Chapter Summaries

After awakening memories of his past life, Xiao Ling began cultivating in the Xiao Family and discovered that he could sense Dou Qi unusually quickly. His Myriad Realms Draw System gave him a storage Soul Tool from another world, and he resolved to grow stronger while hoping to win Xiao Xun'er’s affection.

• Xiao Ling awakened in Wutan City, learned that Xiao Yan was already cultivating, and watched the four-year-old reach the First Stage of Dou Qi.
• Xiao Ling considered taking Xiao Yan’s Bone Flame Ring but decided against risking a confrontation with Elder Yao, then returned home to begin cultivating.
• Xiao Ling sensed and guided Dou Qi on his first attempt, awakening the Myriad Realms Draw System, which granted him one draw.
• Xiao Ling drew Yu Xiaogang’s Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night, while Yu Xiaogang discovered that the storage Soul Tool had vanished from his waist.
• Xiao Ling sorted the items inside the Soul Tool, kept its gold coins, and decided to cultivate and pursue Xiao Xun'er when she arrived at the Xiao Family.

Xiao Ling met Xiao Xun'er after she arrived at the Xiao family, then drew Qi Gathering Powder and reached the First Stage of Dou Qi. That night, he stopped Xiao Yan from sneaking into Xiao Xun'er's courtyard and entered it himself.

• Xiao Ling learned that Xiao Xun'er had arrived and saw her speaking with Xiao Yan near the Dou Qi Pavilion.
• Xiao Ling used his draw chance to obtain Qi Gathering Powder from Gu He's Storage Ring, then cultivated until he reached the First Stage of Dou Qi.
• Xiao Ling secretly followed Xiao Yan as he tried to climb into Xiao Xun'er's courtyard, then hit him with stones until he fled.
• Xiao Ling checked that no one was watching, entered Xiao Xun'er's courtyard, and walked toward her house while Ling Ying was away at the Xiao Family treasure vault.

Xiao Ling secretly nourished Xiao Xun’er's meridians at night while advancing rapidly in cultivation. Four years later, he had reached the Ninth Stage of Dou Qi and become the Xiao Family’s leading young genius, while Xiao Yan grew resentful of his rise.

• Xiao Ling entered Xiao Xun’er's room at night and used his Dou Qi to ease her discomfort, unaware that she opened her eyes after he left.
• Xiao Ling continued nourishing Xiao Xun’er's meridians at night and suspected that Ling Ying was watching over her.
• Over four years of cultivation, Xiao Ling reached the Ninth Stage of Dou Qi and received eight remaining draws on his system panel.
• At age five, Xiao Ling tested at the Third Stage of Dou Qi, stunning the Xiao Family and taking Xiao Yan’s place as its leading young genius.
• Xiao Ling gained a private courtyard and servants, treated his peers kindly, and repeatedly defeated Xiao Yan, who increasingly took out his frustration on Xiao Ning and other younger family members.

Xiao Ling and Xiao Xun'er spent the day together, growing closer as they visited the market. Xiao Ling bought her a bracelet, and they left the shop holding hands.

• Xiao Ling met Xiao Xun'er for breakfast, and they discussed his plan to attend Jia Nan Academy after reaching the Dou Zhe realm.
• Xiao Ling and Xiao Xun'er went to the market, where they exchanged shy compliments and Xiao Ling realized his feelings for her were growing.
• Xiao Ling noticed Xiao Xun'er admiring jewelry and took her to a shop to buy the bracelet she liked.
• Xiao Ling paid two hundred gold coins for the bracelet and fastened it around Xiao Xun'er's wrist.
• Xiao Ling and Xiao Xun'er left the shop holding hands, feeling closer to each other.

Xiao Ling and Xiao Xun'er visited Wutan City's miscellaneous goods market, where Xiao Ling found and bought a Black Iron Piece with an unusual Soul Power fluctuation. They returned to the Xiao Family with the mysterious item for Xiao Ling to investigate.

• Xiao Ling teased Xiao Xun'er about bargain hunting, and she bought a wooden box containing a hundred gold coins after paying fifty.
• Xiao Ling noticed an unusual Soul Power fluctuation from a Black Iron Piece at a stall and negotiated with the mercenary to buy three magic cores for 470 gold coins each.
• Xiao Ling took several small trinkets, including the Black Iron Piece, as gifts with the purchase.
• Xiao Ling told Xiao Xun'er that the Black Iron Piece had given him a strange feeling and that he would study it for secrets.
• Xiao Ling and Xiao Xun'er exchanged gifts as they left the market and returned to the Xiao Family.

Xiao Ling used Qi Gathering Powder to break through to One-star Dou Zhe, then drew several items, including the Fen Jue cultivation method. After beginning to cultivate Fen Jue, he left to report his breakthrough at the Xiao Family’s Dou Qi Pavilion.

• Xiao Ling consumed the Qi Gathering Powder and compressed his Dou Qi into a vortex, successfully reaching One-star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Ling checked his personal panel, discovered his Fire attribute carried a trace of Wood, and used five drawing chances.
• Xiao Ling received an Infinite Cola Bottle, the Taiyi Soul Art, Fen Jue, a Premium Luck Card, and a Shocking Aphrodisiac Pill.
• Bai Xiaochun noticed that an aphrodisiac pill had disappeared from his Storage Ring and wondered whether an expert had taken it.
• Xiao Ling absorbed the Fen Jue into his mind and cultivated with it, turning his Dou Qi yellow, then drank cola and headed to the Dou Qi Pavilion to report his breakthrough.

Xiao Ling reached the Dou Zhe realm, collected a weak family cultivation technique, and received the stronger Taming Flame Art from Xiao Xun'er. After lunch, he disguised himself and entered the Mietel Auction House to buy Beast Fire.

• Xiao Ling tested as a Fire Attribute cultivator at the Dou Qi Pavilion and took the Yellow-grade High-level Refining Fire Incineration technique.
• Xiao Ling told Xiao Xun'er about his breakthrough, and she gave him the Profound-grade High-level Taming Flame Art.
• Xiao Ling promised Xiao Xun'er he would become a supreme expert, then escorted her back to her courtyard after lunch.
• Xiao Ling disguised himself in a black robe and entered the Mietel Auction House to purchase Beast Fire.

Xiao Ling sold a Fourth-grade Qi Gathering Powder to the Mittel Auction House and arranged to receive Beast Fire in exchange. After returning to the Xiao Family, he spotted Xiao Yan sneaking toward the back mountain and wondered what he was doing.

• Xiao Ling disguised his voice and brought a Qi Gathering Powder to the Mittel Auction House for appraisal.
• Guni confirmed the pill’s grade, and Xiao Ling rejected the initial offer of thirty thousand gold coins.
• Xiao Ling negotiated a price of four hundred thousand gold coins and requested three Fourth-order Beast Fires without poison attributes.
• Guni gave Xiao Ling a token and said the Beast Fire would arrive in Wutan City in about a week.
• Xiao Ling returned to the Xiao Family, greeted his relatives, and noticed Xiao Yan cautiously heading toward the back mountain.

Xiao Ling disrupted Xiao Yan’s attempt to spy on Xiao Yu bathing, then spent a week cultivating before buying three Beast Fires from the Mietel Auction House. He returned to the Xiao Family and prepared to absorb the fires to improve his cultivation method.

• Xiao Ling struck Xiao Yan with Dou Qi while Xiao Yan secretly watched Xiao Yu at the Back Mountain Pond, and Xiao Yu beat Xiao Yan before he fled.
• Xiao Yan returned to his courtyard, vowed to take revenge on Xiao Yu and Xiao Ning, and prepared to cultivate toward the Sixth Stage of Dou Qi.
• After a week of cultivation, Xiao Ling complained about his Yellow-grade Low-tier Cultivation Method and headed to the Mietel Auction House to meet Guni.
• Guni gave Xiao Ling three fourth-tier Beast Fires, and Xiao Ling used Absorption Palm to draw the bottles to himself and store them.
• Xiao Ling returned to his room, examined the Earth Flame Fire, Peach Blossom Fire, and Azure Water Flame, and prepared to absorb them.

Xiao Ling absorbed the Peach Blossom Fire and told the Xiao Family elders that he planned to attend Jia Nan Academy when its recruiters arrived. The elders accepted his decision and gave him money for the journey, while Xiao Ling resolved to help protect the family from its original fate.

• Xiao Ling safely absorbed the Peach Blossom Fire into his qi vortex and decided to save the other Beast Fires until he had protective pills.
• Xiao Ling went to the meeting hall to tell Xiao Zhan and the elders that he planned to enroll at Jia Nan Academy.
• The Great Elder accused Xiao Yan of peeping at Xiao Yu while she bathed, but Xiao Zhan remained calm.
• Xiao Ling reassured the elders that he would remember the Xiao Family and chose Jia Nan Academy over the Misty Cloud Sect.
• The Great Elder gave Xiao Ling a gold card containing fifty thousand gold coins, and Xiao Ling returned to his room and fell asleep.

Xiao Ling passed Jia Nan Academy's recruitment test at eight years old and received S-level treatment for his exceptional cultivation. Before leaving for the academy, he spent time with Xiao Xun'er, who gave him Beast Fire from a Sixth-order Blazing Sky Wolf.

• Xiao Ling passed the recruitment test and told Ruo Lin he was an eight-year-old One-star Dou Zhe.
• Ruo Lin granted Xiao Ling S-level treatment and told him to return in three days.
• Xiao Ling and Xiao Xun'er watched the stars together, and she said she would join him at Jia Nan Academy the next year.
• Jia Nan Academy announced its rankings, and Xiao Ling's name spread through Wutan City.
• Xiao Xun'er gave Xiao Ling Beast Fire for his alchemy plans, and he left for Jia Nan Academy after saying goodbye to her.

Xiao Ling traveled with Ruo Lin and the other students from Wutan City toward Jia Nan Academy aboard giant flying magical beasts. After arriving, he used his four remaining system draws and gained several rare items, including an Eight-tailed Fire Fox Beast Fire Origin Seed and a Rayquaza Pokémon Egg.

• Ruo Lin led the qualified students from Wutan City to a grassy field and summoned Jia Nan Academy's flying magical beasts.
• Xiao Ling and the others boarded the giant birds and flew away from Wutan City toward the academy.
• Xiao Ling checked his system panel after returning to his room and used all four of his remaining draws.
• Xiao Ling received an Eight-tailed Fire Fox Beast Fire Origin Seed, a Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Torso Bone, a Dou Zun Ruins Map, and a Rayquaza Pokémon Egg.
• Xiao Ling examined the items and decided the weakened Beast Fire was suitable for Fen Jue and the Rayquaza could become his mount.

Xiao Ling absorbed the Blue Silver Emperor Torso Bone, gaining a changed appearance, stronger cultivation, and healing and disguise skills as he traveled to Jia Nan Academy. After arriving, he joined Instructor Ruo Lin’s class and was taken to meet Outer Academy principal Hu Gan.

• Xiao Ling absorbed the Blue Silver Emperor Torso Bone, which transformed his appearance and raised his cultivation to Dou Zhe Five Stars while granting him healing and disguise skills.
• During the journey, Instructor Ruo Lin explained the dangers of the Black Corner Region, and Xiao Ling concealed his appearance and strength while advancing to Dou Zhe Nine Stars Peak.
• Xiao Ling fed life energy to Sky Rift Seat's Elf Egg, then arrived with the freshmen at Jia Nan Academy.
• Instructor Ruo Lin offered Xiao Ling a place in her class, and he agreed after learning it would not interfere with his alchemy studies.
• Instructor Ruo Lin told Xiao Ling that Outer Academy principal Hu Gan wanted to meet him and led him toward the principal's office.

Xiao Ling met Principal Hu Gan, agreed to serve Jia Nan Academy after graduation in return for its support, and joined the Alchemy Department. Elder Huo began teaching him alchemy and led him to the pill-refining room for his first practical lesson.

• Hu Gan assessed Xiao Ling's talent and offered him exceptional support if he agreed to protect Jia Nan Academy after graduation, and Xiao Ling accepted.
• Hu Gan gave Xiao Ling a Storage Ring of medicinal ingredients, and Xiao Ling rested at his dormitory before visiting the Alchemy Department the next morning.
• An instructor explained the Alchemy Department's rules, and Elder Huo introduced himself and gave Xiao Ling books, pill formulae, equipment, and other resources.
• Elder Huo taught Xiao Ling the basics of cauldrons and flames, then examined Xiao Ling's Fused Beast Flame and judged it suitable for use up to the Dou Zong realm.
• Elder Huo took Xiao Ling to the pill-refining room to demonstrate alchemy and supervise his first practice.

Xiao Ling watched Elder Huo refine a Flame Condensing Pill, then practiced until he succeeded on his eighth attempt. Elder Huo praised his progress, warned him not to become complacent, and left him with ingredients to continue practicing.

• Elder Huo demonstrated how to refine a Flame Condensing Pill and gave the finished pill to Xiao Ling.
• Xiao Ling used his Wood Attribute Dou Qi to stabilize his Beast Fire and began refining the pill himself.
• After seven failed attempts, Xiao Ling refined his first pill on the eighth try and saved it in a jade bottle.
• Elder Huo praised Xiao Ling's early progress but cautioned him that one successful pill did not make him a true First-grade Alchemist.
• Elder Huo gave Xiao Ling more medicinal ingredients and departed, telling him to keep practicing.

Xiao Ling spent two years at Jia Nan Academy improving his alchemy, cultivation, and combat skills until he became known as the academy’s number one genius. After defeating brother Lin in a spar despite only recently reaching the Da Dou Shi realm, Xiao Ling treated his injuries and praised his strength.

• Xiao Ling examined the cultivation methods, Dou Techniques, and alchemy books Elder Huo had given him, then began studying One Hundred Tips for Becoming an Alchemist.
• Xiao Ling trained regularly with Elder Huo’s guidance, steadily advancing his alchemy and Soul Power while also sparring with students, instructors, and elders.
• Xiao Ling’s combat skill improved until he could defeat opponents within his major realm and contend with those a realm above him, earning fame as Jia Nan Academy’s number one genius.
• Two years later, Xiao Ling defeated brother Lin, a Four-star Great Dou Master, in a spar on the academy’s combat field.
• Xiao Ling helped brother Lin up and healed him with his Soul Bone Skill, then brother Lin remarked on Xiao Ling’s strength and healing ability.

After defeating Lin Xiuyai, Xiao Ling reunited with his Shiny Rayquaza and took Xiao Xun'er on a flight above the clouds. The chapter ended with the two enjoying a quiet, affectionate ride together.

• Xiao Ling pulled Lin Xiuyai up after their fight, and they left the arena together.
• Rayquaza emerged from the passage, greeted Xiao Ling, and shrank into his sleeve after he promised it candy.
• Lin Xiuyai envied Xiao Ling's Rayquaza, while Xiao Ling recalled that Xiao Xun'er had funded much of the beast's growth with medicinal herbs.
• Xiao Ling met Xiao Xun'er outside the arena, released Rayquaza, and invited her to ride with him.
• Xiao Ling and Xiao Xun'er flew into the stratosphere on Rayquaza and shared the sunset above the clouds.

Xiao Ling and Xiao Xun'er spent a happy afternoon together before returning to Jia Nan Academy, where Xiao Ling prepared to train in the Black Corner Region. He checked his system and used ten draws, gaining several pills, techniques, and other items.

• Xiao Ling and Xiao Xun'er flew through the mountains on Rayquaza, enjoying their time together until evening.
• Xiao Xun'er worried about Xiao Ling's plans to train in the Black Corner Region, and Xiao Ling explained that he needed real combat experience.
• Xiao Xun'er said she would miss Xiao Ling and planned to have Ling Ying protect him while he was away.
• Xiao Ling escorted Xiao Xun'er to her courtyard, returned to his room, and opened his personal system panel.
• Xiao Ling used ten draws and obtained gold coins, the Myriad Soul Banner, pills, a pill formula, Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger, and other items.

Xiao Ling examined his new rewards, then met with Hu Gan to receive an assessment mission before leaving Jia Nan City for experience. He set out to hunt a wanted criminal, unaware that Ling Ying was following him from a distance.

• Xiao Ling bound the Myriad Soul Banner, inspected the pills and martial arts he had received, and stored the items he did not need immediately.
• Xiao Ling cultivated through the night and left his room the next morning to meet Hu Gan.
• Ling Ying saw Xiao Ling leave and followed him at a distance, as Xiao Xun'er had instructed.
• Hu Gan offered Xiao Ling a special chance to undergo Fallen Heart Flame origin body tempering if he completed an assessment mission.
• Hu Gan told Xiao Ling to kill a wanted fugitive who was at least a five-star Da Dou Shi, and Xiao Ling accepted and left to carry it out.

Xiao Ling reached Black Stone City and used a lavish inn stay to lure its owner, the wanted criminal Tang Ritian, into attacking him. He killed Tang Ritian and left the city with his possessions and soul collected.

• Xiao Ling swatted away a young pickpocket and took the coin pouches he had dropped.
• Xiao Ling rented a room from the greedy innkeeper Tang Ritian, whom he recognized from a wanted poster as an eight-star Da Dou Shi who murdered guests.
• Xiao Ling prepared a Buddha's Rage Fire Lotus and ambushed Tang Ritian when he entered the room at night.
• Tang Ritian survived the explosion and fled, but Xiao Ling pursued him and killed him with a Crimson Flame Fist.
• Xiao Ling took Tang Ritian's Storage Ring, collected his soul into the Myriad Soul Banner, recorded his corpse, and disappeared into the night.