Chapter Summaries

Feng Wu arranged to auction a Third Grade Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid after the Xiao Clan won the Wind Scroll Skill. His revelation stunned Yao Chen, and Feng Wu withdrew the liquid after naming a fixed price, leaving Xiao Yan as the target of his scheme.

• Xiao Zhan outbid Gale Bi and the Ouba Pa Family to buy the Wind Scroll Skill for four hundred and seventy thousand Gold Coins.
• A maid informed Ya Fei that Feng Wu had supplied another bottle of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, and Ya Fei announced its sale after the main auction ended.
• Ya Fei revealed that the liquid was Third Grade, leaving Xiao Yan shocked and Yao Chen insisting that such a formula and potency should be impossible.
• Feng Wu named a fixed price of three hundred thousand Gold Coins for the liquid, then took it back when no one bought it.
• Feng Wu looked toward Xiao Yan and waited for him to take the bait.

After the auction, Feng Wu waited for Xiao Yan and Yao Chen, then offered Yao Chen the Third Grade Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid’s formula in exchange for alchemy techniques and a cultivation method. Yao Chen agreed to negotiate, while Feng Wu concealed that his supposed master was not present.

• Feng Wu tipped Ya Fei after the auction, and Gu Ni warned that the arrival of two powerful alchemists might throw Wu Tan City into chaos.
• Feng Wu returned to the Xiao Clan and waited for Xiao Yan, who soon arrived seeking advice about the spirit liquid.
• Feng Wu revealed that he knew about Yao Chen and invited him to speak directly, prompting Yao Chen to emerge from Xiao Yan.
• Yao Chen examined the Third Grade Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and praised its unprecedented alchemical methods.
• Yao Chen offered to trade for the formula, and Feng Wu asked for alchemy techniques and a cultivation method on behalf of his absent master.
• Yao Chen agreed to the exchange and expressed a wish to meet Feng Wu’s master.

Feng Wu bargained with Yao Chen for a low-grade Earth Rank cultivation method by offering a Third Grade Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid prescription and promising a possible Fourth Grade version. After the exchange, Feng Wu examined the Volcano Skill and discovered its exceptional combat potential.

• Feng Wu convinced Yao Chen to provide his Rank 2 Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid prescription and Qi Gathering Powder in exchange for a Third Grade prescription and a chance at a Fourth Grade version.
• Feng Wu used the system to upgrade Yao Chen's prescription, but found the experience cost for upgrading it to Fourth Grade exceeded his reserves.
• Feng Wu gave Yao Chen the detailed Third Grade prescription, impressing him with its thorough instructions and unfamiliar techniques.
• Yao Chen handed Feng Wu the low-grade Earth Rank cultivation method Volcano Skill, and he and Xiao Yan agreed Feng Wu would seek him out for alchemy lessons after reaching Dou Zhe.
• Feng Wu inspected Volcano Skill and learned it had excellent potential, powerful combat techniques, and a much higher combat strength than its cultivation speed suggested.

Feng Wu bought Storage Rings and asked Ya Fei to find him a higher-grade beast flame before leaving Wu Tan City to hunt and gain experience. Ya Fei realized he was a young disciple in disguise, while Feng Wu began training his combat techniques against beasts in the wilderness.

• Feng Wu examined the Volcano Skill scroll and decided he needed to gather more experience points.
• Feng Wu bought two Storage Rings from Ya Fei at the Mittel Auction House and asked her to find him a higher-grade beast flame.
• Ya Fei recognized Feng Wu as a young person beneath his robes and concluded that he was likely a mysterious Alchemist's disciple.
• Feng Wu hunted an Exploding Porcupine outside Wu Tan City, killing it with Absorption Palm and Cloud Dispelling Palm and gaining experience for both techniques.
• Feng Wu continued exploring the wilderness to find true magical beasts and improve his combat techniques.

Feng Wu hunted in the wilderness and encountered a Gray Winged Cloud Goose while preparing lunch. He killed the Rank 1 Magical Beast and added its wind-element Magic Crystal to his gloves.

• Feng Wu rested by a stream, cooked Exploding Porcupine meat, and attracted a Gray Winged Cloud Goose with its smell.
• The Gray Winged Cloud Goose dove at Feng Wu and overturned his fire pit, but he lured it into range and broke its right wing with Cloud Dispelling Palm.
• The goose used its innate skill to kick up dust and tried to flee, but Feng Wu caught it, broke its other wing, and killed it with his two palm techniques.
• A wind-element Magic Crystal fell from the goose, and Feng Wu embedded it in his gloves to enhance Absorption Palm and Cloud Dispelling Palm.

Feng Wu found a dimension-crossing husky puppy and agreed to let her become his pet, unlocking the system’s pet module. He named her Er Ha and set off with her to gain experience.

• Feng Wu found an unranked female husky hiding in the bushes and learned she had wind and space attributes.
• Feng Wu fed the hungry puppy roasted Gray Winged Cloud Goose and prepared to leave.
• The husky tugged at Feng Wu’s clothes and asked to acknowledge him as her master.
• Feng Wu accepted the contract, unlocked the pet module, and named the husky Er Ha.
• Feng Wu picked up Er Ha and set out with her to grind levels.

Feng Wu and Little Er Ha fought magical beasts in the forest, growing stronger until Little Er Ha evolved into a ranked beast. Feng Wu spent most of his saved experience upgrading the Volcano Skill to Earth Rank Intermediate, but was left severely weakened and below his peak Dou Qi level.

• Feng Wu killed magical beasts and gained experience while Little Er Ha grew into a Fierce Beast, awakening a spatial cutting ability and learning to fight.
• Over the next half month, Feng Wu and Little Er Ha hunted more than seventy magical beasts, and Little Er Ha reached 103 experience points and evolved.
• Little Er Ha emerged from its evolution much larger, with Feng Wu judging that its combat strength might rival his own.
• Feng Wu used experience to advance Absorption Palm and Cloud Dispelling Palm, then spent more than 700 experience points upgrading the Volcano Skill.
• Feng Wu nearly fainted and fell below the peak of Dou Qi Level Nine, but the Volcano Skill changed from Earth Rank Low Grade to Earth Rank Intermediate.

After returning to Wu Tan City with Little Er Ha, Feng Wu received the Qi Gathering Powder from Xiao Yan and Yao Chen and upgraded it into a Foundation Establishment Pill. The new pill could help cultivators achieve Perfect Foundation Establishment, and Feng Wu was left holding a pill with an effect far beyond what he had expected.

• Feng Wu returned to Wu Tan City after hunting for five more days, bringing the conspicuous Rank 1 Magical Beast Little Er Ha back to the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Zhan saw Feng Wu and briefly ordered Hu Zi to investigate him before changing his mind.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Chen visited Feng Wu's residence to deliver the Qi Gathering Powder, and Feng Wu rebuked them for entering without permission before asking Yao Chen to meet him at Xiao Yan's home.
• Feng Wu checked the Qi Gathering Powder and spent 50 experience points to upgrade it.
• The pill became a Foundation Establishment Pill that could grant Perfect Foundation Establishment, and its description advised against upgrading it again at its current realm.

Feng Wu swallowed the Perfect Foundation Establishment Pill, which expanded and strengthened his dantian, Dou Qi, meridians, and body. He condensed his Dou Qi Cyclone and became a Dou Zhe, leaving it compressed nearly to a liquid state.

• Feng Wu swallowed the Foundation Establishment Pill and endured its powerful medicinal energy as it expanded his dantian.
• The pill's power reinforced Feng Wu's dantian, strengthened his nine strands of Dou Qi, and improved his meridians and physical constitution.
• Feng Wu gathered the pill's pure Dou Qi and compressed it into a slowly rotating cyclone in his dantian.
• Feng Wu compressed the forming Dou Qi Cyclone further despite the risk of destroying his cultivation.
• Feng Wu successfully condensed the Dou Qi Cyclone and became a Dou Zhe.

After establishing a perfect foundation, Feng Wu learned the Volcano Skill and became a one-star Dou Zhe, then visited Yao Chen to claim his promised alchemy lessons. Yao Chen was astonished by Feng Wu’s foundation, while Xiao Yan was shocked by the strength of his aura.

• Feng Wu completed Perfect Foundation Establishment, began cultivating the Volcano Skill, and advanced to a one-star Dou Zhe.
• Feng Wu found Little Er Ha eating bitter melon and eggplant in the vegetable patch, then reluctantly offered it roasted meat.
• The next morning, Feng Wu and Little Er Ha visited Xiao Yan, where Yao Chen examined Feng Wu and marveled at his foundation.
• Feng Wu asked Yao Chen to teach him alchemy and revealed that he had become a one-star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Yan was stunned by Feng Wu’s powerful aura and felt a strong sense of danger.

Feng Wu began learning alchemy from Yao Chen in a secluded cave, while Xiao Yan watched. After several failed attempts and many wasted herbs, Feng Wu successfully extracted the medicinal essence from Blood Coagulation Grass.

• Feng Wu presented Yao Chen with an alchemy cauldron and ingredients and asked him to teach alchemy.
• Yao Chen took Feng Wu and Xiao Yan to a secluded cave behind the Xiao Clan to keep the lesson private.
• Feng Wu lit the cauldron and used Wood Attribute Dou Qi to calm and strengthen its flames, surprising Yao Chen.
• Yao Chen gave Feng Wu his Blood Coagulation Powder formula and guided him as he attempted to refine it.
• Feng Wu burned through several Blood Coagulation Grasses before successfully extracting their medicinal essence into grayish-white powder.

Feng Wu trained in alchemy with Yao Chen for over six hours, improving his success rate before exhaustion forced him to stop. While Feng Wu recovered in a medicinal bath, Yao Chen explained to Xiao Yan why he valued Feng Wu and hoped to build ties with him for the future.

• Yao Chen praised Feng Wu for extracting the essence of Blood Coagulation Grass and watched him continue practicing.
• Feng Wu failed repeatedly at first, then improved until he consistently produced a batch from every three portions of ingredients.
• Yao Chen stopped Feng Wu after more than six hours as his exhaustion caused his success rate to decline, and Feng Wu collapsed into a deep sleep.
• Yao Chen instructed Xiao Yan to carry Feng Wu into a hot pool and poured Xiao Yan's Third Grade Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid into the water.
• Yao Chen told Xiao Yan that Feng Wu had the talent to become a powerhouse and that befriending him could be valuable, while considering Feng Wu and his teacher potential allies against the Hall of Souls.

Feng Wu finished extracting the ingredients for a pill while Xiao Yan cultivated and Yao Chen watched over him. After discovering that killing weaker creatures gave him less experience as he grew stronger, Feng Wu returned to the cave and found Little Er Ha had eaten his herb residue, which Yao Chen said would benefit the Magical Beast’s cultivation.

• Feng Wu woke after fainting from exhausting his Soul Power, ate grilled fish, and resumed extracting the remaining pill ingredients.
• Feng Wu completed his herb extractions by morning and went outside to hunt an elk for food.
• Feng Wu killed nearby creatures and discovered that weaker creatures yielded less experience as his cultivation increased.
• Feng Wu brought the elk back to the cave and found Little Er Ha had eaten most of the herb residue.
• Yao Chen explained that Little Er Ha could digest the leftover essence and benefit from it, and Feng Wu confirmed its experience had increased.

Feng Wu learned to refine Blood Coagulation Powder under Yao Chen’s guidance and steadily raised his success rate through intensive practice. After half a month, Yao Chen rewarded him with five more pill formulas, and Feng Wu set off home with the well-fed Little Er Ha.

• Yao Chen instructed Feng Wu to use Soul Power to control different flames separately, allowing him to fuse the ingredients and successfully refine Blood Coagulation Powder.
• Yao Chen warned Feng Wu that refining medicine did not make him a true Rank 1 Alchemist until he could form pills.
• Feng Wu practiced for days, raising his Blood Coagulation Powder success rate above eighty percent by the tenth day and beyond ninety percent by the half-month deadline.
• Yao Chen rewarded Feng Wu with three Rank 1 pill formulas and two Rank 2 pill formulas.
• Feng Wu dragged the plump Little Er Ha away from its sunbathing spot and headed home.

Feng Wu went to the Mittel Auction House to buy a Rank Five Peach Blossom Fire and two Qi Gathering Powders, paying with pills after admitting he had no Gold Coins. Ya Fei accepted his offer of two bottles of Third Grade Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and 2,700 bottles of First Grade Healing Pills.

• Little Er Ha’s growth helped Feng Wu reach Two Star Dou Zhe, while repeated exhaustion of his Soul Power greatly improved his soul cultivation.
• Feng Wu brought Little Er Ha to the Mittel Auction House, where Ya Fei welcomed him and confirmed the Rank Five Peach Blossom Fire had arrived.
• Feng Wu offered two bottles of Third Grade Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid in exchange for the Peach Blossom Fire.
• When Ya Fei said the two bottles were not enough for the Peach Blossom Fire and two scarce Qi Gathering Powders, Feng Wu revealed 2,700 bottles of First Grade Healing Pills as additional payment.

Feng Wu traded medicinal goods for the Peach Blossom Fire at the Mittel Auction House, then kissed Ya Fei after she guessed he had refined the Healing Pills. The encounter fueled rumors that he had won her over, while Ya Fei resolved to conquer him and Feng Wu decided to avoid the auction house for a while.

• Ya Fei agreed to trade the Peach Blossom Fire for Feng Wu's Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and Healing Medicines, with Qi Gathering Powders to be transferred later.
• Ya Fei confronted Feng Wu about personally refining the Healing Pills, and Feng Wu pinched her, kissed her, and warned her not to test him again.
• Feng Wu left the auction house, deciding to lie low to keep Ya Fei from uncovering his identity.
• Ya Fei returned to the VIP Room as spectators spread rumors that Feng Wu had won her over, prompting factions to investigate his alchemist rank.
• Ya Fei became more determined to conquer Feng Wu, while Feng Wu suspected she was thinking about him.

Feng Wu prepared pills to support his attempt to fuse with the Peach Blossom Fire Seed, then began absorbing the flame despite its danger. The fire erupted inside his dantian, leaving him struggling to contain it as he consumed Qi Replenishing Pills and committed to fighting through the fusion.

• Feng Wu decided to delay absorbing the Peach Blossom Fire and refined Rank 1 Qi Replenishing and Qi Calming Pills with Little Er Ha watching.
• Feng Wu upgraded both kinds of pills to Second Grade and prepared himself for the fusion.
• Feng Wu swallowed a Qi Calming Pill and guided the Peach Blossom Fire into his body, but it burned his throat and forced him to suppress it with Dou Qi.
• Feng Wu guided the fire into his dantian, where it surged wildly and threatened to burn through his dantian walls.
• Feng Wu swallowed several Second Grade Qi Replenishing Pills to generate more Dou Qi and declared he was going all in.

Feng Wu forced the Peach Blossom Fire to submit, fused it into his dantian, and replaced the Kui Wood Beast’s remnant soul with his own Soul Power. After recovering from his injuries, he left Wu Tan City with Little Er Ha to cultivate in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

• Feng Wu suppressed and lashed the rampaging Peach Blossom Fire until it took the form of the Kui Wood Beast and yielded.
• Feng Wu trapped the fire with the Volcano Skill, marked its remnant soul, and erased it to make his own Soul Power its control core.
• Feng Wu tested the fused Peach Blossom Fire and found it weaker but far easier to control.
• After recovering from his injuries, Feng Wu sold his Magic Crystals and bought medicinal ingredients for his wilderness training.
• Feng Wu and Little Er Ha traveled to the Magical Beast Mountain Range near Wu Tan City to begin several months of cultivation.

Feng Wu and Little Er Ha hunted near Snake Spirit Grass in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, where they fought an Iron Tail Leopard and two camouflaged Green Leaf Snakes. Feng Wu and Little Er Ha killed the snakes, leaving a Magic Crystal behind.

• Feng Wu spotted Snake Spirit Grass and sent Little Er Ha to fight the nearby Iron Tail Leopard while he went to harvest the herbs.
• Little Er Ha used his Wind Blade-enhanced Wind Claw to injure the Iron Tail Leopard and snap its tail, overpowering it.
• Feng Wu sensed danger near the Snake Spirit Grass, struck away a green longworm, and recognized two Green Leaf Snakes disguised among the plants.
• Feng Wu attacked the Green Leaf Snakes with Peach Blossom Fire, then used Earth Spring Impact to incinerate one and leave its Magic Crystal behind.
• Little Er Ha caught the second Green Leaf Snake as it fled and tore it apart with one claw.

After defeating the Green Leaf Snakes, Feng Wu uncovered a hidden entrance beneath a giant tree and discovered it led to a Dou Wang's tomb. He entered despite its deadly defenses and found the passage packed with the remains of trapped craftsmen.

• Feng Wu collected the Snake Spirit Grass after confirming the area was safe, then noticed the soil beneath a massive tree was unusually soft.
• Feng Wu used Earth Spring Impact to expose a black-gold gate buried beneath the tree and learned from the Upgrade System that it was the entrance to a Dou Wang's tomb.
• Feng Wu found that his attacks had disabled the exterior mechanisms, then opened the gate by kicking a concealed stone.
• Feng Wu retreated when poisonous gas poured from the entrance, then used Peach Blossom Fire and his palms to burn and sweep the gas away.
• Feng Wu entered the tomb and discovered countless bones covering the passage, the remains of craftsmen killed by its poison mechanisms.