Chapter Summaries

Han Chen, a transmigrator stuck at the third tier of Dou Qi despite his rare four attributes, finally awakened a system in the Misty Cloud Sect. The Mortal Cultivation System revealed it had brought him rewards from the wrong world, but told him it would remain bound until he fulfilled his long-cherished wish.

• Han Chen complained while sweeping leaves in the Misty Cloud Sect's back mountain, recalling how his stalled cultivation had reduced him from a celebrated genius to a chore disciple.
• Han Chen lamented his years of hardship and hunger as he swept the Stele Forest.
• The system activated, bound itself to Han Chen, and awarded him pills, magical blades, a Flying Sword Talisman Treasure, and a Tian Leizi.
• Han Chen questioned the rewards because they belonged to a different cultivation world, and the system confirmed he had transmigrated to the wrong world.
• The system told Han Chen it would not unbind until he fulfilled his long-cherished wish.

Han Chen learned that his slow cultivation came from possessing Han Heavenly Venerable’s Four Spiritual Roots, then received missions urging him to pursue immortality and leave the Mist Cloud Sect. He set out to ask Yun Yun to release him but encountered Nalan Yanran at the main hall, where she reminded him to call her big sister when they were alone.

• Han Chen claimed the system’s updated beginner gift pack and examined a Yellow Dragon Pill.
• The system revealed that Han Chen had possessed Han Heavenly Venerable’s Four Spiritual Roots since his transmigration, explaining his slow cultivation.
• The system assigned Han Chen missions to visit places along Xiao Yan’s path, leave the Mist Cloud Sect, and pursue immortality.
• Inspired to forge his own path, Han Chen dropped his broom and ran toward Yun Yun to ask to leave the sect.
• Han Chen reached the main hall without encountering any elders and met Nalan Yanran, who told him to call her big sister in private.

Han Chen tried to leave the Mist Cloud Sect after Nalan Yanran refused to let him go, but as he attempted to climb down a cliff at night, someone pulled him back. He recognized the voice as the mysterious person's question about why he was out so late.

• Han Chen told Nalan Yanran he wanted to leave the Mist Cloud Sect and search for a cure, but she insisted he stay and considered sending him to the Nalan residence.
• Han Chen pretended to accept Nalan Yanran's decision, then ran to the rear mountain and swallowed two Yellow Dragon Pills before making his escape.
• Han Chen cautiously crossed the woods and reached a cliff at night, where he prepared to climb down.
• A graceful figure pulled Han Chen back from the cliff, and Han Chen falsely claimed he had dropped something.
• The figure asked Han Chen why he was outside in the middle of the night instead of sleeping.

Han Chen told Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran that he planned to leave the Mist Cloud Sect, but agreed to accompany Nalan Yanran when she went to break off her engagement. He gave her the Heavenly Thunder Bead for protection and saw a chance to attend the Three-Year Agreement and perhaps prevent future conflict.

• Han Chen asked Yun Yun for permission to leave the Mist Cloud Sect, and she agreed but told him to use the main gate and inform Nalan Yanran.
• Nalan Yanran confronted Han Chen about leaving, and he comforted her and gave her the Heavenly Thunder Bead as a parting gift.
• Nalan Yanran asked Han Chen to accompany her when she went to end her arranged engagement, and he agreed.
• Han Chen considered using the trip to check in at the Three-Year Agreement and to help keep the Xiao family and Mist Cloud Sect from falling into conflict.

Han Chen cultivated with a Yellow Dragon Pill, then accompanied Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye toward Wutan City to break off her engagement. After arriving, he checked in with his system and received experience points and an Earth Shield Talisman.

• Han Chen swallowed a Yellow Dragon Pill and began advancing toward fifth-stage Dou Qi.
• Nalan Yanran brought Han Chen new clothes and took him from the sect, where Yun Ling confronted him before letting them leave.
• Han Chen, Nalan Yanran, and Ge Ye traveled by carriage and reached Wutan City after three days.
• Han Chen asked the system about check-in rules and checked in at Wutan City, earning 200 experience points and one Earth Shield Talisman.

Han Chen and Nalan Yanran arrived at the Xiao Clan, where Han Chen helped Xiao Yan avoid a public embarrassment before raising the marriage alliance between the Xiao and Nalan families. The chapter ended with Xiao Zhan waiting to hear what Han Chen would ask for.

• Han Chen considered visiting the Xiao Clan and obtaining the iron fragment containing the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations before arriving with Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye.
• Xiao Yan went to the Hall after Steward Mo summoned him and found no chair among the Xiao Clan disciples.
• Han Chen pointed out an empty chair near him, and Xiao Yan moved it over rather than sit beside Xiao Xun'er.
• Ge Ye asked Xiao Zhan whether he recognized Nalan Yanran, and Han Chen introduced himself and his elder sister.
• Han Chen reminded Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan of the marriage alliance between the Xiao and Nalan families, prompting both to react tensely.

Han Chen helped Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran negotiate an amicable separation, explaining their personal and political reasons for ending the engagement. Xiao Yan accepted but challenged Nalan Yanran to a three-year agreement at Misty Cloud Mountain.

• Han Chen proposed an amicable separation and explained his three reasons to Xiao Yan: affection, practical interests, and the danger the alliance posed to the weakened Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Yan asked whether Nalan Yanran would have ended the engagement even if his talent had not disappeared, and she firmly said she would have chosen her own path regardless.
• Xiao Yan agreed to the separation but requested a wager, setting a meeting with Nalan Yanran at Misty Cloud Mountain in three years.
• Xiao Yan declared that he would regain his talent and quoted, “Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west—don't bully a young man just because he's poor!”; Nalan Yanran glanced at Han Chen in surprise.

Han Chen said goodbye to the Xiao Clan and Nalan Yanran, then tallied his check-in rewards at an inn. His reward for checking in with Xiao Yan culminated in the Heaven-Palm Bottle, delivered under emergency protection.

• Nalan Yanran accepted Xiao Yan's three-year challenge, returned the Qi Gathering Powder, and left the Xiao Clan with Ge Ye.
• Han Chen checked in with Xiao Yan during their farewell handshake, then checked in with Xiao Xun'er as he said goodbye to her.
• Han Chen and Nalan Yanran parted at the Xiao Clan's gate, and she urged him to return safely.
• At an inn, Han Chen received Xiao Xun'er's rewards: 10,000 experience points, Tiandu corpse fire, a Foundation Establishment Pill, and two Blood Jade Spiders.
• The system awarded Han Chen 20,000 experience points, profound soul yin fire, the Mysterious Soul Demon-Refining Great Art, and the Divine Wind Boat for checking in with Xiao Yan.
• After detecting a dangerous environmental anomaly, the system activated emergency protection and awarded Han Chen the Heaven-Palm Bottle.

Han Chen drew the Heaven-Palm Bottle and used an intermediate system draw to obtain the Azure Essence Sword Art and other rewards. After cultivating until his Dou Qi reached the seventh stage, he headed for the Mittel Auction House to sell a Foundation Establishment Pill.

• Han Chen received a stripped-down Heaven-Palm Bottle that retained its Creation Dew function but could not be returned to the system.
• Han Chen spent experience points on ten basic draws and one intermediate draw, receiving pills, gold, a Heavenly Spirit Fruit, a Dou Shi-level puppet, and cultivation arts.
• Han Chen studied the Azure Essence Sword Art and advanced to the seventh stage of Dou Qi, turning his Dou Qi emerald green.
• Han Chen stored his rewards, went to the Mittel Auction House, and planned to sell one Foundation Establishment Pill.

Han Chen brought a Foundation Establishment Pill to the Mittel Auction House, where Gu Ni recognized its exceptional quality and summoned the person in charge. Ya Fei arrived, captivating Han Chen with her beauty as the appraisal continued.

• Han Chen decided to sell his Foundation Establishment Pill because his strength was too low to use it for cultivation.
• Han Chen followed an attendant to Gu Ni’s appraisal room at the Mittel Auction House and asked about upcoming auctions.
• Gu Ni examined the pill and was shocked by its fragrance and pill pattern, judging it to be at least third rank.
• Gu Ni secured the pill and hurried to fetch the auction house’s person in charge so she could discuss it with Han Chen.
• Ya Fei entered the room, and Han Chen was captivated by her before turning his gaze away.

Han Chen introduced himself to Ya Fei and Gu Ni as Li Feiyu, claiming his master was Grandmaster Extreme Yin and that the Foundation Establishment Pill was his master’s original creation. Ya Fei outlined ways to auction the pill, leaving Li Feiyu to consider whether to send it to the Imperial Capital or sell it in Wutan City.

• Han Chen gave Ya Fei the name Li Feiyu and praised her fame, then urged her to finish arranging the auction.
• Han Chen told Gu Ni that his master was Grandmaster Extreme Yin and had created the Foundation Establishment Pill, whose exact tier he did not know.
• Han Chen described the pill’s cultivation benefits and its chance of helping Dou Shi and Da Dou Shi break through.
• Han Chen said he was selling the pill because his master had left and told him he could sell pills if he needed money.
• Ya Fei offered to send the pill to the Mittel Auction House headquarters for a higher price or auction it locally in Wutan City in two months, noting that the auction house would bid normally.

Han Chen chose to consign his Foundation Establishment Pill through the Mittel Auction House and received supplies and a Storage Ring from Ya Fei. After settling into a courtyard in Wutan City, he explored the Xiao Family Market and examined a mercenary’s wares, including a rank-one magic core.

• Han Chen chose Ya Fei’s second option, consigning the pill for auction in two months, and asked for a Storage Ring, a medicinal cauldron, spirit herb seeds, and Yellow Tier Dou Techniques.
• Ya Fei gave Han Chen a Storage Ring and waived the cost of his supplies, then left him to prepare for the auction.
• Han Chen rented a courtyard, planted his spirit herb seeds, and set simple traps before heading out to explore Wutan City.
• Han Chen visited the Xiao Family Market, bought promising spirit herb seeds, and stopped at a mercenary’s stall.
• Han Chen picked up an emerald-green rank-one magic core, ignored the mercenary’s pitch, and asked how much it cost.

Han Chen bought a magic core and other goods from a mercenary, then met Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er at the market. As Jia Lie Ao confronted Xiao Yan and insulted him, Han Chen tried to slip away but was stopped.

• Han Chen negotiated the mercenary down to fifty gold coins for the magic core and everything on his stall, then regretted spending so much of his money.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er arrived, and Han Chen explained that he had only traveled with Nalan Yanran and had lied about being her younger brother.
• Yao Lao sensed that Han Chen had grown stronger, while Xiao Yan noticed the bundle Han Chen had bought and tried to get a closer look at it.
• Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yan questioned Han Chen about his Storage Ring and magic core, but Jia Lie Ao interrupted them with mockery of Xiao Yan and the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Yan warned Jia Lie Ao to watch his mouth as Han Chen edged away, but Jia Lie Ao ordered him to stop.

Han Chen used his Blood Jade Spiders to deal with Jia Lie Ao’s tail, then spent two months cultivating and studying the Suction Palm. After reaching the peak of the Ninth Stage of Dou Qi, he prepared to attend the Mittel Auction House’s medium-sized auction.

• Jia Lie Ao confronted Han Chen at the Xiao Family Market, but left after Xiao Yan called for help and warned Han Chen that Jia Lie Ao might target him.
• Han Chen told Xiao Yan to seek him in Liu Family Alley, then discovered Jia Lie Ao had sent a man to follow him.
• Han Chen sent Xiao Bai and Xiao Yu to capture the pursuer, took the gold coins from his pouch, and disposed of the rest.
• Han Chen practiced the Suction Palm and cultivated for two months, reaching the peak of the Ninth Stage of Dou Qi with the help of Yellow Dragon Pills.
• Han Chen saw the auction list’s marked Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and Wind Scroll Technique, put on a black robe, and headed out.

Han Chen brought a thousand-year-old blood-clotting grass to the Mittel Auction House, arranged for it to be auctioned anonymously, and waited in his private room. As the auction began, he spotted a Black-Robed Man in the crowd and watched Ya Fei introduce the Mittel Family head, Mittel Tengshan.

• Han Chen harvested a thousand-year-old blood-clotting grass and took it to the Mittel Auction House.
• Gu Ni was astonished by the herb, agreed to auction it, and promised to keep Han Chen and his master’s identities private.
• Han Chen went to his private room and read the Great Evolution Art while waiting for the auction to begin.
• Ya Fei opened the auction and Han Chen spotted a Black-Robed Man among the guests.
• Ya Fei introduced Mittel Tengshan as the head of the Mittel Family and chairman of the Mittel Auction House.

Mittel Tengshan oversaw the auction, where Xiao Yan’s Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid sold for fifty thousand gold coins before the coveted Foundation Establishment Pill drew fierce bidding. As the pill’s price passed five hundred thousand, Xiao Yan realized it might be worth a staggering million.

• Mittel Tengshan announced that a mysterious customer had added a valuable item to the auction, and Ya Fei began the proceedings.
• Ya Fei auctioned Xiao Yan’s Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, which a buyer on the second floor won for fifty thousand gold coins.
• Ya Fei presented the Foundation Establishment Pill as the grand finale, while Mittel Tengshan displayed his Dou Wang strength to secure order.
• Bidders drove the Foundation Establishment Pill’s price past five hundred thousand, and Xiao Zhan and Jia Lie Ao both stopped bidding.
• Xiao Yan was astonished by the price, and Yao Lao told him the pill might be worth twice as much, prompting Xiao Yan to calculate that it could fetch one million.

Xiao Yan outbid Yao Ye for the Foundation Establishment Pill, paying one million two hundred thousand and one gold coins. He left the auction at Yao Lao’s urging, while Han Chen celebrated the fortune he expected to make from the sale.

• Xiao Yan raised his bid to one million, surprising the auction hall, and Yao Lao told him to win the pill quickly before they attracted unwanted attention.
• Yao Ye bid against Xiao Yan, explaining that the Foundation Establishment Pill was important to her, but Xiao Yan kept raising the price by a single gold coin.
• Yao Ye gave up after Xiao Yan bid one million two hundred thousand and one gold coins, and Ya Fei declared the pill sold to him.
• Yao Lao urged Xiao Yan to leave the auction, and Xiao Yan departed as other bidders watched him.
• Han Chen celebrated the money he expected to earn from the Foundation Establishment Pill and the thousand-year-old Blood-Clotting Grass.

Ya Fei auctioned a millennium blood-coagulating herb, which Yao Ye bought to help the Jia Ma Imperial Family’s secretly wounded guardian beast. After leaving the auction, Han Chen returned home and found Xiao Yan trapped in a spider cocoon after sneaking into his courtyard.

• Ya Fei presented the millennium blood-coagulating herb, and bidders competed fiercely until Yao Ye won it.
• Ya Fei gave Han Chen two Gold-Patterned Black Cards, then told him the Jia Lie Family had been buying medicinal ingredients in bulk.
• Han Chen left the auction house, shook off his pursuers, and returned to find signs that someone had entered his courtyard.
• Han Chen discovered Xiao Yan caught in a spider cocoon and demanded to know why he had trespassed.
• Xiao Yan admitted he had come to trade for the Iron Fragment, then investigated the courtyard with Yao Lao and encountered Han Chen’s two magical spiders.

Han Chen confronted Xiao Yan and Yao Lao about the Iron Fragment and explained how he had discovered Yao Lao. He gave them the fragment containing Suction Palm in exchange for the promise that they would let him study an opposing Dou Technique if they found one.

• Han Chen let Xiao Yan down after finding him bound in spider silk and explained that the hidden millennium spirit herbs belonged to his master.
• Xiao Yan asked to buy the Iron Fragment, but Han Chen called for the person behind him to come out.
• Yao Lao appeared and asked how Han Chen had discovered him, and Han Chen said Xiao Yan's sudden recovery and rapid progress had given him away on the second day.
• Yao Lao admitted that he and Xiao Yan wanted the Iron Fragment because his soul power had detected something inside it.
• Han Chen gave Yao Lao the fragment containing the Mystic Tier Dou Technique Suction Palm and asked to study a Dou Technique with the opposite effect if they obtained one.
• Yao Lao agreed to the condition and offered to compensate Han Chen with another Dou Technique if they could not find one.

Han Chen traded a millennium spirit herb to Yao Lao for the Poison Pill Method, then used a Foundation Establishment Pill to break through to Dou Zhe. He left Wutan City, returned under disguise to rob the Jia Lie Family's storehouse, and Xiao Xun'er secretly watched him.

• Han Chen agreed to trade Yao Lao one millennium spirit herb for the Poison Pill Method, which Yao Lao offered to test Han Chen's interest in the obscure formula.
• Yao Lao hurried Xiao Yan away and warned him to avoid Han Chen until he reached Dou Emperor strength.
• Han Chen absorbed a Foundation Establishment Pill overnight and advanced from Ninth Stage of Dou Qi to two-star Dou Zhe.
• Han Chen packed his belongings, left Wutan City, and planned to target the Jia Lie Family before fleeing the city.
• Han Chen sneaked into the Jia Lie Family's residence to take medicinal herbs from its storehouse, while Xiao Xun'er watched him unseen.