Chapter Summaries

Xiao Kun learned the Azure Sky Peng Wings and Sky Severing Finger, then advanced his cultivation while mastering the first style of the finger technique. After killing a Blaze Eagle and collecting its Beast Fire, he returned to his cave to prepare for the Dou Emperor realm and further cultivate Flame Shaping.

• Xiao Kun used the Azure Sky Peng Wings and discovered they made him five times faster than his usual Dou Qi Wings, then examined the Sky Severing Finger scroll.
• Xiao Kun absorbed the technique’s instructions and learned that Sky Severing Style One could disrupt an opponent’s Dou Qi, while Style Two required the Dou Zong realm.
• Xiao Kun opened the five meridians needed for Sky Severing Style One and used a King Augmenting Pill to break through to the eighth star of the Dou Wang realm.
• Xiao Kun mastered Sky Severing Style One and used it with Shifting Phantom and Heavenly Flames to kill a fifth-rank Blaze Eagle.
• Xiao Kun collected the Blaze Eagle’s magic core and Beast Fire, which he planned to give Xiao Yan, then returned to his cave to prepare for advancing to Dou Emperor and mastering Flame Shaping.

Xiao Kun gave intelligence to a Fire Python shaped from the Fallen Heart Flame, then broke through to Dou Emperor and received powerful Experience Cards from the system. After enjoying a night of music and dancing in Rock City, he returned to cultivation and began watching the Amethyst Winged Lion King's lair, planning to rescue Yun Yun when she came for the Purple Spirit Crystal.

• Xiao Kun successfully shaped an intelligent Fire Python from the Fallen Heart Flame and left the Magic Beast Mountain Range to break through.
• Xiao Kun swallowed a fifth-grade Emperor Breaking Pill and reached Dou Emperor after five days; the system rewarded him with Dou Zong, Dou Venerate, and Dou Saint Experience Cards.
• Xiao Kun visited Rock City, ate at its best restaurant, and spent the night listening to music and watching dances at a pleasure house.
• Xiao Kun returned to the Magic Beast Mountain Range and reached Three Star Dou Emperor after using a Sixth Grade Emperor Augmenting Pill.
• Xiao Kun kept watch on the Amethyst Winged Lion King's lair, intending to reach Yun Yun before Xiao Yan and rescue her after she was sealed.

Xiao Kun encountered Xiao Yan in the Magic Beast Mountain Range, gave him a fifth-tier Beast Fire, and received the Green Lotus Core Flame through his system’s compensation. Three days later, Yun Yun began fighting the Lion King for the Purple Spirit Crystal, and Xiao Kun flew toward the battle to watch.

• Xiao Kun watched Xiao Yan defeat a second-tier Ironwood Ape and learned that Xiao Yan had advanced to become a seven-star Dou Master.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Kun that he had cultivated in a valley with Xiao Yi Xian for several months and could refine second-grade medicinal pills.
• Xiao Kun showed Xiao Yan his Fallen Heart Flame and gave him a fifth-tier Beast Fire, triggering a millionfold compensation that granted Xiao Kun the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Xiao Kun left Xiao Yan and decided to postpone refining the Green Lotus Core Flame until he found a secluded place.
• Three days later, Xiao Kun heard Yun Yun fighting the Lion King and flew toward them to watch.

Xiao Kun watched Yun Yun battle the Amethyst Winged Lion King for the Purple Spirit Crystal. After Yun Yun was sealed and badly wounded, Xiao Kun caught her as she fell, gave her a healing pill, and carried her toward a cave.

• Xiao Kun hid near the battlefield and watched Yun Yun ask the Amethyst Winged Lion King for its Purple Spirit Crystal.
• Yun Yun and the Amethyst Winged Lion King fought from noon until sunset, with neither gaining a clear advantage.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King struck Yun Yun with the Amethyst Seal and injured her with its claw, while Yun Yun severed its horn with Wind's Extreme: Falling Kill.
• Yun Yun fled but lost strength and fell toward a stream, where Xiao Kun caught her.
• Xiao Kun gave the unconscious Yun Yun a fifth-grade Restoration Pill and flew toward a cave to treat her further.

Xiao Kun treated Yun Yun’s wounds in a cave while she was immobilized by the Amethyst Winged Lion King’s seal. After he finished bandaging her, Yun Yun thanked him with a smile, and Xiao Kun kept his ability to break the seal to himself.

• Xiao Kun brought Yun Yun to a cave and prepared to treat her chest wound, but she woke and mistook his intentions.
• Yun Yun realized the seal left her unable to move and asked Xiao Kun to apply the medicine, trusting him to keep his hands and eyes in check.
• Xiao Kun removed Yun Yun’s armor, cleaned and bandaged her wound, and comforted her through the pain.
• Xiao Kun told Yun Yun he could not remove the seal, though he secretly had a Calamity Breaking Pill that could break it.
• Yun Yun thanked Xiao Kun and smiled at him, leaving him deeply affected.

Xiao Kun left the cave to hunt and prepare a teppanyaki dinner for himself and the injured Yun Yun, while an Energy Clone guarded their shelter. After returning, he cooked for Yun Yun and revealed that he possessed Heavenly Flames and was a fifth-grade alchemist.

• Xiao Kun created an Energy Clone to guard the cave, then flew away to find food.
• Xiao Kun hunted a mountain goat and gathered fruit, a cow, and a pig before preparing meat beside a river with the Crimson Flame Sword.
• Xiao Kun returned to the cave, dismissed the clone, and learned that Yun Yun's external injuries had healed but her seal would take several days to undo.
• Xiao Kun set out stone furniture and used Heavenly Flames to make a pan for their meal.
• Yun Yun learned that Xiao Kun possessed Heavenly Flames and was a fifth-grade alchemist, then mixed seasonings as he began cooking teppanyaki.

Xiao Kun and Yun Yun grew more familiar while sharing the cave as Yun Yun worked to dissolve the Amethyst Seal. When Xiao Kun accidentally saw Yun Yun bathing, she returned to confront him, leaving him hiding in embarrassment.

• Xiao Kun helped Yun Yun prepare a better dipping sauce, and they exchanged the false names Yun Zhi and Shi Kun.
• Yun Yun said she still intended to obtain the Purple Spirit Crystal from the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and Xiao Kun doubted her chances after their last battle.
• Xiao Kun cared for Yun Yun as she dissolved the seal, and the two spent two peaceful days together in the cave.
• On the third day, Xiao Kun flew past the pool beside the cave and saw Yun Yun bathing, then hurried away and retrieved his Energy Clone.
• After learning from the clone’s memories that Yun Yun had been bathing while he was out, Xiao Kun hid when he heard her approaching in anger.

After Xiao Kun accidentally saw Yun Yun bathing, he tried to ease their awkwardness by claiming he had saved her from magical beasts and promising to take responsibility for her. They shared a meal in the cave, where Yun Yun said she expected to break the seal the next day.

• Xiao Kun hid while Yun Yun returned to the cave, upset that he had seen her bathing.
• Two third-tier wolf-like magical beasts followed Yun Yun’s scent to the pool, and Xiao Kun defeated them with Fire Snakes.
• Xiao Kun returned to the cave, where Yun Yun held a longsword to his neck before accepting his explanation that he had protected her from danger.
• Xiao Kun declared that he would take responsibility for Yun Yun, and she withdrew to dissolve the seal without replying.
• At midnight, Xiao Kun roasted chicken for Yun Yun, and she told him she expected to break the seal the next day.

Xiao Kun promised Yun Yun he would face the Amethyst Winged Lion King, both to avenge her and to pursue his own plans. After drawing the Lion King out, Xiao Kun began a one-on-one battle and evaded its first strike with his speed.

• Xiao Kun insisted on fighting the Amethyst Winged Lion King for Yun Yun, and Yun Yun agreed to watch over him and intervene if he was in danger.
• Xiao Kun let Yun Yun rest in the cave overnight, covered her with a robe, and resumed cultivating until morning.
• Yun Yun recovered her strength, changed clothes, and followed Xiao Kun to the Lion King's lair.
• Xiao Kun attacked the beasts guarding the cave with two sword strikes, prompting the Amethyst Winged Lion King to rush out and challenge Yun Yun.
• Xiao Kun sent Yun Yun to a distant mountain peak and faced the Amethyst Winged Lion King alone, dodging its claw with a swift movement.

Xiao Kun used his speed, Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations, and Dou Qi clones to overwhelm the Amethyst Winged Lion King and its summoned beast horde. He then unleashed a Fire Python, leaving the wounded Lion King to counter with its Amethyst Seal.

• Xiao Kun outpaced the Amethyst Winged Lion King, then used the Heart Flame Transformation to raise his aura to that of a six-star Dou Emperor.
• Xiao Kun struck the Lion King's claw with his Heavenly Flame, extinguishing its Purple Flame and cutting away part of its crystal armor.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King summoned a horde of beasts, but Xiao Kun refused Yun Yun's help and created two Dou Qi clones to attack the horde.
• Xiao Kun and his clones battered the Lion King and drove its subordinates to flee.
• Xiao Kun formed an enormous Fire Python that smashed the Lion King into a mountainside and left its body bloodied and cracked.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King unleashed its Amethyst Seal against the Fire Python's white flame beam.

Xiao Kun defeated the Amethyst Winged Lion King and secured his agreement to become a retainer by offering two Form Transformation Pills. After settling Yun Yun’s request for the Purple Spirit Crystal and Associated Amethyst Source, Xiao Kun led her and the Lion King to his cave.

• Xiao Kun subdued the Amethyst Winged Lion King after defeating him and killing his Magic Beast subordinates.
• Xiao Kun offered two Form Transformation Pills for the Lion King and his son, then threatened to kill him until he agreed to serve as a family retainer.
• Xiao Kun gave the Lion King the pills and healing medicine, then told Yun Yun the Lion King would provide the Purple Spirit Crystal and Associated Amethyst Source in exchange for cultivation pills.
• Xiao Kun introduced the Lion King to Yun Yun and instructed him to call her Sister Yun.
• Xiao Kun, Yun Yun, and the Lion King went to the Lion King's cave dwelling.

Xiao Kun and Yun Yun retrieved the Purple Spirit Crystal and Associated Amethyst Source from the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave. After Xiao Kun gave Yun Yun half the treasure, his system awarded him a complete portion of Associated Amethyst Source and the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame.

• The Amethyst Winged Lion King woke its son and retrieved the Purple Spirit Crystal from beneath a stone slab, then handed it to Xiao Kun.
• Xiao Kun and Yun Yun went to the left passage while the Lion King stayed behind with its son to take the Form Transformation Pill.
• Xiao Kun explained how the Associated Amethyst Source worked, broke its shell with the Purple Spirit Crystal, and collected the liquid into eight jade bottles.
• Xiao Kun gave Yun Yun four bottles of Associated Amethyst Source and the Purple Spirit Crystal, and she accepted them.
• The system rewarded Xiao Kun with a complete portion of Associated Amethyst Source and the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame after his gift triggered a hundred-thousandfold critical-hit compensation.

Xiao Kun and Yun Yun shared an intimate kiss before she left the next day with the Purple Spirit Crystal. After bidding her farewell, Xiao Kun arranged for the Amethyst Winged Lion King to guard him while he cultivated in seclusion.

• Xiao Kun examined his System rewards and discovered an Associated Amethyst Source and the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame.
• Xiao Kun kissed Yun Yun, and she pushed him away after they shared an intimate moment.
• Xiao Kun learned Yun Yun would leave the next day, and the transformed Amethyst Winged Lion King arrived with his young son.
• Xiao Kun and Yun Yun said goodbye, and she flew away after embracing him.
• Xiao Kun gave the Lion King cultivation pills and asked him to guard the cave while he cultivated in seclusion.

Xiao Kun refined the Green Lotus Core Flame and the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, greatly improving his cultivation, soul power, and cultivation technique. After leaving the cave with the Amethyst Winged Lion King, he encountered Xiao Yan in the Magic Beast Mountain Range.

• Xiao Kun refined and devoured the Green Lotus Core Flame, reaching five-star Dou Emperor and advancing his cultivation technique to Earth-tier Low-grade.
• Xiao Kun refined the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, reached seven-star Dou Emperor, and named the golden flame formed from his three Heavenly Flames the Myriad Beast Earth Core Flame.
• Xiao Kun left the cave after two weeks of cultivation and rewarded the Amethyst Winged Lion King with an Emperor Extreme Pill for guarding him.
• Xiao Kun and the Lion King flew toward Wu Tan City, then spotted Xiao Yan in the Magic Beast Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yan feared the approaching Dou Emperor-level Lion King until Yao Lao pointed out Xiao Kun riding on its back; Xiao Kun landed before him.

Xiao Kun reunited with Xiao Yan, returned to Wu Tan City, and entrusted his family with the Tou She Ancient God Jade while arranging protection for the Xiao Family. After learning Ya Fei had already left for the imperial capital, he flew toward the Tagor Desert.

• Xiao Kun met Xiao Yan and gave him four bottles of Associated Amethyst Source, receiving a tenfold reward from the System.
• Xiao Kun arrived in Wu Tan City with the Amethyst Winged Lion King and its son, then met his father, Xiao Zhan.
• Xiao Kun told Xiao Zhan about the Xiao Family's history, the Tou She Ancient God Jade, and the Soul Hall's interest in the family, and Xiao Zhan handed him the jade.
• Xiao Kun gave Xiao Zhan medicinal pills for the Amethyst Winged Lion King and returned a portion of Associated Amethyst Source to the Lion King, asking it to protect the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Kun went to the Mitel Auction House to see Ya Fei, learned she had returned to the imperial capital, and flew toward the Tagor Desert.

Xiao Kun arrived in Desert City to obtain a map of the Tagor Desert and sought out Hai Bodong at his shop. After finding a fragment of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map, Xiao Kun revealed that he recognized Hai Bodong and subdued him with his Soul Power, leaving Hai Bodong immobilized and horrified.

• Xiao Kun reached Desert City and decided to seek a detailed desert map from Hai Bodong the next day.
• Xiao Kun found Hai Bodong's Gu Tu map shop and searched its shelves while Hai Bodong worked at the counter.
• Xiao Kun found a fragment matching the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map fragment he already possessed.
• Hai Bodong asked Xiao Kun whether he wanted a Tagor Desert map, and Xiao Kun addressed him as Elder Hai.
• Xiao Kun introduced himself as Xiao Kun of the Xiao Family and restrained Hai Bodong with his immense Soul Power.

Xiao Kun used his overwhelming Soul Power to identify Hai Bodong and negotiated to help him obtain a Calamity Breaking Pill in exchange for its ingredients. After Hai Bodong handed them over, Xiao Kun revealed that he already had the pill ready.

• Xiao Kun restrained Hai Bodong with his Soul Power, identified him as the Ice Emperor, and then released him.
• Xiao Kun showed Hai Bodong the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map fragment and offered to refine a pill in exchange for the other fragment.
• Hai Bodong explained that he needed a Calamity Breaking Pill to break his seal and gave Xiao Kun its recipe.
• Xiao Kun showed Hai Bodong his Heavenly Flame and agreed to provide the pill, despite Hai Bodong lacking the required Sand Mandala.
• Hai Bodong handed Xiao Kun the other ingredients, and Xiao Kun stored them before teasing him by claiming he would not refine the pill.
• Xiao Kun revealed a jade bottle containing a Calamity Breaking Pill that he already had ready.

Xiao Kun traded Hai Bodong a Calamity Breaking Pill for the fragment map and guarded him while he broke the seal suppressing his strength. After Hai Bodong regained his Dou Emperor cultivation, Xiao Kun asked him to help protect Ya Fei and gather ingredients through the Mittel Family.

• Xiao Kun gave Hai Bodong the Calamity Breaking Pill, and Hai Bodong handed over the fragment map.
• Xiao Kun accompanied Hai Bodong to an ice cellar and stood guard while he swallowed the pill.
• The pill's purple energy overcame the dark green snake seal, restoring Hai Bodong's strength as a Dou Emperor.
• Hai Bodong calmed down and thanked Xiao Kun for helping him regain his strength.
• Xiao Kun asked Hai Bodong to look after Ya Fei and use the Mittel Family's connections to gather ingredients for fifth- to sixth-grade pills, offering ten percent above market price.

Xiao Kun enlisted Hai Bodong to gather medicinal ingredients and look after Ya Fei, offering him a Spirit Recovery Purple Pill in return. He then traveled to Shimo City to reunite with his eldest and second brothers, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li.

• Xiao Kun gave Hai Bodong ten million gold coins and promised him a Spirit Recovery Purple Pill if he handled two requests.
• Xiao Kun asked Hai Bodong to gather medicinal ingredients through the Mittel Family and keep an eye on Ya Fei, then received a detailed map of the Tagor Desert.
• Xiao Kun left for Shimo City to visit his eldest and second brothers after several years apart.
• Xiao Kun arrived at the Mo Iron Mercenary Group's headquarters and asked its guards to announce his arrival as their third brother.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li hurried to greet Xiao Kun, and Xiao Kun told them he was traveling for experience at his master's request.

Xiao Kun reunited with Xiao Ding and Xiao Li in Shimo City and learned that their mercenary group had grown into the city's strongest. The next morning, he met Qing Lin, reassured her about her heritage, and praised the scales she feared, leaving her smiling shyly.

• Xiao Li welcomed Xiao Kun into the Mo Iron Mercenary Group, where Xiao Kun praised the group and learned Xiao Ding and Xiao Li had annexed the Sand Mercenary Group.
• Xiao Kun drank with Xiao Ding and Xiao Li that night, then woke refreshed the next morning.
• Qing Lin entered Xiao Kun's room to help him wash, and Xiao Kun learned her name before she left to empty the basin.
• Xiao Kun noticed Qing Lin's fear after she suspected he knew her background, then comforted her and said she did not need to be replaced.
• Xiao Kun lifted Qing Lin's sleeve, praised her green scales as beautiful, and told her he was not afraid of them, making her smile.