Chapter Summaries

Xiao Lin pulled Xiao Zhen away from his meal to tell him that he had accepted commissions for several Sixth-grade Medicinal Pills. Xiao Zhen agreed to try refining them, while Xiao Lin left to negotiate more time for the imperial family's difficult pill.

• Xiao Lin dragged Xiao Zhen out and took the Essence Burst Pill he had refined.
• Xiao Lin explained that the Mittel Family wanted two Spirit Fighter Pills, the Mu Clan wanted one, and the imperial family wanted a Primal Chaos Bone Sculpting Pill.
• Xiao Zhen said the Spirit Fighter Pills were manageable but warned that the imperial family's pill had a success rate of ten percent or less with only four ingredient sets.
• Xiao Lin revealed that he had promised the pills in a few days, despite the imperial family's willingness to wait three to five years.
• Xiao Lin went to negotiate a deadline of at least one year, while Xiao Zhen went back to eat.

Xiao Zhen comforted Chiyu when she confessed she had never had a home, and she agreed to marry him. The next morning, Xiao Zhen’s sudden wedding plans stunned Xiao Lin, who agreed to let him handle the arrangements.

• Xiao Zhen’s growing fame as a Sixth-grade Alchemist drew attention, while he secretly intercepted messages urging Chiyu to return to the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
• While shopping, Chiyu asked Xiao Zhen what a home felt like and revealed she had grown up alone without knowing her parents.
• Xiao Zhen embraced Chiyu and offered to become her family, and she agreed after he promised not to abandon her.
• Xiao Zhen told Chiyu he would marry her the next day, and news of the wedding spread through the Imperial Capital the following morning.
• Xiao Lin questioned Xiao Zhen about the rushed marriage, then agreed to leave the matter to him and sent him to arrange the wedding rites.

On the eve of his wedding, Xiao Zhen learned that Chiyu had ordered the magical beasts in the mountain range to disperse, while the imperial family worried about her strength. Xiao Zhen returned to prepare for the wedding, confident that his bride would not escape.

• Jia Tiannan felt relieved that Xiao Zhen’s marriage to Chiyu might strengthen the Xiao Clan, while Jia Xingtian worried that Chiyu was a transformed peak Seventh-Tier Magical Beast.
• Chiyu sent a message by bird, ordering the magical beasts in the mountain range to disperse.
• Xiao Zhen let the maids prepare him for the wedding as Die watched resentfully from the doorway.
• Xiao Zhen left to intercept Chiyu’s messenger bird and read its message, which claimed a high-level Dou Zong had caused the plan to be canceled.
• Xiao Zhen released the bird and returned to prepare to receive Chiyu as his bride.

Iron Claw Black Eagle Emperor and Fire Wolf King fought after arguing over Chiyu’s decision, until Tyrannosaurus God intervened to stop them from killing each other. Iron Claw Black Eagle Emperor accepted Tyrannosaurus God’s challenge to survive ten exchanges, and the battle began with Tiger King watching.

• Iron Claw Black Eagle Emperor insulted Fire Wolf King over Chiyu’s decision, and Fire Wolf King attacked him in the cave.
• Iron Claw Black Eagle Emperor broke through the cave roof to gain an advantage, and Fire Wolf King followed him outside.
• Tyrannosaurus God stopped Iron Claw Black Eagle Emperor from striking Fire Wolf King and challenged him to last ten exchanges.
• Iron Claw Black Eagle Emperor accepted Tyrannosaurus God’s challenge and charged at him as Tiger King watched.

Xiao Zhen and Chiyu’s wedding proceeded peacefully, and they began their wedding night after Xiao Zhen posted Erha to guard the courtyard. Xiao Yan and Xiao Lin sneaked toward the bridal chamber, but Erha confronted them after Xiao Lin disappeared.

• Princess Yao Ye obediently called Chiyu her big sister, while Emperor Jia Tiannan enthusiastically celebrated Xiao Zhen’s marriage.
• Xiao Zhen fed Erha two fifth-grade pills and ordered the Twin-headed Fire Spirit Snake to guard the courtyard against wedding-night pranksters.
• Xiao Zhen lifted Chiyu’s veil, and Chiyu shyly promised to care for him and his parents and bear him many children.
• Xiao Lin and Xiao Yan approached the bridal chamber, where Erha noticed them and slithered over.
• Xiao Yan turned to discuss a plan with Xiao Lin, but Xiao Lin had vanished.

Xiao Zhen and Chiyu completed the newlywed tea ceremony, including a cup for Die, who accepted it and invited Chiyu to the food street. Xiao Lin and Guan Xue then urged Xiao Zhen to bring Hanako and his child Ash to meet the family, assuring him that Chiyu had agreed.

• The Twin-headed Fire Spirit Snake sent Xiao Yan flying into a neighboring courtyard after Xiao Lin abandoned him and escaped.
• Xiao Zhen reminded Chiyu that she needed to serve tea to his parents and the clan elders, and the two arrived at the main hall after getting dressed.
• Chiyu served tea to the elders and then to Die, who drank it and invited Chiyu to spend money with her at the food street.
• Xiao Zhen gave Die a card with one million gold coins, prompting the elders to clear the hall at Xiao Lin's signal.
• Xiao Lin and Guan Xue asked Xiao Zhen about Hanako and Ash, and Guan Xue told him that Chiyu had already agreed to meet them.

Xiao Zhen returned to the Pokémon world and reunited with Hanako, Ash, and his Pokémon after more than a year away. He told Hanako and Ash that his parents wanted to meet them, and prepared to take them to Dou Qi Continent.

• Xiao Zhen complained that traveling between worlds cost him 1,000 Points, then demanded and received his mission reward from the system.
• At home, Ash and Hanako prepared lunch while Charizard and the other Pokémon relaxed nearby.
• Ash opened the door and recognized Xiao Zhen as his father; Hanako rushed to embrace Xiao Zhen and Ash after his return.
• Xiao Zhen greeted his Pokémon and told Hanako that his parents wanted to meet her and Ash.
• Ash asked whether Dou Qi Continent had Pokémon, and Xiao Zhen promised him a meal featuring tasty magical beasts.

Xiao Zhen brought Hanako and Ash through the portal to the Dou Qi Continent, where they tried Unicorn Rabbit before reaching the Xiao Clan. Elsewhere, Soul Hall forces discovered a hidden Xiao Clan branch and demanded the Ancient Jade, leaving Xiao Shan and his people to face a doomed battle.

• Xiao Zhen left Pallet Town with Hanako and Ash after saying goodbye to his mother-in-law, and they arrived in a forest on the Dou Qi Continent.
• Xiao Zhen paralyzed a Unicorn Rabbit, and he, Hanako, and Ash roasted it for their first meal in the new world.
• Xiao Zhen brought Hanako and Ash to the Xiao Clan gates and explained the clan's large population.
• Soul Hall forces led by a Dou Zun confronted Xiao Shan's hidden Xiao Clan branch and demanded the Ancient Jade.
• Xiao Shan urged the Xiao Clan members to fight for their dignity, and they charged the vastly stronger Soul Hall forces.

Xiao Zhen reunited with his family in the Xiao household, where Xiao Yan recognized Ash and got scolded for insulting him. Meanwhile, Gu Yuan learned that the Xiao Family had produced another Sixth-grade Alchemist and reflected on how his past decisions had contributed to the clan’s decline.

• Xiao Zhen paid to give Hanako and Ash Chinese proficiency, and Hanako worried that the Xiao family would not accept them.
• Xiao Yan recognized Ash as the boy from his memories and called him “Silly Guy,” prompting Xiao Zhan to smack him and warn him to treat Ash like family.
• Xiao Lin asked Xiao Ding to take Ash around the household, and the children left the hall together.
• A subordinate reported to Gu Yuan that the Xiao Family had produced another young Sixth-grade Alchemist.
• Gu Yuan recalled how he had allowed the Xiao Clan’s elders to take its resources and had agreed to protect part of the clan in exchange for its cultivation methods and resources.

Xiao Zhen found his wives missing and discovered Yao Chen’s weakened soul inside the black ring. He began planning how to win Yao Chen’s trust and gain access to his knowledge and treasures.

• Xiao Zhen failed to find Hanako, Chiyu, or Die in their rooms and learned that they were shopping in the Imperial Capital with Xiaoqing and Xiaoqian.
• Die encouraged Hanako to spend Xiao Zhen’s money, while Chiyu browsed the food and Hanako marveled at the unfamiliar streets and wares.
• Xiao Zhen entered the Mecha Beast World and used his Soul Power to inspect Yao Chen’s black ring, where he found the weakened soul protected by the Bone Chilling Flame.
• Yao Chen awoke and spoke with Xiao Zhen, who claimed to be a Sixth-grade Alchemist trained by a master.
• Xiao Zhen considered how to earn Yao Chen’s trust rather than subdue him, while Yao Chen worried that his treasures would fall into another person’s hands.

Xiao Zhen revealed that he knew Yao Chen’s identity and offered to learn alchemy from him while proposing an alliance against Soul Hall and the Soul Clan. After proving he was a descendant of the Xiao Clan with the Tou She Ancient God Jade, Xiao Zhen left the jade with Yao Chen as a token of their alliance.

• Xiao Zhen identified Yao Chen and asked to learn his Alchemy Skill without becoming his disciple.
• Xiao Zhen explained Soul Hall’s ties to the Soul Clan, and Yao Chen emerged from the Black Ring to speak with him.
• Xiao Zhen refined medicinal ingredients with his Green Lotus Core Flame and gave the essence to Yao Chen, restoring his Soul Power to the level of a Dou Wang.
• Xiao Zhen declared that the Soul Clan would become his enemy and revealed that he was a hunted descendant of the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Zhen showed Yao Chen the Tou She Ancient God Jade to prove his identity, then left the fragment with him as a token of their alliance.

Xiao Zhen confronted Die after she spent over four million gold coins shopping, then was locked out of his rooms. He ended up sharing Xiao Yan’s bed with Ash, who was settling into life at the Xiao Clan.

• Die and the other women returned from shopping, and Yao Chen learned about Xiao Zhen’s wives and the female ghosts Xiaoqing and Xiaoqian.
• Die admitted she had spent over four million gold coins, so Xiao Zhen cut her monthly allowance to one hundred thousand.
• Die arranged for Xiao Zhen to be shut out of the rooms, forcing him to leave the courtyard.
• Xiao Yan spoke with Ash about Pokémon and learned that Ash’s father had become a father at seventeen.
• Xiao Zhen entered Xiao Yan’s room and shared his bed with Ash and Xiao Yan, saying he wanted to keep Ash company.

Xiao Zhen teased Ash over wetting the bed, then told the family he would prepare a pill to strengthen Ash’s foundation before teaching him to cultivate battle qi at age three. He began refining the pill with Xiao Yan and Ash watching, and summoned Yao Chen to guide him.

• Xiao Zhen and Xiao Yan woke to find Ash had wet the bed, and Ash apologized when he realized what had happened.
• At breakfast, Xiao Lin teased Ash about bedwetting and asked when he would start cultivating battle qi; Xiao Zhen said he would wait until Ash turned three and first refine a Fifth-grade High-level Medicinal Pill for him.
• Xiao Zhan asked Xiao Zhen to make pills for his three children too, and Xiao Zhen agreed to refine seven or eight.
• Xiao Zhen took Xiao Yan and Ash to the underground Alchemy Room and warned them to stay quiet and keep their distance while he refined the pill.
• Xiao Zhen summoned Yao Chen from the black ring and asked him to guide the pill refinement, while Xiao Yan and Ash watched the Soul Body appear.

Xiao Zhen watched Yao Chen demonstrate alchemy and received a lesson in refining higher-quality pills, while Xiao Yan asked Yao Chen to take him as a disciple. After the family distributed the child-friendly pills, the children absorbed them safely and Xiao Yan advanced to the third stage of Dou Qi.

• Yao Chen explained Xiao Zhen's mistakes, then demonstrated his Heavenly Flames by refining five superior-quality pills.
• Xiao Yan admired Yao Chen's skill and asked to become his disciple, but Yao Chen said he might consider it if Xiao Yan satisfied him in a few years.
• Yao Chen returned to the Black Ring before answering Xiao Zhen's question about Sixth-grade pills, and Xiao Zhen decided to ask him another time.
• Xiao Zhen distributed Yao Chen's five high-quality pills among Ash, Qing Lin, and Xiao Zhan's three sons.
• Xiao Lin worried the Fifth-grade pills might harm the children, but Xiao Zhen reassured him that they were mild and made for children.
• After more than two hours, the medicinal power had safely fused with the children, and Xiao Yan's Dou Qi cultivation reached the third stage.

Xiao Yan asked Xiao Zhen for a high-grade fifth-tier pill to give Nalan Yanran, then decided he would never repay the two million gold coins Xiao Zhen jokingly charged him. Xiao Zhen gave pills to Ya Fei and Jia Tiannan’s eldest daughter before discussing their old marriage arrangement, leaving Jia Tiannan lamenting that Xiao Zhen already had a son.

• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Zhen for a pill to give Nalan Yanran, and Xiao Zhen handed him one while jokingly demanding two million gold coins.
• Xiao Yan refused to repay the money and hurried toward the Nalan Clan with the pill, while Xiao Lin arranged for Xiao Zuo and Xiao You to protect him.
• Xiao Zhen visited Ya Fei at the Mittel Family and gave her a precious pill, delighting her.
• Xiao Zhen went to the palace and told Jia Tiannan he had brought a pill for his eldest daughter, Ye'er.
• Jia Tiannan complained that Xiao Zhen had a son about the age of his younger daughter, and Xiao Zhen replied that Jia Tiannan had signed their marriage contract without asking him.

Xiao Zhen learned the Flame Mantra from Yao Chen and replaced his old cultivation technique with it, despite its risks and slower cultivation. Yao Chen admitted that the technique might help with his resurrection, leaving Xiao Zhen to continue cultivating it with that knowledge.

• Xiao Zhen finished an alchemy lesson with Yao Chen, who offered to teach him an unusual technique that could advance in rank.
• Yao Chen gave Xiao Zhen the Flame Mantra, and Xiao Zhen memorized it before recognizing that it required him to devour more Heavenly Flames.
• Yao Chen urged Xiao Zhen to cultivate the Flame Mantra, and Xiao Zhen agreed after expressing concern that Yao Chen might be deceiving him.
• Xiao Zhen cultivated the Flame Mantra and replaced his Seven Revolutions True Flame Art, transforming his Dou Qi with the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Xiao Zhen found that the Flame Mantra had reached the mid-grade Profound tier but slowed his cultivation and Dou Qi recovery.
• Yao Chen confessed that he had urged Xiao Zhen to cultivate the Flame Mantra because it might be connected to his resurrection.

Xiao Zhen learned that the Fallen Heart Flame was hidden at Jia Nan Academy, but Yao Chen warned him that taking it by force could make the Lei Clan his enemy. Since sneaking into the academy was not yet practical, Xiao Zhen arranged to gather Beast Flames to strengthen the Flame Mantra and prepared to visit his teacher at the Alchemist Guild.

• Yao Chen told Xiao Zhen that his old acquaintance Mang Tianchi had hidden the Fallen Heart Flame at Jia Nan Academy and warned him not to seize it by force.
• Xiao Zhen and Yao Chen agreed that Xiao Zhen could not safely sneak into Jia Nan Academy yet, so Yao Chen suggested buying Beast Flames to improve the Flame Mantra.
• Xiao Zhen asked Xiao Lin to collect Beast Flames and offered more than twenty bottles of Sixth-grade Medicinal Pills to sell for money.
• Xiao Zhen decided to visit the Alchemist Guild to obtain Beast Flames and first planned to prepare gifts for his teacher.

Xiao Zhen met Fa Ma’s old acquaintance Yao Chen and gained permission to use the Alchemist Guild’s stored flames. He began devouring Beast Flames with the Flame Mantra while Fa Ma watched anxiously.

• Fa Ma recognized Yao Chen, who emerged from Xiao Zhen’s Black Ring, and greeted him with deep respect for his guidance long ago.
• Yao Chen asked Fa Ma to let them use the Alchemist Guild’s stored Beast Flames, and Fa Ma agreed to lead them to the Flame Storage Room.
• Xiao Zhen explained that his cultivation technique required flames and released the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Xiao Zhen used the Flame Mantra to devour more than a hundred third- and fourth-tier Beast Flames, slowly advancing his technique.
• Fa Ma worried that the flames might clash and kill Xiao Zhen, but Yao Chen assured him he would intervene if anything went wrong.

Xiao Zhen devoured nearly all the Alchemist Guild’s Beast Flames, advancing to Seven-star Dou Huang and leaving himself with a massive debt to repay in medicinal pills. After leaving the guild, he and Yao Chen discussed the Flame Mantra’s progress and decided that Xiao Zhen should travel to the Black Corner Region to seek a way to advance it further.

• Xiao Zhen devoured the guild’s Beast Flames and broke through to Seven-star Dou Huang, while Yao Chen discovered that hidden medicinal power was helping him advance without bottlenecks.
• Fa Ma calculated that Xiao Zhen owed the guild around fifty million gold coins, and Xiao Zhen promised to repay the loss with medicinal pills.
• Yao Chen agreed to guide Fa Ma again, hoping to gain access to medicinal ingredients that could restore his soul.
• After leaving the guild, Xiao Zhen told Yao Chen that the Flame Mantra had reached Profound-tier, High-grade but that Beast Flames alone would not help it reach Earth-tier.
• Yao Chen suggested that Xiao Zhen travel to the Black Corner Region, and Xiao Zhen welcomed the idea while Yao Chen warned him to be careful.

Xiao Zhen repaid his debt by refining pills, then chose to vacation in a weak world after Yao Chen declined to join him. He arrived in a modern island nation and began wondering what to do there.

• Xiao Lin gave Xiao Zhen more than fifty Beast Flames after the Alchemist Guild’s competing purchases left the clan with only a small supply.
• Xiao Zhen spent several days refining pills, repaid his debt to his teacher, and rested while Yao Chen stayed to teach Xiao Zhen’s teacher.
• Xiao Zhen invited Yao Chen to visit another world, but Yao Chen declined so he could continue teaching the nearly Sixth-grade Alchemist.
• Xiao Zhen asked the system to find a weak world and was transported through a black hole while Yao Chen watched in surprise.
• Xiao Zhen landed atop a skyscraper in a modern island nation, concealed himself as he descended, and considered visiting Yasukuni Shrine or Akihabara.