Chapter Summaries

Xiao Fan carried hungry Zi Yan through the Magical Beast Mountain Range toward Green Mountain Town, where the pair encountered three bandits. After Xiao Fan defeated and buried them, he traded Zi Yan's spoils for candy and continued toward town with their strange powder in hand.

• Xiao Fan told Zi Yan they were nearing Green Mountain Town and promised to make her Three-Colored Candy Pills if she stopped urging him to hurry.
• Three men tried to rob Xiao Fan and threatened Zi Yan, while one of them leered at Xiao Fan.
• Xiao Fan attacked the men, knocked one into the ground, and buried all three with Zi Yan's help.
• Zi Yan gave Xiao Fan the jade bottles she had taken from the men in exchange for three bottles of Sugar Pills.
• Xiao Fan recognized the powder as unusually well-made Aphrodisiac Powder and continued toward Green Mountain Town with Zi Yan on his back.

Xiao Fan took Zi Yan to the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion, where he bought all its medicinal herbs and met the white-haired manager. He recognized her as Xiao Yi Xian, confirmed her Woe Poison Body had not erupted, and left the two of them introduced to each other.

• Zi Yan tried to buy every herb at the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion, and Xiao Fan paid with his Black Card.
• Xiao Fan asked whether the pavilion had a physician, then rested while Zi Yan ate the herbs.
• The manager, a white-haired little girl, ordered the pavilion closed for the day and approached Xiao Fan.
• Xiao Fan pulled the manager into his arms, then lifted her skirt to check for signs of her Woe Poison Body, and she slapped him.
• Xiao Fan realized the girl was Xiao Yi Xian and apologized; the two introduced themselves.

Xiao Fan reunited with Xiao Yi Xian, freed Zi Yan from a bag of medicinal ingredients, and left with her to refine pills. As he planned his next journey, he decided to seek the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map and bring Xiao Yi Xian along, before eventually heading for the Tagor Desert.

• Xiao Fan awkwardly questioned Xiao Yi Xian about her white hair and clothes, while she blushed and hid her feelings for him.
• Xiao Fan found Zi Yan bound inside the medicinal ingredients bag, freed her, and scolded her for eating so much.
• Xiao Fan said goodbye to Xiao Yi Xian and left with the medicinal ingredients, while Xiao Yi Xian watched him go and recalled the white dress he had once given her.
• Xiao Fan began refining pills as Zi Yan urged him to hurry, then let her go search for treasures and promised to make her dinner.
• Xiao Fan planned to retrieve the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame fragment map and bring Xiao Yi Xian with him, then considered traveling to the Tagor Desert to meet Medusa and take the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Xiao Fan visited Xiao Yi Xian at the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion and reassured her that he would remain her friend even if her Woe Poison Body made others hate her. Xiao Yi Xian’s tears gave way to a smile as she sensed that Xiao Fan seemed different in this life.

• Zi Yan brought home treasures stolen from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, and Xiao Fan fed her before she fell asleep.
• Xiao Fan found the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion closed and learned that Xiao Yi Xian owned it.
• Xiao Fan held Xiao Yi Xian’s hand and hugged her, but she shoved him away when he touched her waist.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked whether Xiao Fan would still be her friend if everyone hated her, and he promised he would.
• Xiao Fan called Xiao Yi Xian his pure little angel, and she wiped away her tears with a smile.

Xiao Fan and Xiao Yi Xian confronted her Woe Poison Body and continued through the Magical Beast Mountain Range toward a hidden treasure. They reached a stone door, which Xiao Yi Xian opened with ease.

• Xiao Fan told Xiao Yi Xian that he knew she possessed the Woe Poison Body and took a Detoxification Pill to suppress its poison.
• Xiao Fan pulled Xiao Yi Xian into the bushes to hide from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, whose men were searching for their stolen treasury.
• Xiao Fan protected Xiao Yi Xian from a Rock Snake as they descended a cliff toward a cave.
• Xiao Fan and Xiao Yi Xian entered the cave and followed its winding passage to a stone door.
• Xiao Yi Xian opened the stone door with a mechanism, surprising Xiao Fan.

Xiao Fan and Xiao Yi Xian explored the Treasure Cave, where Xiao Fan found the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map fragment and learned the Spirit Devouring Art was missing. After discovering the Woe Poison Body in the Seven-Colored Poison Manual, Xiao Fan tested his theory and told Xiao Yi Xian he could completely resolve her condition.

• Xiao Fan gave Xiao Yi Xian a Storage Ring and placed it on her ring finger.
• Xiao Fan took three keys and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map fragment from the skeleton, then buried it; the Spirit Devouring Art was missing from its former hiding place.
• Xiao Yi Xian gave Xiao Fan the Ice Spirit Flame Grass, which he needed to refine a Blood Lotus Pill before attempting to subdue a Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Fan let Xiao Yi Xian open the treasure chests, and she found the Seven-Colored Poison Manual.
• Xiao Fan read about the Woe Poison Body, tested his idea on Xiao Yi Xian, and announced that he had a way to resolve it completely.

Xiao Fan told Xiao Yi Xian that his Spirit Devouring Art might remove the Woe Poison Body’s urge to devour poison, giving her a way to cultivate safely. After Xiao Yi Xian kissed him and confessed her feelings through her actions, the two opened the treasure chests and returned to the surface, where someone angrily ordered them to stop.

• Xiao Fan explained that his Spirit Devouring Art could devour the spirit of Xiao Yi Xian’s Woe Poison Body and offered hope of resolving its danger.
• Xiao Yi Xian kissed Xiao Fan and claimed her place in his heart, leaving him flustered and unsure how to interpret her feelings.
• Xiao Fan called Xiao Yi Xian “Xian'er” after she insisted, and she happily accepted the affectionate name.
• Xiao Fan and Xiao Yi Xian opened the treasure chests, and Xiao Yi Xian let him keep the flying Dou Technique.
• Xiao Fan carried Xiao Yi Xian back to the surface, where an angry voice shouted for them to stop.

After Wolf Head Mercenary Group members confronted Xiao Fan and Xiao Yi Xian, they let the pair go after recognizing Xiao Yi Xian as the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion proprietor. Xiao Fan resumed making Sugar Pills, but Zi Yan accidentally ruined his Qi Recovery Powder ingredients, leaving him considering new supplies and an Alchemist certification.

• Wolf Head Mercenary Group members stopped Xiao Fan and Xiao Yi Xian, then backed down after learning Xiao Yi Xian was the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion proprietor.
• The mercenary leader told an underling exaggerated rumors about Xiao Yi Xian's strength and mistook her for an old woman.
• Xiao Fan teased Xiao Yi Xian about the misunderstanding until her blackish-purple Dou Qi frightened him into stopping.
• Zi Yan sniffed Xiao Fan, spotted his Purple Spirit Strange Fruit, and eagerly ate it.
• Xiao Fan told Zi Yan they would stay in Green Mountain Town and that she must not raid more treasuries, promising her Sugar Pills instead.
• While Xiao Fan refined Sugar Pills and Qi Recovery Powder, Zi Yan crashed into him and destroyed most of the third-rank pill ingredients, so he planned to find Xiao Yi Xian and seek Alchemist certification.

Xiao Fan reunited with Xiao Yi Xian, who decided to leave the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion for the Chu Yun Empire, and accompanied her to a hidden valley they once shared. He urged her to let him stay by her side, but she avoided answering as they spent the evening together.

• Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Fan that the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion had completed its mission and that she planned to go to the Chu Yun Empire.
• Xiao Fan confessed that he wanted to be with Xiao Yi Xian, but she said she had to leave and asked him to accompany her for a while.
• Xiao Fan carried Xiao Yi Xian to a concealed valley in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, while Zi Yan woke and darted off to find treasures.
• Xiao Fan asked Xiao Yi Xian to let him walk her road with her, but she changed the subject and went to make dinner.
• Xiao Yi Xian served Xiao Fan a strange, brightly colored soup, and he drank it while she watched with concealed sorrow.

Xiao Yi Xian used poison hidden on her tongue to overcome Xiao Fan’s defenses before leaving the cabin. Xiao Fan woke to find her gone, read her letter, and discovered a bracelet made from her purple hair, which left him smiling through tears.

• Xiao Fan ate Xiao Yi Xian’s cooking and agreed to share her bed, then lost consciousness after she kissed him with poison on her tongue.
• Xiao Yi Xian caressed the sleeping Xiao Fan, tidied herself, and quietly left the cabin.
• Xiao Fan woke with Zi Yan sleeping on top of him and realized Xiao Yi Xian had departed for the Chu Yun Empire.
• Xiao Fan read Xiao Yi Xian’s letter, which reminded him to help resolve her Woe Poison Body.
• Xiao Fan found a bracelet made from Xiao Yi Xian’s purple hair, put it on his wrist, and cried as he smiled.

Xiao Fan rescued Yun Yun after she was badly wounded during her battle with the Amethyst Winged Lion King, then escaped with her and Zi Yan. They hid in a cave, where Yun Yun woke and realized Xiao Fan had saved her again.

• Xiao Fan remembered leaving Yun Yun after she rejected him and stopped her from taking her own life.
• During Yun Yun's fight with the Amethyst Winged Lion King, she struck off its horn but was distracted by Xiao Fan and took a claw strike.
• Xiao Fan carried the unconscious Yun Yun away and tricked the Amethyst Winged Lion King into returning to its cave by claiming its child was in danger.
• Xiao Fan summoned Zi Yan by calling out that the food was ready, then fled with her and Yun Yun.
• Xiao Fan found a cave and prepared to hide, while Yun Yun woke, recognized him, and coughed up blood from her injury.

Xiao Fan and Zi Yan raided the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave for the Amethyst Birth Source while the Lion King gave birth. Xiao Fan stole the treasure and branded the newborn cub's soul, then fled the cave and found Yun Yun fighting the Lion King.

• Zi Yan sensed treasure in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, and Xiao Fan agreed to steal it from the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave.
• Zi Yan drew the surrounding magical beasts away, while Xiao Fan slipped into the cave and realized the Lion King was giving birth.
• Xiao Fan found the exhausted Lion King tending to her newborn cub, then took the Amethyst Birth Source while she left to confront an intruder.
• Xiao Fan used the Beast Taming Art to brand the newborn cub's soul and escaped from the cave.
• Xiao Fan saw Yun Yun fighting the Amethyst Winged Lion King in the sky.

Xiao Fan treated the injured Yun Yun, who had been conscious enough to notice his actions, and took payment from her Storage Ring. After Yun Yun revealed she was to become the next leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, she offered Xiao Fan three items from the ring if he cared for her while she rested.

• Xiao Fan sent Zi Yan away with the Amethyst Birth Source and treated Yun Yun's wounds.
• Xiao Fan changed Yun Yun into a purple dress and searched her Storage Ring for medicine and valuables.
• Yun Yun awoke, thanked Xiao Fan, and introduced herself, while Xiao Fan demanded pills and medicinal ingredients as payment.
• Yun Yun revealed she was about to become the next sect leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, prompting Xiao Fan to take more items from her Storage Ring.
• Yun Yun stopped pretending to be injured, confronted Xiao Fan about taking her belongings, and offered him three things from her Storage Ring to care for her while she rested.

Xiao Fan’s pill-making was disrupted when Zi Yan brought a Blue Eagle into the cave, and Yun Yun accidentally cooked the bird with Xiao Fan’s seven-colored Aphrodisiac Powder. The powder affected Zi Yan, and Xiao Fan realized it had come from Xiao Yi Xian.

• Zi Yan knocked over Xiao Fan’s pill furnace and jars while trying to bring a Blue Eagle into the cave, and Yun Yun agreed to cook the bird to compensate him.
• Yun Yun mistook Xiao Fan’s seven-colored Aphrodisiac Powder for seasoning and used it to cook the Blue Eagle.
• Xiao Fan, Yun Yun, and Zi Yan ate the bird, and Xiao Fan praised Yun Yun’s cooking before recognizing its familiar taste.
• Xiao Fan realized the seasoning was Aphrodisiac Powder, while Zi Yan became dizzy and spoke affectionately to him.
• Yun Yun asked for an antidote, but Xiao Fan said he had none and recognized Xiao Yi Xian’s skill as a poison expert.

After Xiao Yi Xian’s poison overwhelmed Xiao Fan, Zi Yan transformed into the Dragon Emperor and claimed him while Yun Yun watched before leaving for the Misty Cloud Sect. Xiao Fan later awoke badly injured with no clear memory of what happened, while Zi Yan blamed Yun Yun and said she had gone to handle her sect’s affairs.

• Xiao Fan lost control under the poison’s effects as Yun Yun considered approaching him, but Zi Yan pounced on him first.
• Zi Yan transformed into the Dragon Emperor, confessed that she had searched for Xiao Fan for thousands of years, and kissed him while he remained disoriented.
• Yun Yun realized the depth of Zi Yan’s feelings, reflected on her own life, and left for the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Fan awoke wrapped in bandages and asked Zi Yan what had happened, but his memories were hazy.
• Zi Yan told Xiao Fan that Yun Yun had treated his injuries and left to handle sect affairs, while concealing what she had done.

After recovering, Xiao Fan discovered that refining poison had awakened Poison Dou Qi and possibly let the Spirit Devouring Art grant him the Woe Poison Body. In Black Rock City, he reassured the clingy Zi Yan, who fell asleep in his arms after confessing her affection.

• Xiao Fan realized Dragon Saliva had helped him break through to one-star Dou Master and noticed his Dou Qi had gained a purple-black Poison Dou Qi aspect.
• Xiao Fan tested his theory by refining a mildly poisonous Three-Lobed Ragweed and found that his Poison Dou Qi grew stronger, confirming that he had obtained the Woe Poison Body.
• Xiao Fan and Zi Yan arrived in Black Rock City, where Zi Yan worried he was angry because he had not given her Sugar Pills.
• Xiao Fan hugged Zi Yan, told her he would not abandon her, and gently scolded her for biting him.
• Zi Yan fell asleep against Xiao Fan and murmured that she liked him, and Xiao Fan returned the sentiment.

Xiao Fan entered the Alchemist Guild under the name Xiao Bufan and sought to take the fourth-tier Alchemist examination. President Frank agreed to let him prove his skills, but grew suspicious when Xiao Fan admitted he had no medicine cauldron.

• Xiao Fan showed condensed real flame to the guards, entered the guild with Zi Yan, and registered as an eighteen-year-old student of Elder Huo.
• Xiao Fan declared he would take the fourth-tier examination, shocking the registration clerk, who went to inform President Frank.
• While waiting, Zi Yan spotted a disheveled second-tier Alchemist carrying several treasures, and Xiao Fan agreed they would pilfer them later.
• Xiao Fan showed Frank a third-tier Qi Recovery Powder with pill patterns, and Frank allowed him to take the fourth-tier examination after Xiao Fan offered to refine a pill in person.
• Xiao Fan told Frank that Elder Huo was a fifth-tier Alchemist, then asked to borrow a medicine cauldron because his own had been destroyed.
• Frank became angry and threatened Xiao Fan after learning he had come to take a fourth-tier examination without bringing a medicine cauldron.

Xiao Fan demonstrated his exceptional alchemy skills to Frank, earning recognition as a Fourth-Grade Alchemist and an invitation to represent Black Rock City in the Alchemist Tournament. He agreed to compete in a year and asked Frank to keep his rank secret by giving him a Second-Grade Alchemist robe.

• Zi Yan knocked Frank back with her aura after he threatened Xiao Fan, and Frank realized she was far stronger than she looked.
• Xiao Fan accepted Frank’s challenge and began refining two batches of Beast Strength Pills without consulting the formula.
• Xiao Fan refined both batches together and produced two perfect, patterned fourth-grade pills, astonishing Frank.
• Frank granted Xiao Fan the Fourth-Grade Alchemist rank and offered him medicinal ingredients in exchange for representing Black Rock City at the tournament in Jia Ma Imperial City.
• Xiao Fan accepted the invitation and asked Frank for a Second-Grade Alchemist robe and secrecy about his true rank.

At the Alchemist Guild, Xiao Fan met Frank’s disciple Xue Mei, whose interest in him provoked Zi Yan’s jealousy and a public declaration that she would be Xiao Fan’s wife. In the days before he planned to leave Black Rock City for the Tagor Desert, Xue Mei kept visiting Xiao Fan, and he decided to repay the Guild by teaching her alchemy.

• Frank introduced his disciple Xue Mei to Xiao Fan and encouraged her to learn from him and show him around Black Rock City.
• Xue Mei agreed eagerly to show Xiao Fan around, while Zi Yan grew jealous and Xiao Fan struggled to keep her from attacking Frank.
• When Xue Mei asked who Zi Yan was, Zi Yan called herself Xiao Fan’s wife and then loudly declared that she was his child bride and would marry him in the future.
• Xiao Fan carried Zi Yan out of the Guild, and she explained that Yun Yun had told her she could marry him when he grew up.
• Xue Mei visited Xiao Fan every day over the next few days, and Xiao Fan decided to guide her in alchemy to repay the Guild before leaving for the Tagor Desert.

Xiao Fan taught Xue Mei alchemy by having her refine Sugar Pills, and she succeeded with his guidance. After Xue Mei kissed and hugged him, she fainted, while Zi Yan demanded kisses of her own.

• Xiao Fan told Xue Mei he planned to leave for the Tagor Desert and offered to teach her alchemy.
• Xiao Fan explained that alchemists needed money, hands-on practice, and strong cultivation as well as alchemy techniques.
• Xiao Fan demonstrated refining Sugar Pills, then guided Xue Mei as she practiced and successfully made one.
• Xue Mei hugged Xiao Fan and accidentally kissed him after Zi Yan tasted the Sugar Pill.
• Xiao Fan distracted Zi Yan with bottles of Sugar Pills, caught the fainting Xue Mei, and heard Zi Yan ask for kisses too.