Chapter Summaries

Jiang Lin began his Third-rank Artifact Forger assessment at the Artifact Forgers Guild, where he examined the Crimson Dragon Cauldron and studied the Intentful Fist blueprints. As he started refining materials and comparing the blueprints with his own palm meridians, Guild President Hu Lei recognized that Jiang Lin had grasped the essence of the Profound.

• Yuan Bao gave Jiang Lin a half-month deadline to forge a Third-tier Dou Artifact and brought him the materials and blueprints.
• Jiang Lin tested the Crimson Dragon Cauldron, discovered that Earth Fire fueled its flames, and accepted the Storage Ring of assessment supplies.
• Yuan Bao sealed the Heavenly Artifact Forging Ground, while Hu Lei arrived and watched Jiang Lin study the blueprints.
• Jiang Lin finished absorbing the Intentful Fist blueprints and began refining samples of the materials in the Crimson Dragon Cauldron.
• Jiang Lin tested and recorded the materials’ properties, then compared the blueprints with the meridians in his palm, impressing Hu Lei.

Jiang Lin used the Crimson Dragon Cauldron to forge the Intentful Gauntlets with a wild method that combined Soul Power, Dragon Flame, and barehanded strikes. Hu Lei, Han Yu, and Yuan Bao watched in amazement as Jiang Lin’s technique reminded them of Hu Lei’s Thunder Fire Artifact Forging.

• Jiang Lin smelted Sea Crystal Sand in the Crimson Dragon Cauldron and discovered that it let his Soul Power shape materials inside its sealed space.
• Jiang Lin struck the cauldron to release crystal scales, cooled them in Meridian Nourishing Liquid, then began smelting Sea Pattern Sink Iron and Vermilion Flame Crystal.
• Hu Lei watched Jiang Lin forge and was impressed by his Soul Power, physique, and control of the Crimson Dragon Cauldron.
• Han Yu and Yuan Bao joined Hu Lei to observe Jiang Lin, who used Eight Extremes Collapse to hammer the molten materials into a more uniform mixture.
• Jiang Lin continued barehanded hammering the materials, and Han Yu told Hu Lei that Jiang Lin’s forging style resembled his Thunder Fire Artifact Forging.

Hu Lei claimed Jiang Lin as his disciple after Han Yu agreed that the unconventional young forger would learn more from Hu Lei. As Jiang Lin forged the Intentful Gauntlets, Hu Lei explained his unusual approach to alchemy and demonstrated the distinctive, painfully numbing taste of his pills.

• Hu Lei claimed Jiang Lin for himself, and Han Yu accepted that Jiang Lin’s unconventional methods suited Hu Lei’s guidance better.
• As Jiang Lin continued forging the Intentful Gauntlets, Han Yu and Hu Lei praised his endurance and assessed his progress toward Mysterious-grade forging.
• Hu Lei explained that Jiang Lin’s fire-and-metal Dou Qi suited artifact forging and that skilled Artifact Forgers could refine pills without the usual fire-and-wood attributes.
• Hu Lei gave Han Yu and Yuan Bao Qi Replenishing Pills made by different methods; Yuan Bao swallowed Hu Lei’s purple pill and shuddered from its numbing effect.
• Hu Lei recalled that a Golden Qi pill from the Heavenly Craftsmen Pavilion had once felt like blades exploding in his throat.

Jiang Lin completed the Third-rank Artifact Forger assessment by forging the Intentful Gauntlets, then tested their power against Yuan Bao. His skill impressed the guild’s Artifact Forgers, who recognized that he had begun to pursue the mystery behind Mysterious Artifacts.

• Jiang Lin finished tempering the Intentful Gauntlets in the Crimson Dragon Cauldron as Artifact Forgers gathered to watch his assessment.
• Yuan Bao volunteered to inspect the gauntlets by testing them in combat, and Jiang Lin pulled the finished pair from the coolant.
• Yuan Bao donned Dou Qi Armor and invited Jiang Lin to attack him with the gauntlets.
• Jiang Lin demonstrated Flame Fist, and the gauntlets responded to his Dou Qi as if they were extensions of his arm meridians.
• Han Yu and Hu Lei observed Jiang Lin’s contained power and recognized that he had started pursuing the naturally formed mystery of Mysterious Artifacts.

Jiang Lin tested how the Crimson Dragon Gauntlet could channel his own Dou Techniques as if it were part of his body, then fought Yuan Bao with powerful close-combat attacks. He left Yuan Bao staggered while adjusting his wrist, and the watching Artifact Forgers speculated that he was adapting a hidden-force technique.

• Jiang Lin discovered that the Crimson Dragon Gauntlet let him use Dou Techniques without carving their energy models into it.
• Jiang Lin charged Yuan Bao and struck his Dou Qi Armor with Explosive Flame Fist, knocking him backward.
• Jiang Lin followed with repeated punches and flaming kicks, staggering Yuan Bao and leaving his head ringing.
• Jiang Lin stopped attacking and rolled his numb wrist while Yuan Bao recovered.
• Han Yu questioned Jiang Lin’s pause, and Hu Lei guessed that he was adjusting the meridians for a hidden-force Dou Technique.

Jiang Lin passed the Third-rank Artifact Forger assessment after using Eight Extremes Collapse to strike Yuan Bao’s armor and break through to Two-star Dou Master. After meeting the Artifact Forgers Guild’s leaders, he was invited by President Hu Lei to become his disciple.

• Jiang Lin’s Dou Qi surged as he prepared to test another punch against Yuan Bao, and he reached the peak of One-star Dou Shi.
• Jiang Lin struck Yuan Bao’s abdomen with Eight Extremes Collapse, sending him flying and injuring him.
• Jiang Lin broke through to Two-star Dou Master as the Artifact Forgers applauded.
• Yuan Bao praised Jiang Lin’s Intentful Gauntlets and confirmed he had passed the Third-rank Artifact Forger assessment.
• Yuan Bao introduced Jiang Lin to President Hu Lei, Vice President Han Yu, and the other Artifact Forgers.
• Hu Lei told Jiang Lin that he was a Sixth-rank Artifact Forger and asked whether Jiang Lin wanted to become his disciple.

Jiang Lin begged Hu Lei to accept him as a disciple, then shared his real history and showed him his artifact-forging notes. Hu Lei accepted him but fined him one Third-tier Dou Artifact for Pei Suo’s death, and Jiang Lin demanded an apprenticeship gift.

• Jiang Lin knelt before Hu Lei and pleaded to become his disciple, inventing a tragic story about his past.
• Hu Lei accepted Jiang Lin and took him into the Heavenly Artifact Forging Ground to hear his story.
• Jiang Lin showed Hu Lei his artifact-forging notes, and Hu Lei praised his comprehension.
• Jiang Lin admitted that he had killed Pei Suo, refined him into a puppet, and found other treasures in the Monster Mountain Range.
• Hu Lei fined Jiang Lin one Third-tier Dou Artifact for Pei Suo’s death, and Jiang Lin shamelessly asked for an apprenticeship gift.

Hu Lei resolved the Artifact Forgers Guild’s punishment for Jiang Lin by asking him to forge replacement gauntlets, then gave him the Azure Profound Universe Cauldron and promised to teach him its Earth-grade Universe Technique. Jiang Lin was left stunned by the gift and the advanced spatial Dou Skill he would learn.

• Hu Lei told Jiang Lin to forge another pair of gauntlets as his punishment and said the matter would then be settled.
• Hu Lei explained that artifacts above the sixth tier were still Mysterious Artifacts when forged with Mysterious-grade techniques, and described the limits of higher-rank inheritance.
• Hu Lei revealed the Azure Profound Universe Cauldron, which had been given to him by his own teacher, and handed it to Jiang Lin.
• Hu Lei offered to teach Jiang Lin the Earth-grade Universe Cauldron Control Technique, which could activate the cauldron’s spatial properties.
• Jiang Lin doubted that he could learn a spatial Dou Skill as a Two-star Dou Master, while Hu Lei explained that its more advanced effects might only emerge when Jiang Lin reached the Dou Emperor realm.

Hu Lei passed Jiang Lin the Azure Profound Universe Cauldron and made him a Third-rank Artifact Forger under the alias Young Qilin. Jiang Lin realized the guild’s founding patriarch, Danqizi, was the ancient Artifact Forger behind the Devouring Demon Cauldron, while Hu Lei remained devoted to his legacy.

• Hu Lei explained the history of the Azure Profound Universe Cauldron and passed it to Jiang Lin as a legacy treasure.
• Hu Lei issued Jiang Lin a Third-rank Artifact Forger badge bearing the name Young Qilin.
• Jiang Lin interpreted the badge’s design as depicting the ambition to forge heaven and earth, delighting Hu Lei.
• Hu Lei revealed that the guild’s founding patriarch was known as Danqizi, and Jiang Lin recognized him as the ancient creator of the Devouring Demon Cauldron.
• Hu Lei said Danqizi’s fate was uncertain and warned Jiang Lin to avoid the Spirit Clan, whose Artifact Forgers had secluded themselves to study formations.

Hu Lei explained the Azure Profound Universe Cauldron’s history and gave Jiang Lin the cauldron, a Universe Technique, and a larger storage ring. He then reviewed Jiang Lin’s Double-leaf Feather Sheath Wings blueprint and arranged for the Guild to consider a reward for it.

• Hu Lei told Jiang Lin that the Azure Profound Universe Cauldron had failed to withstand Pill Lightning during his grandmaster’s experiments and warned that using it for that purpose again could make it crack.
• Hu Lei gave Jiang Lin the Azure Profound Universe Cauldron, the Universe Technique, and a one-hundred-cubic-meter Thunder Pattern Storage Ring in exchange for Jiang Lin’s silver storage ring, and reclaimed Pei Suo’s badge.
• Hu Lei told Jiang Lin to stay at the Artifact Forgers Guild, seek help from Fatty Yuan, and prepare for lessons in the Spirit Forging Method in one week.
• Jiang Lin showed Hu Lei his Double-leaf Feather Sheath Wings blueprint, and Hu Lei advised him to discuss it with Fatty Yuan and said he would ask Old Man Han about a reward.
• Hu Lei praised the blueprint’s potential to address the shortage of low-level Flying Dou Artifacts and hoped it would help the Jia Ma Empire develop its own research into advanced flying artifacts.

Jiang Lin settled into the Heavenly Artifact Forging Ground after becoming Hu Lei’s disciple and wondered whether the Forging Fire Art could let him forge artifacts inside his dantian. The next day, he and Yuan Bao left Jia Ma Holy City to find Jiang Lin’s flying pet, Eagle Sauce.

• Hu Lei reflected on Jiang Lin’s talent and the Spirit Clan’s array research, deciding he would ask his master about it after laying Jiang Lin’s foundation.
• Yuan Bao welcomed Jiang Lin, gave him Room 404 and a cartful of food, and promised to help him find his flying pet the next day.
• Jiang Lin began cultivating the Forging Fire Art and imagined shrinking the Azure Profound Universe Cauldron to forge artifacts in his dantian, but dismissed the idea as too dangerous.
• The next morning, Yuan Bao took Jiang Lin to the best hotel in the holy city, and they ate until the afternoon before leaving to find Eagle Sauce, charging the meal to Hu Lei.

After the Jia Ma Empire captured Eagle Sauce, Jiang Lin and Yuan Bao encountered the princess’s convoy at the city gate. Yuan Bao blocked it and demanded that Eagle Sauce be returned, leaving the two sides in a tense standoff.

• Jiang Lin and Yuan Bao learned that a Mutated Flying Magical Beast had been captured and realized it was Eagle Sauce.
• The Jia Ma imperial convoy arrived with Eagle Sauce locked in a prison cart behind Princess Yao Yue’s carriage.
• Yuan Bao armored himself and stopped the convoy with his Scarlet Scale Profound Shield.
• Yao Bai attacked Yuan Bao with a Dou Qi spear, but the shield absorbed the strike without moving him.
• Yao Yue halted the carriage, and Yuan Bao demanded that the imperial family return Jiang Lin’s flying mount.

Jiang Lin tried to reclaim Eagle Sauce from Yao Bai’s royal escort, but the clever Mist Eagle ignored him and eagerly approached Princess Yao Yue. When Yao Yue tried to rename it Xiao Lan, Eagle Sauce attacked her and pinned her beneath its talons.

• Yao Bai challenged Jiang Lin to prove that the Mist Eagle belonged to him, and Yuan Bao worried that the dispute would get them into trouble.
• Jiang Lin called to Eagle Sauce, but the Mist Eagle ignored him while eating Magic Cores in its cage.
• Princess Yao Yue claimed that Eagle Sauce had chosen her and ordered a soldier to open the cage.
• Eagle Sauce ran to Yao Yue and rubbed its head against her hand, leaving Jiang Lin and Yuan Bao alarmed.
• Yao Yue tried to rename Eagle Sauce Xiao Lan, and the Mist Eagle seized her by the throat and pinned her beneath its talons.

Eagle Sauce seized Yao Yue as a hostage and flew off, turning the guards’ attempt to capture it into a crisis. Jiang Lin taunted Yao Bai for insisting the Mist Eagle was not his, while Yao Bai and the hidden experts hesitated to act for fear of hurting the Princess.

• Eagle Sauce tricked the guards by grabbing Yao Yue by the neck and using her as a shield.
• Yao Bai ordered Jiang Lin to stop the Mist Eagle, but Jiang Lin pointed out that Yao Bai had said it was not his.
• Eagle Sauce spread its Purple Cloud Wings and carried Yao Yue into the sky.
• Jiang Lin warned Yao Bai that the eagle’s talons might tighten if it were killed, making the guards and hidden experts reluctant to attack.
• Jiang Lin and Yao Bai argued over whose Mist Eagle it was as Eagle Sauce escaped with Yao Yue.

Jiang Lin turned the dispute over the Mist Eagle into a story that shifted blame from the eagle and the princess to Yao Bai. Fa Ma listened as the crowd grew sympathetic, leaving the eagle’s fate unresolved.

• Yao Bai protested that the Mu Family could confirm Yao Yue had been seen with Jiang Lin, but Jiang Lin displayed his Third-rank Artifact Forger badge and accused Yao Bai of framing him.
• Fa Ma appeared on the city gate and asked Jiang Lin to bring the Mist Eagle down so they could discuss the incident.
• Jiang Lin asked Fa Ma to judge the matter, then denied that the Mist Eagle belonged to him while accusing Yao Bai of inventing the claim to evade responsibility.
• Jiang Lin said he had once raised a Mist Eagle named Xiao Lan and claimed it had gone into a frenzy after the princess called it by that name, placing responsibility on Yao Bai for failing to protect her.
• Jiang Lin vowed to awaken the eagle’s memories and take responsibility for its reaction, moving the onlookers and leaving Fa Ma amused by his Story School.

After Eagle Sauce released Princess Yao Yue, she recognized its potential and tried to recruit it for the Jia Ma Imperial Family. Jiang Lin countered by asking whether they could raise it together, leaving Yao Yue stunned.

• Fa Ma accepted Jiang Lin's explanation and told him to put down Princess Yaoyue, while Jiang Lin called to the Mist Eagle and it released her.
• Jiang Lin caught Yao Yue, checked her injuries, and apologized as the Jia Ma guards and Yao Bai knelt before her.
• Fa Ma gave Jiang Lin a Spirit-Nourishing Pill for Yao Yue, who recovered and asked whether Eagle Sauce would attack again.
• Yao Yue concluded that Eagle Sauce could become a powerful Magical Beast and offered it better resources if it followed her.
• Jiang Lin asked Yao Yue, "Or... shall we raise it together?"

Jiang Lin negotiated with Yao Yue over Eagle Sauce and accepted a wagered duel proposed by Fa Ma. The contest was set for one week later, leaving Jiang Lin and Yuan Bao time to prepare for opponents a realm above them.

• Jiang Lin proposed that Yao Yue and he raise Eagle Sauce together, and Eagle Sauce ingratiated himself with her by acting like a puppy.
• Yao Yue asked what it would take for Jiang Lin to give up the Mist Eagle, and he said she had to prove she could protect it better.
• Yao Yue proposed a wagered duel, with Jiang Lin and Yuan Bao competing against her side for a chance to share custody of the Mist Eagle.
• Fa Ma offered two Profound Spirit Pills if Jiang Lin and Yuan Bao won both matches, but said their opponents would each be one realm higher and Yuan Bao would face Yao Bai.
• Jiang Lin requested a week to prepare, and Fa Ma agreed to the delay.

Jiang Lin and Yuan Bao agreed to fight Princess Yaoyue’s representatives in seven days, while Jiang Lin sent Eagle Sauce to accompany Yaoyue and promised Yuan Bao a way to face his Dou King opponent. The Blood Beast Mercenary Group prepared to support Jiang Lin’s Flying Dou Artifact alliance after recognizing the wager’s publicity value.

• Jiang Lin sent Eagle Sauce to follow Yao Yue, and Yuan Bao questioned how he had trained the bird to behave like a Royal Eagle Dog.
• Fa Ma announced that the wager matches would take place at the Jia Ma Royal Arena in seven days, while Yuan Bao worried about fighting a Dou King.
• Jiang Lin told Yuan Bao he had prepared something that might help him, and the two hurried back to the Artifact Forgers Guild.
• Mu Yun and Mo Lan discussed whether to report the Double-leaf Feather Sheath Wings to their families, and Mu Yun urged the group to wait until Jiang Lin’s wager match.
• Mu Yun collected the group’s Double-leaf Feather Sheath Wings and promised to use the Mu Family’s channels to help their families join the Flying Dou Artifact commercial alliance.

Jiang Lin brought Yuan Bao to the Heavenly Artifact Forging Ground and gathered Artifact Forgers to upgrade the Four-leaf Feather Sheath Wings for Yuan Bao’s fight against a Dou Wang. The team began testing materials and refining the design, while Jiang Lin recognized the power of Artifact Forgers working together.

• Jiang Lin showed Yuan Bao the Feather Sheath Wings blueprints, artifacts, and flying Dou Skill, then explained that the Four-leaf version needed stronger materials to suit Yuan Bao’s Dou Ling cultivation.
• Yuan Bao understood the design and summoned five Artifact Forgers to help improve the wings within seven days.
• Klay took charge of testing materials, Haimo planned to revise the energy patterns, Li Wensan and Bai Hua took on forging, and Yuan Bao began learning Feather Sheath and testing the wings.
• The Artifact Forgers gathered materials, analyzed their properties, and exchanged ideas while Jiang Lin worked on improving the Dou Qi Engine.
• Jiang Lin watched the group’s collaboration and realized how gatherings of skilled Artifact Forgers could produce powerful ideas and practical results.

Jiang Lin’s Feather Sheath Wings project brought seven Artifact Forgers together to develop a Fourth-rank flying artifact, while Hu Lei praised its potential and revealed how Jiang Lin had used Yao Yue’s wager to open a better opportunity with the Jia Ma Imperial Family. The chapter left Hu Lei and Han Yu looking toward that opportunity as the team continued its work.

• Seven Artifact Forgers collaborated to choose materials for the Fourth-rank Four-leaf Feather Sheath Wings, while Yuan Bao mastered Feather Sheath and supplied flight data to Haimo and Klay.
• Hu Lei told Han Yu that Jiang Lin’s Feather Sheath Wings could eventually rival the Falling Goose Empire’s Sky Goose Nine Directions Wings because artifact-based flight could surpass the limits of bodily meridians.
• Hu Lei explained that the project suited the guild’s less experienced Artifact Forgers and could help a Dou Ling challenge a Dou Wang in aerial combat.
• Han Yu questioned whether the intelligent Mist Eagle could be tamed, and Hu Lei explained that an imperial elder had understood Jiang Lin’s intent behind Yao Yue’s wager and helped arrange it.
• Hu Lei revealed that Jiang Lin had come to Jia Ma to take the Artifact Forger examination and sell flying artifact blueprints, but Yao Yue and the others had created a better opportunity for him.