Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yu revealed his Green Lotus Core Flame to Xiao Yan, then broke through to the six-star Da Dou Shi realm while cultivating with Earth Fire Seeds. The energy awakened Cai Die and Medusa into human form, and Medusa questioned her sister about how she had met Xiao Yu.

• Xiao Yan told Xiao Yu he planned to visit the Nalan Family for Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva and help Nalan Jie with his Brand Poison.
• Xiao Yu showed Xiao Yan his Green Lotus Core Flame, and Xiao Yan revealed his Fallen Heart Flame Sub-Flame.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan agreed to register for the Alchemist Assembly together the day after tomorrow.
• Xiao Yu cultivated with Earth Fire Seeds and broke through to the six-star Da Dou Shi realm as Cai Die and Medusa absorbed the excess energy.
• Cai Die and Medusa transformed into human forms beside Xiao Yu, and Medusa asked Cai Die how she had met him.

Xiao Yu confronted Medusa after she and Cai Die returned to human form, then offered to refine Spirit Melting Pills in exchange for her protection. Medusa agreed to protect him for three years if he made two pills, and both sisters transformed back into tiny seven-colored snakes.

• Medusa threatened Xiao Yu for keeping her evolved form as a pet, while Cai Die defended him because he had saved her.
• Xiao Yu showed Medusa his two Heavenly Flames, and she recognized the Green Lotus Core Flame and questioned how he controlled both flames.
• Xiao Yu proposed trading Spirit Melting Pills for three years of Medusa's protection, explaining that the pills could help her merge with the Heaven Swallowing Python.
• Medusa rejected the trade at first, but Xiao Yu argued that his growing strength and the time required to refine the pills made the deal worthwhile.
• Medusa agreed to protect Xiao Yu for three years in exchange for two Spirit Melting Pills, then turned back into a tiny seven-colored snake; Cai Die followed.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan entered the Nalan Family estate to try to treat Nalan Jie, with Xiao Yan disguised as Yan Xiao and Xiao Yu masked as Xiao Shi Yi. After joining the gathering of alchemists, they waited as the poison expulsion began and other practitioners emerged unsuccessful.

• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan disguised their appearances and went to the Nalan Family estate together.
• The Nalan Family steward initially rejected Xiao Yan because he was only a Tier-Two Alchemist, but admitted him after he presented Ya Fei's letter of recommendation.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan introduced themselves to Nalan Su as Xiao Shi Yi and Yan Xiao, while Nalan Yanran wondered why their names felt familiar.
• Nalan Su explained Old Master Nalan Jie's condition, and the poison expulsion began as Xiao Yu watched other alchemists emerge from the inner chamber.

Xiao Yan revealed his Heavenly Flame at Nalan Estate and began treating Nalan Yanran's grandfather for Brand Poison. After leaving, he rejected Xiao Yu's suggestion that he pursue Nalan Yanran and headed with him to the Alchemist Headquarters for the Alchemist Grand Meeting.

• After the other alchemists failed to treat the Brand Poison, Xiao Yu defended Xiao Yan and Xiao Yan said he might have a better chance than they did.
• Xiao Yan summoned the Fallen Heart Flame, shocking the alchemists and persuading Nalan Su to let him treat his father.
• Xiao Yan treated Nalan Yanran's grandfather, then told Nalan Su and Nalan Yanran that the cure would take about seven more days and he would return the next day.
• As Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu left with Nalan Yanran, she asked whether they had met before, but Xiao Yan denied it.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Yu that after the Three-Year Agreement, the Xiao Family and Nalan Family would have nothing more to do with each other, then set off for the Alchemist Headquarters to enter the Alchemist Grand Meeting.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan visited the Alchemist Guild during the Alchemist Convention, where Xiao Yu reunited with Otto and his old acquaintances. The chapter ended with Foklan, Xue Mei, and Lin Fei realizing Xiao Yu had become a Tier-Three Alchemist.

• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan entered the Alchemist Guild and asked to meet Otto or Bulin in the branch presidents' hall.
• Otto recognized Xiao Yu, was surprised by his changed appearance, and learned that Xiao Yan was his younger brother and an alchemist.
• Otto discovered Xiao Yu had become a Tier-Three Alchemist and complained that Bulin had kept the news from him.
• Otto brought Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan to Foklan's room, where Foklan was scolding Xue Mei over her trade for a Peach Blossom Fire Seed.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan revealed their appearances, greeted Xue Mei and Lin Fei, and Xiao Yu said Xiao Yi Xian had gone to the Chu Yun Empire.
• Foklan, Xue Mei, and Lin Fei were surprised to learn Xiao Yu was now a Tier-Three Alchemist.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan registered for the Alchemist Grand Meeting under new names, while the guild elders learned of Xiao Yan’s feud with the Nalan Family. Xiao Yu then went to the Mittel Family to look for a medicine cauldron, but was told to ask Ya Fei when she returned.

• Xiao Yu told Otto and Frank that he had become a Tier-Three Alchemist, and Master Bulin arrived to greet him and Xiao Yan.
• Frank and Otto explained the Grand Meeting’s rewards, including honorary elder status for the champion and a Sixth-grade Spirit Melting Pill formula.
• Xiao Yu asked the guild elders to register him as Xiao Shi Yi and Xiao Yan as Yan Xiao, and they agreed to arrange their identities.
• After Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan parted ways, Xiao Yan planned to visit the Nalan Family to purge Old Master Nalan’s poison, while Xiao Yu headed to the Mittel Family estate.
• Xiao Yu asked Elder Tengshan and Hai Bodong to buy a medicine cauldron, and Tengshan told him to ask Ya Fei when she returned.

Xiao Yu obtained the Cloud Turtle Cauldron from the Mittel Family and comforted Ya Fei about her constrained life and weak cultivation talent. After the system rewarded him with the Alluring Physique, he offered to help Ya Fei improve her talent, and she agreed to pay any price, including herself.

• Ya Fei brought the Cloud Turtle Cauldron from the Mittel Family warehouse, and Xiao Yu accepted it in exchange for owing the family a favor.
• Teng Shan wondered whether Ya Fei and Xiao Yu might become a couple, but Hai Bodong said their relationship should take its natural course.
• Ya Fei told Xiao Yu she had given up on seeing the wider world and only wanted to protect herself within the Mittel Family.
• Xiao Yu embraced Ya Fei, and the system awarded him the Alluring Physique after she dropped her usual disguise.
• Xiao Yu offered to help Ya Fei improve her cultivation talent, and Ya Fei said she would accept any condition, including giving herself to him.

Xiao Yu transferred the Alluring Physique to Ya Fei, transforming her into a Heaven-Envied Innate Body that would face a Heavenly Tribulation at each major breakthrough. Ya Fei chose to remain in the Jia Ma Empire for now and planned to meet Xiao Yu at Jia Nan Academy after growing stronger, while Xiao Yu continued practicing alchemy at the Mittel Family.

• Ya Fei brought Xiao Yu water and helped tidy his room, then agreed to let him improve her cultivation talent.
• Xiao Yu transferred the Alluring Physique to Ya Fei, giving her a Heaven-Envied Innate Body and warning her that every major breakthrough would bring a Heavenly Tribulation.
• Ya Fei asked how to repay Xiao Yu and kissed him, and he drew her into his embrace.
• Ya Fei said she would stay in the Jia Ma Empire and seek Xiao Yu at Jia Nan Academy once she grew stronger, while Xiao Yu promised to take her to the Black Corner Region later.
• Xiao Yu spent the next two days at the Mittel Family refining pills to familiarize himself with the Cloud Turtle Cauldron.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan arrived at the Alchemist Guild for the Alchemist Grand Assembly, where they reviewed the strongest contestants and learned their recommenders would make predictions before the competition. Xiao Yu was ranked eleventh, and Otto led the group to meet their opponents.

• Ya Fei accompanied Xiao Yu to the Alchemist Guild, and Elder Tengshan teased them about their closeness.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan saw the Little Princess arrive with Jia Xing Tian, who recognized Hai Bodong and entered the guild alongside him.
• Ya Fei warned Xiao Yu that the royal family might become wary of the Mittel Family again, and Xiao Yu told her not to worry if they were strong enough.
• Bulin brought Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan to Otto, who showed them a confidential list of top contestants that included Xiao Yu at rank eleven.
• Otto explained that the recommenders would make predictions before the competition and led Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan to meet formidable opponents.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan attended the Alchemist Convention’s refinement test, where Xiao Yu quickly refined an Ironwood Spirit Leaf and prepared to have its purity measured. He claimed he had refined it ten times, leaving the Tier-Four Alchemists eager to see his score.

• Otto and Bulin brought Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan into the hall, where they encountered Liu Ling, the Little Princess, and the Guild’s vice president, Qiemier.
• Bulin praised Xiao Yu’s alchemy skills to Qiemier, while Qiemier encouraged Xiao Yan to pass the refinement test.
• The Little Princess invited Xiao Yu to exchange pointers, and Xiao Yu entered the test room while Xiao Yan ignored Liu Ling’s provocation.
• Xiao Yu used his Cloud Turtle Cauldron and dark green flame to refine the Ironwood Spirit Leaf, then emerged before half the allotted time had passed.
• When Qiemier asked how many times he had refined the leaf, Xiao Yu answered, “Ten times!”

Xiao Yu amazed the Alchemist Elders by refining the Ironwood Spirit Leaf ten times, earning Qiemier’s praise and establishing himself as a strong contender for the conference. Liu Ling and the Little Princess emerged afterward, mistakenly assuming Xiao Yu had finished early because he had refined the leaf only once, while the remaining Alchemists continued to come out.

• Xiao Yu insisted he had refined the Ironwood Spirit Leaf ten times, and Bulin declared that he trusted him.
• Xiao Yu placed his Jade Bottle in the testing machine, which displayed a scarlet ten and stunned the Alchemist Elders.
• Qiemier praised Xiao Yu’s refining skill, and Xiao Yu sat aside to wait for the others.
• Liu Ling emerged, saw Xiao Yu, and assumed he had refined the leaf only once.
• The Little Princess came out after Liu Ling and agreed that Xiao Yu had probably finished quickly because he had refined it only once.
• More Alchemists emerged from behind the black curtains and gathered in the hall.

Xiao Yan emerged just before time ran out and stunned the hall by scoring nine points on the Ironwood Spirit Leaf test. After Liu Ling challenged the unseen result of Xiao Shi Yi, Qiemier agreed to test Xiao Shi Yi again in front of everyone.

• Xiao Yan emerged from behind the black curtain as Qiemier was about to end the refinement period.
• Qiemier began scoring the alchemists’ refined Ironwood Spirit Leaves, and Liu Ling passed with seven points while the Little Princess earned six and a half.
• Xiao Yan said he had refined the leaf eight times, and the testing machine awarded him nine points.
• Liu Ling questioned why Xiao Shi Yi’s earlier result had not been witnessed by the other competitors.
• Qiemier invited Xiao Shi Yi to test again so everyone could see his result.

Xiao Yu proved his Ironwood Spirit Leaf refinement was genuine and was recognized as having Tier-Four Alchemist skill, while Liu Ling accepted the result. After the test, Xiao Yu and Ya Fei left together, and that night they set out to watch Elder Hai confront Elder Jia.

• Xiao Yu placed his tested Ironwood Spirit Leaf in the machine, which displayed a score of ten and stunned the alchemists.
• Qiemier told Liu Ling and the others that Xiao Yu had reached Tier-Four Alchemist skill, then announced Xiao Yu first, Yan Xiao second, Liu Ling next, and Yue'er after him.
• Qiemier kept Bulin and Otto behind to learn more about Xiao Yu, while Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan discussed the Guild's interest in recruiting them.
• Ya Fei told Xiao Yu that Elder Jia had mocked Elder Hai for remaining at the peak of Five-star Dou Huang, and Elder Hai vowed to teach Jia a lesson.
• Xiao Yu took Ya Fei into the sky with his Purple Cloud Wings to watch Elder Hai confront Elder Jia.

Xiao Yu and Ya Fei watched Hai Bodong and Jia Xing Tian fight to a draw, then Xiao Yu revealed his Dou Qi Wings and left. The next day, Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan arrived at the Alchemist Grand Meeting, where they were introduced to the likely president of the Alchemist Guild, Fa Ma.

• Mu Chen warned Mu Zhan not to use underhanded methods against Xiao Yu, whom he identified as a Tier-Three Alchemist and a Mittel Family guest.
• Hai Bodong and Jia Xing Tian ended their fight in a draw, then dismissed the gathered spectators.
• Xiao Yu flew away with Ya Fei using Dou Qi Wings, surprising Mu Zhan, Liu Ling, and the others.
• Nalan Jie asked Nalan Yanran about Yan Xiao, but she insisted she would decide her own marriage and said she did not know why Sect Leader Yun Yun was confined.
• The next day, Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan joined the Alchemist Grand Meeting procession with Frank, Otto, Master Bulin, Hai Bodong, and Ya Fei.
• Frank led the group to the VIP section, where Xiao Yu recognized the elderly alchemist beside Qiemier as likely Fa Ma, president of the Alchemist Guild.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan met Alchemist Guild President Fa Ma, who praised their skill and invited them to join the guild. Hai Bodong reunited with Fa Ma as the Alchemist Conference gathered its participants, and Fa Ma officially opened the competition.

• Fa Ma praised Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan's refinement skills and offered them places in the Alchemist Guild regardless of their competition rankings.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan told Fa Ma they were fellow disciples, and Xiao Yan said their traveling teacher might meet him someday.
• Hai Bodong appeared beside Fa Ma, explained that Xiao Yu had helped save him from Queen Medusa's sealing technique, and spoke with Fa Ma about old acquaintances.
• Xiao Yu told Xiao Yan that Hai Bodong had once been the Ice Emperor, one of the Jia Ma Empire's Ten Great Experts.
• The imperial family and prominent families arrived at the VIP seats, and Nalan Yanran sat beside Xiao Yan after noticing him with Yao Ye.
• Fa Ma announced that the seventh Alchemist Conference had officially begun.

The Alchemist Grand Meeting’s first round began, and Xiao Yu drew the crowd’s attention with his Dou Qi Wings before studying the Bone-Regenerating Pill’s formula. After calculating how to combine its ingredients, he started refining by putting all six sets into his cauldron at once.

• Fa Ma sent the contestants to their designated stations, and Xiao Yan, Liu Ling, the Little Princess, and Xiao Yu took their places.
• Xiao Yu flew to his platform with his Purple Cloud Wings, stunning the crowd and making Ya Fei jealous.
• The contestants received the Pill Codex for the Second Grade Bone-Regenerating Pill, and Fa Ma explained the round’s elimination rules.
• Xiao Yu closed his eyes to work out how to combine the ingredients while Liu Ling mocked him and began refining.
• Xiao Yu opened his eyes, produced a dark yellow flame, and tossed all six sets of medicinal ingredients into his cauldron at once.

Xiao Yu and the other leading alchemists completed their Bone-Regenerating Pills, then faced a test to verify their quality. As the results began to come in, Liu Ling challenged Xiao Yan to compete, while Xiao Yu identified the gray-robed Yan Li as a dangerous alchemist.

• Xiao Yu used his Soul Power to refine and fuse the six ingredients, then caught the pill he made as Fa Ma praised his skill.
• Liu Ling, the Little Princess, Xiao Yan, and other alchemists finished their pills before time ran out, while the remaining contestants were eliminated.
• Fa Ma instructed the surviving alchemists to place their pills in testing machines, which showed green for a pass and red for a failure.
• Liu Ling proposed that he, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Yan test their pills together, while Xiao Yu pointed out Yan Li in the gray robe and suspected he was the Chu Yun Empire Alchemist Guild's vice president.
• Liu Ling mocked Xiao Yu for avoiding the challenge, and Xiao Yan offered to compete in his place; Liu Ling accepted.

Xiao Yan and two other contenders tested their pills, but a mysterious gray-robed youth named Yan Li produced an even stronger result. Xiao Yu then revealed a beam brighter than Yan Li’s, leaving the Jia Ma Empire’s officials relieved and Yan Li stunned.

• Xiao Yan, the Little Princess, and Liu Ling tested their pills, and Xiao Yan’s result surpassed the other two.
• Xiao Yu noticed a gray-robed contestant and identified his unusually powerful Soul Power; the youth, Yan Li, tested a pill with a beam brighter than Xiao Yan’s.
• Fa Ma learned that Yan Li’s records listed him as a Tier-Two Alchemist from the Chu Yun Empire, though Fa Ma sensed Tier-Four strength, and ordered him investigated and watched.
• Yan Li vowed to win the remaining rounds, but Xiao Yu’s test produced an even brighter green beam, drawing cheers and leaving Yan Li in disbelief.

Xiao Yu began the second round of the Alchemist Grand Meeting by refining the Tier-Three Windwalk Pill, but deliberately included an extra ingredient and ruined his first attempt. He then revealed an azure Heavenly Flame, shocking the spectators and strengthening Fa Ma’s resolve to recruit him and Xiao Yan.

• Fa Ma announced that the second round required contestants to refine a Windwalk Pill using the supplied formula and ingredients.
• Xiao Yu recognized the formula’s flaw but chose not to remove the extra ingredient, while Yan Li dismissed the challenge and Xiao Yan, Liu Ling, and the Little Princess began refining.
• Xiao Yu sent all nine ingredients into his cauldron, causing the mixture to turn into ash; Yan Li also failed but realized the cause.
• Xiao Yu summoned an azure Heavenly Flame, astonishing Fa Ma, Otto, the Nalan Family, and the spectators.
• Bulin said he had known about Xiao Yu’s Heavenly Flame, and Fa Ma became more determined to recruit Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan into the Alchemist Guild.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan exposed a flaw in the Alchemist Grand Meeting’s pill formula and advanced after refining pills, while Yan Li was eliminated after burning his final batch. The day’s competition ended with Xiao Yu placing first and Xiao Yan second, and the story left them at the Alchemist Guild as Yao Ye brought in a figure at Elder Jia’s request.

• Xiao Yu refined the pill without using the Thick Earth Ganoderma, and Xiao Yan followed his lead after recognizing the ingredient was unnecessary.
• The Little Princess and Liu Ling failed their first attempts, while Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan began fusing their pills.
• Yan Li burned his final batch in his haste, was eliminated, and fainted after the Little Princess and Liu Ling mocked his failure.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan completed their pills, and the judges ranked Xiao Yu first and Xiao Yan second when the examination ended.
• Fa Ma ended the day’s competition and announced that the finals would take place the next day; Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan then went to the Alchemist Guild.
• At the guild, Yao Ye sent a guard downstairs, and the guard returned dragging a figure to Elder Jia.