Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yu adjusted to the system’s abnormal change while hiding with Xiao Yi Xian in the valley, then resolved to cultivate without relying on the system. He began experimenting with the Companion Amethyst Source as Xiao Yan continued training elsewhere in the Magic Beast Mountain Range.

• Xiao Yu discovered that he had become a Three-Star Dou Shi and a Third-Grade Alchemist, while a mysterious, imprisoned voice warned him to accept the reward without complaint.
• Xiao Yu explored Xiao Yi Xian’s secluded valley, where she gathered herbs and Blue Eagle rested nearby.
• Xiao Yan successfully used the Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler at a waterfall, and Medicine Elder warned him that his body and Dou Qi could not support using it again soon.
• Xiao Yu spent several uneasy days avoiding cultivation, then regained his resolve to grow stronger through his own efforts.
• Xiao Yu consolidated his Three-Star Dou Shi strength, opened a bottle of Companion Amethyst Source, and sensed the fire-element particles around him grow more active.

Xiao Yu absorbed Companion Amethyst Source to strengthen his cultivation, using the Bone Chilling Flame to control its violent energy. After reaching Four-Star Dou Shi, he condensed its purple fire energy into a Purple Flame Seed and learned to summon the Purple Flame.

• Xiao Yu tasted the Companion Amethyst Source and found that it increased his strength, then swallowed a larger amount and nearly lost control of its violent energy.
• Xiao Yu leapt into the lake to cool himself and used the Bone Chilling Flame and Sun Devouring Technique to refine the purple energy, raising his strength to 330.
• Xiao Yu absorbed nearly an entire bottle of Companion Amethyst Source, but his progress stalled at 398, just short of Four-Star Dou Shi.
• Xiao Yu swallowed a measured amount from another bottle and broke through to Four-Star Dou Shi, gaining red-and-purple Dou Qi Armor.
• Xiao Yu gathered the purple fire particles in his meridians into a Purple Flame Seed, stored it in his Dou Qi Vortex, and summoned a wisp of Purple Flame in his palm.

Xiao Yu tried to fuse the Bone Chilling Flame and Purple Flame to create Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus, but both attempts ended in explosions. After Xiao Yi Xian rescued and treated him, he woke in her cottage and remembered the night at the Thousand Medicine Hall.

• Xiao Yu decided to attempt Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus by fusing the Bone Chilling Flame with the Purple Flame.
• Xiao Yu lost control of the flames, causing an explosion that startled Xiao Yi Xian, then tried again after realizing his soul power had failed to balance them.
• Xiao Yu's second fusion attempt caused a stronger explosion that knocked him unconscious.
• Xiao Yi Xian carried Xiao Yu back to the cottage with Xiao Lan and gave him healing medicine.
• Xiao Yu woke in bed and, looking at Xiao Yi Xian preparing medicine, recalled the night at the Thousand Medicine Hall.

Xiao Yu spent a month risking explosions to fuse the Bone Chilling Flame and Purple Flame into Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus, with Little Medical Fairy caring for him throughout. After successfully testing the technique, he helped clear space for her medicinal herbs and reflected on their growing closeness as he prepared to leave the secluded valley someday.

• Little Medical Fairy cared for Xiao Yu as he recovered from an explosion caused by his attempt to fuse Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yu continued practicing for a month, and Little Medical Fairy watched him fail twelve times as he improved his control over the flames.
• Xiao Yu successfully formed Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus from the Bone Chilling Flame and Purple Flame.
• Xiao Yu threw the fire lotus into the distance, where it exploded and left a deep pit.
• Little Medical Fairy directed Xiao Yu to fill the pits he had made, then accepted the cleared ground for her medicinal herbs.
• Xiao Yu stabilized his strength as a four-star Dou Master and noted that Little Medical Fairy's favorability toward him had risen to 79.

Xiao Yu discovered that Xiao Yi Xian had awakened her Calamity Poison Body, and the system told him it could be evolved into a Heavenly Spirit Poison Body. After reassuring Xiao Yi Xian that he would remain her friend and help her overcome the condition, Xiao Yu resolved to find a way to cure her.

• Xiao Yu sensed potent poison around the hut, neutralized it with his Heavenly Flames, and found Xiao Yi Xian unconscious after awakening her Calamity Poison Body.
• Xiao Yu read the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture and learned about the Calamity Poison Body’s growth and dangers.
• The system explained that the Calamity Poison Body could evolve into a Heavenly Spirit Poison Body, but awakening it required one hundred thousand Source Coins for a draw or two hundred thousand for a direct purchase.
• When Xiao Yi Xian woke, Xiao Yu told her he knew about her condition and promised that she would always be his friend.
• Xiao Yu assured Xiao Yi Xian that he would help free her from the Calamity Poison Body, and she said she believed him.

Xiao Yu and Little Medical Fairy parted ways after sharing gifts and promising to stand by each other, and Xiao Yu set out for the Tagor Great Desert. He headed toward Black Rock City, hoping to reach the Green Lotus Core Flame before Xiao Yan could claim it.

• Xiao Yu returned to the cottage, shared dinner with Little Medical Fairy, and told her he planned to travel to the Tagor Great Desert while she would return to the Izumo Empire.
• Xiao Yu gave Little Medical Fairy a storage ring and restorative pills, and she gave him poison and its antidote before promising to stand by his side if he ever became hated by many.
• Xiao Yu and Little Medical Fairy spent their last night together, then rode Blue Eagle until they parted in the sky the next morning.
• Xiao Yu kissed Little Medical Fairy goodbye, promised to resolve her Calamity Poison Body, and leaped from Blue Eagle using his Purple Cloud Wings.
• Xiao Yu flew toward Black Rock City, intending to reach the Green Lotus Core Flame before Xiao Yan could absorb it.

Xiao Yu arrived in Black Rock City and decided to certify his alchemist rank, while Xiao Yan and Medicine Elder also came to the city. After spotting Xiao Yan at their inn, Xiao Yu disguised himself and went to the Alchemist Guild, where guards stopped him at the entrance.

• Xiao Yu hired a carriage to Black Rock City, heard that local disciples would certify as first-tier alchemists, and decided to seek certification himself the next day.
• Xiao Yan and Medicine Elder arrived outside Black Rock City, and Medicine Elder advised Xiao Yan to certify his alchemist rank.
• Xiao Yu recognized Xiao Yan at the inn but chose not to reunite with him, reasoning that he needed to follow his own path.
• Xiao Yu used the Shadowless Mask to change his appearance and waited until Xiao Yan and Medicine Elder had left before heading to the Alchemist Guild.
• Two guards stopped Xiao Yu at the Guild entrance and told him that he needed a letter of recommendation to enter.

Xiao Yu entered the Black Rock City Alchemist Guild under the name Mo Shang and registered for an assessment, claiming to be a nineteen-year-old third-tier alchemist. He joined Xiao Yan, Linda, and Xue Mei in the assessment hall, where the group awaited the test and Linda dismissed the two young men as attention-seekers.

• Xiao Yu showed purple flames to the guild guards, who let him enter and told him Xiao Yan had already gone inside with white flames.
• Yasi registered Xiao Yu as Mo Shang, nineteen, and arranged an assessment because he would not name his secluded mentor.
• Xiao Yu told Yasi he was a third-tier alchemist, then received examination number six from Teya.
• Xiao Yu entered the assessment hall, greeted Otto and Frank, and said he was nineteen.
• Xiao Yan privately remarked to Medicine Elder that Xiao Yu was very young, while Linda regarded Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan as unworthy rivals to Xue Mei.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan took the first-tier alchemist assessment, where Xiao Yu delayed starting until he revealed his purple beast fire. The display stunned the examiners and distracted Xiao Yan, who burned his ingredients and had to restart.

• Master Otto began the assessment, and Xiao Yu received the Swift Pill formula while Xiao Yan received the Strength-Accumulating Pill formula.
• Frank rang the bell to officially start the examination, and the examinees began refining while Xiao Yu remained still.
• Frank grew angry when he learned Xiao Yu had no introduction letter or mentor listed in his records.
• Xiao Yu ignited purple beast fire in his cauldron, startling Frank, Otto, and the other examinees.
• Medicine Elder explained to Xiao Yan that Xiao Yu's flame was beast fire, and Xiao Yan's distraction caused his ingredients to burn.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan completed the first-tier alchemist examination with unusually difficult prescriptions. The examiners discovered that both had refined pills with pill veins, leaving everyone astonished by Xiao Yu’s skill.

• Xiao Yu used Purple Flame to refine the Swift Pill, adding all the ingredients to his cauldron at once and carefully controlling their extraction and fusion.
• Frank ended the examination, and Otto and Frank inspected the candidates’ pills; Linda and Xue Mei had passed, along with two other candidates.
• Otto and Frank praised Xiao Yan after seeing that he had successfully refined a Strength-Accumulating Pill with pill veins, and Frank confirmed that he had passed.
• Frank inspected Xiao Yu’s Swift Pill and exclaimed that it also had pill veins, astonishing the crowd and Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan both advanced to the second-tier alchemist examination, where Xiao Yu refined a pill with patterns and was allowed to attempt the third-tier examination. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan waiting as Xiao Yu emerged beside the astonished Otto and Frank.

• After Xiao Yu passed the first-tier examination, he asked to take the second-tier examination, and Xiao Yan decided to do the same after Medicine Elder encouraged him not to back down.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan demonstrated that they had Dou Shi strength, so Frank arranged the second-tier examination for them.
• Xiao Yu quickly refined a Meridian-Guarding Pill, while Xiao Yan skillfully refined an Iceheart Pill.
• Otto and Frank inspected the pills and found patterns on Xiao Yu's pill, then allowed him to enter the third-tier examination while Xiao Yan was told to wait.
• Xiao Yan watched Xiao Yu emerge with Otto and Frank, whose shocked expressions revealed the result.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan completed their alchemist assessments, astonishing the Black Rock City Alchemist Guild with their unprecedented ranks. After the guild leaders invited them to talk, Xiao Yu explained that the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King’s attack had left him with Purple Flame.

• Master Otto revealed that Xiao Yan had become a second-tier alchemist and Xiao Yu had passed the third-tier assessment, stunning the guild members.
• Master Otto invited Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan to talk, and they agreed to follow him and Frank to a study.
• Guild staff delivered the alchemist robes, and Master Otto and Frank explained their special properties as Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan tried them on.
• Master Otto asked Xiao Yu about his Purple Flame, and Xiao Yu said he had gained it after surviving an attack from the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King.
• Otto asked about their masters, and Xiao Yan said his master disliked being disturbed.

After leaving the Alchemist Guild, Xiao Yu traveled to Desert City to search for the Green Lotus Core Flame’s remaining treasures and learn about the area. He discovered the city’s competing mercenary groups and headed to Gu Tu, where Hai Bo Dong lived in seclusion.

• Otto invited Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan to the Jia Ma Empire’s Alchemist Grand Assembly in half a year, and Xiao Yan challenged Xiao Yu to compete there.
• Xiao Yu left Black Rock City by flying transport reserved for alchemists and arrived outside Desert City after half a day.
• Xiao Yu entered Desert City and learned that the Iron Cavalry Mercenary Group and the Flame Mercenary Group were its two major powers.
• Xiao Yu asked about a map shop and learned that Gu Tu was the best in the city, recognizing it as Hai Bo Dong’s place of seclusion.

Xiao Yu bought a map of the Tagor Great Desert from Hai Bo Dong and settled into a quiet inn to test the system’s new Summoning Module. After spending his Source Coins on two Xuan Tier summons and recharging for another, he prepared to summon again, hoping for Dou Wang-level power.

• Xiao Yu visited Gu Tu, bought a map of the Tagor Great Desert from Hai Bo Dong, and left without revealing that he recognized him.
• Xiao Yu rented a quiet room at an inn and checked his system panel before trying the Summoning Module.
• Xiao Yu’s first Xuan Tier summon gave him a Da Dou Shi-level Battle Power Card, and his second gave him a Da Dou Shi-level Speed Card.
• Xiao Yu recharged one million gold coins to restore one thousand Source Coins, then prayed for Dou Wang-level combat power and began another summon.

Xiao Yu obtained a Soul Brand technique that could enslave one Da Dou Shi and planned to use it to seize control of Desert City's two major mercenary groups. He infiltrated the Iron Cavalry Mercenary Group to abduct Han Qianqian, but overheard clues that her reputation for collecting flowers concealed another purpose before confronting her in her room.

• The system rewarded Xiao Yu with the Great Dou Shi Soul Imprint Technique, which could brand one Da Dou Shi at his current strength.
• Xiao Yu planned to use the technique and a Da Dou Shi-level Battle Power Card to unify the Iron Cavalry Mercenary Group and the Flame Mercenary Group.
• Xiao Yu infiltrated the Iron Cavalry Mercenary Group's headquarters and entered Han Qianqian's courtyard, intending to use her to lure her father, Han Jue.
• Xiao Yu overheard Han Qianqian assure Han Jue that she was caring for rare medicinal herbs, and heard Han Jue promise to take her to see her Brother Mu.
• Xiao Yu waited in Han Qianqian's room and confronted her after she returned, warning her not to make a sound and telling her to put down the poison pill in her hand.

Xiao Yu learned that Han Qianqian and Han Jue were secretly cultivating the rare Devouring Hundred Herbs, then abducted her to lure Han Jue out. At the Iron Cavalry Mercenary Group, Han Jue feared the kidnapper was an alchemist, and a message arrived claiming to reveal Han Qianqian’s location.

• Han Qianqian revealed that Han Jue possessed Devouring Hundred Herbs, and Xiao Yu realized why she had been gathering medicinal ingredients.
• Xiao Yu knocked Han Qianqian unconscious, searched her courtyard without finding the herb, and carried her away to lure Han Jue out.
• Han Jue demanded news of his daughter from Qin Yang, who reported that the Flame Mercenary Group had not abducted her.
• Han Jue learned that the kidnapper was likely a Dou Shi with strange white flames and feared he might be an alchemist with powerful allies.
• A mercenary brought Han Jue an arrow-delivered message that claimed to identify where Han Qianqian was being held.

Xiao Yu lured Han Jue out of Desert City and used a series of traps and arrows coated with the pill Half-Day Tour to incapacitate him. Xiao Yu approached the unconscious Han Jue after making sure he could not be feigning.

• Han Jue received Xiao Yu’s letter demanding that he bring Devouring Hundred Herbs alone, then ordered his mercenaries to prepare for battle.
• Han Jue rode out of Desert City toward the exchange site while Xiao Yu watched from the city walls.
• Han Jue fought off arrows from hidden crossbows and used Earth-Splitting Scroll to uncover them.
• Xiao Yu shot Han Jue with an arrow carrying pale white flame, then Han Jue collapsed after the arrows’ Half-Day Tour aura took effect.
• Xiao Yu explained the pill’s difficult recipe and how he had used it, then threw another pill onto Han Jue before approaching him.

Xiao Yu used the Soul Brand to take control of Han Jue, then sent him back to Desert City to reorganize the Iron Cavalry Mercenary Group. As Xiao Yu revised his plan to obtain the Green Lotus Core Flame, the system triggered quests to unify Desert City's forces and claim the flame.

• Xiao Yu planted the Soul Brand in Han Jue and used it to stop him from escaping or summoning his men.
• Han Jue submitted to Xiao Yu after learning his life was under the Soul Brand's control, and Xiao Yu promised to spare his daughter and take only some roots from the Devouring Hundred Herbs.
• Xiao Yu told Han Jue to return to Desert City, find Han Qianqian, and reorganize the Iron Cavalry Mercenary Group.
• Xiao Yu changed his plan to obtain the Green Lotus Core Flame, deciding not to go to the lotus throne outside Stone Desert City.
• The system triggered quests for Xiao Yu to unify Desert City's forces and obtain the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Xiao Yu accepted system tasks to unite Desert City's mercenary groups and obtain the Green Lotus Core Flame, then returned to the Iron Cavalry Mercenary Group to help Han Jue mature the Devouring Hundred Herbs. He left the underground chamber with the herb in bloom and ready to harvest.

• Xiao Yu accepted both system tasks, which promised source coins and Dou Qi points that could raise him to an eight-star Dou Shi.
• Xiao Yu returned to Desert City and learned that Han Jue had rescued Han Qianqian and lifted the city lockdown.
• Xiao Yu revealed his strength to the guards and met Han Jue at the Iron Cavalry Mercenary Group's headquarters.
• Han Jue led Xiao Yu through a hidden stairway to the underground chamber where he kept the Devouring Hundred Herbs.
• Xiao Yu refined medicinal herbs with the Bone Chilling Flame and fed their essence to the Devouring Hundred Herbs until its flower bloomed.

Xiao Yu refined the Devouring Hundred Herbs for Han Jue, helping him advance to a five-star Da Dou Shi, then proposed that the Iron Cavalry Mercenary Group take control of Desert City. After the group agreed on a plan to kill Zhu Yan and defeat the Flame Mercenary Group, the conflict began to take shape.

• Xiao Yu extracted the Devouring Hundred Herbs' essence and gave it to Han Jue, who absorbed it and advanced to a five-star Da Dou Shi.
• Xiao Yu told Han Jue his improved talent could let him reach Dou Wang and suggested taking control of Desert City.
• Xiao Yu proposed that Han Jue engage Zhu Yan while he attacked from hiding and killed the Flame Mercenary Group's leader.
• Han Jue and Xiao Yu planned a decapitation strike against the Flame Mercenary Group, whose headquarters lay across the city from the Iron Cavalry Mercenary Group's.
• Han Jue summoned the Iron Cavalry Mercenary Group's upper ranks, who supported the plan and finalized its details before departing.