Chapter Summaries

After the Cheat upgraded, Xiao Bai gained powerful cultivation tools and began planning to gather resources by raiding ruins, taking treasures, and dealing with villains. He resolved to seize opportunities Xiao Yan might otherwise obtain, while preparing to leave after the clan assembly.

• Xiao Bai installed the official Cheat, which replaced his old techniques with light-attribute Dou Techniques and granted him the Heaven Tier High-level Nine Yang Radiant Heaven Art.
• Xiao Bai learned that the Heaven and Earth Forging Furnace could use energy-containing materials to enhance his strength, skills, body, and soul.
• Xiao Bai decided to seek resources outside the Xiao Family after the clan assembly, including ancient ruins and opportunities to punish villains and take their wealth.
• Xiao Bai planned to visit the ruin Xiao Yi Xian would find in the Monster Mountain Range and seek the Green Lotus Core Flame in the desert before Queen Medusa could claim it.
• Xiao Bai resolved to quietly slow Xiao Yan's growth by taking opportunities he knew Xiao Yan might find in the future.

Xiao Bai attended the Xiao Family’s annual year-end assembly, where he told Xiao Mei she could find the complete Mystic Seal in the Dou Technique Hall. The assembly began with Xiao Zhan’s speech, and the younger generation’s strength tests and sparring were still to come.

• The Xiao Family gathered at the training grounds for its annual assembly and the younger generation’s Dou Qi tests and sparring.
• Xiao Bai arrived late, found a place at the back, and was soon approached by Xiao Mei, who wanted to learn the Mystic Seal.
• Xiao Bai greeted Xiao Yan with a smile, surprising him and leaving Xiao Mei and Xiao Xun'er confused.
• Xiao Bai told Xiao Mei to look for the complete Mystic Seal in the Dou Technique Hall the day after tomorrow.
• The Great Elder called the assembly to order, and Xiao Zhan gave a speech before declaring it officially begun.

The Xiao Family held a Dou Qi test, where Xiao Yan was revealed to still be at Stage Three and mocked by the crowd. As he tried to leave, an unseen voice stopped him and challenged him to remember its earlier words.

• Xiao Luoyan tested at Stage Five of Dou Qi, and the examiner continued calling clan members to the stage.
• Xiao Ning tested at Stage Seven, drawing praise for the Great Elder and prompting an angry reaction from Xiao Zhan.
• Xiao Mei tested at Stage Six and stayed to chat with other girls instead of returning to Xiao Bai.
• Xiao Yan tested at Stage Three of Dou Qi, and the crowd openly mocked him as he left the platform.
• A voice stopped Xiao Yan at the edge of the crowd and asked whether he could not accept this setback or had forgotten its advice.

Xiao Yan asked Xiao Bai why he knew about the regression of Xiao Yan’s strength, and Xiao Bai told him to meet that night. Xiao Xun’er tested at eighth-stage Dou Qi, while Xiao Bai revealed that he had reached One Star Dou Zhe, astonishing the Xiao Family.

• Xiao Yan pressed Xiao Bai to explain what he knew about Xiao Yan’s declining strength, and Xiao Bai asked him to meet that night.
• Xiao Xun’er tested at eighth-stage Dou Qi, then returned to Xiao Yan and received his praise.
• Xiao Xun’er questioned why Xiao Yan wished Xiao Bai luck, but Xiao Yan said the earlier conflict was water under the bridge.
• Xiao Bai initially touched the testing monument without making it glow, then poured in his Dou Qi until it shone brilliantly.
• The tester announced that Xiao Bai had reached One Star Dou Zhe, making him the Xiao Family’s second person to enter the Dou Zhe realm.

At the Xiao Family assembly, Xiao Bai confirmed that he was a One Star Dou Zhe after the Second Elder demanded a second test. He used the family’s desire for his Mystic Seal Dou Technique to negotiate for greater benefits, then left the elders to consider their response.

• Xiao Yan watched Xiao Bai’s achievement and remembered his own former glory, while Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Mei reacted with concern and regret.
• The Second Elder challenged Xiao Bai to take another test, and members of the crowd accused him of cheating and shouted for him to leave the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Bai said he had planned to give the family the Mystic Seal Dou Technique, but refused to hand it over when the family questioned his strength.
• The Second Elder and the test examiner urged Xiao Bai to take the test, claiming they wanted to protect his reputation.
• Xiao Bai pressed his hand to the testing monument, which confirmed he was a One Star Dou Zhe, then said the family would have to offer enough benefits in exchange for the Mystic Seal.
• Xiao Bai left the platform, and the Second Elder and others continued the assembly while considering how to compensate him.

Xiao Bai endured the clan assembly’s arena matches and long speeches before the elders debated whether he should receive cultivation resources in exchange for the Dou Skill Mystic Seal. Xiao Zhan defended the exchange by revealing Xiao Bai was a One Star Dou Zhe, leaving the elders stunned.

• Xiao Bai watched the youths’ arena matches with boredom and waited until the clan assembly ended at dusk.
• Xiao Zhan dismissed the clan members, and the young people rushed out of the training ground.
• The Second Elder asked Xiao Zhan what he thought about Xiao Bai demanding cultivation resources for the Dou Skill Mystic Seal.
• Several elders objected, but Xiao Zhan silenced them, prompting the Great Elder to threaten a vote to overrule him.
• Xiao Zhan argued that the elders should understand why he agreed to provide resources, then revealed Xiao Bai was a One Star Dou Zhe.
• The elders turned pale at Xiao Zhan’s revelation.

After Xiao Bai became a Dou Zhe, the Xiao Family elders agreed to support him and honor his parents. That night, Xiao Yan visited Xiao Bai and joined him on the roof, where they shared a peaceful view of the moonlit night.

• Xiao Zhan persuaded the elders that Xiao Bai's talent made supporting him a valuable investment, and they agreed to provide resources and honor his parents.
• Xiao Bai ignored the clansmen's gossip and returned to his courtyard.
• Xiao Bai relaxed on his roof as the Nine Yang Radiant Heaven Art absorbed moonlight and strengthened him.
• Xiao Yan arrived at Xiao Bai's courtyard carrying two bottles of wine and climbed onto the roof to join him.
• Xiao Yan calmed down in the quiet night and remarked that the rooftop was a good place.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Bai drank together, discovered that they were both transmigrators, and reconciled. Xiao Bai then identified a soul fluctuation in Xiao Yan’s heirloom ring as a possible cause of his declining strength.

• Xiao Yan offered Xiao Bai wine to apologize for their past conflict and hoped to get information from him.
• Xiao Bai accepted the apology, and the two drank as Xiao Yan asked about Xiao Bai’s earlier hints.
• After they drunkenly echoed a phrase from their shared world, Xiao Yan and Xiao Bai realized they were both transmigrators and introduced themselves.
• Xiao Yan pressed Xiao Bai to explain his strength regression, and Xiao Bai said he had found nothing wrong with Xiao Yan’s body.
• Xiao Bai explained that his light-attributed Dou Qi had sensed a soul fluctuation inside Xiao Yan’s heirloom ring.

Xiao Yan considered accepting the ring’s costly power after Xiao Bai explained its potential, then went back to rest. The next morning, Xiao Bai was summoned to the Xiao Family’s Family Council Hall, where Xiao Zhan gave him the resources he had requested for the Mystic Seal, and Xiao Bai was stunned by what he found in the Storage Ring.

• Xiao Yan realized the ring’s soul had caused his loss of strength and weighed the price against the possibility of reaching greater heights.
• Xiao Yan returned to rest, while Xiao Bai stayed on the roof and fell asleep beneath the moonlight.
• The old steward woke Xiao Bai and told him that the Clan Leader wanted him at the Family Council Hall.
• Xiao Bai went to the hall and asked Xiao Zhan for the resources he had requested for the Mystic Seal.
• Xiao Zhan handed Xiao Bai a Storage Ring, and Xiao Bai froze after inspecting its contents.

Xiao Bai traded an Earth-tier Dou Skill for Magic Crystals and accepted the Xiao Family’s compensation, but refused to lead its younger members in cultivation. He convinced Xiao Zhan and the elders to let him leave on a journey with a supposed teacher, while Xiao Zhan restricted access to the new Dou Skill.

• Xiao Bai exchanged the Mystic Seal for a Storage Ring full of Magic Crystals, and the elders discovered the skill was Earth-tier low-grade.
• The Great Elder and Xiao Zhan offered Xiao Bai’s parents elder titles and increased cultivation resources, and Xiao Bai agreed to accept the resources.
• Xiao Bai refused to lead the younger members, saying he wanted to see the world and claiming that a teacher from Central Continent planned to take him on a journey.
• Xiao Zhan agreed to let Xiao Bai travel with his teacher, and Xiao Bai left the hall.
• Xiao Zhan decided that only family members at the Dou Shi level could cultivate the Mystic Seal.

Xiao Bai visited his parents’ graves, then returned to his courtyard and used the Heaven and Earth Forging Furnace to strengthen his Light Escape and cultivation. He decided to prepare supplies before heading to the Monster Mountain Range.

• Xiao Bai visited his parents’ graves and told them he was leaving to see the world, promising to protect their son’s body and bring honor to their names.
• Xiao Mei invited Xiao Bai to hear her father explain a Yellow-tier Advanced Dou Technique, but Xiao Bai declined and returned to his courtyard.
• Xiao Bai used his Cheat to enhance Light Escape from beginner to major accomplishment so he could flee danger.
• Xiao Bai enhanced his strength to Five Star Dou Zhe, and his body and soul grew to match.
• Xiao Bai decided to buy supplies before setting out for the Monster Mountain Range.

Xiao Bai left the Xiao Family and traveled to Qingshan Town, where he sought to meet Xiao Yi Xian. After a mercenary provoked him, Xiao Bai defeated him and faced a threat from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

• Xiao Bai quietly left the Xiao Family compound and set out on his own, while the clan learned of his departure hours later.
• Xiao Bai traveled through the heat toward Qingshan Town, hoping to meet Xiao Yi Xian.
• Mercenaries mocked Xiao Bai for looking like a child, and a burly man lunged at him.
• Xiao Bai dodged the burly man's attack and struck him, sending him crashing to the ground and spitting blood.
• The injured burly man warned Xiao Bai that he belonged to the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and threatened retaliation against him and his family.

Xiao Bai spared the big man after threatening him, then the man returned to the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and stirred Mu She and Mu Li against him. While the mercenary group began searching for him, Xiao Bai entered the Monster Mountain Range.

• Xiao Bai threatened the big man with a light sword, then spared him and left for the woods.
• The big man went to the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's base and asked Mu She and Mu Li to avenge him.
• The big man exaggerated the encounter, claiming Xiao Bai had insulted the group and threatened to destroy it.
• Mu She ordered the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to find Xiao Bai and make him pay.
• Xiao Bai entered the Monster Mountain Range, unaware that the mercenary group was searching for him.

Xiao Bai entered the Monster Mountain Range to search for a cliffside cave and ancient ruin, but a Mysterious Ice Snake ambushed him. He defeated the beast with repeated Light Slashes and continued his search.

• Mu Li sent the burly man away after mocking his smell, while the man inwardly blamed Xiao Bai and vowed revenge.
• Xiao Bai entered the Monster Mountain Range and set out to find a cliff and search its caves for an ancient ruin.
• A Mysterious Ice Snake attacked Xiao Bai in the forest, and he dodged its icy energy ball.
• Xiao Bai struck the Mysterious Ice Snake's vital point with repeated Light Slashes and cut off its head.

After gaining confidence from his first battle, Xiao Bai hunted magical beasts and searched cliffs for a rumored treasure cave, raising his strength to Six Star Dou Zhe without finding it. As he continued descending another cliff, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group searched nearby for him, unaware of how close they were.

• Xiao Bai reflected on the combat experience he gained from defeating a snake, then extracted its Magic Crystal and broke it down in the Strengthening Furnace.
• Xiao Bai killed several first-tier magical beasts, escaped a One-Eyed Blood Wolf, and began checking cliffs for a treasure cave.
• Xiao Bai found no cave on his first descent, returned to the top, and continued searching other cliffs.
• Xiao Bai killed more magical beasts and reached Six Star Dou Zhe, but still failed to locate the treasure cave.
• The Third Commander heard Xiao Bai shouting, ordered the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to keep searching for him, and led them toward his location.
• Xiao Bai remained unaware of the mercenaries and nimbly descended another cliff on a rope.

Xiao Bai searched the cliff for treasure, then let a group of Wolf Head Mercenary Group members haul him up. They mistook him for someone who had insulted their group, and he provoked their stuttering commander, Hemon, into starting a fight.

• Xiao Bai found nothing on the cliff and began climbing back up.
• The Third Commander and his men found Xiao Bai's rope and pulled him toward the cliff edge.
• Xiao Bai realized people were hauling him up and conserved his strength as they pulled.
• The skinny man recognized Xiao Bai from a portrait and told the Third Commander that he was the person their commander wanted found.
• Hemon accused Xiao Bai of insulting the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, and Xiao Bai called it a package-delivery mercenary group.
• Xiao Bai mimicked Hemon's stutter and challenged him, prompting Hemon to unleash his Dou Qi.

Xiao Bai escaped Hemon and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group after discovering he could not break through Hemon’s defenses. The mercenary group spread word of Xiao Bai’s presence in the Monster Mountain Range and launched a larger search while Xiao Bai continued treasure hunting, unaware of the pursuit.

• Hemon attacked Xiao Bai with his massive body, but Xiao Bai dodged and struck him with Light Slash, which failed to penetrate his Rock Cultivation Technique.
• Unable to hurt Hemon and surrounded by mercenaries, Xiao Bai used Light Escape to flee.
• A squad leader ordered a mercenary to report that Xiao Bai had escaped after supposedly fighting Hemon, and the mercenary group began searching the Monster Mountain Range for him.
• Mu Li led the search, while Gan Mu and Mu She stayed behind to oversee the operation.
• Xiao Bai continued treasure hunting in the Monster Mountain Range without knowing that the mercenary group was pursuing him.

Xiao Bai used evasive tactics to tire out a Fire Cloud Leopard, but provoked it into going berserk and had to fight back. He ended the clash with his secret technique, leaving the leopard screaming in agony.

• Xiao Bai accidentally landed on a resting Fire Cloud Leopard and fled when it began chasing him.
• Xiao Bai used Light Escape and guerrilla tactics to keep the leopard at bay while hoping to obtain its Magic Crystal.
• Xiao Bai sensed danger as the Fire Cloud Leopard went berserk and blocked his path.
• Xiao Bai defended himself with Light Shield and a sword of light, but the leopard shattered the sword and kept attacking.
• Xiao Bai created a duplicate to distract the leopard, then used Mercilessly Plucking Flowers: Thousand-Year Kill to make it scream in pain.

Xiao Bai defeated a Fire Cloud Leopard, but its powerful parent arrived and injured him before he escaped. After treating his wound, he decided he needed to grow stronger before facing the dangers in the Monster Mountain Range and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

• Xiao Bai subdued the Fire Cloud Leopard and approached it, but the injured beast called for its parent.
• An enraged black shadow arrived and struck Xiao Bai with a fireball, forcing him to flee into the forest.
• Xiao Bai escaped pursuit, treated the wound on his back, and vowed to reclaim his dignity from the older leopard.
• Xiao Bai realized he was not strong enough to roam the Monster Mountain Range safely while Mu She and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group threatened him.
• Xiao Bai decided to focus on increasing his strength and began considering an easier target.

Xiao Bai rampaged through the Monster Mountain Range, gathering Magic Crystals and corpses to gain enough energy to become a one-star Dou Shi. He tested his new Healing Light and Spear of Light techniques, then grew more confident about taking revenge.

• Xiao Bai hunted first-tier magical beasts with ambushes, poison, traps, and other underhanded methods, collecting their Magic Crystals and corpses.
• Xiao Bai fed the energy-containing materials into the Heaven and Earth Forging Furnace and enhanced himself to one-star Dou Shi.
• Xiao Bai tested Healing Light and used it to heal his wound.
• Xiao Bai tested Spear of Light, which pierced through two trees, and felt more confident about avenging his earlier grudge.