Chapter Summaries

Chu Xiao stopped Jia Lie Ao from disrupting the Xiao Family marketplace, then left with Xun Er and Xiao Yan. Yun Yun, who had watched from hiding, received an update to the Diary Copy and believed Chu Xiao was testing her.

• Chu Xiao kicked Jia Lie Ao into a wall and ordered the marketplace guards to take him to the Jia Lie Family marketplace, accusing him of threatening public safety.
• Chu Xiao offered discounts to merchants and shoppers and paid the damaged stall owner eight hundred Gold Coins for his goods.
• Old Yao told Xiao Yan that a piece of iron at the stall might contain information recorded by an alchemist, but Xiao Yan decided to wait before asking for it.
• Chu Xiao gave Xun Er a necklace and put it on her, while Xiao Yan kept his distance so he would not interrupt them.
• Yun Yun emerged after Chu Xiao, Xun Er, and Xiao Yan left, then received a Diary Copy update and thought Chu Xiao was testing her.

Chu Xiao used his memories of the future to injure Jia Lie Ao, acquire a valuable black iron piece containing the Suction Palm technique, and record its cultivation method in his Diary. The women who read their Diary copies discovered they could learn the technique from his notes, and Cao Ying celebrated the unexpected benefit.

• Chu Xiao waited at the Xiao Family marketplace, intervened when Jia Lie Ao harassed Xun Er, and seriously injured him while blaming him for the attack.
• Chu Xiao bought the stall’s goods and intercepted the black iron piece that Xiao Yan had found in his previous life, which contained the low-level Profound Rank Dou Technique Suction Palm.
• Chu Xiao recorded Suction Palm’s cultivation method and realized that writing down cultivation insights helped restore his memories without requiring deliberate effort.
• Yun Yun settled into a private room at the Mittel Auction House and read the new Diary entries, while the women discovered that Chu Xiao’s notes had taught them the basics of Suction Palm.
• Cao Ying tested Suction Palm by pulling medicinal ingredients toward her, then praised Chu Xiao for providing a useful benefit.

Chu Xiao discovered that recording techniques in the Diary instantly raised them to Minor Accomplishment, then used it to reveal Yao Chen’s identity and powerful background. The Diary holders reacted to the revelation, while Cao Ying’s pill cauldron exploded after she was startled by Yao Chen’s name.

• Han Xue and Xun Er realized they could use the Diary to learn cultivation methods and Dou Techniques, and Xun Er planned to give Chu Xiao her own techniques to record.
• Chu Xiao discovered that recording a method or technique in the Diary brought it to Minor Accomplishment, though he decided to keep some of his abilities secret.
• Chu Xiao wrote that he planned to pass the Suction Palm to Little Yan Zi, then revealed that Old Yao was Yao Chen, a powerful alchemist and master of Starfall Pavilion.
• Xun Er recognized Yao Chen as the soul in Xiao Yan’s ring, Yun Yun regained confidence through her Diary Copy, Feng Qing Er worried about the Starfall Pavilion, and the Han sisters saw a chance to strengthen their family.
• Cao Ying was startled by Yao Chen’s name, lost control of her pill, and suffered an explosion that left her covered in soot.

Cao Ying discovered in Chu Xiao’s Diary Copy that Yao Chen had been betrayed by Han Feng and later found a loyal second disciple in Xiao Yan. The revelations also exposed the Misty Cloud Sect’s future persecution of the Xiao Family, leaving Yun Yun alarmed and asking what had happened.

• Cao Ying blew up her cauldron while thinking about Chu Xiao, then sneaked to a hot spring and read the Diary Copy.
• Yun Yun learned that Yao Chen had survived as a soul by relying on Xiao Yan and that his guidance had shaped Xiao Yan’s years of lost cultivation.
• Xiao Yi Xian, Medusa, and Feng Qing Er reacted with outrage when Chu Xiao revealed that Han Feng had betrayed Yao Chen for a cultivation technique.
• Chu Xiao explained that Xiao Yan later repaid Yao Chen’s kindness, helping him reach the Great Thousand World and nearly become a Saint-Rank Heaven Supreme.
• Chu Xiao revealed that Ya Fei had protected the Xiao Family from the Misty Cloud Sect and would later rise to become chief steward of the Ancient Heavenly Palace.
• Yun Yun was shocked to hear that the Misty Cloud Sect would persecute the Xiao Family and demanded to know what had happened.

Yun Yun recognized Ya Fei as the Mittel Auction House’s manager and let her into the private room, while both women discovered they possessed exclusive copies of Chu Xiao’s Notes. Ya Fei left wondering whether the diary had drawn Yun Yun to Wutan City.

• Yun Yun worried that the Misty Cloud Sect’s persecution of the Xiao Family would lead to its destruction and decided she wanted to confront Chu Xiao.
• Ya Fei received Chu Xiao’s Notes, an exclusive copy that entered her mind and revealed rules about its benefits.
• Yun Yun used the Suction Palm to open the private-room door and invited Ya Fei inside.
• Ya Fei recognized Yun Yun and offered the Mittel Auction House’s hospitality, while Yun Yun told her not to let anyone disturb her.
• Ya Fei noticed Yun Yun’s own copy of Chu Xiao’s Notes on the table and wondered whether it explained Yun Yun’s visit to Wutan City.

Ya Fei discovered that Yun Yun could see her Diary Copy, and both women realized they were bound by the Copies’ secrecy rules. Yun Yun chose not to kill Ya Fei because of Chu Xiao, and the chapter ended with Yun Yun learning that other people could own Diary Copies too.

• Ya Fei noticed Yun Yun’s Ancient Book and confirmed that she could see it, prompting Yun Yun to threaten her with killing intent.
• Ya Fei recalled the Copy Owner Rules and feared Yun Yun would kill her to protect the Diary’s secret.
• Yun Yun decided not to kill Ya Fei because Chu Xiao valued her and might resent it, then waited for the Copy’s punishment to take effect.
• When no punishment came, Ya Fei presented her own Diary Copy, and Yun Yun was surprised to learn that others could possess them.
• Ya Fei explained that the label on Yun Yun’s Copy implied multiple owners, leaving Yun Yun embarrassed and reconsidering whether to silence her.

Yun Yun confronted Ya Fei over what she believed the Diary Copy had revealed, but learned Ya Fei had only just obtained hers and had not read it. The two became friends through the copies’ new function and began considering how to find other holders.

• Yun Yun accused Ya Fei of mocking her and benefiting from better judgment about Chu Xiao, while Ya Fei cautiously explained that she had not read her Diary Copy.
• Ya Fei told Yun Yun that her copy had appeared outside the room moments earlier, and Yun Yun believed her and put away her sword.
• An ancient voice announced that Diary Copy holders could bind one another as friends, and Yun Yun and Ya Fei accepted.
• The copies revealed auxiliary abilities for sending messages, trading items, and traveling to friends as their number of friends increased.
• Yun Yun sent Ya Fei a Letter message, and the two realized their copies allowed them to share information with other holders.
• Ya Fei reasoned that at least ten copy holders existed and said they needed to discover the rule for obtaining a copy.

Yun Yun and Ya Fei discussed how to identify other Diary Copy holders, then Ya Fei read her copy and learned about Chu Xiao’s past and the Misty Cloud Sect’s future. Meanwhile, Chu Xiao obtained and absorbed the Golden Emperor Sky-Burning Flame’s young flame, triggering a breakthrough as Ya Fei realized Yun Yun could use the foreknowledge to build ties with him.

• Ya Fei asked Yun Yun how she obtained her Diary Copy and proposed that they observe Chu Xiao in Wutan City to find other copy holders.
• Yun Yun prompted Ya Fei to read her Diary Copy, and Ya Fei learned about Chu Xiao’s rebirth, his connection to the Great Thousand World, and the Misty Cloud Sect’s predicted conflict with the Xiao Family.
• Chu Xiao prayed for a valuable reward and synchronously obtained the Golden Emperor Sky-Burning Flame’s young flame from Xun Er.
• Chu Xiao absorbed the young flame into the Thunder Flame Emperor Flame, which regained strength and drew in energy as Chu Xiao began breaking through as a Dou Master.
• Ya Fei recognized that Yun Yun could use the Diary’s information to prevent conflict with Chu Xiao and establish an early alliance with him.

Yun Yun planned to approach the Xiao Family and offer Chu Xiao support, but his Diary announced that he was entering seclusion, delaying her meeting with him. While Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin reacted to the news, a seductive woman confronted Qing Lin and threatened to kill Chu Xiao.

• Ya Fei advised Yun Yun to visit the Xiao Family, clarify her stance on Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan's agreement, and offer Chu Xiao gifts as an investment.
• Chu Xiao's Diary announced that he would recover his strength with a secret technique and then enter seclusion for several days, so Yun Yun agreed to wait in Wutan City.
• Ya Fei suggested Yun Yun first dispel the Xiao Family's hostility, then ask to take Chu Xiao as her disciple, and Yun Yun left to visit the family.
• Ya Fei considered using her time near Chu Xiao to learn more about Hai Bodong, while Xiao Yi Xian decided to wait for Chu Xiao in Wutan City and Qing Lin accepted that his seclusion would delay his visit.
• A seductive woman appeared in Qing Lin's room, asked her to guess who she was, and threatened to kill Chu Xiao if Qing Lin guessed wrong.

Qing Lin awakened the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils when she feared Medusa would kill Chu Xiao, prompting Medusa to recognize her extraordinary potential. Meanwhile, Yun Yun visited the Xiao Family and proposed a private match to resolve Nalan Yanran’s broken engagement with Xiao Yan.

• Qing Lin’s fear for Chu Xiao awakened her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, and their ghostly light struck Medusa.
• Medusa broke free of the pupils’ influence, caught Qing Lin as she collapsed, and realized the girl could become extraordinarily powerful.
• Medusa recalled that she had come to Stone Desert City to verify the Diary’s claims and decided to wait for Qing Lin to wake so she could speak with her.
• Yun Yun arrived at the Xiao Family, prompting Xiao Yan to consider letting Old Yao take over his body despite the risk of being crippled.
• Xun Er prepared to protect the Xiao Family, but Yun Yun explained that Nalan Yanran had acted improperly and proposed a private match with Xiao Yan.
• Yun Yun said that if Nalan Yanran won, the matter would be settled, while if Xiao Yan won, Nalan Yanran would apologize publicly and compensate the Xiao Family.

Yun Yun agreed to the Xiao family's request regarding Nalan Yanran, then invited Chu Xiao to join the Misty Cloud Sect as her master's disciple. Xun Er claimed Chu Xiao was in seclusion and turned Yun Yun away, who left promising to return in five days.

• Fang Yi and Xiao Yan agreed to Yun Yun's proposal on Nalan Yanran's behalf, and Yun Yun settled the matter with Xiao Zhan.
• Xun Er privately asked Ling Ying whether he could assassinate Yun Yun, then dismissed the idea and worried about her interest in Chu Xiao.
• Yun Yun invited Chu Xiao to join the Misty Cloud Sect, explaining that she wanted to accept him as her master's disciple and make him her junior brother.
• Xun Er said Chu Xiao was in seclusion and could not receive visitors, so Yun Yun agreed to return in five days and asked Xiao Zhan to pass along her invitation.
• After Yun Yun flew away, Xiao Zhan praised her beauty, and Fang Yi scolded him before leaving; Xiao Zhan hurried after her.

The Xiao Family elders debated arranging a marriage between Chu Xiao and a clan woman, but Xiao Zhan stopped them and approved more resources for him instead. At the Mittel Auction House, Ya Fei suggested Xun Er might know about the Diary Copies, and she and Yun Yun agreed to test her.

• The Grand Elder proposed a marriage alliance for Chu Xiao, and the elders argued over whether Xiao Yu or Xiao Mei should be chosen.
• Xiao Yan suggested that both Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei marry Chu Xiao, while Xun Er grew increasingly displeased.
• Xiao Zhan ended the marriage discussion by asserting his authority and secured a unanimous decision to increase Chu Xiao's resources.
• Xun Er warned Xiao Zhan that Chu Xiao would outgrow the Xiao Family and the Northwest Continent, leaving him to reconsider whether clan women could marry him.
• Yun Yun told Ya Fei that Xun Er seemed hostile toward her, and Ya Fei suggested Xun Er might have a Diary Copy.
• Yun Yun and Ya Fei agreed to test Xun Er's feelings toward Chu Xiao.

Qing Lin awakened her ability and met Medusa, who revealed that she also possessed a Diary Copy and promised not to harm Chu Xiao. After three days of diary updates that only said Chu Xiao was in seclusion, the diary announced that he had broken through and returned to one-star Da Dou Shi.

• Qing Lin awoke in Stone Desert City and learned that her green eyes let her control Snake-shaped Demonic Beasts and other magical beasts, though using them against stronger opponents could cause a deadly backlash.
• Medusa revealed herself to Qing Lin and asked her to become loyal to her, but Qing Lin refused and insisted that her loyalty belonged to Young Master Chu Xiao.
• Medusa admitted that she possessed a Diary Copy, explained that she had come to verify its contents, and promised she bore no ill will toward Chu Xiao.
• Qing Lin worried that Medusa might lose her memories and harm the leaders, then watched Medusa vanish and eagerly waited for Chu Xiao to find her.
• After three days of diary updates saying only that Chu Xiao was in seclusion, the diary reported that he had broken through and returned to one-star Da Dou Shi.

After three days in seclusion, Chu Xiao reached the Da Dou Shi realm and discovered that his Thunder Flame Emperor Flame had gained new powers from devouring the juvenile Golden Emperor Sky-Burning Flame. He used it to resonate with natural energy and flew for the first time, while the women following his Diary Copy watched for news of his return.

• Cao Ying celebrated Chu Xiao's return from seclusion and was astonished that he had advanced to Da Dou Shi in three days.
• Ya Fei teased Yun Yun about missing the chance to take Chu Xiao as a disciple, then resolved to find out whether Xun Er had a Diary Copy.
• Xun Er learned that Chu Xiao had left seclusion but chose to keep cultivating so she could grow strong enough to stay by his side.
• Xiao Yi Xian arrived in Wutan City as Chu Xiao examined how the Golden Emperor Sky-Burning Flame had strengthened his cultivation and given his flame the power to burn Dou Qi.
• Chu Xiao formed wings from his Thunder Flame Emperor Flame, sensed nearby natural energy with help from the Azure Sky Chart, and rose into the air.

Chu Xiao mastered flight with his Heavenly Flame wings and used the Small World's assessment platform to test his skills, earning powerful cultivation methods and Dou Skills. He then wrote in the Diary Copy that his old companion helped him recover and could potentially let him become a Dou Emperor within a few years.

• Chu Xiao refined his Heavenly Flame flight technique so it absorbed natural energy while he traveled.
• Chu Xiao activated the assessment platform and defeated increasingly strong phantoms, using them to improve his combat skills and develop a lightning technique.
• The platform assessed Chu Xiao and granted him the Low-Level Earth Grade Wind Thunder Profound Classic, Wind-Thunder Profound Wings, Sky Wind Steps, and Falling Thunder Finger.
• Chu Xiao wrote in the Diary Copy that his old companion was an imprint on his soul that fed on lightning-, fire-, or wood-aligned treasures and returned benefits to him.
• The Women read Chu Xiao's diary entry and were shocked by his claim that the companion could help him become a Dou Emperor within a few years.

Ya Fei and Yun Yun read Chu Xiao’s diary entry about the resources, Heavenly Flames, and cultivation methods that could accelerate his rise to Dou Emperor. The revelations left several women stunned and eager to obtain what he knew, while Feng Qing Er ended the chapter furious that he had not written out the cultivation method.

• Ya Fei startled Yun Yun by touching her chest, then changed the subject to Chu Xiao’s claim that he could reach Dou Emperor in a few years.
• Yun Yun noted that Chu Xiao’s breakthrough depended on rare fire-, lightning-, and wood-attributed treasures, while his reborn soul imprint had helped him reach Da Dou Shi quickly.
• Medusa reacted to Chu Xiao’s knowledge of the Green Lotus Core Flame, and Cao Ying eagerly asked for a Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xun Er recognized the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, while Feng Qing Er worried that Chu Xiao would grow close to the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan.
• The women learned that Chu Xiao knew of several Heavenly Flames and possessed the Wind Thunder Profound Classic, a Low-Level Earth Grade cultivation method.
• Yun Yun and Feng Qing Er realized the Wind Thunder Profound Classic suited them, but Feng Qing Er grew angry when Chu Xiao did not reveal its specific methods.

Feng Qing Er, Yun Yun, and Ya Fei reacted to Chu Xiao’s diary revelations while Chu Xiao began cultivating the Wind Thunder Profound Classic. Ya Fei’s visit to the Xiao Family found both Chu Xiao and Xun Er still secluded, but Yun Yun spotted someone in the marketplace who might possess a Diary Copy.

• Feng Qing Er learned the diary would reveal only the Sky Wind Steps and Falling Thunder Finger for now, then decided to approach Chu Xiao and use Sky Wind Steps.
• Yun Yun tested the two techniques while Ya Fei lamented that her water-attributed Dou Qi prevented her from using them.
• Ya Fei went to the Xiao Family to probe Xun Er and Chu Xiao, while Yun Yun disguised herself as Ya Fei’s guard, Yun Zhi, and followed.
• Chu Xiao flew to a hurricane on Sky Pillar Peak and began cultivating the Wind Thunder Profound Classic with his wind- and lightning-attributed powers.
• Ya Fei found that Chu Xiao and Xun Er remained in seclusion and left with Yun Zhi; Yun Yun then spotted a possible holder of a Diary Copy in the Xiao Family marketplace.

Ya Fei and Yun Yun found Xiao Yi Xian in Wutan City and confirmed that she possessed a Diary Copy. After adding her as a friend, Ya Fei warned them that revealing their copies was dangerous, but did not explain why.

• Yun Yun took Ya Fei to a restaurant window, where they saw a young man trying to force Xiao Yi Xian to return to Green Mountain Town and marry him.
• When the young man grabbed Xiao Yi Xian, Ya Fei struck his hand with a pebble and drove him and his men away.
• Ya Fei invited Xiao Yi Xian to tea, then placed her Diary Copy on the table to test whether Xiao Yi Xian had one too.
• Xiao Yi Xian recognized Yun Yun as an ambiguous love interest, and the three women discovered that all of them held Diary Copies.
• Yun Yun and Ya Fei added Xiao Yi Xian as a friend through their Diary Copies, and Ya Fei cautioned them against exposing their copies.

Ya Fei explained why the women needed to conceal their Diary Copy knowledge from people they did not trust. Xiao Yi Xian rejected the idea of hiding it from Chu Xiao, leaving Ya Fei and Yun Yun reconsidering their own motives.

• Ya Fei said Yun Yun, Xiao Yi Xian, and Xun Er could be tested directly because their ties to Chu Xiao made them trustworthy, but warned them to conceal their Diary Copies from others.
• Ya Fei suggested sending Xiao Yi Xian back to Green Mountain Town so her sudden arrival in Wutan City would not make Chu Xiao suspect she had read the Diary.
• Yun Yun explained the risk, but Xiao Yi Xian insisted that she wanted Chu Xiao to know and would keep accompanying him whether or not the Diary helped him.
• Xiao Yi Xian's selflessness moved Ya Fei and Yun Yun, who no longer doubted the Diary's account of her as a possible third Empress.
• Ya Fei admitted she had also considered indirectly revealing the truth to Chu Xiao, and Xiao Yi Xian asked whether a 'but' would follow.

Xiao Yi Xian decided to return to Green Mountain Town after Ya Fei warned her that revealing the Diary could endanger Chu Xiao’s memories and future. After she left, Chu Xiao completed his training in the ruined Dou Di Space and prepared to head for Stone Desert City.

• Ya Fei warned Xiao Yi Xian that the Diary’s rules might protect Chu Xiao’s memories and future, convincing her to follow her original path back to Green Mountain Town.
• Yun Yun offered Xiao Yi Xian secret protection, and Ya Fei gave her a Mittel clan card to command nearby allies.
• Xiao Yi Xian stayed for lunch at Chu Xiao’s restaurant, enjoyed his dishes with Ya Fei and Yun Yun, and then boarded a carriage to Green Mountain Town.
• Chu Xiao reached minor mastery in the Wind Thunder Profound Classic and mastered a flight secret technique in the ruined Dou Di Space.
• Chu Xiao decided to go to Stone Desert City to help his two cousins, bring Qing Lin to his side, and devour the Green Lotus Core Flame.