Chapter Summaries

Xu Ran gave Gu He a Seventh-Rank Alchemist’s inheritance on the condition that he remain in the Mist Cloud Sect, securing Yun Yun’s support and strengthening the sect. Gu He and the other experts pledged themselves to the Mist Cloud Sect, while Yun Yun and Queen Medusa continued to compete over Xu Ran’s attention.

• Xu Ran offered Gu He a Seventh-Rank Alchemist’s inheritance if he stayed in the Mist Cloud Sect to refine pills, and Yun Yun welcomed the benefit to her sect.
• Xu Ran placed his Alchemy knowledge and many seventh-rank pill formulas into Gu He’s mind, leaving Gu He astonished by the depth of his understanding.
• Gu He thanked Xu Ran, called him his teacher, and pledged his loyalty to him.
• Xu Ran credited Yun Yun for Gu He’s inheritance, and Gu He bowed to her as the Mist Cloud Sect’s master.
• The experts Gu He had recruited asked to join the Mist Cloud Sect, and Yun Yun accepted them before ordering Gu He to return to the sect.
• Yun Yun refused to leave while Queen Medusa remained with Xu Ran, telling Medusa that she could leave with him instead.

Yun Yun and Queen Medusa competed for Xu Ran’s attention, trading jealous barbs until Xu Ran told them to settle their rivalry with a fight. They flew into the sky and began battling, leaving Xu Ran to watch.

• Yun Yun took Xu Ran’s other hand and began stroking his palm, prompting Queen Medusa to mock her for seducing him.
• Yun Yun and Queen Medusa argued over their place in Xu Ran’s life and threatened to use their followers to claim his attention.
• Xu Ran scolded both women for their conduct, and they fell silent in shame.
• Xu Ran suggested that Yun Yun and Queen Medusa fight if they could not stand each other.
• Yun Yun and Queen Medusa flew into the clouds and clashed with their Dou Zong powers while Xu Ran watched.

News of Queen Medusa and Yun Yun becoming Dou Zong and Gu He receiving Xu Ran’s alchemy legacy spread across the Jia Ma Empire, shifting the balance of power. As Xu Ran strengthened the Snake-People Tribe with alchemy knowledge and a simplified transformation pill, Queen Medusa grew more devoted to him.

• Factions across the Jia Ma Empire learned that Queen Medusa and Yun Yun had become Dou Zong and that Gu He had received Xu Ran’s alchemy legacy and joined the Mist Cloud Sect.
• The Mitre Family elder worried that Ya Fei might lose Xu Ran’s favor, but Ya Fei reassured him that Xu Ran would remain true to himself.
• Xu Ran stayed with the Snake-People Tribe, taught selected members an alchemy legacy, and adapted the Human Transformation Pill into a simpler fifth-rank pill for snake-people.
• Queen Medusa thanked Xu Ran for giving her tribe lasting means to grow stronger and told him she had truly fallen for him.
• Queen Medusa kissed Xu Ran and pinned him beneath her.

Xu Ran and Queen Medusa grew closer as he helped her dress, and she declared that she wanted to become strong enough to stand beside him. Yun Yun realized they had become lovers and left after exchanging sharp words with Queen Medusa.

• Xu Ran embraced Queen Medusa while she dressed, praised her beauty, and combed her hair.
• Queen Medusa said she wanted to reach Dou Sheng so she could stand proudly beside Xu Ran and his powerful women.
• Xu Ran and Queen Medusa emerged together, and Yun Yun noticed his scent on her and realized they had been intimate.
• Queen Medusa taunted Yun Yun about her feelings for Xu Ran, and Yun Yun left them alone after admitting she had lost ground.

After leaving the Snake-People Tribe with Yun Yun, Xu Ran headed for the Mo Clan to put an end to its sinister Transplantation Technique and disloyal ambitions. Nalan Yanran confronted Mo Cheng at the clan, but he revealed strength beyond Ge Ye’s and began plotting to capture her and use her to extort Xu Ran.

• Xu Ran left the Snake-People Tribe with Yun Yun after Queen Medusa stayed behind to manage the tribe, while Yue Mei and Medusa discussed Xu Ran’s promise to return for her.
• Xu Ran told Yun Yun about the Mo Clan’s Transplantation Technique and its plans against the Mist Cloud Sect, and Yun Yun worried that Nalan Yanran might be in danger.
• At the Mo Clan, Nalan Yanran accused Mo Cheng of using the sect’s protection to commit atrocities and build his own influence, while Ge Ye backed her demands for his confession.
• Mo Cheng refused to submit, revealed a presence stronger than Ge Ye’s, and considered capturing Nalan Yanran to force Xu Ran to provide pills.

Mo Cheng revealed that he had used the Transplantation Method to pursue power and planned to capture Nalan Yanran to force Xu Ran to give him pills. The Mo Clan moved to seize her as Ge Ye fought Mo Cheng, and Ge Ye urged Nalan Yanran to escape while he held them off.

• Mo Cheng admitted that he had secretly used the Transplantation Method to grow stronger and had killed many people in his experiments.
• Mo Cheng explained that he wanted to capture Nalan Yanran and use her to demand pills from Xu Ran.
• Mo Cheng rejected the Mist Cloud Sect's authority, praised Nalan Yanran's beauty, and attacked Ge Ye.
• Mo Cheng persuaded the Mo Clan fighters that capturing Nalan Yanran could secure their future, and they surrounded her.
• Nalan Yanran mocked the Mo Clan for underestimating Xu Ran, while Ge Ye attacked with all his strength and told her to escape.

Mo Cheng tried to seize Nalan Yanran to bargain with Xu Ran, but an unseen force immobilized him. Yun Yun and Xu Ran arrived, and as the Mo Clan begged for mercy, Xu Ran rejected Nalan Yanran’s plea to spare them and declared that Mo Cheng’s crimes demanded a price.

• Mo Cheng ordered the Mo Clan to attack Ge Ye, then rushed to capture Nalan Yanran so he could use her to bargain for power and protection.
• An unseen force stopped Mo Cheng just short of Nalan Yanran, and the Mo Clan realized his actions could bring disaster upon them.
• Yun Yun arrived and demanded that Mo Cheng admit his guilt, while the Mo Clan members knelt and blamed him for their crimes.
• Xu Ran descended and embraced Nalan Yanran, who reproached him for staying away and then asked him to spare the Mo Clan.
• Mo Cheng recognized Xu Ran as the powerful figure he feared and confessed that his pursuit of the Transplantation Technique had corrupted him.
• Xu Ran told Nalan Yanran that the Mo Clan had to pay for its deeds, leaving the clan facing his judgment.

Xu Ran tortured Mo Cheng to death for threatening Nalan Yanran, then let Ge Ye deal with the rest of the Mo Clan. After Yun Yun left for the Mist Cloud Sect, Yanran questioned Xu Ran about the strange feelings between him and her teacher.

• Xu Ran tormented Mo Cheng until he died, while Yun Yun ignored his pleas and agreed to arrange for the remaining Mo Clan members to be dealt with.
• Xu Ran praised Ge Ye and gave him a pill, and Ge Ye eagerly promised to protect Yanran and punish the Mo Clan.
• Ge Ye slaughtered the Mo Clan while Xu Ran left with Yanran, and Yun Yun remarked on Ge Ye's ruthlessness and devotion to Xu Ran.
• Xu Ran told Yun Yun he needed to pick up a few people before going to the Mist Cloud Sect, so Yun Yun departed without him and Yanran.
• Yanran asked Xu Ran whether he had a secret with Yun Yun and how he had met her teacher.

Xu Ran and Nalan Yanran traveled to Shimo City, where she met Little Medical Fairy and Qing Lin and quickly got along with them. The group then headed to the Mist Cloud Sect, whose rising influence had drawn a long line of prospective disciples.

• Xu Ran teased Nalan Yanran about Yun Yun’s feelings for him, and they delayed their journey to Shimo City for several hours.
• Xu Ran told Nalan Yanran about Little Medical Fairy, Qing Lin, and his other companions, and she demanded that he spend more time with her.
• Nalan Yanran met Little Medical Fairy and Qing Lin, and the women soon began getting along.
• Xu Ran and the women traveled to the Mist Cloud Sect and saw the many young people waiting to take its disciple examinations.
• Nalan Yanran explained the Mist Cloud Sect’s growing popularity, while Xu Ran praised her and made her blush.
• Qing Lin innocently asked Nalan Yanran why her face was red.

Xu Ran arrived at the Mist Cloud Sect with Nalan Yanran, Ya Fei, Little Medical Fairy, and the others, astonishing the crowd with his fame and youthful appearance. The sect’s leaders welcomed him in full force, leaving the disciples newly inspired to pursue strength.

• The crowd recognized Nalan Yanran, Feilin, and Xue Mei, then realized Xu Ran was with them and erupted in excitement.
• Little Medical Fairy, Qing Lin, Xue Mei, and Feilin marveled at Xu Ran’s popularity as Nalan Yanran described factions across the Northwest Continent competing to recruit him.
• Nalan Yanran asked whether Xu Ran planned to join another sect, and he said he would stay because the Mist Cloud Sect had the prettiest girls.
• More than forty Mist Cloud Sect elders and deacons arrived and bowed respectfully to Xu Ran.
• The disciples watched the leaders honor Xu Ran and resolved to grow stronger so they could gain status and attract beautiful women.

Former Mist Cloud Sect master Yun Shan emerged from seclusion to welcome Xu Ran and asked him to cure his lingering ailments so he could live longer. Xu Ran agreed without asking for the sect’s treasures, but instead asked for Yun Yun, leaving her bashful and glaring at him.

• Yun Shan appeared before the Mist Cloud Sect and greeted Xu Ran with great respect.
• Yun Shan brought Xu Ran into the great hall, gave him the seat of honor, and explained that his health and lifespan were failing.
• Yun Yun pleaded with Xu Ran to help her teacher and offered anything the Mist Cloud Sect possessed.
• Xu Ran agreed to help Yun Shan without payment, then said he wanted Yun Yun instead.
• Yun Yun blushed and glared at Xu Ran while keeping her composure in front of Yun Shan.

Yun Shan agreed to betroth Yun Yun to Xu Ran and offered to place the Mist Cloud Sect under Xu Ran’s command. Yun Yun reluctantly accepted, and the chapter ended with her trying to massage Xu Ran’s shoulders but finding him impossibly hard to knead.

• Yun Shan asked Yun Yun whether she wanted to marry Xu Ran, and she left the decision to him while privately admitting she had fallen for Xu Ran.
• Yun Shan betrothed Yun Yun to Xu Ran and declared that the Mist Cloud Sect would become a faction under Xu Ran’s command.
• Xu Ran teased Yun Yun by asking her to massage his shoulders, and Yun Yun threatened not to marry him.
• Yun Shan urged Yun Yun to accept her future role as Xu Ran’s wife, and she reluctantly began kneading his shoulders.
• Yun Yun used increasing force but could not budge Xu Ran’s iron-hard body, while her hands began to hurt.

Xu Ran used his Life Origin to rejuvenate Yun Shan and promised that he could live another hundred years. Yun Shan knelt in gratitude and pledged his loyalty to Xu Ran.

• Yun Yun failed to squeeze Xu Ran’s shoulders, and Xu Ran assured Yun Shan that he would protect the Mist Cloud Sect and extend his life.
• Xu Ran released a green force of Life Origin, which rejuvenated Yun Yun and astonished both her and Yun Shan.
• Xu Ran poured the Life Origin into Yun Shan, restoring his body until he looked like a middle-aged man.
• Yun Shan thanked Xu Ran, knelt before him, and promised to obey any order he gave.

The Mist Cloud Sect grew stronger after Xu Ran created a secret realm filled with cultivation trials and legacies for its most talented disciples. After the first geniuses entered it, Yun Yun argued with Xu Ran about the challenges and his intimate demands, finally setting a limit of once a week.

• Yun Shan's recovery and Xu Ran's support made the Mist Cloud Sect the Jia Ma Empire's strongest sect, and news of Xu Ran's secret realm spread across the region.
• Xu Ran created the Mist Cloud Secret Realm, filling it with dense Dou Qi, challenging trials, and legacies for the sect's top disciples.
• The Mist Cloud Sect's most talented new disciples entered the realm, where they faced challenges that could eject them in less than an hour.
• Yun Yun told Xu Ran she could not pass many of his realm's challenges, and Xu Ran teased her by offering to reveal their secrets if she called him husband.
• Yun Yun refused to ask Nalan Yanran about her private life and told Xu Ran that he could make his intimate demands at most once a week.

Xu Ran explained the Mist Cloud Secret Realm to Yun Yun and brought her inside to see how Nalan Yanran and the others were progressing. The group had made major advances, and Little Medical Fairy had reached Dou Ling and could refine Fifth-Rank Pills.

• Xu Ran explained the secret realm’s rules and trials to Yun Yun, who thanked him for helping strengthen the Mist Cloud Sect.
• Yun Yun warned Xu Ran that she would not agree to intimacy before their formal marriage, and Xu Ran said he would marry her and Yanran together.
• Xu Ran and Yun Yun entered the secret realm, where he explained that its dense energy could support only a limited number of cultivators at once.
• Yun Yun admired the secret realm and said she believed she could reach Dou Zun by cultivating there.
• Xu Ran found Nalan Yanran and the others challenging a ninety-nine-story tower, with Nalan Yanran already past the fortieth floor and advanced to Dou Wang.
• Little Medical Fairy had broken through to Dou Ling and gained the ability to refine Fifth-Rank Pills.

Xu Ran reassured Yun Yun about the Mist Cloud Sect’s growing talents and revealed he planned to leave for Jia Nan Academy. After Yun Yun gave him a private farewell, Xu Ran reunited with Nalan Yanran and praised Little Medical Fairy’s potential, leaving Yun Yun amazed by the prospect that she could become a Ninth-Rank Alchemist.

• Yun Yun marveled at Nalan Yanran’s Dou Wang cultivation and Little Medical Fairy’s and Qing Lin’s abilities, while Xu Ran said he had limited their gains in the secret realm.
• Yun Yun guessed Xu Ran was preparing to leave, and he told her he was going to Jia Nan Academy for its Heavenly Flames and to see Xiao Yu, Xun'er, and Xiao Mei.
• Xu Ran flirted with Yun Yun, who refused to give herself to him before his departure but eventually let herself be persuaded into a private farewell.
• Nalan Yanran greeted Xu Ran and boasted about becoming a Dou Wang, while Xu Ran praised her and she said she would defeat Xiao Yan if they met again.
• Xu Ran noted that Little Medical Fairy had reached Dou Ling and told Yun Yun she might become an eighth-rank or even a Ninth-Rank Alchemist.

Xu Ran invited Little Medical Fairy and Qing Lin to join the Mist Cloud Sect as elders, then strengthened the sect before leaving for the Mitre Family. He found Ya Fei asleep and reunited with her, ending the chapter as she welcomed him into her arms.

• Yun Yun invited Little Medical Fairy and Qing Lin to become Mist Cloud Sect elders, and both accepted.
• Nalan Yanran noticed traces at Yun Yun’s mouth, and Xu Ran jokingly claimed Yun Yun had been drinking milk.
• Xu Ran improved the Mist Cloud Sect’s facilities and left resources that could help it become a major power.
• Xu Ran quietly left the Mist Cloud Sect and went to the Mitre Family to visit Ya Fei.
• Xu Ran entered Ya Fei’s room at night, woke her, and revealed himself; Ya Fei recognized him and welcomed him.

Xu Ran visited the Mitre Family, where Teng Shan and Hai Bodong thanked him and pledged the family’s loyalty. He stayed with Ya Fei and helped her grow stronger, leaving the Jia Ma Empire in an uproar when she broke through to Dou Zong.

• Teng Shan welcomed Xu Ran at the Mitre Family and learned from Hai Bodong how Xu Ran had freed him from Queen Medusa’s seal.
• Teng Shan pledged the Mitre Family’s loyalty, and Xu Ran promised to help Ya Fei grow stronger and lead the family beyond the Jia Ma Empire.
• Xu Ran turned away the imperial family’s request for an audience and spent time with Ya Fei, warning that the Hall of Souls threatened the region.
• Xu Ran said he would remain a few more days to strengthen Ya Fei before leaving, and Ya Fei trusted him to protect them.
• Ya Fei broke through to Dou Zong, shocking the Mitre Family and stirring the Jia Ma Empire.

Xu Ran and Ya Fei traveled beyond the Jia Ma Empire, where the Ninth Heavenly Venerable of the Hall of Souls confronted Xu Ran and tried to recruit him. After Xu Ran rejected him and revealed he knew the Hall of Souls’ soul-harvesting schemes, the Ninth Heavenly Venerable attacked, leaving Xu Ran poised to respond.

• Ya Fei left with Xu Ran, eager to explore the world and build her own forces after reaching Dou Zong.
• Xu Ran warned Ya Fei that a Dou Zun was following them, and two black-robed figures appeared behind them.
• The peak seven-star Dou Zun identified himself as the Ninth Heavenly Venerable of the Hall of Souls and invited Xu Ran to join.
• Xu Ran refused and accused the Hall of Souls of capturing powerful cultivators’ souls, making the two visitors wary.
• The Ninth Heavenly Venerable declared that Xu Ran could not be allowed to live and launched Soul-Extinguishing Palm at him.

Xu Ran effortlessly matched the Hall of Souls' Ninth Heavenly Venerable, who suspected Xu Ran had uncovered the Xiao Clan's secret and tried to recruit him. Xu Ran refused and sealed the Ninth Heavenly Venerable's escape as he struck, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Ya Fei watched Xu Ran block the Ninth Heavenly Venerable's palm strike and withstand his attacks.
• Wu Protector realized the Ninth Heavenly Venerable might not be strong enough to defeat Xu Ran and suspected Xu Ran was a Dou Sheng.
• The Ninth Heavenly Venerable used a secret technique to raise his strength to the peak of Dou Zun, but Xu Ran still overwhelmed him.
• The Ninth Heavenly Venerable accused Xu Ran of knowing the Xiao Clan's secret and offered him a place in the Hall of Souls.
• Xu Ran refused the offer, sealed the Ninth Heavenly Venerable's escape, and punched at him.