Recaps

Qian Ye refined a seventh-tier pill before the gathered nobles and proved his skill when two-color pill lightning struck the Eight Trigrams Furnace. The onlookers were impressed by his ability, and the Mittel Clan wondered whether it could ever persuade him to support its business.

• Yao Ye told Ya Fei and the others that Qian Ye was a Seventh-Tier Apothecary, though they struggled to believe her.
• Qian Ye brought out the Eight Trigrams Furnace and began refining a pill in the hall while everyone watched.
• Two-color pill lightning struck the furnace, convincing the onlookers that Qian Ye had made a seventh-tier pill.
• Qian Ye caught the living pill, sealed it in a jade box, and returned to his seat.
• Hai Bodong praised Qian Ye, and Ya Fei and Mittel Tengshan discussed how valuable a Seventh-Tier Apothecary would be to the Mittel Clan.

The Mist Yun Sect arrived at the Mittel Clan’s gates, and Ya Fei prepared to face them with help from Yao Ye and Qian Ye. As the group went to meet the attackers, Qian Ye explained why he was concealing his true strength and why the imperial family intended to preserve the balance between the Mittel Clan and the Mist Yun Sect.

• A messenger warned Ya Fei and Mittel Tengshan that the Mist Yun Sect had arrived outside the gates with a large force.
• Ya Fei chose to follow the clan’s battle plan, and Yao Ye and Qian Ye agreed to join the Mittel Clan as they assessed the attackers.
• Yao Ye asked Qian Ye whether Yun Shan would come and why he had claimed to be a Nine-Star Dou Wang instead of a Nine-Star Dou Zong.
• Qian Ye explained that revealing his strength might make the Mittel Clan rely on him instead of fighting, and that he did not want to become their unappreciated shield.
• Yao Ye confirmed that the imperial family wanted to prevent either the Mittel Clan or the Mist Yun Sect from becoming too powerful while maintaining the sect as a defense against the Chu Yun Empire.

Qian Ye and Yao Ye faced the Mist Yun Sect’s forces as the Mittel Clan debated whether to surrender the Xiao Clan members. Hai Bodong and Ya Fei refused to abandon Xiao Ding, and Ya Fei revealed she had already arranged an escape plan for the younger clan members.

• Qian Ye and Yao Ye saw Yun Du and Yun Sha leading the Mist Yun Sect’s forces, and Mittel Tengshan, Hai Bodong, and Ya Fei realized the two elders had become Dou Huang.
• The Mittel Clan members urged Ya Fei to hand over the Xiao Clan members to avoid a battle, but Hai Bodong insisted he had promised Xiao Yan to protect them.
• Xiao Ding offered to stay behind with some of the Xiao Clan’s younger members so the rest could escape and preserve the clan’s ancestral flame.
• Hai Bodong rejected Xiao Ding’s sacrifice, warning that the Mist Yun Sect might attack even if the Xiao Clan members were surrendered.
• Ya Fei revealed that she had already moved some of the Mittel Clan’s younger members to safety and planned to evacuate the remaining Xiao Clan members if necessary.
• Xiao Ding thanked Ya Fei and Hai Bodong on behalf of the Xiao Clan and Xiao Yan.

The Mist Yun Sect attacked the Mittel Clan estate, overwhelming its defenders until Hai Bodong and the wounded were cornered. Qian Ye stepped forward in disguise to stop Yun Du, just as the Mist Yun Sect prepared to strike again.

• Yun Du and Yun Sha demanded that the Mittel Clan hand over the Xiao Clan members, then led the Mist Yun Sect disciples in an assault when Hai Bodong refused.
• Ya Fei, Mittel Tengshan, and the others fought back, but Yun Du and Yun Sha forced Hai Bodong into a two-on-one battle while the Mittel Clan suffered heavy losses.
• Yun Xiao wounded Ya Fei, Yao Ye caught her, and Hai Bodong retreated to shield the injured with a Dou Qi barrier.
• Yun Sha and Yun Du offered Hai Bodong a chance to surrender and join the Mist Yun Sect, but Hai Bodong refused to abandon the Xiao Clan.
• Qian Ye received medicinal items from the system, then stepped forward wearing a rabbit mask and challenged Yun Du before he could order another attack.

Yun Du killed Qian Ye with a single sword strike, leaving Yao Ye and the Mittel Clan convinced the Imperial Preceptor was dead. Qian Ye then rose into the air alive, and Hai Bodong suspected he had survived by taking a Life Returning Pill.

• Yun Du pierced Qian Ye's chest with his sword and mocked him after he collapsed.
• The Mittel Clan members accused Yao Ye of bringing them a useless ally, while Yao Ye mourned Qian Ye.
• Qian Ye's laughter rang out, and his body floated thirty feet into the air despite appearing to be dead.
• Hai Bodong explained that Qian Ye may have taken a Life Returning Pill, and Mittel Tengshan considered the value of having him serve the Mittel Clan.

Qian Ye revived after Yun Du pierced his heart, revealing golden wings and golden Double Pupils. Yun Du tried to recruit him into the Mist Yun Sect, and Qian Ye appeared open to considering it, leaving Yao Ye worried he might defect.

• Yun Du and Yun Sha decided against capturing Yao Ye because the imperial family and Jia Xingtian could turn the battle against them.
• Qian Ye sprouted six golden wings, vanished, and reappeared before Yao Ye with his wounds completely healed.
• Yao Ye, Xiao Ding, Ya Fei, Hai Bodong, and Mittel Tengshan reacted with astonishment to Qian Ye's recovery and unusual abilities.
• Yun Du offered Qian Ye a place as an honored elder in the Mist Yun Sect, promising privileges and medicinal ingredients.
• Yao Ye insisted Qian Ye was already the Jia Ma Empire's Imperial Preceptor, but Qian Ye asked whether the Mist Yun Sect could offer him greater power and more ingredients.

Yun Du persuaded Qian Ye to join the Mist Yun Sect by promising generous treatment, and Qian Ye accepted, stunning Yao Ye and the Mittel Clan. After rejecting Yao Ye’s plea to stay, Qian Ye gave Yun Du the name Wu Ming and joined the sect.

• Yun Du offered Qian Ye a place in the Mist Yun Sect and promised that the sect would accommodate his conditions.
• Qian Ye pretended to consider the offer, and the Mittel Clan members and Yao Ye reacted with dismay.
• Qian Ye told Yao Ye that he owed the Jia Ma Empire nothing and that he would choose the faction that best served his interests.
• Yao Ye kissed Qian Ye, but he pushed her away and declared that they no longer owed each other anything.
• Qian Ye appeared beside Yun Du, introduced himself as Wu Ming, and accepted the Mist Yun Sect’s welcome.
• Yun Sha and the others cheered as Qian Ye joined their side.

Qian Ye revealed that his surrender was a ruse and drove off the Mist Yun Sect elders after severing their arms. The Mittel Clan celebrated his help, while Ya Fei compared him with Xiao Yan and reflected on her unresolved feelings for Xiao Yan.

• Qian Ye revealed himself beside Yao Ye after secretly cutting off the arms of Yun Du, Yun Sha, Yun Xiao, Yun Kai, Ge Ye, Yun Fan, Yun Sha, and the other Mist Yun Sect elders.
• Qian Ye mocked Yun Du and warned the elders to leave, and Yun Sha persuaded Yun Du to retreat and report to the old sect master.
• Ya Fei ordered a banquet to thank Qian Ye, and the Mittel Clan cleared the battlefield before celebrating with him.
• Ya Fei tried to attract Qian Ye's attention but saw that Yao Ye remained focused on him.
• Ya Fei thought about her longstanding feelings for Xiao Yan and her hope that he would eventually return them.

Qian Ye received two large batches of pills after checking in with Ya Fei, then revealed that he was a Nine-Star Dou Zong, stunning the Mittel Clan. Mittel Tengshan drew Ya Fei aside and began explaining that the clan needed Qian Ye’s protection against Yun Shan.

• Qian Ye received 100 bottles each of Three-Stripe Clear Spirit Pills and Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pills, and Ya Fei felt her interest in him deepen.
• Hai Bodong thanked Qian Ye and Yao Ye for helping the Mittel Clan repel the Mist Yun Sect.
• Hai Bodong questioned Qian Ye’s claimed strength, and Qian Ye revealed that he was a Peak Dou Zong.
• The Mittel Clan members reacted with awe and believed Qian Ye could protect them from Yun Shan and the Mist Yun Sect.
• Mittel Tengshan took Ya Fei aside and began discussing Qian Ye’s strength and the danger Yun Shan posed to their clan.

Mittel Tengshan persuaded Qian Ye and Yao Ye to stay overnight at the Mittel estate, hoping Qian Ye would protect the clan from the Mist Yun Sect. In Yun Shan’s secret chamber, Protector Wu discussed the defeat and ordered him to find the family members sought by the Hall of Souls.

• Mittel Tengshan told Ya Fei to use her charm to keep Qian Ye close and help secure the Mittel Clan’s future.
• Mittel Tengshan and Hai Bodong persuaded Qian Ye and Yao Ye to stay at the estate for the night, and Ya Fei toasted Qian Ye.
• Ya Fei escorted Qian Ye and Yao Ye to VIP guest rooms while Mittel Tengshan, Hai Bodong, and the elders gathered to plan for Yun Shan’s retaliation.
• Protector Wu visited Yun Shan and questioned him about the Mist Yun Sect’s humiliating defeat.
• Yun Shan speculated that Xiao Yan might be the expert behind the defeat and explained that Qian Ye had taken Yun Yun, Nalan Yanran, and Gu He away.
• Protector Wu told Yun Shan to find the family members demanded by the Hall of Souls and warned him that failure would bring consequences.

Qian Ye spoke with Yao Ye, who urged him to leave the Mittel Clan with her at dawn because Yun Shan might return. In the rear courtyard, he comforted Xiao Qing, who missed her deceased parents, and she asked him to take her to Jia Nan Academy to visit Xiao Mei.

• Yao Ye praised Qian Ye's strength and warned him that Ya Fei seemed interested in him.
• Yao Ye persuaded Qian Ye to leave for the imperial palace the next morning to avoid the Mist Yun Sect's threat.
• Qian Ye found Xiao Qing crying alone in the rear courtyard and learned that Mist Yun Sect members had killed her parents.
• Qian Ye comforted Xiao Qing as she spoke about her parents watching over her and Xiao Mei as stars.
• Xiao Qing asked Qian Ye to take her to Jia Nan Academy to see Xiao Mei, and he offered to go immediately before she suggested leaving the next day.

Qian Ye tried to take Xiao Qing to Jia Nan Academy, but she distrusted him and tried to escape. He used spiritual power to transport them away, leaving Xiao Qing to discover where he had brought her.

• Qian Ye told Xiao Qing he could take her to Jia Nan Academy immediately, and she questioned whether he was a Mittel Clan member or a Mist Yun Sect agent.
• Xiao Qing pretended she needed to relieve herself so she could slip away and alert Ya Fei, but Qian Ye caught up with her.
• Qian Ye grabbed Xiao Qing as she begged him to let go, then enveloped her in spiritual light and vanished with her.
• Ya Fei visited Qian Ye's room, found it empty, and rested on his bed.
• Xiao Qing felt her feet touch the ground after being transported and slowly opened her eyes to see where Qian Ye had taken her.

Qian Ye brought Xiao Qing from the Jia Ma Empire's imperial capital to Jia Nan Academy in an instant, then took her to a restaurant for the night. With only one room available, they shared its deluxe double room, where Qian Ye suggested Xiao Qing wash up first.

• Xiao Qing discovered that Qian Ye had brought her to the entrance of Jia Nan Academy and questioned how he had traveled there so quickly.
• Qian Ye told Xiao Qing they should wait until morning to enter the academy, then led her to Jia Nan Grand Restaurant.
• The receptionist said only one deluxe VIP double room remained, so Qian Ye paid five hundred gold coins for it.
• Qian Ye and Xiao Qing entered the lavish room, and he told her to use the bathroom first.

Xiao Qing spent the night at an inn with Qian Ye, who carried her to bed after she fell asleep in the bathtub. The next morning, he reassured her and took her to breakfast before setting out to bring her to Jia Nan Academy to see her sister.

• Xiao Qing nervously entered the bathroom and wondered whether Qian Ye had truly brought her to Jia Nan Academy to see her sister.
• Xiao Qing fell asleep in the bathtub, and Qian Ye carried her to bed.
• Xiao Qing woke from a nightmare, realized she was undressed in bed, and guessed that Qian Ye had carried her there after finding her asleep.
• Qian Ye returned with breakfast and promised to take Xiao Qing to Jia Nan Academy to see her sister.
• Xiao Qing and Qian Ye finished breakfast and left the inn for Jia Nan Academy.

Qian Ye brought Xiao Qing to Jia Nan Academy, where she apologized for doubting him and asked about studying there. He encountered Vice Principal Hu Qian and hinted that he had something Hu needed, leaving Hu curious about his offer.

• Qian Ye and Xiao Qing traveled to Jia Nan Academy, and she thanked him and apologized for suspecting him of bad intentions.
• Qian Ye received 100 bottles of sixth-tier Dou Ling Pills from the Check-in System for checking in with Xiao Qing.
• Qian Ye explained the difference between the Outer Academy and the Inner Academy, then teased Xiao Qing that she could not qualify for either.
• Vice Principal Hu Qian arrived, mistook Xiao Qing for Qian Ye's girlfriend, and exchanged compliments with Qian Ye.
• Qian Ye hinted that he had something Hu Qian needed, and Hu asked him to explain.

Qian Ye sold Hu Qian a mysterious seventh-tier pill for one million gold coins, then took Xiao Qing to the Inner Academy to reunite her with her sister. He left Xiao Qing waiting outside while he prompted Xiao Mei and Xiao Yu to go see who had arrived.

• Qian Ye sold Hu Qian a pink seventh-tier pill for one million gold coins and told him to take it before bed.
• Qian Ye carried Xiao Qing through the forest to the Inner Academy, where the gate attendants welcomed him as the sect master.
• Qian Ye brought Xiao Qing to the rear courtyard and left her waiting while he went to get her sister.
• Qian Ye joined Xiao Mei, Xiao Yu, Ruo Ling, Hu Jia, and Wu Wei for breakfast, then told Xiao Mei that a girl was asking for her.
• Qian Ye also sent Xiao Yu to check on the visitor, and Xiao Mei saw a girl with twin braids sitting at the doorway.

Xiao Mei reunited with her younger sister Xiao Qing and welcomed her to stay at Qian Gate, while Qian Ye returned to the imperial capital. Yao Ye and Ya Fei feared Qian Ye had been taken or injured by the Mist Yun Sect and Hall of Souls, until a handsome man appeared at the door.

• Xiao Qing reunited with Xiao Mei at Jia Nan Academy and explained that Qian Ye had brought her from the Mittel Clan's estate.
• Xiao Mei introduced Xiao Qing to their cousin Xiao Yu, and the three went to breakfast together.
• Xiao Mei asked Qian Ye to let Xiao Qing stay in Qian Gate, and he agreed before departing for the imperial capital.
• Yao Ye broke into Qian Ye's room and found Ya Fei asleep there, then learned Qian Ye had not returned overnight.
• Yao Ye and Ya Fei feared the Mist Yun Sect and Hall of Souls had harmed Qian Ye, but a handsome man suddenly appeared at the door.

Qian Ye returned to Yao Ye, then met Ya Fei, who asked him to help the Mittel Clan face the Mist Yun Sect. As the clan prepared for Yun Shan’s attack, he arrived with his disciples, and Hai Bodong challenged him to protect the others.

• Qian Ye returned and embraced Yao Ye, then received a Misfortune Breaking Pill from the Check-in System.
• Ya Fei asked Qian Ye to help the Mittel Clan, and after he refused to commit, she kissed him.
• Ya Fei told the clan leaders that Qian Ye had not decided whether to help, while the Mittel Clan prepared for Yun Shan’s retaliation.
• Yun Shan arrived at the Mittel Clan estate with Mist Yun Sect disciples, and the clan gathered to face them.
• Hai Bodong confronted Yun Shan and challenged him to a fight, asking him to spare the Xiao Clan and the others.

Qian Ye arrived to help Ya Fei and the Mittel Clan, then took over the fight after Yun Shan badly wounded Hai Bodong. Qian Ye overwhelmed Yun Shan with a single flick, leaving the Mist Yun Sect members terrified as their sect master crashed into the ground.

• Yun Shan's wind attacks overcame Hai Bodong's defenses and sent him crashing into a manor wall.
• Qian Ye and Yao Ye arrived beside Ya Fei, and Qian Ye helped Hai Bodong to his feet before confronting Yun Shan.
• Yun Shan attacked Qian Ye with a wind wall and giant wind swords, but Qian Ye broke through with a flick of his finger.
• Qian Ye's force swept the battlefield and shattered Yun Shan's defenses, then struck his chest.
• Yun Shan fell from the sky into a crater, leaving the Mist Yun Sect members shocked and afraid.

After Qian Ye buried Yun Shan with a single flick, the Mittel Clan celebrated while fearing the Hall of Souls and its search for a Xiao Clan jade pendant. Yun Shan survived and emerged from the pit having broken through several stars, leaving the battle’s outcome uncertain.

• The Mittel Clan praised Qian Ye for saving them, while Mittel Tengshan and Hai Bodong discussed the threat posed by the Hall of Souls and its search for the Xiao Clan jade pendant.
• The Mist Yun Sect members gathered around Yun Shan’s burial pit in despair, believing they had lost their leader and had no way to face Qian Ye.
• Yun Shan unleashed a deafening cry from the pit, and Hai Bodong realized he had survived and grown much stronger.
• Ya Fei and Yao Ye worried for Qian Ye as the earth erupted and Yun Shan rose from the pit, shining with brilliant light.

Yun Shan survived Qian Ye’s attack and broke through from a three-star Dou Zong to a three-star Dou Zun, prompting both sides to fear for their champion. Qian Ye removed his mask and was recognized, and Yun Shan claimed his new strength made him superior as the confrontation continued.

• Yun Shan rose again, revealed he had become a three-star Dou Zun, and declared that Qian Ye’s blow had triggered his breakthrough.
• Mittel Tengshan and Hai Bodong discussed protecting Qian Ye if he lost, while Ya Fei pledged to join them.
• Qian Ye removed his mask, and Yun Shan, Yun Du, and the Mist Yun Sect disciples recognized him from his previous visit.
• Yun Sha and Yun Du speculated that Ya Fei had lured Qian Ye into helping the Mittel Clan, then reassured themselves that Yun Shan could now defeat him.
• Yun Du led the Mist Yun Sect in cheering for Yun Shan, while Yao Ye, Ya Fei, Mittel Tengshan, Hai Bodong, Xiao Ding, and the Mittel Clan disciples cheered for Qian Ye.
• Yun Shan told Qian Ye he had once feared him but now believed Qian Ye was the one who should be afraid.

Qian Ye survived Yun Shan’s attack and revealed that he had broken through to nine-star Dou Zun, then killed Yun Shan with one slash. With Yun Yun away and the Mist Yun Sect leaderless, Qian Ye turned his power against the remaining sect members.

• Yun Shan attacked Qian Ye with spatial wind swords, and Qian Ye fell to the ground, apparently dead.
• Qian Ye rose and revealed he was still alive, shocking Yun Shan and the Mist Yun Sect.
• Qian Ye said Yun Shan’s attack had made him break through to nine-star Dou Zun and vanished from sight.
• Qian Ye appeared before Yun Shan and killed him with a single slash.
• Yun Du took temporary charge of the leaderless Mist Yun Sect after Yun Shan’s death.
• Qian Ye’s gravity attack pressed down on the Mist Yun Sect members, leaving even Yun Xiao unable to resist.

Qian Ye subdued the Mist Yun Sect forces and seized Yun Shan’s soul body from Protector Wu. He then unleashed the Void Devouring Flame, which devoured Protector Wu as he tried to flee.

• Qian Ye’s gravity pinned Yun Sha, Ge Ye, Yun Xiao, and the other Mist Yun Sect disciples and elders to the ground.
• Protector Wu captured Yun Shan’s fleeing soul body with an iron chain, but Qian Ye pulled Yun Shan’s soul away from him.
• Protector Wu attacked Qian Ye with his chain, but Qian Ye restrained him without being harmed.
• Qian Ye revealed the Void Devouring Flame and sent it after Protector Wu, who fled in terror.
• The Void Devouring Flame caught and devoured Protector Wu completely.

After defeating Yun Shan and Protector Wu, Qian Ye drove the Mist Yun Sect forces away and rested in seclusion. Ten days later, he gave the Emperor Flame a human form and named her Di Ji, then received a system reward for checking in with her.

• Qian Ye stored Yun Shan's soul in his Soul Storage Ring and warned Yun Du and the Mist Yun Sect to leave Ya Fei alone.
• Yun Du and the others fled, while Qian Ye returned to the imperial palace with Yao Yue and entered seclusion.
• Yao Ye told Jia Xingtian that Qian Ye was a Nine-Star Dou Zun, astonishing him.
• After ten days, Qian Ye emerged from seclusion and watched the Emperor Flame take human form.
• Qian Ye named the Emperor Flame Di Ji, and the Check-in System rewarded him with one hundred bottles of Spirit Fusion Pills.

Zi Yan visited Qian Ye, who gave her pills and learned that Cai Lin wanted to see him. Several months later, Yao Ye reported that three neighboring empires were preparing to attack the Jia Ma Empire, leaving Qian Ye to face the coming war and a chance to save the Little Fairy Doctor.

• Qian Ye met Zi Yan, who had come from the Snake-People Tribe with medicinal ingredients and asked him for pills.
• Qian Ye gave Zi Yan ten bottles of pills, and Di Ji recognized her as a dragon in human form.
• Zi Yan asked when Qian Ye would visit Cai Lin, and he said they would meet soon.
• Several months later, Yao Ye summoned Qian Ye and told him that the Chu Yun Empire, Mu Lan Empire, and Luo Yan Empire were about to attack Black Mountain Fortress.
• Yao Ye said that Jia Ma Empire's leaders and Queen Medusa had gathered for the war, and Qian Ye asked what she planned to do.