Chapter Summaries

Xu Ran took the Little Medical Fairy flying over the Magic Beast Mountain Range and promised to help her become stronger and learn alchemy. As they headed toward Qingshan Town, Yun Yun spotted their incredible speed and suspected the mysterious flyer was Xu Ran.

• Xu Ran left the cave with the Little Medical Fairy, then carried her into the sky and flew over the Magic Beast Mountain Range.
• Xu Ran explained the difference between the range’s outskirts and interior, and promised to help the Little Medical Fairy develop her strength and learn alchemy.
• Xu Ran suggested that his essence blood could alter the Little Medical Fairy’s constitution, and she agreed to grant him a request if he helped her become an Alchemist.
• Xu Ran set off with the Little Medical Fairy toward Qingshan Town as evening approached.
• Yun Yun watched them streak across the sky and wondered if the flyer was Xu Ran, the young Dou Zong and her beloved disciple’s fiancé.

Yun Yun discovered a Mad Lion's Roar scroll and roses left beside her without her noticing, and suspected Xu Ran had delivered them. Back in Qingshan Town, Xu Ran explained to the Little Medical Fairy that Yun Yun was in danger from the Amethyst Winged Lion King, leaving the Little Medical Fairy worried for her.

• Yun Yun found a high Xuan-class Mad Lion's Roar scroll and a bouquet of roses beside her, and realized someone had approached without her noticing.
• Yun Yun suspected Xu Ran had left the gifts and grew embarrassed and angry as she considered his past relationships and his connection to Yanran.
• The Little Medical Fairy demanded that Xu Ran identify the woman they had encountered, while Xu Ran climbed into her bed and persuaded her to let him stay beside her.
• Xu Ran told the Little Medical Fairy that the woman was Yun Yun, sect master of the Mist Cloud Sect, and explained that she was in danger in the Magic Beast Mountain Range.
• The Little Medical Fairy worried that Yun Yun could not defeat the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and Xu Ran prepared to rescue her.

Xu Ran agreed to save Yun Yun, then gave Little Medical Fairy a special pill to grant her the prerequisites for alchemy. After she absorbed it, he transmitted his alchemical techniques and pill formulas to her.

• Little Medical Fairy urged Xu Ran to save Yun Yun, warning that her death could destabilize the Jia Ma Empire.
• Little Medical Fairy teased Xu Ran about his interest in Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran, while Xu Ran reassured her that he treated all his women as wives.
• Xu Ran told Little Medical Fairy he would teach her alchemy the next day.
• Xu Ran gave Little Medical Fairy a specially created pill with fire and wood attributes, and she swallowed it.
• After Little Medical Fairy absorbed the pill, Xu Ran touched her forehead and sent alchemical techniques and pill formulas into her mind.

Xu Ran gave the Little Medical Fairy a vast alchemical inheritance, with most of it sealed until her soul grew strong enough to receive it. He then prepared her to begin refining pills, and she succeeded on her first attempt.

• Xu Ran transferred his knowledge of medicinal herbs, pill formulas, and refining techniques into the Little Medical Fairy's mind, sealing away most of it for later.
• The Little Medical Fairy was astonished by the inheritance and felt she did not deserve such a precious gift, but Xu Ran teased her about compensating him and recalled her promise to grant him a request.
• Xu Ran said she could become a Third-Rank Alchemist within a month and brought out a medicinal cauldron and herbs from the cave.
• Xu Ran gave the Little Medical Fairy the Qilin Flame, and she prepared herbs to refine a first-tier pill.
• With Xu Ran standing guard, the Little Medical Fairy controlled the heat and successfully refined a batch of pills on her first attempt.

Little Medical Fairy successfully refined pills with Xu Ran’s guidance and grew more confident in her talent. Mu She confronted her over his son Mu Li’s death, but Xu Ran’s overwhelming strength forced the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to retreat, leaving Mu She determined to pursue Xiao Yan instead.

• Little Medical Fairy refined her first pills, and Xu Ran praised her talent as an Alchemist.
• Mu She learned that Mu Li and the men who accompanied him had died, and suspected Little Medical Fairy and Xiao Yan were involved.
• Mu She confronted Little Medical Fairy at the Ten Thousand Medicine Hall and accused her of helping kill Mu Li.
• Xu Ran struck Mu She down and forced the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to their knees, declaring that no one could harm Little Medical Fairy.
• Mu She apologized and retreated, then decided to target Xiao Yan because he believed Xiao Yan had helped kill his son.

Xu Ran left Little Medical Fairy in Qingshan Town and returned to the Magic Beast Mountain Range, where he confronted Xiao Yan and hinted that the scroll he had left could help him find Heavenly Flames. Meanwhile, Yun Yun had begun fighting the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

• Little Medical Fairy praised Xu Ran for making Mu She and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group kneel, and she predicted they would take their anger out on Xiao Yan.
• Xu Ran told Little Medical Fairy he was leaving to see Yun Yun before returning to Qingshan Town, reassuring her that she could protect herself with the Poison Scripture.
• Xiao Yan escaped the Ape-Hybrids with Yao Lao’s help and found a cave containing Mu Li’s remains and a scroll.
• Xu Ran appeared before Xiao Yan, claimed the scroll was a gift, and said the Heavenly Flames could give Xiao Yan a chance to defeat him.
• Yun Yun and the Amethyst Winged Lion King began a fierce battle in the sky.

Yun Yun fought the Amethyst Winged Lion King to obtain its Violet Spirit Crystal, but its sealing technique left her vulnerable. Xu Ran revealed a fraction of his Ancestral Dragon Bloodline, rescued her, and carried her away as she learned his identity.

• Yun Yun asked the Amethyst Winged Lion King for its Violet Spirit Crystal and offered an exchange, but it demanded a Human Transformation Pill.
• Yun Yun fought the Amethyst Winged Lion King, which sealed her Dou Qi and struck at her with its claw.
• Xu Ran unleashed a fraction of his Ancestral Dragon Bloodline, terrifying the magic beasts and forcing the Amethyst Winged Lion King to submit.
• Xu Ran caught Yun Yun and carried her away from the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
• Yun Yun asked who had rescued her, and Xu Ran introduced himself.

Xu Ran saved Yun Yun from the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and she confronted him about his bold behavior while recovering. She learned that Xu Ran was a Seventh-Rank Alchemist with eight Dou Huang Pills remaining, leaving her astonished by the power he could grant the Mist Cloud Sect.

• Yun Yun recognized Xu Ran as her rescuer and suspected he had also left her a Dou Technique and flowers.
• Xu Ran claimed he had been checking Yun Yun's injuries, while she rebuked him for taking liberties and acknowledged she could not yet use her strength.
• Yun Yun asked whether Xu Ran was a Seventh-Rank Alchemist and whether he had helped Ya Fei become a Dou Huang.
• Xu Ran explained that Ya Fei had taken one of his supreme-grade Dou Huang Pills and that he had refined nine in total, with eight remaining.
• Yun Yun was shocked by the number of pills, and Xu Ran said they had no serious side effects beyond the need to steady one's mindset after gaining power quickly.

Yun Yun learned that Xu Ran’s Dou Huang Pills could rapidly create Dou Huang experts with few practical drawbacks, and she considered recruiting him for the Mist Cloud Sect. Xu Ran dismissed the pills as trash and claimed he could even produce Dou Zun experts.

• Yun Yun weighed the pills’ effects and realized their mindset-related side effects would matter little to most cultivators in the Jia Ma Empire.
• Yun Yun asked about the cost, and Xu Ran said each pill cost only a few million gold coins to make.
• Yun Yun realized Xu Ran might be able to mass-produce Dou Huang experts and resolved to bring him into the Mist Cloud Sect.
• Xu Ran said he would not mass-produce the pills because he considered them trash and was making them for Ya Fei, Yanran, and the others.
• Xu Ran claimed he could produce Dou Zun experts if he wanted.

Xu Ran teased Yun Yun by offering Dou Huang Pills in exchange for her attending to him, then revealed he had also refined Sect-Breaking Pills. Yun Yun's anger gave way to keen interest when she realized the pills might help someone reach Dou Zong.

• Yun Yun asked Xu Ran to sell her some Dou Huang Pills for the Mist Cloud Sect, and he showed her a bottle containing eight.
• Xu Ran said he wanted something other than the sect's treasures, then teased Yun Yun by suggesting she serve him for a few days.
• Yun Yun angrily refused to trade her body for pills, and Xu Ran clarified that he only wanted her to rub his shoulders and walk on his back.
• Xu Ran mentioned that he had refined Sect-Breaking Pills, and Yun Yun became excited at the possibility of advancing to Dou Zong.

Yun Yun learned that Xu Ran had created a Sect-Breaking Pill that could take any Dou Huang directly to Dou Zong, and realized he was far beyond a seventh-rank alchemist. After Xu Ran renewed his offer, Yun Yun decided to accept it as repayment for saving her life.

• Yun Yun was shocked when Xu Ran explained that his Sect-Breaking Pills could let anyone at the Dou Huang level break through directly to Dou Zong.
• Xu Ran revealed that he had created the pills himself and hinted that he was more than a seventh-rank alchemist, leading Yun Yun to suspect he was an eighth-rank alchemist.
• Yun Yun worried that Xu Ran's support would soon let Nalan Yanran surpass her, and bristled when he mentioned using a Sect-Breaking Pill to approach Queen Medusa.
• Yun Yun decided to accept Xu Ran's offer, reasoning that serving as his maid for a few days would repay him for saving her life.

Xu Ran made Yun Yun serve him in exchange for a promise of pills to help her reach Dou Zong, while Xiao Yan endured the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s pursuit and wiped them out. Yun Yun recovered her cultivation in a cave and acknowledged that Xu Ran had kept his promise so far.

• Yun Yun agreed to serve Xu Ran in exchange for a Dou Zong breakthrough and a Dou Huang Pill, then stepped on his back while he teased her about Nalan Yanran.
• Xu Ran spent the next two days enjoying Yun Yun’s service as the Wolf Head Mercenary Group relentlessly pursued Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan overcame his exhaustion, killed every member of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, and vowed revenge on Xu Ran and the Little Medical Fairy.
• Yun Yun recovered her cultivation in a cave and was relieved that Xu Ran had kept his promise not to go further.

Yun Yun decided she still needed help getting violet spirit crystal from the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and Xu Ran went to confront it for her. Yun Yun followed to see how he would handle the powerful magic beast.

• Yun Yun weighed asking Xu Ran for help because she was no match for the Amethyst Winged Lion King on her own.
• Xu Ran offered to get the violet spirit crystal, while Yun Yun told him to spare the Amethyst Winged Lion King and merely teach it a lesson.
• Xu Ran teased Yun Yun about being his woman, and she scolded him for pursuing her while Nalan Yanran loved him.
• Xu Ran left to find the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and Yun Yun followed him.
• Xu Ran released a trace of his bloodline presence, panicking the mountain’s magic beasts and terrifying the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

Xu Ran forced the Amethyst Winged Lion King to submit, hand over the clan’s violet spirit crystal, and compensate Yun Yun for injuring her. Yun Yun left with the treasure and a new promise of protection for the Mist Cloud Sect’s people in the Magic Beast Mountain Range.

• The Amethyst Winged Lion King emerged from his cave and prostrated himself before Xu Ran, while Yun Yun watched in shock.
• Xu Ran demanded that the Amethyst Winged Lion King admit guilt for injuring Yun Yun and the lion king surrendered all his clan’s violet spirit crystal.
• Xu Ran spared the Amethyst Winged Lion King and gave him a Human Transformation Pill as compensation.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King promised to protect Xu Ran’s people in the Magic Beast Mountain Range and hoped to reach the seventh rank.
• Yun Yun collected the violet spirit crystal and left, telling Xu Ran to visit the Mist Cloud Sect and see Yanran.

Xu Ran gave Yun Yun pills before she returned to the Mist Cloud Sect, then went to Qingshan Town to bring Little Medical Fairy with him. After a week of alchemy, Little Medical Fairy had become a Third-Rank Alchemist and reached Dou Shi, but her cultivation limited her progress.

• Xu Ran gave Yun Yun a Sect-Breaking Pill and several Dou Huang Pills, and she warned him not to reveal what had happened between them to Yanran.
• Yun Yun flew back to the Mist Cloud Sect, wondered whether she had fallen for Xu Ran, and considered how difficult it would be to recruit him.
• Xu Ran returned to Qingshan Town to find Little Medical Fairy, whose standing had risen after the Wolf Head Mercenary Group was destroyed.
• Little Medical Fairy spent a week refining pills at the Ten Thousand Medicine Hall and became a Third-Rank Alchemist, helping the hall acquire many low-rank pills.
• Little Medical Fairy finished refining a batch of third-rank pills and said she needed to improve her Dou Shi cultivation before attempting a Fourth-Rank Pill.

Xu Ran accompanied Little Medical Fairy to Black Rock City’s Alchemist Guild so she could take the alchemist assessment, where they encountered Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan provoked Little Medical Fairy into a contest, and she accepted, confident in the alchemy knowledge she had gained from Xu Ran.

• Xu Ran and Little Medical Fairy arrived in Black Rock City, and she said she wanted to pass the Alchemist Guild assessment.
• Xu Ran and Little Medical Fairy met Xiao Yan outside the Alchemist Guild, and Xiao Yan reacted warily to Xu Ran.
• Little Medical Fairy told Xiao Yan that Xu Ran had taught her alchemy.
• Xiao Yan challenged Little Medical Fairy to compete, hoping to draw Xu Ran into a wager.
• Little Medical Fairy accepted Xiao Yan’s challenge, confident that her alchemy knowledge was nearly at the level of a Fifth-Rank Alchemist.

Xu Ran accepted Xiao Yan’s wager that Little Medical Fairy, also called Xian'er, would outperform him in alchemy, with Xiao Yan agreeing to kneel and call Xu Ran Grandfather if he lost. They headed to the Alchemist Guild, where Otto Grandmaster and Feilin watched them with disbelief.

• Xu Ran produced the disciplinary ruler and accepted Xiao Yan’s challenge, while Xiao Yan demanded that Xu Ran leave Xun'er if he won.
• Xu Ran told Xiao Yan that Xun'er was already his woman, but Xiao Yan insisted he would never give up on her.
• Xu Ran set the wager: if Xian'er outperformed Xiao Yan at pill refining, Xiao Yan would kneel and kowtow before Xu Ran acknowledged him as his grandson.
• Otto Grandmaster and his disciple Feilin overheard the wager, and Feilin questioned whether Xu Ran and Xian'er were really taking the alchemist examinations.
• Xiao Yan claimed he was seeking second-grade certification, and Feilin invited the group to the Alchemist Guild while privately telling Otto Grandmaster she suspected they were frauds.

Xiao Yan, Little Medical Fairy, and Xu Ran entered the Black Rock City Alchemist Guild to take examinations, prompting Otto Grandmaster to suspect they were exceptional talents. Xiao Yan quickly completed the First Grade examination and showed off his pill while Little Medical Fairy was still refining hers.

• Otto Grandmaster sensed that Xu Ran and his companions were powerful, but Feilin doubted their abilities.
• At the guild, Xiao Yan announced he would take the Second Grade examination, while Little Medical Fairy claimed she would take the Third-Rank examination.
• The guild’s attendant explained that candidates without badges had to pass the First Grade examination first, and she led the three to the examination room.
• Otto Grandmaster told Foklan that Xu Ran, Xiao Yan, and Little Medical Fairy might outshine Feilin and Xue Mei in the examination.
• Foklan began the First Grade examination, and Xiao Yan refined a pill in ten minutes before boasting that the test was easy.

Xiao Yan impressed the Alchemist examination hall by quickly refining one First-Rank Pill, but Little Medical Fairy revealed she had refined three at once and Xu Ran produced nine. Xiao Yan accused Xu Ran of cheating, leaving the hall stunned by the gap in their abilities.

• Xiao Yan finished refining a First-Rank Pill before most of the contestants, impressing President Foklan and Otto.
• Xue Mei and Feilin completed their pills while the other contestants failed, and Xiao Yan believed he had surpassed Little Medical Fairy and Xu Ran.
• Little Medical Fairy revealed that she had refined three First-Rank Pills simultaneously from the three sets of ingredients.
• Xu Ran produced nine First-Rank Pills from the same three sets, astonishing the hall.
• Xiao Yan shouted that Xu Ran had cheated because he could not believe the result.

Xiao Yan accused Xu Ran of cheating after he refined nine pills from three sets of ingredients, but Yao Lao and Foklan recognized that Xu Ran’s extraordinary control had made ingredient loss nearly negligible. The crowd accepted Foklan’s explanation, leaving Xu Ran hailed as an alchemy master.

• Xiao Yan questioned how Xu Ran could produce nine pills from three sets of ingredients, prompting the crowd to accuse him of cheating.
• Foklan asked Otto whether Xu Ran had cheated, while Otto emerged from his shock at Xu Ran’s alchemy.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan that Xu Ran had not cheated and admitted that Xu Ran’s control of medicinal potency surpassed his own.
• Foklan silenced the crowd and explained that Xu Ran’s negligible ingredient loss allowed him to refine three pills from each set of ingredients.
• The crowd understood how Xu Ran had produced nine pills and marveled at his alchemy.