dou Wang realm.