Chapter Summaries

Gu He transmigrated into the Battle Through the Heavens world as Dan Emperor Gu He and resolved to change his fate. After awakening the Ten Thousandfold Return for Disciple System, he opened his beginner's gift pack and began claiming its rewards.

• Gu He absorbed his new body's memories and recalled how Xiao Yan had overshadowed and humiliated him in the original story.
• The Ten Thousandfold Return for Disciple System awakened and explained its disciple-based rewards and restrictions to Gu He.
• Gu He opened the beginner's gift pack and received Empowerment, Immortal-like Demeanor, Seven Orifice Exquisite Pill Heart, Void Projection, and a Nine-star Dou Saint Trial Card.
• Gu He extracted the Empowerment ability and learned it could pass his cultivation knowledge and abilities to disciples.
• Gu He extracted Immortal-like Demeanor, transformed his appearance, and admired his striking reflection.

Gu He extracted the Seven Orifice Exquisite Pill Heart and mastered Void Projection, then reviewed his abilities and considered the Battle Saint Trial Card his trump card. His disciple Liu Ling arrived to report his breakthrough to Second-Grade Alchemist, and Gu He secretly asked the System to inspect his attributes.

• Gu He extracted the Seven Orifice Exquisite Pill Heart and gained a constitution that promised to remove bottlenecks in alchemy.
• Gu He mastered Void Projection, which let him project himself through a Void Jade Talisman for up to half an hour, and examined the Nine-Star Battle Saint Trial Card.
• Gu He reviewed his status panel and assessed his alchemy talent and Three-Star Battle King cultivation.
• Liu Ling visited Gu He and reported that he had become a Second-Grade Alchemist at age fifteen.
• Gu He secretly asked the System to inspect Liu Ling's attributes to see whether he met the required rating for the return mechanism.

Gu He rewarded Liu Ling for becoming a Second-Grade Alchemist by imparting the Seventh Grade Nether Soul Art and transmitting cultivation that raised him from a Two-Star to a Five-Star Dou Zhe. After receiving powerful returns from his system, Gu He prepared to give Liu Ling one final reward: the Purple Eagle Flame.

• Gu He noticed that Liu Ling's fortune had increased enough to trigger the system's return mechanism and promised to reward his progress in alchemy and cultivation.
• Gu He used his Empowerment Divine Ability to pass the Seventh Grade Nether Soul Art to Liu Ling, earning the Emperor Grade Soul Devouring Art in return.
• Gu He transmitted cultivation to Liu Ling, raising him to Five-Star Dou Zhe before stopping when Liu Ling reached his limit; the system returned nineteen years of cultivation.
• Liu Ling thanked Gu He and vowed to cultivate diligently and repay his master's kindness.
• Gu He manifested the Purple Eagle Flame and announced it as Liu Ling's final reward.

Gu He gave Liu Ling the Purple Eagle Flame and received the Nine Nether Flame through the system’s Ten Thousandfold Return. He raised his cultivation to peak Nine-star Dou King, refined the Heavenly Flame, and turned his attention to the Emperor-grade Soul Devouring Art.

• Liu Ling initially refused the Purple Eagle Flame, then accepted it after Gu He said he would give it to someone else.
• The system returned the Heavenly Flame Nine Nether Flame to Gu He after he bestowed the Purple Eagle Flame on Liu Ling.
• Gu He extracted nineteen years of cultivation and advanced from Three-Star Battle King to peak Nine-star Dou King.
• Gu He refined the Nine Nether Flame despite intense pain and gained the ability to summon its purple fire.
• Gu He looked toward the Emperor-grade Soul Devouring Art scroll in the System Space.

Gu He accepted the Emperor-grade Soul Devouring Art, which let him absorb souls to strengthen his soul power and read their memories, but he decided to keep the technique secret. Yun Yun visited him to request Qi Gathering Powder for Nalan Yanran to give Xiao Yan as compensation before annulling their engagement, leaving Gu He aware that the confrontation would set the story in motion.

• Gu He accepted the Soul Devouring Art and learned it could devour souls, increase his soul power, and reveal their memories.
• Gu He decided to use the secret technique cautiously and returned to his bedroom to stabilize his cultivation.
• Yun Yun visited Gu He and asked him to refine Qi Gathering Powder, offering materials for two batches.
• Yun Yun explained that Nalan Yanran planned to annul her engagement to Xiao Yan and that the powder was meant as compensation for him.
• Gu He realized Nalan Yanran's visit to the Xiao Family would begin the events of Battle Through the Heavens.

Gu He agreed with Yun Yun that Nalan Yanran's engagement to Xiao Yan should be annulled and began refining Qi Gathering Powder for her. As Yun Yun helped fan him in the Alchemy Room, she was shocked to discover that Gu He possessed a Heavenly Flame.

• Gu He agreed that Xiao Yan was unworthy of Nalan Yanran and accepted Yun Yun's Storage Ring to refine Qi Gathering Powder.
• Gu He invited Yun Yun to help him in the Alchemy Room and gave her a Golden Feather Fan to cool him.
• Gu He prepared to refine the Qi Gathering Powder using his Crimson Snake Cauldron while Yun Yun fanned him.
• Gu He summoned a Purple Flame, and Yun Yun recognized it as a Heavenly Flame.
• Gu He split the Purple Flame into small clusters to surround the medicinal herbs as Yun Yun watched his alchemy in amazement.

While Gu He refined Qi Gathering Powder for Yun Yun, she realized she was attracted to him and grew flustered when he touched her forehead. Gu He decided to leave the Misty Cloud Sect to seek talented disciples and flew toward the Monster Beast Mountain Range, while Yun Yun watched his departure in confusion.

• Yun Yun secretly admired Gu He as he refined Qi Gathering Powder, then blushed when he noticed her flushed face.
• Gu He handed Yun Yun the finished Qi Gathering Powder and touched her forehead to check whether she had a fever, making her heart race.
• After Yun Yun left, Gu He considered the coming conflict with Xiao Yan and decided to seek gifted disciples, ruling out Xiao Yan and thinking of Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin.
• The next morning, Gu He flew from the Misty Cloud Sect toward the Monster Beast Mountain Range, and Yun Yun wondered why he had left.

Lin Hu rushed his poisoned elder brother, Lin Long, to Xiao Yi Xian at Myriad Medicine Pavilion. She identified the venom as Mandala Snake Poison and said only the snake’s gall could cure it, leaving Lin Hu to race into the Monster Beast Mountain Range with six hours to save his brother.

• Lin Hu carried the poisoned Lin Long through Qingshan Town to Myriad Medicine Pavilion and begged Xiao Yi Xian to help him.
• Xiao Yi Xian examined Lin Long and learned that a fast black-and-white snake had bitten him.
• Xiao Yi Xian recognized the venom as Mandala Snake Poison and said Mandala Snake Gall was the only cure.
• Xiao Yi Xian warned that she could suppress the poison for only six hours, so Lin Hu left for the Monster Beast Mountain Range to find the snake.

Xiao Yi Xian worried that Lin Long would succumb to the Mandala Snake Poison when Lin Hu failed to return with the snake gall. Gu He arrived at the Myriad Medicine Pavilion and cured Lin Long with a Second-Grade Detoxification Pill, leaving Xiao Yi Xian wondering if he was an alchemist.

• Xiao Yi Xian gave Lin Long an antidote that could only suppress the poison temporarily and feared she could not save him.
• As the antidote's effect wore off and Lin Hu still had not returned, Xiao Yi Xian watched the poison spread through Lin Long's body.
• Gu He arrived at the Myriad Medicine Pavilion and told Xiao Yi Xian he could cure the Mandala Snake Poison.
• Gu He fed Lin Long a Second-Grade Detoxification Pill, and the poison quickly disappeared.
• Xiao Yi Xian thanked Gu He and asked whether he was an alchemist.

Xiao Yi Xian learned that Gu He was an alchemist and admired his kindness after he saved Lin Long with a Second-Grade Pill. Gu He agreed to stay in Qingshan Town and accepted Xiao Yi Xian’s offer to help him search for spiritual herbs near the Monster Beast Mountain Range.

• Xiao Yi Xian discovered that Gu He was an alchemist and hoped he might teach her the Art of Alchemy.
• Lin Hu returned to Myriad Medicine Pavilion, learned Gu He had cured Lin Long’s Mandala Snake Poison, and thanked him profusely.
• Gu He told Lin Hu to take Lin Long home to recover, and Lin Hu carried his brother away after kowtowing to Gu He.
• Xiao Yi Xian invited Gu He inside for tea and asked why he had come to Qingshan Town.
• Gu He explained that he planned to relax and search the Monster Beast Mountain Range for spiritual herbs, and Xiao Yi Xian offered to guide him around its outskirts.

Gu He agreed to stay in Qingshan Town and moved into the courtyard of Myriad Medicine Pavilion’s owner, Mr. Yao, where Xiao Yi Xian also lived. He hoped to grow closer to her so she would accept him as her master.

• Xiao Yi Xian asked Gu He several questions, and he answered them as they spoke together.
• Mr. Yao introduced himself as the owner of Myriad Medicine Pavilion and invited Gu He to stay at his residence.
• Xiao Yi Xian suggested that Gu He take one of the rooms in Mr. Yao’s courtyard, and Gu He accepted.
• Mr. Yao led Gu He and Xiao Yi Xian to the estate and showed Gu He a quiet room near Xiao Yi Xian’s.
• Xiao Yi Xian offered to accompany Gu He on herb-gathering trips, while Gu He considered how to build their relationship and make her his disciple.

After teaching Xiao Yi Xian alchemy during their trips into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, Gu He told her he would soon leave Qingshan Town. Xiao Yi Xian asked him to take her as his disciple, and Gu He accepted.

• Gu He invited Xiao Yi Xian to lead him into the Monster Beast Mountain Range to gather herbs, and he taught her alchemy during their trips.
• Xiao Yi Xian brought Gu He homemade chicken soup, and he praised her cooking.
• Gu He told Xiao Yi Xian he planned to leave Qingshan Town within a couple of days, and she was distressed at the thought of losing his guidance.
• Xiao Yi Xian suggested that Gu He take her as his disciple so she could cook for him every day.
• Gu He agreed to take Xiao Yi Xian as his disciple, and she bowed to greet him as her Master.

Xiao Yi Xian became Gu He's second disciple and was astonished to learn that her teacher was Dan Emperor Gu He. The next morning, Gu He began teaching her alchemy by transmitting his insights through the system.

• Xiao Yi Xian completed the ritual to become Gu He's disciple, and Gu He revealed his identity as Dan Emperor Gu He.
• Xiao Yi Xian was stunned by the revelation, then left Gu He's room to rest.
• Xiao Yi Xian brought Gu He breakfast the next morning and accepted her new role as his disciple.
• Gu He explained his three rules for disciples and prepared to teach Xiao Yi Xian alchemy.
• Gu He placed his palm on Xiao Yi Xian's head and ordered the system to transmit his alchemy insights to her.

Gu He transmitted his First- through Sixth-Grade Alchemist insights to Xiao Yi Xian, triggering a Ten Thousandfold Return that rewarded him with a Ninth-Grade Alchemist Inheritance. After Xiao Yi Xian finished absorbing the knowledge and left to rest, Gu He began accepting the inheritance.

• Gu He sent all his alchemy insights to Xiao Yi Xian, who endured the painful influx and gradually absorbed the information.
• The System rewarded Gu He with a Ninth-Grade Alchemist Inheritance, but he postponed accepting it until Xiao Yi Xian was awake and alone.
• After about two hours, Xiao Yi Xian woke and thanked Gu He, excited by the Sixth-Grade Alchemist insights now imprinted in her mind.
• Gu He checked that Xiao Yi Xian felt well, told her to study the insights, and sent her to rest before giving her the next gift.
• Once Xiao Yi Xian left, Gu He entered the System Space and began accepting the Ninth-Grade Alchemist Inheritance.

Gu He endured the painful transmission of the Ninth-Grade Alchemist inheritance, with the Seven Orifice Exquisite Pill Heart easing the process so he could absorb it completely. He gained the soul power and knowledge to challenge the rank of Seventh-Grade Alchemist, and the next morning he promised Xiao Yi Xian a second meeting gift.

• Gu He received the Ninth-Grade Alchemist inheritance, and the Seven Orifice Exquisite Pill Heart released seven-colored light that cleared his consciousness and eased his pain.
• Gu He finished absorbing the inheritance and discovered that his soul power met the requirements for a Seventh-Grade Alchemist while his cultivation bottleneck had loosened.
• Gu He calmed himself with tea and looked forward to the next day after realizing the inheritance had brought him several gains.
• Gu He overslept the next morning, and Xiao Yi Xian worried that the previous day's events had exhausted him.
• Gu He reassured Xiao Yi Xian and promised to give her a second meeting gift, then asked her to squat down.

Gu He transferred two days of cultivation to Xiao Yi Xian, raising her to the peak of the ninth stage of Dou Qi before stopping when she could endure no more. He received five years of cultivation from the system and entered seclusion in a valley near the Monster Beast Mountain Range to prepare for a breakthrough.

• Gu He transferred his cultivation to Xiao Yi Xian, who advanced from the fifth stage to the peak of the ninth stage of Dou Qi before asking him to stop.
• The system rewarded Gu He with Five Years of Cultivation, which he decided not to absorb until he found a quiet place for his breakthrough.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Gu He about a secluded valley, and he took her there near the Monster Beast Mountain Range.
• Gu He entered a cave and told Xiao Yi Xian to practice the Art of Alchemy while he was in seclusion.
• Gu He sealed the cave entrance and began absorbing Five Years of Cultivation as Xiao Yi Xian vowed not to disappoint him.

Gu He endured and refined the immense energy from a ninth-grade Dou Wang’s five years of cultivation, then emerged from nearly ten days of seclusion as a Dou Emperor. After testing his vastly strengthened soul force across the valley and into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, he decided to leave seclusion.

• The sphere of energy entered Gu He and unleashed a violent surge that battered his meridians.
• Gu He used his Dou Qi to contain the energy, then summoned Purple Flame to break it into fragments he could refine.
• Gu He spent nearly ten days refining the energy inside the sealed cave.
• Gu He opened his eyes as a Dou Emperor, and his aura cracked the cave and shattered the bluestone beneath him.
• Gu He swept his soul force across the valley and a hundred li into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, provoking roars from powerful magical beasts.
• Gu He recalled his soul force and said it was time to leave seclusion.

Gu He emerged from ten days of seclusion having broken through to the Dou Emperor realm and told Xiao Yi Xian he would take her back to the Misty Cloud Sect. Before leaving Qingshan Town, Xiao Yi Xian asked him to visit a cave dwelling rumored to hold treasure, and Gu He flew her there.

• Gu He left the valley after breaking through to the Dou Emperor realm and met Xiao Yi Xian, who had come to check on him.
• Gu He reassured Xiao Yi Xian and promised to get her an alchemy cauldron when they returned to the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Yi Xian agreed to leave Qingshan Town with Gu He, though she was reluctant to go.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked Gu He to take her to a cave dwelling where treasure might be hidden, and he flew them toward it.

Gu He and Xiao Yi Xian descended into the cliffside cave, where Gu He defeated a Rock Snake and cleared the blocked entrance. Inside, Xiao Yi Xian found the mechanism that opened a stone door, and the pair prepared to see what lay beyond.

• Gu He carried Xiao Yi Xian down the cliff toward the cave and sensed an ambush in the mist.
• A Rock Snake attacked them, and Gu He killed it with a Blazing Flame Palm.
• Gu He blasted the rubble and twisted trees away from the cave entrance, then entered with Xiao Yi Xian.
• Gu He and Xiao Yi Xian reached a stone door, and Xiao Yi Xian identified an earth-element mechanism instead of letting Gu He force it open.
• Xiao Yi Xian found and pressed a hidden protrusion, causing the stone door to rise, and Gu He praised her.

Gu He and Xiao Yi Xian entered a hidden stone chamber and searched its treasures. Gu He found the Fragment of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and opened a chest containing the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture.

• Gu He and Xiao Yi Xian entered the chamber and found a skeleton, three locked stone boxes, piles of treasure, and a flower bed.
• Xiao Yi Xian recognized rare medicinal herbs, including Ice Spirit Flame Grass, and began digging them up after Gu He told her to take them.
• Gu He found keys hanging from the skeleton’s hand, accidentally pulled off its arm, and discovered a hidden parchment scroll inside the bone.
• Gu He recognized the lotus image on the parchment as the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and stored the fragment in his Storage Ring.
• Gu He unlocked a stone box and found the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture inside.