Chapter Summaries

Ruolin struggled with the chaos caused by the Xiao Family students until Hu Gan introduced new instructors Han Feng and Xiao Yi Xian and told her Xiao Yan had returned. Xiao Yan arrived amid the ruins of Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei’s fight with Xiao Ning, then reunited with Xun’er.

• Ruolin learned that Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei had destroyed three teaching buildings and two dormitories while beating Xiao Ning, and she collapsed in despair over the damage and her likely punishment.
• Hu Gan introduced Han Feng as a Five-star Dou Huang and Sixth-grade Alchemist and Xiao Yi Xian as a One-star Dou Huang and physician at the Medical Department.
• Hu Gan told Ruolin that Xiao Yan had returned, and she hurried out of the office to find him.
• Xiao Yu realized the buildings had been destroyed during the beating and felt guilty for Ruolin, while Xiao Mei explained that Xiao Ning had ruined her half-month’s work.
• Xiao Mei calmed down when Xiao Yu warned that Xiao Yan might dislike her if she refused to accept punishment.
• Xiao Yan watched Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei among the ruins, then turned and greeted Xun’er, who welcomed him back.

Xiao Yan returned to Jia Nan Academy and reunited with Xun'er, Xiao Mei, and Xiao Yu, only to discover that the Xiao Family students had caused repeated damage and driven Ruolin to despair. He accepted responsibility as their coach, apologized to Dean Hu Gan, and promised to help repair the damage.

• Xun'er, Xiao Mei, and Xiao Yu welcomed Xiao Yan back, while Xiao Yu and he shared an awkward, silent moment.
• Ruolin confronted Xiao Yu over the damage and then clung to Xiao Yan, pleading with him to control the Xiao Family students.
• Hu Gan arrived, blamed Ruolin and Xiao Yu for the destruction, and scolded them over the academy's repair costs.
• Xiao Yan introduced himself to Hu Gan and noticed Han Feng and Xiao Yi Xian among the teachers.
• Xiao Yan apologized on behalf of the Xiao Family students, accepted responsibility as their coach, and promised to make amends for the damage.
• Hu Gan accepted Xiao Yan's apology and agreed not to pursue the matter for now, telling him to seek help if he could not resolve it.

Xiao Yan gathered the Xiao Family Disciples to address the trouble they had caused at Jia Nan Academy and made them confess their misdeeds. After reprimanding them, he told them to help repair the damage and make amends, leaving the rest of their problems to be handled one by one.

• Xiao Yan apologized to Ruolin and promised to handle the Xiao Family’s trouble, then Xiao Mei used a Signal Flare to summon the family members.
• Xiao Yan learned that the Xiao Family had caused most of the academy’s troublesome incidents, while Xiao Yu described Xiao Ning’s astonishing toughness and his long-distance trips to the Black Corner Region.
• The Xiao Family Disciples joyfully welcomed Xiao Yan, who then gathered them and reprimanded them for inconveniencing teachers and students.
• Xiao Yan had each Xiao Family Disciple confess every incident they had caused, including damaged facilities, rule-breaking, and mistreatment of others.
• Xiao Yan ordered the Xiao Family Disciples to help resolve the latest incident and make amends for their other misdeeds afterward.

Xiao Yan led the Xiao Family students in rebuilding the academy buildings themselves so they would learn from the trouble they had caused. As the work continued, Xiao Yi Xian visited Xiao Yan and faced wary attention from Xun'er and the others before leaving with plans to gradually grow closer to him.

• Xiao Yan refused Hu Gan's offer to hire professionals and organized the Xiao Family students to rebuild three teaching buildings and two dormitories within a week.
• Hu Gan watched the students work and felt relieved that Xiao Yan could keep the troublemaking Xiao Family in line.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Ning that outsiders would not be asked to help because the Xiao Family needed to take responsibility for its own mess.
• Yao Chen remarked on Xiao Ning's extraordinary recovery, and Xiao Yan attributed it to his cousin's experience being beaten.
• Xiao Yi Xian complained to Xiao Yan about students crowding the Medical Department, then Xiao Mei, Xiao Yu, and Xun'er arrived and watched her warily.
• Xiao Yi Xian emphasized that she and Xiao Yan had shared experiences on their journey, then left, intending to build her place in his heart gradually.

After the Xiao Family students finished rebuilding the academy buildings, Xiao Yan prepared to take charge of their next matter. Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian continued to grieve over the children lost in the Black Corner Region, while Xun'er stayed quietly beside him.

• Xiao Yi Xian left Xiao Yan, and Xun'er recognized her as a serious rival for Xiao Yan's affection; Xiao Ning proposed taking Xiao Yan to the Black Corner Region, prompting Xiao Yu to beat him for his suggestion.
• Xiao Yan admitted that he did not want to return to the Black Corner Region, and Xun'er sat beside him without trying to comfort him.
• Xiao Yi Xian remembered Boss Yao, reflected on falling for Xiao Yan, and grieved over the children whose deaths made her feel guilty despite knowing she and Xiao Yan were not at fault.
• Four days later, Xiao Yan and the Xiao Family students completed the rebuilding of three teaching buildings and two dormitories, and Hu Gan praised their work.
• Xiao Yu returned to her Enforcement Team duties, while Xiao Mei went to oversee reshooting damaged scenes; Xiao Yan took out a notebook and turned to the Xiao Family Disciples to address their next matter.

Xiao Yan finished making amends for the Xiao Family’s pranks and worried about the harsher ways of thinking in the Inner Academy. After watching Xiao Mei, Xun’er, and Hu Jia clash over a film role, he visited Han Feng, who reassured him that she was repairing her damaged soul.

• Xiao Yan completed his list of apologies and compensation, then wondered whether the Inner Academy’s students were more inclined to abuse their strength.
• Xiao Mei halted filming after the actors repeatedly failed their parts, and Hu Jia declared that she should play the male lead if Xun’er took the female lead.
• Hu Jia dismissed Xiao Yan and insisted that she and Xun’er were in love, while Xun’er rejected her advances and Xiao Mei tried to enlist Hu Jia to persuade her to act again.
• Xiao Yan watched Xun’er, Xiao Mei, and Hu Jia leave together, then decided to visit Han Feng in the Alchemy Department.
• Han Feng told Xiao Yan her soul would recover slowly, and Yao Chen reprimanded her for taking the damage lightly.
• Han Feng drank Soul Repairing Milk and reminded Yao Chen that she would not neglect necessary treatment.

Yao Chen healed Han Feng’s burns, and the two reflected on their reconciliation and Xiao Yan’s stubborn sense of justice. After Xiao Yan puzzled over strange new powers, he saw Han Feng restored to her former beauty, and Yao Chen proposed that she take a female lead role in a story.

• Yao Chen applied medicine to Han Feng’s burns, apologized for hurting her, and Han Feng said Yao Chen had suffered more from the betrayal.
• Han Feng praised Xiao Yan but warned that his reckless, righteous nature would eventually get him killed, while Yao Chen said she trusted him never to harm her.
• Outside the room, Xiao Yan tested a black chain and claw that had appeared from nowhere and wondered why his Dou Qi had doubled.
• Yao Chen called Xiao Yan inside, where he found Han Feng’s burns completely erased and apologized after staring at her in surprise.
• Yao Chen suggested Han Feng play the female lead in a story, and Han Feng agreed to go with Xiao Yan rather than argue with her teacher.

Han Feng’s restored beauty sparked a rush of students competing to act opposite her, while Xiao Mei struggled to find a suitable script. The chapter ended with Xiao Mei discovering an unfamiliar script titled “Xiao Tiandi” that she believed was perfect for Han Feng.

• Han Feng volunteered to be Xiao Mei’s female lead, and Xiao Mei ordered her assistant to prepare the film and recruit a male lead.
• Xiao Yu learned that 327 Inner Academy students had applied to visit the Outer Academy to audition, then saw Han Feng’s unscarred image and ordered the Enforcement Team to handle the crowd.
• Xiao Mei held auditions for the male lead, drawing students of multiple genders, including Hu Jia, while Xiao Yan and Xun'er watched.
• Xiao Mei stayed up searching through her scripts but found none suitable for Han Feng.
• Xiao Mei discovered a script that captivated her, decided it suited Han Feng, and noticed its cover read “Xiao Tiandi.”

Xiao Mei ended her search for a male lead and offered the nine candidates supporting roles at the same pay after realizing the drama had no male lead. The candidates accepted, and Xiao Mei prepared to begin filming the next morning.

• Xiao Yu managed the square and greeted Inner Academy students Lin Xiuyai and Han Yue, while Lin Xiuyai explained why Liu Qing and Lin Yan had come.
• Xiao Yu returned to the dormitory and met an exhausted Xiao Mei, who had stayed up all night planning the script and hurried back to the square.
• Xiao Mei learned that Xiao Ning and Luo Bu were among the nine candidates, then announced that the drama no longer had a male lead and apologized to them.
• Xiao Mei offered everyone supporting roles at the male lead's pay; Han Yue, Lin Xiuyai, Liu Qing, Lin Yan, Xiao Ning, Luo Bu, Bai Cheng, and Bai Shan accepted.
• Xiao Mei told her assistant to prepare everything for filming, which would begin the next morning.

Xiao Yi Xian and Xun'er competed for Xiao Yan's attention in the academy cafeteria, where Xiao Yi Xian left in a way that made Xiao Yan feel grateful to her. Far away, Nalan Yanran continued her brutal training and declared that she would be the one to win Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yi Xian tried to feed Xiao Yan, but Xun'er stopped her and challenged her over spending time with him.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Xun'er each held one of Xiao Yan's arms and pressed him to choose between them, while Yao Chen offered him no help.
• Xiao Yi Xian let go and left, causing Xiao Yan to feel relieved and grateful; Xun'er realized that Xiao Yi Xian had deliberately made herself seem considerate.
• Xun'er resumed eating with Xiao Yan and vowed inwardly that everything about him would belong to her.
• At the Gate of Life and Death, Nalan Yanran killed a Fierce Nightmare Tiger Beast with one slash, ate its head, and declared that she would win Xiao Yan.

After two weeks of secluded training, Xiao Yan mastered the Black Prison Dark Soul Lock, refined the Sea Heart Flame, and advanced to the Dou Spirit realm. He returned to Jia Nan Academy and found that Xiao Mei had finished filming her drama in the academy arena.

• Xiao Yan practiced controlling the Black Qi until he could form a chain that pierced and tore apart a cliff, while Yao Chen recognized it as the Black Prison Dark Soul Lock and worried about Yun Ying's power and interest in him.
• Xiao Yan explained that he had fused Han Feng's Sea Heart Flame with the Purple Lotus Core Flame using the Fen Jue, creating the Earth Sea Heart Flame.
• Xiao Yan's cultivation rose from a Four-star Great Dou Master to a One-star Dou Spirit, and his Fen Jue advanced to Earth-tier low-grade, bringing his estimated strength to the level of a low-level Dou Huang.
• Xiao Yan decided to return to the Outer Academy after two weeks away and wondered how Xiao Mei's drama was progressing.
• Xiao Mei persuaded Hu Gan to let her use the academy arena and take actors away from class by promising one-third of the drama's earnings to the Outer Academy.
• The students heard cheers from Xiao Mei's sealed-off arena and realized filming had finally ended.

Xiao Yan returned to the academy after two weeks and revealed that he had reached One-star Dou Ling, while Xiao Mei and her cast finished filming and prepared the play for release. Lin Xiuyai, Lin Yan, and Liu Qing tried to decide who would challenge Xiao Yan, but they were still playing rock paper scissors after he left.

• Xiao Yu greeted Xiao Yan and learned he had advanced to Dou Ling during his training in the Back Mountain.
• Xiao Mei confirmed that the filming footage was safe, ordered her staff to finish editing overnight, and paid the main actors three hundred thousand Gold Coins each.
• Xiao Mei greeted Xiao Yan affectionately, while Han Yue and the actors realized that he had become a One-star Dou Ling.
• Lin Xiuyai, Lin Yan, and Liu Qing each wanted to fight Xiao Yan, so they chose rock paper scissors to determine who would challenge him.
• Xiao Yan left the arena after learning Han Feng was gone, while Lin Xiuyai, Lin Yan, and Liu Qing continued playing rock paper scissors.

Xiao Mei’s latest play drew huge crowds and sparked envy among Inner Academy leaders, while Xiao Yan invited Xiao Yi Xian to watch it with him. Xun’er joined them, and the three sat down as The Legend of Xiao Ying began.

• Students rushed to buy tickets for Xiao Mei’s new play, while her rules prohibited scalping, disruptions, and Projection Crystals.
• Su Qian and the Inner Academy instructors discussed bringing Xiao Mei into the Inner Academy, but their plans stalled as they envied the profits she shared with Hu Gan.
• A bespectacled instructor and Su Qian ended the meeting early because they had tickets to the play.
• Xiao Yi Xian learned that Xiao Mei had earned a fortune, then Xiao Yan invited her to watch the play with him.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian met after work, and Xun’er joined them before the three took their seats.
• The theater darkened, and Xiao Mei’s new play, The Legend of Xiao Ying, began.

Xiao Ying endured her clan’s scorn after her cultivation fell, while her father Xiao Wuyun ordered her killed and Third Elder persuaded him to let her live. After Xiao Ling destroyed the bucket Xiao Ying had humbled herself to recover, Xiao Ying silently vowed to remember the humiliation and endure for her sick mother.

• Xiao Ying tested at Third Stage, faced mockery, and heard Xiao Wuyun order her death before Third Elder convinced him to spare her as a useful outlet for the clan’s resentment.
• Xiao Ying returned to her dilapidated home and comforted her ill mother, concealing her poor test result and tears.
• A Black-robed man appeared to confirm Xiao Ying’s mother had kept the truth from her and left food as an apology before disappearing.
• Xiao Ling mocked Xiao Ying, kicked away the bucket of water she had carried home, and demanded that she kneel and kowtow to retrieve her bucket.
• Xiao Ying bowed to protect the bucket for her mother, but Xiao Ling broke it anyway, leaving Xiao Ying furious and determined to remember the insult.

After Xiao Ying’s Dou Qi vanished and her father drove her and Xiao Qingge from the Clan Leader’s Mansion, she struggled to care for her ill mother. She brought water home by climbing into a well and discovered that someone had secretly left them food, though Xiao Qingge would not say who.

• Xiao Ying had once been the Xiao Clan’s greatest prodigy, but her Dou Qi suddenly fell to the Third Stage, and she could no longer cultivate.
• Xiao Wuyun expelled Xiao Ying and Xiao Qingge from the Clan Leader’s Mansion and left them with only a meager allowance.
• After Xiao Ling crushed their wooden bucket, Xiao Ying climbed into a well to collect water for her sleeping mother.
• Xiao Ying returned home and found food that had mysteriously appeared beside their straw bedding.
• Xiao Qingge woke, drank the water Xiao Ying brought, and told her that someone had sent the food, but she did not identify the person.
• Xiao Ying shared the food with Xiao Qingge and felt grateful that her mother was still alive beside her.

Xiao Ying endured public humiliation to obtain money for her sick mother, while Xiao Qingge secretly gave her a cultivation technique and left to confront Xiao Wuyun. Xiao Ling overheard Xiao Qingge demand that Xiao Wuyun return Xiao Ying’s stolen Dou Di bloodline, then fled before anyone discovered her.

• Xiao Ling humiliated Xiao Ying by making her crawl beneath her legs and collect scattered notes, then refused her monthly allowance and flew away.
• Xiao Ying broke down near home before hiding her tears and telling Xiao Qingge that the Clan had given her extra money out of pity.
• Xiao Qingge learned from the Black-robed man about Xiao Ying’s humiliation, then summoned Xiao Wuyun and passed a hidden cultivation technique to Xiao Ying.
• Xiao Qingge told Xiao Ying to guard the technique and pursue her own path, then put her to sleep and left with the Black-robed man to meet Xiao Wuyun.
• Xiao Ling followed the Great Elder to the Clan Leader’s Mansion and overheard Xiao Qingge demand that Xiao Wuyun return Xiao Ying’s Dou Di bloodline.
• Xiao Ling realized Xiao Wuyun had taken Xiao Ying’s bloodline and fled the mansion before she could be caught.

After Xiao Qingge was executed and Xiao Ying was imprisoned, Xiao Ling realized that she had only wanted strength so she could defeat Xiao Ying fairly. Determined to free Xiao Ying and restore her Dou Di bloodline, Xiao Ling attacked the guard at the Clan Leader’s Mansion.

• Xiao Ying learned that Xiao Qingge had been beheaded and was dragged away after Xiao Qingge’s head was destroyed before her.
• Five years later, Xiao Ling reached peak Dou Zong, while Xiao Wuyun secretly visited the imprisoned Xiao Ying and searched her soul for the thing Xiao Qingge had hidden there.
• Xiao Ying resolved to endure her captivity until she could uncover her mother’s death and kill Xiao Wuyun, while Xiao Ling discovered her prison and realized she wanted a genuine victory over Xiao Ying.
• Xiao Ling decided to free Xiao Ying and help her reclaim her Dou Di bloodline, then entered the Clan Leader’s Mansion and killed the lone guard with the Slaying Venerable Blood Blade.

Xiao Ling rescued Xiao Ying from the underground prison, killed Xiao Qiu, and forced Xiao Ying to take her identity so she could become Xiao Ling’s rival again. Five years later, Xiao Ling reached peak Dou Zun while Xiao Ying remained by her side as Xiao Qiu, recognizing that they were alike in putting their goals above everything.

• Xiao Ling killed a Xiao Clan Sacred Guard, freed Xiao Ying, and secretly brought her to her home.
• Xiao Ling had Xiao Qiu bathe and heal Xiao Ying, then killed Xiao Qiu and ordered Xiao Ying to assume her face, name, and life.
• Xiao Wuyun discovered Xiao Ying was missing and launched a search throughout the Xiao Clan, but the search found no clues.
• Xiao Ying spent five years serving Xiao Ling as Xiao Qiu while accepting the resources Xiao Ling provided to help her grow stronger.
• At the annual strength assessment, Xiao Ling reached peak Dou Zun and told Xiao Ying she was grateful for staying by her side.
• Xiao Ying felt friendship toward Xiao Ling before concluding that they were alike in placing their goals above everything else.

The Great Elder prepared to overthrow Xiao Wuyun, while Xiao Ling revealed to Xiao Ying that Xiao Qingge had concealed the truth about her stolen Dou Di bloodline. Xiao Ying reaffirmed her resolve to avenge her mother, and the chapter ended as Xiao Wuyun blocked the Great Elder’s rebellion.

• The Great Elder concluded that Xiao Wuyun intended to seize the elders’ bloodlines and secretly prepared to fight him with the Second Elder.
• A black shadow killed a Xiao Clan member and drained his Dou Qi, blood, and soul; Xiao Wuyun recognized the attack as evidence that Xiao Ying remained within the clan.
• Xiao Ling confronted Xiao Ying about the Cloud Ghost Art and revealed that Xiao Qingge had given her bloodline to Xiao Wuyun, who then took Xiao Ying’s bloodline.
• Xiao Ying grieved over her mother’s deception but declared that she would still avenge her, identifying the Dou Di bloodline as what she lacked.
• Two years later, Xiao Ling had become the youngest Dou Sheng in Xiao Clan history, and the Great Elder sent her away with Xiao Ying before beginning his rebellion.
• The Great Elder led seven Dou Sheng toward the Second Elder, but Xiao Wuyun unexpectedly blocked their path despite supposedly having left the Xiao Clan.

Xiao Wuyun crushed the Great Elder’s rebellion and drove him to flee, but Xiao Ling killed her grandfather and helped Xiao Ying absorb his Dou Di bloodline. Xiao Ling escaped through the hidden gate while Xiao Ying chose to remain in the Xiao Clan, and the two vowed to meet again as rivals.

• Xiao Wuyun revealed that he had killed the Second Elder, defeated the Great Elder with one strike, and killed the Great Elder’s loyal Dou Shengs as they covered his escape.
• The wounded Great Elder reached a hidden chamber and prepared to escape through a Spatial Array, but Xiao Ling arrived and killed him to take his Dou Di bloodline.
• Xiao Ying absorbed the Great Elder’s remaining power and bloodline, while Xiao Ling destroyed his corpse and admitted she had betrayed him to obtain his bloodline.
• Xiao Ling offered Xiao Ying the choice of escaping through the Spatial Array or staying in the Xiao Clan, and Xiao Ying chose to stay and pursue greater strength.
• Xiao Ling left through the gate after asking Xiao Ying to survive and become strong enough to face her, and Xiao Ying vowed to reach the peak of the world.