Chapter Summaries

Xiao Huo attended a major auction in Black-Seal City, where Ya Fei presented his pills to the powerful families of the Black Corner Region. As the first Healing Pill sold for eight million gold coins, Xiao Huo noticed Ya Fei’s slightly protruding belly and suspected she was pregnant.

• Xiao Huo spent ten happy days with Nangong Yumo and Shangguan Lingshuang, who still did not know he was an alchemist.
• The Six Great Families and other powers gathered at the Nangong Family’s auction, where Xiao Huo took the foremost VIP seat.
• Ya Fei opened the auction and caught the hall’s attention, then exchanged a knowing look with Xiao Huo.
• Ya Fei put a Supreme Quality sixth-grade Healing Pill up for auction with a starting price of one million gold coins.
• The family heads bid the Healing Pill’s price up to eight million gold coins, and Xiao Huo realized his pills could greatly fund the Sacred Flame Sect.
• Xiao Huo noticed Ya Fei’s slightly protruding belly, while Ya Fei planned to tell him after the auction that she had a baby too.

After Xiao Huo’s pills earned thirty million gold coins at auction, the family heads speculated about the anonymous alchemist, but most dismissed the idea that Xiao Huo could be responsible. The Lin and Li Family Heads left still mocking him, while the others defended him.

• Ya Fei auctioned Xiao Huo’s pills for a total of thirty million gold coins, leaving the family heads eager to meet the alchemist.
• The family heads asked Nangong Hao Tian to introduce them to the alchemist, but he said he did not know the alchemist’s identity.
• The Zhao Family Patriarch suspected Xiao Huo was the alchemist, while Nangong Yumo and Shangguan Lingshuang doubted it and the Li Family Head and Lin Family Head ridiculed the idea.
• The Shangguan Family Head and Zhao Family Patriarch defended Xiao Huo, but the Li Family Head and Lin Family Head insisted he could not be an alchemist and left.

The Li Family Head and Lin Family Head challenged the other family heads to bet that Xiao Huo was not an Alchemist, hoping to claim their pills. The chapter ended with Master Feng, a sixth-grade Alchemist, bowing to Xiao Huo as his disciple and leaving the family heads stunned.

• The Shangguan Family Head, Nangong Hao Tian, and the Li and Lin Family Heads agreed to bet on whether Xiao Huo was an Alchemist, with the Li and Lin Family Heads expecting to win pills.
• Shangguan Lingshuang and Nangong Yumo went to find Xiao Huo and told him about the dispute.
• The family heads met Master Feng outside the auction house and asked whether he had refined the pills.
• Master Feng said he could not have refined pills of such quality and praised their creator's skill.
• Xiao Huo walked out with Nangong Yumo and Shangguan Lingshuang, then Master Feng bowed deeply and called him Master.

Xiao Huo’s identity as the genius alchemist behind the auction was revealed when Master Feng arrived and bowed to him as his master. The crowd revered Xiao Huo, while the Li Family Head and Lin Family Head were left pale after their doubts were disproved; the Li Family Head refused to honor his bet and vowed to kill Xiao Huo.

• Master Feng arrived, bowed to Xiao Huo, and asked him to accept him as a disciple, explaining that only Xiao Huo could save his granddaughter.
• The gathered family heads and guests realized Xiao Huo was the alchemist behind the auction, leaving the Li Family Head and Lin Family Head stunned.
• Nangong Hao Tian, Nangong Yumo, Shangguan Lingshuang, and the Nangong Family disciples celebrated Xiao Huo’s abilities.
• The Shangguan Family Head told the Li Family Head and Lin Family Head to kneel for losing their bet.
• The Li Family Head refused to kneel and vowed that the Li and Lin families would still kill Xiao Huo.

At the auction, Xiao Huo revealed overwhelming strength after the Li and Lin Family Heads refused to show him respect. He killed both of them and left with Nangong Yumo and Shangguan Lingshuang, leaving the gathered families stunned.

• The Li Family Head and Lin Family Head refused to bow to Xiao Huo, while Nangong Yumo warned him that they might target the Nangong Family.
• Xiao Huo released an immense aura that showed his cultivation surpassed Dou Emperor and approached peak Dou Ancestor.
• Xiao Huo forced the Li Family Head to his knees and killed him with the Great Desolate Prison Heaven Finger.
• The Lin Family Head begged to submit, but Xiao Huo killed him as well.
• Xiao Huo took Nangong Yumo and Shangguan Lingshuang and left as the other family heads and Zhao Wuji watched in shock.

Xiao Huo advanced to eight-star Dou Ancestor and set out with Xun'er for Jia Nan Academy, leaving Ya Fei behind with a promise to evolve her bloodline. Meanwhile, the Sacred Flame Sect continued to grow as Hai Bodong received Xiao Huo’s enormous auction earnings.

• The major families submitted to Xiao Huo, and the system announced his advancement and a quest to visit Xiao Yu at Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Huo promised the pregnant Ya Fei that he would return to evolve her bloodline, and the two shared an emotional farewell.
• Nangong Yumo and Shangguan Lingshuang returned to the academy with Master Feng, while Xiao Huo and Xun'er headed for Jia Nan Academy.
• The Five Great Families guarded the Black-Seal City auction, where powerful buyers competed fiercely for Xiao Huo’s medicinal pills.
• Hai Bodong saw the Sacred Flame Sect flourishing and received Spirit Jade Cards showing Xiao Huo had earned over thirty million gold coins.

Xiao Huo and Xun'er arrived at Jia Nan Academy, where their public affection shocked the disciples who idolized her. Xiao Huo then took Xun'er to find Xiao Yu.

• Xiao Huo and Xun'er walked together toward Jia Nan Academy, drawing attention because of Xun'er's beauty.
• Xiao Huo and Xun'er entered the academy hand in hand, and disciples spread the news that Xun'er was in love.
• Xiao Huo reassured Xun'er that he did not mind the attention she received from the academy's young men.
• Xiao Huo embraced and kissed Xun'er in public, leaving the watching disciples furious and heartbroken.
• Xiao Huo took Xun'er's hand and set off to find Xiao Yu.

Xiao Mei won her match at the Inner Academy Selection Competition and explained that Xiao Yu was absent because she was unwell. Xun'er then returned to compete, revealing that Xiao Huo had returned with her, and she swiftly defeated Ye Leng.

• Xiao Mei defeated her opponent with a powerful sword strike and won her match.
• Xiao Mei remembered Xiao Huo and worried that she might never reach his level.
• Xiao Mei said Xiao Yu was forfeiting because she was unwell, concealing that Xiao Yu was pregnant with Xiao Huo's child.
• Xun'er appeared for her match against Ye Leng after speaking with Xiao Huo.
• Xun'er instantly defeated Ye Leng, and Xiao Mei realized that Xiao Huo had returned too.

Xiao Huo returned and reunited with Xiao Mei, who kissed him in front of the Jia Nan Academy disciples, while Xun'er openly linked arms with him. When Xue Beng challenged Xiao Huo and attacked with Yellow Springs Palm, Xiao Huo's mere gaze immobilized him, leaving the fight's outcome unresolved.

• Xiao Mei recognized Xiao Huo, threw herself into his embrace, and kissed him as he comforted her.
• Xun'er joined Xiao Huo and linked arms with him, stunning the presiding elder and provoking the disciples' jealousy.
• The presiding elder announced Xiao Huo's match against Xue Beng, who challenged him over his relationships with Xun'er and Xiao Mei.
• Xue Beng unleashed his Mysterious Tier Low Grade Dou Technique, Yellow Springs Palm, while Xiao Huo simply waved a hand without releasing Dou Qi.
• Xiao Huo's gaze overwhelmed Xue Beng with pressure and left him unable to move.

Xiao Huo returned to Jia Nan Academy and instantly defeated Xue Beng, shocking the disciples and elders. He reunited with Xiao Yu, who was pregnant, and they embraced and kissed.

• Xiao Huo defeated Xue Beng with a single palm strike, and the presiding elder declared him the winner.
• The disciples reacted with shock and awe as Xiao Huo left with Xun'er and Xiao Mei.
• Xiao Huo found Xiao Yu on a mountain and surprised her from behind.
• Xiao Yu recognized Xiao Huo, dropped her sword, and threw herself into his arms.
• Xiao Yu asked Xiao Huo to kiss her, and he kissed her.

Xiao Huo reunited with Xiao Yu at Jia Nan Academy and promised to take responsibility for her and their unborn child. He then returned with her to the cultivation grounds, where he promised Instructor Ruo Lin and the Xiao Clan girls that he would lead them all into the Inner Academy.

• Xiao Huo and Xiao Yu reunited, shared an affectionate moment, and Xiao Huo promised he would marry her and take responsibility for their baby.
• Xiao Huo returned to the cultivation grounds with Xiao Yu, where the Xiao Clan girls greeted him and asked about joining the Sacred Flame Sect.
• Instructor Ruo Lin asked Xiao Huo whether he was confident about the Inner Academy Selection Competition.
• Xiao Huo declared that every Xiao Clan disciple could follow him into the Inner Academy and promised they would create a legend at Jia Nan Academy.

Xiao Huo and Xun'er faced Bai Shan, who publicly claimed Xun'er and boasted that Nangong Yumo and Shangguan Lingshuang were also his women. Xiao Huo prepared to break the academy’s rules and confront Bai Shan, but the arrival of Nangong Yumo and Shangguan Lingshuang interrupted him.

• Xiao Huo arrived at the Inner Academy Selection Competition with Xun'er and drew attention because of their closeness.
• Bai Shan claimed that Xun'er had promised to become his girlfriend, prompting the crowd to condemn her and Xiao Yu to attack him.
• Bai Shan broke Xiao Yu’s sword, while Xun'er denied agreeing to his claim and Xiao Huo challenged Bai Shan’s worthiness.
• Bai Shan boasted that Nangong Yumo and Shangguan Lingshuang were drawn to him, and Xiao Huo sealed the area with the Space Rule as he prepared to act.
• Nangong Yumo and Shangguan Lingshuang arrived, and Bai Shan approached them confidently as the crowd watched.

Bai Shan tried to entice Nangong Yumo and Shangguan Lingshuang with cultivation privileges, expecting them to submit to him. Instead, they went to Xiao Huo, and Nangong Yumo openly declared her affection and kissed him, leaving Bai Shan and the gathered disciples stunned.

• Bai Shan offered Nangong Yumo and Shangguan Lingshuang access to a Purple Tier Cultivation Room, Fire Energy, and the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower.
• Shangguan Lingshuang rejected Bai Shan's offer and led Nangong Yumo toward Xiao Huo.
• Bai Shan assumed the women were going to help him humiliate Xiao Huo and continued to look down on Xiao Huo.
• Xiao Huo greeted Nangong Yumo and Shangguan Lingshuang, and Nangong Yumo told him that she had missed him.
• Nangong Yumo took Xiao Huo's hand, said she wanted nothing more than him, and embraced and kissed him in front of the stunned crowd.

Bai Shan and Lu Mu targeted Xiao Huo after Nangong Yumo and Shangguan Lingshuang publicly sided with him, while Lu Mu suspected Xiao Yu was pregnant with Xiao Huo’s child. Lu Mu challenged Xiao Huo at the academy competition, and the chapter ended as Lu Mu unleashed a massive sword strike.

• Bai Shan left after Nangong Yumo rejected him and warned that she and Shangguan Lingshuang would pay for humiliating him.
• Nangong Yumo told Xiao Huo that Master Feng wanted him to treat his granddaughter, and Xiao Huo claimed Master Feng was his disciple.
• Shangguan Lingshuang called Xiao Huo her husband and confronted Bai Shan, while Lu Mu arrived and said Xiao Huo would pay for his closeness to Xiao Yu.
• Lu Mu suspected Xiao Yu was pregnant with Xiao Huo’s child and challenged Xiao Huo, while Bai Shan said he wanted Xiao Huo alive so he could kill him himself.
• Xiao Huo accepted Lu Mu’s challenge and stepped onto the platform; after the presiding elder began the battle, Lu Mu summoned a sword and unleashed a towering slash at him.

Xiao Huo effortlessly defeated Lu Mu by using the Space Rule and the Emperor’s Will, then crippled him with a blow from his golden staff. Lu Mu lost consciousness in a crater, leaving the disciples stunned by Xiao Huo’s overwhelming strength.

• Lu Mu launched a powerful sword attack, convinced he could kill Xiao Huo, while Bai Shan watched with confidence.
• Xiao Huo used the Space Rule to freeze Lu Mu and destroy his attack, shattering Bai Shan’s White Jade Sword in the process.
• Xiao Huo struck Lu Mu with his golden staff, breaking his bones and meridians and leaving him unable to cultivate.
• Xiao Huo sent Lu Mu flying into a crater, where Lu Mu failed to stand and passed out as the disciples watched in shock.

Xiao Huo defeated Lu Mu, rejected the presiding elder’s attempt to punish him, and overwhelmed Jia Nan Academy’s forces after revealing his immense strength. He destroyed the Bai Clan and Lu Clan, then killed Bai Shan.

• Xiao Huo crippled Lu Mu with one blow, and Bai Shan tried to flee after seeing Lu Mu’s defeat.
• The presiding elder declared Xiao Huo the competition champion, but Xiao Huo refused to accept his judgment and struck down the eighteen Enforcement Hall experts and the presiding elder.
• Xiao Huo revealed his Dou Qi Wings and pursued Bai Shan, burning Bai Shan’s followers and smashing him to the ground.
• Elder Bai arrived to save Bai Shan, but Xiao Huo killed him; the Bai Family Head and Lu Family Head then arrived with their forces.
• Xiao Huo used his powers to destroy the Bai Clan and Lu Clan, reducing their experts to ash.
• Xiao Huo pierced Bai Shan’s chest and killed him.

Xiao Huo killed Bai Shan and the Bai Clan forces after defeating Lu Mu, leaving the Outer Academy shocked and fearing the academy’s retaliation. The Outer Academy Dean Hu Gan and other elders rushed to the battle platform after learning Bai Shan and Lu Mu had died, surrounding Xiao Huo and his supporters.

• Xiao Huo killed Bai Shan with a staff strike, wiping out the Bai Clan forces and leaving the academy disciples stunned.
• The presiding elder accused Xiao Huo of attacking the Enforcement Team and violating academy rules, while Xiao Yu, Xiao Mei, Xun'er, Nangong Yumo, Shangguan Lingshuang, and Instructor Ruo Lin stood by him.
• Hu Gan and the Outer Academy elders learned that Bai Shan and Lu Mu’s jade tablets had shattered and realized both geniuses had died.
• Hu Gan, Elder Huo, Elder Shui, Wu Tianlang, the other elders, and over a thousand guards arrived at the battle platform and surrounded Xiao Huo.

Hu Gan and the Jia Nan Academy guards confronted Xiao Huo over Bai Shan’s death, while Elder Bai arrived and attacked the Xiao Clan. Xiao Huo revealed his eight-star Dou Ancestor cultivation, shielded his clan, and struck down Hu Gan and Wu Tianlang, leaving him facing Elder Bai’s wrath.

• Hu Gan ordered the guards to surround Xiao Huo and the Xiao Clan after the presiding elder blamed Xiao Huo for Bai Shan’s death.
• Hu Gan accused Xiao Huo of killing Bai Shan and stealing Xiao Xun’er from him, while Xiao Huo condemned Jia Nan Academy.
• Elder Bai arrived, knocked Hu Gan down with his pressure, and attacked Xiao Huo and the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Huo revealed his eight-star Dou Ancestor cultivation and formed a golden shield to protect the injured Xiao Clan members.
• Xiao Huo slapped Hu Gan and Wu Tianlang out of the sky and challenged Jia Nan Academy to attack his clan again.

Xiao Huo defeated Hu Gan and confronted Elder Bai after the Inner Academy First Elder attacked the Xiao Family disciples. As Jia Nan Academy’s enforcement team and elders surrounded him, Xiao Huo threatened to destroy the academy if Elder Bai harmed anyone under his protection.

• Xiao Huo struck Hu Gan down with a staff blow, shocking the disciples and presiding elder.
• Xiao Huo revealed his eight-star Dou Ancestor cultivation and shielded the wounded Xiao Family disciples from Elder Bai.
• Elder Bai unleashed his Dou Venerate pressure, shattered Xiao Huo’s golden barrier, and sent attacks toward the Xiao Family disciples.
• Xiao Huo used the Space Rule, Star Rule, Seven-colored Heavenly Flame, and Great Desolate Prison Heaven Finger to threaten Jia Nan Academy with destruction if Elder Bai attacked again.
• Jia Nan Academy’s enforcement team, Inner Academy elders, and First Elders surrounded Xiao Huo as Elder Bai faced him with fury.

Elder Bai ordered his nine Dou Venerate assassins to kill Xun'er, despite Jia Nan Academy’s elders pleading with him to stop. Xiao Huo reached Xun'er as the attack engulfed them and shielded her with his body, leaving their fate uncertain.

• Su Qian, Master Feng, and the Inner Academy Elders urged Elder Bai to withdraw his order, while Master Feng revealed Xiao Huo’s alchemy surpassed that of a ninth-grade Alchemist.
• Elder Bai refused to spare Xun'er and ordered his nine assassins to attack her, intending to cripple Xiao Huo as well.
• Ling Ying rushed to protect Xun'er but was blasted away, and Xun'er’s powers failed to stop the assassins’ attack.
• Xiao Huo charged through the attacks toward Xun'er, wounded and unable to halt the nine Dou Venerate assassins.
• Xiao Huo pulled Xun'er into his arms and turned to shield her as the deadly curtain of light crashed down.