Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ze traveled to the Jia Ma Empire’s Imperial Capital with Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Xun'er, and Xiao Yan, where Princess Yao Ye provided the medicinal ingredients he needed. He refined a Tier 7 medicinal pill before Yao Chen and Yao Yue, leaving Yao Chen astonished, and then claimed the system reward.

• Xiao Ze gathered the remaining medicinal ingredients and traveled to the Imperial Capital with Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Xun'er, and Xiao Yan.
• Princess Yao Ye stopped the royal palace guards from barring Xiao Ze and gave him the ingredients the royal family had collected.
• Xiao Ze prepared to refine a Tier 7 medicinal pill in the palace, while Yao Chen questioned whether he could succeed.
• Xiao Ze refined the pill, and the Pill Lightning drew Yao Yue to witness the process.
• Xiao Ze completed the Tier 7 medicinal pill, stunning Yao Chen, and claimed the system reward.

Xiao Ze received the Eight Desolations Sword Art as a critical-hit reward after refining a Tier 7 medicinal pill. Yao Yue realized that Xiao Ze had drawn down Pill Lightning and told Yao Ye who was responsible for the strange phenomenon.

• Xiao Ze claimed his critical-hit reward and obtained the high-tier Earth-rank Eight Desolations Sword Art.
• Yao Chen praised Xiao Ze’s talent and returned to the Storage Ring when he sensed someone approaching.
• Yao Yue saw the Pill Lightning and realized Xiao Ze could refine Tier 7 medicinal pills.
• Yao Ye found Yao Yue awake during patrol and urged her to return home amid the Imperial Capital’s martial law.
• Yao Yue told Yao Ye that Xiao Ze had drawn down the Pill Lightning.

Yao Yue explained that Xiao Ze had refined a Tier 7 medicinal pill, and Yao Ye realized the celestial phenomenon would draw the attention of powerful factions across the Jia Ma Empire. As Jia Xingtian acknowledged that he had underestimated Xiao Ze, Xiao Ze accepted a system mission, while Gu He and others at the Misty Cloud Sect reacted to the phenomenon.

• Yao Ye was shocked to learn from Yao Yue that Xiao Ze had refined a Tier 7 medicinal pill.
• Yao Yue warned that the Pill Lightning had likely alerted the Misty Cloud Sect and other major factions, and Yao Ye resolved to protect Xiao Ze from their attention.
• Jia Xingtian arrived and told Yao Ye and Yao Yue that he had seen the celestial phenomenon and underestimated Xiao Ze.
• Xiao Ze accepted a system mission prompted by the attention his pill refining had attracted.
• Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran saw the phenomenon from the Misty Cloud Sect, and Gu He suddenly spoke.

Xiao Ze’s Tier 7 pill refinement stirred the Jia Ma Empire, and Yun Yun decided the Misty Cloud Sect should seek his favor. The next morning, Xiao Ze accepted a system mission to earn Jia Xingtian’s recognition, just as Jia Xingtian arrived at his door.

• Gu He identified the heavenly phenomenon as a sign of a Tier 7 pill, shocking Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran.
• Yun Yun decided to travel to the Imperial Capital and befriend the newly revealed Alchemist on behalf of the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Ze accepted the system mission to gain Jia Xingtian’s recognition in exchange for a wind attribute.
• Yao Chen praised Xiao Ze’s alchemy talent and predicted that major factions would soon approach him.
• Jia Xingtian arrived at Xiao Ze’s door.

Jia Xingtian congratulated Xiao Ze on refining a Tier 7 medicinal pill and offered the Gama Empire Royal Family’s support for auctioning it. Xiao Ze accepted a System mission to auction the pill and attract the attention of the Pill Tower, and planned to make the event large enough to reach beyond the Northwest Continent.

• Jia Xingtian arrived excitedly after learning Xiao Ze had refined a Tier 7 medicinal pill and praised his talent and teacher.
• Xiao Ze noticed a System mission to auction the pill and draw the Pill Tower’s attention, with an SS-grade draw as the reward, and accepted it.
• Jia Xingtian asked whether Xiao Ze would keep the pill or auction it, and Xiao Ze said he intended to auction it for the widest possible audience and highest price.
• Jia Xingtian offered the Gama Empire Royal Family’s endorsement and promised to help maximize the auction’s influence and profits.

Jia Xingtian entrusted Xiao Ze with making his Tier 7 Medicinal Pill famous, while Yao Yue struggled with envy over Xiao Ze’s talent. After Xiao Ze patiently helped her with alchemy, she became distracted by him and explained that Jia Xingtian was hosting a Tier 6 Alchemist from the Chu Yun Empire.

• Xiao Ze agreed to let Jia Xingtian handle the Tier 7 Medicinal Pill and make it famous.
• Yao Yue stopped refining pills, discouraged by Xiao Ze’s alchemy talent, and Yao Ye reassured her that his achievements would bring pride and influence to the Jia Ma Empire.
• The next day, Yao Yue asked Xiao Ze for help with alchemy, and he patiently explained the matters that had troubled her.
• Yao Yue became distracted while Xiao Ze explained, then pretended she had understood everything when he asked.
• Xiao Ze asked why Jia Xingtian had not visited, and Yao Yue said he was receiving a Tier 6 Alchemist from the Chu Yun Empire.

Xiao Ze began refining a Tier 7 pill while Yao Yue stayed nearby despite his warning about Pill Lightning. Meanwhile, Princess Yao Ye arrived at the imperial inner hall and heard a Chu Yun Empire alchemist dismiss the Jia Ma Empire’s young alchemists.

• Xiao Ze told Yao Yue he planned to refine a Tier 7 pill and asked her to leave so she would not disturb him.
• Yao Yue asked to watch and stand guard, and Xiao Ze let her stay after warning that he would not save her if Pill Lightning struck.
• Xiao Ze took out his medicinal cauldron and began refining a pill with ingredients from his Storage Ring.
• Princess Yao Ye arrived at the imperial family's inner hall and saw Jia Xingtian receiving a young Tier 6 Alchemist from the Chu Yun Empire.
• The Chu Yun Alchemist praised his empire's growing number of alchemists and claimed the Jia Ma Empire had no impressive young alchemists beyond Gu He.

A Chu Yun Empire Alchemist insulted Jia Ma’s lack of promising young Alchemists, so Jia Xingtian boasted of Xiao Ze and agreed to a contest. As Yao Ye was sent to fetch him, a vast red-sky storm appeared, and the visiting Alchemist wondered if Xiao Ze was refining a Tier 7 pill.

• The Chu Yun Alchemist mocked Jia Ma’s Alchemists and dismissed Yao Yue’s Tier 3 skill as unimpressive.
• Jia Xingtian defended the empire and claimed that Xiao Ze of Wutan City surpassed any Alchemist in Chu Yun.
• The Chu Yun Alchemist demanded a contest, and Jia Xingtian told Yao Ye to summon Xiao Ze.
• Before Yao Ye could leave, the sky trembled and turned red as lightning and thunder broke out.
• The Chu Yun Alchemist wondered whether the phenomenon came from Pill Lightning caused by a Tier 7 pill.

Xiao Ze completed a Tier 7 medicinal pill and accepted the imperial family’s invitation to compete against an Alchemist from the Chu Yun Empire. Yao Ye and Yao Yue took him to the reception hall, where he was expected to defend the Jia Ma Empire’s reputation.

• The Alchemist from the Chu Yun Empire saw the Pill Lightning and doubted that a Tier 7 Alchemist could exist in the Jia Ma Empire.
• Jia Xingtian told Yao Ye to invite Xiao Ze to speak with him after Xiao Ze finished refining his pill.
• Xiao Ze completed the Tier 7 medicinal pill, earning Yao Chen’s praise and accepting the system task to defeat the Chu Yun Alchemist.
• Yao Ye invited Xiao Ze to accept the challenge on behalf of the Jia Ma Empire, and Xiao Ze agreed.
• Yao Ye and Yao Yue escorted Xiao Ze toward the imperial family’s reception hall, and Yao Yue fell silent after learning the opponent was around Tier 6.

Xiao Ze agreed to represent the Jia Ma Empire in an Alchemist competition against Liu Bai of the Chu Yun Empire. The contest was set for two days later, with Jia Xingtian promising the royal family’s favor if Xiao Ze won.

• Jia Xingtian introduced Liu Bai to Xiao Ze and asked Xiao Ze to defend the Jia Ma Empire’s reputation.
• Liu Bai challenged Xiao Ze and boasted that the Chu Yun Empire’s Alchemists were superior.
• Xiao Ze accepted and proposed a national-level Alchemist competition between their countries in two days.
• Liu Bai accepted the wager and left for the residence arranged by the Gama Empire Royal Family.
• Jia Xingtian approved Xiao Ze’s decision and promised that the Gama Empire Royal Family would owe him a great favor.

Xiao Ze reaffirmed his loyalty to the Jia Ma Empire before facing Chu Yun Empire alchemist Liu Bai in their public competition. As Liu Bai began refining a pill with Beast Flame, Xiao Ze had yet to respond.

• Xiao Ze told Jia Xingtian that defending the Jia Ma Empire against foreign alchemists was his duty.
• Two days later, a large crowd gathered to watch Xiao Ze compete against Liu Bai.
• Liu Bai warned Xiao Ze that losing could cost him the trust of the Jia Ma Empire and invited him to join Chu Yun Empire.
• Xiao Ze agreed to Liu Bai's challenge to refine pills that restored Dou Qi, with grade and purity deciding the winner.
• Liu Bai started refining and displayed his Beast Flame, boasting that it was several times stronger than ordinary Dou Qi flame.