Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ling returned to Peace Town after facing repeated attacks on his journey through the Black Corner Region, then made his way back to Jia Nan Academy. After sorting through the spoils from twenty-seven Storage Rings, he went to sleep, leaving his visit to Xiao Xun'er for the next day.

• Xiao Ling reached Peace Town and saw travelers submit their information and swallow pills that exposed murderous intent, while the Death Spirit Tree warned against defying Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Ling greeted Senior Sister Li Xi, who recognized him and let him enter the academy directly.
• Xiao Ling took a Flying Magical Beast to Jia Nan Academy and decided to visit Xiao Xun'er the following day.
• Xiao Ling searched twenty-seven Storage Rings and found over two hundred thousand gold coins, medicinal ingredients, and low-tier Dou Techniques and cultivation methods.
• Xiao Ling decided to have Instructor Ruo Lin bring the cultivation methods to the Xiao Family, then bathed, drank cola, and went to sleep.

Han Yue visited Xiao Ling to ask him to refine Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pills and exchange cultivation insights. Xiao Ling began refining the pills, while Han Yue watched him and found herself quietly drawn to him.

• Xiao Ling woke, washed up, and studied alchemy until the bell announced a visitor.
• Han Yue arrived at Xiao Ling's courtyard and joined him for tea.
• Han Yue asked Xiao Ling to refine two Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pills and discuss cultivation insights; Xiao Ling agreed in exchange for information about the Central Plains.
• Han Yue gave Xiao Ling several dozen boxes of ingredients, and he began refining pills with Beast Fire as she watched.

Xiao Ling finished refining pills for Han Yue, gave her a Youthful Appearance Pill, and arranged to meet her to discuss the Central Plains. Half a year later, as the Inner Academy Selection Tournament began, Xiao Ling and his companions formed a faction called the Supreme Freedom Gate and headed for the arena.

• Xiao Ling completed a Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill, exhausted his Dou Qi, and let Han Yue wipe his sweat.
• Xiao Ling gave Han Yue a Youthful Appearance Pill and the two Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pills; Han Yue left to refine them and invited him to her courtyard the next day to discuss the Central Plains.
• Han Yue returned to her room and concluded that Xiao Ling liked her, while Xiao Ling recovered in the courtyard.
• Half a year later, Xiao Ling and five companions gathered for Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy Selection Tournament and discussed forming a faction.
• Han Yue, Liu Qing, Lin Xiuyai, and Lin Yan agreed to join; Xiao Ling assigned the faction positions, with Lin Xiuyai as Gate Master and himself as Alchemy Elder.
• Xiao Xun'er asked Xiao Ling to name the faction, and he called it the Supreme Freedom Gate before leading everyone toward the tournament arena.

Xiao Ling and Xiao Xun'er arrived at the Inner Academy Selection Tournament, where the officials announced the rules and the first match began. Dai Yuhao defeated Huo Mubai with his Ice Burst technique, leaving Xiao Ling eager to see the coming bouts.

• Xiao Ling and Xiao Xun'er joined Instructor Ruo Lin and their classmates in the packed plaza as the tournament was about to begin.
• Xiao Ling recognized Elder Huo, Hu Gan, and two other elders as Dou Huang Peak experts, while they discussed his potential to become a Sixth-grade Alchemist.
• The referee announced the tournament rules and called the first contestants, Dai Yuhao and Huo Mubai, into the arena.
• Huo Mubai initially pressured Dai Yuhao with close-range attacks, but Dai Yuhao used Ice Burst to defeat him.
• The referee declared Dai Yuhao the winner, and Xiao Ling applauded the match.

Xiao Ling defeated Chen Anping and went on to win the Inner Academy Selection Tournament, while Xiao Xun'er earned a place in the Inner Academy at age nine. The tournament ended with the top five leaving the arena amid the crowd’s cheers.

• Xiao Ling fought Chen Anping using only Five-star Dou Shi cultivation, then won their clash of sword and spear attacks after Chen Anping conceded.
• Xiao Ling returned to watch the remaining matches with Xiao Xun'er, and over the following days he defeated every opponent in the tournament.
• Xiao Ling won first place, followed by Lin Xiuyai, Liu Qing, Lin Yan, and Han Yue; Xiao Xun'er was eliminated within the top fifty but set a record by qualifying for the Inner Academy at age nine.
• Hu Gan announced the top five at the closing ceremony, and Xiao Ling, Lin Xiuyai, Liu Qing, Lin Yan, and Han Yue left the arena as the tournament concluded.

After the selection tournament, Xiao Ling prepared to enter the Library Pavilion and claim his reward while planning the Fire Energy Hunt Competition with his companions. Before heading to the pavilion with Han Yue, he confessed that he liked her and shared a kiss with her, then left with her on Rayquaza.

• Xiao Ling reached the Four-star Great Dou Master level and decided to seek the Illusion Gold Fire in the Library Pavilion.
• Xiao Ling and his companions planned to let the older students rob the new students during the Fire Energy Hunt Competition, then rob the older students in turn.
• Xiao Ling practiced the Swallow Return Strike and welcomed Han Yue when she came to call him to the Library Pavilion.
• Xiao Ling embraced Han Yue, told her she was beautiful and that he liked her, and kissed her.
• Rayquaza interrupted the awkward moment, and Xiao Ling and Han Yue rode away together toward the Library Pavilion.

Hu Gan led the five top students of the Inner Academy Selection Tournament to the Library Pavilion, where two powerful elders opened the spatial lock sealing it. Xiao Ling and the others entered the hidden space to choose their treasures.

• Hu Gan warned Xiao Ling, Lin Xiuyai, Liu Qing, Han Yue, and Lin Yan that students in the Inner Academy needed to form groups, and Lin Xiuyai said they planned to establish a faction.
• Hu Gan led the five students through a long passage and into a hidden valley containing the enormous Library Pavilion.
• Hu Gan called on the two Gray-robed Men at the pavilion entrance to open the way for the tournament's top five.
• The two elders examined the students, then used a special method to undo the spatial lock that sealed the pavilion.
• Hu Gan led the five students through the opened doorway and into the Library Pavilion's hidden space.

Xiao Ling and his companions entered the Library Pavilion to choose treasures, where Xiao Ling waited until he found the Seventh-grade Illusion Gold Fire he wanted. They left the pavilion together with their selected items.

• Hu Gan explained the pavilion’s barriers and one-item limit, and the Gray-robed Men opened the doors for Xiao Ling and his companions.
• Xiao Ling explained how to choose treasures, and Liu Qing broke a light cluster to obtain a Xuan Tier Intermediate technique he did not want.
• Xiao Ling found the Earth-grade Intermediate Wind Attribute Dou Technique Gale Breath Severing Slash and gave it to Lin Xiuyai.
• Han Yue, Lin Yan, and Liu Qing chose Earth-grade treasures while Xiao Ling searched for a Beast Fire and considered taking a Sky Jade Fruit instead.
• Xiao Ling caught a blazing red light cluster and retrieved the Seventh-grade Illusion Gold Fire from inside it.
• Xiao Ling put away the Beast Fire and led his companions out of the Library Pavilion.

Xiao Ling and the others collected their rewards from the Library Pavilion and prepared to enter the Inner Academy. Back in his room, Xiao Ling used ten drawing chances, examined the items he received, absorbed the Seventh-grade Illusion Gold Fire, and continued his routine until two days had passed.

• Xiao Ling and the others left the Library Pavilion with their treasures, and Hu Gan warned them not to reveal what had happened inside.
• Hu Gan escorted the five through the spatial doorway, then told them to report in two days so he could take them to the Inner Academy.
• Xiao Ling opened his personal panel and spent ten drawing chances, receiving gold coins, pills, a Sect Extreme Pill recipe, and other items.
• Xiao Ling examined the pills and recipe, deciding to keep the Life Returning Pill and save the other useful items for later.
• Xiao Ling absorbed the Seventh-grade Illusion Gold Fire, but Fen Jue remained at Profound Grade Low-Level; he then returned to cultivation and his usual activities as two days passed.

Xiao Ling and the other students prepared to enter Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy, but he surprised everyone by using Rayquaza instead of boarding a Griffin Beast. After showing off Rayquaza's Mega form, Xiao Ling and his companions flew toward the Inner Academy on its back.

• Xiao Ling and Xiao Xun'er arrived at Vice Dean Hu Gan's study, where Lin Xiuyai, Lin Yan, Han Yue, Liu Qing, and Liu Fei gathered with them.
• Hu Gan congratulated the fifty students who had passed the Selection Tournament and explained that the Inner Academy would help them reach their potential.
• Hu Gan summoned ten Griffin Beasts and told the students to board them in groups of five, while several students slipped on the beasts' backs and fell.
• Xiao Ling summoned Rayquaza, which transformed into its Mega form after he connected with it through their bond.
• Xiao Ling climbed onto Rayquaza and invited Lin Yan and the others aboard as the gathered students and instructors watched in amazement.

Xiao Ling and the new students traveled through Jia Nan Academy’s back mountains and entered the Inner Academy through a hidden Silver Gate. After Hu Gan introduced the talented newcomers to Elder Su and Elder Qing, Xiao Ling prepared his companions to face the Senior Students.

• Hu Gan led the students and Griffin Beasts through the back mountains, while he and three elders fought off powerful Magical Beasts and Xiao Ling trained Rayquaza against weaker ones.
• Hu Gan revealed a hidden Silver Gate on the grassland and led the group through it into another space.
• Xiao Ling entered the gate with Rayquaza, which he returned to his sleeve after canceling its Mega Evolution.
• At the forest entrance, Elder Su and Elder Qing greeted Hu Gan, who praised Xiao Ling and the new students’ talent.
• Xiao Ling returned to Xiao Xun'er and the others, called the Senior Students their targets, and told everyone to prepare themselves.

Elder Su explained the Fire Energy Hunt Competition, in which senior students could attack new students and seize the Fire Energy stored on their crystal chips. Xiao Ling and his companions ambushed and defeated the White Fiend Squad, took most of their Fire Energy, and continued into the forest to hunt for more opponents.

• Elder Su gave the new students crystal chips marked with five and warned them to guard their Fire Energy as they crossed the forest toward the Inner Academy.
• Xiao Ling and his companions reached the forest exit first and waited there for senior students to ambush.
• Xiao Ling spotted the White Fiend Squad approaching and coordinated a surprise attack with his companions.
• Xiao Ling and Lin Xiuyai defeated captain Lu Jin, while Xiao Xun'er and the others fought the remaining squad members.
• Xiao Ling forced the defeated White Fiend Squad to hand over their Fire Crystal Cards, took their Fire Energy down to seven days each, and led his companions away to find more prey.

Xiao Ling and the new students won the Fire Energy Hunt Competition, earning Fire Energy and Green Fire Crystal Cards before Elder Su led them into the Inner Academy. The chapter ended with the group descending into the vast basin that housed Jia Nan Academy’s core.

• Xiao Ling and his companions ambushed senior student teams at the forest exit and seized their Fire Crystal Cards.
• Elder Su declared the new students the winners and awarded everyone five days of Fire Energy, while Xiao Ling, Xiao Xun'er, Lin Xiuyai, Liu Qing, Han Yue, and Lin Yan received Green Fire Crystal Cards and sixty days of Fire Energy.
• Elder Su explained that Green Fire Crystal Cards saved three hundred days of Fire Energy compared with upgrading from a black card.
• Xiao Ling and the others exchanged their black cards for the green cards and returned the empty cards to Elder Su.
• Elder Su led the new students up the hill, where they saw the enormous basin and buildings of the Inner Academy.
• Elder Su led the excited new students down into the Inner Academy.

Xiao Ling and his companions settled into the Jia Nan Academy Inner Academy, where Elder Su explained how students used Fire Energy to cultivate and obtain resources. After exploring the academy with Xiao Xun'er, Xiao Ling ended the day looking ahead to growing stronger.

• Elder Su showed Xiao Ling, Lin Xiuyai, and Lin Yan their residence and encouraged them to form a team to survive Inner Academy life.
• Elder Su explained that students spent Fire Energy to enter the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower and obtain Techniques or Dou Skills, and could earn more by fighting in the arena.
• Xiao Ling and his companions agreed to clean their residence and make it their base before establishing their faction.
• Xiao Ling strolled through the Inner Academy with Xiao Xun'er and reflected on his progress, his family, and his desire to reach the Dou Wang realm.
• Xiao Ling joked about being destined for greatness, and he and Xiao Xun'er returned to their courtyards as their first day in the Inner Academy ended.

Xiao Ling refused to pay a Tribute Fee and continued toward the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower to test its effects. As more students rushed north, he realized the tower was near.

• Lin Xiuyai agreed to manage the faction while Xiao Ling offered to refine discounted pills for its members.
• Xiao Ling encountered Han Yue practicing in her courtyard and left without disturbing her.
• Senior Students tried to collect Xiao Ling's Fire Energy, but he defeated their leader before another senior student recognized him and let him pass.
• The senior student told the others that Xiao Ling was a ten-year-old peak fourth-tier Alchemist and had led freshmen to take the seniors' Fire Energy during the competition.
• Xiao Ling consulted Elder Su's map and traveled toward the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower, passing students fighting in public.
• Xiao Ling noticed students streaming down the road and sped up, realizing the tower was close.

Xiao Ling entered the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower and used a Calming Heart Pill to withstand the Fallen Heart Flame’s initial burning. After inspecting the tower’s cultivation rooms and central abyss, he decided to focus on increasing his strength before pursuing the dangers and opportunities below.

• Xiao Ling pushed through the crowd as the tower opened and took a Calming Heart Pill before entering.
• The Fallen Heart Flame caused Xiao Ling to burn and steam, but he swallowed the pill and quickly recovered.
• Students who had hoped to see Xiao Ling suffer were surprised when he walked into the tower.
• Xiao Ling explored the first floor and noted how its high-, mid-, and low-grade cultivation rooms were arranged.
• Xiao Ling found the bottomless central pit leading to the Underground Magma World, considered the dangers and treasures within, and turned his attention back to cultivating.

Xiao Ling tempered his Dou Qi with a projection of the Fallen Heart Flame in the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower, strengthening his cultivation while managing the resulting heat with Calming Heart Pills. After leaving the tower, he rode Rayquaza back and considered eventually sending it with Xun'er to the Ancient Clan.

• Xiao Ling entered a training room, spent one Fire Energy, and began cultivating on its black stone platform.
• The Fallen Heart Flame projection tempered Xiao Ling's Dou Qi, while the energy of his Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Torso Bone healed damage to his meridians.
• Xiao Ling used Calming Heart Pills to ease the heat in his body and continued cultivating until the tower's bell rang, finding his Dou Qi greatly increased and nearing a breakthrough to five-star Da Dou Shi.
• Xiao Ling left the tower and summoned Rayquaza to avoid the long walk back, drawing envious attention from the students.
• Xiao Ling rode Rayquaza through the clouds and considered letting it accompany Xun'er to the Ancient Clan in the future.

Xiao Ling helped establish the Supreme Freedom Gate and refined pills to earn Fire Energy while settling into life in Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy. Zi Yan appeared in his courtyard, ate his freshly refined pill, and persuaded him to refine pills for her if she supplied the ingredients.

• Lin Yan and Liu Qing sparred after Lin Yan used a Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill, while Xiao Ling discussed the Supreme Freedom Gate's preparations with Lin Xiuyai.
• Xiao Ling told Lin Xiuyai to recruit capable, well-behaved members and offered to refine Calming Heart Pills for cultivating in the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower.
• Xiao Ling regularly cultivated, practiced alchemy, sparred, and refined Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pills for the Supreme Freedom Gate to sell.
• Zi Yan suddenly appeared in Xiao Ling's courtyard, snatched his freshly refined Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill, and swallowed it.
• Zi Yan asked Xiao Ling to refine pills for her, and he agreed as long as she provided the ingredients.

Xiao Ling refined sweet pills from a Sky Jade Fruit for Zi Yan, who joined Supreme Freedom Gate and helped the faction grow. As Xiao Ling’s cultivation and alchemy improved in the Inner Academy, he continued saving his draw opportunities for a later journey.

• Xiao Ling refined the Sky Jade Fruit into pills, and Zi Yan eagerly ate them all.
• Xiao Ling told Zi Yan to bring more ingredients, introduced himself as Supreme Freedom Gate’s chief Alchemist, and invited her to join the faction.
• Zi Yan joined Supreme Freedom Gate as its eldest disciple, prompting many students to join and discouraging rivals from challenging it.
• Zi Yan became jealous after seeing Xiao Xun'er feed Sixth-grade Pills to Rayquaza, then began asking Xiao Xun'er for pills too.
• Xiao Ling’s cultivation and alchemy steadily advanced, though Jia Nan Academy could offer him little help beyond Elder Huo’s Fifth-grade expertise.

After two years at Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Ling had reached four-star Dou Ling but found the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower less useful for cultivation. A report about Xiao Yan’s sudden loss of cultivation left Xiao Ling thinking about his own future strength and the approaching threat of the Soul Clan.

• Xiao Ling ended his cultivation in the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower and reflected on how slowly he was advancing after reaching Dou Ling.
• Xiao Ling met Xiao Xun'er outside the tower, and the two flew toward their dormitories on Rayquaza.
• Xiao Xun'er told Xiao Ling that Xiao Yan had fallen from a Dou Zhe to the Third Stage of Dou Qi, and Xiao Ling suggested sending a prescription and finding an Alchemist to examine him.
• Xiao Ling kissed Xiao Xun'er during their flight while Ling Ying watched from the shadows.
• Xiao Ling returned to his room and worried that he needed more strength before the Soul Clan's thousand-year plan came to fruition.