Recaps

Ye Chen grew from a gifted child into a powerful alchemist and Dou Grandmaster while helping the Ye Family confront the loss of its Yang Fire and its declining standing. He left the clan with Hu Tian to gain experience and reached Clear Moon City, where Lin Yutong’s inheritance struggle caught his attention.

• Ye Chen revealed extraordinary Soul Power, learned alchemy under Ye Xun, and reached Dou Zhe before refining a superior-grade Fire Essence Pill as Ye Xun died.
• Ye Chen defeated Bai Wei’s challenge by refining a middle-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, then spent five years cultivating and reached Nine Star Peak Dou Master.
• Ye Chen broke through to Dou Grandmaster and learned that the Ye Family’s Yang Fire had vanished, threatening its position ahead of the Pill Tower assessment.
• Ye Chen promised Ye Lan he would advance beyond Sixth Grade alchemy within three years, shared his Nurturing Yuan Pill formula, and reunited with his sister Ye Xinlan.
• Ye Zhong permitted Ye Chen to travel for up to a year with Hu Tian, and the pair left the Ye Family and headed west toward Clear Moon City.
• Ye Chen and Hu Tian crossed the wilderness, fought Magical Beasts, collected herbs, and learned that humans could pose an even greater danger than beasts.
• In Clear Moon City, Ye Chen learned that Lin Qingyue’s four heirs were competing for control of the Wind Cloud Arena, with powerful factions backing several of them.
• Hu Tian judged Lin Yutong to be a newly advanced Six Star Dou Huang with a formidable protector, and Ye Chen wondered if she had ties to Ice River Valley.

Ye Chen helped Lin Yutong secure the City Lord succession, took the Unicorn Fire Spirit Flood Dragon’s Dragon Yuan, and forged an agreement between the Ye Family and Clear Moon City. He then traveled toward the Pill Region, prepared for the Profound Heaven City alchemy convention, and arrived as Hu Tian returned from his breakthrough to Dou Zong.

• Fan Qingge was killed by Cheng Wu at the Wind Cloud Arena, and Hu Tian revealed his overwhelming strength when Lin Yucheng’s men tried to seize him.
• Ye Chen accepted Lin Yutong’s support request, used the alias Song Chen, and gained Star Essence from a Meteorite Stone she gave him.
• Ye Chen accompanied Hu Tian and Old Luo to the Fire Dragon Mountain Range, killed the wounded Unicorn Fire Spirit Flood Dragon, and escaped with its Dragon Yuan.
• Ye Chen absorbed the Dragon Yuan, rose to Four-Star Dou Ling, and returned to Clear Moon City, where he persuaded Lin Yutong and Old Luo that he had powerful backing.
• Lin Qingyue recognized Ye Chen and agreed to a mutual aid arrangement between Clear Moon City and the Ye Family in exchange for pills whenever the Ye Family provided help.
• Lin Yutong won the succession test and became Clear Moon City’s City Lord successor, while Ye Chen departed for Profound Heaven City with Hu Tian.
• Ye Chen learned that the Song and Lu families were holding an alchemy convention and decided to compete for its Meteorite Stone prize, while Hu Tian took a Profound Yang Sect Breaking Pill.
• Ye Chen refined a Spirit Weaving Pill as Hu Tian broke through to Dou Zong, then went to the convention with Hu Tian and Fang Yu when the opening bell rang.