Chapter Summaries

Xiao Kun, Xiao Yan’s twin brother, discovered the Opportunity Compensation System and received a powerful beginner gift pack. After learning that system-given items could not trigger compensation, he prepared to use the newly conceived Fallen Heart Flame to improve his cultivation.

• Xiao Kun reflected on his transmigration, his Four-Star Dou Shi cultivation, and Xiao Yan’s stalled progress.
• The Opportunity Compensation System bound to Xiao Kun and explained that giving valuable items away could earn him random-multiplier compensation.
• Xiao Kun opened the beginner gift pack and received experience cards, a newly conceived Fallen Heart Flame, and several supporting items.
• Xiao Kun learned that system-given items could not trigger compensation and examined the gift pack’s contents.
• Xiao Kun realized the Fallen Heart Flame could continuously temper his Dou Qi and that his other new items could help him absorb it safely.

Xiao Kun refined the Fallen Heart Flame in a secluded cave, and his cultivation surged to Nine-Star Dou Shi as the flame began tempering his Dou Qi automatically. After returning to his room, he planned to save his first opportunity critical-hit compensation for Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Kun told Xiao Zhan he was entering seclusion, then prepared a cave and asked the system to conceal the signs of his Heavenly Flame refinement.
• Xiao Kun swallowed the Blood Lotus Pill and Earth Spirit Pill, used their crimson protective layer to swallow the Fallen Heart Flame seed, and refined it with Flame Refining Incineration.
• Xiao Kun used the Ice Spirit Cold Spring and Spirit Absorption to complete the refinement, which lasted nearly two weeks and raised him from Four-Star Dou Shi to Nine-Star Dou Shi.
• Xiao Kun discovered the Fallen Heart Flame generated heartfire that continuously tempered his Dou Qi, making his automatic cultivation far faster than normal.
• Xiao Kun tested his ability to summon solid flame, returned to his room to wash, and decided to save his first opportunity critical-hit compensation for Xiao Yan.

Xiao Kun used his critical-hit system to give Xiao Yan Gold Coins, earning a million in return, then obtained and inherited a Sixth-Grade Alchemist Inheritance Manual. The higher-grade pill-refining knowledge remained sealed until he reached the Dou Ling realm.

• Xiao Kun gave Xiao Yan one thousand Gold Coins, triggering a thousandfold compensation of one million Gold Coins.
• Xiao Kun learned that the Mitel Auction House would hold another auction in a few days and considered becoming an alchemist.
• Xiao Kun bought an ancestral medical manual and gave it to a child, triggering a hundred-thousandfold compensation that granted him a Sixth-Grade Alchemist Inheritance Manual.
• Xiao Kun chose to inherit the manual's knowledge directly and spent half a day absorbing it.
• Xiao Kun discovered that the first- through fourth-grade pill-refining inheritances were available, while the fifth- and sixth-grade knowledge was sealed until he reached the Dou Ling realm.

Xiao Kun bought a medicine cauldron, storage rings, and pill ingredients from Ya Fei at the Mitel Auction House, then practiced alchemy in a secluded cave. After four days, he had used all forty batches of ingredients and achieved a seventy-percent pill completion rate.

• Xiao Kun reviewed his inherited alchemy knowledge and decided to buy a medicine cauldron the next day.
• Xiao Kun visited the Mitel Auction House, where Ya Fei sold him two Storage Rings, a Medicine Cauldron, and ingredients for several grades of pills for 310,000 Gold Coins.
• Xiao Kun returned to the family estate and began refining Rejuvenation Pills in a secluded cave, gradually improving from burning his first batches to producing a normal pill.
• Xiao Kun spent four days refining pills, used all forty batches of ingredients, and reached a seventy-percent pill completion rate.

Xiao Kun gave Xiao Yan cultivation pills, then received valuable pills and a massive Storage Ring through the System’s critical-hit compensation. He later visited Xiao Zhan at night to offer him pills and explain that an alchemy master had trained him.

• Xiao Kun visited Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er, gave Xiao Yan a Storage Ring containing Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid, and encouraged him to cultivate.
• Xiao Kun claimed a mysterious expert had taken him as a disciple and taught him Alchemy Skill, and Xiao Yan accepted the pills gratefully.
• The System rewarded Xiao Kun with cultivation pills and a 40,000-cubic-meter Storage Ring after he gifted Xiao Yan the items.
• Xiao Kun decided to help Xiao Zhan improve his cultivation and waited until night to visit him discreetly.
• Xiao Kun told Xiao Zhan that an alchemy master had trained him and that he had brought pills to improve his father's cultivation.

Xiao Kun gave Xiao Zhan precious pills to help him advance, then attended the Mittel Auction House in disguise and bought many items. He left the auction with the crowd awaiting bids on the Profound-tier Low-grade Fire Control Art.

• Xiao Kun gave Xiao Zhan three peak Fourth Grade Pills, and Xiao Zhan accepted them after Xiao Kun said he could refine Fourth Grade Pills himself in the future.
• Xiao Kun heard that the Mittel Auction House was opening and bought a black hooded cloak to conceal his identity.
• Ya Fei opened the auction by presenting a second-tier inner armor, which Xiao Kun won with a bid of 30,000 Gold Coins.
• Xiao Kun bought ten more items, including Yellow-tier Dou Techniques, second-tier weapons, and Second Grade Pills, drawing the crowd's curiosity.
• Ya Fei presented the Profound-tier Low-grade Fire Control Art as the auction's final item.

Xiao Kun won the Profound-tier Fire Control Art at the Mitel Auction House and collected his purchases from Ya Fei. He then sold a Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill directly to Master Gu Ni for 600,000 Gold Coins before leaving.

• Ya Fei opened bidding on the Fire Control Art at 100,000 Gold Coins, and Xiao Kun won it with a final bid of 350,000.
• Xiao Kun revealed his identity to Ya Fei, collected his auction purchases, and accepted a Mitel Auction House VIP card.
• Xiao Kun offered Ya Fei a Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill, and she brought Master Gu Ni to appraise it.
• Gu Ni confirmed the pill's identity and offered Xiao Kun 600,000 Gold Coins for it.
• Xiao Kun accepted Gu Ni's offer, then said goodbye to Ya Fei and Gu Ni and left.

After triggering an enormous critical-hit reward by giving Xiao Yan auction items, Xiao Kun gained powerful pills, equipment, secret arts, and a cultivation technique. He evolved the technique by devouring the Fallen Heart Flame, advanced to Da Dou Shi, and emerged from five months of seclusion at peak Da Dou Shi, ready to pursue the next breakthrough.

• Xiao Kun gave Xiao Yan his auction items and received a hundred-million-fold critical-hit compensation, including the Spirit Burning Technique, rare pills, equipment, and secret arts.
• Xiao Kun switched to the Spirit Burning Technique, then devoured the Fallen Heart Flame in a back-mountain cave to evolve it to Profound Rank Mid Grade.
• Xiao Kun broke through to Da Dou Shi, formed a Dou Crystal and Dou Qi armor, and tested his newly gained power.
• Xiao Kun named his new inner armor the Heaven Devouring Armor and his sword the Crimson Flame Sword, then began cultivating his secret arts.
• After five months of cultivation, Xiao Kun reached peak Da Dou Shi and mastered the first level of Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations before leaving seclusion.

Xiao Kun pursued Ya Fei and revealed his strength and alchemy talent, then watched Xiao Yan regain his standing at the Xiao Family strength test. The chapter ended with Xiao Kun expecting Nalan Yanran to arrive the next day to break off Xiao Yan’s engagement.

• Xiao Kun visited Ya Fei, flirted with her, and revealed that he was a Da Dou Shi who could refine Fourth Grade Pills.
• Xiao Kun bought ingredients for pill refinement from Ya Fei and left, while she considered the possibility of a future with him.
• After two weeks of cultivation and pill refinement, Xiao Kun attended the Xiao Family’s annual strength test.
• Xiao Yan tested at the Sixth Stage of Dou Qi, shocking the crowd and demonstrating that his cultivation talent had returned.
• Xiao Kun went to bed wondering how Nalan Yanran would react when she arrived to break off Xiao Yan’s engagement.

Xiao Kun revealed his peak Da Dou Shi strength when Nalan Yanran’s party arrived to break off her engagement to Xiao Yan. He helped establish a three-year duel between Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran, then returned to his room as word of his strength spread.

• Xiao Kun arrived at the reception hall and intimidated Nalan Yanran’s group and the Xiao clan with his peak Da Dou Shi aura.
• Xiao Yan entered the hall and took a seat beside Xiao Xun'er as the clan members watched Xiao Kun in astonishment.
• Ge Ye told Xiao Zhan that Nalan Yanran wanted to break off her engagement with Xiao Yan, prompting Xiao Zhan and Xiao Kun to release their auras.
• Xiao Kun proposed a three-year duel at the Misty Cloud Sect, and Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran both accepted.
• Xiao Kun explained his strength by saying he had taken a powerful expert as his master, then returned to his room as news of his advancement spread.

After a year of cultivation and pill refinement, Xiao Kun broke through to Dou Wang and learned to fly with Dou Qi Wings. With his strength, resources, and relationship with Ya Fei all advancing, he planned to take their relationship further.

• Xiao Kun continued cultivating and refining pills for a year, buying rare ingredients from the Mitel Auction House and growing closer to Ya Fei.
• Xiao Kun broke through to Dou Wang, discovered how his body and meridians had changed, and tested his new ability to fly.
• Xiao Kun strengthened Flame Shaping and learned that critical-hit rewards depended on a recipient’s importance, the timing of gifts, and how many items he gave at once.
• Xiao Kun accumulated pills and inheritances that could support his cultivation and help others, while Xiao Zhan, Xiao Yan, Xiao Xun'er, and Ya Fei advanced in rank with his help.
• Xiao Kun found that Ya Fei no longer avoided his affectionate touches and, now that he had come of age, planned to take their relationship further.

Xiao Kun visited Ya Fei to confirm their relationship and revealed that he had reached Dou Wang at just sixteen. After they confessed their feelings, Xiao Kun offered her a Nirvana Pill to improve her cultivation aptitude, leaving Ya Fei amazed by the gift.

• Xiao Kun visited Ya Fei at the Mitel Auction House and told her he had broken through to Dou Wang.
• Xiao Kun confessed that he had fallen for Ya Fei, and Ya Fei replied that she felt the same.
• Xiao Kun embraced and kissed Ya Fei, promising to treat her well.
• Xiao Kun asked whether Ya Fei wanted to improve her cultivation aptitude and showed her a Seventh-grade Nirvana Pill from the System Space.

Xiao Kun gave Ya Fei a Seventh-grade Medicinal Pill that transformed her body and raised her cultivation to five-star Dou Master. He then returned to the Xiao Family, gave Xiao Zhan medicinal pills to strengthen the clan, and proposed unifying Wu Tan City.

• Ya Fei swallowed Xiao Kun’s Seventh-grade Medicinal Pill and spent three days refining it while Xiao Kun guarded the Training Room.
• Ya Fei emerged with improved aptitude and cultivation at five-star Dou Master, and Xiao Kun fetched hot water while she washed away the impurities expelled from her body.
• Xiao Kun returned to the Xiao Family and decided to help its members grow stronger so the clan could withstand future threats.
• Xiao Kun gave Xiao Zhan seven hundred medicinal pills and sixteen sixth-grade pills, assigning four of the latter each to Xiao Zhan, Xiao Yan, Xiao Ding, and Xiao Li.
• Xiao Kun explained the pills to Xiao Zhan and proposed unifying Wu Tan City, and Xiao Zhan asked what he planned to do.

Xiao Kun destroyed the Jia Lie Family and Oba Family, allowing the Xiao Family to take control of Wu Tan City. After the family celebrated its rise, Xiao Kun began cultivating Shifting Form and Changing Shadow and absorbed the scroll’s Space Origin.

• Xiao Kun secretly flew to the Jia Lie Family, accused them of stealing from his cave residence, and killed their adult members with the Fallen Heart Flame when they could not produce the supposed belongings.
• Xiao Kun flew to the Oba Family and killed its adult members before leaving the city and returning home unnoticed.
• Xiao Zhan led the Xiao Family to seize the weakened families’ businesses, and the factions of Wu Tan City accepted the Xiao Family’s new dominance.
• The Xiao Family held a three-day banquet to celebrate its rise as Wu Tan City’s leading family.
• Xiao Kun went to the back mountain, opened the Shifting Form and Changing Shadow scroll, and absorbed its wisp of Space Origin.

Xiao Kun mastered Shifting Phantom, formed a Dou Qi Clone, and advanced to Five-Star Dou King after five months of cultivation. As he prepared to leave the Xiao Family to train and explore a cave dwelling before Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian, he ran into Xiao Yu and then teased Xiao Yan about visiting Xiao Xun'er.

• Xiao Kun absorbed the Shifting Phantom inheritance and learned to fold space while leaving a lifelike figure behind.
• Xiao Kun mastered Shifting Phantom over five months, created a Dou Qi Clone, and reached Five-Star Dou King through training and sparring.
• Xiao Kun decided to skip Jia Nan Academy and leave early to explore the cave dwelling before Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian, hoping to give them its treasures.
• Xiao Kun noticed the Xiao Family estate had expanded and encountered Xiao Yu, who thanked him and his family for supporting her training.
• Xiao Kun met Xiao Yan returning from Xiao Xun'er's room and teased him about it.

Xiao Kun prepared to leave Wu Tan City to train, sharing farewells and supplies with Ya Fei before saying goodbye to Xiao Zhan. He departed the Xiao Family and disappeared down the street, beginning his journey.

• Xiao Yan told Xiao Kun that he had reached Dou Master and vowed to win the Three-Year Agreement, while Yao Lao suspected Xiao Kun had the strength of a Dou Wang.
• Xiao Kun prepared supplies for his training trip and visited Ya Fei at the auction house, telling her they might not meet again for a year and a half.
• Xiao Kun gave Ya Fei a Storage Ring containing medicinal pills and instructions, and she gathered the supplies he needed for the journey.
• Xiao Kun said goodbye to Xiao Zhan, packed his belongings into his Storage Ring, and left the Xiao Family under the guards' respectful gazes.

Xiao Kun traveled to Qingshan Town, bought the Blood Lotus Essence from Myriad Medicine House, and met Xiao Yi Xian the next morning. After following her herb-gathering team into the Magic Beast Mountain Range, he began searching for the Predecessor's Cave Dwelling and found a cave on the second cliff he checked.

• Xiao Kun reached Qingshan Town and bought the Blood Lotus Essence from Myriad Medicine House.
• Xiao Kun returned to Myriad Medicine House the next morning and confirmed that the woman treating patients was Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Kun learned that Myriad Medicine House would soon send an herb-gathering team into the Magic Beast Mountain Range and decided to follow it.
• Xiao Kun followed the team to its herb-gathering basin and identified several cliffs to search.
• Xiao Kun flew to the cliffs at dawn and discovered a cave on the second one he investigated.

Xiao Kun cleared out a predecessor’s cave dwelling and claimed its treasures, including the final ingredient for the Blood Lotus Pill. After refining several Fifth-grade Medicinal Pills and advancing to six-star Dou Wang, he decided to seek out Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian in Qingshan Town.

• Xiao Kun cleared the cave entrance, collected rare medicinal herbs and treasures, and took a fragment of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map along with three battle-skill scrolls.
• Xiao Kun established himself in a secluded cave and successfully refined a Restoration Pill, becoming a fifth-grade alchemist.
• Xiao Kun spent a day refining the Blood Lotus Pill and succeeded.
• Over the next month, Xiao Kun refined more pills, fought fifth-tier magical beasts, and advanced to six-star Dou Wang.
• Xiao Kun decided to find Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian in Qingshan Town and give them critical-hit compensation.

Xiao Kun rescued Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian from Mu She’s pursuit, then gave Xiao Yan pills and Dou Techniques after hearing about their failed cave-dwelling expedition. The chapter left Xiao Yan receiving Xiao Kun’s gifts, including Purple Cloud Wings and Mad Lion Roar.

• Xiao Kun heard that Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian were being pursued by Mu She and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, so he teleported to their aid.
• Xiao Kun revealed his Dou Wang strength, reunited with Xiao Yan as his Third Brother, and burned the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to ash.
• Xiao Yan explained that Mu Li had attacked him and Xiao Yi Xian after they explored a Predecessor's Cave Dwelling, and that he killed Mu Li and several of his men.
• Xiao Kun claimed he had explored the same cave a month earlier and offered Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian some of its treasures.
• Xiao Kun gave Xiao Yan several Fifth-grade Medicinal Pills, Purple Cloud Wings, and Mad Lion Roar.

Xiao Kun gifted Xiao Yan rare Dou Techniques and Xiao Yi Xian pills and a poison scripture, then received powerful compensation from the System. After returning to the Magic Beast Mountain Range, he began cultivating the Wings of Peng, which carved new meridians into his back.

• Xiao Kun explained the flying Dou Technique to Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian, then received a hundred-thousandfold compensation that included the Sky Severing Finger, Wings of Peng, and powerful pills.
• Xiao Kun gave Xiao Yi Xian medicine and the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, explained her Poisonous Body of Misfortune, and promised to help her solve its dangers in three years.
• Xiao Kun received the Nine-Colored Poison Scripture and Sixth Grade Emperor Augmenting Pills as compensation for his gifts to Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Kun returned to his cave in the Magic Beast Mountain Range and reviewed the pills and Earth-tier Dou Techniques he had received.
• Xiao Kun defeated the soul within the Wings of Peng scroll and began cultivating the technique, enduring severe pain as it formed new meridians along his back.