Chapter Summaries

Fang Yu left the Xiao Family after agreeing to attend its coming-of-age ceremony, then visited the Mittel Auction House to meet Mittel Ya Fei and ask about his master's arrangements. He pressured Ya Fei to accompany him around Wutan City and left her and the old man struggling to answer his threat to interfere with the other promised conditions.

• Xiao Xun'er asked Fang Yu to attend the Xiao Family's coming-of-age ceremony, and Fang Yu agreed before leaving the Xiao Family.
• Fang Yu went to the Mittel Auction House, where Gu Ni learned that he wanted to meet Mittel Ya Fei and asked about the plans to eliminate the Jia Lie Family and the Oba Family.
• Mittel Ya Fei and the old man discussed Fang Yu's identity and feared what he might demand before going to meet him.
• Fang Yu reassured Mittel Ya Fei that his master would honor the promised conditions, then asked her to accompany him on a stroll around Wutan City.
• When the old man objected to Fang Yu's request, Fang Yu threatened to interfere with other conditions his master had agreed to, and the old man appealed to their cooperation against the Jia Lie Family and the Oba Family.

Fang Yu used Mittel Ya Fei to try to provoke Wutan City’s residents, then bought a bottle that only reminded him of an item he once owned. He returned to the Xiao Family, collected the materials Xiao Xun'er had gathered, and threatened her into considering cooperation, leaving their alliance uncertain.

• Fang Yu took Mittel Ya Fei on a stroll through Wutan City to attract challengers, but no one dared confront him, so they returned to the Mittel Auction House.
• Fang Yu bought a small green bottle from a mercenary stall, then left Mittel Ya Fei and warned her not to forget their deal.
• Fang Yu returned to the Xiao Family, where Xiao Xun'er had prepared more than ten boxes of the materials he needed.
• Fang Yu revealed that he knew Xiao Xun'er's Ancient Clan identity and her connection to the Golden Emperor's Burning Heaven Flame, then denied being part of the Soul Clan.
• Fang Yu warned Xiao Xun'er not to attack him and said he would seek the Soul Clan's help if she refused to cooperate.

Fang Yu cultivated the Azure Emperor Wood Sovereign Art using Xiao Xun'er's wood-element Magic Cores, then turned to the Mittel Auction House for more rare materials and Magic Cores. Mittel Ya Fei agreed to help him, and returned with a ring of ingredients.

• Fang Yu told Xiao Yan that the Mittel Family had dealt with the Jia Lie Family and the Oba Family, while Yao Lao urged Xiao Yan to focus on cultivation instead of investigating Fang Yu.
• Fang Yu consumed Xiao Xun'er's wood-element Magic Cores and gained minor mastery of the Azure Emperor Wood Sovereign Art, briefly restoring vitality to a dying tree.
• Fang Yu learned that the Jia Lie Family and the Oba Family had been wiped out overnight and credited the Mittel Family for acting swiftly.
• Fang Yu gave Mittel Ya Fei a high Xuan-tier cultivation method and Dou Technique, then asked her to acquire high-tier wood-element Magic Cores and living medicinal ingredients.
• Mittel Ya Fei accepted the requests and returned to Fang Yu's VIP room less than half an hour later with a ring.

Fang Yu acquired materials from the Mittel Auction House, refined high-grade pills, and delivered them to Mittel Ya Fei. Ya Fei and her uncle decided to give the Realm-Breaking Pills to the Mittel Family while keeping the Gathering Qi Powders secret.

• Mittel Ya Fei told Fang Yu that the auction house lacked some requested materials, and he took the available supplies and asked her to obtain the rest.
• Fang Yu declined Ya Fei's invitation to an auction and returned to his courtyard to refine pills using the Azure Emperor Wood Sovereign Art.
• Fang Yu brought Ya Fei five fourth-grade Gathering Qi Powders and two fifth-grade Realm-Breaking Pills, astonishing her and the old man with their quality and effects.
• The old man confirmed the pills' potency, and Fang Yu reminded Ya Fei and the old man to honor their agreement before he left.
• Ya Fei and her uncle discussed Fang Yu's likely status as an alchemist rivaling Alchemy King Gu He and agreed to submit the Realm-Breaking Pills to the family while keeping the Gathering Qi Powders hidden.

Fang Yu headed to the Xiao Family’s coming-of-age test, where his immense strength unsettled Xiao Yu and Xiao Ning. As the ceremony approached, Xiao Yan and Yao Lao speculated that Fang Yu might already have reached the Da Dou Shi level.

• Mittel Ya Fei and the old man decided to gather lower-tier magic cores for Fang Yu because their auction house could not obtain enough high-tier ones.
• Fang Yu cultivated until the Xiao Family’s coming-of-age test approached, then left for the family’s estate and caused a stir across Wutan City.
• Xiao Yu asked Fang Yu about his teacher, while Xiao Ning rebuked him; Fang Yu immobilized Xiao Ning with a glance and warned the siblings not to interfere with him.
• Xiao Yu estimated that Fang Yu was at least a seven-star Dou Zhe and warned Xiao Ning never to provoke him again.
• Xiao Yan asked Yao Lao how strong Fang Yu had become, and Yao Lao guessed that Fang Yu might have reached the Da Dou Shi level.

At the Xiao Family’s testing, Xiao Xun’er revealed that she was a One-Star Dou Master, while Fang Yu shattered the testing stele with his overwhelming power. The crowd recognized Fang Yu as a Grand Dou Master, leaving Xiao Zhan to suspect that he was not the original Fang Yu.

• Fang Yu refused to reveal Xiao Xun’er’s identity, and Yao Lao told Xiao Yan he would need to reach Dou Zun to learn it.
• Xiao Zhan began the Xiao Family test, and Xiao Mei’s result showed she had reached the seventh stage of Dou Qi.
• Xiao Xun’er tested as a One-Star Dou Master, stunning everyone at the testing grounds.
• Fang Yu’s azure Dou Qi shattered the testing stele, leading the crowd to realize he had reached the Grand Dou Master realm.
• Xiao Zhan questioned Fang Yu’s identity because the young man’s strength contradicted what he knew about Fang Yu’s past.

After Fang Yu shattered the testing monument and left the Xiao Family’s testing square, he negotiated with Xiao Xun’er for magical beast cores in exchange for answers about the Dou Di bloodlines. Before leaving Wutan City, he offered Xiao Yu a cultivation technique, and she accepted a scroll marked High Earth Rank.

• Fang Yu left the testing square after no one dared challenge his identity or strength.
• Ling Ying escorted Fang Yu to Xiao Xun’er, who asked about his rapid cultivation.
• Fang Yu told Xiao Xun’er to obtain eight to ten eighth-rank magical beast cores and as many lower-rank cores as possible in exchange for information about the Soul Clan’s bloodline.
• Fang Yu left Xiao Xun’er and told Xiao Yu he could give her a suitable cultivation technique if she wanted it.
• Xiao Yu accepted Fang Yu’s offer, retrieved the scroll marked High Earth Rank, and hurried to her room to read it.

After leaving the Xiao Family, Fang Yu became a target of concern for both the imperial family and the Misty Cloud Sect because of his extraordinary talent. The Misty Cloud Sect debated destroying the Xiao Family, but Yun Yun decided to visit them with Nalan Yanran in an attempt to ease tensions.

• Fang Yu left the Xiao Family after giving Xiao Yu a powerful cultivation method and three battle skills.
• The imperial family sent Yaoye to the Xiao Family to seek a marriage alliance between Fang Yu and the younger princess.
• The Misty Cloud Sect elders argued over whether to destroy the Xiao Family, while Yun Yun weighed the threat posed by Fang Yu and his mysterious alchemist teacher.
• Yun Yun ordered Nalan Yanran to accompany her to the Xiao Family in half a month, saying they would try to ease relations rather than apologize.
• Nalan Yanran refused to apologize and insisted that she would surpass Fang Yu, then said that she and Xiao Yan would have nothing to do with each other after three years.

Fang Yu learned that the imperial family planned to arrange a marriage alliance and decided to pursue the Eldest Princess instead of the Little Princess. After informing the Xiao Family of the coming visit and revealing that he went by Fang Yu, he visited Xiao Xun'er, who had already heard about the alliance.

• Mittel Ya Fei told Fang Yu that the Eldest Princess would arrive soon and that the imperial family likely wanted to bind him through marriage.
• Fang Yu told Mittel Ya Fei about Hai Bodong's seal and said he could help break it, while warning that the Misty Cloud Sect remained dangerous.
• Fang Yu returned to the Xiao Family, told Xiao Zhan to prepare for the Eldest Princess, and asked him to propose a political marriage alliance with her rather than the Little Princess.
• Fang Yu told Xiao Zhan to call him Fang Yu and said he bore no hostility toward the Xiao Family before heading to Xiao Xun'er's courtyard.
• Xiao Xun'er asked Fang Yu about the marriage alliance, and he confirmed that he had chosen the Eldest Princess over the Little Princess.

Fang Yu learned that the imperial family and the Misty Cloud Sect were coming to the Xiao Family, and he traded threats and promises of help with Xiao Xun'er. He told Mittel Ya Fei and Xiao Yu about the danger, insisting he could protect the family and continuing to speculate about marrying Yun Yun; the visitors had yet to arrive.

• Xiao Xun'er told Fang Yu that the imperial family and Yun Yun of the Misty Cloud Sect were expected to visit, and warned that the sect might target him if reconciliation failed.
• Fang Yu refused Xiao Xun'er's offer of help, then secured her promise to protect the Xiao Family if the Misty Cloud Sect attacked; the two exchanged threats over her clan and Xiao Yan's prospects.
• Fang Yu left Xiao Xun'er and told Mittel Ya Fei that he could destroy the Misty Cloud Sect if necessary, while suggesting Yun Yun should form a marriage alliance with him.
• Fang Yu returned to the Xiao Family, where Xiao Yu thanked him for the cultivation technique that had raised her to seven-star Dou Practitioner.
• Fang Yu told Xiao Yu about the expected visitors and reassured her that he had a way to protect the family, though he suspected the Misty Cloud Sect might seek an excuse to destroy it.

Xiao Yu urged Fang Yu to take precautions against the imperial family and Misty Cloud Sect, but he declined her suggestion to join Canaan Academy. After Fang Yu left, Xiao Yu told Xiao Ning about the danger and encouraged him to cultivate and seek Fang Yu’s favor, though Xiao Ning refused.

• Xiao Yu suggested Fang Yu join Canaan Academy for protection, but Fang Yu said he might visit later and reassured her that he could handle the imperial family and Misty Cloud Sect.
• Fang Yu urged Xiao Yu to aim for Canaan Academy’s Inner Academy, then teased her about marrying into the imperial family and escorted her back to her courtyard.
• Xiao Ning confronted Fang Yu, who moved him aside and left after telling both siblings to focus on cultivation.
• Xiao Yu explained Fang Yu’s situation to Xiao Ning and said the imperial family’s presence would help keep the Xiao Family safe from Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Yu advised Xiao Ning to cultivate and try to befriend Fang Yu for potential benefits, but Xiao Ning refused and remained jealous of Fang Yu’s marriage prospects.

Fang Yu bargained with Yao Lao for cultivation techniques and alchemy instruction in exchange for revealing Yao Lao’s resurrection method. After returning to Xiao Xun’er, he warned her not to undermine their deal and threatened to tell Xiao Yan about her clan’s role in the Xiao Family’s decline.

• Fang Yu visited Xiao Yan and offered to reveal how Yao Lao could be resurrected in exchange for cultivation techniques and alchemy instruction.
• Fang Yu named the required essence blood of a seventh-tier magical beast, a Dou Zong expert’s body, and three types of Heavenly Flame, and Yao Lao recognized the method as his own research.
• Yao Lao gave Fang Yu a batch of high-ranking cultivation techniques, while warning Xiao Yan that Fang Yu was mysterious and advising him not to provoke Fang Yu.
• Fang Yu dismissed the techniques as unimpressive and considered giving them to the Xiao Family patriarch as rent.
• Xiao Xun’er confronted Fang Yu about visiting Xiao Yan, and Fang Yu denied intending to harm him.
• Fang Yu told Xiao Xun’er he had made a deal with Xiao Yan’s teacher and warned that he would tell Xiao Yan about her clan’s part in the Xiao Family’s decline if she crossed his bottom line.

Fang Yu discussed the imperial family's marriage proposal and the threat to the Xiao Family with Xiao Xun'er, who promised to protect them if the imperial family attacked. Meanwhile, the imperial family and Misty Cloud Sect met on the road to the Xiao Family, where Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran weighed whether to reconcile with the family or deal with Fang Yu as a future threat.

• Fang Yu told Xiao Xun'er he would accept the imperial family's marriage alliance only if it involved the eldest princess, and asked her to help if the imperial family attacked the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Xun'er promised Fang Yu she could help protect the Xiao Family and even eliminate the imperial family if necessary, then ordered the old gatekeeper to prepare to intervene.
• The imperial family and Misty Cloud Sect encountered each other on the road, and the eldest princess exchanged polite greetings with Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran.
• Nalan Yanran told Yun Yun she loathed Fang Yu and wondered whether the Xiao Family would accept the Misty Cloud Sect's terms; Yun Yun rejected destroying the family as a first resort.
• Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran questioned whether Fang Yu had truly reached the Da Dou Shi realm, and Yun Yun warned Nalan Yanran to be careful now that Xiao Yan's cultivation talent had recovered.

Fang Yu rejected the Imperial Family’s proposed engagement to its young princess and instead asked Yaoye to consider marrying him after he reached Dou King. He then accepted Yun Yun’s challenge to prove his strength by fighting five Misty Cloud Sect Grand Dou Masters, and the chapter ended as they headed to the Xiao Family’s training grounds.

• Xiao Yu brought Fang Yu to meet Yun Yun and Yaoye at the Xiao Family reception hall.
• Yaoye proposed an engagement between Fang Yu and the young princess, but Fang Yu countered by asking to become engaged to Yaoye instead; she said her great-grandfather had to decide.
• Fang Yu wagered with Nalan Yanran that he would reach Dou King within three years, and Yun Yun accepted on Nalan Yanran’s behalf, demanding that Fang Yu join the Misty Cloud Sect if he failed.
• Fang Yu negotiated three conditions and one condition from Yun Yun if he succeeded, then Yaoye agreed to consider his proposal.
• Yun Yun asked Fang Yu to demonstrate his strength, and he agreed to fight five Misty Cloud Sect Grand Dou Masters while warning that the fight could be deadly.
• Fang Yu and the five disciples headed for the Xiao Family training grounds to fight.

Fang Yu defeated five Misty Cloud Sect core disciples and forced the sect to surrender when he subdued a Battle Spirit elder, then left after mocking them. Yun Yun urged the Misty Cloud Sect to reconcile with the Xiao Family, and revealed that the Xiao Family had a Battle Emperor expert who had deterred her from killing Fang Yu.

• Fang Yu mocked the Misty Cloud Sect after killing five of its Grand Battle Master core disciples in life-and-death duels.
• A Misty Cloud Sect Battle Spirit elder attacked Fang Yu, but Fang Yu disarmed him and held a sword to his neck.
• Yun Yun surrendered to save the elder, and Fang Yu left the training ground after daring the sect to pursue him.
• Yun Yun told Nalan Yanran that the Misty Cloud Sect needed to ease its relations with the Xiao Family because Fang Yu could become a Battle King within three years.
• Nalan Yanran proposed killing Fang Yu, but Yun Yun revealed that a powerful force had stopped her and confirmed that the Xiao Family had a Battle Emperor expert.

Yun Yun decided the Misty Cloud Sect needed to ease tensions with the Xiao Family after sensing a Dou Emperor protecting it. Fang Yu urged Xiao Xun'er to return to her clan to keep its elders from endangering Xiao Yan, but she refused to leave the Xiao Family.

• Yun Yun told Nalan Yanran that the Xiao Family had a Dou Emperor and ordered her to avoid further hostility without restoring her engagement to Xiao Yan.
• Fang Yu told Xiao Xun'er he planned to travel before joining an academy and warned that her clan might target Xiao Yan because she had become attached to him.
• Fang Yu accused Xiao Xun'er's clan of contributing to the Xiao Family's decline and said her presence could bring danger to Xiao Yan and the entire family.
• The old gatekeeper questioned Fang Yu about his knowledge, and Fang Yu thanked him for stopping Yun Yun before she intervened.
• Xiao Xun'er refused Fang Yu's demand that she return home, despite his warning that staying could put Xiao Yan's life at risk.

Fang Yu confronted Xiao Xun'er over her family’s role in the Xiao Family’s decline and revealed the Xiao Clan’s origins to Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan learned the truth and was warned that he would need to reach Dou Sheng before pursuing a relationship with Xun'er.

• Fang Yu accused Xiao Xun'er’s family of contributing to the Xiao Family’s decline and seeking its treasure, then left after reminding her of their transaction.
• Xiao Yan secretly overheard Fang Yu’s accusations and chose to trust Xun'er, though he wanted to learn why his family had declined.
• Yao Lao advised Xiao Yan not to accept Fang Yu’s claims without question and suggested asking Fang Yu or Xun'er for more information.
• Fang Yu told Xiao Yan that the Xiao Clan descended from a Dou Di, was attacked by the Soul Clan, and survived through an agreement with the Ancient Clan to hand over its treasures.
• Fang Yu explained that the Xiao Family’s Dou Di bloodline could not awaken again unless a new Dou Di appeared, and warned Xiao Yan that he needed to reach Dou Sheng before pursuing Xun'er.

Fang Yu left the Xiao Family, reassured Mittel Ya Fei about the Misty Cloud Sect, gave her a powerful cultivation technique, and asked her to gather rare materials. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan confronted Xiao Xun'er about her mission, but she refused to reveal it and warned that doing so could put his life in danger.

• Fang Yu told Xiao Yan that becoming a Dou Saint was difficult but possible, advised him to focus on cultivation, and left the Xiao Family.
• Fang Yu visited Mittel Ya Fei, dismissed her fears about the Misty Cloud Sect's revenge, and urged her to return to the imperial capital.
• Fang Yu gave Mittel Ya Fei a high-grade Earth-tier cultivation technique and asked her to gather the rare materials on his list.
• Fang Yu told Mittel Ya Fei he would help her pursue the head of her family's position and promised he would meet her again in the imperial capital.
• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Xun'er why she had come to the Xiao Family and what her mission was.
• Xiao Xun'er assured Xiao Yan she would not harm the Xiao Family but refused to disclose her mission, saying it could endanger his life.

Fang Yu warned Yun Yun that the Misty Cloud Sect must stay away from him and the Xiao Family, then agreed to a conditional engagement with the imperial family's eldest princess. After they left, Xiao Xun'er confronted him for telling Xiao Yan about her mission, and Fang Yu urged her to be honest with Xiao Yan and consider leaving the Xiao Family.

• Fang Yu rejected Yun Yun's attempt to reconcile, warning that the Misty Cloud Sect would answer for any further trouble with him or the Xiao Family.
• Yun Yun left with the Misty Cloud Sect after arranging compensation for the families of the disciples Fang Yu had killed.
• Fang Yu and the imperial family's eldest princess agreed to a conditional engagement: he would reach Dou King before twenty, or join the imperial family in a marriage alliance with someone else.
• The imperial family departed without Fang Yu, who chose to remain with the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Xun'er confronted Fang Yu for revealing her identity and mission to Xiao Yan, and Fang Yu told her to be open with Xiao Yan and stop making him feel guilty toward the Xiao Family.

After leaving the Xiao Family, Fang Yu traveled to Qing Mountain Town and offered Xiao Yixian a cultivation technique to control her Calamity Poison Body. He confessed that he wanted her as his wife and asked her to leave with him, leaving her stunned and undecided.

• Fang Yu warned Xiao Xun'er not to attack him, then left the Xiao Family without intending to return soon.
• Fang Yu traveled by beast carriage to Qing Mountain Town to find Xiao Yixian, whom he wanted to help and marry.
• Fang Yu revealed that he knew Xiao Yixian had the Calamity Poison Body, and she brought him to her room to speak privately.
• Fang Yu gave Xiao Yixian a cultivation technique designed to let her control her constitution, and she spent two hours studying it.
• Fang Yu explained that the technique could make Xiao Yixian a powerful cultivator and asked her to come with him.
• Fang Yu admitted he had ulterior motives and confessed that he wanted to marry Xiao Yixian, leaving her stunned.