Chapter Summaries

After wiping out Che'er Mansion, the Ao Ba Family, and the Jia Lie Family, Zhou Changqing arrived at the Xiao Clan, where Xiao Zhan feared the clan would be next. Xiao Zhan recognized his nephew and welcomed him inside, and Zhou Changqing introduced Medusa only as a friend.

• Zhou Changqing destroyed Che'er Mansion, the Ao Ba Family, and the Jia Lie Family, spreading panic through Wutan City.
• Xiao Zhan ordered the Third Elder to take the young clansmen to safety while he and the other elders prepared to face the attackers.
• Zhou Changqing arrived with Medusa and reassured Xiao Zhan that he had not come to destroy the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Zhan recognized Zhou Changqing, and the elders realized he had returned as a Dou Wang expert.
• Xiao Zhan welcomed Zhou Changqing and Medusa into the main hall, where Zhou Changqing called Medusa a friend.

Zhou Changqing and Medusa visited the Xiao Clan before traveling to Jia Ma Holy City, where Zhou Changqing reunited with Ya Fei at the Mittel Auction House. The Xiao Clan began purging the families and factions that had tried to kill him, while Zhou Changqing’s reunion with Ya Fei left their relationship poised to resume.

• Zhou Changqing asked Xiao Zhan to help deal with the surviving members of the families and factions that had once surrounded him, and Xiao Zhan promised the Xiao Clan would act.
• Zhou Changqing learned from Gu Ni that Ya Fei had returned to the Imperial Capital, then visited his old courtyard before leaving Wutan City with Medusa.
• The Xiao Clan hunted down Zhou Changqing’s former attackers and their associates, prompting smaller factions to bring gifts and seek friendly ties.
• Zhou Changqing and Medusa reached Jia Ma Holy City and entered the Mittel Auction House headquarters, where a maid escorted them toward a higher-ranked auction hall.
• Zhou Changqing asked the maid to notify Ya Fei, and she hurried into the reception room and greeted him warmly.

Zhou Changqing visited Ya Fei at the Mittel headquarters with Medusa and gave her Tier 3 and Tier 4 Magic Core Armament to arrange for auction. After Ya Fei left, an arrogant young man barged into the reception room and challenged Zhou Changqing, leaving his identity unknown.

• Ya Fei greeted Zhou Changqing warmly and met his companion, whom he introduced as Miss Dusa.
• Zhou Changqing warned Ya Fei that Miss Dusa was powerful and asked her to help sell Magic Core Armament and find rare materials.
• Ya Fei recognized the value of three Tier 3 high-grade sets and one Tier 4 low-grade set, then left to arrange their sale.
• Zhou Changqing sensed a weak Dou Shi approaching the reception room, and the young man kicked open the door.
• The young man mocked Zhou Changqing as a pretty boy, and Zhou Changqing calmly asked who he was.

Zhou Changqing confronted Lei Le after the latter accused him and his companion of stealing Mittel treasures, then crippled Lei Le’s Dou Qi when he insulted Ya Fei. Ya Fei warned Zhou Changqing that Lei Le’s powerful grandfather might retaliate and explained that the conflict was connected to the Magic Core Armament he had forged.

• Lei Le ordered his guards to seize Zhou Changqing and accused him and his companion of stealing Mittel’s treasures, but Ya Fei stopped the guards and threatened to expel them.
• Lei Le insulted Ya Fei, so Zhou Changqing grabbed him by the throat and destroyed his Dou Qi vortex.
• Ya Fei urged Zhou Changqing to leave before Lei Le’s Dou Ling grandfather arrived, but Zhou Changqing stayed and sent Lei Le’s guards away with him.
• Zhou Changqing asked Ya Fei why Lei Le had targeted him, and she said his interest in her was only part of the reason.
• Ya Fei explained that the main cause was the Magic Core Armament Zhou Changqing had forged, then began recounting what had happened over the past two years.

After learning that Zhou Changqing had returned to the Mittel family, Lei Le brought his grandfather Lei Ou to confront him over the injury to Lei Le’s Dou Qi. Ya Fei defended Zhou Changqing, but Lei Ou and Lei Le accused them of theft and threatened to use the family’s reputation against her.

• Ya Fei’s success in Wutan City earned her a promotion to Acting Supervising Elder, while Mittel higher-ups resented her for hiding the blacksmith’s whereabouts.
• Lei Le harassed Ya Fei and had once secretly drugged her; after hearing Zhou Changqing had arrived, he recognized him as the blacksmith and summoned Lei Ou.
• Zhou Changqing reassured Ya Fei and sensed a powerful person approaching the reception room.
• Lei Ou kicked open the door and confronted Zhou Changqing about crippling Lei Le’s Dou Qi.
• Ya Fei defended Zhou Changqing and warned Lei Ou that attacking a guest could bring consequences from the Elder Council.
• Lei Le and Lei Ou claimed Zhou Changqing and Ya Fei had stolen from the auction house, and Ya Fei angrily called them shameless.

Zhou Changqing killed Lei Ou and Lei Le in the Mittel Family reception hall after they threatened Ya Fei, then vowed to shield her from the consequences. Medusa felt inexplicably irritated by the closeness between Zhou Changqing and Ya Fei, but insisted she only wanted him for the Snake-People Tribe.

• Lei Ou threatened to have Ya Fei stripped of her acting Elder position and accused Zhou Changqing and another person of theft.
• Zhou Changqing stepped in, struck Lei Ou down with a single slap, and left him gravely injured.
• Zhou Changqing killed Lei Le with a Golden Energy Beam after dismissing his threats, prompting a guard to flee.
• Zhou Changqing stopped Ya Fei from pursuing the fleeing guards and promised to protect her from the Mittel Family.
• Medusa felt jealous as Zhou Changqing and Ya Fei looked fondly at each other, then denied that her feelings meant anything beyond wanting him for her tribe.

Zhou Changqing confronted the Mittel Family Elders after killing Lei Ou and his grandson, demanding that Clan Chief Mittel Tengshan answer for how the auction house had treated him. Ya Fei began explaining what had happened, leaving Tengshan to weigh the family’s response as the truth emerged.

• Mittel Family Elders arrived, saw Lei Ou and his grandson dead, and challenged Zhou Changqing.
• Zhou Changqing subdued the Elders with his Dou Wang pressure and demanded to see their Clan Chief.
• Mittel Tengshan arrived and matched Zhou Changqing’s pressure while asking for an explanation.
• Tengshan asked what had happened, and Ya Fei began recounting the events as his expression darkened.

After Teng Shan apologized for the Mittel Family’s attempt to seize Zhou Changqing’s weapons, he invited Zhou Changqing, Medusa, and Ya Fei to discuss an auction. Zhou Changqing agreed to let the auction house promote him as a weapon refiner, setting the stage for his craft to spread across the Jia Ma Empire.

• Teng Shan condemned the elders involved in the scheme, apologized to Zhou Changqing, and ordered guards to remove Lei Ou and his grandson’s bodies.
• Teng Shan invited Zhou Changqing and Medusa upstairs, then included Ya Fei in their private meeting.
• Ya Fei realized Zhou Changqing had reached the Dou Wang Realm as he and Teng Shan discussed his strength and forging skills.
• Zhou Changqing asked Teng Shan to arrange an item-for-item auction that prioritized bids of weapon refining materials, which Teng Shan referred to as forging materials for publicity.
• Teng Shan proposed promoting Zhou Changqing as a weapon refiner throughout the Jia Ma Empire, and Zhou Changqing accepted.

After learning about Zhou Changqing’s extraordinary abilities, Teng Shan promoted Ya Fei and entrusted her with managing Mittel’s relationship with him. The publicity for the Black-Level Auction drew intense interest, and the auction finally opened with Zhou Changqing watching from a private box.

• Teng Shan promoted Ya Fei to Supervising Elder and gave her authority to coordinate matters concerning Zhou Changqing and protect his relationship with Mittel.
• Mittel publicized a Black-Level Auction featuring Tier 4 Magic Core Armaments, prompting factions and residents to discuss the weapons and gather materials.
• Two women in the Jia Ma Imperial Palace examined the auction list, and one dismissed the Weapon Refiner as someone seeking fame while the other defended the possibility of new talent.
• Interest in the auction grew over several days as factions and young nobles prepared to attend.
• The Black-Level Auction opened at Mittel headquarters, where crowds filled the venue and distinguished guests entered through private passages.
• Zhou Changqing watched the busy venue from a private box and remarked on the scale of the Mittel Auction House.

At the Mittel Auction House’s Black-Level Auction, Ya Fei presented the Magic Core Armament as the grand finale, but the crowd wanted proof of its power before bidding. She agreed to demonstrate it and asked for a volunteer, leaving the weapon’s test about to begin.

• Ya Fei told Zhou Changqing that she had become a Supervising Elder and was now handling matters related to him before leaving to host the auction.
• Medusa asked Zhou Changqing for her daily share of thunder qi, and he supplied it in return for her protection.
• Ya Fei opened the auction’s grand finale, revealing a blue-white longsword set with a Tier 3 High-Grade Magic Core and seeking valuable forging materials in exchange.
• A well-dressed middle-aged man asked Ya Fei to demonstrate the weapon, prompting the crowd to voice their support.
• Ya Fei agreed to demonstrate the Magic Core Armament and asked the guests for someone to test it.

At the Mittel auction, Nalan Xun tested the treasured sword and confirmed its power depended on the wielder’s compatibility with its Wind Attribute Magic Core. After examining and praising the weapon, he returned to his private box as Ya Fei prepared to continue the auction.

• When no one stepped forward to test the sword, Nalan Xun, a High-Rank Dou Ling elder of the Nalan Family, volunteered.
• Ya Fei channeled her Metal Attribute dou qi into the sword and fired a concentrated wind-attribute sword ray at Nalan Xun.
• Nalan Xun shattered the attack with his palm and observed that the sword’s power had not reached a High-Rank Great Dou Master’s level because Ya Fei’s attribute did not match the sword’s core.
• Nalan Xun examined the sword, praised its craftsmanship and durability, and asked Ya Fei to introduce him to its creator.
• Ya Fei declined to arrange a meeting without her Clan Chief’s approval, and Nalan Xun returned to his private box.
• Ya Fei put the sword back in its box and asked the audience whether they had any further questions.

After the auction, Zhou Changqing took the materials Ya Fei brought him and began refining a heavy sword in his Golden Thunder Weapon-Refining Cauldron. As night fell, he started inscribing Spirit-Gathering and Dou Gang artifact patterns into the blade.

• Ya Fei auctioned the Tier 3 weapons, and Nalan Xun won the first sword with a portion of crimson sun peachwood.
• The Tier 4 low-grade demonic weapon went to an unidentified bidder after a fierce contest, and the Black-Level Auction ended.
• Ya Fei delivered Zhou Changqing's auction materials, and he set them aside to prepare for weapon refining.
• A few days later, Zhou Changqing selected nine tribulations gang jade, star-patterned steel, and mystic sinking silver motherlode for his project.
• Zhou Changqing spent the day refining the star-patterned steel and silver motherlode into a heavy sword, then began inscribing Spirit-Gathering and Dou Gang artifact patterns.

Zhou Changqing completed a heavy sword inscribed with two newly created artifact patterns and tested its abilities. He named the weapon the Glorious Thunder Tyrant Sword and left its patterns for future refinement.

• Zhou Changqing finished inscribing the sword, cooled it, and drew the completed blackish-gray weapon from the Great Cauldron.
• Zhou Changqing tested the Spirit-Gathering Artifact Pattern and confirmed that the sword absorbed and stored heaven and earth energy without needing a magic core.
• Zhou Changqing activated the Dou Gang Artifact Pattern, creating a sharply condensed sword gang that cut his finger.
• Zhou Changqing reversed the pattern's energy flow and expanded the sword gang into a ten-foot manifested blade.
• Zhou Changqing named the weapon the Glorious Thunder Tyrant Sword and recognized that its newly created patterns could be improved further.

Zhou Changqing advanced to the peak of Three-Star Dou Wang and agreed to attend the Mittel family's Earth-Rank Auction, where his fifth-tier Spirit-Gathering Armament would be sold. As the auction began, Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong arrived in the Imperial Capital, learned about Zhou Changqing's weapons, and set out to secure entry.

• Zhou Changqing reached the peak of Three-Star Dou Wang after taking two Dou Ling Pills, then spoke with Teng Shan about the upcoming Earth-Rank Auction.
• Teng Shan asked Zhou Changqing to attend the auction to help protect it, and Zhou Changqing agreed.
• Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong entered the Imperial Capital and found a crowd gathered outside the Mittel Auction House for the Earth-Rank Auction and its Magic Core Armaments.
• A man told Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong that a Grand Weapon Refiner had made the armaments and that a fifth-tier Spirit-Gathering Armament would be featured.
• Xiao Yan asked Hai Bodong to use his connections to arrange their entry, and Hai Bodong led him away.

At the Mittel auction, the Azure-Red Flame Python Bow drew fierce bids from powerful buyers, and Xiao Yan’s teacher urged him to enter the contest. Xiao Yan’s bid of dragonblood gold essence worth a sixth-grade pill left the auction’s outcome unresolved.

• Hai Bodong reunited with Teng Shan, refused to resume leadership of the Mittel Family, and introduced Xiao Yan as his friend.
• Ya Fei unveiled the Tier Five Azure-Red Flame Python Bow and described its ability to greatly increase its wielder’s combat strength.
• Xiao Yan coveted the bow but doubted he could afford its required Weapon Refining materials.
• Bidders offered increasingly valuable treasures, including materials from high-tier tier-six magical beasts.
• Xiao Yan’s teacher told him to bid, and Xiao Yan offered dragonblood gold essence worth a sixth-grade pill.

Xiao Yan won Zhou Changqing’s Flame Python Bow at the auction and learned that Yao Lao had only pretended to be asleep to prevent him from becoming dependent. After Ya Fei brought Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong to Zhou Changqing, the old friends reunited, and Xiao Yan paid him for the bow.

• Xiao Yan outbid another guest for the Flame Python Bow with Dragonblood Gold Essence and a Sixth-Grade pill.
• Yao Lao admitted that he had pretended to be asleep to push Xiao Yan to rely on himself, though he had wanted him to obtain the bow as another trump card.
• Teng Shan and Ya Fei delivered the bow, and Ya Fei recognized Xiao Yan as the Third Young Master of the Xiao Clan and a friend of Zhou Changqing.
• Xiao Yan asked Ya Fei to take him to Zhou Changqing, and Hai Bodong joined them to meet the Grand Weapon Refiner.
• Zhou Changqing was surprised to see Xiao Yan, who praised his progress and offered Dragonblood Gold Essence, a Profound Spirit Meridian-Forging Pill, and the Ice Spirit Cold Crystal as payment for the bow.

After learning that Xiao Yan had bought his Flame Python Bow, Zhou Changqing accepted the payment and met Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong. Later, he attended the Nalan Family banquet with Ya Fei, where her admirers glared at him jealously.

• Zhou Changqing greeted Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong, then parted ways with them and the Mittel Family leaders.
• Zhou Changqing cultivated and refined weapons while Medusa trained and Ya Fei managed the auction house; Xiao Yan treated Nalan Jie and entered the Alchemist Convention.
• Ya Fei explained that the Nalan Family had invited Zhou Changqing to celebrate Nalan Jie's recovery, and Zhou Changqing agreed to attend with her.
• Ya Fei and Zhou Changqing arrived at the Nalan Mansion and entered the banquet hall together.
• The young men at the banquet recognized Ya Fei and glared jealously at Zhou Changqing as she affectionately held his arm.

At the Nalan Family banquet, Zhou Changqing attended with Ya Fei and received unusually respectful treatment from Teng Shan. Teng Shan revealed that Zhou Changqing was the Grand Weapon Refiner behind the Mittel Family’s powerful weapons, leaving Nalan Jie and the surrounding guests stunned.

• Zhou Changqing teased Ya Fei and embraced her as they entered the banquet hall, provoking the jealousy of nearby men.
• Teng Shan rose to greet Zhou Changqing and spoke with him warmly, prompting guests to speculate about the young man’s identity.
• Nalan Jie and Nalan Su approached Teng Shan and asked who Zhou Changqing was.
• After Zhou Changqing nodded his approval, Teng Shan introduced him and revealed that he had created the final item at the Mittel Family’s Earth-Rank Auction.
• Nalan Jie recognized Zhou Changqing as the Grand Weapon Refiner and apologized for the Nalan Family’s failure to receive him properly.

At the Nalan Family banquet, Nalan Yanran learned that Zhou Changqing was the famed Grand Weapon Refiner and warned others not to offend him. Just as the gathering fell quiet around him, a furious young man charged Zhou Changqing and attacked.

• Nalan Jie and other influential guests toasted Zhou Changqing, drawing the younger generation's attention.
• Nalan Yanran asked her grandfather about Zhou Changqing, and Nalan Jie revealed his identity as the Grand Weapon Refiner and told her to address him as Master.
• Nalan Yanran spread Zhou Changqing's identity through the younger generation, frightening Liu Ling and the young men who had insulted him.
• A young man in blue-green clothes entered, saw Zhou Changqing beside Ya Fei, and charged toward them with murderous intent.
• The young man enveloped his fist in green Dou Qi and attacked Zhou Changqing from less than twenty meters away.

At the Nalan Family banquet, Zhou Changqing effortlessly subdued Mu Zhan after he attacked him, then left with Ya Fei and demanded an explanation from the Mu Family. Teng Shan declared that Mittel would consider the Mu Family an enemy if it failed to satisfy Zhou, leaving Mu Zhan and his family in serious trouble.

• Mu Zhan charged at Zhou Changqing, who pinned him to the floor with overwhelming Dou Qi pressure.
• Ya Fei rebuked Mu Zhan, and Zhou Changqing mocked him for claiming that she belonged to him.
• Nalan Jie and Nalan Su condemned Mu Zhan, while Nalan Jie apologized to Zhou Changqing for the disturbance.
• Zhou Changqing released Mu Zhan, declined to stay, and warned that he would seek an explanation from the Mu Family himself.
• Teng Shan backed Zhou Changqing and threatened to make the Mu Family Mittel’s enemy if it failed to provide a satisfactory explanation.
• Teng Shan left the banquet, and Nalan Jie ordered his men to carry Mu Zhan back to the Mu Family.