Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan showed Jin Yao prescriptions for the Bodhi Restoration Pill and Ice Spirit Pill and asked whether the Thousand Medicine Pavilion could gather their rare ingredients. Jin Yao could supply five ingredients in total, leaving Xiao Yan satisfied as he continued his search.

• Jin Yao was shocked when Xiao Yan presented a prescription that revealed he was pursuing a third-tier pill.
• Jin Yao told Xiao Yan that the Thousand Medicine Pavilion could provide at most two ingredients from the first prescription and suggested the Alchemist Alliance might help.
• Xiao Yan declined to join the Alchemist Alliance for now, and Jin Yao gave him a Thousand-Fan Leaf.
• Xiao Yan showed Jin Yao the Ice Spirit Pill ingredient list, and she said the pavilion could provide only five ingredients from both prescriptions combined.
• Xiao Yan accepted the five ingredients as a worthwhile result.

Xiao Yan followed Jin Yao to a hidden chamber in the Thousand Medicine Pavilion and collected the five medicinal ingredients he needed. As he was about to leave, Gu You stopped him and urged him to examine something in the chamber.

• Jin Yao led Xiao Yan through the Thousand Medicine Pavilion to a concealed stone chamber containing rare, living medicinal ingredients.
• Xiao Yan admired the chamber’s preservation methods and spotted an unusual fragment hanging from a pillar.
• Xiao Yan collected the five medicinal ingredients he needed and thanked Jin Yao.
• Gu You suddenly told Xiao Yan to stop and look at something, leaving Xiao Yan alert and curious.

Xiao Yan discovered a glowing formation plate fragment in the Thousand Medicine Pavilion’s stone chamber, but Jin Yao’s warning revealed that she had sealed it behind a concealed barrier. Jin Yao allowed him to examine the fragment, and Xiao Yan studied it in his palm without learning what made it unusual.

• Gu You pointed out a porcelain-white formation plate fragment hanging from a stone pillar, and Xiao Yan recognized the runes on it.
• Jin Yao’s hostile warning made Xiao Yan pull back, and she apologized for her reaction.
• Xiao Yan offered to leave, prompting Jin Yao to let him examine the fragment and reveal that she had sealed it behind a Dou Qi barrier.
• Jin Yao removed the barrier, and Xiao Yan took the fragment down to inspect it, still puzzled by its significance.

Xiao Yan learned from Gu You that the array disc fragment was valuable only as part of a complete set, then persuaded Jin Yao to let him take it. As Jin Yao led him away from the sealed stone chamber, a soul fluctuation from Murong Qianqian reached Xiao Yan and darkened his expression.

• Xiao Yan returned to the array disc fragment after Gu You revealed that the complete array disc could tempt even a Yuan Zun expert.
• Jin Yao admitted she had studied the fragment for more than ten years but could not identify it or uncover its secrets.
• Xiao Yan claimed his master might recognize the fragment, and Jin Yao let him take it.
• Jin Yao called Xiao Yan her little brother and linked arms with him as they left the stone chamber, whose heavy door shut behind them.
• A soul fluctuation from Murong Qianqian reached Xiao Yan, making him stop and grow serious.

Xiao Yan and Jin Yao hurried to Murong Qianqian after sensing she was in trouble at the Thousand Medicine Pavilion. As a powerful soul pressure threatened Murong Qianqian, Xiao Yan’s furious voice broke in from outside the hall.

• Xiao Yan sensed that Murong Qianqian was in trouble, and Jin Yao insisted on accompanying him through Yan City.
• Murong Qianqian argued with a young woman who had taken the bracelet she wanted and mocked her for lacking money.
• The young woman flaunted the bracelet and insulted Murong Qianqian, who lunged at her to take it back.
• An old man unleashed terrifying soul pressure on Murong Qianqian and threatened to teach her a lesson.
• Xiao Yan’s domineering pressure shattered the soul attack, and he angrily challenged the old man from outside the hall.

Xiao Yan charged into the Thousand Medicine Pavilion and defeated Master Xu after the elder attacked Murong Qianqian. As Master Xu prepared to fight again, a woman’s voice stopped him and left him wary.

• Xiao Yan rejected Master Xu’s demand to identify himself and told him to get lost.
• Master Xu attacked Xiao Yan with a Crimson Flame Fire Dragon, but Xiao Yan tore the dragon apart and kicked Master Xu down.
• Murong Qianqian rushed into Xiao Yan’s arms and sobbed while he held her.
• Master Xu rose and threatened Xiao Yan, who pushed Murong Qianqian aside and answered contemptuously.
• A woman’s voice warned Master Xu against fighting in the Thousand Medicine Pavilion, and he restrained himself.

Jin Yao stopped Xu Songming from attacking Xiao Yan and revealed that Xiao Yan was a Third-Tier Alchemist. With Gu You's help, Xiao Yan demonstrated the soul power to prove it and drove Xu Songming out of the Thousand Medicine Pavilion.

• Jin Yao warned Xu Songming to stop because his granddaughter had started the dispute, but he refused and threatened the pavilion.
• Jin Yao struck Xu Songming with her Dou Di pressure and told him that the Alchemist Alliance could not protect him from her.
• Jin Yao revealed that Xiao Yan was a Third-Tier Alchemist, leaving Xu Songming and the others in disbelief.
• Gu You lent Xiao Yan Soul Power, allowing him to release the power of a Third-Tier Alchemist.
• Xiao Yan's soul-power strike blasted Xu Songming out of the Thousand Medicine Pavilion and into view of Yan City's residents.

Xiao Yan struck Xu Songming down with soul power after the girl tried to flee, and Murong Qianqian made her return the bracelet. Jin Yao let the girl keep it and discussed compensation and future business with Xiao Yan before he hurriedly left with Murong Qianqian.

• Xiao Yan sent Xu Songming flying with a single blow, shocking everyone in the Thousand Medicine Pavilion.
• The girl tried to escape, but Murong Qianqian stopped her and demanded the bracelet back.
• The girl returned the bracelet, tearing skin from her wrist as she pulled it off.
• Jin Yao teased Xiao Yan about paying for the damaged partitioned room, and Murong Qianqian offered her the bracelet.
• Jin Yao told Murong Qianqian she could keep the bracelet, then Xiao Yan arranged for Jin Yao to look for medicinal ingredients.
• Xiao Yan took Murong Qianqian's hand and hurried out of the Thousand Medicine Pavilion.

After two days in seclusion, Xiao Yan prepared to attend Yan City’s crowded auction while keeping his identity hidden. He declined an invitation from the city’s Dou Di experts and set out with Murong Qianqian, saying someone would meet them there.

• Xiao Yan stayed in his room for two days as word of a tier-three alchemist spread through Yan City.
• When the auction day arrived, Xiao Yan used soul power borrowed from Gu You to probe the city, and several Dou Di experts detected him.
• The Dou Di experts invited Xiao Yan to meet them, but he declined to avoid revealing his identity or attracting trouble.
• Murong Qianqian entered Xiao Yan’s room and urged him to hurry to the auction before the venue filled.
• Xiao Yan rose and headed for the auction with Murong Qianqian, telling her that someone would meet them there.

Xiao Yan and Murong Qianqian arrived at the Heavenly Cloud Auction House, where Half-Emperor experts waited in line to enter. Fang Qian appeared to escort Xiao Yan inside, but Xiao Yan declined the private booth prepared for him and chose to enter with Murong Qianqian.

• Xiao Yan and Murong Qianqian traveled through Yan City toward the auction house, drawing respectful attention from the crowd and Half-Emperor experts.
• Xiao Yan and Murong Qianqian reached the open-air auction venue and found a long line of Half-Emperor experts waiting to enter.
• Murong Qianqian blamed Xiao Yan for arriving late, while Xiao Yan assured her that someone would meet them.
• Fang Qian appeared before Xiao Yan and said several esteemed personages had asked him to invite Xiao Yan inside.
• Xiao Yan declined the private booth Fang Qian offered and prepared to enter the auction house with Murong Qianqian.

Fang Qian led Xiao Yan and Murong Qianqian to the auction house, where a burly Eight-Star Half-Emperor challenged Xiao Yan over his privilege to enter ahead of the line. Xiao Yan accepted the man’s one-punch test and beckoned him to attack.

• Fang Qian escorted Xiao Yan and Murong Qianqian past the waiting crowd and toward the auction house entrance.
• A burly Eight-Star Half-Emperor complained that Xiao Yan was allowed to enter before the people waiting in line.
• Fang Qian explained that Xiao Yan had a reason for receiving priority, but the man demanded an explanation anyway.
• The burly man challenged Xiao Yan to take one punch, offering to let his group enter first if Xiao Yan failed.
• Xiao Yan stopped Fang Qian and Murong Qianqian from intervening, accepted the challenge, and beckoned the man to attack.

Xiao Yan challenged the burly man to a physical contest without using Dou Qi, astonishing the onlookers when he effortlessly blocked the man's punch. He sent the burly man crashing into the crowd, leaving everyone horrified by his strength.

• Xiao Yan stood ready to face the burly man with only his physical strength, while Fang Qian and Murong Qianqian trusted his confidence.
• The burly man charged and punched toward Xiao Yan's face as Fang Qian prepared to intervene.
• Xiao Yan blocked the burly man's punch with one hand without using Dou Qi or being shaken.
• Xiao Yan released a burst of force from his palm and sent the burly man stumbling into the crowd.
• The onlookers stared at Xiao Yan in shock.

Xiao Yan defeated a burly man with one palm outside the auction house, then used his soul power and alchemist status to reveal why he had been invited inside. As Xiao Yan entered with Murong Qianqian and Fang Qian, a clan leader recognized him as the man who had injured his son and ordered an investigation.

• The burly man apologized to Xiao Yan after realizing Xiao Yan had held back, and his four companions bowed with him.
• Xiao Yan used soul power to lift the five men from their bows, surprising them with its strength.
• Fang Qian revealed that Xiao Yan was a third-tier alchemist invited by Dou Di experts, leaving the burly man fearing for his brothers.
• Xiao Yan reassured the burly man that the experts were not displeased and suggested they were satisfied with the spar.
• A middle-aged clan leader recognized Xiao Yan and Murong Qianqian as the people who had injured his son, then ordered a black-robed figure to investigate them.
• Xiao Yan told Murong Qianqian to move along, and Fang Qian led them into the auction house.

Xiao Yan and Murong Qianqian discussed the Blazing Flame Flower before the Heavenly Cloud Auction House auction began. As Fang Qian and Dong Chuan took the stage behind a powerful protective formation, Xiao Yan recognized Dong Chuan as a Five-Star Dou Di.

• Murong Qianqian asked Xiao Yan whether the Blazing Flame Flower was important, and he said it concerned his breakthrough to Dou Di.
• Murong Qianqian questioned Xiao Yan because the Blazing Flame Flower was not an ingredient for the Emperor Tribulation Pill, but he neither confirmed nor denied her suspicion.
• Fang Qian appeared on the auction platform, and a golden formation enclosed the auction hall.
• Xiao Yan judged the formation to be at least a high-grade third-tier formation and possibly a fourth-tier formation.
• Dong Chuan emerged from the underground stairway, and Xiao Yan recognized him as a Five-Star Dou Di.

Dong Chuan opened the Heavenly Cloud Auction House’s Yan City auction by warning the gathered experts against causing trouble. Fang Qian began the bidding with the Phoenix Feather Finger, but Xiao Yan’s stirred Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline caused its Demon Phoenix phantom to collapse into a feather.

• Dong Chuan welcomed the auction guests and used his Dou Di pressure to warn the experts not to cause trouble.
• Dong Chuan exchanged a friendly look with Xiao Yan before leaving the stage and letting Fang Qian take charge.
• Fang Qian presented the Phoenix Feather Finger, a Human Class Low Level finger-art Dou Technique, as the auction’s first item.
• The scroll summoned a silver-white Demon Phoenix, and Xiao Yan sensed that the technique was connected to the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Xiao Yan’s Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline stirred and released pressure, causing the Demon Phoenix phantom to vanish into a single feather and leaving Fang Qian astonished.

Xiao Yan took responsibility for the Phoenix Feather Finger’s damaged appearance, claiming his soul-power probing had caused it, and eased the auction house’s suspicions. Fang Qian began bidding on the Human Class Dou Technique, and the crowd eagerly competed for it.

• The crowd suspected the auction house after the Phoenix Feather Finger’s power vanished, while Dong Chuan worried the mishap would ruin the auction.
• Xiao Yan apologized publicly and falsely claimed he had damaged the treasure by probing it with his soul power, offering to give up the technique.
• Fang Qian accepted Xiao Yan’s explanation and thanked him, recognizing that the story rescued the auction from the crisis.
• Xiao Yan appeared before the crowd, and the bidders’ interest in the Phoenix Feather Finger surged.
• Fang Qian announced the starting price of 1.3 million Spirit Coins, the bidding increments, and the 8 million Spirit Coin ceiling, then opened the auction.

Xiao Yan watched the auction house drive up the Phoenix Feather Finger’s price and bought several medicinal ingredients for pill refining. The auction left him waiting for the Blazing Flame Flower, and he sprang up when Fang Qian finally revealed it.

• Xiao Yan ignored the bidding on the Phoenix Feather Finger because he had little interest in the low-level technique, though his earlier praise had helped attract buyers.
• A richly dressed old man bought the Phoenix Feather Finger for 7.6 million Spirit Coins after Fang Qian’s promotion sent the price soaring.
• Fang Qian auctioned several more items, and Xiao Yan spent some of his Spirit Coins on medicinal ingredients he needed for refining pills.
• Dou Di experts joined the bidding, driving prices toward ten million Spirit Coins while Xiao Yan held back to save for the Blazing Flame Flower.
• Fang Qian revealed a medicinal ingredient that looked like a ball of flame, and Xiao Yan recognized it as the Blazing Flame Flower.

Fang Qian presented a thousand-year-old Blazing Flame Flower for barter, and bids climbed as alchemists competed for the rare ingredient. Xu Songming offered twenty Emperor Grade Pills and tried to deter further bids, but Xiao Yan appeared and said he did not have that many.

• Fang Qian revealed the Blazing Flame Flower and said its owner wanted an item of equal value rather than Spirit Coins.
• The bidders raised their offers from three second-tier pills to thirteen Emperor Grade Pills.
• Xu Songming offered twenty Emperor Grade Pills and challenged anyone to outbid him.
• Fang Qian looked toward Xiao Yan's private room, and Xiao Yan came out as Xu Songming worried he would compete.
• Xiao Yan told Fang Qian that he did not have twenty Emperor Grade Pills.

Xiao Yan appeared unable to match Xu Songming’s bid of twenty Emperor Grade Pills for the Blazing Flame Flower, but he asked whether other items could be used to bid. He then revealed a Thousand-Fan Leaf, leaving the crowd wondering whether it was worth enough to compete.

• Xu Songming laughed at Xiao Yan’s claim that he had no pills and expected to win the Blazing Flame Flower.
• Fang Qian asked whether anyone would offer more than Xu Songming’s twenty Emperor Grade Pills, but no one responded.
• Xiao Yan smiled, prompting Fang Qian and the crowd to suspect he had another way to bid.
• Xiao Yan asked Fang Qian whether the Blazing Flame Flower could be exchanged for something other than pills, and Fang Qian said any item of equal value would suffice.
• Xiao Yan produced a washbasin-sized Thousand-Fan Leaf before the astonished crowd.

Xiao Yan used a Thousand-Fan Leaf to win the Blazing Flame Flower auction, then suppressed the crowd's greed with his soul power. After the auction continued, a patriarch learned that Xiao Yan and his companion had come from the east and decided to meet Xiao Yan once the auction ended.

• Xiao Yan revealed a Thousand-Fan Leaf, astonishing Jin Yao and the other auction attendees.
• Xiao Yan unleashed his soul pressure to deter the Dou Di experts from trying to seize the leaf.
• Fang Qian asked Xiao Yan to withdraw his soul power, and Xiao Yan agreed before Fang Qian declared him the winning bidder for the Blazing Flame Flower.
• Xu Songming left the auction hall in anger while Xiao Yan and Murong Qianqian celebrated.
• A patriarch learned that Xiao Yan and his companion had arrived from Sulan City two days earlier and ordered his followers to wait until the auction ended before he met Xiao Yan.