Chapter Summaries

Su Tian began using the Green Lotus Core Flame to purge the brand poison from Nalan Jie's bones, awakening him through the pain. Nalan Jie endured the treatment and argued with Nalan Yanran about her broken engagement to Xiao Yan, while Su Tian continued working.

• Su Tian warned Nalan Su and Nalan Yanran that treating Nalan Jie with heavenly flame was dangerous, then guided the Green Lotus Core Flame into Nalan Jie's body.
• Su Tian found that the brand poison had deeply penetrated Nalan Jie's bones and carefully heated the flame to draw out the poison.
• Nalan Jie awoke roaring in agony, and Su Tian told him he could stop the treatment if he could not endure it.
• Nalan Jie accepted the risk and urged Su Tian to continue, then blamed Nalan Yanran for breaking off her engagement to Xiao Yan.
• Nalan Yanran insisted she would face Xiao Yan at the Misty Cloud Sect's three-year agreement, while Su Tian watched her with a peculiar thought.

Su Tian revealed that he had treated Nalan Jie’s brand poison partly because he wanted to get close to Nalan Yanran, and he suggested the Nalan Family consider him after her Three-Year Agreement with Xiao Yan. Nalan Jie accepted the idea and urged Su Tian to act before Yanran returned to the Misty Cloud Sect.

• Su Tian stopped Nalan Jie and Nalan Yanran from arguing, and Yanran became curious about him.
• Nalan Su reminded Yanran that her Three-Year Agreement with Xiao Yan was less than a month away and that her past actions had brought trouble upon the Xiao Clan.
• Nalan Jie suggested that Su Tian spend more time with Yanran, and Su Tian admitted he had come to remove Nalan Jie’s brand poison because he wanted to meet her.
• Su Tian told Nalan Jie that Xiao Yan and Yanran were unlikely to reconcile after the agreement and suggested the Nalan Family consider a new match.
• Nalan Jie left the choice to the young people but encouraged Su Tian to pursue Yanran before she returned to the Misty Cloud Sect.

Su Tian used the Green Lotus Core Flame to begin purging the Brand Poison from Nalan Jie's bones, while secretly obtaining a trace of the black substance containing the poison and absorbed Dou Qi. He paused the painful treatment after a while, promising that Nalan Jie's Brand Poison could be completely removed within seven days.

• Su Tian carefully controlled the Green Lotus Core Flame as it burned the Brand Poison from Nalan Jie's bones, while Nalan Yanran and Nalan Su watched anxiously.
• Su Tian noticed a black substance mixing into the flame and recognized it as the treasure he wanted, containing Brand Poison toxins and Dou Qi absorbed from Nalan Jie.
• Su Tian grew more focused when he realized absorbing the substance's Dou Qi could help him reach Five-Star Da Dou Shi.
• Su Tian stopped the treatment when Nalan Jie could no longer endure the pain and told him the Brand Poison would take at most seven days to remove completely.
• Su Tian withdrew the heavenly flame and concealed his blackened fingertip, while Nalan Jie thanked him and reaffirmed the Nalan Family's agreement.

Su Tian agreed to stay with the Nalan Family while he treated Nalan Jie’s poison, and Nalan Yanran escorted him to a guest room. Along the way, they met Liu Ling, whose hostility toward Su Tian hinted at rivalry over Nalan Yanran.

• Su Tian accepted Nalan Jie’s invitation to stay with the Nalan Family and agreed to call him Uncle Nalan.
• Nalan Yanran led Su Tian through the family grounds, where they exchanged teasing remarks and she grew curious about him.
• Su Tian and Nalan Yanran encountered Liu Ling at the main gate of the Nalan Family.
• Nalan Yanran introduced Liu Ling as her friend and Su Tian as the alchemist who could treat her grandfather’s poison.
• Liu Ling, a disciple of Gu He, questioned Su Tian’s ability to purge the poison, and Su Tian replied with a perfunctory greeting.

Liu Ling challenged Su Tian to an alchemy-related contest out of jealousy over his closeness to Nalan Yanran and attacked him with soul power. Nalan Yanran prepared to intervene, but Liu Ling frowned and snorted before she could act.

• Liu Ling greeted Su Tian and offered to learn from him, while Nalan Yanran grew displeased at his hostility.
• Su Tian calmly accepted Liu Ling’s handshake, and Liu Ling became jealous as he noticed Nalan Yanran watching Su Tian.
• Liu Ling proposed an immediate spar and decided to prove that he was worthy of standing beside Nalan Yanran.
• Liu Ling unleashed soul power at Su Tian through their clasped hands, creating crushing pressure that Nalan Yanran felt.
• Nalan Yanran drew her sword to protect Su Tian, but Liu Ling frowned and snorted as she moved to intervene.

Su Tian met Liu Ling at the Nalan Family’s main gate, where Liu Ling’s jealousy over Nalan Yanran led him to challenge Su Tian and secretly attack him with soul power. Nalan Yanran introduced the two alchemists, leaving Liu Ling to learn that Su Tian was also a third-rank alchemist and had helped find a chance to cure her grandfather’s Brand Poison.

• Liu Ling offered Su Tian a handshake while Nalan Yanran grew displeased at his hostile manner.
• Su Tian calmly accepted Liu Ling’s hand, and Liu Ling challenged him to a contest to show off before Nalan Yanran.
• Liu Ling released a wave of soul power toward Su Tian, and Nalan Yanran became furious at the attack.
• Su Tian told Nalan Yanran a verse about unreturned affection, leaving her puzzled about his meaning.
• Su Tian and Nalan Yanran encountered Liu Ling at the Nalan Family’s gate, and Nalan Yanran introduced the two men.
• Nalan Yanran told Liu Ling that Su Tian was a third-rank alchemist who had helped find a chance to cure her grandfather’s Brand Poison.

Su Tian accepted Liu Ling’s challenge to spar after Liu Ling tried to provoke him by implying he needed Nalan Yanran’s protection. As Liu Ling’s soul pressure failed to affect Su Tian, Su Tian mocked his slow progress as an alchemist and told him to keep a lower profile.

• Liu Ling challenged Su Tian and implied that Nalan Yanran would have to fight in his place, while Nalan Yanran warned Liu Ling not to harm their honored guest.
• Su Tian accepted the spar, reassured Nalan Yanran, and walked toward Liu Ling, provoking Liu Ling’s jealousy.
• Liu Ling unleashed his soul power at Su Tian, but Su Tian remained calm, easing Nalan Yanran’s concern.
• Su Tian said Liu Ling had only recently become a third-rank alchemist and told him to keep a lower profile.

Su Tian overwhelmed Liu Ling with his superior soul power after Liu Ling repeatedly provoked him. He struck Liu Ling twice and demanded that he kneel, leaving Liu Ling badly hurt and unable to resist.

• Liu Ling erupted in anger and threatened Su Tian after Su Tian called him a joke.
• Su Tian calmly revealed soul power several times greater than Liu Ling's, shocking and terrifying him.
• Liu Ling blamed Su Tian for humiliating him in front of Nalan Yanran and refused to accept the difference in their strength.
• Liu Ling shouted for Su Tian to kneel and tried to break through Su Tian's pressure, but Su Tian struck his mind with a soul-power fist.
• Su Tian demanded that Liu Ling kneel and struck him again, making him spit blood with no power to resist.

Su Tian defeated Liu Ling in a soul-power clash and warned him to stay away from Nalan Yanran. Nalan Yanran arranged treatment for Liu Ling and worried that the incident would draw Pill King Gu He's attention.

• Su Tian's soul power overwhelmed Liu Ling, forcing him to drop to his knees.
• Nalan Yanran realized Su Tian's soul power might have reached the threshold of a fourth-rank alchemist and considered recruiting him into the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Su Tian mocked Liu Ling, warned him that he would not show restraint next time, and declared that Nalan Yanran was his woman.
• Su Tian played down his victory as luck when speaking to Nalan Yanran, who apologized for the trouble.
• Nalan Yanran warned Liu Ling to behave, then sent guards to take him to the Nalan Family for treatment.
• After settling the matter, Nalan Yanran turned to Su Tian and began to speak.

Su Tian reassured Nalan Yanran that Liu Ling’s challenge would not affect his plans to cure Nalan Jie, while hinting that his real reason for helping was her. After overpowering Liu Ling, Su Tian warned him to stay away from Nalan Yanran, and Nalan Yanran apologized for the trouble.

• Nalan Yanran offered to explain the incident with Liu Ling, but Su Tian said it would not interfere with curing Nalan Jie.
• Su Tian told Nalan Yanran that he was helping for someone’s sake rather than for the Nalan Family’s reward, leaving her blushing as she guessed his meaning.
• Nalan Yanran realized Su Tian’s soul power was strong enough to overpower Liu Ling and wondered whether he could be recruited into the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Su Tian warned Liu Ling that Nalan Yanran was his woman, then publicly dismissed his victory as luck.
• Nalan Yanran apologized to Su Tian for the trouble and asked him not to hold it against the Nalan Family.

Su Tian continued to dominate Liu Ling, warned him to stay away from Nalan Yanran, and left him badly injured. News of the attack reached Gu He at the Misty Cloud Sect, where he learned his only disciple was recovering at the Nalan Family residence.

• Nalan Yanran apologized to Su Tian for Liu Ling's behavior, and Su Tian assured her he would still cure Nalan Jie while hinting that he wanted her, not the Nalan Family's reward.
• Su Tian mocked Liu Ling, warned him that Nalan Yanran was his woman, and told him not to pursue her again.
• Nalan Yanran had guards take Liu Ling into the Nalan Family residence for treatment and warned him to behave himself.
• Liu Ling tried to fight back against Su Tian's spiritual pressure, but Su Tian struck his mind repeatedly and left him coughing up blood.
• A messenger told Gu He in the Misty Cloud Sect's Pill Room that Su Tian had nearly crippled Liu Ling and that Liu Ling was recovering at the Nalan Family residence.

The chapter resumed after an author’s day-off notice, with Su Tian warning Liu Ling to stay away from Nalan Yanran and Nalan Yanran growing closer to Su Tian. Liu Ling then challenged Su Tian to a spar, and Su Tian accepted as Liu Ling unleashed a soul attack that seemed to leave him unaffected.

• Su Tian told Nalan Yanran that he was helping her for someone’s sake rather than for the Nalan Family’s reward, making her blush as she led him to a guest room.
• After Nalan Yanran left, Su Tian confronted the weakened Liu Ling and warned him that Nalan Yanran was his woman and that another attempt to pursue her would bring consequences.
• Nalan Yanran ordered guards to take Liu Ling for treatment and warned him to behave, while Liu Ling later challenged Su Tian to prove his superiority.
• Su Tian accepted Liu Ling’s challenge and reassured Nalan Yanran before approaching him.
• Liu Ling launched a powerful soul attack at Su Tian, but Su Tian’s expression remained calm as Nalan Yanran watched.

Su Tian settled into the Nalan Family estate, where Nalan Yanran’s feelings for him deepened as he hinted that he was helping the family for her sake. Meanwhile, Gu He learned that his disciple Liu Ling had been injured and decided to visit the Nalan Family to learn what had happened.

• Nalan Yanran showed Su Tian his room, and he privately thought that winning her over might soon be possible.
• The Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python awoke, grew stronger, and swallowed a fire-attribute magic core Su Tian had refined for her.
• Gu He heard that Liu Ling had been injured at the Nalan Family estate and ordered a visit the following morning so he could investigate before judging the matter.
• Su Tian told Nalan Yanran that he was not seeking the Nalan Family’s reward and was helping for a certain person; Yanran blushed as she understood his implication.

Gu He visited the Nalan Family estate after Liu Ling was injured, while Nalan Yanran reassured Su Tian that the family would explain what happened. Su Tian said he was helping for someone’s sake, leaving Nalan Yanran blushing, and she arranged treatment for Liu Ling while warning him to behave.

• Gu He arrived at the Nalan Family estate, where the guards welcomed him and Nalan Su and Nalan Jie received him in the Main Hall.
• Nalan Yanran promised Su Tian an explanation for the incident with Liu Ling, and Su Tian said it would not affect his efforts to cure Nalan Jie.
• Su Tian told Nalan Yanran that he was helping for a certain someone rather than for the Nalan Family’s reward, and she blushed as she guessed his meaning.
• Nalan Yanran warned Liu Ling that she would report any further misconduct to her teacher, then had guards take him inside for treatment.

Su Tian overwhelmed Liu Ling with his far greater soul power after Liu Ling repeatedly provoked him, while Nalan Yanran watched and reconsidered their relative strengths. Su Tian then criticized Liu Ling’s slow progress and guessed that he had only recently become a third-rank alchemist.

• Liu Ling threatened Su Tian, but Nalan Yanran stayed silent because she knew Su Tian was retaliating against Liu Ling’s repeated provocations.
• Su Tian released soul power vastly stronger than Liu Ling’s, leaving Liu Ling shocked and struggling under the pressure.
• Liu Ling blamed Su Tian for humiliating him in front of Nalan Yanran and tried to force his way through Su Tian’s spiritual pressure.
• Liu Ling launched another spiritual assault as Su Tian approached, but Su Tian remained calm, and Nalan Yanran’s worry for him eased.
• Su Tian told Liu Ling that his talent was good but his progress was slow, then guessed that Liu Ling had only recently become a third-rank alchemist.

Gu He visited the Nalan Family to learn about Liu Ling’s clash with Su Tian and ask who had cured Nalan Jie’s brand poison. He said he had not come to cause trouble, but his curiosity about the Alchemist who removed the poison grew as he suspected the cure involved a heavenly flame.

• Gu He entered the Nalan Family estate, where guards wondered whether he had come to avenge Liu Ling.
• Nalan Su and Nalan Jie welcomed Gu He in the Main Hall and discussed the previous day’s incident.
• Gu He acknowledged that Liu Ling had partly brought the trouble on himself, while Nalan Su and Nalan Jie resolved to protect Su Tian and seek his friendship.
• Gu He told Nalan Jie he had come to understand what happened and learn which Alchemist had removed the brand poison.
• Gu He suspected that the Nalan Family had found an Alchemist with a heavenly flame.

Su Tian seized an unexpected breakthrough opportunity and used the Green Lotus Core Flame to refine Brand Poison and ambient energy into pure Dou Qi. As Gu He and the others approached, Su Tian broke through to Four-Star Da Dou Shi.

• Su Tian sensed a breakthrough opportunity while cultivating and used the Green Lotus Core Flame to refine the Dou Qi stored in his finger.
• Su Tian absorbed the refined Dou Qi and surrounding energy into his Dou Crystal, accelerating his cultivation.
• Gu He listened as Nalan Jie and Nalan Yanran explained how Su Tian had removed Nalan Jie's Brand Poison and injured Liu Ling.
• Nalan Yanran declined Gu He's offer to return to the Misty Cloud Sect with him, saying she still had family matters to settle.
• As Gu He and the others neared Su Tian's room, Su Tian broke through to Four-Star Da Dou Shi.

After advancing to Four-Star Da Dou Shi, Su Tian discovered that his emperor clan bloodline strengthened his body during breakthroughs. He left his room to meet Gu He and the others, while the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python briefly showed a strange reaction to his remarks about Queen Medusa.

• Su Tian broke through to Four-Star Da Dou Shi and sensed his bloodline nourishing his body and increasing his physical strength.
• Su Tian teased the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python about her rapid growth and wondered why Queen Medusa's soul had shown no signs of awakening.
• The Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python briefly looked bewildered, then sent an icy gleam toward Su Tian before returning to normal.
• Su Tian credited the pure Dou Qi in Old Master Nalan's brand poison for aiding his breakthrough and prepared to treat him.
• Su Tian opened the door and saw Gu He approaching with three others.

Gu He visited the Nalan Family after Liu Ling was injured, while Su Tian investigated the strength gained from his breakthrough and considered Queen Medusa’s silence. As Gu He and his companions approached Su Tian’s room, Su Tian began another breakthrough and released the aura of a Four-Star Da Dou Shi.

• Gu He asked Nalan Yanran to return with him to the Misty Cloud Sect, but she said she still had family matters to settle.
• Gu He entered the Nalan Family estate, where Nalan Su and Nalan Jie welcomed him in the main hall.
• Su Tian realized his emperor clan bloodline had enhanced his physical strength during his breakthrough.
• Su Tian noticed that Queen Medusa’s soul had shown no signs of awakening within the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, which briefly reacted to his remarks with a cold glint.
• Su Tian prepared to remove Old Master Nalan’s brand poison as Gu He and his companions approached his room.
• Su Tian opened his eyes and released the aura of a Four-Star Da Dou Shi.

After breaking through, Su Tian sensed that his Emperor Clan bloodline was strengthening his body, then spoke with Ya Fei about helping her gain power within the Mittel Family. The chapter also followed his intervention when Yun Qian fled Misty Cloud Sect disciples, before returning to Su Tian and his companions as they entered the Mittel Auction House.

• Su Tian advanced by one star and suspected that his Emperor Clan bloodline was nourishing his body during breakthroughs.
• Su Tian wondered why Queen Medusa's soul had shown no signs of awakening, while the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python reacted strangely to his words.
• Hai Bodong began recovering his strength with the Purple Spirit Recovery Pill as Su Tian asked Ya Fei for a quiet room and offered to help her obtain what she wanted within the Mittel Family.
• Yun Qian fled pursuing Misty Cloud Sect disciples, and Su Tian changed his mind about intervening before charging toward them.
• Su Tian, Xiao Yan, Hai Bodong, and the others reached the Mittel Auction House, where Su Tian struck away pickpockets reaching for his Storage Ring.