Recaps

At the Nalan Family banquet, An Yi attended with Ya Fei and faced Mu Zhan, who attacked him out of jealousy. An Yi crippled Mu Zhan’s arm with a single palm strike, leaving the hall stunned.

• An Yi arrived at the Nalan Family banquet with Ya Fei, where Nalan Jie welcomed them and Nalan Yanran showed her familiarity with An Yi.
• Liu Ling dismissed rumors about An Yi’s alchemy skill while Yao Yue said An Yi had passed the Alchemist Guild’s internal assessment at roughly her level.
• Mu Zhan stormed into the hall and attacked An Yi, but Nalan Yanran blocked his punch and stood protectively in front of An Yi.
• Ya Fei told An Yi that Mu Zhan was a Mu Family troublemaker who had persistently pursued her, and An Yi decided to teach him a lesson.
• Mu Zhan charged An Yi with a Dou Technique, but An Yi blocked the attack with his bare palm and shattered Mu Zhan’s forearm without using Dou Qi.

An Yi drove off Mu Zhan at the Nalan Family celebration, then revealed his real strength and parts of his hidden past to Ya Fei and Nalan Yanran. He left them understanding how he had survived three years of deadly trials in the Magic Beast Mountain Range and the Tagor Great Desert.

• An Yi crippled Mu Zhan, and Nalan Jie ordered him expelled while apologizing to An Yi.
• Ya Fei led An Yi and Nalan Yanran to a quiet pavilion, where An Yi said he was a newly advanced Three-Star Dou King.
• An Yi told Nalan Yanran that he had been a Dou Master when she broke off their engagement and that he had killed Wang Teng, who pursued him afterward.
• An Yi recounted spending two years in the Magic Beast Mountain Range, escaping a mercenary group led by a Dou Ling, and later being captured by Queen Medusa in the Tagor Great Desert.
• An Yi told Ya Fei and Nalan Yanran that he had only left the desert two months earlier, leaving both women shaken by the dangers he had endured.

An Yi took Ya Fei and Nalan Yanran to watch Hai Bo Dong clash with a powerful earth-attribute Dou Emperor over the Imperial Capital. On the way, Gu He recognized An Yi’s immense talent but judged his alchemy skills to be those of an inexperienced amateur, predicting he could become a Fifth-Rank Alchemist within five years.

• Two overwhelming Dou Emperor auras erupted over the Imperial Capital, and An Yi identified the ice-attribute fighter as likely Hai Bo Dong and the earth-attribute fighter as possibly the Jia Ma Imperial Family’s guardian.
• Nalan Jie and Teng Shan flew toward the battle, and An Yi carried Ya Fei and Nalan Yanran after them on his crimson fire wings.
• Gu He joined Nalan Jie and Teng Shan in the air and recognized An Yi as the young man who had removed Nalan Jie’s Brazing Poison.
• Gu He explained that An Yi’s flames were likely a powerful Beast Flame rather than a Heavenly Flame, and that An Yi’s pill-refining methods were immature despite his extraordinary fire control and soul force.
• Gu He estimated that An Yi was only outstanding among Second-Rank Alchemists but could refine Fifth-Rank Pills within five years, astonishing Nalan Jie and Teng Shan.

An Yi intercepted Jia Xingtian and used his Vermilion Bird Divine Flame to force the Peak Dou Emperor onto the defensive. Jia Xingtian struggled to escape the relentless assault without risking injury or further damaging the Imperial Family’s prestige.

• An Yi spotted Xiao Yan approaching with the Purple Cloud Wings he had given him, and Xiao Yan worried that Hai Bo Dong might be lost before the Three-Year Pact.
• Jia Xingtian abruptly charged toward An Yi’s group, so An Yi handed Ya Fei and Nalan Yanran to Nalan Jie and Teng Shan before intercepting him.
• An Yi summoned a huge Vermilion Bird phantom and struck Jia Xingtian with platinum flames that burned through his protective Dou Qi.
• An Yi’s rapid attacks kept Jia Xingtian on the defensive, while Hai Bo Dong explained that Jia Xingtian feared being injured and losing face if he counterattacked.
• Jia Xingtian regretted challenging An Yi as he struggled to dodge the flames and find a dignified way to end the fight.

An Yi ended his clash with Jia Xingtian, then left the Nalan Family’s celebration with Ya Fei as Jia Xingtian worried about the Mittel Family’s growing strength. After practicing alchemy all night before the Alchemist Convention, An Yi arrived exhausted and fell asleep in the VIP section just before the competition began.

• An Yi and Jia Xingtian exchanged compliments after their restrained fight, and An Yi explained that he had only recently started learning alchemy.
• Gu He praised An Yi’s fire-control and soul-perception talent, while An Yi said he had received guidance from a senior but had no official teacher.
• An Yi left with Ya Fei, and Jia Xingtian worried that the Mittel Family’s connection to An Yi and the surviving Hai Bo Dong could upset the empire’s balance.
• An Yi told Ya Fei and Teng Shan that he had stayed awake for four or five days, then asked to rest before the convention began.
• At the Alchemist Guild, An Yi greeted Chemi, found a seat in the VIP section, and fell asleep while the guild officials watched in disbelief.

An Yi attended the Jia Ma Empire Alchemist Convention despite having practiced alchemy for only four days, drawing attention from the gathered dignitaries and beauties. As the competition began, he admitted he might blow up his cauldron but joked that he could still win by luck.

• Ya Fei explained that An Yi had stayed up all night studying alchemy, while the guild officials recognized how inexperienced he was.
• Xiao Yan arrived with Hai Bo Dong and saw An Yi sleeping in the VIP area before President Fa Ma greeted him as Yan Xiao.
• Jia Xingtian, Yao Yue, Yao Ye, Nalan Jie, and Nalan Yanran joined the VIP gathering, and Ya Fei and Nalan Yanran took the seats beside An Yi as Yao Ye and Yao Yue sat nearby.
• When the convention began, An Yi woke and greeted Yao Ye, who invited him to celebrate at the palace if he achieved a satisfying result.
• An Yi revealed that he had practiced alchemy for fewer than four days, alarming Yao Yue, the dignitaries, and Nalan Yanran, but he remained unconcerned and said he might win by luck.

An Yi entered the Alchemist Convention’s first round despite failing the Second-Rank Alchemist qualification test and lacking even a First-Rank badge. Faced with an incomplete Bone-Growing Pill prescription and his limited experience, he decided to copy another contestant’s method.

• Liu Ling, Princess Yao Yue, and Xiao Yan made dramatic entrances onto the central platforms, while An Yi walked down the stairs to avoid drawing attention.
• The contestants and spectators questioned why An Yi wore no Guild robe or alchemist badge, and Chemi revealed that An Yi had failed the Second-Rank test after confusing Snake Lotus Grass with Azure Jade Vine and blowing up a cauldron.
• Fa Ma defended An Yi’s mistake as a normal part of learning alchemy, leaving the VIP guests stunned.
• An Yi read the incomplete Bone-Growing Pill prescription, judged that he lacked the experience to refine it, and decided to copy someone else’s answer.

An Yi waited until the end of the first round before copying the nearby contestants’ methods to refine a Bone-Growing Pill, stunning the crowd with his speed and control. The other contestants’ pills were tested, but An Yi’s result remained unknown as the chapter ended.

• The VIP guests debated whether An Yi intended to copy other contestants and whether such a feat was possible.
• An Yi watched the other alchemists work while many contestants failed and were eliminated.
• With the final third of the hourglass remaining, An Yi summoned his Vermilion Bird Divine Flame, whose pressure caused several contestants’ cauldrons to explode.
• An Yi tossed all six ingredients into his cauldron at once and condensed a green pill just before time ran out.
• Fa Ma ended the round and had the remaining contestants test their pills; Xiao Yan, Yao Yue, Liu Ling, and a gray-robed contestant produced strong green lights.
• An Yi was the last contestant waiting for his pill to be tested, while the crowd doubted that his pill was genuine.

An Yi refined his already-formed Bone-Growing Pill inside his hand, then earned a result that surpassed every other contestant. His victory left the Alchemist Guild fearing that a novice taking the championship would devastate the Jia Ma Empire’s alchemy world.

• Liu Ling mocked An Yi for relying on others instead of studying alchemy, while An Yi kept his pill in his hand and delayed testing it.
• Fa Ma and Gu He revealed that An Yi had continued refining the pill after it left the furnace by maintaining its heat and using his soul perception.
• An Yi tossed the smaller, darker Bone-Growing Pill into the testing machine, whose brilliant green beam eclipsed every other contestant’s result.
• Gu He insisted that An Yi was genuinely inexperienced, despite his frightening soul power and extraordinary ability to learn alchemy.
• Hai Bo Dong warned that if An Yi won the convention, his novice status could undermine the confidence of alchemists throughout the Jia Ma Empire.

An Yi overwhelmed the contestants again by refining a top-quality Wind-Walking Pill at extraordinary speed, leaving Xiao Yan shaken after witnessing his rival’s apparent mastery. Medicine Elder restored Xiao Yan’s resolve by arguing that An Yi relied on overwhelming soul strength and a powerful flame to compensate for weak alchemy technique.

• Jia Xingtian suggested stopping An Yi, but Gu He and Fa Ma refused to undermine the competition or an alchemist’s dignity.
• Fa Ma began the second round, which tested contestants on refining the complete Wind-Walking Pill formula.
• An Yi refined every ingredient at once and produced a top-quality pill, stunning Xiao Yan, Liu Ling, and Yao Yue.
• An Yi encouraged the others to keep going, and Xiao Yan lost control of his flame and ruined an ingredient.
• Medicine Elder told Xiao Yan that An Yi’s technique and experience were lacking, urged him not to give up, and reminded him that his own flame was powerful.

Xiao Yan recovered his focus and revealed the Wind Anger Dragon Flame, securing a strong result in the Alchemist Convention’s preliminary round. Afterward, An Yi passed off his mysterious alchemy teacher as Xiao Yan’s master, and both young men left to prepare for the final.

• After Medicine Elder rebuked him, Xiao Yan regained his composure and unleashed the Wind Anger Dragon Flame, disrupting nearby contestants and stunning the judges.
• Xiao Yan used the Heavenly Flame to refine an excellent Wind-Walking Pill and finished among the strongest ordinary contestants as the preliminary round ended.
• Fa Ma and the other influential figures congratulated An Yi and questioned him about his alchemy methods and teacher.
• An Yi pulled Xiao Yan into the gathering and claimed that Xiao Yan’s master had taught him, prompting Fa Ma to ask about the teacher’s identity.
• Xiao Yan refused to reveal his master’s name, and the officials regarded him with greater interest and caution.
• An Yi declined Princess Yao Ye’s banquet invitation and left with Ya Fei, while Xiao Yan also departed to recover before the final.

An Yi practiced refining pills through repeated failures as he prepared for the Alchemist Convention finals, determined to win the Soul-Melting Pill formula. President Fa Ma offered him the formula in exchange for withdrawing, but An Yi instead proposed a bargain that would let him compete for a Dou Spirit Pill formula and ingredients.

• An Yi repeatedly failed to refine a Fourth-Rank Pill, but refused to stop practicing because he wanted to win the finals and obtain the Soul-Melting Pill formula.
• Ya Fei told An Yi that President Fa Ma had come to speak with him privately, and she guarded the guest room while they met.
• Fa Ma asked An Yi to withdraw from the finals and offered him the Sixth-Rank Soul-Melting Pill formula, fearing a novice's victory would devastate young alchemists across the Jia Ma Empire.
• An Yi refused to withdraw but offered to give up the championship title in exchange for the Soul-Melting Pill formula, the Dou Spirit Pill formula, and a prepared batch of its ingredients.
• Fa Ma was astonished when An Yi revealed that he intended to attempt the peak Fifth-Rank Dou Spirit Pill in the finals.

An Yi persuaded Fa Ma to lend him the recipe and ingredients for a Fifth-Rank Dou Spirit Pill, promising to refine it at the Alchemist Convention finals. Before the competition, he threatened Xiao Yan into lending him Medicine Elder’s help, leaving Xiao Yan cornered by An Yi’s threats involving the Three-Year Pact.

• An Yi argued that attempting a Dou Spirit Pill would protect his reputation and benefit the Alchemist Guild, and Fa Ma agreed to lend him the recipe and ingredients.
• Fa Ma said Yan Xiao was the Jia Ma Empire’s best chance to defeat Yan Li and win the convention, and An Yi promised to help him win.
• An Yi arrived at the finals and dragged Xiao Yan aside to ask for Medicine Elder’s help with his pill refining.
• Xiao Yan refused, and both men threatened to expose each other’s identities to the crowd.
• An Yi threatened to help Nalan Yanran defeat Xiao Yan at the Misty Cloud Sect, frightening Xiao Yan with the prospect of public humiliation.

An Yi entered the Alchemist Convention finals and attempted to refine a pinnacle Fifth-Rank Dou Spirit Pill with Medicine Elder’s guidance. After his battered cauldron melted, he continued refining the ingredients in midair, leaving Gu He shocked by his cauldronless alchemy.

• President Fa Ma announced that the finalists had to supply their own formulas and ingredients, with the highest-ranked and most valuable pill winning.
• An Yi reviewed the Dou Spirit Pill formula while Xiao Yan lamented that An Yi had taken the ring containing Medicine Elder.
• An Yi placed more than twenty ingredients into a battered cauldron and extracted them all at once with the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame.
• The cauldron began melting under the flame, but An Yi vaporized it and kept the medicinal essences floating in midair with platinum divine flame.
• Gu He stood in shock as An Yi continued refining a pinnacle Fifth-Rank pill through cauldronless alchemy.

An Yi used Void Alchemy to refine a Fifth-Rank Dou Spirit Pill and followed Medicine Elder’s improved fusion method, releasing overwhelming pressure from his Vermilion Bird Divine Flame. The pressure destabilized the other contestants’ flames, but the VIP spectators realized it could also stimulate their souls, leaving Xiao Yan and the remaining alchemists struggling to endure it.

• An Yi finished extracting the medicinal ingredients in the void, and Medicine Elder stopped him from using the outdated fusion order on Fa Ma’s pill formula.
• Medicine Elder taught An Yi a more efficient but riskier fusion method, and An Yi began combining the medicinal liquids with his platinum flames.
• The Vermilion Bird Divine Flame’s pressure caused several contestants to lose control of their cauldrons and drop out of the competition.
• Fa Ma explained that An Yi’s flame control was stimulating his soul power, while Gu He realized its residual pressure could help the other alchemists strengthen their souls if they endured it.
• Xiao Yan, Yao Yue, and Liu Ling struggled to stabilize their flames as An Yi continued refining the pill.

An Yi exhausted his soul power while refining a Peak Fifth-Rank Dou Spirit Pill, but the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame awakened and replenished it, allowing him to finish the pill. His breakthrough also eased the pressure on the remaining contestants, and the chapter ended with An Yi teasing them after his success.

• More than half the finalists were eliminated under the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame’s pressure, while Fa Ma dismissed their complaints about An Yi’s influence on the contest.
• An Yi reached pill condensation but nearly ran out of soul power, and Medicine Elder warned him that continuing risked backlash.
• As An Yi’s flames faltered, a Vermilion Bird phantom emerged from him and a surge of soul power renewed his strength.
• The Vermilion Bird’s cry lifted the pressure on the surviving alchemists, and several contestants, including Princess Yao Yue, Xiao Yan, and Liu Ling, felt their soul perception improve.
• An Yi condensed a high-quality Peak Fifth-Rank Dou Spirit Pill, stunning the spectators and veteran alchemists.
• An Yi put the pill away and encouraged the dumbfounded contestants to keep refining.

An Yi secretly concealed his novice status after refining a Pinnacle Fifth-Rank Dou Spirit Pill, while Fa Ma declared Yan Xiao the Alchemist Convention champion. An Yi left the guild with a Soul-Merging Pill formula and three sets of Dou Spirit Pill ingredients, then planned to collect gifts from Jia Xingtian and Gu He.

• Xiao Yan refined a Three-Line Green Spirit Pill and won the convention, while Yao Yue, Liu Ling, and Yan Li completed lesser pills.
• Fa Ma presented An Yi as the senior master Nangong and announced Yan Xiao as champion, and the crowd accepted the explanation.
• An Yi returned Medicine Elder's soul ring to Xiao Yan, then received the Sixth-Grade Soul-Merging Pill formula from Fa Ma.
• An Yi traded the Supreme Dou Spirit Pill to Fa Ma for payment, and Fa Ma added three sets of Dou Spirit Pill ingredients as a gift.
• Fa Ma warned An Yi to keep his novice status secret and study alchemy seriously, and An Yi agreed before leaving to seek gifts from Jia Xingtian and Gu He.

An Yi attended Princess Yao Ye’s banquet, bringing the reluctant Xiao Yan along and collecting gifts from Jia Xingtian and Gu He for helping young alchemists in the competition. The banquet fell quiet when Yun Yun, leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, arrived at Nalan Yanran’s invitation.

• An Yi accepted Yao Ye’s invitation to the banquet and returned to the Alchemist Guild to drag Xiao Yan along.
• Ya Fei told Nalan Yanran and Yao Ye that An Yi and Yan Xiao had grown up together and shared an alchemy teacher, but declined to explain further.
• At the banquet, An Yi let Xiao Yan handle the eager young alchemists and nobles while he slipped away to a quiet corner.
• Jia Xingtian gave An Yi a Scarlet Sky Flame Crystal Orchid, and Gu He gave him a Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill formula as thanks for helping Yao Yue and Liu Ling.
• Yun Yun entered the banquet hall, surprising Gu He, who had thought she was in seclusion.

At the imperial banquet, An Yi met Yun Yun while disguised as the young alchemist Master Nangong, then privately revealed his identity to her. Yun Yun recognized him after he mentioned her debt, and An Yi demonstrated how completely he could change his appearance and Dou Qi aura.

• Yun Yun arrived at the banquet to meet the famed alchemist Master Nangong and praised An Yi's skill at the convention.
• An Yi asked Yun Yun to speak with him privately, alarming Nalan Yanran, Gu He, Jia Xingtian, and others who feared he might join the Misty Cloud Sect.
• In the soundproof side hall, An Yi asked Yun Yun whether she recognized him and reminded her that she owed him more than ten million.
• Yun Yun realized Master Nangong was An Yi but struggled to believe it because his appearance and aura had changed completely.
• An Yi withdrew his Vermilion Bird Bloodline to reveal his silver-haired, blue-eyed appearance, then resumed his disguise and explained why it was safer at the banquet.
• Yun Yun said both of An Yi's appearances looked good.

An Yi reunited with Yun Yun, explained his rapid cultivation and alchemy progress, and tried to arrange a longer stay at the Misty Cloud Sect. Their kiss was interrupted when Queen Medusa emerged from his chest, leaving Yun Yun shocked by Medusa’s jealous reaction.

• Yun Yun questioned An Yi about reaching Dou Wang and refining a peak Five-Grade Dou Spirit Pill, and he credited Medusa’s gifts and an Alchemy Grandmaster’s inheritance.
• Yun Yun told An Yi she had barely begun learning the Void-Stepping Technique, and he embraced her and promised to teach her the complete version.
• An Yi said he planned to visit Jia Nan Academy but joked that he could invent a scandalous excuse to stay longer with Yun Yun at the Misty Cloud Sect.
• An Yi kissed Yun Yun, but a sharp pain made him pull away as the Seven-Colored Python coiled against his chest glared at him.
• Queen Medusa appeared in the side hall, and Yun Yun stepped in front of An Yi while the two women confronted each other.
• An Yi tried to calm both women, and Yun Yun realized Medusa seemed jealous and aggrieved over him.

An Yi and Medusa reconciled after she bit him in anger, but she discovered his soul was badly weakened from the day's pill competition and worried over him. Yun Yun left the side hall alone, where Nalan Yanran anxiously questioned her about An Yi.

• Yun Yun withdrew from the side hall, leaving An Yi alone with Medusa.
• An Yi hugged Medusa despite her anger, and she bit his shoulder and absorbed his blood and Vermilion Bird energy.
• Medusa noticed An Yi's pallor and learned that he was still suffering from severe soul exhaustion after forcing a Five-Grade Dou Spirit Pill during the competition.
• Medusa sent her Dou Qi into An Yi to stabilize him, and he promised to refine a Soul-Melting Pill for her himself.
• Yun Yun returned to the main hall, and Nalan Yanran questioned her about why An Yi had stayed behind.

Yun Leng urged Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran to turn the Three-Year Pact with Xiao Yan into a public event at the Misty Cloud Sect to restore Yanran’s reputation. Nalan Yanran agreed, and Yun Leng left Yun Yun to invite Master Nangong personally.

• Yun Leng arrived at the gathering and asked Yun Yun about Master Nangong, whom he hoped to meet on behalf of the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Yun Leng proposed inviting the Imperial Capital’s prominent powers to watch Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan settle their grievance at the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Yun Leng explained that he had already secured the attendance of Xiao Zhan and Nalan Jie, believing their public goodwill would help dispel rumors about Yanran.
• Yun Yun asked Nalan Yanran to decide, and Nalan Yanran agreed to settle the matter publicly before everyone.
• Yun Leng said he would arrange the invitations and venue, leaving Yun Yun to invite Master Nangong personally.

An Yi recovered from refining pills by devouring rare ingredients and broke through to Four-Star Dou Wang. He then asked Medusa to help him take on a Four-Star Dou Zong, but she doubted they could win even with two more Dou Zongs.

• Yun Yun showed concern for An Yi, and Nalan Yanran learned that Yun Yun had met him a year earlier while disguised.
• An Yi left the hall with Nalan Yanran after making an unintentionally suggestive remark to Yun Yun.
• Back at the Mittel Auction House, An Yi refined the Scarlet Sky Flame Crystal Orchid and a trove of spirit herbs and Magic Cores, then swallowed them to cultivate.
• By dawn, An Yi had recovered and advanced to Four-Star Dou Wang, while Medusa marveled at how quickly he grew stronger.
• An Yi told Medusa he wanted to take on a roughly Four-Star Dou Zong, and she warned that her unstable strength could barely protect her against one.
• An Yi asked Medusa what would happen if they added two more Dou Zongs to their side.

An Yi warned Medusa that a Dou Zong from the Hall of Souls was targeting him and hiding behind the Misty Cloud Sect. At the Misty Cloud Sect, Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran began their Three-Year Pact duel, astonishing the spectators by revealing that they were both Da Dou Shi.

• An Yi told Medusa he had sensed a sinister Dou Zong watching him at the Alchemist Convention and traced the aura to the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Prominent figures gathered at the Misty Cloud Sect to witness the Three-Year Pact, while Nalan Jie and Xiao Zhan appeared on friendly terms.
• An Yi, Yun Yun, and Nalan Yanran arrived, followed by Xiao Yan, who entered the square carrying his Heavy Xuan Ruler.
• Yun Yun agreed to referee the duel, and An Yi insisted that neither fighter strike the face, use heavy blows, or attack vital points.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran released their Da Dou Shi auras, formed Dou Qi armor, and clashed sword against ruler as the spectators watched in shock.

An Yi stopped Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran’s dangerous spar by swallowing the explosion caused by Xiao Yan’s three-colored fire lotus, then declared the match a draw. Yun Yun backed his decision, while Yun Leng objected to his intervention.

• Yun Yun praised Xiao Yan’s skill, and An Yi claimed he was only a month older before predicting Xiao Yan might use an explosive technique.
• Nalan Yanran unleashed Extreme Wind, Setting Sun Radiance, and Xiao Yan countered by fusing three flames into a Three-Colored Fire Lotus.
• The fire lotus collided with Nalan Yanran’s attack, creating a destructive storm that An Yi contained with the Heaven-Devouring Art and swallowed whole.
• An Yi declared the spar a draw, and Yun Leng challenged his authority to intervene.
• Yun Yun supported An Yi’s decision and warned Xiao Yan that the fire lotus could have injured him too.