Chapter Summaries

Yun Shan was humiliated by Protector Zhu, while Chen Guan spent two months training and advanced to Dou Ling. After learning that Nalan Su had repeatedly sought him out, Chen Guan went to the Nalan Family, suspecting Nalan Jie’s Scorching Poison was involved and hoping to obtain the Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva.

• Protector Zhu visited Yun Shan to ask about Protector Wu, leaving Yun Shan furious and humiliated.
• Chen Guan trained intensively for two months and broke through to the Dou Ling realm.
• Chen Guan found Qing Lin and Yaoyue playing in Yaoye’s Palace and promised Qing Lin that she would see Xiao Yi Xian soon.
• Yaoyue told Chen Guan that Nalan Su had come to see him again, and Chen Guan suspected the man wanted help with Nalan Jie’s Scorching Poison.
• Chen Guan went to the Nalan Family to meet Nalan Su and seek the Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva for his Soul Strength.

Nalan Jie’s worsening Scorching Poison and the Nalan Family’s uncertain future led Nalan Su to seek out Chen Guan, the royal family’s young genius. After learning that Heavenly Flames might cure the poison, Nalan Su asked whether Chen Guan possessed one, leaving the question unanswered.

• Nalan Jie learned that Nalan Yanran had reached Dou Qi Stage Nine, while Xiao Yan remained at Stage Three and the engagement continued to trouble the family.
• Nalan Jie warned Nalan Su not to slight Chen Guan, whose talent made him a likely future Dou Zong, and advised the Nalan Family to keep some distance from the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Chen Guan visited the Nalan Family, and Nalan Su hurried to welcome him after realizing the guest had come from the Imperial Palace.
• Chen Guan apologized for missing Nalan Su on earlier visits, and the two exchanged warm greetings before discussing the reason for the visit.
• Nalan Su explained that Nalan Jie’s Scorching Poison had resisted treatment, and that Pill King Gu He had said a Heavenly Flame might eradicate it.
• Nalan Su revealed that he had heard Chen Guan might possess a Heavenly Flame and asked about it; Chen Guan responded that the coincidence was remarkable.

Chen Guan began purging Nalan Jie's Scorching Poison with his Heavenly Flame in exchange for the Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva. Nalan Jie survived the first treatment, but the poison would take seven days to remove, and Chen Guan left after telling Nalan Su he could openly confirm that he possessed a Heavenly Flame.

• Chen Guan agreed to treat Nalan Jie in exchange for the Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva, and Nalan Jie readily accepted.
• Chen Guan sent his Azure Flame into Nalan Jie's body and drove the Scorching Poison together, causing Nalan Jie excruciating pain.
• Chen Guan withdrew the gathered poison and purified it, then told Nalan Jie that the treatment would take seven days because his body could not endure more at once.
• Chen Guan told Nalan Su to confirm his Heavenly Flame if anyone asked, then left the Nalan residence.
• Nalan Su ordered the secondary living room refurbished to a higher standard than the main living room and their roles switched.

After completing Nalan Jie's poison removal, Chen Guan received the Primordial Bone Sculpting Pill and used it to heal the Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon, while learning that Jia Nan Academy's Recruitment Team was nearing the Jia Ma Empire. The chapter ended with Yaoye revealing that they had found the people from Heavenly Snake Manor.

• Fama gave Chen Guan the Primordial Bone Sculpting Pill after successfully refining it, and Chen Guan thanked him.
• Chen Guan used Heavenly Flames and the pill to remove the Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon's hidden injuries, causing its sixth-tier magical beast aura to flash through the Imperial Palace.
• Chen Guan finished removing Nalan Jie's Scorching Poison, then told Hai Bodong that the Barrier Breaking Pill would be ready within a year.
• Chen Guan displayed the Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva, and Yaoye told him Jia Nan Academy's Recruitment Team would arrive in two or three days.
• Chen Guan explained that he needed to attend Jia Nan Academy for his future plans, and Yaoye revealed that they had found the people from Heavenly Snake Manor.

Chen Guan prepared to send Qing Lin to Heavenly Snake Manor so she could develop her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, and she agreed after Yaoye explained the opportunity. The next morning, Chen Guan and Qing Lin departed for Jia Nan Academy with Zhao Gang, while Yaoye and Yaoyue saw them off.

• Yaoye told Chen Guan that soldiers had spotted Lü Man and the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor near Dianyun City, and Chen Guan discussed sending Qing Lin to Heavenly Snake Manor.
• Chen Guan arranged for Fama to watch over the Imperial Palace and persuaded the Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon to help protect it while he was away.
• Yaoye explained Heavenly Snake Manor to Qing Lin, who chose to go; Chen Guan and Qing Lin then reassured a reluctant Yaoyue.
• Chen Guan told Yaoye about his plan to use bait to lure criminals, and they spent the night talking.
• Yaoye and Yaoyue saw Chen Guan and Qing Lin off the next morning, with Zhao Gang joining their journey to Jia Nan Academy.

Chen Guan brought Qing Lin to Dianyun City and deliberately drew out the Heavenly Snake Manor, whose Lü Man tried to seize the girl after recognizing her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. Chen Guan and the Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon fought back, and as their clash with Lü Man escalated, Chen Guan prepared a powerful sideline attack.

• Chen Guan reassured Zhao Gang about his talent during their carriage ride to Dianyun City, where they learned Jia Nan Academy’s Recruitment Team had not arrived.
• Chen Guan took Qing Lin outside the city and waited for Heavenly Snake Manor’s people, while he and the girl shared a meal by the campfire.
• Lü Man arrived and attacked Qing Lin, but the Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon intercepted her and knocked her back.
• Lü Man recognized Qing Lin’s Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and tried to capture her, but Chen Guan and the Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon broke free of her Myriad Wood Prison and attacked together.
• Lü Man blocked their attacks and declared Heavenly Snake Manor would never give up the girl, while Chen Guan moved to a nearby hill and began casting Crimson Star Flowing Flame.

Chen Guan and the Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon battled Lü Man to prevent her from taking Qing Lin by force, then agreed to let her bring the girl to Heavenly Snake Manor. Qing Lin left in tears, while Chen Guan stayed behind and tried to accept the separation.

• Lü Man used the falling fireballs to cover her attempt to seize Qing Lin, but the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake carried the girl out of reach.
• Chen Guan and the Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon joined forces against Lü Man, overwhelming her with Crimson Starfall and Wrath of the Sea until she prepared to call for reinforcements.
• At Chen Guan's signal, Qing Lin returned to the battlefield and asked Lü Man and the others to stop fighting, then offered to go with Lü Man.
• Chen Guan agreed to let Qing Lin return with Lü Man to Heavenly Snake Manor, provided she would not be mistreated.
• Lü Man flew away with Qing Lin, who called tearfully to Chen Guan as he struggled to watch her leave.
• Chen Guan said he was fine, and the Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon headed off while Chen Guan prepared to help watch over the imperial family.

Lü Man sent Qing Lin ahead to Heavenly Snake Manor while Chen Guan and Zhao Gang passed Jia Nan Academy’s entrance test in Dianyun City. After Chen Guan’s Dou Ling strength caused a stir, the recruits boarded flying magical beasts and set out for Jia Nan Academy.

• Lü Man met the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor in the Tagor Desert and sent it ahead with Qing Lin while she followed behind.
• Chen Guan arrived in Dianyun City for Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment and found Zhao Gang had bought him a place near the front of the line.
• Chen Guan and Zhao Gang passed the Dou Qi test, and Chen Guan easily defeated several older students who tried to explain the rules through force.
• Mentor Lu Ren confirmed Chen Guan’s Dou Ling strength, sparking disbelief and gossip across the city.
• After seven days, the successful recruits boarded flying magical beasts and departed for Jia Nan Academy.

After reaching Jia Nan Academy, Chen Guan settled in, advanced to Three-Star Dou Spirit, and joined both the Alchemy Department and Enforcement Team. Rumors of his strength and alchemy skill spread through the Outer Academy, where a freshman girl from the Jia Ma Empire thought of the young genius from her clan.

• Chen Guan agreed to join Instructor Lu Ren's class, then cultivated at the academy and used an Earthflame Lotus Seed to break through to Three-Star Dou Spirit.
• Chen Guan passed the Alchemy Department's assessment by refining an Azurewood Pill, and Elder Huo learned that he already had a teacher.
• Chen Guan passed the Enforcement Team's strength-based assessment and joined the team as well.
• Rumors spread that Chen Guan was a Dou Ling and a Tier 3 alchemist, attracting widespread attention among Outer Academy students.
• A tall freshman girl from the Jia Ma Empire heard about Chen Guan and wondered how her clan's eleven-year-old Dou Zhe might have compared to him.

Chen Guan dominated the Inner Academy Selection Tournament after months of training, earning a place among the finalists with little effort. As the tournament ended, Yaoye received a message in the Jia Ma Empire’s Imperial Palace and brightened with joy.

• Chen Guan stopped attending classes and spent his time refining pills and taking difficult Enforcement Team missions, while Tutor Lu Ren allowed him to follow his own pace.
• Chen Guan defeated Airiya with an Azure Fire Crystal Wall, then praised her effort as she withdrew happily from the match.
• Vice Dean Hu Gan arranged for Chen Guan to skip the preliminary rounds and enter the top fifty directly.
• Chen Guan easily won the top-fifty finals and took first place in the Inner Academy Selection Tournament.
• Yaoye received a voice transmission while handling affairs in the Imperial Palace and reacted with joy.

After the Inner Academy selection tournament, Chen Guan and the other four top finishers were summoned by Vice Dean Hu Gan and escorted to the Library Pavilion to claim their rewards. Two gray-robed figures appeared at the pavilion entrance as Hu Gan asked them to open its doors.

• Chen Guan told Zhao Gang to cultivate in the Outer Academy and offered to help him use his reputation, but Zhao Gang revealed that the First Princess had already given him Qi Gathering Powder.
• Jiang Shu summoned Chen Guan to join the other top-four finishers, Yuan Zhenshan, Nie Xian, and Li Chang'an, and Hu Gan led all five toward the Library Pavilion.
• Hu Gan opened a hidden passage behind a bookshelf, and the group followed it through the mountain to a vast valley containing the ancient pavilion.
• Hu Gan bowed before the Library Pavilion and asked the two elders to open its doors, and two gray-robed figures appeared at the entrance.

Chen Guan and the other students entered Jia Nan Academy’s Library Pavilion to seek one item each, while The Two Elders Qian Bai recognized Chen Guan’s Heavenly Flame and unusual talent. Chen Guan found an Earth Tier Low Grade Water Attribute cultivation method, but the chapter ended before he decided whether to take it.

• The Two Elders Qian Bai opened the Space Lock and warned the students that they could take only one item from the Library Pavilion.
• The elders identified Chen Guan’s Heavenly Flame as the Green Lotus Core Flame and noted his exceptional talent.
• Chen Guan and the others entered the pavilion and agreed to help each other search for their desired items.
• Yuan Zhenshan caught a Profound Tier Low Grade cultivation method, but Jiang Shu rejected it and he returned it.
• Chen Guan tested several ordinary items before catching an Earth Tier Low Grade cultivation method called Water God's Aura.

Chen Guan and the others chose rewards from Jia Nan Academy’s Library Pavilion before leaving for the Inner Academy. Hu Gan warned them that the Inner Academy’s competition was brutal, but the group remained confident as they prepared to depart the next morning.

• Jiang Shu successfully retrieved a scroll after Chen Guan let her examine it, and the group gathered Light Clusters before their time in the pavilion ran out.
• Chen Guan chose the Sky Jade Fruit over the Inner Armor and released Flying Cloud Wings and the Earth Core Fire Ganoderma.
• The five left the Library Pavilion, and The Two Elders Qian Bai scanned them and ordered them to keep its contents secret.
• Hu Gan told the group to rest before departing for the Inner Academy and warned them that newcomers should stick together to avoid older students.
• Li Chang'an left without joining the others, while Nie Xian boasted that the remaining four could handle the Inner Academy; Hu Gan doubted they would fare well.

Chen Guan tempered his body with Jade Bone Powder before joining the top fifty students on their journey to the secretive Inner Academy. Their griffins stopped in a mountain ravine, where their escort had brought them to the place where the Inner Academy would welcome them.

• Chen Guan endured a painful Jade Bone Powder bath to prepare his body to absorb the Sky Jade Fruit.
• Chen Guan arrived at Hu Gan’s study room, where the top fifty students gathered for the trip to the Inner Academy.
• Hu Gan arranged the students into groups of five and led them onto ten griffins.
• The griffins flew into the Back Mountain, where magical beasts attacked the formation.
• Chen Guan used Fleeting Beauty to help Hu Gan protect the students from the attacking beasts.
• After nearly an hour of flight, the griffins landed in a broad mountain ravine.

Chen Guan and the new students entered the Inner Academy through a hidden silver gate and learned they had to cross a forest while older students tried to steal their Fire Energy. The Fire Energy Hunt began as the students prepared to flee toward the Inner Academy.

• Hu Gan revealed a silver gate hidden in the forest and led the new students through it into the Inner Academy.
• Elder Su and Elder Qing welcomed the group, and Hu Gan revealed that Chen Guan was a Dou Ling and a third-tier alchemist.
• Elder Su gave each new student a Fire Crystal Card marked with the number five and warned them to protect it.
• Elder Su explained that older students would hunt the newcomers through the forest and try to take their Fire Energy without killing them.
• Elder Su announced the start of the Fire Energy Hunt and told the new students to begin their escape.

Chen Guan led Nie Xian, Jiang Shu, and Yuan Zhenshan to a narrow ravine to ambush older students and take their Fire Energy. When a five-man squad arrived, Chen Guan charged into battle, and the older students realized Lu Bin had underestimated his strength.

• Elder Su, Elder Qing, and the older students set out from the far end of the forest as the new students entered.
• Chen Guan agreed to lead Nie Xian, Jiang Shu, and Yuan Zhenshan through the forest, and they decided to rob older students instead of new students.
• Chen Guan chose a narrow mountain ravine as a chokepoint and waited there with his companions.
• While waiting, Chen Guan harvested Green Wutong Bamboo from a nearby cliff and polished a piece into a Dongxiao Flute.
• A five-man squad of older students arrived, and Yuan Zhenshan told them the group wanted to borrow their Fire Energy.
• The older students attacked, and Chen Guan charged at them; they soon realized he was stronger than Lu Bin had claimed.

Chen Guan and his three companions robbed every old-student team they encountered during the Fire Energy Hunt, earning an enormous amount of Fire Energy. After they defeated the Black and White Fiend Squads and divided their gains, the elders declared the hunt over, with the other new students having benefited from the chaos.

• Chen Guan's group defeated Niu Man's team and took all but their basic allowance from their Fire Crystal Cards.
• Lu Bin's team attacked Chen Guan's group after Niu Man warned them, but Yuan Zhenshan and the others beat them and took their Fire Energy.
• Chen Guan's team robbed the old-student groups that arrived through the night, raising their total to nine hundred and eleven Fire Energy.
• The new students realized that no old-student teams were appearing along their routes, hurried toward the forest's edge, and shortened the hunt.
• Chen Guan's group defeated the Black and White Fiend Squads, raising their total to one thousand two hundred and sixty Fire Energy.
• Chen Guan gave Nie Xian, Jiang Shu, and Yuan Zhenshan one hundred and fifty Fire Energy each, kept eight hundred and ten, and Elder Su and Elder Qing ended the hunt.

Chen Guan and the other new students entered the Inner Academy after his team won the Fire Energy Hunt and earned rewards. Elder Su showed them their shared residence and suggested that Jiang Shu consider joining Moon Spirit, leaving the five to decide how to settle in.

• Elder Su announced that the new students had won the Fire Energy Hunt and awarded Chen Guan an Azure Fire Crystal Card and fifty days of Fire Energy, with rewards for his teammates as well.
• Chen Guan transferred his Fire Energy into the Azure Fire Crystal Card, revealing a balance of 810 and prompting envy from the old students.
• Li Chang'an thanked Chen Guan, declined Nie Xian's invitation to join their group, and hurried ahead.
• Elder Su led the new students into the vast basin of the Inner Academy, where they marveled at its buildings and forests.
• Elder Su brought Chen Guan, Nie Xian, Yuan Zhenshan, Jiang Shu, and himself to their shared pavilion, and Jiang Shu objected to living with four men.
• Elder Su explained that Jiang Shu could move out by joining a faction and suggested she consider Moon Spirit.

Elder Su explained the Inner Academy’s factions and Fire Energy system, while Chen Guan weighed whether to create a faction of his own. After encountering older students collecting tribute from freshmen, Chen Guan returned to his room to temper his body and used Spiritual Power to investigate groans coming from Li Chang'an’s room.

• Elder Su described the Inner Academy’s major factions, including Ink Sect, Wolf Fang, Mountain Splitters, and Moon Spirit.
• Chen Guan rejected joining another faction and considered whether forming one would distract him from cultivation, deciding to revisit the idea when Gang Zi arrived next year.
• Chen Guan and his companions explored the Inner Academy and learned how students used and earned Fire Energy.
• Older students demanded tribute from freshmen, but one recognized Chen Guan and stopped his group from targeting him and his companions.
• Nie Xian planned to visit Wolf Fang and Mountain Splitters, while Jiang Shu felt conflicted about Moon Spirit; Chen Guan offered them advice.
• Chen Guan tempered his body with Jade Bone Powder, heard muffled groans from next door, and used Spiritual Power to look into Li Chang'an’s room.

Chen Guan entered the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda, where the Heart Flame purified his Dou Qi and revealed the pagoda’s value as a rare material. He adapted to the Heart Flame’s effects, while older students watched and an elder was summoned.

• Chen Guan saw Li Chang'an enduring an intense, potentially harmful medicinal bath but chose not to pry into his reasons.
• Jiang Shu, Nie Xian, and Yuan Zhenshan headed to factions, while Chen Guan went alone to the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda.
• Chen Guan recognized the pagoda as being made from Absolute Star Secret Copper and imagined using the material to forge a Tier 8 Puppet.
• Chen Guan entered the tower and was caught off guard by the Heart Flame, which made his body burn and drew jeers from older students.
• Chen Guan guided his Dou Qi through the Heart Flame, which condensed and purified it, and his complexion gradually returned to normal.