Chapter Summaries

Xu Ran offered Xiao Yan a Green Man Pill that he claimed could restore his talent and let him reach Dou Zhe, but Xiao Yan rejected it as a trick and smashed it. The pill’s powder made everyone nearby break through, leaving Xiao Zhan and the elders furious with Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Zhan ordered Xiao Yan to apologize to Xu Ran, but Xiao Yan refused and accused Xu Ran of deceiving him.
• Xu Ran offered Xiao Yan a Green Man Pill and said it could immediately let him reach Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Yan grabbed the pill from Xu Ran and threw it to the ground, crushing it into powder.
• The pill’s fragrance spread through the air, and everyone who breathed it in experienced a surge in cultivation.
• The Xiao Clan members celebrated their breakthroughs while Xiao Zhan and the elders condemned Xiao Yan for wasting the pill.

After Xiao Yan smashed Xu Ran’s pill, its lingering medicinal power caused everyone else in the Xiao Clan to break through, while Xiao Yan gained nothing. The clan turned against him, and Xiao Yan realized he had been set up before Xiao Zhan struck him.

• The pill’s scent caused the Xiao Clan members and elders to break through, and they condemned Xiao Yan for destroying it.
• The First Elder, the Second Elder, and other clan members withdrew their support and called Xiao Yan a disappointment.
• Xiao Yan insisted he had mistaken the pill for a trick and regretted smashing it.
• Xiao Yan accused Xu Ran of deliberately giving him a pill he would never trust after the Green King Pill incident.
• Xiao Zhan lost his temper and slapped Xiao Yan.

Xiao Zhan beat Xiao Yan for smashing Xu Ran’s Fourth-Rank Pill, while Xiao Yan insisted Xu Ran had set him up. The Xiao Clan learned the pill’s true value and watched Xu Ran’s influence over the clan grow.

• Xiao Yan protested that Xu Ran had manipulated him, but Xiao Zhan slapped him and accused him of bringing shame on the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Zhan whipped Xiao Yan in front of the clan disciples until Xiao Yan passed out, while Xiao Ning imagined arranging a match between his sister Xiao Yu and Xu Ran.
• Xiao Zhan apologized to Xu Ran for Xiao Yan’s offense, and Xu Ran dismissed the loss as merely a broken Fourth-Rank Pill.
• The Xiao Clan members were stunned by the pill’s grade and feared the clan would become a laughingstock; Xiao Zhan lashed the unconscious Xiao Yan again in anger.

Xun'er questioned her feelings for Xiao Yan and Xu Ran as Ling Ying praised Xu Ran and fabricated accusations against Xiao Yan. She ended the chapter heartbroken and doubting whether she had ever understood Xiao Yan.

• Xun'er reflected on Xiao Yan's public humiliation and Xu Ran's exceptional talent, feeling increasingly drawn to Xu Ran despite his womanizing behavior.
• Xun'er asked Ling Ying what he thought of Xu Ran, and he praised Xu Ran while claiming he called her name in his sleep.
• Xun'er asked about Xiao Yan, and Ling Ying falsely claimed Xiao Yan had long spoken of his fiancée and had only treated Xun'er well for personal gain.
• Ling Ying continued blaming Xiao Yan until Xun'er sat on the floor in tears, wondering whether she had misjudged him.
• Ling Ying left Xun'er alone with her doubts about Xiao Yan.

After discovering that Yao Lao had been absorbing his Dou Qi, Xiao Yan regained hope of becoming powerful and vowed to take revenge on Xu Ran. Xu Ran left Wutan City for the Mist Cloud Sect, while Nalan Yanran waited anxiously for him to return.

• Xiao Yan endured his injuries and blamed Xu Ran, then realized Yao Lao had been absorbing his Dou Qi and believed he could cultivate again.
• Xiao Yan resolved to surpass Xu Ran and punish everyone who had humiliated him.
• Xu Ran told Xiao Mei he was leaving Wutan City to visit the Mist Cloud Sect, promised he would return, and departed.
• At the Mist Cloud Sect, Nalan Yanran wondered whether Xu Ran would come back and admitted to herself that she had fallen in love with him at first sight.

Nalan Yanran wondered whether Xu Ran had abandoned her, then was delighted when he appeared and teased her about missing him. As Xu Ran walked through the Mist Cloud Sect with his arm around her, the watching disciples grew jealous and Nalan Yanran blushed at the attention.

• Nalan Yanran reflected on how Xu Ran's pill had transformed her cultivation and wondered why he had not come to see her.
• Xu Ran appeared, overheard Nalan Yanran speaking about him, and teased her as he embraced her.
• Nalan Yanran denied being in love with Xu Ran but admitted she would not leave her master or the sect.
• Xu Ran called the pill a betrothal token, and he and Nalan Yanran resumed flirting as they walked through the sect.
• Mist Cloud Sect disciples saw Xu Ran holding Nalan Yanran and reacted with jealousy, while Nalan Yanran asked him to let go because people were watching.

Xu Ran openly showed his strength and affection for Nalan Yanran at the Mist Cloud Sect, then revealed he was an alchemist far beyond seventh rank. Nalan Yanran tried to recruit him for the sect, while Xu Ran suggested Yun Yun should invite him personally.

• Xu Ran held Nalan Yanran close and sent a disciple flying when he charged at them.
• Mist Cloud Sect disciples recognized Xu Ran as the expert who had saved them in the Magic Beast Forest and treated him with respect.
• Nalan Yanran asked whether Xu Ran was an alchemist, and he claimed to be a little better than seventh rank.
• Nalan Yanran coyly asked Xu Ran to join the Mist Cloud Sect, but he said Yun Yun should invite him herself.
• Nalan Yanran teased Xu Ran about being interested in her master, and she did not believe his denial.

Xu Ran visited Nalan Yanran at the Mist Cloud Sect, teased her about her master Yun Yun, and rested in her bedroom. Nalan Yanran watched over him as he slept, realizing how deeply she had fallen for him and accepting that she could not leave him.

• Nalan Yanran asked whether Xu Ran was tempted by her beautiful, powerful master, and Xu Ran admitted he was curious despite never having met Yun Yun.
• Nalan Yanran told Xu Ran that Yun Yun was away from the sect, and Xu Ran decided he could wait for another chance to meet her.
• Xu Ran reassured Nalan Yanran that she mattered most to him for now, then lay down on her bed to rest.
• Nalan Yanran massaged Xu Ran as he fell asleep and reflected on her fears that he might only want her body.
• Nalan Yanran watched Xu Ran sleep, kissed his forehead, and accepted that she was willing to love him even if it brought her pain.

The Mist Cloud Sect's elders hurried to meet Xu Ran after learning he had arrived, hoping to recruit the powerful Dou Zong and strengthen their sect. Nalan Yanran revealed that Xu Ran was also an Alchemist whose skill exceeded the seventh rank, leaving the elders stunned.

• News of Xu Ran's arrival and his relationship with Nalan Yanran spread through the Mist Cloud Sect, exciting its upper ranks.
• Yun Leng and the elders agreed to visit Xu Ran and considered using Nalan Yanran or Yun Yun to secure his favor.
• The elders waited outside Nalan Yanran's room and questioned her about Xu Ran's identity and abilities.
• Nalan Yanran told the elders that Xu Ran was an Alchemist and had given her a pill that helped her break through to Dou Shi.
• Nalan Yanran revealed that Xu Ran said his alchemy was a little better than seventh rank, stunning the elders.

The Mist Cloud Sect elders believed Xu Ran was at least a Seventh-Rank Alchemist and urged Nalan Yanran to persuade him to join the sect. Xu Ran stayed at the sect for a day while the disciples learned not to provoke him and anticipated Nalan Yanran breaking her engagement with Xiao Yan.

• Yun Leng and the Mist Cloud Sect elders were stunned by Xu Ran's claimed alchemy rank and decided his presence could make their sect far more powerful.
• Yun Leng told Nalan Yanran to persuade Xu Ran to join, and she said Xu Ran would consider it only if Yun Yun approached him personally.
• The elders planned for Yun Yun to invite Xu Ran and told Nalan Yanran to sever her ties with Xiao Yan; Nalan Yanran agreed.
• Xu Ran spent a day at the Mist Cloud Sect, whose elders ordered that anyone who provoked him would be treated as a traitor.
• The Mist Cloud Sect disciples abandoned their hopes of pursuing Nalan Yanran and joked about Xiao Yan's engagement being broken off.

Xu Ran prepared to accompany Nalan Yanran to the Xiao Clan to end her engagement to Xiao Yan, while the Xiao Clan welcomed the Jia Lie Clan’s provocation as a chance for Xu Ran to destroy its rival. Xiao Yan, unaware of the situation, imagined that Yanran still loved him and that his future greatness would make Xun’er regret leaving him.

• Xu Ran praised Nalan Yanran’s beauty and teased her as she prepared for their trip to the Xiao Clan.
• Xu Ran promised Nalan Yanran that breaking the engagement would free her from Xiao Yan, and she agreed to go with him.
• Xu Ran returned to Wutan City as the Jia Lie Clan posted notices demanding his capture for crippling Jia Lie'ao.
• Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Clan elders looked forward to Xu Ran eliminating the Jia Lie Clan and learned that the Mist Cloud Sect was coming to discuss Xiao Yan’s engagement.
• Xiao Yan cultivated under Yao Lao’s guidance and daydreamed that he would become powerful, make Xun’er regret leaving him, and reunite with Yanran.

Xu Ran confronted the Jia Lie Clan after learning they were hunting him and plotting to destroy the Xiao Clan and claim its women. He killed Jia Lie Bi and Jia Lie Nu with ease, while Liu Xi remained alive in the hall.

• Jia Lie Bi and Jia Lie Nu plotted with Liu Xi to kill Xu Ran, destroy the Xiao Clan, and take its women.
• Xu Ran entered the Jia Lie Clan's main hall and revealed himself to the three men.
• Jia Lie Bi attacked Xu Ran, who made him vanish with a single step.
• Xu Ran killed Jia Lie Nu after warning him that coveting his women meant death.
• Liu Xi remained terrified as Xu Ran stood in the hall.

Xu Ran killed Liu Xi and wiped out the Jia Lie Clan, leaving Wutan City to discover its members had vanished without a trace. At the Mitre Auction House, Ya Fei’s standing and cultivation talent had risen thanks to Xu Ran, who then returned and embraced her.

• Xu Ran killed Liu Xi despite his pleas, then slaughtered every remaining member of the Jia Lie Clan.
• The Xiao Clan and Oba Clan entered the deserted Jia Lie compound, and Xiao Zhan warned his family not to provoke Xu Ran.
• The Mitre Family elevated Ya Fei and offered her authority over its outside businesses if she could bring Xu Ran to their side.
• Ya Fei reflected on how Xu Ran’s pill had transformed her cultivation talent and status within the Mitre Family.
• Xu Ran appeared in Ya Fei’s room and pulled her into his arms, while Ya Fei complained that he had stayed away for days.

Xu Ran reunited with Ya Fei, learned that the Mitre Family wanted her to recruit him, and reassured her that he would support her and protect her. Ya Fei chose to give herself to him, and afterward she asked whether he was going to visit Xun'er and Mei'er.

• Xu Ran embraced Ya Fei and asked whether anyone had been bullying her.
• Ya Fei told Xu Ran that the Mitre Family had offered to make her its youngest elder if she brought him into the family, but she refused to mix their relationship with family interests.
• Xu Ran promised to support the Mitre Family as long as it treated Ya Fei well and vowed that no one would be allowed to bully her.
• Ya Fei chose to give herself to Xu Ran, and he carried her away with him.
• Afterward, Ya Fei asked Xu Ran jealously whether he was going to see Xun'er and Mei'er.

Xu Ran reassured Ya Fei before returning to the Xiao Clan, where the clan celebrated taking over the Jia Lie Clan’s businesses. Xiao Yan, confident in his renewed talent and Yao Lao’s guidance, learned that Nalan Yanran had come to see him and imagined proving himself to her.

• Xu Ran promised Ya Fei he would stay by her side, then remained with her until the afternoon.
• The Xiao Clan took over the Jia Lie Clan’s businesses, while the Oba Clan backed down rather than risk Xu Ran’s anger.
• Xiao Yan boasted that his talent had returned and that he would reclaim his former glory with Yao Lao’s help.
• A Xiao Clan member told Xiao Yan that the Clan Leader wanted him because someone from the Mist Cloud Sect had arrived.
• Xiao Yan learned Nalan Yanran had come to see him and eagerly anticipated showing her his recovered talent.

Xiao Yan eagerly welcomed Nalan Yanran, believing his beautiful fiancée would help him show off to Xu Ran, but she rejected his advances and left him fearing she had come to end their engagement. Nalan Yanran’s reason for visiting remained unspoken as Xiao Yan braced for humiliation.

• Xiao Yan rushed into the hall and greeted Nalan Yanran as his fiancée, privately boasting that she would outshine Xun'er and impress Xu Ran.
• Nalan Yanran saw Xiao Yan’s lecherous thoughts and regarded him with disgust, eager instead to see Xu Ran.
• Xiao Yan tried to take Nalan Yanran’s hand, but she flung it away and ordered him to get lost.
• Ge Ye rebuked Xiao Yan for taking liberties with Nalan Yanran and praised Xu Ran as the man worthy of her.
• Xiao Yan realized Nalan Yanran might be there to break off their engagement and grew desperate at the thought of becoming a laughingstock.

Nalan Yanran told Xiao Yan she intended to dissolve their engagement, insisting she had never known him and would choose her own partner. Xiao Yan revealed that his talent had recovered and expected her to reconsider, but the chapter ended before she responded.

• Nalan Yanran told Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan she wanted to end the engagement because she would choose her own partner.
• Xiao Yan accused Nalan Yanran of judging him for his weak cultivation, while she denied that was her reason.
• Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Clan elders remained unimpressed by Xiao Yan's return to strength and worried about his hostility toward Xu Ran.
• Xiao Yan announced that his talent had recovered and released his Dou Qi, revealing he had reached the ninth stage of Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan urged Nalan Yanran to take back her decision, believing his restored talent would make her stay.

Xiao Yan revealed that his cultivation talent had returned and expected Nalan Yanran to reconsider their engagement, but she remained unmoved. Nalan Yanran displayed her Dou Shi Five-Star strength, leaving Xiao Yan humiliated and the Xiao Clan elders stunned.

• Xiao Yan told Nalan Yanran that he had regained his talent and reached Dou Qi Stage Nine in only a few days.
• Ge Ye mocked Xiao Yan's low cultivation, and Nalan Yanran said they belonged to different worlds.
• Nalan Yanran released her presence and revealed that she was a Dou Shi Five-Star, shocking the Xiao Clan elders.
• The Xiao Clan elders decided Xiao Yan was unworthy of Nalan Yanran, while Ge Ye credited Xu Ran for her rapid advancement.
• Xiao Yan panicked, spat blood, and angrily questioned why Nalan Yanran had become stronger than him.

Nalan Yanran claimed Xu Ran had helped her grow stronger, and Xu Ran said they had pledged themselves to each other, enraging Xiao Yan. Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Clan elders blamed Xiao Yan for denying Xu Ran’s help, while Xiao Yan insisted his recovery came from Yao Lao awakening, not Xu Ran.

• Nalan Yanran told Xiao Yan that Xu Ran was the reason she had become so strong.
• Xu Ran entered, embraced Nalan Yanran, and claimed they had privately pledged themselves to each other for life.
• Xiao Yan charged at Xu Ran in anger, but Xiao Zhan slapped him away and rebuked him.
• Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Clan elders argued that Xu Ran’s pill had helped restore Xiao Yan’s ability to cultivate.
• Xiao Yan insisted Xu Ran had never helped him and explained that Yao Lao’s awakening had ended the absorption of his Dou Qi.

Xiao Yan denied that Xu Ran had helped him, but he could not explain how he had recovered his cultivation without exposing Yao Lao. As Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Clan turned against him, Xiao Yan clung to his secret and his hope of someday defeating Xu Ran.

• The Xiao Clan elders, disciples, and Nalan Yanran condemned Xiao Yan for slandering Xu Ran despite the help they believed Xu Ran had given him.
• Xiao Yan began to explain that Yao Lao had caused his loss of talent, then stopped himself to protect Yao Lao from being exposed.
• Xiao Zhan and the First Elder rebuked Xiao Yan and called for him to be severely punished.
• Xiao Zhan asked Xiao Yan to explain himself, but Xiao Yan insisted he could not reveal his secret.
• Xiao Yan feared losing his father's love but resolved to keep Yao Lao hidden so he could use him to defeat Xu Ran someday.