Chapter Summaries

Xiao Han challenged the order for entering the Dou Qi Pavilion and revealed an astonishing range of attributes when he tested the crystal ball. The ball shattered before the final attribute could appear, leaving the Xiao Clan stunned by Xiao Han’s apparent Eight Attributes.

• Xiao Xun'er ignored Xiao Yan and greeted Xiao Han warmly at the Dou Qi Pavilion.
• Xiao Zhan explained the pavilion’s rules and called Xiao Yan first, but Xiao Han objected because he had placed first in the coming-of-age ceremony.
• Xiao Han tested the crystal ball, which blazed with fire and wood before displaying several more attributes.
• The crystal ball shattered after showing seven colors, and the crowd concluded that Xiao Han possessed all Eight Attributes.
• Xiao Han praised Xiao Ai for finding him a body with every attribute.

Xiao Han and Xiao Xun'er entered the Dou Qi Pavilion, where Xiao Han seized the cultivation technique meant for Xiao Yan and left a message before Xiao Yan arrived. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan finding the message on the empty stone platform.

• Xiao Xun'er shattered the replacement Crystal Ball after displaying talent as dazzling as Xiao Han's, then joined Xiao Han in the Dou Qi Pavilion.
• Xiao Han led Xiao Xun'er to room forty-three on the Fire Path and broke its strongest Barrier to obtain Refining Fire Burning.
• Xiao Xun'er took the scroll, warned Xiao Han that a Yellow Tier technique would not suit him, and gave him the Mysterious Tier Advanced Taming Flame Art.
• Xiao Han stored the scroll in his System Package, regained the system reward, and told Xiao Xun'er that he already had a higher-grade cultivation technique.
• Xiao Han carved “Xiao Han was here!” into the stone platform and sealed the doorway with a light screen before leaving with Xiao Xun'er.
• Xiao Yan broke through the Barrier, entered the room, and froze when he read Xiao Han's message on the platform.

Xiao Han helped Xiao Clan disciples break the Dou Qi Pavilion’s barriers, arguing that they deserved access to better cultivation techniques. He then opened a barrier for Xiao Mei, allowing her to obtain a Wind Attribute Mysterious Tier Low Grade cultivation technique and earning system rewards.

• Xiao Xun'er asked Xiao Han to accompany her around the Dou Qi Pavilion, and he agreed.
• Xiao Han broke barriers for Xiao Clan disciples who asked for his help, then shattered many barriers at once so they could choose cultivation techniques for themselves.
• Xiao Xun'er questioned Xiao Han about helping the disciples, and he explained that the Xiao Clan should give its members better chances to grow.
• The Pantry Elder ordered the guards to let Xiao Han do as he pleased, saying the clan’s revival depended on him.
• Xiao Han found Xiao Mei crying because she could not break a barrier before time ran out, then broke it for her.
• Xiao Mei obtained a Wind Attribute Mysterious Tier Low Grade cultivation technique, and Xiao Han received 80,000 Experience Points and 16,000 Coupon Points.

Xiao Han’s help at the Dou Qi Pavilion earned him Experience Points, and his nighttime confrontation with Xiao Yu pushed him into the Dou Ling realm. The system shut down for a five-minute reboot, leaving Xiao Han facing Xiao Yu’s attack without its assistance.

• Xiao Han received rewards for helping 134 Xiao Clan members obtain cultivation methods, bringing his cultivation to the peak of the Nine-star Great Dou Master realm.
• Xiao Han and Xiao Xun'er registered their scrolls, while the clan members who received Yellow Tier Advanced techniques left for the clan’s businesses or went into seclusion.
• Xiao Han accompanied Xiao Xun'er around town, then returned to his room that night and narrowly dodged Xiao Yu’s sword attack.
• Xiao Yu accused Xiao Han of taking advantage of her, and Xiao Han argued that he had helped her resolve her feelings about Xiao Yan.
• The system rewarded Xiao Han for throwing Xiao Yu’s heart into turmoil, advanced him to the Dou Ling realm, and shut down to reboot for five minutes.

After advancing to the Dou Ling realm, Xiao Han subdued Xiao Yu and warned her to stop attacking him, though she left still furious. The system then restarted as version 4.0, unlocking new shop items and a recycling function.

• Xiao Han gained 200,000 Experience Points and advanced to the Dou Ling realm while fleeing Xiao Yu.
• Xiao Yu continued attacking Xiao Han, and he offered to take responsibility, but she rejected him and accused him of plotting against her.
• Xiao Han used Palm Absorption and Fire Blowing Palm to knock Xiao Yu down, then pinned her wrists and warned her not to attack him again.
• Xiao Han released Xiao Yu, who left with a cold look, and he wondered whether intervening in her relationship with Xiao Yan had been a mistake.
• The system restarted and upgraded to version 4.0, granting Xiao Han a Lucky Draw Ticket, Level 4 shop privileges, and an item recycling function.

Xiao Han stopped Xiao Yu’s second assassination attempt and learned she had only come to call him to lunch, then attended a Xiao Clan banquet about a possible partnership with a mysterious Second-grade Alchemist. After the banquet, he went shopping with Xiao Xun'er and encountered a commotion involving the Gale Family’s Rejuvenation Powder.

• Xiao Han dodged Xiao Yu’s attack, subdued her, and disciplined her after she ambushed him in Qing Lin’s room.
• Xiao Han freed Qing Lin and learned Xiao Yu had come to call him to lunch.
• At the family banquet, Xiao Han learned the Xiao Clan was discussing cooperation with a mysterious Black Robe and realized Xiao Yan was selling pills through the Mittel Auction House.
• Xiao Han accepted Xiao Xun'er's invitation to visit a jewelry shop, and they left the Xiao Clan estate together.
• Xiao Han and Xiao Xun'er saw men carrying boxes of the Gale Family’s Rejuvenation Powder as a crowd gathered, and Xiao Xun'er urged him to investigate.

Xiao Han and Xiao Xun'er witnessed how the Gale Family’s Rejuvenation Powder hurt the Xiao Clan’s market business, then overheard the clan leaders seek Xiao Yan’s help. Xiao Han chose not to intervene yet, while his closeness with Xiao Xun'er deepened.

• Xiao Han and Xiao Xun'er saw mercenaries eagerly buy the Gale Family’s Rejuvenation Powder, and Xiao Han dismissed it as an inferior first-grade medicine.
• Xiao Han and Xiao Xun'er followed the Three Great Elders to Xiao Zhan’s office and overheard them discuss the Xiao Clan’s lost customers and Gale Bi’s provocation.
• The Third Elder urged Xiao Zhan to seek help from the mysterious Alchemist, and Xiao Yan agreed to ask the old gentleman despite claiming he might refuse.
• Xiao Han decided not to help the Xiao Clan yet, telling Xiao Xun'er that the timing was not right.
• Xiao Xun'er brushed leaves and dust from Xiao Han’s clothes, and he gazed at her until she shyly asked what he was looking at.

The Xiao Clan debated how to respond as Gale Bi’s business campaign drove the clan and the Ouba Family toward ruin. Xiao Zhan agreed to ally with the Ouba Family and fight, but a black-robed stranger interrupted the meeting.

• The Xiao Clan’s elders and members argued over Gale Bi’s attack, while Xiao Ding Tian warned that a direct fight could leave the clan vulnerable.
• Xiao Yu explained to Xiao Ning that Alchemists could attract powerful followers, and Xiao Ning realized Xiao Han might be able to save the clan.
• Xiao Xun'er stayed calm because she believed Xiao Han, an Alchemist of at least the Second-grade, had a reason for remaining absent.
• The First Elder delivered the Ouba Family’s proposal for a temporary alliance, and the Xiao Clan members demanded battle.
• Xiao Zhan accepted the prospect of fighting the Gale Family, but a black-robed figure kicked open the hall doors and mocked the Xiao Clan.

Xiao Han disguised himself as Black Robe and entered the Xiao Clan council hall, where he announced that he would become clan chief and scolded the clan for its decline. As Xiao Zhan and the elders prepared to respond, the old man from the Dou Qi Pavilion arrived with a terrifying aura.

• Xiao Zhan and the Three Great Elders welcomed Black Robe and gave him the clan chief’s seat, believing he might help the Xiao Clan against the Gale Family.
• Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Ding Tian recognized Black Robe as Xiao Han after he revealed himself.
• Xiao Han declared himself the Xiao Clan’s new chief, shocking the clan members and drawing objections from Xiao Zhan, Xiao Ding Tian, and Xiao Xun'er.
• Xiao Han criticized the clan’s lack of ambition and revealed that it had once been one of the Eight Ancient Clans, descended from Ancestor Xiao Xuan.
• An imposing aura filled the council hall, and the old man from the Dou Qi Pavilion entered and ordered everyone to be silent.

Xiao Han revealed the Xiao Clan's hidden descent from a Dou Emperor and urged the Pantry Elder to let him lead the clan to greatness. He bolstered his claim by revealing Xiao Ding Tian's increased cultivation and his mother's Shadow Clone Technique, which could accelerate cultivation.

• The Pantry Elder appeared, and the Xiao Clan's four known Da Dou Shi respectfully addressed him as their senior.
• Xiao Han confronted the Pantry Elder about the clan's concealed history and declared that the Xiao Clan descended from a Dou Emperor and Ancestor Xiao Xuan.
• Xiao Han argued that he could lead the Xiao Clan to greatness and challenged Xiao Zhan's low-profile approach.
• Xiao Ding Tian revealed that he had advanced to Five-Star Great Dou Master, shocking the clan elders.
• Xiao Han's Mother demonstrated her Shadow Clone Technique, explaining that its physical clones could fight and help their user cultivate twice as quickly.

Xiao Han offered to teach the Xiao Clan his Shadow Clone Technique in exchange for control of the clan’s Patriarch’s token. He agreed to help resolve the Gale Family crisis, then revealed that he was a Second-grade Alchemist.

• Xiao Han told the Xiao Clan that he would share his Dou Techniques if he became Vice Patriarch and safeguarded the Patriarch’s token.
• Xiao Zhan resisted, but the Pantry Elder supported Xiao Han, and Xiao Zhan agreed to the arrangement if Xiao Han resolved the Gale Family crisis.
• Xiao Han and Xiao Zhan sealed their agreement with a high-five.
• Xiao Han revealed his Second-grade Alchemist badge, astonishing Xiao Zhan and delighting the clan elders.

Xiao Han revealed that he had brought three thousand bottles of a powerful healing medicine called Water of Life. He proved its effectiveness by cutting Xiao Zhan and healing the wound in seconds, leaving the Xiao Clan amazed.

• Xiao Ding Tian told the Xiao Clan that a Fourth-Grade Pill had raised his cultivation by three stars, prompting the elders to look eagerly at Xiao Han.
• Xiao Han dismissed their requests to refine pills and produced three thousand bottles of red Water of Life, claiming it surpassed other first-grade healing medicines.
• Xiao Zhan questioned whether the liquid medicine could match the effects of pills, so Xiao Han decided to test it on him.
• Xiao Han cut Xiao Zhan's arm with Xiao Yu's sword and told him to apply Water of Life to the wound.
• Xiao Zhan poured the medicine onto the gash, which stopped bleeding and healed within seconds, astonishing the Xiao Clan.

Xiao Han demonstrated the healing power of Water of Life and introduced potions that restored Battle Qi and countered poison, winning the Xiao Clan’s confidence. He left Xiao Zhan wary of him and the clan impressed by his array of supplies.

• Xiao Han punched Xiao Zhan through a wall, leaving him badly injured and the clan shocked by his strength.
• Xiao Han gave Xiao Zhan Red Potion, which healed his internal injuries when he drank it.
• Xiao Han explained that Water of Life could heal most internal and external injuries, and the Xiao Clan disciples grew excited about its value.
• Xiao Han displayed Battle Qi Water and explained how much cultivators of different ranks needed to recover their Battle Qi.
• Xiao Han revealed basic antidotes and teased Xiao Zhan about trying one, but Xiao Zhan declined and said he believed Xiao Han.

Xiao Han supplied the Xiao Clan with medicinal agents to resolve its financial crisis and received two clan heirlooms, including a Fragment of Tuoshe Ancient Jade. Touching the fragment triggered a system reward that raised him to Three Star Dou Ling, and the chapter ended with a mysterious Black Robe arriving to discuss cooperation.

• Xiao Han offered the Xiao Clan half the sales profits from his medicinal agents and asked them to wait until the Gale Family raised its prices to sell them.
• Xiao Zhan gave Xiao Han the clan's Rusted Iron Sword and then presented him with a Fragment of Tuoshe Ancient Jade.
• Xiao Han's system awarded him experience and Coupon Points when he touched the jade, leveling him up three times to Three Star Dou Ling.
• Xiao Han left with Xiao Xun'er to buy supplies while the clan members hid the medicinal agents.
• A clan guard reported that a Black Robe had arrived and requested a private meeting with Xiao Zhan about cooperation.

Old Man Yao arrived at the Xiao Clan with healing medicine for Xiao Yan’s sake, only to learn that the clan already had Xiao Han’s Water of Life. After discovering Xiao Han had made it, he was stunned, and Xiao Ying pulled back his hood.

• Old Man Yao entered the Xiao Clan council hall and revealed that he had taken Xiao Yan as his disciple.
• Old Man Yao presented 1,283 bottles of Blood Coagulation Powder and offered to split the proceeds with the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Zhan refused the medicine, explaining that the clan already had healing medicine and lacked the manpower to sell more.
• Xiao Zhan handed Old Man Yao a bottle of Water of Life, which Old Man Yao examined and praised for its powerful life aura.
• Xiao Ning identified Xiao Han as the maker of the Water of Life, stunning Old Man Yao.
• Xiao Ying yanked off Old Man Yao’s hood and accused him of putting on an act.

After Xiao Yan was exposed as Black Robe, Xiao Zhan punished him while the Xiao Clan praised Xiao Han for resolving its crisis. Xiao Han also secured the Mittel Auction House’s promise to stop supplying the Gale Family, and he advanced to four-star Dou Spirit.

• The Second Elder removed Black Robe’s hood, revealing Xiao Yan, and Xiao Zhan chased him from the council hall with a stick.
• Xiao Zhan’s clan members accepted his punishment of Xiao Yan and praised Xiao Han as the Xiao Clan’s likely future clan head.
• Old Man Yao asked Ya Fei and Guni to stop selling medicinal ingredients to the Gale Family, but Ya Fei said Xiao Han had already secured their promise with ten Divine Spirit Gathering Powders.
• Old Man Yao left the auction house in anger, and Xiao Yan blamed Xiao Han for once again beating him to the opportunity.
• The system awarded Xiao Han experience and coupon points for changing the storyline, and he advanced to four-star Dou Spirit while leaving a blacksmith shop with Xiao Xun'er.

Xiao Xun'er rejected Xiao Yan's confession and admitted that she loved Xiao Han. When Xiao Yan tried to force a kiss, she broke free and struck him.

• Xiao Han returned to the Xiao Clan with Xiao Xun'er, while Xiao Mei failed to invite him out and watched them leave.
• Xiao Clan disciples greeted Xiao Han as Vice Patriarch, a title that had spread despite the clan's secrecy order.
• Xiao Xun'er told Ling Ying she had resisted taking the Tuoshe Ancient Jade, and Ling Ying teased her about her feelings for Xiao Han.
• Xiao Yan knelt before Xiao Xun'er with purple roses and asked her to be his girlfriend, but she said she already loved someone.
• Xiao Yan became enraged when Xiao Xun'er named Xiao Han, grabbed her, and tried to kiss her; Xiao Xun'er broke free and slapped him.

Xiao Han received a massive experience reward for winning Xiao Xun'er’s heart and confronted Queen Medusa, whose control over the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python was fading. Meanwhile, the Gale Family crushed the Ouba Family and tightened its economic pressure on the Xiao Clan, which kept its Shadow Clone Technique secret and publicized Xiao Han and Xiao Yan’s alchemist connections.

• Xiao Han received 1,314,000 Experience Points for subverting the storyline and winning Xiao Xun'er’s heart, advancing to Six-star Dou Ling.
• Queen Medusa awakened in the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python and accused Xiao Han of treating her as a pet, but the snake’s consciousness stopped her from attacking him.
• Queen Medusa’s consciousness was suppressed again, and she warned Xiao Han that she would return when she next awakened.
• The Gale Family used Rejuvenation Powder to seize the Xiao Clan’s and Ouba Family’s customers, and the Xiao Clan rejected the Ouba Family’s proposal to attack the Gale Family’s alchemist.
• The Ouba Family attacked the Gale Family and suffered heavy losses, while the Gale Family revealed one Dou Ling and six Da Dou Shi among its forces.
• Xiao Zhan ordered the Xiao Clan’s disciples to keep the Shadow Clone Technique secret and spread the news that Xiao Han and Xiao Yan had alchemist masters, claiming Xiao Han was already a Second-grade Alchemist.

Xiao Han prepared iron chains while the Xiao Family launched new medicines to challenge the Gale Family’s overpriced Rejuvenation Powder. After inspecting the Water of Life, Liu Xi warned Gale Bi that its maker was beyond his ability to offend and left.

• Xiao Han bought six iron chains with Coupon Points and kept their purpose secret from Xiao Xun'er.
• Xiao Xun'er observed that Xiao Zhan had withheld Xiao Han’s medicines for seven days while the Gale Family raised the price of Rejuvenation Powder fourfold.
• A burly man demonstrated the Xiao Family Market’s Water of Life, prompting mercenaries to abandon the Gale Family’s sale and rush to the Xiao Family Market.
• Xiao Han recognized the demonstrations across Wutan City as the Xiao Clan’s move against the Gale Family.
• Gale Bi showed Liu Xi a bottle of Water of Life, and Liu Xi judged its maker to be beyond his reach before departing.

Xiao Han agreed to enter Jia Nan Academy and confessed his feelings to Xiao Xun'er, while preparing to leave the Battle Qi Continent for training. His actions also overturned a storyline involving Liu Xi, earning him rewards from the system.

• Xiao Han supplied the Xiao Clan with large quantities of potions and antidotes after their medicines sold out, helping the clan regain customers from the Gale Family.
• Xiao Han told Xiao Xun'er he would attend Jia Nan Academy and asked whether she would miss him during his planned travels.
• Xiao Han confessed that he liked Xiao Xun'er and asked her to be his girlfriend; she teased him by pretending she had not heard.
• Two people in the Xiao Clan compound reacted angrily to Xiao Han's confession, while a woman in a red dress silently blessed him and Xiao Xun'er.
• The system announced that Liu Xi had left the Gale Family and awarded Xiao Han 100,000 Experience Points and 20,000 Coupon Points for overturning the storyline.