Chapter Summaries

Yun Shenwei persuaded Xiao Zhan to end Xiao Yan’s engagement to Nalan Yanran by showing him a letter he claimed documented his correspondence with Pill King Senior and promising help for Xiao Yan. Xiao Zhan agreed to cooperate, and Yun Shenwei presented a written agreement to formalize the arrangement.

• Yun Shenwei showed Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan a prepared letter as supposed proof of his connection to Pill King Senior.
• Xiao Yan said he had no feelings for Nalan Yanran and asked Xiao Zhan to let Yun Shenwei marry her instead.
• Yun Shenwei promised to help Xiao Yan restore his strength and enter Jia Nan Academy through the Misty Cloud Sect’s recommendation.
• Xiao Zhan weighed the benefits for Xiao Yan and the Xiao Clan, then agreed to assist Yun Shenwei.
• Yun Shenwei produced a written agreement to make their arrangement official.

Yun Shenwei secured an agreement with Xiao Zhan concerning Xiao Yan, intending to use Xiao Yan to help complete future missions while presenting himself as a benefactor. The Xiao Family accepted the arrangement and began looking for ways to gain Yun Shenwei’s favor, hoping to strengthen their ties with the Misty Cloud Sect and Jia Nan Academy.

• Yun Shenwei and Xiao Zhan signed a Written Agreement, and Yun Shenwei left after discussing the arrangement with him and Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Zhan urged Xiao Yan to work hard and remember Yun Shenwei’s kindness, while Xiao Yan vowed to repay his fellow townsman.
• Yun Shenwei returned to his lodging, explained the events to Nalan Yanran, and the two spent time together affectionately.
• Xiao Zhan announced the agreement at a Xiao Family elders’ meeting, and the elders supported it after hearing about the rewards and Misty Cloud Sect’s backing.
• Xiao Zhan told the elders that Jia Nan Academy would soon recruit students and suggested they curry favor with Yun Shenwei to help their descendants gain admission.
• The Xiao Family elders proposed shameless ways to win Yun Shenwei over, and Xiao Zhan let them proceed as long as the family benefited.

After the Xiao Family elders urged their descendants to curry favor with Yun Shenwei, Xiao Ning agreed to become his follower. Yun Shenwei reported the matter to Deacon Ge Ye, then shared snacks and a homemade meal with Ge Ye and Nalan Yanran, considering a food business for the Misty Cloud Sect.

• The First Elder of the Xiao Family slapped Xiao Ning and persuaded him to respect the strong and seek Yun Shenwei's favor.
• Xiao Ning agreed to become Yun Shenwei's follower, and similar discussions took place throughout the Xiao Family.
• Yun Shenwei reported the successful outcome to Deacon Ge Ye, who promised to keep him safe while they waited for the Second Elder.
• Yun Shenwei shared Blue Planet snacks with Ge Ye and later cooked a meal for Ge Ye and Nalan Yanran.
• Yun Shenwei suggested that the Misty Cloud Sect might enter the food business.

Yun Shenwei planned to test a business selling Earth snacks, daily goods, and cultivation pills through the Xiao Family Market, with the Xiao Family agreeing to distribute his goods if the venture succeeded. He began promoting his products in the market and gave Pei En a bag of Spicy Sticks that could raise his realm.

• Yun Shenwei proposed selling affordable daily goods and cultivation pills, and the Xiao Family elders agreed to rent him space and discuss a profit-sharing agreement if the test succeeded.
• Yun Shenwei gave Xiao Yan an item to help restore his cultivation and warned him to keep its use secret; Xiao Yan then asked Xiao Xun'er to help Yun Shenwei with the business.
• Yun Shenwei left with Nalan Yanran, Xiao Xun'er, and several Xiao Family youths to visit the Xiao Family Market.
• Yun Shenwei told Pei En to follow his orders and gave him special Spicy Sticks that could raise his realm by one star.
• Pei En knelt in the street to thank Yun Shenwei as onlookers watched, giving Yun Shenwei a chance to advertise his goods.

Yun Shenwei held a free tasting in the Xiao Family Market to introduce his snacks and drinks to the locals. After the first round drew an enthusiastic crowd, he arranged for more tastings and promotion, leaving Xiao Xun'er to host while he relaxed with Nalan Yanran.

• Pei En ate Yun Shenwei's Spicy Sticks and advanced his cultivation by one star, astonishing the onlookers.
• Yun Shenwei ordered Pei En and the guards to set up tables and chairs for a market event.
• Yun Shenwei introduced himself as the Misty Cloud Sect's Chief Disciple and offered the crowd free samples of snacks and drinks.
• The locals praised the food, and Yun Shenwei explained that free tastings would help introduce his business before paid sales began.
• Yun Shenwei sent Pei En, the guards, and the Xiao Family youths to distribute flyers and hang banners for more tasting rounds.
• Yun Shenwei relaxed with Nalan Yanran while Xiao Xun'er hosted the event and answered residents' questions.

Yun Shenwei accepted Jia Lie Ao’s apology and took control of his family’s street and guards for the tasting event. He then began the second round by offering chocolate that could supposedly let a Dou Zhe condense a Dou Qi Vortex with one hundred percent success, prompting a rush of eager volunteers.

• Jia Lie Ao knelt before Yun Shenwei, apologized, and offered his family’s guards and marketplace to make amends.
• Yun Shenwei told Jia Lie Ao to manage security and let him use the Jia Lie Ao Family’s street, promising to consider forgiving the family based on his performance.
• Xiao Xun'er called Jia Lie Ao a dog, while Yun Shenwei joked that he had chosen the right master, and she privately considered befriending Yun Shenwei.
• Yun Shenwei announced that the second tasting round would offer chocolate that could guarantee a Dou Zhe’s successful condensation of a Dou Qi Vortex.
• Crowds of eligible young men and women clamored to try the chocolate, so Yun Shenwei brought out more pieces and had members of the Xiao Family distribute them.

Yun Shenwei distributed special chocolate to local youths and promised extra pieces to anyone who condensed a Dou Qi Vortex on the spot. As several youths succeeded, he began giving out the promised rewards.

• Yun Shenwei handed special chocolate to the youngsters and offered two extra pieces to anyone who broke through immediately.
• A girl said the chocolate was raising her strength, and her father thanked Yun Shenwei for giving his daughter a chance to condense a Dou Qi Vortex.
• Yun Shenwei claimed that a Dou Zun had taken him as a disciple and taught him to remember ordinary people, prompting the crowd to praise him and speculate about his master.
• Several boys and girls successfully condensed Dou Qi Vortices after eating the chocolate, and the crowd marveled at its effectiveness.
• Yun Shenwei called the successful youths forward to claim the additional chocolate he had promised.

Yun Shenwei rewarded young cultivators and offered them a chance to work for his future business, but Ao Ba Pa arrived and accused him of being a fake Misty Cloud Sect disciple and a Demonic Taoist. The crowd turned against Yun Shenwei and prepared to capture him.

• Yun Shenwei gave rewards to the young men and women who had broken through and asked them to support his future business.
• Ao Ba Pa barged in with guards, called Yun Shenwei a swindler, and claimed he was using an Illusion Array to impersonate the Misty Cloud Sect's Chief Disciple.
• Yun Shenwei challenged Ao Ba Pa to provide proof, but Ao Ba Pa cited what his cousin-in-law had told him about the Chief Disciple remaining in seclusion.
• Ao Ba Pa claimed Yun Shenwei's food was poisonous, accused him of draining the recipients' future potential, and identified him as a Demonic Taoist from the Chuyun Empire.
• The crowd panicked, tried to vomit up the food, and armed themselves as Ao Ba Pa called for them to capture Yun Shenwei.

Yun Shenwei was falsely accused of being a Demonic Taoist, and the Xiao Family defended his identity as a Misty Cloud Sect guest. When Ao Ba Pa and his allies refused to listen to his explanation, Yun Shenwei defeated them with Dou Qi Bombs and said he would prove his innocence through the sect.

• Nalan Yanran reacted angrily as Ao Ba Pa questioned Yun Shenwei's identity.
• Xiao Xun'er and the Xiao Family youths defended Yun Shenwei, but Ao Ba Pa ordered his guards to attack him.
• Jia Lie Ao began to doubt Yun Shenwei's identity, while Ao Ba Pa's maternal uncle arrived and refused to recognize Yun Shenwei's token.
• Yun Shenwei exchanged Resentment Value for Dou Qi Bombs and used them to defeat Ao Ba Pa's maternal uncle, Ao Ba Pa, and the others.
• Yun Shenwei said he was the Misty Cloud Sect's Chief Disciple and would have the sect prove his innocence, then attributed his unusual techniques to his master's training.

Yun Shenwei faced Clan Leader Ao Ba Pa after Ao Ba Pa's clan members were injured, while Xiao Zhan and Jia Lie Ao defended him. Ge Ye arrived and revealed Yun Shenwei's connection to the Misty Cloud Sect, but Ao Ba Pa attacked anyway; Yun Shenwei struck back with a barrage of Dou Qi Bombs, leaving Ao Ba Pa badly injured but alive.

• Clan Leader Ao Ba Pa confronted Yun Shenwei, and Xiao Zhan blocked his attack while Jia Lie Ao backed Xiao Zhan's defense of Yun Shenwei.
• Ao Ba Wen accused Yun Shenwei of being the Demonic Taoist and threatened the Misty Cloud Sect's retaliation.
• Ge Ye appeared and rebuked Ao Ba Wen, revealing himself as a Misty Cloud Sect deacon.
• Ao Ba Pa insulted Ge Ye, drew his halberd, and prepared to fight him.
• Yun Shenwei stepped in and detonated more than a dozen Dou Qi Bombs, blasting Ao Ba Pa away and caving in his chest while Yun Shenwei remained unharmed.

Yun Shenwei defeated Clan Leader Ao Ba Pa with a barrage of Dou Qi Bombs, and Elder Ge Ye revealed that Yun was a Misty Cloud Sect disciple. The Ao Ba Pa Family faced demands for compensation, while Elder Ge Ye threatened Ao Ba Wen’s position and Yun gained Luck Value.

• Yun Shenwei hurled more than a dozen Dou Qi Bombs at the fleeing Clan Leader Ao Ba Pa, leaving him critically injured amid the ruined street.
• The onlookers marveled that Yun Shenwei had defeated a Da Dou Shi despite being a Dou Shi.
• Elder Ge Ye showed his Misty Cloud Sect credentials and explained that Yun Shenwei had come to develop the sect’s business.
• Ao Ba Wen apologized for the misunderstanding and promised that his family would cover the losses, while the crowd demanded compensation.
• Yun Shenwei mocked the Ao Ba Pa Family and gained Resentment Value and Luck Value as Clan Leader Ao Ba Pa’s son seethed with hatred.
• Elder Ge Ye threatened to report Ao Ba Wen to the sect master, and Ao Ba Wen pleaded for forgiveness to save his position.

Yun Shenwei spared Ao Ba Wen in exchange for his help reorganizing the Ao Ba family and preparing the streets for Yun Shenwei's business. After Yun Shenwei left with Nalan Yanran, Xiao Zhan and Jia Lie Ao recognized that he was not to be underestimated.

• Yun Shenwei left Ao Ba Wen's fate to him and offered to spare him if he could stabilize his family and pledge its loyalty to the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Ao Ba Wen agreed to take charge of his family, and Yun Shenwei gave him two days to deal with dissenters and prepare the streets for his business.
• Deacon Ge Ye warned Ao Ba Wen to stop causing trouble, and Ao Ba Wen thanked Yun Shenwei before leaving without checking on Ao Ba Pa or his son.
• Xiao Zhan asked why Yun Shenwei would employ Ao Ba Wen, and Yun Shenwei explained that he could use a petty villain while criticizing the families' own past dealings.
• Yun Shenwei gave Deacon Ge Ye a bottle of Sprite and left with Nalan Yanran, while Xiao Zhan and Jia Lie Ao reflected on his ability.

Yun Shenwei assigned Xiao Yan to arrange a gathering with the Ao Ba Pa Family, the Jia Lie Ao Family, and local auction-house figures, then spoke privately with Xiao Xun'er about his power. When Xiao Xun'er recognized that he possessed a Heavenly Flame, she attacked him with the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame.

• Ao Ba Wen took over the Ao Ba Pa Family and declared its allegiance to the Misty Cloud Sect after Ao Ba Pa and his son were expelled.
• Yun Shenwei praised Xiao Yan's progress and ordered him to arrange a venue and invite Ya Fei and others for a gathering.
• Xiao Xun'er arrived and asked Yun Shenwei to speak with her privately, leaving Nalan Yanran behind.
• Xiao Xun'er questioned how Yun Shenwei had restored Xiao Yan's cultivation, and he revealed his Fighting God Flame in response to her Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame.
• Xiao Xun'er attacked Yun Shenwei with the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame.

Yun Shenwei intimidated Xiao Xun'er with the power of his mysterious flame and claims about his master, then used mind-bewitching medicine to control her. The chapter left Xiao Xun'er helpless beside him, warning him not to defile her.

• Yun Shenwei manifested the dark purple Fighting God Flame, which frightened Xiao Xun'er and suppressed her Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame.
• Yun Shenwei claimed his master was a Dou Emperor powerful enough to threaten the Ancient Clan, leaving Xiao Xun'er unsure of his origins and afraid to summon Ling Ying.
• Yun Shenwei withdrew his flame, lounged on a sofa from his Dimensional Warehouse, and demanded that Xiao Xun'er come sit with him.
• Yun Shenwei used mind-bewitching medicine on Xiao Xun'er, making her approach him against her will.
• Yun Shenwei lifted Xiao Xun'er's chin as she warned that the Ancient Clan would never forgive him if he defiled her.

Yun Shenwei forced Xiao Xun'er to obey him, humiliating her while worrying that his behavior had ruined the system mission to build a good relationship with her. After searching the All Heavens Mall, he found and bought a special identity card, while Xiao Xun'er remained determined to punish him once she could break free.

• Yun Shenwei made Xiao Xun'er recount her past, berated her about Xiao Yan, and ordered her to dance and smile for him.
• Yun Shenwei worried that Xiao Xun'er resented him and that he had failed the system mission to build a good relationship with her.
• Xiao Xun'er cursed Yun Shenwei as she danced and resolved to summon Dou Emperor Ling Ying and have Yun Shenwei punished once she was free.
• Members of the Xiao Family saw Xiao Xun'er dancing and mistakenly assumed she was willingly trying to win Yun Shenwei's favor.
• Yun Shenwei searched the All Heavens Mall and exchanged for a special identity card at a steep price.

After using the Random Identity Card, Yun Shenwei became Xiao Xun'er's sworn older brother, prompting her and Nalan Yanran to compete for his attention. Once Xiao Yan completed the arrangements for the Xiao Family to enter Jia Nan Academy, Yun Shenwei went to Wutan City's central square, where Ya Fei awaited him.

• The Random Identity Card made Xiao Xun'er adore Yun Shenwei and hate Xiao Yan, and Yun Shenwei told her he planned to help the Xiao Family enter Jia Nan Academy before leaving for the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Xun'er agreed to follow Yun Shenwei and promised not to tell Dou Emperor Ling Ying about their conversations.
• At dusk, Nalan Yanran confronted Xiao Xun'er over her closeness with Yun Shenwei, and both girls grabbed one of his arms while claiming him as theirs.
• Over the next few days, Xiao Yan used Yun Shenwei's token to complete the arrangements and invited Ya Fei from the auction house.
• Yun Shenwei arrived at the crowded square with Xiao Xun'er and Nalan Yanran, where Jia Lie Ao, Ao Ba Wen, and Xiao Zhan sat on the stage and Ya Fei greeted him with a flirtatious wink.

Yun Shenwei announced that his snacks would be sold across Wutan City and that the Xiao, Jia Lie, and Ao families would unite under the Misty Cloud Sect’s management. He then invited Ya Fei to become his distributor and revealed a second batch of snacks with medicinal effects.

• Yun Shenwei introduced his ordinary snacks, and Xiao Yan explained their uses, availability, and opening discount.
• Yun Shenwei announced that everyone at the event could claim a serving and that the Three Great Families’ shops would be managed together under the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Zhan, Jia Lie Ao, and Ao Ba Wen pledged to follow Yun Shenwei’s arrangements, shocking the crowd.
• Ya Fei congratulated Yun Shenwei, and he proposed that she become his distributor and said they could discuss it privately later.
• Yun Shenwei revealed a second batch of snacks, including spicy sticks, chocolate, shrimp strips, and bread, which had effects like medicinal pills.

Yun Shenwei had Wutan City's appraisal masters confirm that his special snacks were effective, then promised free chocolate to everyone present. After the public demonstration, he left with Ya Fei and learned that the Mittel Family had agreed to make its auction house the first agent for his Misty Cloud Sect products.

• Yun Shenwei asked Ya Fei to summon appraisal masters and alchemists, who confirmed that his snacks helped cultivators and had no side effects.
• Several people challenged Yun Shenwei to prove the snacks worked, and he promised each person present one free piece of chocolate that could raise a Dou Zhe by one star.
• Yun Shenwei arranged for the Three Great Families to distribute the snacks and discussed further matters with their patriarchs.
• Yun Shenwei left with Ya Fei for a quiet room at the Mittel Auction House Branch, where she told him her family had agreed to become the first agent of his Misty Cloud Sect.
• Ya Fei moved closer to Yun Shenwei and teased him by asking whether he found her beautiful and whether he was tempted.

Yun Shenwei kissed Ya Fei after she tried to tempt him, then arranged a business partnership and gave her a special communication device. Back at the Xiao Family, he cared for the sleeping Nalan Yanran and, after she woke, set out to make her something to eat.

• Yun Shenwei responded to Ya Fei's provocation by kissing her, surprising her with his boldness.
• Yun Shenwei and Ya Fei discussed their partnership and agency arrangement for more than two hours.
• Yun Shenwei gave Ya Fei a special Bluetooth earphone that allowed communication across the Jia Ma Empire and explained how to use it.
• Yun Shenwei returned to the Xiao Family and gave Clan Leader Xiao Zhan a long list of instructions.
• Yun Shenwei carried the sleeping Nalan Yanran to bed, then stopped her from getting up to warm food and went to cook for her.

Yun Shenwei profited from his business in Wutan City by using the All Heavens Mall to exchange goods and convert items into All Heavens Coins. After learning Jia Nan Academy’s recruiters would soon arrive and receiving Yun Yun’s request to return, he gathered the Xiao Family’s younger generation to prepare them for recruitment.

• Yun Shenwei’s business prospered with the support of the Three Great Families and the Mittel Auction House Branch, while his reputation and backing kept potential enemies at bay.
• Yun Shenwei discovered that the All Heavens Mall could convert cultivation techniques and Dou Skills into All Heavens Coins, giving him a way to repeatedly exchange goods and generate wealth.
• Yun Shenwei learned that Jia Nan Academy’s recruiters would arrive within two days and received a letter from Yun Yun urging him to return because Pill King Gu He was preparing to seek the Heavenly Flames.
• Yun Shenwei decided to send suitable Xiao Family disciples to Jia Nan Academy before returning to the Misty Cloud Sect, then called the younger generation together to tell them to prepare.
• Xiao Yan told Yun Shenwei that he had been cultivating hard and expected to pass Jia Nan Academy’s assessment with the help of the specially made snacks.