Chapter Summaries

Su Tian confronted a young Mittel Family member who threatened Ya Fei, while Hai Bodong considered Ya Fei’s potential and the family’s future. After the young man ordered his guards to kill Su Tian, Su Tian vanished and appeared behind him.

• Su Tian instantly appeared before the young man, startling him and drawing Hai Bodong’s attention.
• The young man threatened Su Tian and leered at Ya Fei, while Su Tian mocked him and Ya Fei remembered his branch’s efforts to obstruct her.
• Hai Bodong assessed Ya Fei’s talent and considered how she and Su Tian might help the Mittel Family rise.
• The young man ordered his guards to attack Su Tian, but Su Tian disappeared and an icy presence appeared behind him.

Su Tian revealed his overwhelming power and killed Lei Le after learning that Lei Le had harbored intentions toward Ya Fei. As Ya Fei thanked him and Hai Bodong remained unconcerned, an angry figure hurried toward them.

• Su Tian emerged behind Lei Le and frightened him and the guards with pressure that made them suspect he was a Dou Zong expert.
• Lei Le knelt and begged Su Tian to spare him, appealing to Ya Fei and the Mittel Family.
• Su Tian told Lei Le that Ya Fei was his woman, then killed him with azure flame and spatial power.
• Su Tian apologized to the guards and spoke with Ya Fei and Hai Bodong, while Hai Bodong showed no concern over Lei Le's death.
• An angry shout came from the corridor, and a figure hurried toward them.

Su Tian killed Lei Ou after Lei Ou attacked him to avenge Lei Le, leaving the Lei Family guards too frightened to intervene. Ya Fei chose to face the consequences alongside Su Tian, while Hai Bodong was left to handle the aftermath.

• Lei Ou saw Lei Le's corpse and attacked Su Tian with the Tourmaline Sword, using Qilin Shockwave.
• Su Tian dodged Lei Ou's attacks until Lei Ou grew exhausted, then killed him with a single palm strike.
• The Lei Family guards retreated in fear as Su Tian assured them he would not kill them.
• Ya Fei ordered the guards to stand down and take responsibility for the situation, then told Su Tian she would face whatever happened with him.
• Su Tian was moved by Ya Fei's words, while Hai Bodong complained about being treated as an afterthought.

Su Tian and Ya Fei discussed Lei Ou’s death and the Mittel Family’s internal conflict while Hai Bodong asked to meet Mittel Tengshan. As Su Tian and Hai Bodong quietly pursued their mutual plans to gain influence over the wealthy family, Mittel Tengshan arrived.

• Su Tian teased Hai Bodong while holding Ya Fei’s hand, then explained that Lei Le had mentioned Lei Ou’s name.
• Ya Fei described Lei Ou’s thefts and his powerful family branch, and Su Tian hinted at the Mittel Family’s internal strife.
• Hai Bodong told Ya Fei to summon Mittel Tengshan and say that Hai Bodong was still alive.
• Ya Fei led Hai Bodong to a lavish room, then went to fetch Mittel Tengshan while Su Tian and Hai Bodong discussed restoring his strength and concealed their plans for the family.
• Mittel Tengshan entered the room accompanied by Ya Fei.

Mittel Tengshan joyfully welcomed Hai Bodong back, but learned that Hai Bodong intended to stay with Su Tian rather than return to the Mittel Family. A maid then announced that Miss Nalan was waiting to speak with Ya Fei, leaving Su Tian to wonder whether she was Nalan Yanran.

• Mittel Tengshan arrived and excitedly confirmed that Hai Bodong had returned safely.
• Mittel Tengshan explained the Mittel Family's precarious position and asked Hai Bodong to take charge again.
• Hai Bodong refused to return to family affairs, saying he had promised Su Tian he would stay by his side and do hard labor.
• Mittel Tengshan became curious about Su Tian and considered recruiting him, while Ya Fei giggled at Su Tian's reaction.
• A maid told Ya Fei that Miss Nalan was waiting in the reception hall, and Su Tian wondered if the visitor was Nalan Yanran.

Ya Fei learned that Nalan Yanran had arrived at the Mittel Auction House and worried that she might run into Xiao Yan, but Su Tian reassured her and openly confirmed their relationship to Mittel Tengshan. The chapter left Mittel Tengshan impressed by Su Tian and eager to recruit him, while Ya Fei watched the exchange with amusement.

• Ya Fei learned Nalan Yanran was at the auction house and worried that a clash with Xiao Yan might cause trouble.
• Ya Fei told Su Tian about the delicate situation, and he encouraged her to handle Nalan Yanran’s visit without worrying about him.
• Mittel Tengshan questioned Su Tian about his closeness with Ya Fei, and Su Tian said they had fallen in love at first sight and made their relationship official.
• Hai Bodong confirmed Su Tian was telling the truth and told Mittel Tengshan that he had taken a liking to Ya Fei.
• Su Tian offered to help the Mittel Family, prompting Mittel Tengshan to regard him with greater curiosity and consider recruiting him.
• Ya Fei exchanged a glance with Su Tian and giggled at his helpless expression.

Su Tian used his Dou Zong strength to punish Mittel Tengshan for doubting him, then lifted the pressure after Mittel Tengshan promised Ya Fei greater authority at the Mittel Auction House. Su Tian guaranteed that Mittel Tengshan would reach the Dou Huang realm within three years, leaving Mittel Tengshan and Hai Bodong eager to strengthen their ties with him.

• Su Tian revealed his Dou Zong strength by enveloping Mittel Tengshan in spatial pressure, forcing Mittel Tengshan to admit he had misjudged him.
• Hai Bodong silently let Su Tian teach Mittel Tengshan a lesson for underestimating him.
• Mittel Tengshan apologized by making Ya Fei responsible for most affairs at the Mittel Auction House headquarters, and Su Tian removed the pressure.
• Su Tian told Mittel Tengshan that reaching the Dou Huang realm was achievable and guaranteed he would break through within three years.
• Mittel Tengshan reacted with joy, while Hai Bodong considered building a closer relationship between Su Tian and the Mittel Family.

Su Tian agreed to help Mittel Tengshan become a Dou Huang within three years after Hai Bodong offered him the Mittel Family’s resources and support. A system task then promised Su Tian the Emperor-Breaking Pill recipe and Profound Soul Art if he removed the Brand Poison from Nalan Su, leaving Su Tian resolved to advance his alchemy quickly.

• Mittel Tengshan asked whether Su Tian could truly help him reach the Dou Huang Realm in three years, and Su Tian told him to disregard the offer if he doubted it.
• Hai Bodong ordered Mittel Tengshan to let Su Tian use the Mittel Family’s resources freely, and explained his trust through his actions.
• Su Tian recognized Hai Bodong’s effort to secure the Mittel Family’s future and agreed to help Mittel Tengshan break through.
• The system assigned Su Tian a task to remove Nalan Su’s Brand Poison, offering the Emperor-Breaking Pill recipe and Profound Soul Art as rewards.
• Su Tian planned to refine pills until he reached Third-Rank Alchemist and could complete the task.

Su Tian told Hai Bodong and Mittel Tengshan that he would refine an Emperor-Breaking Pill to help Mittel Tengshan reach the Dou Huang realm, once Mittel Tengshan had first advanced to Nine-Star Dou Wang. He asked the Mittel Family to gather the rare ingredients and warned that refining the pill might fail.

• Su Tian considered using the Mittel Family's resources to improve his Alchemist level and decided Mittel Tengshan needed to reach Nine-Star Dou Wang before taking the pill.
• Su Tian told Hai Bodong and Mittel Tengshan about the Emperor-Breaking Pill, which could help a Nine-Star Dou Wang break through to Dou Huang.
• Su Tian explained that the pill recipe was rare, its ingredients were precious, and refining it was difficult.
• Mittel Tengshan agreed to procure the ingredients for the pill.
• Su Tian warned Mittel Tengshan that he could not guarantee success when refining the Emperor-Breaking Pill.

Su Tian reassured Mittel Tengshan that he would help him reach the Dou Huang realm, then learned that Nalan Yanran was seeking a heavenly-flame alchemist to save Old Master Nalan from Brand Poison. Su Tian revealed an azure flame, showing that he could meet the Nalan Family's requirement.

• Su Tian promised Mittel Tengshan he would find another way to help him break through if he failed to refine the Emperor-Breaking Pill.
• Ya Fei returned and explained that Nalan Yanran had come to ask the Mittel Auction House for help with Old Master Nalan's Brand Poison.
• Ya Fei said Pill King Gu He could not remove the poison and had proposed using a heavenly flame to expel it.
• Su Tian offered to help and revealed an azure flame in his palm.

Su Tian revealed his heavenly flame to Mittel Tengshan and Ya Fei, convincing them of his power and ability to treat Old Master Nalan. As he prepared to go to the Nalan Family, Su Tian asked Mittel Tengshan for medicinal ingredients so he could practice alchemy and hone his soul-power control first.

• Su Tian displayed the Azure Flame, and Mittel Tengshan and Ya Fei recognized it as a heavenly flame.
• Hai Bodong confirmed the flame was genuine and warned Mittel Tengshan not to provoke Su Tian.
• Mittel Tengshan asked Ya Fei to write Su Tian a letter of recommendation and warned him that treating Old Master Nalan would be dangerous.
• Su Tian assured Mittel Tengshan he was confident he could remove the brand poison safely.
• Su Tian claimed he needed medicinal ingredients to practice alchemy before the treatment, prompting Hai Bodong to silently reproach him for shamelessly eyeing the Mittel Family's resources.

Su Tian secured the Mittel Family’s support for his medicinal ingredients and arranged to split the proceeds from his pills with the family, helping Ya Fei’s future standing there. While Su Tian refined medicine, Xiao Yan consulted with Yao Lao and left, hinting that he expected their next meeting to bring a surprise.

• Su Tian asked Mittel Tengshan to supply his medicinal ingredients, and Mittel Tengshan agreed with Hai Bodong’s tacit approval.
• Su Tian offered to let the Mittel Family sell his pills, and he and Mittel Tengshan settled on an even split of the proceeds.
• Su Tian told Mittel Tengshan that Ya Fei would need his support, and Ya Fei understood Su Tian intended to help her gain status and power.
• After Mittel Tengshan and Hai Bodong left, Su Tian carried Ya Fei to the bed, and they became intimate.
• Su Tian began refining medicine in a secret chamber while Xiao Yan asked Yao Lao whether their information was reliable.
• Xiao Yan looked toward Su Tian’s chamber, said their next meeting might bring a surprise, and left.

Su Tian spent seven days refining pills for the Mittel Family, improving his alchemy and increasing the family’s profits. He emerged from seclusion aiming to reach fourth-rank soul power and was greeted by Ya Fei, who had waited for him each day.

• Su Tian refined pills at a ninety-percent success rate, and every pill bore a genuine pill pattern, earning the Mittel Family substantial profits.
• Mittel Tengshan and the family elders became convinced that supplying Su Tian with medicinal ingredients was worthwhile, while Hai Bodong valued Su Tian as an investment despite recalling his earlier use of three ingredient sets for one P'o E Pill.
• After seven days, Su Tian completed six purple pills with pill patterns and noted that his soul power and pill quality had improved.
• Su Tian left the secluded chamber and told Ya Fei he was sorry for keeping her waiting.
• Ya Fei rushed into Su Tian's arms, and he held her tightly.

Su Tian learned that Xiao Yan had secretly left the Mittel Family and suspected he was searching for another heavenly flame to strengthen himself before his duel with Nalan Yanran. The next day, Su Tian arrived with Ya Fei at the Nalan Family residence to treat Old Master Nalan, and Nalan Yanran found Su Tian’s aura strangely familiar.

• Hai Bodong told Su Tian that Xiao Yan had left the Mittel Family without explaining where he was going.
• Hai Bodong recalled that Xiao Yan had asked the Mittel Family to collect reports of strange events, leading Su Tian to suspect Xiao Yan had discovered another heavenly flame.
• Su Tian concluded that Xiao Yan had left to grow stronger for his approaching duel with Nalan Yanran, then said he would return eventually.
• Su Tian told Hai Bodong he expected to remove Old Master Nalan’s brand poison within a week.
• The next day, Ya Fei accompanied Su Tian to the Nalan Family residence, where Nalan Yanran welcomed them and wondered why Su Tian’s aura felt familiar.

Su Tian challenged Nalan Yanran’s doubts about his alchemy and persuaded her to let him examine Nalan Jie. He followed her into the Nalan Family residence, where several elderly Alchemists were waiting in the courtyard.

• Ya Fei told Nalan Yanran that the Mittel Family had searched for an Alchemist and conveyed Patriarch Mittel Tengshan’s regards to Nalan Jie.
• Nalan Yanran questioned whether the young Su Tian was capable of helping her grandfather, prompting Su Tian to argue that rank did not matter as much as seizing every chance to save him.
• Su Tian began to leave, but Nalan Yanran apologized and asked him to help Nalan Jie, promising the Nalan Family would reward him generously.
• Ya Fei wished Su Tian safety, and he followed Nalan Yanran into the Nalan Family residence, where several elderly Alchemists sat in the courtyard.

Su Tian accompanied Nalan Yanran to the Nalan Family hall, where alchemists had gathered to treat Old Master Nalan’s brand poison. He claimed he alone could cure it and dismissed the others, prompting an angry Third-Rank Alchemist to attack him with soul power.

• Su Tian noticed the Nalan Family’s concealed guards and learned from Nalan Yanran that the invited alchemists had failed to treat her grandfather’s brand poison.
• Su Tian said that only heavenly flames could eradicate the poison, leading Nalan Yanran to suspect he had a way to help.
• Nalan Yanran introduced Su Tian to her father, Nalan Su, as the alchemist Ya Fei had recommended.
• Su Tian urged Nalan Su to let him treat Old Master Nalan immediately and declared that the other alchemists could leave.
• An enraged, graying Third-Rank Alchemist unleashed soul power at Su Tian, vowing to teach him a lesson.

Su Tian challenged Hu Tianfeng’s arrogance by unleashing his soul power in front of the alchemists. He defeated Hu Tianfeng while holding back, leaving the hall stunned and Hu Tianfeng sprawled on the floor.

• Su Tian rejected Hu Tianfeng’s offer to teach him a lesson and revealed soul power stronger than the gray-haired Third-Rank Alchemist’s.
• Nalan Su and the alchemists in the hall realized Su Tian’s soul power rivaled or surpassed Hu Tianfeng’s.
• Hu Tianfeng unleashed all his soul power in an attempt to defeat Su Tian, while onlookers predicted he would lose.
• Su Tian overwhelmed Hu Tianfeng, who collapsed in pain, and then withdrew his soul power.
• Su Tian thanked Hu Tianfeng for the match and revealed he had deliberately held back to avoid causing lasting harm.

Su Tian silenced the Nalan Family’s alchemists by revealing his Green Lotus Core Flame and secured permission to treat Nalan Jie. He left for Nalan Jie’s room and invited Nalan Yanran to join him for a drink.

• Su Tian asked the Third-Rank Alchemists whether they still objected, and they backed down after witnessing his strength.
• Su Tian revealed the Green Lotus Core Flame, shocking the alchemists and convincing Nalan Su that Nalan Jie could be saved.
• Nalan Yanran reconsidered her earlier judgment of Su Tian and grew curious about him.
• Nalan Su promised to reward Su Tian generously if he removed Nalan Jie’s brand poison, and Su Tian headed toward the old master’s room.
• Su Tian paused beside Nalan Yanran and invited her to join him for a drink.

Su Tian accepted the Nalan Family’s request to treat Nalan Jie’s Brand Poison and entered his room to examine him. He planned to follow Gu He’s instructions and use his Heavenly Flame, while hoping to absorb the poison’s accumulated Dou Qi.

• Su Tian invited Nalan Yanran to share a drink, and she agreed only if he completely cured Nalan Jie’s Brand Poison.
• Nalan Yanran privately worried about her grandfather’s condition, while Nalan Su said they had to trust Su Tian because Gu He had said Heavenly Flames could cure the poison.
• Su Tian entered Nalan Jie’s room and saw that the old man’s condition was severe, with gray-black patches on his face and an aura of death.
• Su Tian told Nalan Su and Nalan Yanran that he would follow Gu He’s proposed treatment, warning them not to blame him if anything went wrong.
• Su Tian considered absorbing the Dou Qi within the Brand Poison to try to advance to Five-Star Da Dou Shi.

Su Tian prepared to purge the Brand Poison from Nalan Jie, convincing Nalan Su to trust him despite the risks. He began the treatment with his azure flame as Nalan Yanran watched in distress.

• Su Tian resolved to grow stronger before Xiao Yan went to the Misty Cloud Sect and worried that he might have to face Yun Shan.
• Su Tian told Nalan Su and Nalan Yanran that curing Nalan Jie was dangerous but urged them to choose before the old man died from the Brand Poison.
• Nalan Su accepted the risk and entrusted Nalan Jie’s treatment to Su Tian.
• Su Tian summoned his azure flame, cleared the room, and exposed Nalan Jie’s gaunt body before bringing the flame toward him.