Chapter Summaries

Xu Ran tormented Xiao Yan by making him kill Xiao Zhan and slaughtering the Xiao Clan, but the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor took Xiao Yan away to cultivate him as a weapon against Xu Ran. After learning he could survive most attacks through his bond with the Divine Realm, Xu Ran returned to Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran and planned a refuge for his allies.

• Xu Ran moved Xiao Zhan in front of Xiao Yan, causing Xiao Yan to kill his father with his punch.
• Xu Ran brought out the Xiao Clan members from his Storage Ring and slaughtered them while Xiao Yan watched helplessly.
• The Tuoshe Ancient Emperor took control of Xiao Yan and fled, intending to make him devour Heavenly Flames and eventually use his body.
• Xu Ran asked the System Lady about the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor and learned that his bond with the Divine Realm made him difficult to kill.
• Xu Ran returned to Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran, explained that a Dou Di soul resided in Xiao Yan, and decided to create a safe space for the Mist Cloud Sect and its allies.

Xu Ran reassured Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran that they could reach far greater heights, and told them he would take them away from the Jia Ma Empire to train among stronger people. Yun Yun agreed to leave the Mist Cloud Sect, and Nalan Yanran eagerly welcomed the chance to stay with Xu Ran.

• Xu Ran told Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran that they could become Dou Di, while they doubted they could reach even the highest realms beyond the Jia Ma Empire.
• Xu Ran said he would help them advance and planned to take them to a place where they could train alongside stronger people.
• Yun Yun decided to leave the Mist Cloud Sect, reasoning that staying would not protect it and that growing stronger with Xu Ran would help it more.
• Nalan Yanran excitedly agreed to leave with Xu Ran so she would no longer be separated from him.
• Xu Ran caught Yun Yun's hand as she seemed ready to withdraw.

After reuniting with Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran, Xu Ran stayed with them in the Mist Cloud Sect’s main hall, where they later discussed his influence on the sect. Yun Yun explained that Little Medical Fairy and the others were cultivating in Xu Ran’s hidden Secret Realm.

• Nalan Yanran urged Yun Yun to stay with Xu Ran, teasing her about her feelings for him.
• Xu Ran pulled Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran into his embrace and took them to the Sect Main Hall.
• Afterward, Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran scolded Xu Ran for choosing the hall, but he insisted that the sect belonged to Yun Yun and therefore to him.
• Yun Yun reflected on Xu Ran’s unrestrained nature and came to see his behavior as part of what made him exceptional.
• Xu Ran asked where Little Medical Fairy and the others were, and Yun Yun said they were cultivating in his Secret Realm, which had greatly improved the sect’s younger generation.

Xu Ran offered the Void Swallowing Flame abundant Origin Qi so he could break through to Dou Di before being bound to Xu Ran. As the Void Swallowing Flame began cultivating, the chapter explained that Xu Ran had brought Origin Qi from the Divine Realm to the depleted Dou Qi Continent.

• Xu Ran stopped refining the Void Swallowing Flame and offered to help him become a Dou Di before devouring him.
• The Void Swallowing Flame accepted Xu Ran's offer in exchange for obeying him, and Xu Ran supplied him with Origin Qi.
• The Void Swallowing Flame absorbed the Origin Qi, broke through to the Emperor Realm in spiritual power, and began growing stronger.
• Xu Ran secretly infused the Void Swallowing Flame with divine power he could control, ensuring he could suppress any unusual behavior.
• The chapter explained that Origin Qi had been exhausted on the Dou Qi Continent, while Xu Ran could draw on the Divine Realm's power and the Origin Qi he had brought with him.

Xu Ran visited the Mist Cloud Sect and found Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran changed after spending the previous day with him, while Little Medical Fairy's jealousy grew. He teased Little Medical Fairy about missing out, and she ended up hiding in his embrace.

• Xu Ran reflected on how powerful cultivators had depleted Origin Qi and swept his soul power through the surroundings.
• Yun Yun presided over the Council Hall, where Nalan Yanran, Little Medical Fairy, Lin Fei, and Xue Mei were gathered.
• Little Medical Fairy noticed Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran's radiant appearance and accused them of cleaning up after what they had done with Xu Ran.
• Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran tried to conceal their embarrassment as Little Medical Fairy teased them about the previous day.
• Xu Ran arrived, picked up Little Medical Fairy, and teased her about not being there the day before.
• Little Medical Fairy denied wanting to join Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran, then buried herself in Xu Ran's embrace.

Xu Ran praised the Little Medical Fairy’s rapid progress and gave Lin Fei and Xue Mei pills to improve their cultivation and aptitude. He then explained that he planned to build a spatial wormhole connecting the Mist Cloud Sect and the Black-Corner Region so the group could travel between them quickly.

• The Little Medical Fairy told Xu Ran she had become a sixth-rank alchemist and was close to breaking through to Dou Huang.
• Xu Ran praised Lin Fei and Xue Mei for reaching the third rank and gave each of them pills that could help them advance toward Dou Wang.
• Lin Fei and Xue Mei thanked Xu Ran, and the women reflected on how respectfully he treated them.
• Xu Ran told the group he planned to build a spatial wormhole at the Mist Cloud Sect linking it to the Black-Corner Region.

Xu Ran explained the benefits of Spatial Wormholes and built one outside the Mist Cloud Sect, promising to connect it to the Black-Corner Region and the Snake-People Tribe. After completing the first wormhole, he left with Little Medical Fairy to build another at the Snake-People Tribe.

• Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran recognized the Spatial Wormhole, and Xu Ran explained that he could build one that operated with little upkeep and would bring the Mist Cloud Sect substantial income.
• Xu Ran began building a Spatial Wormhole outside the Mist Cloud Sect while the sect's elders and deacons gathered to watch.
• Xu Ran completed the Spatial Wormhole in minutes, and the Mist Cloud Sect members celebrated gaining control of a valuable route.
• Little Medical Fairy hugged Xu Ran and accompanied him as he left to build a Spatial Wormhole at the Snake-People Tribe.

Xu Ran flew with Little Medical Fairy and gave her advanced alchemy knowledge, promising her a powerful sub-flame of Void Swallowing Flame. Though she teased him for delaying his visit, she grew excited about her gifts as they headed toward Jia Nan Academy.

• Xu Ran transferred pill formulas and alchemy knowledge to Little Medical Fairy, with much of the information sealed until she grew stronger.
• Xu Ran promised Little Medical Fairy a sub-flame of Void Swallowing Flame, then explained that he had subdued the second-ranked Heavenly Flame.
• Little Medical Fairy recalled the threat Void Swallowing Flame had posed to the Mist Cloud Sect and the Jia Ma Empire while she was in the secret realm.
• Little Medical Fairy lightly scolded Xu Ran for spending time with Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran before visiting her, though his special gifts eased her resentment.
• Xu Ran pinched Little Medical Fairy's nose and asked what she would do when they reached Jia Nan Academy.

The Little Medical Fairy accepted Xu Ran’s other relationships after warning him to choose his companions carefully. In the wake of Xiao Yan’s attack and Xu Ran’s victory, the Jia Ma Empire condemned Xiao Yan and celebrated Xu Ran, who returned to the Snake-People Tribe and established a Spatial Wormhole there.

• The Little Medical Fairy teased Xu Ran about his romances at Jia Nan Academy, then said she could accept them as long as his partners were outstanding and got along with the others.
• Stories spread across the Jia Ma Empire about Xu Ran defeating Xiao Yan’s powerful ally, while people blamed Xiao Yan for attacking the empire, the Mist Cloud Sect, and the Snake-People Tribe and destroying the Xiao Clan.
• Xu Ran arrived at the Snake-People Tribe, where its members welcomed him with cheers, songs, and dances.
• Xu Ran completed a Spatial Wormhole in the Snake-People Tribe’s territory, giving the tribe a valuable new advantage.

Xu Ran finished establishing a spatial wormhole for the Snake-People Tribe and prepared to return to Jia Nan Academy, promising to bring the women gifts and come back for them soon. He stopped in Jia Ma Sacred City to assess the damage and shop, where people praised him and denounced Xiao Yan.

• Queen Medusa admired the stable, economical spatial wormhole Xu Ran had created, while Xu Ran decided against building such gateways across the continent because of their risks and upkeep costs.
• Xu Ran reunited with Qing Lin and told the women he would return to Jia Nan Academy, build a second wormhole, and come back to bring them there.
• The Little Medical Fairy asked Xu Ran to return within half a month, and he promised to finish everything in less than a week and bring gifts.
• Xu Ran left the Snake-People Tribe and headed to Jia Ma Sacred City to check on the empire’s casualties and buy gifts for Xun'er and the others.
• In Jia Ma Sacred City, Xu Ran heard people praise him, blame Xiao Yan for the attack, and gossip about Xu Ran’s romantic life.

Xu Ran bought gifts for his wives and refused to sell an azure necklace to Princess Yaoyue, who had demanded it for herself. They discovered they were both headed to the Mitre Family, though Yaoyue concealed why she was going there.

• Xu Ran ordered custom clothes and bought accessories as gifts for the women in his life.
• Xu Ran bought an azure necklace, and Princess Yaoyue demanded that the shopkeeper give it to her instead.
• Yaoyue offered to pay double, but Xu Ran refused to sell the necklace and teased her about using her status to pressure him.
• Yaoyue angrily gave up on the necklace and threatened to have Xu Ran beaten at the Imperial Palace.
• Xu Ran learned that Yaoyue was heading to the Mitre Family, while she hid that she hoped to encounter someone there.

Xu Ran claimed he knew the Mitre Family’s leaders, but Princess Yaoyue dismissed his claims and refused to believe he was the famous Lord Xu Ran. After Xu Ran teased her with an innuendo, Yaoyue left without punishing him and continued toward the Mitre Family, still puzzled by her reaction.

• Xu Ran offered to use his connections with Hai Bodong and Mittel Tengshan to help Yaoyue, but she mocked him for boasting.
• Yaoyue challenged Xu Ran’s claim to be the legendary Lord Xu Ran, and he confirmed his identity, which she still refused to believe.
• Xu Ran made an innuendo while speaking to Yaoyue, and the onlookers recognized the improper meaning even as she initially did not.
• Yaoyue suspected Xu Ran was teasing her but walked away without striking or arresting him.
• Xu Ran bought gifts and headed to the Mitre Family, while Yaoyue wondered why she had let him go unpunished.

Yaoyue complained to Yao Ye about the man who had tricked her, while Yao Ye suspected he might have been Xu Ran. The sisters visited the Mitre Family as the Jia Ma royal family struggled to respond to the growing power of the Mist Cloud Sect and Mitre Family, and Yao Ye hoped Xu Ran would help preserve the empire’s position.

• Yaoyue kicked a guard after he explained how Xu Ran had tricked her, then searched for Xu Ran and found he had disappeared.
• Yao Ye arrived, heard Yaoyue’s story, and briefly wondered whether the man had been Xu Ran before deciding it was unlikely.
• Yao Ye and Yaoyue went to visit Uncle Teng Shan at the Mitre Family residence.
• Yaoyue asked whether they might meet Xu Ran, while Yao Ye considered the royal family’s weakening position against the Mist Cloud Sect and Mitre Family.
• Yao Ye hoped Xu Ran would aid the empire, while Yaoyue blushed and wondered whether he would find her attractive.

Yaoyue admitted her feelings for Xu Ran, and Yao Ye urged her to win his favor to help the imperial family. When Xu Ran appeared at the Mitre Family residence, Yaoyue angrily confronted him over his earlier teasing and denied that she wanted to marry him.

• Yaoyue confessed to Yao Ye that she had fallen for Xu Ran and resented that other women had more chances to be near him.
• Yao Ye explained that the imperial family was losing influence to the Mitre Family and Mist Cloud Sect, both protected by Xu Ran, and encouraged Yaoyue to approach him.
• Yao Ye suggested Yaoyue could become Xu Ran's lover or disciple and advised her to stay by his side, even as his medicine boy.
• Xu Ran approached Yaoyue and Yao Ye at the Mitre Family residence and said he had entered by claiming to be their friend.
• Xu Ran joked that he was Yaoyue's fiancé because she had wanted to marry him, and Yaoyue furiously denied ever saying so.

Yaoyue challenged Xu Ran, unaware of his identity, while Yao Ye panicked over the risk of offending him. After Xu Ran emerged unharmed from Yaoyue’s strongest attack, Yao Ye stopped her and approached him with a formal apology.

• Yao Ye realized Xu Ran might be Lord Xu Ran, the powerful figure connected to the black-robed expert who had saved Jia Ma Sacred City and the Mitre Family.
• Yaoyue attacked Xu Ran with her Heavenly Fire Dance and confidently expected to defeat him.
• Xu Ran stood unharmed after the golden flames dispersed and showed Yaoyue he had absorbed her attack.
• Yao Ye ordered Yaoyue to stop, then curtsied to Xu Ran according to court etiquette.

Yao Ye recognized Xu Ran and warned Yaoyue that the powerful man she had challenged was Lord Xu Ran. After Yaoyue feared she had ruined her chance to impress him, Xu Ran forgave her, leaving the sisters at ease in his presence.

• Yao Ye bowed to Xu Ran and addressed him as Lord Xu Ran, while Yaoyue resisted believing his identity.
• Yaoyue recalled her admiration for Xu Ran and regretted challenging him after realizing he knew who she was.
• Yao Ye pulled Yaoyue down to kneel and pleaded with Xu Ran not to punish her sister.
• Xu Ran told the sisters he did not blame Yaoyue and helped her to her feet.
• Yaoyue regained her cheerful manner, and Yao Ye admired Xu Ran's gentle disposition.

Xu Ran teased Yaoyue and Yao Ye after they confronted him over their earlier misunderstanding, then openly admitted that he liked beautiful faces and figures. Yaoyue became convinced that Xu Ran preferred mature women like her sister and cried over her own petite appearance.

• Yaoyue complained that Xu Ran had tricked her, while he defended himself by recalling that she had tried to buy his necklace for double its price.
• Yao Ye vouched that Yaoyue was well-behaved, and Yaoyue insisted that Xu Ran had deliberately let her misunderstand him.
• Xu Ran pretended he would settle accounts with Yaoyue, prompting her to hide behind Yao Ye and explain that she had mistaken him for an impostor.
• Xu Ran scrutinized the sisters' legs, and Yaoyue asked whether he thought hers were short and unattractive.
• Xu Ran said he preferred beautiful bodies, leaving both princesses embarrassed, and Yaoyue tearfully concluded that he liked mature women like Yao Ye.

Xu Ran, Yao Ye, and Yaoyue discussed what Yaoyue had learned from palace maids about sexual practices, while Xu Ran claimed to know nothing about them. The conversation left Xu Ran startled by Yaoyue’s stories and worried that they were straying far from what he had imagined.

• Yaoyue teased Yao Ye for watching Xu Ran, and Xu Ran scolded Yaoyue for her remarks.
• Yaoyue hinted that she knew about unusual sexual practices, leaving Yao Ye and Xu Ran stunned.
• Xu Ran insisted that he was pure and knew nothing beyond cultivation, and Yao Ye and Yaoyue began to believe his explanation.
• Yaoyue proudly said palace maids had taught her and beckoned Xu Ran closer to share what she knew.
• Yaoyue mentioned whipping and hanging, prompting Xu Ran to interrupt and say her stories were not what he had imagined.
• Yaoyue stood stupefied as Xu Ran reacted to her stories.

Xu Ran teased Yaoyue before Princess Yao Ye asked him to save the Jia Ma Imperial Family, whose influence had waned as other powers grew stronger after his arrival. Yao Ye offered the imperial family’s allegiance and pledged herself to Xu Ran, leaving him to decide whether to accept.

• Xu Ran teased Yaoyue about the intimate knowledge she had shared, and she fled in embarrassment.
• Yao Ye apologized for Yaoyue’s behavior, then asked Xu Ran to intervene on behalf of the imperial family.
• Yao Ye explained that Xu Ran’s arrival had empowered the Mitre Family, the Mist Cloud Sect, and the Snake-People Tribe, weakening the imperial family’s position.
• Xu Ran questioned why he should help the imperial family, and Yao Ye offered its eternal allegiance in return.
• Xu Ran asked whether Yao Ye would pledge herself to him, and she knelt and offered to serve him.

Xu Ran accepted Yao Ye’s offer of compensation and spent time alone with her, while Hai Bodong and Teng Shan discussed the consequences of Xu Ran’s ties to the imperial family. The chapter ended with Xu Ran bathing an exhausted Yao Ye.

• Xu Ran told Yao Ye that he wanted her, and she gladly agreed to be with him.
• Hai Bodong refrained from interrupting Xu Ran and Yao Ye, while Teng Shan worried that Xu Ran’s imperial connections would hinder the Mitre Family.
• The Ice Emperor reminded Teng Shan that Ya Fei’s success in the Black-Corner Region offered the Mitre Family greater prospects beyond the Jia Ma Empire.
• Teng Shan accepted the Ice Emperor’s advice and let go of his ambition to defeat the imperial family.
• Afterward, Yao Ye lay exhausted, and Xu Ran carried her into a bath he filled with water elements.