Chapter Summaries

Xiao Heng refined Dragon Power Pills for Elder Hao, then prepared a multicolored medicinal liquid in a hidden cave to temper his body. Elsewhere, Xiao Yan and Old Yao began preparing a separate medicinal bath, and both preparations were underway when the chapter ended.

• Xiao Heng obtained the Magic Flame Bodhi from Elder Hao and agreed to refine two Dragon Power Pills using Elder Hao's recipe and ingredients.
• Xiao Heng refined three Dragon Power Pills from four sets of ingredients, handed them to Elder Hao, and left the Inner Academy for a hidden cave in the back mountain.
• Xiao Heng sealed the cave and combined the refined Tiger Fiend Crystal, Earth Core Body Tempering Milk, Spirit Worm Ginseng, and other herbs into a seven-colored medicinal liquid.
• Xiao Yan gave Old Yao the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk, which Old Yao mixed into a basin of water before refining Incense Candle Grass and adding more ingredients.
• Xiao Heng undressed beside his prepared medicinal liquid as Xiao Yan and Old Yao continued preparing their bath elsewhere.

Xiao Heng cultivated in a medicinal bath as his Sea Urchin Dou Crystal began dissolving and transforming his body, drawing a dangerous surge of energy. Queen Medusa protected him from Magical Beasts and Su Qian, leaving him to continue his breakthrough.

• Queen Medusa emerged from the Sky Swallowing Python and chose not to kill Xiao Heng while he cultivated.
• The dissolving Sea Urchin Dou Crystal unleashed energy that formed a huge vortex and broke open the cave entrance.
• Queen Medusa drove away the approaching Magical Beasts and raised an Energy Shield around the mountain range.
• Su Qian arrived at the shield, confronted Queen Medusa, and struck it before spotting Xiao Heng inside.
• Su Qian apologized after realizing Queen Medusa was protecting Xiao Heng, then departed without interrupting his cultivation.

Xiao Heng struggled to break through to Dou Wang after the Three Yuan Soup ran out, but Queen Medusa used her Dou Qi to help him shatter the final barrier. After advancing, he tested his new powers and learned that Queen Medusa had scared off Great Elder Su Qian; she then offered to remain outside for one month as the condition for helping him.

• Xiao Heng's Sea Urchin Dou Crystal stopped melting as the Three Yuan Soup's power faded, leaving his breakthrough in danger.
• Queen Medusa gave Xiao Heng her Dou Qi after the Sky Swallowing Python's soul persuaded her to help.
• Xiao Heng broke through the barrier, absorbed the final fragment of his Sea Urchin Dou Crystal, and advanced to Dou Wang.
• Xiao Heng tested his new wings and control over natural energy, then thanked Queen Medusa, who asked him for a Spirit Fusion Pill in return.
• Queen Medusa told Xiao Heng that she had scared Great Elder Su Qian away, and Xiao Heng said he would handle the matter himself.
• Queen Medusa teased Xiao Heng by claiming she had fused with the Sky Swallowing Python, then offered to remain outside for one month as the condition for helping him.

Yun Yun confronted Yun Shan about his growing ambition and the mysterious person influencing him, but Yun Shan rejected her warnings and shut himself away. Yun Yun decided to seek Xiao Heng’s help, while back at Jia Nan Academy Medusa teased Xiao Heng as she picked flowers from his garden.

• Xiao Heng reluctantly accompanied Medusa back after she dismissed her barrier, despite warning that her opponent might be at the Inner Academy.
• Yun Yun visited Yun Shan in the Misty Cloud Sect’s rear valley because she feared the mysterious person connected to her teacher.
• Yun Yun challenged Yun Shan over his hostility, secret schemes, and aggressive expansion of the Misty Cloud Sect, but he claimed he acted for the sect’s future.
• Yun Yun urged Yun Shan to leave the mysterious person, but Yun Shan ordered her to stop asking about him and shut himself inside his cabin.
• Yun Yun left determined to make Yun Shan recognize the mysterious person’s influence and decided to go against Xiao Heng’s instructions to seek help.
• Medusa picked flowers in Xiao Heng’s courtyard and teased him about neglecting his proper work and being weak.

Xiao Heng tried to keep Medusa from causing trouble in the Inner Academy, but she obtained permission from Su Qian to cultivate in the Heavenly Burning Qi Tower. After Xiao Heng left the tower with Zi Yan, he flew away with Medusa, leaving Zi Yan to follow after him.

• Medusa threatened to pick Xiao Heng’s flowers for a bath, and he eventually gave up trying to monitor her after half a month passed without trouble.
• Zi Yan waited outside the Heavenly Burning Qi Tower for Xiao Heng, then dragged him away to make more pills for her.
• Students discussed Zi Yan and Lin Xiuya as Xiao Heng, Zi Yan, and Medusa passed through the tower, drawing attention to Medusa’s beauty.
• Xiao Heng grabbed Medusa’s hand and flew her away from the crowd, while Zi Yan threatened the onlookers and then headed for Xiao Heng’s courtyard.
• Medusa told Su Qian she wanted to cultivate in the black tower, and he gave her an elder’s Crimson Fire Crystal Card that allowed her access to the academy.

Xiao Heng refined special pills for Zi Yan, stabilized his Dou Wang cultivation, and improved his control over Heavenly Flames with a Melting Fire Pill. At the arena, Pan Men struggled against the White Gang, while Xun Er and Hu Jia waited for Xiao Heng and Lin Xiuya’s group suspected Liu Qing was backing Bai Cheng.

• Medusa told Xiao Heng that was all she had to say, then ordered him to heat bathwater; Zi Yan arrived and made him promise to refine pills for her.
• Xiao Heng used Zi Yan’s medicinal ingredients to make flavorful pills that maximized their energy, then discovered that more of his flowers had disappeared.
• Over the next half month, Xiao Heng stabilized his Dou Wang cultivation, refined and took a Melting Fire Pill, and Medusa changed back into the Sky Swallowing Python.
• At the arena, Bai Cheng gained the upper hand against Wu Hao as the White Gang mocked Pan Men; Xun Er considered taking Wu Hao’s place and asked whether anyone had found Xiao Heng.
• Han Yue explained Pan Men’s connection to Xiao Heng and Xiao Yan to Lin Xiuya’s group, while Yan Hao said Liu Qing had recently contacted Bai Cheng.

Wu Hao was badly injured by Bai Cheng in the arena, and Xun Er stepped in before Xiao Yan appeared to face Bai Cheng. Xiao Heng arrived among the spectators and said he would enter the arena after Xiao Yan finished, leaving the coming clash—and his own confrontation—still ahead.

• Lin Xiuya and Yan Hao discussed Xiao Yan and Xiao Heng as they watched the Pan Men and White Gang face off.
• Bai Cheng defeated Wu Hao, who nearly unleashed a strange power before Xun Er calmed him and took his place.
• Xun Er prepared to fight Bai Cheng, but Xiao Yan appeared between them, pushed them apart, and challenged Bai Cheng himself.
• Xiao Heng appeared beside Lin Xiuya and said he would wait for Xiao Yan's fight to end before entering the arena.
• Lin Xiuya looked forward to seeing Xiao Heng fight as Xiao Heng calmly told him to wait and see.

Xiao Yan confronted Bai Cheng in the arena and fought him fiercely after revealing that he had advanced to the Dou Ling level. He used the Green Lotus Transformation to match Bai Cheng’s strength, but lost the Black Heavy Ruler and continued the battle unarmed.

• Xiao Yan arrived at the arena, accepted Bai Cheng’s challenge, and revealed his Dou Ling cultivation.
• Xiao Yan and Bai Cheng exchanged attacks, with Bai Cheng’s greater Dou Qi giving him the advantage in direct clashes.
• Xiao Yan used the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations: Green Lotus Transformation and charged back at Bai Cheng with increased strength.
• Bai Cheng countered Xiao Yan’s attacks, knocked the Black Heavy Ruler from his hands, and urged him to surrender.
• Xiao Yan evaded Bai Cheng’s spear and mocked him, then let his Dou Qi surge as he prepared to continue fighting without his weapon.

Xiao Yan turned the fight against Bai Cheng after both men swallowed pills, while Xiao Heng discussed trading Dragon Power Pills with Lin Xiuya. The chapter left Bai Cheng facing Xiao Yan’s Eight Extremes Collapse, his confidence replaced by shock and terror.

• Xiao Yan set aside the Black Heavy Ruler and used his speed to overwhelm Bai Cheng, forcing him to defend and dodge.
• Bai Cheng swallowed a purplish-red pill, boosting his strength and breaking the stalemate, so Xiao Yan brought out a Dragon Power Pill in response.
• Xiao Heng offered Lin Xiuya Dragon Power Pills in exchange for a Mid-grade Earth Tier cultivation technique or combat skill, but Lin Xiuya could not meet the price.
• After Xiao Yan swallowed the Dragon Power Pill, his body grew larger and his speed and strength surpassed Bai Cheng’s, knocking Bai Cheng’s spear away.
• Bai Cheng summoned earth-element Dou Qi Armor to withstand Xiao Yan’s attacks and claimed Xiao Yan could not defeat him.
• Xiao Yan launched Eight Extremes Collapse at Bai Cheng’s armor, making Bai Cheng look shocked and terrified.

Xiao Yan defeated Bai Cheng and claimed his place on the Strong Ranking, but Overlord Spear Liu Qing then confronted him. Xiao Heng stepped in to face Liu Qing, leaving the arena poised for another fight.

• Xiao Yan shattered Bai Cheng's Dou Qi Armor with a delayed internal blast, and Bai Cheng collapsed in defeat.
• Pan Men celebrated Xiao Yan's victory as Xun Er supported him, but Xiao Yan sensed a domineering aura in the arena.
• Liu Qing emerged from the shadows and confronted Xiao Yan, prompting Xiao Heng to descend from the stands and stand between them.
• Xiao Yan told Pan Men to make room for their vice leader, and Xiao Heng mocked Liu Qing for backing Bai Cheng.

Xiao Heng confronted Liu Qing after Liu Qing intervened for his cousin, and their clash moved to a fresh battle platform. Xiao Heng gained the advantage in their aura contest and began fighting Liu Qing with flames, but Liu Qing countered them and challenged him to show stronger techniques.

• Liu Qing's cousin insulted Xiao Heng, so Xiao Heng's aura forced her and the people with her to kneel until Liu Qing ordered them to leave.
• Xiao Heng and Liu Qing clashed with their auras, and Liu Qing retreated while Xiao Heng remained unmoved.
• Xiao Heng and Liu Qing moved to another battle platform, where Liu Qing challenged Xiao Heng and declined to use his Mountain Splitting Spear.
• Xiao Heng threw aside his sword and unleashed flames across the platform, while Xiao Yan reassured the worried Hu Jia that Xiao Heng had grown much stronger.
• Liu Qing extinguished and scattered Xiao Heng's flame pillars with his hands, then protected himself with a pale-golden Dou Qi barrier and demanded that Xiao Heng use another method.

Xiao Heng used his flames and speed to keep Liu Qing at bay, while Liu Qing answered with his Mountain Splitting Spear. As the arena floor melted beneath them, Liu Qing decided he had to end the fight with one decisive attack.

• Xiao Heng evaded Liu Qing’s opening charge with an afterimage, and the spectators realized how fast he was.
• Xiao Heng sent more pillars of flame at Liu Qing, whose golden Dou Qi and spear destroyed them as the arena’s stone began to melt.
• Liu Qing brought out the Mountain Splitting Spear and challenged Xiao Heng to draw his sword, but Xiao Heng refused and told him to prove himself first.
• Lin Xiuya recognized Xiao Heng as a skilled swordsman and told Yan Hao and Han Yue that Xiao Heng likely had confidence in his ability.
• Liu Qing attacked at greater speed with his spear, but Xiao Heng escaped each strike with Wind Thunder Flash while the flames continued to spread.
• Liu Qing realized the melting ground and persistent flames would wear him down, so he resolved to gamble on a decisive attack.

Xiao Heng and Liu Qing unleashed their strongest attacks in a destructive clash that shattered and partly melted the battle platform. When the smoke cleared, both were still standing, but Liu Qing was exhausted while Xiao Heng’s condition remained unclear, leaving the crowd cheering for Pan Men’s vice leader.

• Liu Qing gathered his strength and unleashed Great Rock Split, sending a torrent of golden spear energy toward Xiao Heng.
• Xiao Heng countered with Blazing Flame, Slay, then used Rashomon to shield himself from the explosion and its shockwaves.
• Liu Qing endured the heat behind a golden shield, but the attack’s energy left him pale and drenched in sweat.
• The smoke cleared to reveal a ruined platform with melted stone, Liu Qing still standing, and Xiao Heng’s situation still uncertain.
• A Pan Men member shouted praise for the vice leader, breaking the silence as the crowd erupted into cheers.

Xiao Heng and Liu Qing fought an increasingly dangerous close-quarters duel, with Xiao Heng’s speed and swordsmanship gradually overcoming Liu Qing’s strength. Liu Qing refused to admit defeat as his injuries multiplied and his battle qi dwindled.

• Liu Qing acknowledged Xiao Heng’s superior strength but insisted that he would not give up, while Lin Xiuya admitted that Xiao Heng was stronger than him too.
• Xiao Heng drew his sword and met Liu Qing’s spear head-on, then evaded and countered through a series of close-range exchanges.
• Xiao Heng’s sword cut Liu Qing, and Lin Xiuya recognized that Liu Qing had hidden an abdominal wound by sealing it with battle qi.
• Xiao Heng struck Liu Qing’s right shoulder and asked him to admit defeat, but Liu Qing refused and charged again.
• Xiao Heng continued counterattacking as Liu Qing fought recklessly, accumulating wounds until his battle qi could no longer suppress the bleeding.

Xiao Heng defeated Liu Qing and secured the third seat on the Strong Ranking, then returned to his cultivation and alchemy routine. Xiao Yan later visited to trade for pills and left to seek a Dragon Whisker Ice Fire Fruit at the Medicinal Materials Repository.

• Xiao Heng overwhelmed Liu Qing with a purple sword beam, deliberately spared his life, and sent him crashing outside the arena.
• Liu Qing thanked Xiao Heng before leaving with Liu Fei, while the crowd cheered Xiao Heng and Pan Men celebrated his victory.
• Lin Xiuya left to cultivate after witnessing Xiao Heng's strength, and Xiao Heng later fused with a Seventh-grade Alchemist's inheritance, improving his alchemy but leaving his Soul Power at the peak of the Mortal Realm.
• Xiao Yan brought Xiao Heng several Scrolls and received a month's supply of pills, as Pan Men's pill business grew to surpass the Medicine Gang's.
• Xiao Yan asked about a Dragon Whisker Ice Fire Fruit for a pill he wanted to refine, and Xiao Heng directed him to the Inner Academy's Medicinal Materials Repository.

After Xiao Heng advanced to Dou Wang, Jianmu brought him into its internal space, where its chatty spirit introduced itself as Little Grass and rambled at him for a day and night. Little Grass offered him one future choice as thanks and agreed to trade for a Heavenly Rank Cultivation Method, leaving Xiao Heng watching his discarded items nourish the grass.

• After Xiao Heng finished replenishing his cultivation methods and Dou Techniques, the upgraded system spoke aloud and pulled him into Jianmu's internal space.
• Xiao Heng met Jianmu's childlike spirit, who called himself Little Grass and explained that he had been too bored to contact Xiao Heng before.
• Little Grass rambled nonstop for a day and night, overpowering Xiao Heng whenever he tried to stop him, before thanking him for listening.
• Little Grass offered Xiao Heng one choice from the space, and Xiao Heng chose to save the opportunity for later.
• Little Grass said he would help Xiao Heng in exchange for something of roughly equal value, so Xiao Heng offered his accumulated items and asked for a Heavenly Rank Cultivation Method.
• Little Grass sorted through Xiao Heng's offerings, discarding some items that vanished into the grass, while other treasures planted themselves around the space.

Xiao Heng gave Little Grass the cultivation methods and combat skills from his Storage Ring, and Little Grass forged them into a sword-focused low-grade Heavenly Rank Cultivation Method and a half-step Heavenly Rank Combat Skill. The chapter ended with Little Grass asking Xiao Heng to name both creations.

• Xiao Heng remembered the Storage Ring left by the Myriad Beasts Venerable and found more than a hundred scrolls inside.
• Xiao Heng sorted the scrolls, and Little Grass decided they were enough to create a Heavenly Rank Cultivation Method, especially with the Myriad Beasts Spirit Scripture as a foundation.
• Xiao Heng chose to have Little Grass combine materials from this world, and he also provided a pile of Combat Skill Scrolls.
• Little Grass used the Four Spirits Sword Art and Four Spirits Sword Formation alongside the other scrolls to create a sword cultivation method and its matching combat skill.
• Little Grass told Xiao Heng the results were a low-grade Heavenly Rank Cultivation Method and a half-step Heavenly Rank Combat Skill, then asked him to name them.

Xiao Heng named and began cultivating the Heavenly Rank cultivation method Four Directions Sword Canon, with Little Grass supplying a Spirit Stone to help stabilize his Dou Wang realm. After successfully converting his Dou Qi, Xiao Heng learned that thirty-six days had passed inside, but only six days outside.

• Little Grass explained that the cultivation method combined four attributes and beast traits, while its accompanying Dou Technique could form four beast swords and fuse them into the Fourfold Sword.
• Xiao Heng named the cultivation method Four Directions Sword Canon and the Dou Technique Four Beasts Sword Art, then decided to switch to the Heavenly Rank method after consulting Little Grass.
• Xiao Heng endured the method's painful meridian circulation and loss of two-thirds of his Dou Qi, so Little Grass gave him a Spirit Stone to supply the energy needed to maintain his Dou Wang realm.
• Xiao Heng completed the initial cultivation of the Four Directions Sword Canon, felt his Dou Qi grow purer and stronger, and agreed to repay Little Grass with a Sixth-Tier Magic Core.
• Xiao Heng stored the Four Beasts Sword Art on a piece of withered bark for later and learned that thirty-six days had passed inside, while only six days had passed outside.

Xiao Heng left Little Grass’s inner space and returned to find Zi Yan had picked the flowers in his courtyard. He refined more pills for her, then learned that she and Bear Two had been taking medicinal ingredients from the academy’s storehouse.

• Little Grass warned Xiao Heng that cultivating in its inner space would make people stupid, and Xiao Heng left the space.
• Xiao Heng discovered that Zi Yan had picked another patch of flowers and left a Pan Men member to water them and feed his fish.
• Xiao Heng went to Pan Men, where Zi Yan asked him to refine more pills because she had eaten all of hers.
• Zi Yan admitted to picking Xiao Heng’s flowers, and Xiao Heng refined pills for her in exchange for medicinal ingredients.
• Bear Two told Xiao Heng that he and Zi Yan had been taking herbs from the academy’s Medicinal Herb Storehouse and had encountered an old man there.

After Xiao Yu summoned Xiao Yan to the Outer Academy, Xiao Yan and Xiao Heng rushed there and found Xiao Yan’s second brother, Xiao Li, badly injured. Xiao Heng gave Xiao Yan a pill to stabilize Xiao Li, while the cause of his injuries remained unknown.

• A Tai told Xiao Yan that Xiao Yu had urgently asked him to visit the Outer Academy, so Xiao Yan went to fetch Xiao Heng for help.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Heng led their companions out of the Inner Academy after Elder Su made an exception and opened a way for them to leave without a pass.
• Elder Su arranged a griffin, and the group flew to the Outer Academy, where Xiao Yu met them in tears and led Xiao Yan inside.
• Xiao Yan found Xiao Li unconscious and in pain on a bed, then knelt beside him in anger and grief.
• Xiao Heng urged Xiao Yan to calm down and gave him a pill, which Xiao Yan fed to Xiao Li to stabilize his breathing.