Chapter Summaries

Xiao Han arrived in the Dou Qi Continent with the help of the Omnipotent System, Xiao Rou, and learned that he had to advance to Dou Di before he could return to reality. Xiao Rou explained that time passed much faster in the real world, easing his worries about his parents and leaving him ready to treat his summer vacation as a journey through the continent.

• Xiao Han suddenly appeared in the Xiao Clan courtyard in Wutan City and realized he had entered the world of Breaking the Sky.
• Xiao Rou welcomed Xiao Han to the Dou Qi Continent and confirmed that she had brought him there through the system.
• Xiao Han asked how he could return to reality, and Xiao Rou said he first had to complete a mission on the continent.
• Xiao Rou revealed that Xiao Han's mission was to advance to Dou Di, leaving him shocked by the immense challenge.
• Xiao Han worried about his parents and the years he might spend away from them, but Xiao Rou explained that one year on the Dou Qi Continent equaled one day in reality.
• Xiao Han calculated that his three-month summer vacation gave him ninety years on the continent and decided to embrace the journey.

Xiao Han embraced his ambition to reach Dou Di, and Xiao Rou provided him with cultivation items and arranged for him to enter the Dou Qi Continent. The Xiao Clan became lively after Xiao Rou began the story at “Chapter One, Fallen Genius,” leaving Xiao Han ready to explore it as an ordinary Xiao Family Disciple.

• Xiao Han declared that he would one day become a Dou Di, and Xiao Rou assured him that his talent was exceptional.
• Xiao Rou gave Xiao Han a High-grade Storage Ring, the Heavenly Emperor Sword, the Emperor Cleansing Art, and the Pill Canon.
• Xiao Han stored the items in his Ring and asked Xiao Rou why the Xiao Clan was deserted.
• Xiao Rou explained that she had not set up the story’s characters and asked where Xiao Han wanted to begin.
• Xiao Han chose “Chapter One, Fallen Genius,” and Xiao Rou set up the characters and made him an ordinary Xiao Family Disciple.

Xiao Han went to the Xiao Clan’s Testing Plaza and watched Xiao Yan endure ridicule after testing at Dou Qi Stage Three. When Xiao Han took his own test, the stone tablet reported that he had no Dou Qi, leaving everyone stunned.

• Xiao Han arrived at the Testing Plaza as Xiao Yan was announced to have Dou Qi Stage Three, Low level.
• The crowd mocked Xiao Yan, who stayed composed and quietly withdrew to the back.
• Xiao Han decided to approach Xiao Yan, but the examiner called him forward for his own test.
• Xiao Han reluctantly placed his hand on the Testing Magic Stone Tablet, which took several minutes to respond.
• The tablet displayed “Dou Qi, None,” stunning the gathered Xiao Clan members.

After the Black Testing Stele revealed Xiao Han had no Dou Qi, he befriended Xiao Yan and learned how to use the Omnipotent System’s Points Shop. He watched Xiao Yan and Xun Er leave together, then headed off to study cultivation.

• The Black Testing Stele showed that Xiao Han had no Dou Qi, but he kept his confidence because he had the Omnipotent System.
• Xiao Han greeted Xiao Yan, and they recognized one another as fellow souls from another world and vowed to become brothers.
• Xiao Rou rewarded Xiao Han 10 points for befriending Xiao Yan and explained the Points Shop and ways to earn more points.
• Xun Er encouraged Xiao Yan, then barely acknowledged Xiao Han when he tried to greet her.
• Xiao Yan and Xun Er left the testing ground together, and Xiao Han resolved to study cultivation.

Xiao Han tried to begin cultivating the Emperor Cleansing Art on a moonlit mountaintop, but Xiao Rou warned him that he first needed to reach Dou Zhe. He resolved to find a way to build his Dou Qi faster, and an idea suddenly came to him.

• Xiao Han sat on the Xiao Family’s Back Mountain and reflected on his homesickness for Earth and his hopes of growing stronger.
• Xiao Han opened the Emperor Cleansing Art scroll and absorbed its cultivation knowledge.
• Xiao Han began circulating the technique, but Xiao Rou told him he could not cultivate it before reaching Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Rou explained that Xiao Han could exchange points for items to speed up his cultivation, but he had only 10 points and no Stage One Dou Qi.
• Xiao Han considered how to advance faster and suddenly had an idea.

Xiao Han remembered that Foundation Establishment Fluid could help him cultivate, but Xiao Rou refused to give him any and the system punished his attempt to take a shortcut with lightning. He decided to seek a chance to impress Yao Lao when Nalan Yanran came to the Xiao Clan the next day to break off her engagement.

• Xiao Han recalled that Foundation Establishment Fluid could accelerate cultivation, then realized he could neither prepare it himself nor obtain it from Yao Lao yet.
• Xiao Han asked Xiao Rou for free Foundation Establishment Fluid, but Xiao Rou refused and the system struck him with lightning for harboring lazy thoughts.
• Xiao Rou explained that Xiao Han had to exchange points for items and that the punishment would intensify if he tried to take shortcuts again.
• Xiao Han decided to rely on himself and planned to impress Yao Lao, who he expected to appear the following night.
• Xiao Han remembered that Nalan Yanran would come to the Xiao Clan the next day to break off her engagement and looked forward to the opportunity.

Xiao Han went with Xiao Yan to the Xiao Clan Reception Hall, hoping to use Nalan Yanran’s visit to earn Yao Lao’s favor and obtain cultivation medicine. Nalan Yanran announced that she had come to break off her engagement with Xiao Yan, leaving him humiliated before the clan.

• Xiao Han cultivated in his room and resolved to pursue the chance to gain Yao Lao’s favor.
• Xiao Yan invited Xiao Han to accompany him to the Reception Hall to meet the Xiao Clan’s distinguished guests.
• Xiao Han and Xiao Yan entered the hall, where Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye sat with Xiao Zhan and the clan elders.
• Nalan Yanran addressed Xiao Zhan formally and announced that she wanted to break off her engagement.
• Xiao Yan clenched his fists as the Xiao Clan members looked at him with mockery.

Nalan Yanran came to annul her engagement to Xiao Yan, but he rejected her contempt and ended it himself, then vowed to challenge her in three years. Xiao Han backed Xiao Yan and confronted Nalan Yanran, who mocked him for having no Dou Qi.

• Xiao Zhan grew angry when Nalan Yanran announced that her teacher, the Misty Cloud Sect's Sect Master, had ordered the engagement annulled, but he backed down when faced with the Sect's power.
• Nalan Yanran belittled Xiao Yan for being at Dou Qi Stage Three while she was a Three-Star Dou Zhe, and Xiao Yan declared he would create another miracle and did not want her as his fiancée.
• Xiao Yan wrote an Annulment Letter, threw it at Nalan Yanran, then knelt before Xiao Zhan and promised to repay the humiliation and challenge Nalan Yanran in three years.
• Xiao Han praised Xiao Yan, urged him not to let others bully him for being poor, and introduced himself as an ordinary Xiao Family Disciple.
• Nalan Yanran mocked Xiao Han for having no Dou Qi, and Xiao Han told her he had never held her status as a Heaven's Proud Daughter in his eyes.

After Nalan Yanran injured Xiao Han, he and Xiao Yan challenged her to a duel at the Misty Cloud Sect in three years, and Xun Er warned her she would regret her actions. That night, Xiao Han and Xiao Yan swore brotherhood and vowed to grow stronger together.

• Xiao Han condemned Nalan Yanran, who struck him with Dou Qi, prompting Xiao Zhan to protest and Xiao Yan to help Xiao Han up.
• Xiao Han joined Xiao Yan's challenge to face Nalan Yanran at the Misty Cloud Sect in three years, and Nalan Yanran accepted before leaving with Ge Ye.
• Xun Er told Nalan Yanran that she would regret her actions, then departed as the broken engagement became the subject of mockery among the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Han and Xiao Yan went to the Xiao Family's Back Mountain, where Xiao Yan vented his anger and both vowed to become stronger.
• Xiao Han proposed that they become brothers, and the two knelt beneath the moon, swore an oath, and became brothers.

Xiao Yan met Yao Lao, the mysterious figure who had absorbed his Dou Qi for three years, and agreed to take him as his master after learning he was a powerful alchemist. Xiao Han watched as Yao Lao revealed his Bone Chilling Flame and boasted that Pill King Gu He was no match for him.

• Xiao Han and Xiao Yan vowed to become sworn brothers and make a legend across the Dou Qi Continent.
• Yao Lao revealed himself from Xiao Yan's ancient Ring and admitted that he had absorbed Xiao Yan's Dou Qi for three years.
• Xiao Yan flew into a rage, tore off the Ring, and threw it over the cliff, but Yao Lao appeared nearby again.
• Yao Lao promised to make Xiao Yan a peerless powerhouse, then displayed the Bone Chilling Flame to prove his abilities.
• Yao Lao explained that he was an alchemist, and Xiao Yan immediately agreed to take him as his master.
• Yao Lao claimed that Pill King Gu He was no match for him, while Xiao Han privately doubted his boasts.

Xiao Han refused to become Yao Lao’s disciple but secured his guidance alongside Xiao Yan, including a promise to refine Foundation Establishment Fluid for them. When both lacked the money to gather its ingredients, Xiao Han tried borrowing from Xiao Rou and was struck by the system’s punishment.

• Xiao Han rejected Yao Lao’s offer to become his disciple, but asked for help reaching the Dou Zhe realm sooner.
• Yao Lao agreed to guide Xiao Han and Xiao Yan as they trained together for their future confrontation with Nalan Yanran.
• Yao Lao promised to refine Foundation Establishment Fluid for both of them if they gathered the required herbs and a Tier 1 Wood Attribute Magic Core.
• Xiao Yan headed down the mountain to borrow money from Xun Er, while Xiao Han asked Xiao Rou for a few thousand Gold Coins.
• The system judged Xiao Han’s request as Malicious Borrowing and punished him with a lightning strike that left him charred.

Xiao Han exchanged points for Gold Coins and bought the ingredients to prepare Foundation Establishment Fluid. Back at the Xiao Clan, he intervened when Xiao Ning bullied Xiao Xueqin, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Xiao Han exchanged 10 points for 1,000 Gold Coins and left the mountain, seeing Xiao Yan on the way.
• Xiao Han went alone to the Market in Wutan City and bought the materials needed to prepare Foundation Establishment Fluid.
• Xiao Han returned to the Xiao Clan and found Xiao Ning threatening Xiao Xueqin after she accidentally dirtied his clothes.
• Xiao Han stepped in and stood in front of Xiao Xueqin, challenging Xiao Ning's bullying.

Xiao Han stopped Xiao Ning from bullying Xiao Xueqin by invoking the Xiao Clan's rules and earned a system reward for saving her. After Xiao Xueqin thanked him and praised his actions, she ran off shyly, leaving Xiao Han captivated by their meeting.

• Xiao Han confronted Xiao Ning for bullying Xiao Xueqin, and Xiao Ning backed down when Xiao Han cited the Xiao Clan's rule against private fights.
• The Omnipotent System rewarded Xiao Han 100 points for saving a beauty.
• Xiao Han asked Xiao Xueqin her name and became captivated by her beauty.
• Xiao Xueqin thanked Xiao Han, praised how he had stood up to Nalan Yanran, and ran away shyly.
• Xiao Han watched Xiao Xueqin leave with his heart pounding and a smile on his lips.

After reaching Dou Qi Stage Three with Foundation Establishment Fluid, Xiao Han was struck by the system for boasting and insulting it, then earned back points by showing remorse. On the way to the Market with Xiao Xueqin, he learned that her meridians had been sealed and that she had unusually high talent, leaving her origins a mystery.

• Xiao Han used Foundation Establishment Fluid to cultivate for half a month and reached Dou Qi Stage Three.
• The system punished Xiao Han for boasting and insulting it, deducted his points, then rewarded him 100 points when he showed remorse.
• Xiao Han invited Xiao Xueqin to the Market and took responsibility so she could leave her cleaning.
• Xiao Rou told Xiao Han that someone had sealed Xiao Xueqin's meridians when she was young and that she had high cultivation talent.

Xiao Han took Xiao Xueqin shopping and learned that freeing her from the seal in her body required a costly Rank 6 Seal Breaking Pill. When Jialie Ao threatened Xiao Xueqin after she rejected him, an unknown young man challenged him.

• Xiao Han asked Xiao Rou how to break the seal inside Xiao Xueqin and learned the Seal Breaking Pill cost 60,000 points.
• Xiao Han took Xiao Xueqin to the Market and bought her things while she avoided expensive items.
• Xiao Han left Xiao Xueqin at a Tea Shop and bought materials for five portions of Foundation Establishment Fluid.
• Jialie Ao approached Xiao Xueqin and invited her shopping, but she rejected him.
• Jialie Ao blocked Xiao Xueqin's way and threatened her through his men.
• An unknown young man mocked Jialie Ao for pestering Xiao Xueqin.

Xiao Han used Gravity Gloves to defeat Jialie Ao and protect Xiao Xueqin, then shared a shy, hand-holding walk home with her beneath the moonlight.

• Xiao Han stepped in when Jialie Ao threatened Xiao Xueqin and calmly challenged him.
• Jialie Ao charged at Xiao Han, but Xiao Han struck him with a powerful punch and sent him flying.
• Xiao Han revealed the force of his Gravity Gloves, pinned Jialie Ao to the ground, and left with Xiao Xueqin.
• As Xiao Han and Xiao Xueqin walked beneath the moonlight, she took his hesitant hand, and they continued home holding hands.

After Xiao Han and Xiao Xueqin became a couple, Xiao Han continued cultivating with Yao Lao’s Foundation Establishment Fluid and reached Dou Qi Stage Nine. At the Xiao Clan’s back mountain, he kissed Xiao Xueqin, leaving their relationship more intimate.

• The Omnipotent System rewarded Xiao Han with 10,000 points after he and Xiao Xueqin held hands, but he still needed 60,000 points for a Seal Breaking Pill to remove her seal.
• Xiao Han visited Xiao Yan and asked Yao Lao to prepare Foundation Establishment Fluid, while Yao Lao praised his progress to Dou Qi Stage Three.
• Xiao Han resumed his cultivation and, three months later, reached Dou Qi Stage Nine, one step from becoming a Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Han thought about surpassing Nalan Yanran through his own cultivation and resolving to become strong without relying entirely on the system.
• At the Xiao Clan’s back mountain, Xiao Han flirted with Xiao Xueqin, pushed her onto the grass, and kissed her.

Xiao Han and Xiao Xueqin shared a quiet moment on the mountaintop until Xiao Yan arrived and interrupted them. Xiao Yan invited Xiao Han to practice the Eight-Stage Collapse with him, and Yao Lao appeared to scold him before launching into a demonstration.

• Xiao Yan arrived on the mountaintop and found Xiao Xueqin nestled against Xiao Han.
• Xiao Xueqin left so Xiao Yan could speak privately with Xiao Han, who claimed she would become a Goddess of the Xiao Clan rivaling Xun Er.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Han that he had obtained the High-Grade Xuan Tier Dou Skill Eight-Stage Collapse and invited him to practice it together.
• Yao Lao appeared behind Xiao Yan, struck him for disrespecting his teacher, and accepted Xiao Yan's flattery as an invitation to demonstrate the Dou Skill.
• Xiao Han and Xiao Yan stared blankly at Yao Lao's back after his lengthy demonstration.

Yao Lao demonstrated the High-Grade Xuan Tier Dou Skill Eight Extremities Collapse to Xiao Han and Xiao Yan, revealing its hidden force when Xiao Han touched the apparently undamaged boulder. Yao Lao then refused to give the boys pointers and went to stand proudly on the mountain peak.

• Yao Lao told Xiao Han and Xiao Yan to watch as he demonstrated Eight Extremities Collapse.
• Yao Lao struck a boulder, which appeared untouched, and Xiao Yan and Xiao Han doubted his technique.
• Yao Lao knocked Xiao Yan and Xiao Han on the head and told them to touch the boulder.
• Xiao Han touched the boulder, causing cracks to spread until it shattered into pieces.
• Xiao Yan praised Yao Lao and asked for pointers, but Yao Lao said he had no time and walked to the mountain peak.

After half a month of harsh training in Eight Extremities Collapse, Xiao Han prepared for the Xiao Clan’s Dou Qi Retest Ceremony, hoping to prove he was no longer a good-for-nothing. Xiao Xueqin encouraged him as they headed to the Testing Plaza, where he promised to show her his rise as a genius.

• Yao Lao agreed to teach Xiao Han and Xiao Yan Eight Extremities Collapse after their persistent pleading and flattery.
• For half a month, Yao Lao pushed Xiao Han and Xiao Yan through grueling training in the close-combat Dou Skill.
• Xiao Han finished cultivating and remained at Dou Qi Stage Nine, believing he only needed an opportunity to break through.
• Xiao Han met Xiao Xueqin beneath the willow tree and held her hand as they spoke about the retest.
• Xiao Han took Xiao Xueqin to the Testing Plaza and promised to show her the rise of the Xiao Family Genius.