Chapter Summaries

Xu Ran killed the Ninth Heavenly Venerable Mo Yu and Wu Protector, prompting the Hall of Souls to investigate his strength and ties to the Xiao Clan. After looting the fallen enemies, Xu Ran encouraged Ya Fei to auction their valuable Dou Technique and use the proceeds to build their faction.

• Xu Ran killed Mo Yu with a single punch, annihilating his soul, then struck Wu Protector to ash.
• The Hall of Souls sensed Mo Yu's death and discussed Xu Ran's connection to the Xiao Clan, deciding to watch him and noting that he might be a Ninth-Rank Alchemist.
• Xu Ran took the Spatial Rings from the two Hall of Souls powerhouses and gave them to Ya Fei.
• Ya Fei found a powerful Soul Skill in the rings and considered auctioning it, while Xu Ran promised to deal with the Hall of Souls if it caused trouble.
• Ya Fei agreed to find a place to sell the Soul Skill after they reached Jia Nan Academy and use the money to build their faction.

At Jia Nan Academy, Xun'er learned that Xu Ran had killed the Hall of Souls' Ninth Heavenly Venerable and worried about the Soul Clan's response. Ling Ying said the Gu Clan approved of Xu Ran and was willing to protect him, leaving Xun'er relieved as she awaited his arrival.

• Xun'er heard Ling Ying report that Xu Ran had killed the Ninth Heavenly Venerable of the Hall of Souls.
• Ling Ying explained that the Gu Clan had confirmed the battle and believed Xu Ran had the strength and confidence to challenge the Hall of Souls.
• Ling Ying said Xu Ran's actions had earned the Gu Clan's approval and removed obstacles to his relationship with Xun'er.
• Xun'er said the Gu Clan would not stand aside if the Hall of Souls attacked Xu Ran.
• Xun'er anticipated Xu Ran's arrival at Jia Nan Academy and jokingly threatened to scold him for his romantic pursuits.

Xiao Yan arrived at Jia Nan Academy as a two-star Great Dou Master who had subdued the Yin-Yang Twin Flame, while blaming Xu Ran for his family’s rejection and planning to win Xun'er back. Xu Ran arrived soon after, and the teachers welcomed him as a Seventh-Rank Alchemist, anticipating trouble for the academy’s other students.

• Xiao Yan showed the Jia Nan Academy teachers his Yin-Yang Twin Flame and earned an exception to enroll despite already being a two-star Great Dou Master.
• Xiao Yan believed Xu Ran had framed him for his brothers’ deaths, and he stayed away from the Xiao Clan because his father and clansmen blamed him.
• Xiao Yan decided to find Xun'er and explain that Xu Ran had manipulated him into treating her badly.
• Xu Ran arrived at the academic affairs office, where the teachers recognized his reputation as a Seventh-Rank Alchemist and welcomed him back to Teacher Ruo Lin's class.
• The teachers discussed how Xu Ran’s arrival could bring trouble for Jia Nan Academy’s arrogant students, whom they feared to discipline if he harmed them.

Xu Ran and Ya Fei visited the Black Mark Grand Auction House in Black Mark City, where Xu Ran offered powerful techniques taken from Soul Clan experts. He suspected the auction house would try to steal them and left Ya Fei thinking he might take over the establishment.

• Xu Ran brought Ya Fei to Black Mark City after finishing the formalities at Jia Nan Academy and ignored Xiao Yan despite learning that he possessed a Heavenly Flame.
• Xu Ran presented Xuan Rank and Di Rank techniques at the Black Mark Auction House, startling the Dou Ling appraiser.
• The appraiser explained that the auction house belonged to Six Fan Gate and said he would consult its gate master, Yuan Yi.
• Xu Ran left the techniques with the appraiser, who privately planned to keep the auction proceeds for Six Fan Gate.
• Ya Fei worried that the auction house would steal Xu Ran's treasures and discussed its value as a potential foundation for their faction.
• Xu Ran told Ya Fei he would act if Six Fan Gate grew greedy and tried to keep his property.

Xu Ran helped Ya Fei establish herself in Black Mark City, and news of the valuable techniques she would auction stirred the Black-Corner Region into renewed tension. Back at Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Yan tried to reach Xun'er but was rejected by Xiao Mei and Xiao Yu, who blamed him for Xiao Ding and Xiao Li's deaths.

• Ya Fei agreed that the Black-Corner Region's forces might target them, while Xu Ran said he would punish anyone who acted against them and help her take charge.
• News spread that a mysterious person would auction Di Rank Dou Techniques and cultivation techniques at the Black Mark City Grand Auction House, drawing the attention of the Black-Corner Region and Jia Nan Academy.
• Yuan Yi doubted that the two sellers were ordinary but chose to gamble that they were lucky newcomers and pursue the opportunity.
• After helping Ya Fei settle in, Xu Ran returned to Jia Nan Academy while the auction was postponed for publicity.
• Xiao Yan called for Xun'er and claimed Xu Ran had deceived them, but Xiao Mei and Xiao Yu confronted him and condemned him for Xiao Ding and Xiao Li's deaths.
• Xiao Yan blamed Xu Ran for killing his brothers, but Xiao Mei and Xiao Yu refused to believe him.

Xiao Yan confronted Xun'er at Jia Nan Academy and begged her to take him back, blaming Xu Ran for their past. Xun'er rejected him and defended Xu Ran, leaving Xiao Yan unable to accept that their relationship was over.

• Students gathered as Xiao Yan called for Xun'er and pleaded with Xiao Mei and Xiao Yu to help him see her.
• Xun'er arrived and warned Xiao Yan not to speak badly of Xu Ran.
• Xiao Yan professed his love and said he had missed Xun'er, believing their hardships were a test of their love.
• Xun'er told Xiao Yan that he disgusted her and that he was unworthy of her.
• Xiao Yan blamed Xu Ran for manipulating events and tried to explain why he had wronged Xun'er.

Xu Ran arrived at Jia Nan Academy, where Xun'er rejected Xiao Yan and warned him to stay away. When Xiao Mei, Xiao Yu, and Xun'er warmly welcomed Xu Ran, the students realized he was the man the three goddesses loved.

• Xun'er told Xiao Yan that their relationship was over and warned him that Xu Ran would beat him if he approached her again.
• Xu Ran told the Jia Nan Academy students that Xun'er, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Mei were all his wives, and they mocked him.
• Xiao Mei recognized Xu Ran, ran into his arms, and tearfully told him how much she had missed him.
• Xiao Yu and Xun'er also approached Xu Ran with excitement, leaving the students stunned by the goddesses' affection for him.
• The students suspected Xu Ran was the academy's public enemy who had taken a long leave and stopped attending class.

Xu Ran arrived at Jia Nan Academy and reunited with Xiao Mei, Xiao Yu, and Xun'er, while Xiao Yan begrudgingly accepted that Xu Ran was there too. First Elder Su Qian then invited Xu Ran to become the academy’s Pill Elder, and Xu Ran agreed.

• Xiao Mei, Xiao Yu, and Xun'er welcomed Xu Ran at Jia Nan Academy, where he also noticed Xiao Yan had grown stronger.
• Xiao Yan complained about Xu Ran's arrival but said he was now studying under Instructor Ruo Lin and walked away rather than challenge him.
• Xu Ran returned to the women's dormitory with the three women and spent the night with them.
• Su Qian met Xu Ran outside the dormitory and invited him to become an elder in charge of Jia Nan Academy's alchemy department.
• Xu Ran accepted the title of Pill Elder, and Su Qian was relieved that the academy had secured his association.

Xu Ran accepted a secret position as a pill elder at Jia Nan Academy, then revealed to Su Qian that the auctioned techniques came from the Hall of Souls, leaving the First Elder alarmed. After Xu Ran returned to Xiao Mei, Xiao Yu, and Xun'er, he joked about how he had secured the position, and the group grew intimate again.

• Su Qian gave Xu Ran an elder token and asked whether he was responsible for the valuable items at the Black Mark City auction.
• Xu Ran warned Su Qian that the auctioned techniques came from Hall of Souls powerhouses he had killed and that the Hall of Souls might demand them back.
• Su Qian panicked at the prospect of Jia Nan Academy being drawn into a conflict with the Hall of Souls, while Xu Ran insisted he could handle them.
• Xu Ran returned to Xiao Mei, Xiao Yu, and Xun'er, and falsely claimed Su Qian had begged him to become an elder because of his handsome looks.
• Xu Ran teased Xiao Mei about his other talents, and the three women blushed as the atmosphere turned intimate.

Black-Corner Region factions gathered at the Black Mark City Grand Auction House to bid on powerful treasures, while Xiao Yan and Yao Lao confronted the sight of Han Feng. Xu Ran and Ya Fei watched from the sidelines as Han Feng won the first auctioned Dou Technique.

• Earth Demon Old Ghost questioned whether Yuan Yi and the Eight Gates could protect the auction treasures, and Yuan Yi warned that their powerful owner would not be easy to challenge.
• Han Feng resolved to follow the auction rules so he could obtain soul-cultivating techniques and strengthen his chances of advancing.
• Xiao Yan recognized Han Feng as the disciple who had betrayed Yao Lao and promised his teacher that he would kill him someday.
• Xu Ran considered wiping out the gathered factions, but Ya Fei rebuked him, and the two kissed while watching the auction.
• Yuan Yi began the auction with an ancient Dou Technique, and Han Feng won it after bidding reached an astronomical price.

Xiao Yan and Yao Lao decided to use the Soul Clan against Xu Ran after suspecting he had killed its experts, while Xu Ran warned Han Feng that Yao Chen had survived. Yuan Yi tried to keep most of Xu Ran’s auction proceeds and threatened him and Ya Fei, but Xu Ran warned that Yuan Yi had misjudged him.

• Yao Lao suspected the auctioned cultivation techniques and Dou Techniques had belonged to the Soul Clan, and Xiao Yan planned to spread the rumor that Xu Ran had killed its experts.
• Han Feng paid for the auction items, and Xu Ran told him that Yao Chen had survived and might come after him.
• Xu Ran warned Han Feng to prepare for Yao Chen’s return, then left Han Feng wondering about Xu Ran’s identity and power.
• Yuan Yi gave Xu Ran only a fraction of the auction proceeds and claimed he would keep the rest safe for him.
• Yuan Yi threatened Xu Ran and Ya Fei, and Xu Ran warned that Yuan Yi would pay dearly for misjudging him.

Xu Ran demanded the Black Mark City Grand Auction House and the Six Fan Gate’s forces, prompting Yuan Yi to attack before Ya Fei revealed her Dou Zong strength. After killing Yuan Yi and subduing the Six Fan Gate, Ya Fei took control of the auction house and planned to expand it with Xu Ran’s support.

• Xu Ran demanded the Black Mark City Grand Auction House and all of the Six Fan Gate’s forces in Black Mark City, declaring the faction finished.
• Yuan Yi attacked Xu Ran, but Ya Fei revealed her Dou Zong Cultivation and confronted him.
• Ya Fei killed Yuan Yi and offered the Six Fan Gate’s remaining members the chance to submit.
• The Six Fan Gate’s members bowed to Ya Fei, while the other factions and experts left Black Mark City.
• Ya Fei planned to focus on expanding the Black Mark City Grand Auction House, and Xu Ran promised to supply seventh- or eighth-tier pills.

Xu Ran gave Ya Fei a large selection of high-rank pills for the Black Mark City Grand Auction House, then returned to Jia Nan Academy, where Ruo Lin tried to keep him from leaving. He asked her for extended leave to train elsewhere, leaving her scrambling to persuade him to stay.

• Xu Ran and Ya Fei agreed that the auction would offer fifth-, sixth-, and a few seventh-grade pills, avoiding the risks of selling eighth-rank pills.
• News of the Black Mark City Grand Auction House’s pill auction spread through the Black-Corner Region, and the range of pills drew powerful figures’ attention.
• Xu Ran handed the pills to Ya Fei and returned to Jia Nan Academy, where students had branded him the academy’s number-one scumbag for winning over Xun'er and two other girls.
• Ruo Lin brought Xu Ran to her office and eagerly catered to him, hoping his presence would help her advance to an Inner Academy instructor post.
• Xu Ran asked Ruo Lin for extended leave so he could train outside the academy, and she hurriedly listed Jia Nan Academy’s attractions to persuade him to stay.

Xu Ran teased Instructor Ruo Lin after she urged him to remain at Jia Nan Academy, and he learned that the academy had promised her a promotion if she kept him there. He pulled Ruo Lin into his arms, leaving her flustered but firm that she would not compromise her integrity to advance.

• Ruo Lin pleaded with Xu Ran to stay at Jia Nan Academy, citing its strength and the Black-Corner Region’s opportunities for experience.
• Xu Ran said his decision depended on his mood, while Ruo Lin appealed to his ties with Xun'er and the others who had waited for him.
• Xu Ran guessed that the academy’s higher-ups had offered Ruo Lin a promotion, and she admitted that keeping him could raise her rank as an instructor.
• Xu Ran promised he might help Ruo Lin advance to a Xuan Rank, Di Rank, or Tian Rank instructor if she listened to him, then pulled her into his arms.
• Ruo Lin panicked and told Xu Ran she would not secure a promotion by giving up her integrity, while Xu Ran insisted he would never act against a woman’s wishes.

Xu Ran pressured Ruo Lin into agreeing to secretly date him, and she tried to convince herself his interest would be temporary. He then had her dress in youthful, revealing clothes and took her out in disguise to attend the Black Mark City Grand Auction House.

• Xu Ran asked Ruo Lin to be his girlfriend, and she agreed to try dating him in secret.
• Xu Ran warned Ruo Lin not to play tricks and made demands that left her flustered.
• Ruo Lin returned to her room and wondered whether Xu Ran was sincere, while doubting she could compare with Xun'er, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Mei.
• Ruo Lin changed into youthful clothes, covered her face, and left to meet Xu Ran.
• Xu Ran teased Ruo Lin about her outfit and promised her access to the Black Mark City Grand Auction House and its seventh-grade pills.

Xu Ran brought Ruo Lin to the Black Mark City Grand Auction House and revealed that he had taken it over after destroying the Six Fan Gate. Their visit turned awkward when Ya Fei arrived, recognized Ruo Lin as a Jia Nan Academy instructor, and teased her about Xu Ran.

• Ruo Lin asked Xu Ran about the Black Mark City Auction House, and he told her it was his property and that he had wiped out the Six Fan Gate.
• Xu Ran explained that the Six Fan Gate had tried to steal from him, while Ruo Lin realized he had used his wealth to lure them into attacking.
• Ya Fei came over, saw Ruo Lin with Xu Ran, and guessed that she was Instructor Ruo Lin from Jia Nan Academy.
• Ruo Lin recognized Ya Fei and grew mortified, knowing that Ya Fei was famous at the academy for reaching the peak of Dou Huang with Xu Ran's pill.
• Ya Fei teased Ruo Lin about Xu Ran's tastes, then kissed Xu Ran and said she would host the auction.

Xu Ran reassured Ruo Lin after Ya Fei discovered their relationship, then Ya Fei auctioned pills in the Black-Corner Region while Han Feng feared the Hall of Souls and Yao Chen. Han Feng knelt before Xu Ran to beg for protection and asked where Yao Chen was, revealing that he still wanted his former master dead.

• Xu Ran reassured Ruo Lin that Ya Fei would keep their relationship secret and offered to help her break through to Dou Ling.
• Ya Fei auctioned pills to the Black-Corner Region’s factions, who admired her strength and suspected a powerful alchemist stood behind her.
• Han Feng feared that the Hall of Souls would target him and that Yao Chen, whom he had betrayed, might return to take revenge.
• After the auction, Han Feng asked Ya Fei to introduce him to Xu Ran, and she led him to meet Xu Ran.
• Han Feng knelt before Xu Ran and begged him to save his life, then asked where Yao Chen was while secretly hoping to kill him.

Ruo Lin watched Medicine Emperor Han Feng kneel before Xu Ran and saw her admiration for powerful experts collapse. Han Feng offered to serve Xu Ran, but Xu Ran agreed to help only if Han Feng became his dog, leaving Han Feng furious and humiliated.

• Ruo Lin recognized Han Feng and was shocked that the famed alchemist knelt before Xu Ran.
• Han Feng offered his knowledge of the Black-Corner Region and his service in exchange for Xu Ran's help.
• Xu Ran told Han Feng he would help only if Han Feng agreed to be his dog.
• Han Feng protested that Xu Ran was bullying and humiliating him despite his reputation and skill as a Sixth-Rank Alchemist.

Xu Ran forced Han Feng to submit and become his servant, binding him with a mark that let Xu Ran control his life and promised protection from the Hall of Souls. Ruo Lin watched in shock as Han Feng crawled away, leaving her to question Xu Ran’s domineering conduct.

• Xu Ran threatened Han Feng with overwhelming killing intent and offered him the choice of becoming a powerful servant or dying.
• Han Feng accepted Xu Ran as his master, hoping to gain strength and escape capture by the Hall of Souls.
• Xu Ran ordered Han Feng to crawl to him and mocked him over his betrayal of Yao Chen.
• Xu Ran planted a blood-red mark in Han Feng’s mind that could destroy his soul, while also protecting him from the Hall of Souls.
• Xu Ran kicked Han Feng away, and Han Feng crawled out before standing once he was at a safe distance.
• Ruo Lin questioned Xu Ran’s domineering treatment of Han Feng and reflected on how power had made the Medicine Emperor beg for mercy.

Ya Fei claimed Xu Ran’s attention, then left him to return to Jia Nan Academy with Ruo Lin, who wrestled with her growing feelings and unease about his power. Xu Ran explained why he relied on strength to control Han Feng, then reminded Ruo Lin that his academy elder status outranked her instructor position.

• Ya Fei sat beside Xu Ran, kissed him, and declared that she was going to balance the auction house accounts.
• Xu Ran told Ya Fei to keep the auction earnings and gave her a list of medicinal ingredients so he could refine more pills for monthly auctions.
• Xu Ran returned to Jia Nan Academy with a quiet Ruo Lin, who thought about his power, his kindness, and her attraction to him.
• Ruo Lin admitted she was a little afraid of Xu Ran after seeing how he treated Han Feng, and Xu Ran said strength mattered more than courtesy with someone like Han Feng.
• Xu Ran teased Ruo Lin by reminding her that his position as a Jia Nan Academy elder outranked hers as an Outer Academy instructor.