Chapter Summaries

After the first system rejected Xiao Han because he could not sense Dou Qi, the Hongmeng System awakened and restored his ability to cultivate. Xiao Han gained a Fortune Stealing Card and learned about the system’s powers, including Fusion, but he had yet to learn how many Energy Points he possessed.

• Xiao Han transmigrated into the Xiao Clan and watched the disciples mock Xiao Yan for his stalled cultivation.
• The Myriad Realms Domination Legend World System began to unbind itself because Xiao Han’s Qi Sea was obstructed, then self-destructed.
• The Hongmeng System activated, raised Xiao Han’s talent to the highest level, and let him sense Dou Qi with what he believed was heaven-grade affinity.
• Xiao Han opened the beginner’s gift pack and received a Fortune Stealing Card that could steal one thing from any object.
• The Hongmeng System explained that Xiao Han could earn rewards by changing important storylines and that his Fusion ability could combine pills, techniques, and other things.
• Xiao Han asked the Hongmeng System how many Energy Points he had.

Xiao Han learned that his system rewarded him for killing monsters and could eventually let him travel between worlds, then approached Xiao Yan on the Xiao Clan's Back Mountain with an offer to restore his cultivation. Xiao Han left Xiao Yan considering his promise while eyeing the ring that held Xiao Yan's mysterious mentor.

• Xiao Han learned that he could earn Points through spending, achievements, and story changes, and gain Energy Points by killing monsters to travel to other worlds.
• Xiao Han killed an ant and received Experience Points, Energy Points, and the Immense Strength Skill Book, then began wiping out an ant nest.
• Xiao Yan vented his anger over his stalled cultivation on the Back Mountain, fearing he would be sent away from the Xiao Clan after his coming-of-age ceremony.
• Xiao Han recognized the ring on Xiao Yan's finger as an opportunity to change the storyline, but decided against taking it by force because Xiao Yan was stronger.
• Xiao Han told Xiao Yan that he could restore his former cultivation speed and asked whether he wanted to reclaim his glory.

Xiao Han convinced Xiao Yan that he could diagnose the mysterious loss of his Dou Qi and persuaded him to remove his clothes and his mother's ring. The chapter left Xiao Han poised to take the ring and claim the hidden Yao Lao before he awakened.

• Xiao Yan admitted that he wanted to regain his former glory but doubted he could overcome his stalled cultivation.
• Xiao Han described Xiao Yan's talent and unexplained loss of Dou Qi, earning Xiao Yan's hope and cautious trust.
• Xiao Han told Xiao Yan to draw in Dou Qi, then ordered him to undress so he could investigate further.
• Xiao Han persuaded Xiao Yan to remove his mother's ring by appealing to his desire to solve his problem.
• Xiao Han eagerly anticipated taking the ring and obtaining Yao Lao before Nalan Yanran's engagement-breaking visit the next day.

Xiao Han tried to take Xiao Yan’s ring, but Yao Lao emerged and confronted him after realizing he knew too much. As Yao Lao attacked with the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, Xiao Han used a Fortune Stealing Card to steal it.

• Xiao Yan heard a voice from his ring and watched Yao Lao emerge from it.
• Yao Lao learned that Xiao Han knew about his plans and the Flame Mantra, then accused him of being connected to Han Feng.
• Xiao Han refused to explain his knowledge, and Yao Lao decided to kill him to protect himself.
• Yao Lao attacked Xiao Han with the Bone Spirit Cold Fire while Xiao Han activated a Fortune Stealing Card.
• Xiao Han selected the Bone Spirit Cold Fire and successfully stole it from Yao Lao.

Xiao Han forcibly took Yao Lao’s Bone Spirit Cold Fire and used it to advance to One-Star Dou Zhe. When the Xiao Clan arrived to investigate the blaze, Xiao Han pretended to be asleep rather than explain what had happened.

• Xiao Han used the black orb to pull the Bone Spirit Cold Fire from Yao Lao and endured its heat and cold as he refined it.
• Xiao Han gained the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, received a Seven-Colored Treasure Chest, and advanced nine levels to One-Star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Han summoned the flame and gloated over his prize, while Yao Lao hesitated to fight him and fled in Xiao Yan’s body.
• Xiao Zhan and the Three Great Elders led Xiao Clan disciples up the mountain to extinguish the fire and investigate the strange blaze.
• When someone called out, Xiao Han closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep.

After Xiao Han stole Yao Lao’s Heavenly Flame and left Xiao Yan his enemy, Yao Lao urged Xiao Yan to leave the clan, but Xiao Yan stayed to protect his father. Xiao Han woke to his family’s concern and revealed that he had opened his Qi Seas and become a Dou Zhe, astonishing his father.

• Yao Lao returned to the Back Mountain and warned Xiao Yan that Xiao Han had become his irreconcilable enemy.
• Yao Lao urged Xiao Yan to leave the Xiao Clan and train with him, but Xiao Yan refused because he feared Xiao Han might harm Xiao Zhan.
• Yao Lao agreed to stay and watch Xiao Han, explaining that the Forbidden Technique used to seize the Heavenly Flame would likely have severe aftereffects.
• Xiao Han woke beside Chen Susu, Xiao Long, and Xiao Dingtian, who had watched over him through the night.
• Xiao Long said Xiao Han might have to leave the Xiao Clan’s main branch if he failed to reach the seventh stage of Dou Qi by his coming-of-age ceremony.
• Xiao Dingtian revealed that Xiao Han had opened his Qi Seas and condensed a Dou Qi Cyclone, becoming a Dou Zhe at fifteen.

Xiao Han’s family learned that he had awakened as a Dou Zhe, but he concealed what had happened at the Back Mountain. His grandfather agreed to protect his secret, while Xiao Han accepted his new identity and resolved to become powerful.

• Xiao Dingtian told Xiao Long and Chen Susu that Xiao Han had opened his Qi Seas and condensed a Dou Qi Cyclone.
• Xiao Han claimed he had advanced simply by sleeping, and denied knowing what caused the fire at the Back Mountain.
• Xiao Dingtian ended the questioning and told Xiao Long and Chen Susu to tell outsiders that they knew nothing.
• Xiao Dingtian and Xiao Long suspected an expert had helped Xiao Han, but agreed not to question him further.
• Xiao Han overheard their conversation, embraced his identity in both worlds, and vowed to become the greatest man across the worlds.

Xiao Han opened a Seven-Colored Treasure Chest and obtained a Heaven Defying Fate Altering Talisman and the divine ability Grafting Flowers onto Trees. He then encountered Yunlan Sect guests arriving to break off an engagement and offered to help them, asking what reward he would receive.

• Xiao Han asked the System about his Seven-Colored Treasure Chest and learned that chest rewards depended on grade and luck.
• Xiao Han opened the chest and obtained a Level 1 Heaven Defying Fate Altering Talisman that could alter written information or memories.
• The chest yielded a second reward, the consumable divine ability Grafting Flowers onto Trees, before vanishing.
• A maid summoned Xiao Han to the Xiao Clan's main hall, and he spotted Steward Fu escorting two Yunlan Sect guests through the corridors.
• Xiao Han stopped the guests, revealed that their purpose was to break off an engagement, and asked what they would give him if he helped them.

Xiao Han negotiated with Ge Ye for three Qi Gathering Powders and one hundred thousand gold coins in exchange for helping the Yunlan Sect resolve Nalan Yanran’s engagement without damaging its reputation. At the Xiao Family’s Main Hall, he claimed he knew why the clan had gathered and invited the other youths to bet on his answer.

• Xiao Han persuaded Ge Ye to promise three Qi Gathering Powders and one hundred thousand gold coins if the engagement dispute was settled without harming the Yunlan Sect’s reputation.
• Xiao Han warned Nalan Yanran that Xiao Yan would be the last to enter the Council Hall and mentioned Xiao Yan’s alleged peeping at Xiao Yu.
• Xiao Han arrived at the Xiao Family’s Main Hall, where Xiao Zhan, the Three Great Elders, clan elders, and young members had gathered.
• Xiao Han offered to bet the youths fifty gold coins each that he knew who was coming and why, promising to pay double if he was wrong.
• Xiao Ning’s father told him that an important guest was coming, then encouraged him to take Xiao Han’s bet.

Xiao Han wagered with the Xiao Clan youths that he could predict what would happen when Ge Ye and Nalan Yanran arrived. He revealed that Nalan Yanran had come to break off her engagement with Xiao Yan, then predicted Xiao Yan would be left without a seat and Xun Er would offer to share hers.

• Xiao Ning and other Xiao Clan youths bet a total of twelve hundred gold coins against Xiao Han, with their parents' support.
• Xiao Han explained privately that he needed money for his Top-Up System and was confident the others would lose.
• Steward Fu brought Ge Ye and Nalan Yanran into the Xiao Clan's main hall, and Xiao Han said they had come to break off an engagement.
• Xiao Long and the elders recognized Nalan Yanran as Yun Yun's personal disciple and speculated about how she might use the Yunlan Sect to pressure the Clan Head.
• Xiao Yan entered the hall, and Xiao Han predicted he would have no seat and that Xun Er would offer to share hers with him.

Nalan Yanran demanded that Xiao Zhan dissolve her engagement to Xiao Yan after accusing Xiao Yan of having a relationship with Xiao Xun'er. Xiao Yan refused to let her end the marriage unilaterally, leaving the dispute unresolved.

• Xiao Yan entered the council hall and found no seat prepared for him, while Xiao Xun'er offered him hers.
• Nalan Yanran questioned Xiao Yan about Xiao Xun'er, and a voice in the crowd claimed they were lovers.
• Nalan Yanran revealed that she was Xiao Yan's fiancée and asked Xiao Zhan to dissolve their engagement, citing Xiao Yan's alleged relationship and the Yunlan Sect's standing.
• Ge Ye invoked the Yunlan Sect's power, and Xiao Zhan nearly fought him before the Great Elder reminded him of his duties as clan patriarch.
• Xiao Yan learned that Nalan Yanran was his fiancée and told her their engagement could not be dissolved merely because she demanded it.

At the Xiao Clan, Ge Ye offered compensation to persuade Xiao Zhan to dissolve Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan’s engagement, while Xiao Yan insisted on honoring the marriage agreement. When Xiao Yan read the certificate aloud, he discovered it named Xiao Han as Nalan Yanran’s intended husband.

• Nalan Yanran accused Xiao Yan of improper conduct, and Xiao Zhan defended his son.
• A hoarse voice revealed that Xiao Yan had peeked at girls bathing; Xiao Yan admitted he had touched a girl’s leg but denied seeing her clearly.
• Ge Ye urged Xiao Zhan to dissolve the engagement and offered a Qi Gathering Powder refined by Pill King Gu He as compensation.
• Xiao Yan refused to accept the pill and asked Xiao Zhan to produce the marriage certificate.
• Xiao Yan read the certificate and realized it named Xiao Han, not himself, as Nalan Yanran’s intended husband.

Xiao Han used the Heaven Defying Fate Altering Talisman to change both Marriage Certificates so they named him instead of Xiao Yan. He and Nalan Yanran agreed to void the engagement, and Xiao Han gained enough Experience Points to reach Two Star Dou Zhe.

• Xiao Yan discovered that the Marriage Certificate in Xiao Zhan's possession named Xiao Han as Nalan Yanran's betrothed.
• Xiao Zhan and Nalan Yanran compared their Marriage Certificates and confirmed that both named Xiao Han.
• Xiao Long welcomed the match, but Xiao Han tore up one Marriage Certificate and argued that the people involved should choose their own partners.
• Xiao Han asked Nalan Yanran whether she agreed to void the engagement, and she said she had no objection.
• Xiao Han received 55 Experience Points for calling off the marriage and leveled up to Two Star Dou Zhe.

Xiao Han revealed that he had regained the ability to cultivate and reached Two Star Dou Zhe, shocking the Xiao Clan and earning Ge Ye’s interest. After settling his private deal with Ge Ye, Xiao Han rejected an offer to join the Yunlan Sect, but Ge Ye’s mention of his necklace left him with a reason to investigate.

• Xiao Han’s status showed he had reached Two Star Dou Zhe, astonishing the Xiao Clan members and Ge Ye.
• Xiao Yan confronted Xiao Han over the Marriage Certificate, but Xiao Han rebuked him, and Xiao Yan spat blood in anger.
• Ge Ye departed with Nalan Yanran and praised Xiao Dingtian’s grandson, saying the Yunlan Sect’s gates were open to Xiao Han.
• Xiao Han met Ge Ye and Nalan Yanran at a pavilion and collected three Qi Gathering Powders and one hundred thousand gold coins.
• Ge Ye offered to make Xiao Han his disciple, but Xiao Han refused until Ge Ye urged him to ask his mother about his necklace.

Xiao Han went into town with Xiao Mei, then spotted Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er at the Street Market. He followed Xiao Yan, hoping to find the Black Iron Shard containing the Absorption Palm and gain a powerful Dou Skill.

• Xiao Han thought about how losing the Bone Spirit Cold Fire might affect the storyline and decided to visit town to pursue Xiao Yan's opportunity.
• Xiao Mei visited Xiao Han at his mother's request, and Xiao Han agreed to let her accompany him around town.
• Xiao Mei pointed out Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er as they walked through the streets, reassuring Xiao Han that events still followed the original storyline.
• Xiao Han followed Xiao Yan to the Street Market, where he expected Xiao Yan to find the Black Iron Shard containing the Absorption Palm.
• Xiao Yan eventually stopped deep within the Street Market.

Xiao Han challenged Xiao Yan’s purchase at a Street Market stall, drawing Xiao Xun’er’s suspicion and hostility. After resisting the pressure of her Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame, he claimed the right to bid on a Black Iron Shard, leaving Xiao Xun’er astonished.

• Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun’er spotted Xiao Han and Xiao Mei at the Street Market, while Xiao Xun’er suspected Xiao Han was connected to the Hun Clan and resented his role in the previous day’s events.
• Xiao Yan recalled evidence that Xiao Han had arranged the trouble at the Xiao Clan’s Council Hall and accepted gifts from Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye, deepening his hostility toward him.
• Xiao Yan bargained with a stall owner for a Devouring Wood Fox magic core and several items, offering four hundred and seventy gold coins.
• Xiao Han interrupted the deal and asked to buy the Black Iron Shard Xiao Yan had selected.
• Xiao Xun’er objected that Xiao Han was breaking the rules and exerted pressure with the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame.
• Xiao Han resisted the pressure by activating the Bone Spirit Cold Fire and argued that the sale had not been completed, leaving Xiao Xun’er astonished.

Xiao Han bought the Black Iron Shard from Xiao Yan for eight hundred gold coins, gaining experience and advancing to Three-Star Dou Zhe. Xiao Xun'er investigated his family and, despite learning he was Xiao Long and Chen Susu's biological son, remained intrigued by his mother's unknown background.

• Xiao Xun'er suspected Xiao Han possessed a high-ranked Different Fire and wondered whether he was connected to the Hun Clan.
• Xiao Han offered five hundred gold coins for the Black Iron Shard, then paid the vendor eight hundred after the vendor raised the price.
• Xiao Han took the shard from Xiao Yan, and the system rewarded him for overturning the story line and raised him to Three-Star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Xun'er asked Ling Ying to investigate Xiao Han, and he reported that Xiao Han was the biological son of Xiao Long and Chen Susu.
• Ling Ying told Xiao Xun'er that Chen Susu's family background was unknown and that neither she nor her family had contacted the other since her marriage to Xiao Long.
• Xiao Xun'er dismissed Ling Ying and remarked that the Xiao Clan was becoming more interesting.

After obtaining the Absorption Palm, Xiao Han spent all his Points to raise it to Great Mastery and tested the technique at his Courtyard House. He discovered a powerful figure hiding nearby and learned that the stranger was not Ling Ying.

• Xiao Han read the Mysterious Low-Rank Absorption Palm from the Black Iron Shard and learned that Combat Skills had to reach Great Perfection before they could be fused.
• The system explained that increasing proficiency cost Points, and Xiao Han spent all 400 of his Points to advance Absorption Palm to Great Mastery.
• Xiao Han tested Absorption Palm on his window and sensed someone hiding on the roof.
• Xiao Han burst through the window and attacked the hidden figure with Immense Strength empowered by Bone Spirit Cold Fire.
• The black-robed figure blocked Xiao Han's attack, and Xiao Han estimated that the stranger was at least a Dou Emperor.
• The stranger denied being Ling Ying and muttered that Xiao Han knew Ling Ying and Xiao Xun'er's background.

Xiao Han learned that a powerful Black Robed Person served his mother, Chen Susu, and told him to ask her about his origins and necklace. After Xiao Han’s family arrived, Xiao Dingtian discovered that he had advanced to a Three-Star Dou Zhe, and Xiao Long demanded to know how.

• The Black Robed Person refused to explain Xiao Han’s origins and said he should ask his mother, then vanished.
• Xiao Han recalled Ge Ye’s advice about his necklace and wondered whether his mother’s family had a connection to Yunlan Sect.
• Xiao Han considered Xiao Yan’s future growth and their feud, deciding he could wait because Xiao Yan could not escape his God's Perspective.
• Xiao Dingtian, Xiao Long, and Chen Susu came to Xiao Han’s courtyard after hearing about the disturbance.
• Xiao Dingtian sensed that Xiao Han had become a Three-Star Dou Zhe, and Xiao Long pressed him to explain his rapid progress.

Xiao Han collected money from Xiao Dingtian and Xiao Long, then confronted Chen Susu about his necklace and her hidden past. Chen Susu revealed that her real name was Hun Susu and that her sealed cultivation had blocked Xiao Han’s Qi Sea from birth, but the necklace’s story remained unknown.

• Xiao Han asked Xiao Dingtian and Xiao Long for money and received Gold Notes worth three thousand five hundred gold coins.
• Xiao Han asked Chen Susu to stay behind, showed her his necklace, and called on the nearby Black Robed Person to appear.
• The Black Robed Person knelt before Chen Susu and addressed her as Master.
• Chen Susu revealed that her real name was Hun Susu and that she had come from the Central Continent’s Hun Clan.
• Hun Susu explained that her uncle’s attack forced her to flee, that Xiao Long saved her, and that an enemy’s seal blocked Xiao Han’s Qi Sea before his birth.
• Xiao Han asked Hun Susu about the necklace, but its story remained untold.