Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yu tried to flee after Queen Medusa tracked him down over strange phenomena in the Tagor Desert, but she trapped him and demanded to know what caused them. When Xiao Yu refused to reveal his secrets, they fought, and neither gained the upper hand.

• Xiao Yu accelerated away from Queen Medusa, but she caught up and used Ten-Thousand Snake Prison to trap him.
• Queen Medusa questioned Xiao Yu about the strange phenomena, and he refused to explain his involvement.
• Xiao Yu broke the snake cage with his Extreme-Breaking Ice Flame and Blue-Silver Cold Lightning, confirming Queen Medusa's suspicions.
• Queen Medusa attacked Xiao Yu, and they exchanged powerful blows in the sky.
• Xiao Yu and Queen Medusa continued fighting across the desert without either gaining the advantage.

Xiao Yu fought Queen Medusa with powerful techniques, then used an illusory world to escape. After breaking free, Medusa discovered that the thunderflame fragments stirred a powerful longing in her bloodline and could help her evolve.

• Queen Medusa intensified her attacks, and Xiao Yu warned that killing him would come at a devastating price.
• Medusa fired a powerful energy arrow, which Xiao Yu countered with his ice-blue thunderflame greatsword.
• Xiao Yu created the Illusory World Thunderflame, trapping Medusa in a false world while he fled west.
• Medusa shattered the illusory world and caught fragments of Xiao Yu’s thunderflame.
• Medusa sensed that the Myriad Transformation Flame and Returning-to-Truth Lightning could strengthen her bloodline and help her break through to Dou Zong.

Xiao Yu arrived at Jia Ma Holy City to obtain an Alchemist Badge and exchange medicinal ingredients. He entered the Alchemist Guild and was directed to its reception counter to begin the examination process.

• Xiao Yu flew from the Tagor Desert toward the Imperial Capital, planning to gather ingredients and learn more about medicinal properties.
• Xiao Yu reached Jia Ma Holy City on foot, paid the entry tax, and stayed overnight at an inn.
• Xiao Yu asked a passerby for directions and found the Alchemist Guild the next morning.
• A guard asked Xiao Yu for a badge or recommendation letter, and Xiao Yu demonstrated a solidified Dou Qi flame.
• The guard admitted Xiao Yu and told him to speak with an attendant at the reception counter.

Xiao Yu entered the Alchemist Guild to take the Alchemist examination and successfully passed the First-Rank test. The chapter left him preparing to attempt the Second-Rank examination.

• A receptionist escorted Xiao Yu to the Examination Hall after he asked to take the Alchemist examination.
• The Third-Rank Alchemist on duty assumed Xiao Yu was low-ranking and explained the First-Rank examination procedure.
• Xiao Yu selected a Power Accumulation Pill formula and refined the pill in a few minutes.
• The examiner inspected Xiao Yu’s exceptionally pure pill and confirmed that he had passed the First-Rank examination.
• Xiao Yu asked to take the Second-Rank examination, and the examiner agreed.

Xiao Yu demonstrated his alchemy skill by refining a high-quality second-grade Pulse-Protecting Pill, prompting the Alchemist Guild’s vice president, Chemir, to take over his assessment. Xiao Yu requested a sixth-grade assessment, and Chemir left to notify the guild president and arrange it.

• Xiao Yu refined a second-grade Pulse-Protecting Pill using flames formed from his Dou Qi, startling the supervising old man into leaving to fetch a higher-grade alchemist.
• Chemir arrived, inspected Xiao Yu’s finished pill, and praised its exceptional quality.
• Xiao Yu asked to skip the third-grade assessment and proceed directly to the fourth-grade assessment, and Chemir agreed.
• Xiao Yu then asked to skip the fourth- and fifth-grade assessments and take the sixth-grade assessment directly.
• Chemir warned Xiao Yu about the consequences of requesting an assessment beyond his abilities, then agreed to notify the guild president and arrange it.

Xiao Yu arranged to take the Alchemist Guild’s sixth-grade examination, and Fa Ma provided the ingredients and pill formula. News drew Jia Ma Empire’s major powers to the guild, where they gathered to watch Xiao Yu’s refinement and assess the possibility of a new sixth-grade alchemist.

• Fa Ma agreed to let Xiao Yu take the sixth-grade examination and went to retrieve its ingredients and pill formula.
• With Fa Ma’s approval, news of the examination spread, bringing Jia Xingtian, Gu He, Yun Yun, and other major figures toward the Alchemist Guild.
• Xiao Yu gave Fa Ma the surname Zhou, accepted the examination materials, and entered the sealed pill-refining chamber.
• Fa Ma and Chemir activated a formation to project the chamber’s interior as Jia Xingtian arrived.
• Gu He and Yun Yun arrived, followed by Nalan Su, Mu Chen, and Mittel Tengshan, and the gathered powers watched the projection.

Xiao Yu studied Fa Ma’s Nine Lotus Pill formula for three hours before beginning the sixth-grade refinement with his extreme-breaking ice flame. The flame’s strange mix of cold and heat led Fa Ma and Gu He to believe it was a heavenly flame, leaving the observers eager to recruit Xiao Yu.

• Xiao Yu carefully revised and memorized the Nine Lotus Pill formula before starting the assessment.
• Fa Ma explained to Jia Xingtian that studying an unfamiliar formula was proper preparation, and Gu He agreed.
• Xiao Yu took one set of ingredients and began refining the pill in a Four-Mouth Cauldron using his extreme-breaking ice flame.
• Xiao Yu extracted the millennium snow lotus into medicinal essence and moved on to the next ingredient.
• Fa Ma and Gu He sensed both freezing cold and scorching heat from the chamber and concluded that Xiao Yu’s flame might be a heavenly flame.
• Gu He said Xiao Yu could become a seventh-grade Alchemist, prompting the observers to consider their own plans for him.

Xiao Yu refined a high-quality sixth-grade Nine Lotus Pill and passed the examination to become a sixth-rank alchemist. After Fa Ma introduced him to Jia Ma Empire’s leaders, he offered Xiao Yu the Alchemist Guild’s highest elder privileges and the chance to become its president.

• Xiao Yu used the Origin Flame to extract the nine lotus essences and fuse them into a Nine Lotus Pill overnight.
• Xiao Yu emerged from the refining chamber with the completed pill as energy lotuses swirled around him.
• Fa Ma and Gu He examined the pill and praised its exceptional quality.
• Fa Ma announced that Xiao Yu had passed the examination and officially become a sixth-rank alchemist.
• Fa Ma introduced Xiao Yu to Jia Xingtian, Yun Yun, Gu He, Nalan Su, Mu Chen, and Mittel Tengshan.
• Fa Ma offered Xiao Yu the Alchemist Guild’s highest elder privileges and proposed that he become president of the Jia Ma Empire’s Alchemist Guild.

Xiao Yu declined Fa Ma’s offer to become Alchemist Guild president but accepted an honorary elder position that would preserve his freedom. After the other factions departed, he asked Fa Ma for a Third-Rank Alchemist badge for his disciple, concealing that he wanted it for his own original identity.

• Fa Ma offered Xiao Yu the Alchemist Guild presidency, but Xiao Yu refused because he wanted to remain free of factional duties.
• Fa Ma offered Xiao Yu an honorary elder position with access to the guild’s resources and a discount on ingredients, and Xiao Yu accepted.
• Fa Ma gave Xiao Yu a sixth-rank badge and white alchemist robes, then arranged a celebratory banquet for three days later.
• Jia Xingtian, the family representatives, Yun Yun, and Gu He took their leave after inviting themselves to the banquet.
• Xiao Yu asked Fa Ma for a Third-Rank Alchemist badge for his disciple, and Fa Ma agreed to provide one.

After earning rewards from the Alchemist Guild, Xiao Yu visited the Mittel Auction House to seek cultivation resources and unexpectedly saw Ya Fei again. The chapter ended as he recognized her and called her “Sister Ya Fei.”

• Fa Ma showed Xiao Yu around the Alchemist Guild, and Xiao Yu kept the rewards he had received after his assessment.
• Xiao Yu decided to seek a Dou Ling Pill and cultivation treasures to prepare for Yun Shan and Protector Wu.
• Xiao Yu entered the Mittel Auction House and found that its public displays held nothing useful to him.
• Xiao Yu saw Ya Fei greeting people in the auction house and called out to her as “Sister Ya Fei.”

Xiao Yu reunited with Ya Fei at the Mittel and asked her to gather medicinal ingredients and Dou Wang-level treasures for his teacher. Their conversation was interrupted when Lei Le barged in and challenged Ya Fei’s authority, leaving her furious as he threatened her position.

• Ya Fei recognized Xiao Yu at the Mittel, brought him upstairs, and chatted with him about his travels and her return to the Imperial Capital.
• Ya Fei explained that she had become the acting supervisory elder and credited Xiao Yu’s pills for helping her return early.
• Xiao Yu gave Ya Fei a list of medicinal ingredients and asked her to find rare treasures that could increase a Dou Wang’s strength for his teacher.
• After Ya Fei left to handle the request, Lei Le kicked open the door, confronted Xiao Yu, and accused Ya Fei of bringing an outsider into the private quarters.
• Ya Fei returned, found Lei Le threatening Xiao Yu, and angrily demanded to know what he was doing.
• Lei Le leered at Ya Fei and threatened that she would lose her acting supervisory elder position for bringing Xiao Yu inside.

Xiao Yu defended Ya Fei from Lei Le, forced him to his knees, and kicked him out of the room. Afterward, Ya Fei worried about the trouble Xiao Yu might face, then learned he had advanced to Dou Shi and become an Alchemist.

• Lei Le insulted Ya Fei and Xiao Yu, so Xiao Yu insulted him and forced him to kneel with an oppressive force.
• Xiao Yu kicked Lei Le out of the room, and Ya Fei closed the door after laughing.
• Ya Fei worried that Lei Ou would retaliate, but Xiao Yu said he had powerful backing.
• Ya Fei asked about Xiao Yu's strength, and he claimed he had advanced to Dou Shi over the past year and a half.
• A maid delivered some of Xiao Yu's requested medicinal ingredients, and Ya Fei noticed his high-grade Storage Ring.
• Xiao Yu told Ya Fei that he had become an Alchemist and recently refined a medicinal pill, astonishing her.

Xiao Yu displayed his Third-Rank Alchemist badge to stop Lei Ou from retaliating for Lei Le, then left the Mittel Auction House after Ya Fei discovered his rank. Two days later, he prepared to attend the celebration banquet Fa Ma had arranged at the Alchemist Guild, wearing his disguised middle-aged appearance and sixth-rank badge.

• Ya Fei tried to send Xiao Yu away before Lei Ou arrived, but Lei Ou entered with Lei Le and accused her and Xiao Yu of wrongdoing.
• Lei Ou threatened Xiao Yu over Lei Le's injuries, but Xiao Yu revealed his Third-Rank Alchemist badge, causing Lei Ou to withdraw with his attendants.
• Ya Fei was shocked to learn Xiao Yu was a Third-Rank Alchemist, and Xiao Yu left the Mittel Auction House after promising to visit again.
• Xiao Yu returned to the inn, considered his medicinal ingredients and plans to ask Fa Ma for annotated texts, then waited for the banquet two days later.
• Xiao Yu disguised himself as a middle-aged man, pinned on his sixth-rank badge, and set out for the Alchemist Guild's celebration banquet.

Xiao Yu attended a banquet as Elder Zhou, where he reunited with Ya Fei and arranged for her to host an auction of his Nine Lotus Pill. After the banquet, he obtained two sets of ingredients for refining a Dou Ling Pill from the Alchemist Guild.

• Fa Ma welcomed Xiao Yu to a banquet attended by the Jia Ma Empire’s leading figures and their younger relatives.
• Ya Fei noticed Xiao Yu seemed familiar, and Xiao Yu revealed that they had met in Wutan City while he was teaching his disciple.
• Xiao Yu gave the Nine Lotus Pill to Mittel Tengshan to auction and specifically requested that Ya Fei host the sale.
• After the guests departed, Xiao Yu asked Fa Ma for medicinal ingredients and bought two sets of Dou Ling Pill ingredients at a discounted price.

Xiao Yu refined Dou Ling Pills and used one to advance to Two-Star Dou Wang, but quickly developed resistance and could not rely on more pills for rapid growth. He considered recruiting outside help against the Misty Cloud Sect and resolved to capture the Amethyst Winged Lion King, while worrying that Protector Wu might seize Xiao Zhan.

• Xiao Yu refined two Dou Ling Pills in seclusion while an Earth-Rank Auction featuring a rumored Sixth-Grade Pill drew crowds to the Jia Ma Imperial Capital.
• After restoring his Dou Qi, Xiao Yu swallowed a Dou Ling Pill and used Returning-to-Truth Lightning and the five qi thunder to stabilize the energy as he cultivated.
• Xiao Yu broke through to Two-Star Dou Wang, then discovered he had developed resistance to the pill and could not advance by taking another.
• Xiao Yu considered relying on outside forces against the Misty Cloud Sect and decided the Amethyst Winged Lion King could join his side as a sixth-rank magical beast.
• Xiao Yu worried that Protector Wu might capture Xiao Zhan and reflected on the torture Xiao Zhan had endured for more than ten years in the Soul Palace.

Xiao Yu declined Gu He's invitation to pursue the Heavenly Flame and traveled to the Magical Beast Mountain Range to confront the Amethyst Winged Lion King. The chapter ended as Xiao Yu announced that he had come to settle their debt, intending to make the Lion King his mount.

• Ya Fei delivered the requested items to Xiao Yu and asked why the younger Xiao Yu was absent; Xiao Yu told her she could visit him when he returned.
• Gu He invited Xiao Yu to join an expedition to negotiate with Queen Medusa for the Heavenly Flames, but Xiao Yu declined because he had other plans.
• After Gu He left, Xiao Yu prepared to travel to the Magical Beast Mountain Range and subdue the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
• Xiao Yu reached the mountain range and deliberately called out the Lion King, who flew from its cave and demanded an explanation.
• Xiao Yu told the enraged Lion King that he had come to settle their karmic debt.

Xiao Yu confronted the Amethyst Winged Lion King over their past conflict and tried to force him to become his mount. The battle left the Lion King trapped in Xiao Yu’s Five Qi Thunder, but he continued to resist.

• Xiao Yu revealed his true appearance and reminded the Amethyst Winged Lion King of their earlier encounter by displaying Blue-Silver Cold Lightning and Extreme-Breaking Ice Flame.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King refused to spare Xiao Yu, and Xiao Yu declared that he had come to make the Lion King his mount.
• Xiao Yu attacked first, and the Lion King countered with purple flames after recognizing Xiao Yu’s formidable combat strength.
• Xiao Yu used Golden Light Dao Flame to block the Lion King’s attacks, then turned the golden barrier into a rope that briefly bound him.
• Xiao Yu struck the retreating Lion King with Five Qi Thunder, engulfing him in yin and yang lightning.
• The Lion King roared that he would never submit, and purple light began shining from within the lightning surrounding him.

Xiao Yu defeated the Amethyst Winged Lion King in a battle inside his Illusory World Thunderflame, then used the Heart Puppet Thunder Flame to bind the wounded beast to him. After restoring the surrounding area, Xiao Yu left the Lion King to heal.

• The Amethyst Winged Lion King broke free of Xiao Yu’s restraint, transformed into Lion King True Form, and attacked with the Violet Extreme Ray and Amethyst Seal.
• Xiao Yu fused his flames and lightning into a Blue Ice Thunderflame greatsword, badly wounded the Lion King, and suffered only minor injuries despite having his strength sealed by one star.
• Xiao Yu used the Heart Puppet Thunder Flame on the fallen Lion King, establishing a master-servant pact that let him sense the beast’s thoughts and punish disloyalty with heart flame.
• Xiao Yu fed the Lion King healing pills and told him to stop pretending to be dead and recover.
• Xiao Yu withdrew the Illusory World Thunderflame, causing its battle world to collapse and revealing the untouched mountain range.

After subduing the Amethyst Winged Lion King, Xiao Yu claimed its treasure hoard and began refining pills to heal their injuries. He emerged three days later and gave the Lion King a Sixth-Grade Nine Lotus Pill, which began healing it.

• The Amethyst Winged Lion King accepted that resistance would mean death and began to consider that serving Xiao Yu might not be so bad.
• Xiao Yu recovered from the battle, then entered the Lion King's cave and collected its medicinal ingredients, treasures, Cultivation Methods, and Combat Skills.
• Xiao Yu showed the Lion King his Transformation Pill Formula and sixth-rank alchemist badge, persuading it that following him could bring rewards.
• The Lion King led Xiao Yu to a secluded cave and guarded him while he refined pills for three days, then summoned its child and the Fourth-Order Magical Beast back.
• Xiao Yu emerged and gave the injured Lion King a Sixth-Grade Nine Lotus Pill, which began healing its wounds.

Xiao Yu studied Dou Techniques, accepted the recovering Amethyst Winged Lion King as his subordinate and named him Little Purple, then broke the Amethyst Seal and gained enough energy to near Three-Star Dou Wang. He concluded that protecting the Xiao Clan depended on reaching the Misty Cloud Sect before Ling Ying appeared, while preparing for the possibility that his theory about Protector Wu was wrong.

• Xiao Yu studied fire- and lightning-attribute Dou Techniques to improve how he used Origin Flame and Divine Thunder.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King addressed Xiao Yu as Master, agreed to keep ruling the Magical Beast Mountain Range, and reluctantly accepted the name Little Purple.
• Xiao Yu ordered the Lion King to guard him while he used Origin Flame to dissolve the Amethyst Seal, absorbing its energy and nearing Three-Star Dou Wang.
• Xiao Yu rejected plans to move or conceal the Xiao Clan because they would not reliably protect them from Protector Wu or the Soul Palace.
• Xiao Yu reasoned that Ling Ying's appearance could reveal the Xiao Clan's ancestry to Protector Wu, so he planned to bring Xiao Yan safely down from the Misty Cloud Sect before Ling Ying appeared.
• Xiao Yu resolved to strengthen himself and seek outside help in case he had to face Protector Wu directly.