Chapter Summaries

Xiao Han defeated Jia Lie Ao in one move, paid for the elderly vendor’s smashed stall, and gave Xiao Xun'er a jade bracelet. After learning he could now travel to other planes and return to any visited one, Xiao Han delayed his departure and decided to sabotage Xiao Yan before leaving.

• Jia Lie Ao challenged Xiao Han, who defeated him with a single Stone Shattering Palm strike.
• Xiao Han paid an elderly vendor for the damage to her jade stall and gave Xiao Xun'er a bracelet.
• Xiao Xun'er rejected Xiao Yan’s invitation to go out, leaving him furious at Xiao Han.
• System Xiao Ai told Xiao Han that his three-month stay had charged the system and unlocked travel to a random plane.
• Xiao Han learned he could return to any plane he had visited, then decided to undermine Xiao Yan before departing.

Xiao Han set out for the Monster Beast Mountain Range to gain strength and disrupt events in Xiao Yan’s future journey. After leaving Xiao Xun'er and traveling alone, he got lost and discovered the Black Wolf Gang attacking a caravan.

• Xiao Han decided to travel to the Monster Beast Mountain Range to strengthen himself and pursue opportunities before Xiao Yan's future journey there.
• Xiao Han told Xiao Xun'er he was leaving, promised to return before the coming-of-age ceremony, and Xiao Xun'er ordered Ling Ying to follow him secretly.
• Xiao Han traveled east alone, became lost on the road, and spotted a caravan under attack.
• Xiao Han recognized the attackers as the Black Wolf Gang and watched as they overwhelmed the caravan's defenses.

Xiao Han intervened as Black Wolf’s gang was about to destroy Chen Zilong’s caravan and seize the Cold Flame Ginseng. He dodged the Third Boss’s attack and struck back with Stone Shattering Palm.

• Black Wolf demanded 200,000 gold coins and the Cold Flame Ginseng from the injured Chen Zilong, revealing that He Lei had told him about Chen Zilong’s condition.
• Chen Zilong refused to surrender, ordered Chen Xiangxiang to escape with the Cold Flame Ginseng, and rallied the caravan for a last stand.
• Black Wolf ordered his gang to attack and take the women, but Xiao Han appeared and told the bandits to leave.
• Black Wolf mocked Xiao Han and sent the Third Boss to kill him; Xiao Han evaded the Third Boss’s club and launched a counterattack with Stone Shattering Palm.

Xiao Han killed the Black Wolf Gang's Third Boss and defeated Black Wolf, then survived Black Wolf's betrayal and accepted an invitation to travel with the Chen Family caravan. He set out with them toward Youmen Village, which lay on the way to Qingshan Town.

• Xiao Han killed the Black Wolf Gang's Third Boss with one palm strike and fought Black Wolf, injuring him with a counterattack.
• Black Wolf begged for his life, but after Xiao Han let him go, he tried to stab Xiao Han from behind.
• Chen Xiangxiang and System Xiao Ai warned Xiao Han, who used Palm Absorption to dodge the attack and then killed Black Wolf.
• Xiao Han searched Black Wolf, found several hundred gold coins, and asked the caravan how to reach Qingshan Town.
• The Chen Family's head and his daughter invited Xiao Han to accompany their caravan through Youmen Village, and Xiao Han agreed.

Xiao Han confronted He Dong, who had blocked the Chen Family from entering Youmen Village and demanded that Chen Xiangxiang marry him. Xiao Han cut down He Dong’s men, leaving He Dong bloodied as the confrontation erupted.

• He Dong blocked the Chen Family’s way into Youmen Village and demanded that Chen Xiangxiang marry him in exchange for their passage.
• The mercenaries abandoned the Chen Family after declaring their escort mission complete, leaving the family surrounded by He Dong’s forces.
• Chen Xiangxiang refused He Dong’s demand, and the Chen Family Patriarch promised to protect her despite the danger to their clansmen.
• Xiao Han agreed to help the Chen Family enter the village and warned He Dong to let them pass.
• When He Dong ordered his men to attack, Xiao Han took a treasured sword and beheaded the surrounding disciples, splattering He Dong with blood.

Xiao Han rescued the Chen Family from He Dong and gave the injured Chen Family Patriarch potions that restored him to health. After arriving at the Chen residence, Xiao Han was visited at his room by Chen Xiangxiang.

• Xiao Han killed He Dong's men and learned from Chen Zilong that the He Family had poisoned and displaced the Chen Family, then arranged attacks to prevent its recovery.
• Xiao Han promised to protect the Chen Family from He Lei, who might retaliate for He Dong's death.
• Xiao Han gave Chen Zilong a Red Potion, which rapidly healed his injuries, then supplied three more that restored him completely.
• Xiao Han reached the Chen residence and was shown to a luxurious room.
• Chen Xiangxiang arrived at Xiao Han's door in a black robe and asked to come inside.

Chen Xiangxiang thanked Xiao Han for saving her and asked him to stay, but he promised to protect the Chen Family without accepting her offer. When He Lei attacked the Chen Family to avenge his son, Xiao Han killed him with one punch, and the Chen Family set out to eliminate the He Family.

• Chen Xiangxiang tried to repay Xiao Han by offering herself and asking him to remain with the Chen Family, but Xiao Han covered her with her robe and promised to keep his word.
• He Lei arrived at the Chen Family residence with hundreds of armed disciples and wounded Chen Zilong while demanding the person who killed He Dong.
• Xiao Han stepped forward, admitted killing He Dong, and faced He Lei's sword attack.
• Xiao Han used Eight Extremes Collapse to knock away He Lei's sword and kill him with one punch.
• He Lei's disciples fled, and Chen Zilong led the Chen Family to attack the He Family.

Xiao Han prepared to leave after resolving the He Family's crisis, but the Chen Family Patriarch offered him an ancestral Jade Slip in gratitude. Xiao Han extracted and fused the technique inside, learning Plum Blossom Swordplay on Snow.

• Xiao Han gave the Chen Family Patriarch four bottles of Red Potion to heal his injuries.
• The Chen Family Patriarch explained his family's decline and offered Xiao Han a Jade Slip containing their ancestor's battle technique.
• Xiao Han tried to sense the Jade Slip's contents, but its icy remnant will overwhelmed him because he lacked the realm of a Dou Ling.
• Xiao Han used Extraction to reveal that the technique was Yellow Tier Low Grade Plum Blossom Swordplay on Snow.
• Xiao Han used Fusion and successfully obtained the skill Plum Blossom Swordplay on Snow.

Xiao Han persuaded the Chen Family Patriarch to submit the Chen Family to the Xiao Clan, then reached Qingshan Town and found a likely Blood Lotus Essence at the Myriad Medicine Pavilion. The chapter left him considering the ingredient’s importance for surviving the heat of Heavenly Flames.

• Xiao Han offered to help the Chen Family by arranging its submission to the Xiao Clan, and the Chen Family Patriarch recognized him as Xiao Han after reading his letter.
• Xiao Han rode to Qingshan Town and went to the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, where he hoped to meet Xiao Yi Xian nearly a year before Xiao Yan would encounter her.
• Xiao Han searched the shop for Blood Lotus Essence, which Xiao Yan was expected to obtain cheaply a year later.
• Xiao Han spotted an item labeled Yellow Lotus Essence, and Xiao Ai estimated an 80% chance that it was the rare Blood Lotus Essence.
• Xiao Ai explained that Blood Lotus Essence was needed to refine a Blood Lotus Pill that could protect the body from Heavenly Flames.

Xiao Han acquired Blood Lotus Essence and gained experience for disrupting Xiao Yan’s future opportunity, then avoided approaching Xiao Yi Xian too directly. The next morning, he disguised himself as a fortune teller and headed for Myriad Medicine Pavilion to meet her.

• Xiao Han bought Blood Lotus Essence at Myriad Medicine Pavilion and received 6,000 Experience Points and 1,200 Coupon Points from the system.
• Xiao Han saw Xiao Yi Xian pass by but decided not to approach her rashly, remembering how his overfamiliarity had hindered him with Old Man Yao.
• Xiao Han checked into an inn, slept through the night, and prepared a masked fortune-teller disguise the next morning.
• Xiao Han walked through town advertising his fortune-telling while mercenaries recruited teams for the Monster Beast Mountain Range.
• Xiao Han continued toward Myriad Medicine Pavilion to meet Xiao Yi Xian.

Xiao Han joined Myriad Medicine Pavilion’s expedition into the Monster Beast Mountain Range to get close to Xiao Yi Xian and search for a cave containing Dou Techniques. After the group killed four Crimson Ice Snakes near the likely cave location, Xiao Han noticed an ominous flock of normally hostile birds flying together.

• Xiao Han demonstrated his ice-attribute Battle Qi by freezing a tree trunk and secured the last escort slot for 500 gold coins.
• Xiao Han spotted a Wolf Head Mercenary Group member speaking with Xiao Yi Xian and learned that destroying the group would earn him Experience Points for disrupting Xiao Yan’s future path.
• Four Crimson Ice Snakes ambushed the expedition, and the mercenaries killed them while Xiao Yi Xian treated the injured men.
• Xiao Han recognized the snakes as a sign that a Dou Technique cave might be within ten li of the group.
• Xiao Han noticed different species of birds that were natural enemies flying together overhead, alarming the expedition.

Xiao Han and Xiao Yi Xian were caught between waves of Monster Beasts after a Rhinoceros Beast Tide overwhelmed their group. Xiao Han saved Xiao Yi Xian from being trampled, and they ended up by a mist-shrouded cliff where he spotted a White Orchid Fruit.

• Crimson Ice Snakes stampeded through the group, biting mercenaries and leaving twenty unable to fight.
• Rhinoceros Beasts charged from the bushes, breaking through the mercenaries’ defenses and killing several veteran fighters.
• The old mercenaries fled into nearby trees, while the Wolf Head Mercenary Group abandoned the herb-gathering party to protect its Young Leader.
• The Young Leader ignored Xiao Yi Xian’s plea for help, so Xiao Han rescued her as the Rhinoceros Beasts bore down on them.
• Xiao Han and Xiao Yi Xian escaped the stampede near a bottomless cliff, where Xiao Han noticed a White Orchid Fruit.

Xiao Han revealed a hidden cliff cave to Xiao Yi Xian and persuaded her to explore it with him. As they climbed down, Xiao Yi Xian killed a Rock Snake that attacked them.

• Xiao Yi Xian picked a White Orchid Fruit and told Xiao Han she no longer owed him a favor.
• Xiao Han showed Xiao Yi Xian the concealed cave, but she initially refused to explore it with him.
• Xiao Han warned Xiao Yi Xian about facing a He Yuan alone, so she agreed to accompany him to the cave.
• Xiao Han made a rope from vines and climbed down the cliff, followed by Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yi Xian knocked a Rock Snake off the cliff when it attacked them during their descent.

Xiao Han extracted the Rock Snake’s poison from himself and realized Xiao Yi Xian’s Calamity Poison Body could benefit from it. After Xiao Yi Xian recovered and grew stronger, Xiao Han reached for her hand to help her, leaving her wary of his intentions.

• Xiao Han caught Xiao Yi Xian as she fell, noticed the Rock Snake’s bite, and carried her down to a ledge.
• Xiao Ai explained that Xiao Han could use Extraction to remove the poison, and he extracted the Rock Snake Poison Attribute from himself.
• Xiao Han decided to give the poison attribute to Xiao Yi Xian because he could not safely use poison himself.
• Xiao Yi Xian recovered, realized she had become stronger, and learned that Xiao Han knew about her Calamity Poison Body.
• Xiao Han reached for Xiao Yi Xian’s hand, saying he wanted to help her grow stronger, while she stayed on guard.

Xiao Han helped Xiao Yi Xian increase her cultivation, then cleared the cave entrance and led her inside to find its treasures. The pair reached a dead end, where Xiao Yi Xian accidentally collided with Xiao Han and angrily demanded to know what he was doing.

• Xiao Han saw through Xiao Yi Xian's concealed poison powder and used his ability to increase her Poison Attribute, earning Experience Points and Coupon Points for changing the storyline.
• Xiao Han blasted rubble and strange trees away from the cave entrance with Eight Extremes Collapse, exhausting himself.
• Xiao Han invited Xiao Yi Xian to share the cave's treasures and entered first, reassuring her that he trusted her.
• Xiao Yi Xian followed Xiao Han through the dark cave until he stopped before a pale-yellow stone door.
• Xiao Yi Xian bumped into Xiao Han from behind and, blushing, demanded to know what he was doing; Xiao Han pointed out that they had reached a dead end.

Xiao Han and Xiao Yi Xian opened a hidden cave and discovered rare treasures, including the Ice Spirit Flame Grass Xiao Han needed for a Blood Lotus Pill. After claiming it and leveling up to an Eight-star Dou Master, Xiao Han left the other herbs and cave treasures for Xiao Yi Xian and examined the remains of the cave’s owner.

• Xiao Han found a concealed switch and opened the stone door, while Xiao Yi Xian tested the entrance for traps before they went inside.
• Xiao Han and Xiao Yi Xian discovered the cave owner’s skeleton, valuable goods, and a flowerbed filled with rare medicinal herbs.
• Xiao Han and Xiao Yi Xian recognized the Ice Spirit Flame Grass, and Xiao Han claimed it while offering the other herbs to Xiao Yi Xian.
• System Xiao Ai rewarded Xiao Han for taking Xiao Yan’s opportunity, and Xiao Han advanced to an Eight-star Dou Master.
• Xiao Han recognized the cave’s potential treasures and examined the skeleton, but decided not to investigate the cave owner’s identity.

Xiao Han and Xiao Yi Xian explored the Poison Master's cave and unlocked its treasures. Xiao Yi Xian obtained a poison scripture, and they prepared to open the remaining stone boxes.

• Xiao Yi Xian took the rare medicinal herbs, while Xiao Han removed a key from the skeleton and found a hidden scroll in its arm.
• Xiao Han claimed the scroll containing information about the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and gained experience points from his System.
• Xiao Han told Xiao Yi Xian that the cave belonged to a Poison Master, exciting her with the possibility of finding treasures suited to her.
• Xiao Yi Xian kicked the first opened stone box away, revealing a Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, which Xiao Han gave to her.
• Xiao Yi Xian eagerly urged Xiao Han to open the remaining two stone boxes.

Xiao Han took the Eagle Wings Flight Fighting Skill from Xiao Yi Xian and gained enough experience to reach nine-star Dou Master. Before they could open the final stone box, Mu Li and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group arrived and demanded Xiao Yi Xian’s loot.

• Xiao Yi Xian found the Mysterious Tier Advanced Flight Fighting Skill Eagle Wings in a stone box and handed it to Xiao Han.
• Xiao Han stored Eagle Wings, received 70,000 Experience Points and 12,000 Coupon Points, and advanced to nine-star Dou Master.
• Xiao Han explained to Xiao Yi Xian that the system rewarded him more for obtaining the actual Fighting Skill than for obtaining information about the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Xiao Han sensed people approaching the stone chamber before Xiao Yi Xian could open the last stone box.
• Mu Li arrived with more than a dozen Wolf Head Mercenary Group members, ordered them to seal the cave entrance, and demanded Xiao Yi Xian’s loot in exchange for taking her with him.

Xiao Han protected Xiao Yi Xian from Mu Li and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, killing their attackers and earning rewards from the system for disrupting the storyline. He killed Mu Li, leaving the group’s retaliation unresolved.

• Mu Li demanded that Xiao Yi Xian marry him, hand over the treasure, and join the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, then ordered his men to attack Xiao Han and her.
• Xiao Han killed five mercenaries with a single Stone Shattering Palm and learned from System Xiao Ai that disrupting the storyline earned him rewards.
• Mu Li attacked Xiao Han with his Wood Hardening technique, but Xiao Han’s Nine-star Dou Zhe strength sent him crashing into the cliff wall.
• Xiao Han rejected Mu Li’s offer of money and killed him with a punch, earning more Experience Points and Coupon Points from the system.

Xiao Han killed the Wolf Head Mercenary Group members who guarded the cave entrance, then poisoned the last survivor instead of killing him. He planned to use the captive to ensure that he and Xiao Yi Xian could safely climb back up the cliff.

• Xiao Han pursued the fleeing mercenaries and killed them with his sword, earning Experience Points from the system.
• When the last two mercenaries tried to escape, one betrayed his companion as a decoy; Xiao Han killed the betrayed man and captured the other.
• Xiao Han asked Xiao Yi Xian for a poison that would take effect after half an hour, and she gave him Half-Chen Three-Insect Grass.
• Xiao Han forced the captive to swallow the poison and explained that he needed him alive in case Wolf Head Mercenary Group members above the cliff tried to cut the rope.
• Xiao Yi Xian understood Xiao Han’s plan and followed him toward the stone chamber.