Chapter Summaries

Chu Zhou advanced his alchemy skills and cultivation while learning that Donald had earned the first Mercenary Group reward. After deciding to pursue other Firmament Ledger rewards, he asked Gu Ni to let him visit Qingshan Town before learning to refine Grade Two Pills.

• Chu Zhou ordered Meng Ziwei to keep his identity secret and gather medicinal ingredients, then had her prepare Spirit Beast Meat porridge.
• Over nine days, Chu Zhou mastered a hundred Grade One Pill recipes, assimilated the techniques from pills Ya Fei bought, and earned First-Rank Alchemist certification.
• The Firmament Ledger announced that Donald was the first to establish a legally recognized Mercenary Group and awarded him a special chat channel.
• Chu Zhou learned that First-Rank Spirit Beast Meat helped Dou Qi cultivation, but he had also reached Three-Star Dou Zhe through his cultivation method and pill resources.
• Chu Zhou told Gu Ni he wanted to visit Qingshan Town before beginning Grade Two pill refining.

Chu Zhou left Wutan City for Qingshan Town, claiming he wanted to revisit the ruined Deercry Village, while Ya Fei outfitted him with money, an alchemist robe, and Aunt Luo as protection. After finding the village abandoned, he wandered into a crowd outside the Myriad Medicine Pavilion and learned that Xiao Yi Xian was treating the injured.

• Chu Zhou told Gu Ni he wanted to visit Deercry Village, and Gu Ni agreed as long as he returned quickly to continue his alchemy progress.
• Ya Fei gave Chu Zhou a Purple-Gold Card, arranged for Aunt Luo to accompany him, and warned him to wear his First-Rank Alchemist robes; Chu Zhou hugged her before leaving.
• As Chu Zhou waited for his carriage, Xiao Yan and Yao Lao watched him depart and discussed his alchemy talent and Xiao Yan's potential under Yao Lao's instruction.
• Chu Zhou reached Qingshan Town, visited the abandoned Deercry Village, and returned disappointed after finding it largely deserted.
• Chu Zhou wandered into a line outside the Myriad Medicine Pavilion and learned from a young man that the crowd had come for Xiao Yi Xian to treat their injuries.

Chu Zhou entered the Myriad Medicine Pavilion to meet Xiao Yi Xian and offered her a position as his Alchemy Maid. After she refused, he revealed that he knew about her special constitution, leaving her shocked.

• Chu Zhou paid Yamano Kojiro ten gold coins, then secretly signaled Aunt Luo to retrieve them and kill him.
• Chu Zhou entered the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, where the customers learned he was a First-Rank Alchemist and treated him with respect.
• Chu Zhou asked Yao Wancai to summon Xiao Yi Xian, then offered her a position as his Alchemy Maid.
• Xiao Yi Xian politely refused, believing Chu Zhou was attracted to her and that becoming his maid would harm him.
• Chu Zhou whispered that he knew she had a special constitution and knew her way around poison, making Xiao Yi Xian's pupils contract in shock.

Chu Zhou identified Xiao Yi Xian’s special constitution and persuaded her to leave Qingshan Town with him. He explained the Woeful Poison Body’s addictive nature and deadly risks, leaving Xiao Yi Xian to confront the danger of her power.

• Xiao Yi Xian relived how she accidentally poisoned her mother and everyone in her village after eating a poisonous herb.
• Chu Zhou told Xiao Yi Xian he could help her develop her special constitution, and she chose to leave the Myriad Medicine Pavilion with him.
• Xiao Yi Xian thanked Yao Wancai, packed her belongings, and departed with Chu Zhou for the Mittel Merchant Guild’s way station.
• Chu Zhou confirmed Xiao Yi Xian’s symptoms and the seven-colored line on her abdomen, identifying her constitution as the Woeful Poison Body.
• Chu Zhou explained that the Woeful Poison Body grew stronger through consuming poison but could eventually erupt and kill its bearer and everything nearby.

Xiao Yi Xian agreed to become Chu Zhou’s Alchemy Maid after he explained that he could keep her Woeful Poison Body in check and might eventually cure it. Learning that her herb-gathering route led to a possible location of hidden opportunities, Chu Zhou prepared to enter the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

• Chu Zhou reassured Xiao Yi Xian that his strength surpassed hers and promised to help control her Woeful Poison Body, so she agreed to serve him as his maid.
• Xiao Yi Xian stipulated that she would leave if she became stronger than Chu Zhou and his alchemy could no longer help her, and Chu Zhou accepted.
• Chu Zhou gave Xiao Yi Xian a Medicinal Herb Catalog and asked about unusual places and the Herb-Gathering Team’s routes through the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yi Xian showed Chu Zhou the gathering area for herbs that ripened at that time of year, near a cliff where he suspected hidden opportunities might be found.
• Chu Zhou arranged lodging for Xiao Yi Xian and told Aunt Luo to accompany him into the mountains immediately.

Chu Zhou found the hidden cave near the herb-gathering forest and recovered a Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragment Map. The Firmament Ledger recognized it as a clue to a peak nine-star Dou Sheng’s legacy and granted him the hidden reward Demon Saint Space.

• Chu Zhou searched the cliff with Luo Lin and identified the cave entrance beneath a white orchid fruit tree.
• Luo Lin scouted the cave, killed the Rock Snake, and confirmed that the entrance was safe.
• Chu Zhou descended into the cave, opened its stone door, and found a chamber containing treasure, spiritual herbs, and a skeleton.
• Chu Zhou retrieved the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragment Map from the skeleton and learned that all map pieces were needed to claim the first-clue reward.
• The Firmament Ledger awarded Chu Zhou the hidden reward Demon Saint Space.

Chu Zhou discovered that his newly obtained Demon Saint Space could store goods and grow as his Soul Power increased, then used an Epiphany Opportunity to master Eagle Wings instantly. Back on Blue Star, he found he could transfer items from the Dou Qi Continent to Blue Star but not the reverse, and ended the chapter asking Meng Ziwei to discuss something with him.

• Chu Zhou sensed a small Spatial Boundary inside his head, stored his spoils in it, and left one stalk of Ice Spirit Flame Grass behind for Xiao Yan.
• Chu Zhou and Luo Lin returned to Qingshan Town and agreed to leave the next morning; alone in his room, Chu Zhou used his Epiphany Opportunity to master Eagle Wings instantly.
• Chu Zhou opened the remaining Stone Boxes, finding Mad Lion's Roar and an ancient Poison Scripture that he planned to give to Xiao Yi Xian.
• Chu Zhou returned to Blue Star and successfully retrieved a gold coin from the Spatial Boundary, but discovered he could not store Blue Star items inside it.
• Meng Ziwei returned while Chu Zhou cooked Spirit Beast Meat, and Chu Zhou told her he wanted to discuss something.

Chu Zhou and Meng Ziwei decided to move to her family’s riverside villa so they could hunt Spirit Beasts for meat and cultivation. After Meng Ziwei revealed that her family was considering a marriage alliance with Jiang Tianhao, Chu Zhou promised to handle it.

• Chu Zhou asked Meng Ziwei to find a villa near the outskirts so they could hunt Spirit Beasts, and she secured her father’s riverside villa by a mountain.
• After dinner, Chu Zhou stabilized his Three-Star Dou Zhe cultivation and wondered whether Blue Star’s spiritual energy could offer another path to power.
• Meng Ziwei introduced Chu Zhou to her elder brother Meng Zihan, who warned him to treat her well before they drove to the villa.
• Meng Zihan told Meng Shanhe that Chu Zhou seemed extraordinary, and they agreed to delay arranging Meng Ziwei’s marriage alliance.
• Meng Ziwei told Chu Zhou that her family wanted her to marry Jiang Tianhao, a Mo Family Reserve Guard connected to the Misty Cloud Sect, and Chu Zhou promised to resolve the matter.

Chu Zhou gave Meng Ziwei a Storage Ring on Blue Star, then brought the Ancient Poison Scripture back to Xiao Yi Xian in Qingshan Town. Xiao Yi Xian was deeply moved by the gift and asked how she could repay him, and Chu Zhou reminded her that she had already pledged herself to him.

• Meng Ziwei told Chu Zhou about Jiang Tianhao’s prospects and revealed that she had refused early recruitment by the Extraordinary Bureau to stay near him.
• Chu Zhou gave Meng Ziwei a Storage Ring with a hundred cubic meters of space, and she excitedly promised to wear a cat-eared maid outfit for him.
• After spending the night with Meng Ziwei, Chu Zhou returned to Qingshan Town and took Xiao Yi Xian and Luo Lin toward Wutan City.
• Chu Zhou handed Xiao Yi Xian the Ancient Poison Scripture, whose author had possessed the Woeful Poison Body and recorded a way to better control its toxins.
• Xiao Yi Xian thanked Chu Zhou emotionally, and he reminded her that she had already pledged herself to him.

Chu Zhou brought Xiao Yi Xian to Wutan City, entrusted a valuable Dou Technique to Ya Fei, and impressed Gu Ni by refining a Grade Two pill on his first try. Gu Ni gave Chu Zhou ten prepared bottles and revealed they were connected to Pill King Gu He or Chairman Fa Ma, though neither had made them personally.

• Chu Zhou teased Xiao Yi Xian about pledging her life to him, then asked her to study the Medicinal Herb Compendium.
• Chu Zhou reached Wutan City and told Ya Fei about his discoveries, including a High-grade Profound Tier Attribute-less Dou Technique, but Ya Fei persuaded him to keep the scroll.
• Chu Zhou shared the Evening Meal with Ya Fei, then studied Grade Two pill refining with Gu Ni.
• Chu Zhou successfully refined a Body Recovery Pill on his first attempt, astonishing Gu Ni.
• Gu Ni gave Chu Zhou ten Porcelain Bottles and said they were connected to Pill King Gu He or Chairman Fa Ma, though neither had refined them personally.

Chu Zhou used pills from multiple Alchemists to improve his own alchemy, mastering seven Grade Two recipes and reaching four-star Dou Zhe. Back on Blue Star, he made a Pulse-Protecting Pill for Meng Ziwei’s injured brother, then sensed an intruder drawn by the pill’s fragrance.

• Chu Zhou swallowed Injury Recovery Pills made by ten Alchemists, then used their accumulated knowledge and the Mystic Yellow Azure Flame to refine pills better than Gu Ni’s.
• Over seven days, Chu Zhou mastered seven Grade Two Pill recipes, improved his cultivation to four-star Dou Zhe, and slightly increased his soul power.
• Meng Ziwei told Chu Zhou that her second brother, Meng Zichen, had damaged the meridians around his Dantian, while Jiang Tianhao offered help in exchange for Meng Ziwei as the Meng family’s sincerity.
• Chu Zhou refined a batch of Pulse-Protecting Pills and told Meng Ziwei they could help repair Meng Zichen’s meridians, sparing her from sacrificing herself for Jiang Tianhao’s help.
• As Meng Ziwei hugged Chu Zhou in relief, he sensed someone outside drawn by the pills’ fragrance and the Spirit Beast Meat.

Chu Zhou killed a late First-Rank Spirit Beast and used its meat to help Meng Ziwei advance her cultivation. Meng Ziwei brought a Pulse-Protecting Pill to her injured brother, Meng Zichen, and left him to explain his recovery without revealing Chu Zhou’s involvement.

• Chu Zhou used Azure Slashing Sword Aura to kill a late First-Rank Spirit Beast that crashed into the room, then butchered it and collected its hide, meat, and blood.
• Chu Zhou and Meng Ziwei ate the Spirit Beast meat, and Meng Ziwei’s Dou Qi advanced to the seventh stage.
• Chu Zhou gave Meng Ziwei Pills for Meng Zichen and told her to keep his involvement secret.
• Meng Ziwei went to the military hospital, where her parents and Meng Zihan worried about Meng Zichen’s injuries and discussed whether she would agree to help him.
• Meng Zichen told Meng Ziwei not to sacrifice her future for him, and she gave him a Pulse-Protecting Pill that began repairing his injured meridians.
• Meng Ziwei told Meng Zichen to conceal her role in his recovery and protect Chu Zhou’s secret.

Chu Zhou killed Jiang Tianhao after discovering that he had arranged for Meng Zichen to be injured so he could coerce Meng Ziwei, then gave Ziwei Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid. After becoming the first summoner to reach second-rank alchemy and receiving the Great Sun Visualization Diagram, Chu Zhou was confronted by Ya Fei, who asked about Xiao Yi Xian.

• Meng Ziwei left the hospital after confirming that Meng Zichen had recovered, while he promised to keep her secret.
• Chu Zhou infiltrated Jiang Tianhao's suite, overheard him confess to arranging Meng Zichen's injury, and killed him without leaving witnesses or evidence.
• Chu Zhou refined Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid for Meng Ziwei, who returned home and playfully asked him to teach her how to use it.
• Three days later, Chu Zhou finished refining his tenth variety of grade two Pill and received the Great Sun Visualization Diagram for being the first summoner to advance his alchemy to the second rank.
• Ya Fei arrived at the Mittel Auction House courtyard and solemnly asked Chu Zhou what was going on with Xiao Yi Xian.

Chu Zhou reassured Ya Fei that Xiao Yi Xian had no ties to the Chu Yun Empire and persuaded her that training a Poison Master could benefit them. He revealed that he had independently become a Second-Rank Alchemist, and Ya Fei agreed to keep the achievement secret.

• Ya Fei confronted Chu Zhou about Xiao Yi Xian being a Poison Master and warned that Poison Masters were associated with the Jia Ma Empire’s enemy, the Chu Yun Empire.
• Chu Zhou argued that the Jia Ma Empire should learn poison arts to fight Poison Masters, then explained that Xiao Yi Xian had no connection to the Chu Yun Empire and that he was training her as his Alchemy Maid.
• Ya Fei explained that she had noticed poisonous ingredients on the list of materials Xiao Yi Xian collected, but had asked Chu Zhou about her before taking action.
• Chu Zhou gave Ya Fei Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and revealed that he had become a Second-Rank Alchemist.
• Chu Zhou urged Ya Fei to keep his achievement secret, and she agreed that they would not tell anyone else.

Chu Zhou kept his alchemy ability discreet while building his strength and soul power over three months. As he neared several breakthroughs, Xiao Yi Xian revealed she was about to reach Dou Shi first, prompting Chu Zhou to decide to get serious.

• Chu Zhou persuaded Ya Fei to keep his alchemy talent secret for now and asked her to gather Grade Three Pills and Recipes.
• Chu Zhou saw national representatives trying to recruit him in the Chat Channel, then strengthened his soul by visualizing the Great Sun Visualization Diagram.
• Over three months, Chu Zhou refined pills, cultivated, hunted Spirit Beasts, and advanced to Peak Nine-Star Dou Zhe and Peak Grade Two Alchemist.
• Chu Zhou learned that Xiao Yi Xian had also reached nine-star Dou Zhe with Ya Fei's supply of Poison Pills.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Chu Zhou she had obtained a second-tier poisonous herb and would break through to Dou Shi the next day, so Chu Zhou resolved to get serious.

Chu Zhou accepted Xiao Yi Xian’s wager to see who could break through to Dou Shi first, then hunted a Second-Tier Spirit Beast in the Blue Star world and ate its meat to fuel his cultivation. After returning to the Dou Qi Continent, he began a breakthrough as his Dou Qi Spiral transformed and energy spread through his body.

• Chu Zhou and Xiao Yi Xian agreed to race to break through to Dou Shi, with Xiao Yi Xian promising to grant one reasonable request if she lost.
• Chu Zhou traveled to a valley, used a Grade Two Pill to lure a Silver-Furred Ape into the attack of a giant crocodile-like beast, then killed both creatures.
• Chu Zhou brought the Second-Tier Spirit Beast corpses back to his villa, roasted the giant crocodile’s meat, and ate it.
• Chu Zhou logged into the Dou Qi Continent and cultivated the Azure Flame Soul-Refining Art, causing his Dou Qi Spiral to reverse and energy to flow through his body.

Chu Zhou became the first to reach Dou Shi and received a tailor-made Earth Tier cultivation method and Dou Technique from the Firmament Ledger. As he began refining pills to advance his alchemy, Dongye Tian resolved to surpass him, only for Chu Zhou to become the first Grade Three Alchemist as well.

• Chu Zhou broke through to Dou Shi, received the Azure Flame Soul-Refining Art and Azure Flame Earth-Shaking Seal, and advanced to Two-Star Dou Shi.
• Chu Zhou read the chat channel’s reactions, then used three Grade Three Pills and absorbed the pill-refining experience of Gu He, Fa Ma, and Liu Ling.
• Dongye Tian raged over Chu Zhou winning the Dou Shi reward, then began refining a difficult Grade Two Pill and vowed to surpass him in cultivation and alchemy.
• The Firmament Ledger announced that Chu Zhou was the first to advance his alchemy to Grade Three and rewarded him with the Dual Pill Refining Method.

After Chu Zhou’s rise drew attention across Blue Star and the Dou Qi Continent, factions and rival nations investigated or targeted him. In Wutan City, Chu Zhou received the Dual Pill Refining Method, a new path for advancing his alchemy.

• Dongye Tian returned to Blue Star, ordered his subordinates to find and kill Chu Zhou, and contacted powerful officials, while a Yao Clan expert concluded that he was an Otherworlder.
• Major factions investigated the Otherworlders, learning that they could return to Blue Star and acquire identities, while the Yao Clan regarded them with suspicion.
• Qin Han admired Chu Zhou’s cultivation and alchemy progress as he trained with the Spirit Clan and prepared to break through to Dou Shi.
• Countries outside Huaguo made Chu Zhou a target, while people on Blue Star and the Dou Qi Continent debated his achievements and speculated about his influence.
• Chu Zhou received the Dual Pill Refining Method at Wutan City’s Mittel Auction House and learned that it let practitioners refine familiar medicines through pill refining.

Chu Zhou planned to teach Xiao Yi Xian pill refining and asked Ya Fei to arrange a furnace so he could gain experience outside. After revealing his breakthrough to Dou Shi and Grade Three Alchemist status, he won Ya Fei’s approval to leave and shared a kiss with her.

• Chu Zhou explained how pill refining differed from alchemy and decided to teach Xiao Yi Xian to refine low-grade pills.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Chu Zhou revealed that they had both reached Dou Shi, and Chu Zhou proved he had advanced to two-star Dou Shi and won their dance bet.
• Chu Zhou offered to teach Xiao Yi Xian pill refining, and she agreed to learn.
• Chu Zhou gave Ya Fei a furnace blueprint and asked to go out for experience.
• Ya Fei learned that Chu Zhou had reached Dou Shi and Grade Three Alchemist, praised him as the top Otherworlder, and agreed to support him.
• Chu Zhou asked Ya Fei for a sweet kiss, and she reacted with surprise.

Chu Zhou prepared to leave Wutan City after helping Ya Fei's auctions and teaching Xiao Yi Xian to refine a pill. He asked Ya Fei to keep searching for Grade Four Pills and to auction something for him before he departed.

• Ya Fei stopped Chu Zhou from going further and offered him a Da Dou Shi guard, but he declined and asked her to collect ten different Grade Four Pills.
• Chu Zhou refined Grade Three Pills for Ya Fei's auctions and taught Gu Ni, while the auctions drew attention from nearby towns and cities.
• Xiao Yi Xian successfully refined a Power Accumulation Pill and excitedly rushed into Chu Zhou's arms before breaking away in embarrassment.
• Ya Fei told Chu Zhou she had located a Qi Condensation Pill whose owner wanted specific items in exchange rather than money.
• Chu Zhou told Ya Fei he planned to leave to gain experience and asked her to auction something for him the following night.