Chapter Summaries

After recovering and testing his enhanced strength, Xiao Bai ran into Mu Li and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group in the forest. He defeated Mu Li’s men, but Mu Li called for reinforcements and threatened Xiao Bai as help approached.

• Xiao Bai finished testing his new Dou Techniques, recovered from his injuries, and resumed searching for treasure.
• Mu Li’s mercenaries surrounded Xiao Bai, and Mu Li recognized him from a portrait after Xiao Bai gave his name.
• Mu Li ordered his men to attack Xiao Bai, who charged into the group and knocked them all down.
• Mu Li blew a whistle to summon reinforcements, then threatened Xiao Bai when his men were defeated.

Xiao Bai cornered Mu Li, but Mu Li tricked him with a feigned attack and escaped into the forest. Mu Li convinced himself Xiao Bai was only a high-level Dou Zhe and planned to return with reinforcements, while Hemon arrived too late to help the defeated mercenaries.

• Xiao Bai prepared to fight Mu Li, but Mu Li feigned an attack and fled into the forest.
• Mu Li feared Xiao Bai might be a Dou Master like his father, Mu She, then persuaded himself Xiao Bai was only a high-level Dou Zhe.
• Mu Li resolved to ask his father for stronger Dou Zhes and return to take revenge on Xiao Bai.
• Hemon and his men followed the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's assembly signal but arrived after the battle had ended.
• Hemon found Xiao Bai searching the ground and the defeated mercenaries tied to trees in their underpants.

Xiao Bai stripped and looted Hemon’s mercenaries after forcing Li San and Wang Si to help, then faced Hemon when the captain arrived. Xiao Bai and Hemon clashed head-on, and Hemon—wounded but excited—called for them to continue fighting.

• Xiao Bai made Li San and Wang Si strip and search the tied-up mercenaries, killing several men who cursed him.
• Hemon arrived with a group of people, and the captives pleaded with him to rescue them and punish Li San and Wang Si.
• Xiao Bai mocked Hemon as a fat pig, provoking the captain to charge at him with Dou Qi gathered around his arms.
• Xiao Bai protected himself with Dou Qi Gauze Robe and Light Escape, then charged into Hemon head-on.
• The collision cracked Xiao Bai’s Light Escape and left Hemon with blood at his mouth, but Hemon laughed and urged Xiao Bai to continue.

Xiao Bai tested his physical strength against Hemon, then fought off the mercenaries when they attacked him with arrows. He killed Hemon and several of his men, while the rest fled, and began looting the bodies.

• Xiao Bai and Hemon traded blows until Hemon's subordinates realized their captain was tiring and ordered the archers to attack.
• Xiao Bai protected himself from the arrows with a Dou Qi Gauze Robe and a Dou Qi Barrier, then charged into the mercenary group and killed many of them.
• Hemon intervened to save one of his men, and Xiao Bai killed him with the Spear of Light.
• The mercenaries split between fleeing and attacking Xiao Bai, who killed several more of those who stayed.
• Li San and Wang Si fled after freeing the bound captives, and Xiao Bai began looting the corpses.

After looting the corpses of a group of dead people, Xiao Bai accidentally came across a Green-shirted Girl and was knocked out, drugged, and tied to a tree. He awoke bound in the Monster Mountain Range as the girl threatened to leave him for the Magical Beasts, but he laughed at her instead.

• Xiao Bai finished searching the corpses for valuables and ran away from the bloody scene.
• Xiao Bai approached a rustling sound and startled a girl who was squatting on the ground; she threw powder at him and knocked him unconscious.
• Xiao Bai regained consciousness tied to a tree, weak from the drug, and realized the girl had beaten him.
• The Green-shirted Girl threatened to leave Xiao Bai as food for the Magical Beasts, but he laughed at her fierce gestures.

Xiao Bai recovered from the drug and injuries, escaped his ropes, and discovered that his captor was Xiao Yi Xian. He crept up behind her and frightened her with a fake ghostly threat, leaving her terrified.

• Xiao Yi Xian accused Xiao Bai of laughing at her, kicked his injuries, and refused to believe his explanation.
• Xiao Bai suspected the herb-knowing girl was Xiao Yi Xian and waited for his strength to return.
• Xiao Bai used Healing Technique to treat his bruises, broke free of the rope, and sneaked up behind the girl.
• Xiao Bai spoke in a sinister voice and asked whether she was Xiao Yi Xian, then threatened to smear her with honey and ants.
• Xiao Yi Xian turned pale and cried out in alarm.

Xiao Bai was ambushed by Xiao Yi Xian and her Giant Eagle, Xiao Hong, after mistaking their act for a real attack. He subdued Xiao Hong, leaving Xiao Yi Xian genuinely afraid for her companion.

• Xiao Bai protected himself and Xiao Yi Xian when Xiao Hong first swooped down from the sky.
• Xiao Yi Xian revealed that she had staged the scare with Xiao Hong and attacked Xiao Bai with medicinal powder.
• Xiao Bai deflected the powder, dodged Xiao Hong’s dive, and grabbed the Giant Eagle’s foot.
• Xiao Bai dragged Xiao Hong to the ground and suppressed it despite its struggles.
• Xiao Yi Xian pleaded with Xiao Bai not to hurt Xiao Hong, offering to forgive him for what had happened before.

Xiao Bai pressured Xiao Yi Xian into smiling and treating his deliberately inflicted wound, then persuaded her to join him on a treasure hunt by promising her the medicinal herbs. After they agreed to become allies, Xiao Bai led Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Hong deeper into the forest, despite not knowing where the treasure was.

• Xiao Bai made Xiao Yi Xian smile before releasing Xiao Hong, whose injuries Xiao Yi Xian treated.
• Xiao Bai asked Xiao Yi Xian to bandage a wound he had deliberately made, and she reluctantly did so.
• Xiao Bai invited Xiao Yi Xian to hunt for treasure, offering her any medicinal herbs they found.
• Xiao Yi Xian agreed to join Xiao Bai as an ally after he explained he needed her knowledge of herbs and poisons.
• Xiao Bai, Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Hong rested, then followed Xiao Bai deeper into the forest.

Xiao Bai and Xiao Yi Xian used a detailed map to identify six possible cliffside locations for the treasure and searched them one by one. After Xiao Bai killed a flying second-tier magical beast and grilled it, Xiao Yi Xian began relying on him to save and cook tasty beasts as they continued their hunt.

• Xiao Bai remembered the Monster Mountain Range map he had obtained from a Wolf Head Mercenary Group member and showed it to Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yi Xian used her knowledge of herb-gathering campsites to mark possible locations, and they narrowed the search to six cliffs.
• Xiao Bai and Xiao Yi Xian searched the first locations but found no treasure, while Xiao Bai defeated the magical beasts that attacked them.
• Xiao Bai struggled against an early second-tier magical beast resembling a chicken, then seized an opening and killed it.
• Xiao Bai roasted the magical beast, and Xiao Yi Xian began asking him to save tasty beasts and cook for her.

After five failed searches, Xiao Bai and Xiao Yi Xian found a hidden cliff platform and opened the cave door by locating its mechanism. Inside, Xiao Bai became captivated by a pile of Gold Coins while Xiao Yi Xian searched for the medicinal herbs she had been promised.

• Xiao Bai and Xiao Yi Xian descended a cliff and found a well-hidden platform with a cave entrance.
• Xiao Bai tested the stone door with a punch, and Xiao Yi Xian searched for its mechanism while he stood guard.
• The mechanism opened the stone door, and Xiao Bai and Xiao Yi Xian entered the dark cave.
• Xiao Bai spotted a pile of Gold Coins and became fixated on them.
• Xiao Yi Xian claimed the medicinal herbs and left the Gold Coins to Xiao Bai as they searched separately.

Xiao Bai and Xiao Yi Xian explored a cave where Xiao Bai defeated the skeleton’s hidden residual consciousness and searched its remains for treasure. He found three keys and a map fragment, then annoyed Xiao Yi Xian by teasing her instead of opening the nearby chests.

• Xiao Bai argued with Xiao Yi Xian while she dug up medicinal herbs in the cave.
• Xiao Bai approached the skeleton and stopped its sudden sword attack with his Dou Qi Gauze Robe.
• Xiao Bai suppressed and erased the skeleton’s residual consciousness, causing the skeleton to collapse into bones.
• Xiao Bai searched the remains and found three keys and a fragment of a map to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Xiao Bai called Xiao Yi Xian over to show her the keys, but she told him to open the three chests, and he teased her by asking whether she was really Xiao Yi Xian.

Xiao Bai opened the treasure chests and gave Xiao Yi Xian the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, leaving her to decide whether to change her fate. They divided the remaining treasures and supplies, then finished their treasure hunt in the Monster Mountain Range.

• Xiao Bai opened the first chest and found the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, then chose to give it to Xiao Yi Xian so she could decide her own future.
• Xiao Yi Xian read the scripture, thanked Xiao Bai, and embraced him; Xiao Bai held her too tightly before letting her go.
• Xiao Bai opened the second chest and claimed the Eagle's Wing flying Dou Technique.
• Xiao Bai opened the third chest and claimed the Raging Lion's Roar sonic Dou Technique after Xiao Yi Xian declined it.
• Xiao Bai and Xiao Yi Xian divided the herbs and Gold Coins, while Xiao Bai kept the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map fragment, the Storage Ring, and the other treasures.

Xiao Bai and Xiao Yi Xian headed into the Monster Mountain Range toward her hidden medicinal garden, while Xiao Bai eagerly agreed to cook hotpot for her. They found a scenic place, cleared out the magical beasts, and prepared to begin their meal.

• Xiao Yi Xian declined to return to Qingshan Town and invited Xiao Bai to visit her hidden herb garden.
• Xiao Yi Xian led the way through the forest after teasing Xiao Bai about his eagerness to go with her.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked Xiao Bai to make hotpot, and he agreed to cook once they found a quiet place.
• Xiao Bai searched his Storage Ring for ingredients and cooking supplies as they looked for a suitable spot.
• Xiao Bai killed the magical beasts at their chosen location, collected their Magic Crystals, and set aside the best parts as ingredients.

Xiao Bai taught Xiao Yi Xian how to make hotpot, then asked about her dream of becoming an Alchemist and comforted her about lacking the required elemental constitutions. After Xiao Yi Xian got fed up with his boasting and walked on, Xiao Bai nervously wondered if Aunt Flo had arrived as they continued toward their destination.

• Xiao Bai taught Xiao Yi Xian how to prepare hotpot base and cook hotpot.
• Xiao Bai and Xiao Yi Xian ate until they were full, then rested and talked.
• Xiao Yi Xian said she wanted to become an Alchemist and treat people, but could not because she lacked Wood and Fire elemental constitutions.
• Xiao Bai promised to catch an Alchemist to make whatever pills Xiao Yi Xian wanted, and she made him promise not to go back on his word.
• Xiao Yi Xian left after tiring of Xiao Bai's boasting, and Xiao Bai anxiously followed while wondering if Aunt Flo had arrived.

Mu Li returned to the Wolf Head Mercenary Group after barely escaping Xiao Bai, then told Mu She a fabricated account of the encounter. He left out that Xiao Bai had become a Dou Shi.

• Mu Li arrived at the Wolf Head Mercenary Group compound covered in magical beast dung, and Little Five and Little Six initially failed to recognize him.
• After Mu Li revealed his face, Little Five and Little Six apologized and escorted him away to bathe.
• Mu Li scrubbed himself clean for several hours and then went to meet his father, Mu She, and the other mercenaries.
• Mu Li told Mu She that Xiao Bai had killed Hemon and many mercenaries, and claimed he had barely survived.
• Mu Li invented details about Xiao Bai meeting Xiao Yi Xian and the pair searching for treasure, but did not mention Xiao Bai had become a Dou Shi.

Mu She’s commanders debated how to deal with Xiao Bai, then learned that he had robbed returning mercenaries and become a Dou Master. Mu She began arranging a response and agreed to an unknown man’s terms, but demanded one condition.

• Mu Li reported Xiao Bai’s attack, while Gan Mu urged the commanders to avoid rash action and devise a careful plan.
• Mu Li argued for gathering their forces and clashed with Gan Mu until Mu She ordered them both to stop.
• Guards spotted a group approaching the headquarters, and Mu She led the commanders outside to investigate.
• The newcomers explained that Xiao Bai had defeated them and stolen their clothes, prompting Mu She to recognize Xiao Bai as a fellow Dou Master.
• Mu She privately instructed Mu Li, then took Gan Mu to meet a middle-aged man and agreed to his terms on the condition that he make one demand.

Mu She made a satisfying deal with a middle-aged man while Xiao Bai, unaware of the plans against him, followed Xiao Yi Xian to her secluded home. After teasing and arguing with her, Xiao Bai slept in her bed, and the chapter left him preparing to review his gains and rise to new heights.

• Mu She and a middle-aged man finished their conversation and parted, both pleased with their agreement.
• Xiao Bai followed Xiao Yi Xian to her home and provoked her by insulting her appearance.
• Xiao Yi Xian tried to bite Xiao Bai but hurt her teeth against his strengthened skin.
• Xiao Bai pulled Xiao Yi Xian onto her bed, then fell asleep while she cursed and eventually dozed off beside him.
• Xiao Bai woke at noon, found Xiao Yi Xian had left food and a note, and decided to sort through his recent gains.

Xiao Bai used his Energy to strengthen two Dou Techniques, improve his flying technique, and raise his cultivation to Three-star Dou Shi. With his new ability to fly and greater combat strength, he prepared to test his enhanced power.

• Xiao Bai opened his interface and reviewed his Energy, abilities, and low cultivation.
• Xiao Bai used 100,000 Energy to learn Eagle's Wing and Raging Lion's Roar, gaining both techniques at Minor Mastery.
• Xiao Bai spent another 100,000 Energy to raise Eagle's Wing to Great Mastery.
• Xiao Bai used 50,000 Energy to advance from One-star Dou Shi to Three-star Dou Shi.
• Xiao Bai checked his updated information and recognized how flight had transformed his combat advantage.

Xiao Bai tested the Eagle's Wing Dou Technique and learned to fly, then overheard Wolf Head Mercenary Group members discussing him while searching the Monster Mountain Range. He decided to confront them for continuing to cause trouble.

• Xiao Bai summoned and examined the purple wings created by Eagle's Wing.
• Xiao Bai discovered that he needed to push off the ground before the wings could keep him aloft, and he successfully took flight.
• Xiao Bai flew over the Monster Mountain Range and saw a group of Wolf Head Mercenary Group members resting.
• Two mercenaries discussed Xiao Bai's reputation and the captain's orders to avoid him and signal for help if they found him.
• Xiao Bai overheard the conversation, accused the Wolf Head Mercenary Group of causing him trouble, and flew off.

Xiao Bai pursued the Wolf Head Mercenary Group members who had threatened him and ambushed them at a stream. He left three dead and seriously injured the other seven, who believed their group’s reputation would protect them without realizing he was Xiao Bai.

• Xiao Bai turned back after deciding not to let the mercenaries’ earlier trouble go unanswered.
• Xiao Bai followed their tracks through the Monster Mountain Range and found all ten members resting by a stream.
• Xiao Bai killed three mercenaries with the Spear of Light while they were separated from the others.
• Xiao Bai struck the remaining seven with a huge sword of light, shattering their defenses and seriously injuring them.
• The seven mercenaries invoked the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s reputation and grew arrogant, unaware that their attacker was Xiao Bai.