Chapter Summaries

Lu Changfeng reassured his pregnant lover Xiao Xun'er after she revealed that she was the Gu Clan's young lady and feared her father would come for them. As he continued cultivating in the courtyard, his system rewarded him with an eighth-tier pill recipe, while he resolved to grow strong enough to face Gu Yuan.

• Xiao Xun'er told Lu Changfeng that she was Gu Yuan's daughter and feared the Gu Clan would learn she was carrying his child and send someone after them.
• Lu Changfeng comforted Xiao Xun'er and concealed that he was already a Nine-Star Dou Sheng, while she vowed to protect him if the Gu Clan came.
• Lu Changfeng returned to cultivating as Xiao Xun'er went back inside to rest.
• After an hour of cultivation, Lu Changfeng received the White Tiger Mysterious Pill refining method from his system.
• Lu Changfeng memorized the recipe and continued cultivating, aiming to reach Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint so he could face Gu Yuan.

In the Gu Clan Great Hall, Gu Yuan and the elders learned from a mysterious screen that the person who may have impregnated Xiao Xun'er was a twenty-year-old Nine-Star Dou Sheng, Ninth-Grade Grandmaster Alchemist, and master of a Heaven Class Dou Technique. Gu Yuan ordered the clan to investigate him before taking action, leaving his identity and connection to Xiao Xun'er unresolved.

• Gu Yuan discovered that Xiao Xun'er had lost her virginity and might be pregnant, and the elders urged him to punish the man responsible.
• A mysterious screen appeared in the hall and revealed that a person from the Jia Ma Empire was around twenty years old and had reached Nine-Star Dou Sheng.
• The screen revealed that the person also mastered a Heaven Class Dou Technique and was a Ninth-Grade Grandmaster Alchemist, shocking Gu Yuan and the elders.
• Gu Yuan considered whether this person was connected to Xiao Xun'er and told the elders not to act rashly, ordering them to investigate him in the Jia Ma Empire.
• The screen disappeared, and Gu Yuan remained alone in the hall, wondering about the person's background.

A mysterious screen revealed that a twenty-year-old in the Jia Ma Empire was a Tier 9 Alchemist and Nine-Star Dou Sheng, shocking Yao Yue, Fa Ma, and Jia Xingtian. Jia Xingtian mobilized the Imperial Family’s intelligence network to find the expert and ordered everyone to treat him with courtesy.

• Yao Yue boasted to Fa Ma that she was the foremost young alchemist in the Jia Ma Empire after reaching Tier 4.
• A screen appeared in the palace hall and revealed that a twenty-year-old was a Tier 9 Alchemist.
• The screen showed that the same person was a Nine-Star Dou Sheng, leaving Fa Ma, Jia Xingtian, and Yao Yue stunned.
• Jia Xingtian ordered guards to search every city and mobilized the Imperial Family’s intelligence network to locate the expert.
• Jia Xingtian ordered his people not to offend the expert and considered ways to establish a friendly connection with him.

Lu Changfeng went to the Mittel Auction House to find a seventh-rank magical beast core needed for a pill for Xiao Xun'er and their unborn child. After intimidating a rude guard, he was escorted to a reception room while the guard went to fetch Mittel Tengshan.

• Lu Changfeng left Xiao Xun'er resting in the manor and headed to the Mittel Auction House to seek a seventh-rank magic core for the Heavenly Spirit Wondrous Pill.
• At the entrance, Lu Changfeng asked to see Mittel Tengshan, but one guard mocked him and refused to take him seriously.
• Lu Changfeng released a powerful presence that forced the rude guard to his knees and bent the other guard under its pressure.
• Lu Changfeng withdrew his presence and entered the auction house with the courteous guard, who promised to bring Mittel Tengshan.
• As Lu Changfeng waited in the reception room, he wondered whether the auction house had the magic core he needed, and hurried footsteps approached outside.

Lu Changfeng visited the Mittel Auction House seeking a Green-Eyed Golden Crystal Beast Magic Core, and Mittel Tengshan promised to obtain one within two days. Mittel Tengshan suspected Lu Changfeng was a Seventh-Tier Alchemist and resolved to strengthen ties with him.

• Mittel Tengshan hurried to meet Lu Changfeng after hearing the visitor seemed as powerful as a Dou Huang expert.
• Lu Changfeng asked for a Green-Eyed Golden Crystal Beast Magic Core, but Mittel Tengshan said the auction house did not have one in stock.
• Mittel Tengshan said partners might deliver the rare Magic Core within a day or two, and Lu Changfeng agreed to wait and gave him the Lu Family residence as the delivery address.
• Mittel Tengshan asked whether Lu Changfeng was a Seventh-Tier Alchemist, and Lu Changfeng told him not to ask what he should not.
• Mittel Tengshan saw Lu Changfeng off, reprimanded the guards for risking offense, and hurried to contact the auction house's partners about the Magic Core.

Mittel Tengshan told Fa Ma that a young seventh-tier alchemist had arrived in the Jia Ma Empire and secured rare ingredients for him. After the news reached Jia Xingtian, he ordered the Imperial Family to investigate the alchemist and keep him in the empire if the report proved true.

• Mittel Tengshan went to Fa Ma and asked for rare medicinal ingredients for a seventh-tier alchemist staying at the Lu Family residence.
• Mittel Tengshan told Fa Ma that the alchemist appeared to be in his early twenties, was at least a Dou Emperor, and had ties to the Xiao Clan in Wutan City.
• Fa Ma arranged for the Alchemist Guild to provide the ingredients and urged Mittel Tengshan to keep the alchemist in the Jia Ma Empire.
• Fa Ma quietly sent word to Jia Xingtian, and Yao Yue told her great-grandfather that a young seventh-tier alchemist had appeared.
• Jia Xingtian wondered whether the alchemist was the same person revealed by the sky screen and ordered people to watch the Lu Family residence without alerting anyone.

Jia Xingtian learned that Lu Changfeng, who had come from the Xiao Clan of Wutan City, was a Seventh-Tier Alchemist and urged the Imperial Family to befriend him. Yao Ye set out for the Lu Family residence with Jia Xingtian’s visiting card to invite Lu Changfeng to the palace.

• Jia Xingtian decided the Imperial Family needed to build a good relationship with the newly revealed Seventh-Tier Alchemist.
• Yao Ye told Jia Xingtian that Lu Changfeng and Xiao Xun'er had moved into the former Xiao Clan residence in the imperial capital.
• Jia Xingtian and Yao Ye were shocked that a declining clan from Wutan City could be connected to a Seventh-Tier Alchemist.
• Jia Xingtian instructed Yao Ye to invite Lu Changfeng to the palace and warned her to treat him with respect.
• Yao Ye left the imperial palace with Jia Xingtian’s visiting card and rode toward the Lu Family residence.

Lu Changfeng reassured pregnant Xiao Xun'er that he could protect her from the Gu Clan and revealed that he could refine Seventh-Tier Pills. Yao Ye then arrived on Jia Xingtian's orders to invite Lu Changfeng to visit the imperial palace.

• Lu Changfeng told Xiao Xun'er he had asked the Mittel Auction House to find a Seventh-Rank Magical Beast's Magic Core so he could refine a Seventh-Tier Pill for her.
• Xiao Xun'er worried that her father and the Gu Clan might come for her and harm Lu Changfeng, but he promised to protect her.
• Lu Changfeng heard a commotion outside and found Yao Ye, the eldest princess of the Jia Ma Imperial Family, at his gate.
• Yao Ye presented Jia Xingtian's invitation and asked Lu Changfeng to visit the Imperial Family at the palace.

Lu Changfeng visited the Imperial Family at Yao Ye’s invitation, where Jia Xingtian tried to recruit him but accepted his refusal and settled for friendship. Lu Changfeng left the palace, while Jia Xingtian warned Yao Yue and Yao Ye that the young alchemist’s power and backing made him someone to befriend, not offend.

• Lu Changfeng left the Xiao Clan residence with Yao Ye and entered the palace to meet Jia Xingtian.
• Jia Xingtian praised Lu Changfeng’s seventh-tier alchemy and offered Imperial Family support in exchange for his help and allegiance.
• Lu Changfeng rejected joining any faction and prepared to leave, stunning Yao Yue and Yao Ye.
• Jia Xingtian called Lu Changfeng back, clarified that he only wanted friendship, and promised not to ask him to join again.
• After Lu Changfeng departed, Jia Xingtian explained to Yao Yue that Lu Changfeng might have powerful backing and should not be offended.

Lu Changfeng accepted the medicinal ingredients from Mittel Tengshan and offered to repay him by refining a seventh-tier pill to break Hai Bodong’s seal. Mittel Tengshan learned that Hai Bodong was alive and eagerly agreed to gather the pill’s ingredients as Lu Changfeng headed back to the Xiao Clan residence.

• Mittel Tengshan invited Lu Changfeng into the auction house and gave him the medicinal ingredients he had requested.
• Lu Changfeng confirmed the ingredients were correct, but Mittel Tengshan refused to accept payment for them.
• Lu Changfeng offered to refine a seventh-tier pill that could break Queen Medusa’s seal on Hai Bodong and restore him to peak Nine-Star Dou Emperor strength.
• Mittel Tengshan was shocked to learn Hai Bodong was alive and agreed to gather the ingredients for the pill.
• Lu Changfeng left for the Xiao Clan residence while Mittel Tengshan remained excited at the auction house entrance.

Lu Changfeng returned to the Lu Family residence and refined a seventh-tier Heavenly Spirit Wondrous Pill for Xiao Xun'er. After taking it, she stabilized her pregnancy and rose from One-Star Great Dou Master to Nine-Star Great Dou Master, leaving her even more confident in Lu Changfeng.

• Lu Changfeng returned with the medicinal ingredients and told Xiao Xun'er he would refine a pill to stabilize her pregnancy and improve her strength.
• Lu Changfeng used the ingredients Mittel Tengshan had prepared to refine the Heavenly Spirit Wondrous Pill without any mishaps while Xiao Xun'er waited outside.
• Lu Changfeng gave the finished pill to Xiao Xun'er, and she swallowed it.
• The pill soothed Xiao Xun'er's pregnancy and raised her cultivation from One-Star Great Dou Master to Nine-Star Great Dou Master.
• Xiao Xun'er praised Lu Changfeng and wondered what other abilities he had, believing he might withstand her father's pressure.

Lu Changfeng refined a Seventh-Tier Pill for Mittel Tengshan, who planned to give it to Hai Bodong to break Queen Medusa’s seal. After seeing the pill, Gu He learned that its young creator was a Seventh-Tier Alchemist and was left stunned by the revelation.

• Lu Changfeng visited the Mittel Auction House and received the medicinal ingredients Mittel Tengshan had collected.
• Lu Changfeng refined a Seventh-Tier Snake Seal-breaking pill and handed it to Mittel Tengshan.
• Mittel Tengshan stored the pill in a jade box and planned to find Hai Bodong so he could take it.
• Gu He and Fa Ma arrived, and Mittel Tengshan showed them the pill and confirmed Lu Changfeng had refined it in less than two hours.
• Mittel Tengshan told Gu He that Lu Changfeng looked to be in his early twenties, leaving Gu He shocked by the young alchemist’s ability.

Mittel Tengshan, Fa Ma, and Gu He found Hai Bodong and gave him a seventh-tier pill refined by Lu Changfeng, restoring his Nine-Star Dou Emperor strength. Meanwhile, Lu Changfeng entered the Magical Beast Mountain Range to obtain the Amethyst Winged Lion King’s blood for a pill that would strengthen his unborn child’s constitution.

• Mittel Tengshan, Fa Ma, and Gu He found Hai Bodong hiding in a desert shop and learned that Queen Medusa’s seal had reduced him to Dou Ling strength.
• Mittel Tengshan presented Hai Bodong with a seventh-tier pill that Lu Changfeng had refined to break the seal.
• Hai Bodong swallowed the pill, shattered the seal, and regained his Nine-Star Dou Emperor strength.
• Hai Bodong learned Lu Changfeng’s name and resolved to meet and befriend him.
• Lu Changfeng traveled to the Magical Beast Mountain Range to collect the Amethyst Winged Lion King’s blood for a pill to enhance his unborn child’s constitution.

Lu Changfeng found Yun Yun injured near the Amethyst Winged Lion King's lair and revealed his overwhelming strength by defeating the beast with one palm. After collecting its blood, he left Yun Yun stunned and wondering who he was.

• Lu Changfeng encountered the injured Yun Yun near the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave, and she warned him to leave the dangerous area.
• Lu Changfeng announced that he had come for the Amethyst Winged Lion King and challenged it to come out.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King charged at Lu Changfeng, but he knocked it into a mountain wall with a single palm strike.
• Lu Changfeng demanded the lion's blood, and the wounded beast surrendered it.
• Lu Changfeng collected the blood and left after advising Yun Yun to recover, while she watched him go in shock.

Lu Changfeng dismissed Yun Yun’s offer of a Misty Cloud Sect favor and accepted the Amethyst Winged Lion King as his servant. As he left the Magical Beast Mountain Range with the beast, Yun Yun called after him with a new offer to persuade him to remove her Dou Qi seal.

• Yun Yun asked Lu Changfeng to undo the seal on her Dou Qi, offering a favor from the Misty Cloud Sect in return.
• Lu Changfeng said he thought little of the Misty Cloud Sect and turned to leave without helping her.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King prostrated itself before Lu Changfeng and begged to become his servant, offering to guide him to treasures and through the mountain range.
• Lu Changfeng accepted the beast and ordered it to obey him, then left with it while Yun Yun watched.
• Yun Yun called after Lu Changfeng, saying she had thought of something that might interest him if he ordered the beast to undo her seal.

Lu Changfeng accepted Yun Yun’s offer of three requests in exchange for lifting her seal and helping treat her injuries. After she left, he waited in the Magical Beast Mountain Range for the Amethyst Winged Lion King to return with the medicinal herbs he needed.

• Yun Yun offered Lu Changfeng one request in exchange for help, and he negotiated three requests before agreeing to help her.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King lifted Yun Yun’s seal, and Lu Changfeng gave her herbs to treat her damaged meridians.
• Lu Changfeng sent the Amethyst Winged Lion King into the mountains to gather ingredients for a physique-strengthening pill.
• Yun Yun learned Lu Changfeng’s name, promised to honor her three requests, and left for the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Lu Changfeng waited for the Amethyst Winged Lion King, which soon returned from the forest.

Yun Yun returned to the Misty Cloud Sect injured and told Nalan Yanran how Lu Changfeng had saved her from the Amethyst Winged Lion King. As Yun Yun recovered, she worried about the three demands she had promised Lu Changfeng, while Nalan Yanran became curious about the mysterious expert.

• Yun Yun returned to the Misty Cloud Sect and gave Nalan Yanran the purple spirit crystal, urging her to cultivate and not lose to Xiao Yan.
• Yun Yun explained that the Amethyst Winged Lion King had injured her and sealed her Dou Qi when she tried to obtain the crystal.
• Yun Yun told Nalan Yanran that Lu Changfeng had effortlessly defeated the beast, which then begged to become his servant and mount.
• Yun Yun warned Nalan Yanran not to approach Lu Changfeng lightly and told her to keep training for her contest with Xiao Yan.
• Yun Yun went to tend to her injuries while worrying that Lu Changfeng might make an embarrassing demand of her.

Lu Changfeng returned to the imperial capital, gave Xiao Xun'er a pill to strengthen their unborn child's foundation, and massaged her feet. During cultivation, he comprehended the Heaven Class Innate Dao Art, which greatly increased his cultivation speed, and began to consider reaching Half-Step Dou Di strength.

• Lu Changfeng returned to the imperial capital and refined a pill intended to strengthen Xiao Xun'er and their unborn child's foundation.
• Xiao Xun'er took the pill, then invited Lu Changfeng to massage her feet, and he did so for over an hour.
• While cultivating that night, Lu Changfeng received a system notification that he had comprehended the Heaven Class Innate Dao Art.
• Lu Changfeng studied and circulated the Innate Dao Art, finding that it greatly accelerated his Dou Qi and strengthened his foundation.
• By dawn, Lu Changfeng had grasped the method's introductory formula and believed he could soon reach Half-Step Dou Di strength.

Gu Yuan and the Gu Clan elders debated bringing Xun'er back from the Jia Ma Empire, suspecting the young man connected to her pregnancy might have deceived her. When the heavenly screen showed him comprehending a Heaven Class cultivation method, Gu Yuan reconsidered and decided to observe him before taking action.

• Gu Qingyang and Gu Dao urged Gu Yuan to send people to retrieve Xun'er and learn who had fathered her child.
• A heavenly screen appeared in the Gu Clan Great Hall, showing the young man comprehending the Innate Dao Art, a Heaven Class cultivation method.
• Gu Yuan and the elders were stunned by the young man's achievement, while Gu Qingyang was left speechless after questioning his talent.
• Gu Yuan decided not to bring Xun'er back for now and resolved to observe the young man and meet him in person.
• Gu Yuan considered the young man a potential ally for the Gu Clan and wondered whether he could become the first Dou Di on the Dou Qi Continent.

Lu Changfeng visited the Jia Ma Empire’s palace to request a medicinal ingredient for a pill that could help Xiao Xun'er break through to Dou Ling and strengthen their unborn child. Jia Xingtian eagerly welcomed him, hoping to use the request to build a closer relationship with the seventh-tier alchemist.

• After Xiao Xun'er's strength stabilized at Nine-Star Great Dou Master, Lu Changfeng told her he had learned a pill formula that could help her reach Dou Ling and strengthen the baby.
• Lu Changfeng left their residence and headed to the imperial palace to obtain a special ingredient from the Imperial Family.
• Yao Ye met Lu Changfeng at the palace entrance and escorted him inside, thinking the Imperial Family should give him whatever he needed to win his goodwill.
• Jia Xingtian was worrying about how to get closer to Lu Changfeng when Yao Ye announced that Lord Lu had arrived.
• Jia Xingtian hurried out to welcome Lu Changfeng and promised to support his request as long as it was within the Imperial Family's power.