Chapter Summaries

Nalan Chaoge, unable to cultivate Dou Qi and despairing over his fate in the Nalan Family, fell down a flight of stairs and remained unconscious for two years. He woke to discover that a Naruto Ninjutsu Exchange System had finally bound itself to him, though he was confused about how it fit the Dou Qi Continent.

• Nalan Chaoge tried to throw himself down the Marshal's Mansion steps because he could not cultivate, but the steward distracted him by revealing Nalan Jie planned to seek Princess Yaoye's hand for him.
• Nalan Chaoge slipped and tumbled down the stairs, passed out, and became the subject of rumors throughout Jia Ma Holy City.
• Nalan Jie treated the unconscious Nalan Chaoge with the blood of a fifth-order Fiery Poison Seal Python, which opened his Qi Sea as a Naruto System activated and bound itself to him.
• Pill King Gu He told Nalan Jie that Nalan Chaoge could now cultivate but might not wake soon, and Nalan Chaoge remained unconscious for two years.
• Nalan Chaoge regained consciousness, celebrated surviving, and discovered he had the Naruto Ninjutsu Exchange System.

Nalan Chaoge learned that his system had mistakenly waited for him in Naruto before reaching him in the Battle Through the Heavens World, where it was now damaged and low on energy. After confirming Dou Qi and chakra were compatible, he discovered a possible loophole in the ranks and redeemed the Clone Technique, leaving him with his first ninjutsu.

• The system told Nalan Chaoge it had arrived late after waiting for him in Naruto for two years and had lost much of its power during transit.
• Nalan Chaoge learned that Dou Qi and chakra were compatible, but the system’s advanced functions were temporarily disabled because its energy was exhausted and its data collection had failed.
• The system explained that its eight tiers corresponded to Battle Through the Heavens cultivation ranks and showed Nalan Chaoge his status at Dou Qi Stage One with no redeemed ninjutsu.
• Nalan Chaoge considered how the Clone Technique might exploit a rank mismatch with the powerful Three Thousand Lightning Illusory Body.
• Nalan Chaoge spent one hundred Points to redeem the E-tier Clone Technique and received its cultivation method, chakra flow, and hand seals.

Nalan Chaoge woke up and discovered that the system had mistakenly given him the powerful Eight Inner Gates Technique. After learning that Xiao Yan and the Xiao Family had never visited Nalan Yanran, he questioned the engagement and left Nalan Jie speechless.

• Nalan Chaoge exchanged points for a leg strike but received the Eight Inner Gates Technique after a system error, which the system told him to keep.
• Guo'er announced that Nalan Chaoge had woken, and Nalan Jie rushed to check on him.
• Nalan Jie confirmed that Nalan Chaoge could cultivate and urged him to shoulder the Nalan Family’s future.
• Nalan Chaoge asked whether Xiao Yan or anyone from the Xiao Family had visited since Nalan Yanran’s betrothal, and Nalan Jie said they had not.
• Nalan Chaoge challenged the Xiao Family’s conduct and asked whether Nalan Yanran was unwanted, leaving Nalan Jie speechless.

Nalan Chaoge questioned the Nalan Family’s insistence on honoring Nalan Yanran’s engagement and suspected the Xiao Family held secrets, then focused on cultivating after discovering he could practice. A month later, he tested the Eight Inner Gates and was thrown backward by a tree he had struck.

• Nalan Chaoge argued that Nalan Yanran should not have to marry Xiao Yan, but Nalan Jie refused to break his promise and warned him not to raise the matter again.
• Nalan Chaoge wondered why Nalan Jie seemed wary of the Xiao Family and suspected Xiao Lin’s history involved hidden strength, ancient treasures, or the Soul Hall.
• Nalan Jie told the elderly man that Nalan Chaoge could cultivate, and Nalan Chaoge asked Guo'er to bring him food before resuming his training.
• Nalan Chaoge practiced absorbing Dou Qi and tempering his Transformation Jutsu and Eight Inner Gates, while the Nalan household congratulated him on being able to cultivate.
• A month later, Nalan Chaoge opened the Gate of Opening and punched a small tree, but its rebound sent him stumbling and falling onto his back.

After discovering that the system could raise his cultivation with points, Nalan Chaoge sought medicinal ingredients and secured access to the Nalan Family’s resources. He left with a green card and anticipated the return of his elder sister, Nalan Yanran.

• Nalan Chaoge learned that he needed system points to raise his Dou Qi level and that he could earn points by exchanging medicinal ingredients.
• Nalan Chaoge rushed back to the family compound and asked Nalan Jie for medicinal ingredients and his waist token.
• Nalan Chaoge claimed he had met an alchemist, exciting Nalan Jie, then used the claim to press him for access to family resources.
• Nalan Jie gave Nalan Chaoge a green card containing two hundred gold coins and warned him not to disgrace the Nalan Family.
• Nalan Chaoge left excitedly, thinking about the approaching return of his elder sister, Nalan Yanran.

Nalan Chaoge recycled his daily herbs to gain points and raised his cultivation to Ten Duan Dou Qi, but needed a first-order magic core to upgrade his system. He decided to go out with Guo'er to buy one, while Guo'er wondered about her feelings for him and reminded herself that he had proposed marriage to Yaoye.

• Nalan Chaoge exchanged his green card's daily allowance for ten first-grade herbs and recycled them for 1,000 points.
• Nalan Chaoge spent points to reach Ten Duan Dou Qi, where the system's rank restriction stopped him from advancing to Dou Zhe.
• The system told Nalan Chaoge that it needed a first-order magical beast magic core to advance from rank E to rank D.
• Nalan Chaoge decided to find a magic core himself rather than ask his grandfather, then invited Guo'er to stroll the streets with him.
• Guo'er blushed as she thought about Nalan Chaoge, then changed into clean clothes and joined him after reminding herself that he had proposed marriage to Yaoye.

Nalan Chaoge searched the free trading market for a first-tier Magic Core but lacked the money to buy one. Guo'er led him to a Mittel Family market, where he learned Ya Fei was hosting the auction house ahead.

• Nalan Chaoge took Guo'er to a free trading market to find a first-tier Magic Core.
• Guo'er explained that first-tier Magic Cores could sell for more at an auction house, and Nalan Chaoge asked to borrow money from her.
• Guo'er gave Nalan Chaoge her remaining 300 Gold Coins, bringing their total to 520 Gold Coins.
• Nalan Chaoge searched several markets but found no first-tier Magic Cores, then decided to visit a Mittel Family market.
• Guo'er told Nalan Chaoge that Ya Fei was hosting the auction house ahead, and he reacted with surprise.

Nalan Chaoge visited the Mitel Auction House to buy a first-tier magic core and clashed with Mu Lu, a rival for Princess Yaoye’s hand. After mocking Mu Lu, Nalan Chaoge secured a discounted high-grade core, and Mu Lu’s attempt to buy out the stock fizzled when he learned how many cores the Mitel Family had.

• Guo'er explained that Ya Fei, Princess Yaoye, and Nalan Yanran were known as the Holy City’s Three Beauties.
• At the Mitel Auction House, Nalan Chaoge asked Pigu for the cheapest first-tier magic core, and Mu Lu’s companions mocked him as the Nalan Family’s trash.
• Guo'er told Nalan Chaoge that Mu Lu was a cultivation genius and a rival for Princess Yaoye, prompting Nalan Chaoge to taunt him as a she-donkey.
• Mu Lu threatened Pigu when he tried to intervene, while Nalan Chaoge paid 400 gold coins for a discounted high-grade first-tier magic core.
• Mu Lu hinted that he might buy all the first-tier magic cores, but backed down after Pigu revealed that the Holy City’s warehouses held 12,000.

Nalan Chaoge defended Guo'er from Mu Lu and agreed to a duel after Mu Lu insulted him and challenged his courage. As the crowd tried to stop him, Nalan Chaoge asked Ya Fei for pen and paper, leaving the fight about to begin.

• Mu Lu attacked Guo'er, but Nalan Chaoge pulled her out of danger and called his guards to fight Mu Lu's men.
• Ya Fei arrived and stopped the confrontation from breaking out inside the Auction House, allowing the rivals to settle things outside.
• Mu Lu challenged Nalan Chaoge to a duel and demanded Guo'er if Nalan Chaoge lost; Nalan Chaoge accepted and said Mu Lu could do as he pleased if he lost.
• Nalan Chaoge asked Ya Fei for pen and paper, while his guards urged him not to fight because he had only resumed cultivation a month earlier.

Nalan Chaoge fought Mu Lu under a life-and-death pact, using a clone and the Eight Inner Gates to surprise and overpower him. After Nalan Chaoge struck Mu Lu with the Front Lotus Technique, Pigu arrived too late to intervene, leaving Mu Lu’s fate unclear.

• Ya Fei agreed to witness Nalan Chaoge and Mu Lu’s life-and-death fight, and the two signed the pact before a crowd gathered.
• Mu Lu attacked Nalan Chaoge with Iron Wall Fist, but Nalan Chaoge’s clone took the punch while his real body moved behind Mu Lu and kicked him.
• Mu Lu charged again, and Nalan Chaoge used the Eight Inner Gates to kick him into the air.
• Nalan Chaoge caught Mu Lu from behind and drove him into the ground with the Front Lotus Technique.
• Pigu rushed toward the fight but arrived too late.

Nalan Chaoge killed Mu Lu in their life-and-death duel, revealing his hidden strength and leaving the Mu Family and imperial forces to respond. Ya Fei confronted Grand Princess Yaoye as the Black Scythe Army arrived, and the two women silently agreed on their next move.

• Nalan Chaoge defeated Mu Lu with his Eight Inner Gates and killed him, then escaped under his guards' protection.
• Pigu judged that Nalan Chaoge was at the peak of Ten Duan Dou Qi and that the killing would make him famous, while Ya Fei explained the imperial family could benefit from the new balance of power.
• The Black Scythe Army arrived, and Ya Fei decided to take responsibility for the incident and earn the Mittel Family's favor with Nalan Chaoge.
• Ya Fei met Grand Princess Yaoye and argued that the duel stemmed from Yaoye, while Yaoye initially appeared unaware that Nalan Chaoge had fought Mu Lu.
• Yaoye considered Ya Fei's words, then she and Ya Fei exchanged a nod after silently reaching an understanding.

After the Mu Family accepted compensation for Mu Lu’s death, Nalan Chaoge and his companions staged a punishment to conceal the danger he faced. Princess Yaoye arrived and announced that her grandfather had agreed to her marriage with Chaoge, leaving him thrilled.

• The Jia Ma Imperial Family, Nalan Family, and Mittel Family compensated the Mu Family, while the Mu Family secretly planned to kill Nalan Chaoge if he was alone.
• Nalan Jie hung Nalan Chaoge, Guo'er, and four guards at the Nalan Family training ground, pretending to punish them while warning Chaoge about the Mu Family’s schemes.
• When Princess Yaoye arrived, Nalan Jie whipped Nalan Chaoge for real as Chaoge declared that he did not regret killing Mu Lu.
• Nalan Chaoge revealed Mu Lu’s plot to use Yaoye to control the Jia Ma Imperial Family, and Yaoye stopped Nalan Jie from continuing the punishment.
• Yaoye told Nalan Jie that her grandfather had agreed to her marriage with Nalan Chaoge, and Chaoge was delighted.

After Nalan Chaoge was freed, Yaoye and Ya Fei revealed their family objectives and discussed their shared fate as political pawns. Yaoye’s marriage to Chaoge was set for discussion, while Ya Fei prepared to leave the Holy City, leaving the balance between the powerful families unsettled.

• Nalan Jie released Nalan Chaoge after Yaoye and Ya Fei pleaded for him, and Chaoge pretended to faint to avoid their requests for thanks.
• Yaoye told Nalan Jie that her grandfather wanted to discuss her marriage to Chaoge, while Ya Fei explained that her family had banished her to a remote city.
• Yaoye escorted Ya Fei out of the Marshal's Mansion, and the two women discussed their families’ plans and their roles as political pawns.
• Ya Fei said her objective was to win Chaoge’s friendship, while Yaoye’s was to marry him.
• Yaoye observed that Ya Fei was smiling by recognizing the facial muscles involved, startling Ya Fei with her perceptiveness.

Yaoye proposed that she and Ya Fei marry Nalan Chaoge to strengthen the imperial family’s ties with the Mittel and Nalan families, while Ya Fei prepared to go to Wutan City. After learning the Mu Family had powerful relatives, Nalan Chaoge realized he had made a dangerous enemy, then decided to pursue admission to Jia Nan Academy.

• Yaoye told Ya Fei she wanted them both to marry Nalan Chaoge to bind their families to the Jia Ma Imperial Family.
• Ya Fei and Yaoye discussed Ya Fei’s assignment to Wutan City and her plans involving Nalan Yanran and the Xiao Family.
• Guo'er woke Nalan Chaoge and told him Yaoye had left, while the Nalan Family disciples celebrated his defeat of Mu Lu.
• Cheng Zhou warned Nalan Chaoge about Mu Lu’s formidable relatives, including Mu Tong, Mu Tie, and Mu Jin.
• The disciples reminded Nalan Chaoge that Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment was approaching, and he said he would attend because it might offer heavenly flames.

Nalan Jie discovered Nalan Chaoge had reached the Tenth Stage of Dou Qi and urged him to wait for Qi Gathering Powder before attempting a breakthrough. When Nalan Jie revealed that Nalan Yanran was returning and planned to visit the Xiao Family, Chaoge realized she might break off her engagement to Xiao Yan and considered killing him.

• Guo'er wiped Nalan Chaoge's scars away, and he admitted they had been fake before expressing concern for her injured wrists.
• Nalan Jie checked Nalan Chaoge's cultivation and celebrated that he had reached the Tenth Stage of Dou Qi.
• Nalan Chaoge let Nalan Jie believe the Fiery Poison Seal Python had caused his rapid progress, and Nalan Jie scolded him for killing Mu Lu.
• Nalan Jie told Nalan Chaoge to wait for Qi Gathering Powder before condensing a Dou Qi Vortex, then revealed that Nalan Yanran was returning and would visit the Xiao Family.
• Nalan Chaoge realized Nalan Yanran might break off her engagement to Xiao Yan and wondered whether to kill Xiao Yan first.

Nalan Chaoge concealed his abilities from Nalan Jie, rejected the idea of choosing between Yaoye and Ya Fei, and received money and a black Na Ring from his grandfather. Left alone, he wondered whether the ring held the same powerful soul that had helped Xiao Yan.

• Nalan Chaoge told Nalan Jie that an elusive Alchemist had taught him the Clone Battle Skill and supplied the medicinal herbs.
• Nalan Jie asked whether Nalan Chaoge would choose Yaoye or Ya Fei, and Nalan Chaoge said their interest in him depended on his power.
• Nalan Jie accepted Nalan Chaoge’s view, promised the Nalan Family would support him, and gave him ten thousand Gold Coins.
• Nalan Jie gave Nalan Chaoge an Advanced Na Ring that he and Xiao Lin had found while traveling.
• After Nalan Jie left, Nalan Chaoge examined the ring and wondered if it contained a powerful soul like the one associated with Xiao Yan.

Nalan Chaoge used a First-tier Magic Core to upgrade his system and became a One-star Dou Zhe, then prepared to demonstrate his strength in a match against Cheng Zhou. The chapter ended as both fighters activated their abilities on the training ground.

• Nalan Chaoge upgraded the system to [D]-tier with a First-tier Magic Core, which made him a Dou Zhe and granted him 200 Points.
• Nalan Chaoge spent the 200 Points to reach One-star Dou Zhe and decided to prioritize cultivation over exchanging for ninjutsu.
• The juniors on the training ground asked Nalan Chaoge to demonstrate his clone technique, and he agreed to spar with Cheng Zhou.
• Nalan Jie and Elder Mu watched from a pavilion as Elder Mu praised Cheng Zhou's Twin Dragon Arms and Golden Bell Cauldron.
• Nalan Chaoge opened the Gate of Opening, while Cheng Zhou activated the Golden Bell Cauldron as their match began.

Nalan Chaoge sparred with Cheng Zhou, revealing that he had reached Dou Zhe and using his speed and Clone Technique to defeat him. After the fight, Cheng Zhou pledged to follow him, though Nalan Chaoge admitted the first punch had hit his real body and hurt badly.

• Nalan Chaoge struck Cheng Zhou with the strength of a one-star Dou Zhe, but Cheng Zhou’s Golden Bell Cauldron only yielded three steps.
• Cheng Zhou read Nalan Chaoge’s movement and knocked him down, teaching him that speed left traces and combat experience mattered.
• Nalan Chaoge revealed his Dou Zhe strength and fought Cheng Zhou for an hour to learn through practice.
• Nalan Chaoge used hand seals and the Clone Technique to evade Cheng Zhou’s attack, launch the Front Lotus Technique, and defeat him.
• Cheng Zhou bowed and pledged to follow Nalan Chaoge, who explained that the first figure Cheng Zhou struck had been his real body.

After Nalan Chaoge was injured using the Eight Inner Gates, Nalan Jie healed him and gave him a battle skill and a rare whip before leaving for the troubled border. Worried about the Mu Family and seeking to strengthen his body, Nalan Chaoge began training by asking Guo'er to beat him with the whip.

• Nalan Chaoge spat blood after opening the Eight Inner Gates and taking Cheng Zhou's punch, and Nalan Jie healed him with Dou Qi.
• Nalan Jie warned Nalan Chaoge about the dangerous secret technique, gave him the Raging Lion's Wrath manual and a whip forged from the Fiery Poison Seal Python's tendon, then left for the border.
• Nalan Chaoge worried that the Mu Family might target him and decided to focus on physical training rather than cultivate Raging Lion's Wrath.
• The next morning, Nalan Chaoge asked Guo'er to lash him with the whip as a form of cultivation, and she struck his shoulder, making him cry out across Jiamar Holy City.

Nalan Chaoge endured a brutal body-tempering session with Guo'er and discovered that the Living Dragon Tendon's poison strengthened his bones but could eventually kill him. He planned to buy First-grade Medicinal Herb to earn system points and purge the toxin.

• Nalan Chaoge had Guo'er whip him with the Living Dragon Tendon while he circulated Dou Qi to temper his body.
• Guo'er struck Nalan Chaoge twenty-one times before he collapsed unconscious, and Elder Mu watched before leaving once Nalan Chaoge recovered.
• Nalan Chaoge discovered a gray layer forming over his bones, and the system warned that the python toxin could strengthen him but become fatal if it spread too far.
• The system said purging the toxin cost two hundred points, so Nalan Chaoge gave Guo'er ten thousand gold coins to buy as many First-grade Medicinal Herb as possible.
• Nalan Chaoge calculated that recycling one hundred herbs could earn ten thousand points and considered opening a shop to exploit the system.