Chapter Summaries

After recovering from her battle with the Amethyst Winged Lion King, Yun Yun thanked Xiao Ming and traveled with him toward Wu Tan City. The Lion King’s arrival sparked panic in the city, and the Xiao Family went to meet it, unaware that Xiao Ming was with it.

• Yun Yun woke with her Dou Qi sealed, realized Xiao Ming had saved her with a medicinal pill, and accepted his offer to recover by his side.
• Xiao Ming ordered Lion Purple to carry the group out of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, and Qing Lin helped Yun Yun onto its back and covered her torn clothing.
• When Lion Purple flew toward Wu Tan City, mercenaries recognized the Amethyst Winged Lion King and spread panic, prompting people to seek shelter with the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Zhan gathered the Xiao Family’s leaders and sent Xue Tian to face the approaching beast while the others hid.
• Xiao Yan asked Old Man Yao about Xue Tian’s chances and Xiao Ming’s alchemy, then watched from hiding as the purple-glowing beast appeared above the Xiao Family.

Xiao Ming returned to the Xiao Family with the Amethyst Winged Lion King, Hai Bodong, and Yun Yun, astonishing Xiao Yan and the clan with the strength of his companions. After recovering at Xiao Ming’s courtyard, Yun Yun decided it was time to leave, though seeing his gifted students made her wonder how the Jia Ma Empire had produced so many prodigies.

• Xiao Ming arrived at the Xiao Family riding the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and Xiao Yan learned from Old Man Yao that Xiao Ming and several others were Dou Emperors.
• Hai Bodong told Xiao Ming he would visit the Mitel Auction House branch, and Xiao Ming explained to Xiao Zhan that Hai Bodong owed him a favor.
• Xiao Ming said he would stay with the Xiao Family for a few days before returning to Jia Nan Academy, then took Zi Yan and the others to his courtyard.
• Xiao Zhan told the elders to reveal themselves and spread word that Xiao Ming had returned so Wu Tan City could stop worrying.
• After recovering from her injuries, Yun Yun decided to leave the Xiao Family and watched Xiao Ming train Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, whose talents surpassed Na Lan Yan Ran’s.

Xiao Ming traded the Purple Spirit Crystal to Yun Yun, who planned to use it for a pill to strengthen Na Lan Yan Ran. After Yun Yun left, Xiao Shan arrived to announce that Hai Bodong and Ya Fei had come to see Xiao Ming.

• Yun Yun told Xiao Ming she was ready to return to the Misty Cloud Sect and asked him to help her obtain the Purple Spirit Crystal.
• Xiao Ming revealed that he had the Purple Spirit Crystal and agreed to trade it to Yun Yun for Beast Cores, a Cultivation Method, and rare medicinal herbs.
• Yun Yun gave Xiao Ming the items she had on hand and agreed to send the remaining herbs to Xiao Shan after Xiao Ming said he would soon leave for Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Ming agreed to visit the Misty Cloud Sect, hoping to warn Yun Shan about the Hall of Souls and seek help against its Protector.
• Yun Yun left, and Xiao Shan announced that Hai Bodong and Ya Fei had arrived.

Xiao Ming accepted medicinal herbs from Hai Bodong and agreed to help restore his strength with a Sixth Rank Curved Lotus Pill. He decided to leave the Xiao Family the next day and began a Life Simulation while soaking in a hot spring.

• Hai Bodong brought Xiao Ming thirty-three Precious Medicinal Herbs, which Ya Fei had gathered for the Mittel Family.
• Hai Bodong asked Xiao Ming for a pill to restore his strength, and Xiao Ming named the Sixth Rank Curved Lotus Pill and gave him a list of its required herbs.
• Xiao Ming told Xiao Shan that he would return to Jia Nan Academy the next day and might not come back for two years, even for his Coming of Age Ceremony.
• Xiao Ming told Xiao Shan that Yun Yun would send someone to deliver something to the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Ming started a Life Simulation after its prompts described his departure with Zi Yan and his cultivation atop the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

Xiao Ming reviewed a simulation in which he rose to Four-star Dou Emperor, fought Han Feng, and later sought Spirit Containing Sand to advance his soul realm. He realized the sand had been bait in a trap, and the simulation ended with both his arms numb and him searching for a cure.

• Xiao Ming battled Han Feng and suffered severe injuries before recruiting outside experts and obtaining Han Feng's Sea Heart Flame and treasures.
• Xiao Ming led attacks on several sects, cultivated to Four-star Dou Emperor, and later refined a Grade Seven pill.
• Xiao Ming tried to exchange the Fallen Heart Flame for another Heavenly Flame and convinced Great Elder Su Qian and Elder Huo to agree.
• Xiao Ming traveled to the Eastern Region of the Central Continent, found Spirit Containing Sand, and was ambushed; Xiao Yi Xian rescued him.
• Xiao Ming escaped his pursuers, used Ling to kill several attackers, and eventually realized the Spirit Containing Sand had been deliberately used to lure him into a trap.
• Xiao Ming ended the simulation with no desire to cultivate and searched for a way to restore sensation to both arms.

Xiao Ming chose the Heaven Demon Puppet Refining Method from the simulator and learned what materials were needed to create the ancient puppets. Later, Xiao Yan asked Old Man Yao whether Xiao Ming had discovered him, and Old Man Yao revealed that he had known since Xiao Yan’s engagement was annulled.

• Xiao Ming rejected the Lightning Attribute Dou Qi Talent and Poison Pill Method options, then chose the Heaven Demon Puppet Refining Method.
• Xiao Ming read that Heaven Demon Puppets required a body, a soul, a Magic Core, and other materials, and put the Bamboo Slip in his Na Ring.
• Xiao Ming encountered Xiao Yan outside his courtyard and glanced at the Na Ring on Xiao Yan’s hand before leaving.
• Xiao Yan asked Old Man Yao whether Xiao Ming had discovered his existence, and Old Man Yao said he had known since the engagement was annulled.
• Old Man Yao reassured Xiao Yan that Xiao Ming seemed upright and had likely left them alone because he saw that Old Man Yao helped Xiao Yan.

Xiao Ming left the Xiao Family for Black Mark City, while Gu Xun'er learned that her clan wanted her to return and considered whether Xiao Ming might possess the Tou She Ancient God Jade. In Black Mark City, Xiao Ming found Yuan Yi absent and realized he would have to deal with the Eight Gates later, likely because Yuan Yi would join Han Feng's attack on Jia Nan Academy.

• Xiao Ming left the Xiao Family with Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin, while Gu Xun'er discussed his departure with Ling Ying.
• Ling Ying told Gu Xun'er that her clan wanted her to return for her coming-of-age ceremony, and he suggested that Xiao Ming might have the Tou She Ancient God Jade.
• Gu Xun'er decided to stay for three more months before returning to the Ancient Realm if she still could not find the jade.
• Ten days later, Xiao Ming arrived at Black Mark City on the Amethyst Winged Lion King, alarming the city before the Eight Gates elders learned who he was.
• Xiao Ming searched Black Mark City with his Soul Power but found that Yuan Yi was absent, and he concluded Yuan Yi would join Han Feng's plan to attack Jia Nan Academy.

Xiao Ming went to the Cartography Pavilion to buy a Heavenly Flame Remnant Map, but Steward Bai brought out the wrong map. Xiao Ming searched the shop’s old maps, found another fragment of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map, and left after paying for it.

• Xiao Ming entered the Cartography Pavilion while the Amethyst Winged Lion King drove away the people spying on him outside.
• Steward Bai nervously greeted Xiao Ming, who asked him for the Heavenly Flame Remnant Map.
• Steward Bai brought out a Fragment Map of the Nether Poison Flame, but Xiao Ming said it was not the map he wanted.
• Xiao Ming realized the shop might not know its old maps included a Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame fragment, and he ordered Steward Bai to bring out every old map.
• Xiao Ming found the fragment he wanted, paid Steward Bai two hundred thousand gold coins, and left the Cartography Pavilion with Zi Yan.

Xiao Ming returned toward Jia Nan Academy with Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan, bringing the Amethyst Winged Lion King Lion Purple as his subordinate. At Peace Town, Commander Wu Tianlang and Instructor Yin Ling welcomed him back and discovered he had become a Dou Emperor.

• Xiao Ming and his companions left Black Mark City on the Amethyst Winged Lion King's back while local faction members entered the Cartography Pavilion to investigate his visit.
• Wu Tianlang sensed a powerful aura approaching Peace Town and told Yin Ling to move the students away.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King arrived, and Xiao Ming leaped down to greet Wu Tianlang and Yin Ling.
• Xiao Ming explained that Lion Purple had become his subordinate and that he had found Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin during his trip.
• Wu Tianlang realized Xiao Ming had reached the Dou Emperor rank, astonishing the students gathered at the town gate.
• Wu Tianlang agreed to register Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin later, trusting Xiao Ming as an academy elder.

Xiao Ming returned to Jia Nan Academy with Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, Zi Yan, and his new subordinate, Lion Purple. At Peace Town, he reunited with Wu Tianlang and Yin Ling, who discovered that Xiao Ming had become a Dou Emperor and welcomed his companions into the academy.

• After Xiao Ming left Black Mark City, representatives of several Black Corner forces entered the Cartography Pavilion to investigate his visit.
• Xiao Ming and his companions flew toward Jia Nan Academy on the back of the Amethyst Winged Lion King, whom he called Lion Purple.
• At Peace Town, Wu Tianlang sensed a powerful aura approaching and told Yin Ling to move the students away.
• Xiao Ming landed and greeted Wu Tianlang and Yin Ling, then explained that Lion Purple had become his subordinate.
• Wu Tianlang realized that Xiao Ming had reached the Dou Emperor level, startling the students gathered nearby.
• Wu Tianlang waived the usual entry registration for Xiao Ming and said he would record the names of Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin later.

Xiao Ming assured Hu Gan that he could handle the Gold and Silver Elders and helped Jia Nan Academy prepare for Han Feng’s invasion. In Maple City, Han Feng learned that Xiao Ming had returned and possessed a Heavenly Flame, and he was delighted by the news.

• Xiao Ming told Hu Gan that he could disrupt the Gold and Silver Elders’ teamwork or hold them off while the academy dealt with the invading forces.
• Hu Gan accepted Xiao Ming’s confidence, discussed the approximate timing of Han Feng’s attack, and asked Xiao Ming to spend time with Hu Jia.
• In Maple City, Han Feng’s subordinate reported that Xiao Ming had obtained a map suspected to be a Heavenly Flame Remnant Map and had returned to Jia Nan Academy.
• Han Feng learned that a captured Strong Ranking student’s information about Xiao Ming possessing a Heavenly Flame had been verified, and he praised Han Beng.

Han Feng planned to gather allies to seize Xiao Ming’s Heavenly Flame and the mysterious flame at Jia Nan Academy, while Xiao Ming prepared to visit his teacher with Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan. Their morning plans were interrupted when Hu Jia arrived at the courtyard.

• Han Feng sent Han Beng to summon the Earth Flame Sect, Eight Gates, Blood Sect, two reclusive experts, and a traveling Dou Zong, aiming to obtain and refine two Heavenly Flames.
• Han Feng’s Sea Heart Flame disturbed him, and he blamed his late master for not teaching him the Flame Mantra.
• Xiao Ming praised Qing Lin’s training and considered seeking the Heavenly Snake Mansion’s inheritance to help her develop her Jade-Eyed Three-Flower Pupil.
• Xiao Ming invited Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan to visit his teacher in the Inner Academy, and Zi Yan agreed.
• Hu Jia entered Xiao Ming’s courtyard.

Xiao Ming reunited with Hu Jia in the Outer Academy, then took Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan to the Inner Academy to register the newcomers. He arrived at Great Elder Su Qian’s study, where his teacher Elder Huo was waiting.

• Hu Jia rushed to embrace Xiao Ming and met Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan before he left for the Inner Academy.
• Xiao Ming summoned the Amethyst Winged Lion King and flew with the girls to the Inner Academy, where Hu Gan joined them.
• Xiao Ming and Hu Gan entered through the Inner Academy’s barrier and headed to Su Qian’s study with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin.
• Xiao Ming found Su Qian speaking with Elder Huo when he entered the study with Hu Gan and the others.

Xiao Ming returned to Jia Nan Academy and told Su Qian and the others that Han Feng was likely to attack for the Heavenly Flames. They agreed to lure Han Feng’s forces into an ambush and planned to kill him rather than let him escape.

• Xiao Ming reunited with Elder Huo, Su Qian, Hu Gan, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan, and revealed that he had reached the Dou Emperor realm.
• Su Qian learned that Elder Huo had failed to break through to Dou Zong despite using a Breaking Sect Pill.
• Xiao Ming estimated there was an eighty-to-ninety-percent chance Han Feng would attack Jia Nan Academy to seize its Heavenly Flames.
• Hu Gan suggested attacking the Gold and Silver Elders in their seclusion, but Elder Huo rejected the idea to avoid alerting Han Feng.
• Su Qian and the others decided to spread word that Xiao Ming was refining pills in the Inner Academy and prepare an ambush for Han Feng’s forces.

Xiao Ming introduced Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to Su Qian and the other academy elders, revealing their rare constitutions and seeking help finding a Seventh Tier Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast core to cure Xiao Yi Xian. Later, he gave Elder Huo a Seven Illusory Green Spirit Saliva to help him advance as an alchemist.

• Xiao Ming told Su Qian, Elder Huo, and Hu Gan that Xiao Yi Xian possessed the Woeful Poison Body and Qing Lin had the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
• Xiao Ming assured the elders that he had regulated Xiao Yi Xian's Woeful Poison Body and had a way to cure it, but asked the academy to help locate a Seventh Tier Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast Magic Core.
• Su Qian agreed to keep an eye out for the Magic Core, and Xiao Ming later assigned Zi Yan to take Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to his residence while he spoke with the elders.
• Xiao Ming asked Elder Huo about his long-stalled alchemist rank and gave him a Seven Illusory Green Spirit Saliva to help him strengthen his Soul Power and reach Sixth Rank.

Xiao Ming gave Elder Huo a Breaking Sect Pill and helped Jia Nan Academy prepare for Han Feng by refining pills while the academy strengthened its defenses. Han Feng detected the ninth Grade Six pill taking shape and decided he could not delay his attack any longer.

• Xiao Ming gave Elder Huo a Breaking Sect Pill so he could attempt to break through to Dou Zong again after they dealt with Han Feng.
• Su Qian recalled the elders, reinforced security around the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda, and spread word of Xiao Ming's whereabouts to lure Han Feng toward the academy.
• Xiao Ming refined Dou Spirit Pills and Breaking Sect Pills for Jia Nan Academy's elders, with Lei Yi waiting anxiously for the final Breaking Sect Pill.
• Xiao Ming completed the pill's long fusion process, and a powerful burst of energy and a pillar of white light erupted from his cauldron.
• Han Feng sensed the ninth Grade Six medicinal pill taking form, confirmed Xiao Ming was refining pills in the Inner Academy, and decided he could not delay any longer.

Xiao Ming refined a Breaking Sect Pill for Lei Yi, but the pill’s formation drew Han Feng and a powerful group of Black Corner Region experts to Jia Nan Academy. Han Feng claimed he wanted to discuss alchemy with Xiao Ming and asked Su Qian to lend him the academy’s Heavenly Flames, setting up a confrontation.

• Han Beng vanished into the darkness after Han Feng ordered him to invite the people they had discussed, while Han Feng planned to personally recruit Gong Heng and seize Jia Nan Academy’s Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Ming completed a Breaking Sect Pill for Lei Yi, who caught it when it tried to flee and stored it in his Na Ring.
• Su Qian sensed a formidable group approaching, and Lei Yi crushed a Jade Token to summon the Inner Academy elders.
• Han Feng arrived with more than twenty experts and greeted Su Qian, then claimed he had come to invite Xiao Ming to discuss alchemy.
• Han Feng admitted that he had brought the group to ask Su Qian to lend him Jia Nan Academy’s Heavenly Flames.

Han Feng demanded that Xiao Ming hand over his Heavenly Flames, but Xiao Ming and Su Qian refused, bringing both sides to the brink of battle. Han Feng’s allies and Jia Nan Academy’s elders assembled in the sky, and Han Feng ended the standoff by demanding one last answer.

• Su Qian called out Han Feng’s intentions, and Han Feng offered Xiao Ming an advanced alchemy inheritance in exchange for the Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Ming refused and mocked Han Feng, who revealed his own deep-blue Heavenly Flame and threatened to take Xiao Ming’s by force.
• Han Feng summoned Gong Heng and the Gold and Silver Elders, who appeared as reinforcements against Su Qian’s group.
• Su Qian called for Jia Nan Academy’s elders, and nearly thirty elders arrived under Qin Xuan, giving the Academy’s side a numerical advantage.
• Han Feng urged his Black Corner Region allies to stay calm by pointing out they had two Dou Zongs, then demanded once more that Xiao Ming and Su Qian hand over the Heavenly Flames.

The battle between Jia Nan Academy and Han Feng's Black Corner Region allies erupted as Han Feng confronted Xiao Ming. Xiao Ming used the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Changes to reach Dou Huang Peak-level strength and struck at the Gold and Silver Elders, leaving Han Feng wary of his speed.

• Su Qian attacked Han Feng, but Gong Heng intervened and became locked in combat with Su Qian.
• Han Feng assigned the Gold and Silver Elders and Fan Lao to hold back the academy experts while he went after Xiao Ming.
• The academy experts and Black Corner Region fighters clashed, while the Gold and Silver Elders held back Hu Gan and three others.
• Xiao Ming used the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Changes, raising his strength to rival a Dou Huang Peak expert.
• Xiao Ming used his lightning-fast speed to attack Elder Yin, but Elder Jin pulled him out of danger.
• The Gold and Silver Elders criticized Han Feng for failing to stop Xiao Ming, and Han Feng blamed Xiao Ming's speed and unexpected attack.

Xiao Ming took on the Gold and Silver Elders while Hu Gan and the academy's forces engaged Han Feng's Black Corner Region experts. Xiao Ming and the elders escalated their attacks, each seeking a quick victory as their temporary boosts of strength began to matter.

• Xiao Ming asked Elder Huo and Hu Gan to follow the plan and leave the Gold and Silver Elders to him, while Wu Tianlang claimed Han Feng as his opponent.
• The Gold and Silver Elders attacked Xiao Ming, who used his speed and Heavenly Flame to hold them off.
• Wu Tianlang intercepted Han Feng, and the two began fighting.
• The Gold and Silver Elders intensified their assault after recognizing that they needed to defeat Xiao Ming quickly.
• Xiao Ming felt mounting pressure from their attacks and prepared to pursue a quick victory of his own.