Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan returned and offered the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox King a Seventh-grade Transformation Pill in exchange for her submission. She accepted, then led Xiao Yan and the others to the companion amethyst source and surrendered the Amethyst Winged Lion King's collection to him.

• The Blazing Soaring Tiger shielded Xiao Yan from the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox King and declared that he would protect his master.
• The Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox King refused to submit, but Xiao Yan returned unharmed and offered her a Seventh-grade Transformation Pill.
• The Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox King knelt and pledged her loyalty to Xiao Yan, shocking him, Yun Yun, and the Blazing Soaring Tiger.
• Xiao Yan told the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox King to take him to the companion amethyst source and promised to refine Transformation Pills once she gathered the ingredients.
• The Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox King led Xiao Yan and the others to the source, and Xiao Yan took the Amethyst Winged Lion King's collection for himself.

Xiao Yan arranged for Yun Yun to shelter two survivors from Qingshan Town while the Medicine Emperor prepared to refine a seventh-grade pill. He sent three Shadow Clones to Black Rock City to check on Xiao Yi Xian and take an alchemist examination, leaving Yun Yun to guard the cave during the refining.

• Yun Yun went into the cave and rescued Ling'er and Qing Ye, the surviving women from the Blood Battle Mercenary Group.
• Xiao Yan asked the Medicine Emperor to refine a Purple Extreme Source Pill using Companion Amethyst Source and three drops of the Amethyst Winged Lion King's blood essence.
• Yun Yun decided to take Ling'er and Qing Ye as disciples, and Xiao Yan asked her to guard the cave while he refined pills.
• The Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox King left to fetch ingredients for a Transformation Pill.
• Xiao Yan created three Shadow Clones disguised as Yun Potian, Lin Dong, and Ye Fan, and sent them to Black Rock City to check on Xiao Yi Xian and take the Fourth-Grade Alchemist examination.

In Black Rock City, Ye Fan used his Dou Wang strength and alchemy skills to enter the Alchemist Guild and begin a Fourth-Grade Alchemist assessment. As Master Otto administered the assessment, Liu Xi arrived, determined to change his fate and become a Pill God.

• Lin Dong assigned Ye Fan to take an alchemist assessment while he and Yun Potian searched for Xiao Yi Xian and the Wolf Head people.
• Ye Fan revealed his Dou Wang aura to get past the Alchemist Guild guards and told the gathered alchemists he wanted to take the Fourth-Grade Alchemist assessment.
• Master Otto doubted Ye Fan's claim until Ye Fan manifested tangible crimson flame, then agreed to arrange the assessment.
• Liu Xi arrived outside the Alchemist Guild and resolved to avoid becoming involved with Xiao Yan so he could change his fate and become a Pill God.

Liu Xi, an Otherworlder determined to avoid Xiao Yan and build a safe future, arrived at Black Rock City to advance his alchemist rank. After learning that a young Dou Wang had entered the guild, he sought to take the Fourth-Grade Alchemist examination and demonstrated his Dou Ling cultivation and flame control to Frank.

• Liu Xi reflected on his plan to avoid Xiao Yan, pursue other prospects, and use Black Rock City as a base for advancement.
• Two guards mistook Liu Xi's intended examination for the Second-Rank test and told him that an even younger Dou Wang had just entered the guild.
• Liu Xi ruled out Xiao Yan as the young Dou Wang and entered the Alchemist Guild.
• While Otto prepared Ye Fan's Fourth-Grade Alchemist examination, a maid reported another applicant seeking the same test, and Otto sent her to arrange supervision with Frank.
• Frank questioned Liu Xi about his recent First-Rank qualification, and Liu Xi revealed his Dou Ling aura and produced a true flame to prove he could take the Fourth-Grade examination.

Liu Xi began the Fourth-Grade Alchemist examination while Yun Potian and Lin Dong confronted the He Family over its attack on Wolf Head and Xiao Yi Xian. Yun Potian demanded that He Qian surrender Xiao Yi Xian, threatening to kill the entire family if he refused.

• Frank confirmed Liu Xi was a Dou Ling who could condense a tangible flame, and Liu Xi followed him to begin the examination.
• Mu She told Yun Potian and Lin Dong that the He Family had slaughtered most of Wolf Head and captured Xiao Yi Xian.
• Yun Potian told Mu She and his son to wait at the Alchemist Guild while he and Lin Dong went to confront the He Family.
• He Ying threatened to sell the bound Xiao Yi Xian into the He Family's Pleasure District, and Xiao Yi Xian regretted not joining the Dao Sect sooner.
• Yun Potian and Lin Dong arrived at the He Family estate, where Yun Potian ordered He Qian to hand over Xiao Yi Xian within fifteen minutes or face the family's destruction.

Lin Dong and Yun Potian confronted the He Family over Xiao Yi Xian, forcing He Qian to investigate how she had been mistreated. He Kun killed He Ying and everyone involved, leaving the He Family to face the two powerful visitors.

• Lin Dong and Yun Potian threatened to destroy the He Family until He Ying brought Xiao Yi Xian forward and He Qian asked for time to investigate.
• Lin Dong persuaded Yun Potian to give the He Family a chance, and He Ying confessed to what had happened the previous day.
• He Qian ordered everyone who had accompanied He Ying to step forward and demanded they take their own lives to protect the family.
• As Yun Potian pressed He Qian to act, He Kun killed He Ying and all the others involved in the affair.

Yun Potian spared the He Family after they executed those responsible for capturing Xiao Yi Xian, while Ye Fan passed the Fourth-Grade Alchemist examination in Black Rock City. After learning that Liu Xi was taking the same examination, Ye Fan suspected another transmigrator had entered Liu Xi and decided to wait for him.

• He Kun and the He Family elders persuaded He Qian to accept Yun Potian's demand, and Yun Potian warned the family before leaving with Lin Dong.
• He Qian secretly vowed to take revenge on Yun Potian, while He Kun wondered where he had heard the name before.
• Ye Fan completed the Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill, and Otto confirmed it passed the examination and made Ye Fan a Fourth-Grade Alchemist.
• Thunder and two powerful auras from the He Family estate disrupted the Alchemist Guild as Ye Fan and Otto left the examination room.
• Otto told Ye Fan that Liu Xi was also taking the Fourth-Grade Alchemist examination, and Ye Fan decided to wait and find out whether Liu Xi was a fellow transmigrator.

Ye Fan and Liu Xi both passed the Fourth-Grade Alchemist assessment and toured the Black Rock City Alchemist Guild together. Outside, Yun Potian found Otto and asked to see Ye Fan, just as Otto’s disciple Lin Fei arrived.

• Liu Xi emerged after refining a fourth-grade pill, and Otto confirmed that Ye Fan had also passed the assessment.
• Otto introduced Ye Fan and Liu Xi, and Frank suggested they get acquainted while touring the guild.
• Otto left to find Lin Fei and Xue Mei, hoping to arrange matches between them and the two young alchemists.
• Yun Potian and his companions stopped Otto outside the guild, and Yun Potian asked whether Ye Fan was inside.
• Yun Potian released Otto after learning he was Ye Fan’s fellow disciple and asked him to lead them to Ye Fan.
• Lin Fei appeared and asked Otto why he was waiting outside.

Master Otto brought Lin Fei, Xue Mei, and the others to meet Ye Fan and Liu Xi after both young men passed the Fourth-Grade Alchemist examination. Liu Xi befriended Ye Fan and became captivated by the women accompanying him, while the group exchanged friendly introductions.

• Lin Fei and Xue Mei asked Master Otto about the two people taking the Fourth-Grade Alchemist examination, and he told them both had passed.
• Liu Xi and Ye Fan talked about their backgrounds, and Liu Xi invited Ye Fan to visit Jia Ma Holy City with him.
• Master Otto arrived with Lin Fei, Xue Mei, Lin Dong, Yun Potian, and Xiao Yi Xian, and Ye Fan introduced Liu Xi to the group.
• Liu Xi admired Xue Mei and Lin Fei, then became especially captivated by Xiao Yi Xian.
• Lin Dong and Yun Potian welcomed Liu Xi as Ye Fan's friend and offered their help if he ever faced difficulties.

Ye Fan used Liu Xi’s interest in Xiao Yi Xian to conceal his anger while Xiao Yan watched through his Shadow Clone and learned from the Medicine Emperor’s pill refining. The chapter ended with the Medicine Emperor preparing Xiao Yan to endure Pill Lightning to temper his vermilion bird divine body.

• Otto introduced Lin Fei and Xue Mei to Ye Fan and Liu Xi, then left them to get acquainted.
• After Lin Dong left with Xiao Yi Xian and the others, Ye Fan told Liu Xi that Xiao Yi Xian was kindhearted and offered to help him court her, while secretly becoming furious at Liu Xi’s interest in her.
• Ye Fan escorted Xue Mei and Lin Fei back as the group parted ways.
• At the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Xiao Yan’s Shadow Clone returned with Xiao Yi Xian, Mu She, and the others, and Lin Dong dispelled the clone so its memories could reach Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan learned that Liu Xi coveted Xiao Yi Xian but decided to wait until his system awakened before acting against him.
• The Medicine Emperor taught Xiao Yan to observe his pill refining and explained that Pill Lightning could temper his vermilion bird divine body.

Xiao Yan completed the Seventh-Grade pill and endured an hour of Pill Lightning, tempering his body before sharing the Amethyst Winged Lion King's flesh and magic core with his companions. After everyone gained strength and Yun Yun prepared to leave, Xiao Yan offered her a Purple Extreme Source Pill to keep her there.

• Yun Yun recognized the darkened sky as a sign that Pill Lightning would descend, while Yun Potian assured her and Xiao Yi Xian that Xiao Yan would be safe.
• Xiao Yan charged into the thunderclouds and endured the Pill Lightning for about an hour, transforming his vermilion bird divine body.
• Xiao Yan gave Transformation Pills to the Blazing Soaring Tiger and the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox King, shared soup made from the Amethyst Winged Lion King's flesh, and gave the magic core to the Blazing Soaring Tiger.
• Half a month later, Xiao Yan and Yun Yun had each advanced one star, while the Blazing Soaring Tiger, the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox King, and Mu She and his son had also grown stronger; Xiao Yi Xian began cultivating the Woeful Poison Scripture.
• Yun Yun told Xiao Yan she was leaving, and he offered her a Purple Extreme Source Pill as compensation for guarding him while he refined pills.

Xiao Yan gave Yun Yun a Purple Extreme Source Pill, but she swallowed it before hearing that it required ice spirit cold spring, forcing him to intervene when its flames overwhelmed her. After they refined the pills and reached Nine-Star Dou Emperor, Yun Yun confronted him, and Xiao Yan offered to take responsibility by marrying her while still concealing that he was Xiao Yan.

• Yun Yun accepted the Purple Extreme Source Pill from Xiao Yan and swallowed it before he could explain the precautions.
• As the pill's flames overwhelmed Yun Yun, Xiao Yan sent his Shadow Clone and the others away, then took a pill himself to help save her.
• Yun Potian and the Medicine Emperor argued about leaving the pair alone, and Yun Potian promised to find the Medicine Emperor several women to win his forgiveness.
• After a day and night, Xiao Yan and Yun Yun finished refining the pills and both reached Nine-Star Dou Emperor.
• Yun Yun held a sword to Xiao Yan's neck over what had happened, and he offered to marry her while keeping his identity as Li Feiyu.

After sending Xiao Yi Xian to the Chu Yun Empire under the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox King's protection, Xiao Yan ordered Yun Potian to keep watch over her and entered secluded cultivation. In Black Rock City, Liu Xi learned that Ye Fan had disguised his identity and that Xiao Yan's people had confronted the He Family, leaving him to question whether Ye Fan had played him.

• Yun Yun left Xiao Yan after asking for time to consider his words, and Xiao Yan said he believed they would meet again.
• Xiao Yan sent Xiao Yi Xian to the Chu Yun Empire with the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox King, Mu She, and Mu She's son, while Yun Potian was told to secretly protect them.
• After more than four months, Ye Fan had confirmed Liu Xi was an Otherworlder with a heavenly flame and had watched him earn praise by giving away pills.
• He Qian again invited Liu Xi to become the He Family's guest elder and explained that Yun Potian and Xiao Yi Xian had once intimidated the family.
• Liu Xi recognized He Qian's account as matching Ye Fan and the people he had met, suspected he had been deceived, and wondered what connected Ye Fan, Yun Potian, and the Dao Sect.

Liu Xi recruited He Qian to take revenge on Ye Fan, giving him powder that could seal Dou Qi and soul power. When Ye Fan returned to his room, He Qian ambushed him and announced he would pay for Yun Potian’s actions.

• Liu Xi decided to use He Qian to get revenge on Ye Fan and offered him Sect-Sealing Soul-Suppressing Powder and its antidote.
• Liu Xi told He Qian to question Ye Fan about the Dao Sect before killing him, while privately considering seeking Xiao Yan’s help if his own plan failed.
• Ye Fan parted from Lin Fei and Xue Mei after helping them pass the first-grade alchemist assessment.
• Ye Fan returned to the inn and found his Dou Qi and soul power sealed by the powder.
• He Qian stepped out of the inner room and confronted Ye Fan, blaming Yun Potian for his family’s deaths.

Xiao Yan learned that He Qian had attacked Ye Fan and suspected a mastermind, while Liu Xi killed He Qian, framed the Dao Sect, and fled Black Rock City. Xiao Yan intercepted Liu Xi outside the city and heard his thoughts reveal his role in the plot.

• Xiao Yan received Ye Fan’s memories, chose to uncover who was behind He Qian, and used Myriad Transformations to take Ye Fan’s appearance.
• He Qian told Liu Xi that Ye Fan had vanished after being poisoned and handed him Ye Fan’s robe and Storage Ring.
• Liu Xi killed He Qian with Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, disguised himself as Yun Potian, and blamed the Dao Sect before fleeing Black Rock City.
• Liu Xi decided to seek Xiao Yan’s protection in Wutan City and swore not to let beauty lead him astray again.
• Xiao Yan saw Liu Xi fly out of Black Rock City and used Mind Listening to hear Liu Xi’s thoughts about Ye Fan and the Dao Sect.

Xiao Yan confronted Liu Xi, who revealed his identity and used an Instant Dou Zong Pill to raise his strength. Xiao Yan answered with his lightning techniques and summoned the Nine Heavens Thunder-Attracting Art, leaving Liu Xi facing a gathering storm of heavenly thunder.

• Xiao Yan recognized Liu Xi despite his Yun Potian disguise and avoided the Sect-Sealing Soul-Suppressing Powder Liu Xi threw at him.
• Liu Xi admitted he had discovered Xiao Yan’s deception, then swallowed an Instant Dou Zong Pill and reached the Dou Zong realm.
• Xiao Yan activated the Crimson Dragon Divine Mark and used the Thunder God’s Spear to clash with Liu Xi’s Myriad Beast Spirit Flame.
• Xiao Yan saw through Liu Xi’s plan to outlast his temporary power boost and rapidly closed the distance.
• Liu Xi shielded himself with Blazing Dragon Soul as Xiao Yan summoned the Nine Heavens Thunder-Attracting Art and drew thunder from the sky.

Xiao Yan defeated Liu Xi, who appeared to die after taking a Resurrection Pill, then plundered his flame and system and burned his corpse. He went to Black Rock City disguised as Li Feiyu and learned Liu Xi had framed him for He Qian’s death, while He Kun pleaded that the He Family was not responsible.

• Xiao Yan used a Shadow Clone to approach the fallen Liu Xi, who severed his heart meridians and appeared to die after swallowing a Resurrection Pill.
• Xiao Yan’s system confirmed Liu Xi’s death and awarded him the Mysterious Yellow Flame, then plundered Liu Xi’s Myriad Beast Spirit Flame and Strongest Pill God System LV2.
• Xiao Yan took Liu Xi’s Storage Ring, burned his corpse to ashes, and ordered his Shadow Clone to watch the site for three months in case Liu Xi revived.
• Xiao Yan changed his appearance to Li Feiyu’s and flew to Black Rock City, where City Lord Moge greeted him nervously.
• Xiao Yan heard the crowd’s thoughts and realized Liu Xi had ordered He Qian to attack his Shadow Clone, then killed He Qian and framed Xiao Yan.
• Moge pointed out He Kun, and He Kun fell to his knees, claiming the He Family had not intended to provoke the Dao Sect.

Xiao Yan traveled with He Kun to the He Family in Black Rock City, while Nalan Yanran emerged from seclusion and learned that Yun Yun had visited the Magical Beast Mountain Range without meeting Yao Yan. Yun Yun described her encounter with the powerful Dao Sect, leaving Nalan Yanran unsure whether her rebirth had changed events.

• Xiao Yan reassured He Kun that he did not intend to slaughter the He Family and asked him to lead the way there.
• Nalan Yanran emerged from seclusion at five-star Da Dou Shi and told Yun Yun she could handle the Three-Year Agreement.
• Yun Yun gave Nalan Yanran a Purple Spirit Pill refined from a seventh-tier Amethyst Winged Lion King's purple spirit crystal.
• Nalan Yanran asked whether Yun Yun had been injured or met Yao Yan in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, but Yun Yun said she had met no such person.
• Yun Yun recounted encountering the Dao Sect and its more than a thousand Dou Wang and Dou Huang experts, and Nalan Yanran asked whether any of them had been named Yao Yan or Yan Xiao.

Xiao Yan recruited the He Family into the Dao Sect and returned to Wutan City just as Jia Nan Academy arrived to recruit students. He joined Xun'er and the others to register for the assessment, while Xiao Yu and Xiao Ning harbored resentment and jealousy toward him.

• Xiao Yan tested the He Family for Otherworlders, then offered to make them a Dao Sect subordinate faction, and He Kun accepted.
• Xiao Yan gave the He Family a recognition phrase and introduced himself as Li Feiyu, an Outer Sect Elder, before leaving a Shadow Clone named Ye Fan behind.
• In Wutan City, the Shadow Clone Xiao Yan welcomed the original back after struggling to avoid Xiao Yu for half a year, and Xiao Yan dismissed him.
• Xun'er invited Xiao Yan to see Jia Nan Academy's recruitment, and he went with her to join Xiao Yu, Xiao Mei, and the others.
• Xiao Yu grew angry at Xiao Yan, while Xiao Ning envied his closeness with Xun'er and decided to challenge him to a duel.

Xiao Yan accompanied Xiao Yu and the others to Jia Nan Academy’s admissions assessment, where the system offered him choices after the Medicine Emperor noticed Luo Bu’s unusual strength. Xiao Yan chose to investigate the abnormalities, learned that Luo Bu had gained a mysterious opportunity in the academy library, and began sparring with him to find out more.

• Xiao Yu warned Xiao Ning not to challenge Xiao Yan, then led Xiao Yan and the others through a back entrance to the admissions testing area.
• Xiao Yan overheard Xiao Yu’s thoughts and wondered why she knew about Lin Dong and Qingyang Town.
• The Medicine Emperor noticed Luo Bu’s unusually powerful and condensed soul force, and the system triggered three choices for Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan chose to investigate the abnormalities and, during Luo Bu’s test, heard his thoughts about gaining a tremendous opportunity in the library.
• Luo Bu challenged Xiao Yan to a friendly spar, and Xiao Yan accepted despite Xiao Yu’s attempt to stop them.
• Xiao Yan opened with Stone Shattering Palm, while Luo Bu countered with Through-Back Fist.