Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yi Xian emerged from the stele space after gaining a powerful Dragon Pearl and reaching One-star Dou Wang, then set out with Queen Medusa and her companions for the Jia Ma Imperial Capital. She vowed to defeat the Outer Realm Heavenly Demon in three years, beginning her own Three-Year Agreement.

• Xiao Yi Xian gained a Dragon Pearl, reached One-star Dou Wang, and broke through to the mid-Mortal Realm before leaving the stele space.
• Queen Medusa confronted Xiao Yi Xian for making her wait, and Xiao Yi Xian learned that Fu Ya had left because of trouble in her clan.
• Xiao Yi Xian suggested calling Queen Medusa Cai Lin and promised to help her become a nine-colored snake.
• Xiao Yi Xian invited Cai Lin, Liu Yan, and Chi Han to travel to the Jia Ma Imperial Capital for the Alchemist Convention and the Three-Year Agreement.
• Xiao Yi Xian rode with the others toward the imperial capital and vowed to defeat the Outer Realm Heavenly Demon in three years.

Xiao Yi Xian reflected on her plans to stay out of the spotlight and grow stronger while flying with Cai Lin and the others. After hearing Zhou Lanyan cry for help, she descended to confront the man threatening her, who then expressed interest in Xiao Yi Xian.

• Xiao Yi Xian played her zither and sang a song that left Cai Lin and the others captivated.
• Xiao Yi Xian decided that befriending Xiao Yan was more useful than killing him, while she focused on growing stronger behind the scenes.
• Xiao Yi Xian spotted Zhou Lanyan being threatened by a bald man and ordered Chi Han to stop.
• The bald man dismissed Zhou Lanyan's claim that she was a First-grade Alchemist and prepared to assault her.
• Xiao Yi Xian descended and challenged the bald man, who slapped his lackey and asked Xiao Yi Xian to submit to him.

Xiao Yi Xian rescued Zhou Lanyan and returned her to Zhou Chen, then traveled to the Jia Ma Empire’s imperial capital. She arrived at Jia Ma Holy City looking forward to the Three-Year Agreement and planning to win the Alchemist Grand Assembly.

• Xiao Yi Xian killed the bald man who threatened her and comforted the rescued Zhou Lanyan.
• Xiao Yi Xian carried the sleeping Zhou Lanyan to Floating Duckweed City on Chi Han and reunited her with Zhou Chen.
• Zhou Chen thanked Xiao Yi Xian, who left with Chi Han for the Jia Ma Empire.
• After nearly seven days of travel, Xiao Yi Xian reached Jia Ma Holy City and set her sights on the Alchemist Grand Assembly championship.

Xiao Yi Xian, Cai Lin, and Liu Yan entered the Jia Ma Imperial Capital by carriage, drawing attention because Liu Yan was a Fifth-grade Alchemist. They arrived at Liu Yan’s mansion, where Xiao Yi Xian stepped out and helped Cai Lin from the carriage as onlookers wondered who she was.

• Liu Yan drove Xiao Yi Xian and Cai Lin toward the capital while Cai Lin complained about the slow ride and asked to go shopping.
• Cai Lin took Xiao Yi Xian’s purple hairpin and tucked it into her hair, teasing Xiao Yi Xian about being wanted by the Jia Ma Empire.
• The city guards let Liu Yan’s carriage into the capital, and Cai Lin asked Xiao Yi Xian to pay for whatever she wanted to buy.
• Liu Yan drove the carriage through the city to his mansion, attracting a crowd curious about the passengers he served.
• Xiao Yi Xian stepped from the carriage, then offered her hand to Cai Lin as she emerged, leaving the onlookers astonished.

Cai Lin and Xiao Yi Xian went shopping in the Jia Ma Imperial Capital, where Mu Zhan tried to claim Cai Lin for himself and attacked Xiao Yi Xian. Xiao Yi Xian knocked Mu Zhan away with a punch using only her physical strength, leaving his servants to rush to his side.

• Cai Lin and Xiao Yi Xian went shopping while Liu Yan stayed behind with Chi Han, who trembled in fear of Cai Lin.
• The pair attracted attention across the imperial capital, where people called Xiao Yi Xian its “most handsome beauty” and Cai Lin its “most beautiful woman.”
• Mu Zhan, an Eight-star Dou Shi, stopped Cai Lin and Xiao Yi Xian and boasted about his status as the Mu Clan’s young master.
• Mu Zhan offered to help Cai Lin grow stronger if she followed him, then attacked Xiao Yi Xian after the crowd mocked him.
• Xiao Yi Xian met Mu Zhan’s Dou Qi-wrapped punch with her bare fist and sent him flying more than ten meters, leaving him bloodied on the ground.

Xiao Yi Xian defeated Mu Chen after he attacked her for injuring Mu Zhan, but Jia Xingtian intervened before she could kill them. Jia Xingtian gave Xiao Yi Xian their Storage Rings as compensation, and she left the Imperial Capital with Cai Lin.

• Xiao Yi Xian blocked Mu Chen’s surprise wind-blade attack and revealed that she was a One-star Dou Wang.
• Mu Chen attacked Xiao Yi Xian, but she overwhelmed him with her sword and left him severely wounded.
• Xiao Yi Xian sent a purple dragon phantom toward Mu Chen and Mu Zhan, but Jia Xingtian appeared and stopped the attack.
• Jia Xingtian acknowledged that Mu Chen and Mu Zhan were at fault and gave Xiao Yi Xian their Storage Rings as compensation.
• Cai Lin told Xiao Yi Xian that the man who intervened was Jia Xingtian, guardian of the Jia Ma Empire.

Xiao Yi Xian practiced her new White Dragon techniques and sparred with Cai Lin before accepting an invitation from the Jia Ma Imperial Family. Disguised as Young Master Lin Dong, she arrived at Yuelai Inn to meet Yao Ye and Yao Yue, who were astonished by her appearance.

• Xiao Yi Xian reflected on her growing strength and practiced the White Dragon Taixu Step and White Dragon Fist in the courtyard.
• Cai Lin challenged Xiao Yi Xian to a physical fight, defeated her in strength, and was caught when Xiao Yi Xian used the Taixu Step to embrace her.
• Cai Lin entered seclusion after Xiao Yi Xian apologized to her over breakfast the next morning.
• Liu Yan told Xiao Yi Xian that the Imperial Family had invited her to lunch at Yuelai Inn, and Xiao Yi Xian decided to attend.
• Xiao Yi Xian disguised herself as Lin Dong and flew to Yuelai Inn after a crowd of admirers surrounded her on the way.
• Yao Ye and Yao Yue welcomed Xiao Yi Xian at Yuelai Inn and were stunned by her handsome appearance.

After months of seclusion, Xiao Yi Xian perfected the Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill and went with Cai Lin to the Mittel Auction House, where they encountered Ya Fei. The auction opened with Xiao Yi Xian’s old clothes as its first lot, while Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong watched them from the crowd.

• Xiao Yi Xian refined a Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill and reflected on the Dragon Pearl trials and rare materials she would need to advance her dragon qi.
• Xiao Yi Xian came out of seclusion, learned that factions had sent gifts, and shared the remaining treasures with Liu Yan and Chi Han.
• Cai Lin teased Xiao Yi Xian in the hot spring, and the next morning Liu Yan told them an auction was taking place.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Cai Lin arrived at the imperial capital’s Mittel Auction House, where Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong recognized them from a shadowy corner.
• Ya Fei welcomed the auction crowd and announced Xiao Yi Xian’s former clothes as the opening item, leaving Xiao Yi Xian stunned.

Cai Lin became furious when she learned that her dress was being auctioned and attacked Ya Fei. Xiao Yi Xian stopped Cai Lin from killing her, while Yan Xiao recognized Cai Lin as Queen Medusa.

• Ya Fei auctioned Xiao Yi Xian's robe, which sold for one hundred thousand gold coins.
• Ya Fei presented a purple dress belonging to Cai Lin, and Cai Lin crushed her teacup in anger.
• Cai Lin appeared on the platform, seized Ya Fei by the throat, and demanded to know who had authorized the sale.
• Cai Lin knocked Yan Xiao and Hai Bodong down when they tried to intervene.
• Xiao Yi Xian persuaded Cai Lin to release Ya Fei, and Yan Xiao rushed to her side.
• Yan Xiao recognized Cai Lin as Queen Medusa but did not regret trying to protect Ya Fei.

After the auction, Xiao Yan learned why Ya Fei had sold Xiao Yi Xian and Cai Lin’s clothes, while Cai Lin left to prepare for a breakthrough. Seven days later, Xiao Yi Xian prepared to attend the Alchemist Grand Meeting, intending to obtain a Spirit Melting Pill and find a way to ensure Cai Lin’s child would be born.

• Xiao Yi Xian soothed Cai Lin after the auction and returned with her to their private room as the auction continued.
• Xiao Yan waited beside Ya Fei as she recovered, then learned that a woman had sold Cai Lin and Xiao Yi Xian’s clothes to the auction house.
• Liu Yan promised Xiao Yi Xian that he would handle the matter, and Cai Lin left to prepare for a breakthrough to two-star Dou Zong.
• Seven days later, alchemists gathered throughout the Jia Ma Imperial Capital for the Alchemist Grand Meeting.
• Xiao Yi Xian prepared to attend the meeting to seek a Spirit Melting Pill and considered ways to bring Cai Lin’s child into the world.

Xiao Yi Xian traveled to the Royal Plaza to compete in the alchemist gathering, confident she could take first place. At the venue, she met Alchemist Guild president Fama, who praised her after Liu Yan introduced her.

• Liu Yan drove Xiao Yi Xian toward the Royal Plaza and told her that many talented alchemists, including Yao Yue, would compete.
• Xiao Yi Xian declared that she would take first place as they arrived at the crowded competition venue.
• Xiao Yi Xian entered the plaza and saw more than a thousand platforms prepared for the alchemists competing in the gathering.
• Liu Yan led Xiao Yi Xian to the guest area and identified the Alchemist Guild president, Fama.
• Fama recognized Liu Yan as a Fifth-grade Alchemist, and Liu Yan credited Xiao Yi Xian before Fama praised her.

Xiao Yi Xian attended the Seventh Alchemist Conference disguised as Lin Dong and competed in the first refinement trial. After the round’s leading contestants revealed their results, an unknown young man claimed to have refined the highest-grade crystal.

• Ya Fei introduced the conference’s guests and contestants, including Fama, Xiao Yan as Yan Xiao, Liu Ling, and Xiao Yi Xian disguised as Lin Dong.
• Xiao Yi Xian greeted Yao Ye and Yao Yue, while Cai Lin’s glare prompted them to leave.
• Fama announced the start of the Seventh Alchemist Conference, then went back to sleep as Ya Fei began the refinement trial.
• Xiao Yi Xian refined a crystal using purple flames that concealed the Green Lotus Core Flame, and Xiao Yan recognized the flame’s aura.
• Ya Fei announced that only fifty-nine Alchemists had advanced; Liu Ling produced an emerald-green crystal, and Xiao Yan finished with an orange one at the last moment.
• An unknown young man revealed a crimson-red crystal and claimed first place in the round.

Xiao Yi Xian exposed Yan Li’s disguise and advanced to the third round of the Alchemist Grand Meeting, then secretly neutralized his poison traps that night. She comforted Cai Lin as Cai Lin remembered her twin sister, who had died on the day Cai Lin inherited the throne.

• Yan Li claimed the first-round victory, but Xiao Yi Xian revealed her pure Crimson Crystal and Ya Fei named Lin Dong the winner.
• Xiao Yi Xian spotted errors in the second-round Windwalk Pill formula and began refining after checking Yao Lao’s notes.
• Xiao Yi Xian, Yan Xiao, and Yan Li completed their pills, and Ya Fei named Yan Xiao and Li the second-round champions.
• After the contest, Xiao Yi Xian collected and ate ten poison beads Yan Li had planted around the venue, absorbing their poison into her Calamity Poison Body.
• Cai Lin told Xiao Yi Xian that her twin sister had died on the day Cai Lin inherited the throne, and Xiao Yi Xian embraced her.

On the roof, Cai Lin told Xiao Yi Xian how her sister’s death left her searching for purpose and strength, while Xiao Yi Xian found resolve in her own desire to reach the summit and return to her hometown. The two shared a quiet moment together as Xiao Ling'er, far away on a snowy mountain, longed for her big sister.

• Cai Lin recounted how she became queen, lost her sister during a fight, and pursued strength in hopes of reviving her.
• Xiao Yi Xian reflected on her wish to return to her former home and resolved to keep climbing toward the summit, whatever hardships awaited her.
• Cai Lin and Xiao Yi Xian leaned together beneath the moon while Liu Yan returned and quietly withdrew with Chi Han.
• On a distant snow-covered mountain, Xiao Ling'er gazed at the moon and missed her big sister.

Xiao Yi Xian and Yan Li entered the Alchemist Convention finals, where contestants had to supply their own formulas and ingredients. Xiao Yi Xian began refining a Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill, while Yan Li started his own alchemy and remained determined to win.

• Xiao Yi Xian woke beside Cai Lin, and Liu Yan served them Moon Spirit Soup for breakfast.
• Xiao Yi Xian, Chi Yan, and Yan Xiao entered the finals as the crowd gathered at the Royal Plaza.
• Xiao Yi Xian pressured Yan Li until he nearly lost his footing, then calmly faced his boast that he would win.
• Fama announced that contestants had to provide their own pill formulas and ingredients and refine a pill within the allotted time.
• Xiao Yi Xian placed the ingredients for a Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill on her platform and declared that the championship was hers.
• Yan Li glared at Xiao Yan, then began refining his own pill.

During the alchemy finals, Xiao Yan recovered from an exploded cauldron and resumed refining while the Little Princess and Liu Ling completed powerful fourth-tier pills. Xiao Yi Xian revealed her Heavenly Flame, and the chapter ended with pill fragrances rising from Yan Li's and Yan Xiao's cauldrons before an even stronger fragrance emerged from Xiao Yi Xian's.

• Xiao Yan's cauldron exploded, but after watching Xiao Yi Xian refine the Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill, he reignited his competitive spirit and began again.
• The Little Princess and Liu Ling produced fourth-tier pills, with Liu Ling's pill fragrance revealing a slightly higher grade.
• Xiao Yi Xian unleashed her Heavenly Flame, causing Yan Li's Beast Flame to waver and drawing shocked attention from the crowd.
• Yan Li produced a colored pill fragrance, which Fama judged to come from a peak fourth-tier pill and likely surpass the Little Princess's and Liu Ling's pills.
• Yan Xiao's cauldron released a pill fragrance, then Xiao Yi Xian's furnace produced one even denser, leaving the crowd stunned.

Xiao Yi Xian won the Jia Ma Empire Alchemist Grand Meeting by refining two Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pills, surpassing Xiao Yan and Yan Li. After Yan Li threatened the crowd with poison pills, Xiao Yi Xian revealed she had taken one, and powerful figures surrounded him.

• Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Yan strengthened their Soul Power and continued refining while Yan Li prepared his pill.
• Yan Li produced a Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill and claimed it was comparable to a fifth-tier pill.
• Xiao Yan refined a Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill after multiple cauldron explosions, but Xiao Yi Xian's cauldron burst and released two pills.
• Fama announced Xiao Yi Xian, called Lin Dong, as champion, and the crowd celebrated her victory.
• Yan Li threatened to release poison pills across the arena, but his crushed pearls caused no explosions.
• Xiao Yi Xian showed Yan Li a poison pearl she had taken, as Jia Xingtian, Fama, Hai Bodong, and Old Master Nalan confronted him.

Xiao Yi Xian defeated Yan Li, won the Alchemist Grand Assembly, and received its rewards. As she left with Cai Lin, she looked ahead to the Three-Year Agreement, while Xiao Yan watched her go and wondered whether he could visit her later.

• Old Master Nalan slapped Yan Li, Hai Bodong froze him, and Jia Xingtian killed him after he begged for mercy.
• Jia Xingtian thanked Xiao Yi Xian, and Fama named her the champion as the crowd celebrated her victory over Yan Li.
• Fama gave Xiao Yi Xian the Spirit Melting Pill formula and an honorary elder token for the Alchemist Guild.
• Xiao Yi Xian reflected on the coming Three-Year Agreement between Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran and how her intervention had changed their paths.
• Cai Lin linked arms with Xiao Yi Xian and flew home, while Xiao Yan watched her leave and hesitated to approach because Queen Medusa was there.

Xiao Yi Xian returned home after winning the Alchemist Convention and prepared to welcome Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong to dinner. The guests arrived as Cai Lin secretly snatched a bite, and everyone gathered inside to eat and talk.

• Xiao Yi Xian and Cai Lin returned to the residence, where Cai Lin asked to learn Xiao Yi Xian’s cloud-riding ability and was told it was innate.
• Liu Yan and Chi Han congratulated Xiao Yi Xian on winning the championship and served eighteen dishes, while Cai Lin eagerly waited to eat.
• Xiao Yi Xian sensed Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong approaching and went to welcome them, leaving Cai Lin to secretly steal a piece of meat.
• Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong reached the residence, where Xiao Yi Xian recognized Xiao Yan beneath Yan Xiao’s face and invited them in.
• Liu Yan and Chi Han greeted the guests, and Cai Lin complained that they had kept her waiting as the group entered the room.

Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and asked her to help with the Calamity Poison, Yao Lao’s recovery, and his Three-Year Agreement with Nalan Yanran. Xiao Yi Xian absorbed the poison, advanced to a four-star Dou Wang, and sent Xiao Yan away more confident about the challenge ahead.

• Xiao Yan revealed himself to Cai Lin and Hai Bodong, and the group shared a meal prepared by Liu Yan.
• After dinner, Hai Bodong left, and Xiao Yan told Xiao Yi Xian about his battle over the Green Lotus Core Flame, Yao Lao’s continued sleep, and the Calamity Poison he had contracted at the Nalan Family.
• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Yi Xian to remove the poison, help Yao Lao recover, and watch his Three-Year Agreement; she agreed to all three requests.
• Xiao Yi Xian drew the Calamity Poison from Xiao Yan and absorbed it, advancing to a four-star Dou Wang as the poison became energy for her Dragon Pearl.
• Xiao Yi Xian gave Xiao Yan’s Storage Ring back after adding medicinal ingredients for Yao Lao, and Xiao Yan left thinking about his agreement with Nalan Yanran the next day.