Chapter Summaries

Lin Che, an eighteen-year-old transmigrator and Dou Huang with the Drunken Sword Immortal System, cultivated in seclusion near the Misty Cloud Sect and spoke with Yun Yun. After Yun Yun invited him to Nalan Yanran’s Young Sect Master ceremony, Lin Che agreed to consider visiting while remaining wary of the sect’s dangers.

• Lin Che practiced swordsmanship in the bamboo valley and reflected on his arrival in the world of Battle Through the Heavens and his rise to Dou Huang.
• Yun Yun praised Lin Che’s strength, and he observed that her fluctuating aura suggested she might soon become a Four-star Dou Emperor.
• Yun Yun asked why Lin Che’s swordsmanship surpassed hers, and he replied that the sword rose from the heart.
• Lin Che explained that he preferred cultivating alone rather than joining the Misty Cloud Sect because he distrusted the dangers there.
• Yun Yun invited Lin Che to Nalan Yanran’s Young Sect Master ceremony, and he said he would visit if he had time.
• Yun Yun departed, and Lin Che returned to practicing his sword.

Lin Che, an eighteen-year-old Five-star Dou Huang who cultivated through drinking and swordsmanship, traveled to the Misty Cloud Sect for Nalan Yanran’s inauguration ceremony. After Yun Yun welcomed him, she called Nalan Yanran over to greet him.

• Lin Che practiced swordsmanship by the lake, using his system to track his experience and gaining insight through drinking and cultivation.
• At dawn, Lin Che packed wine and flew to the Misty Cloud Sect for the Young Sect Master's inauguration ceremony.
• Misty Cloud Sect disciples greeted Lin Che and directed him into the sect, where guests had gathered to congratulate Nalan Yanran.
• Yun Yun spotted Lin Che in the main hall, welcomed him, and arranged tea for him.
• Yun Yun called Nalan Yanran over to greet Lin Che.

Nalan Yanran became the Misty Cloud Sect’s Young Sect Master, then publicly rejected her childhood marriage contract and angered her grandfather. Lin Che left the ceremony and returned to the Bamboo Forest, where he trained while remaining wary of the Soul Hall protectors.

• Yun Yun introduced Nalan Yanran to Lin Che before announcing her succession ceremony.
• Yun Yun named Nalan Yanran Young Sect Master, and Nalan Yanran accepted the treasured sword and swore to serve the sect.
• A disciple raised the sect’s rule against the Young Sect Master becoming involved with the opposite sex and revealed Nalan Yanran’s childhood marriage contract.
• Nalan Yanran said she had never consented to the contract and would not acknowledge it, prompting an uproar and driving Nalan Jie to leave in anger.
• Lin Che left the ceremony and returned to the Bamboo Forest to drink and practice swordsmanship while considering the danger posed by Soul Hall protectors.

Lin Che arrived in Wutan City seeking an herb to improve his wine and the Ancient Jade, then appeared before the Xiao Family during its annual Dou Qi test. He noticed Xiao Yan and recognized him as the youth of the Three-Year Pact.

• Lin Che performed a sword dance over a lake, then decided to travel to Wutan City for a wine-enhancing herb and the Ancient Jade.
• At the Xiao Family's annual Dou Qi test, Xiao Yan received a result of third-stage Dou Qi and endured the other youths' mockery.
• Xiao Zhan comforted Xiao Yan and invited a powerful visitor calling himself Immortal of Wine Lin Che to the family's main hall.
• Lin Che arrived at the Xiao Family through the rain and revealed his face, stunning the gathered disciples.
• Lin Che looked toward Xiao Yan and recognized him as Xiao Yan of the Three-Year Pact.

Lin Che asked Xiao Zhan for the Xiao Family’s Ancient Jade and offered to restore Xiao Yan’s lost strength in exchange. After Xiao Zhan agreed to present the jade once Xiao Yan recovered, Xiao Xun’er confronted Lin Che privately and warned him not to harbor ulterior intentions toward Xiao Yan.

• Lin Che asked Xiao Zhan to give him the Xiao Family’s Ancient Jade, but Xiao Zhan initially denied that the family possessed it.
• Lin Che recognized Xiao Yan’s declining Dou Qi and promised to restore his strength, prompting Xiao Zhan to agree to hand over the jade after Xiao Yan recovered.
• Xiao Xun’er arrived, learned what Lin Che had offered, and sensed that he was a powerful Dou Huang.
• Xiao Zhan invited Lin Che to stay overnight and treat Xiao Yan the next morning.
• Xiao Xun’er visited Lin Che in his room and threatened him if he deceived Xiao Yan or pursued improper intentions toward him.

Lin Che took Xiao Yan’s ring to stop Old Yao from absorbing his Dou Qi and gave Xiao Yan a Fifth-grade Qi Whirl Pill to help him reach Dou Zhe. After leaving Xiao Yan to cultivate, Lin Che went to the Mite'er Family Auction House in search of an herb for brewing wine and met Ya Fei.

• Xiao Xun'er asked Lin Che to heal Xiao Yan and keep their conversation secret, and Lin Che agreed.
• Lin Che took Xiao Yan’s Storage Ring, which contained Old Yao, and gave Xiao Yan a Fifth-grade Qi Whirl Pill that could help him break through to Dou Zhe within three days.
• Xiao Yan swallowed the pill, and surging Dou Qi swept through his body as Lin Che left, promising to return to the Xiao Family in three days.
• Lin Che visited the Mite'er Family Auction House to find an herb for brewing wine.
• Ya Fei approached Lin Che and asked whether he wanted to auction a treasure or have one appraised.

Lin Che exchanged a Fourth-grade Pill for the Ice Crystal Three Souls Grass, then awakened Yao Chen in the Bamboo Pavilion. He declined Yao Chen’s offer to become his disciple and let him recover there, leaving Yao Chen free to seek his own opportunities once his soul had mostly recovered.

• Lin Che offered Ya Fei a Fourth-grade Pill in exchange for the thousand-year-old Ice Crystal Three Souls Grass, and Ya Fei agreed to the trade.
• Lin Che took the Ice Crystal Three Souls Grass and left, while Ya Fei ordered her subordinate to investigate him and consider recruiting him into the Mittel Family.
• Lin Che returned to the Bamboo Pavilion and used Dou Qi to awaken Yao Chen from the Storage Ring he had obtained from Xiao Yan.
• Yao Chen praised Lin Che’s talent and offered to teach him cultivation, but Lin Che declined because he had no interest in alchemy.
• Lin Che allowed Yao Chen to remain at the Bamboo Pavilion to restore his soul, after which Yao Chen could leave to seek his own opportunities.

Lin Che watched Xiao Yan recover his strength, then visited the Xiao Family to witness his return to the Three-Star Dou Zhe realm. Xiao Zhan gave Lin Che the Tou She Ancient God Jade, and Lin Che left the family several cultivation manuals.

• Yao Chen praised Lin Che’s swordsmanship as Lin Che practiced the Green Lotus Sword in the bamboo forest.
• Three days later, Xiao Yan tested at Three-Star Dou Zhe before the assembled Xiao Family, astonishing the clan and delighting Xiao Zhan and Xiao Xun'er.
• Lin Che appeared and congratulated Xiao Yan, but declined Xiao Zhan’s request to accept him as a disciple.
• Xiao Yan thanked Lin Che and promised to repay his kindness, then went out with Xiao Xun'er.
• Xiao Zhan handed Lin Che the Tou She Ancient God Jade, and Lin Che gave him cultivation manuals suited to cultivators between the Da Dou Shi and Dou Ling realms.

Lin Che gave the Xiao Family Earth-tier Dou Skills before leaving Wutan City, where Ling Ying confronted him over the Ancient Jade. Lin Che defeated Ling Ying with a single sword technique and left him injured in the forest.

• Lin Che persuaded Xiao Zhan to keep the Earth-tier Dou Skills, then left the Xiao Family as Nalan Yanran arrived.
• Lin Che sensed Ling Ying following him and refused to hand over what Xiao Zhan had given him.
• Ling Ying attacked Lin Che with Myriad Shadow Bind, but Lin Che unleashed the Green Lotus Sword Song and tore open space with his strike.
• Ling Ying’s spear shattered against Lin Che’s Sword Qi, and the attack sent him crashing to the ground, badly injured.
• Lin Che told Ling Ying to understand the gap between them, then turned and left.

Ling Ying survived his clash with Lin Che and Xiao Xun'er ordered him not to provoke anyone in the Jia Ma Empire. Half a month later, Lin Che accompanied Yun Yun to demand a Purple Spirit Crystal from the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and the beast refused.

• Ling Ying realized Lin Che could have killed him and went to report the encounter to Xiao Xun'er.
• Xiao Xun'er rebuked Ling Ying for attacking Lin Che, praised Lin Che's talent, and forbade Ling Ying from attacking anyone in the Jia Ma Empire without her orders.
• Xiao Xun'er recalled that Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan had renewed their Three-Year Pact after Xiao Yan's strength recovered.
• Yun Yun asked Lin Che to help obtain the Amethyst Winged Lion King's Purple Spirit Crystal so she could help Nalan Yanran grow stronger, and Lin Che agreed in exchange for a favor.
• Lin Che and Yun Yun confronted the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and Yun Yun asked to borrow its Purple Spirit Crystal.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King refused, saying it took twenty years to shed even a small piece of the crystal.

Yun Yun fought the Amethyst Winged Lion King for the Purple Spirit Crystal, but Lin Che intervened and killed the beast with a single sword strike. Yun Yun was left stunned by how easily he defeated the Sixth-Tier Magical Beast.

• The Amethyst Winged Lion King rejected Yun Yun’s offer and attacked her after demanding a Rank 7 Transformation Pill.
• Lin Che watched as Yun Yun and the Amethyst Winged Lion King fought evenly, while three Fifth-tier Magical Beasts fled after spotting him.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King recognized Lin Che and used its Purple Crystal Seal against him.
• Lin Che’s sword broke the sealing attack, and he cut off the Amethyst Winged Lion King’s head.
• Yun Yun acknowledged the beast’s formidable strength and admitted she was shocked by Lin Che’s victory.

After helping Yun Yun obtain the Purple Spirit Crystal, Lin Che returned to his valley and brewed wine with the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's core. He continued cultivating with Yao Chen, who questioned Lin Che's origins and reflected on the disciple who had betrayed him.

• Lin Che gave Yun Yun the Purple Spirit Crystal and reminded her that she owed him a favor before leaving.
• Yun Yun wondered whether Lin Che came from another continent and returned to attend to her sect's affairs.
• Lin Che cleaned the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's core, placed it in a jar with brewing ingredients, and reviewed his cultivation progress.
• Lin Che cultivated through the night, then explained to Yao Chen why he was using the magical beast core to brew wine.
• Yao Chen asked whether Lin Che was a native of the Northwest Continent, and Lin Che replied that he supposed he was.
• Yao Chen praised the valley and quietly remembered the disciple who had ambushed and killed him.

Lin Che drank with Yao Chen and later Yun Yun, who told him about Nalan Yanran’s broken engagement and Xiao Yan’s restored strength. The next day, Lin Che went to Qingshan Town to buy brewing herbs, where Mu Li invited him to join the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s expedition into the Monster Mountain Range.

• Lin Che spoke with Yao Chen about living freely, and Yao Chen returned to his Storage Ring when he sensed someone approaching.
• Yun Yun arrived to meet Lin Che, and they drank together on a boat until dawn.
• Yun Yun told Lin Che that Nalan Yanran had broken off her engagement to the Xiao Family and that Xiao Yan’s strength had recovered to Three-Star Dou Zhe.
• Lin Che went to Qingshan Town to buy herbs for brewing wine.
• Mu Li introduced himself as the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s young leader and offered to take Lin Che into the Monster Mountain Range for a commission.

Lin Che encountered Mu Li of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group while seeking rare herbs, then met Xiao Yi Xian, who warned him about the group. After learning she possessed the Poison Body of Calamity, Lin Che told her he wanted the herbs to brew wine, leaving Xiao Yi Xian curious about him.

• Lin Che recognized Mu Li and asked the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to find three thousand-year Fire Lotuses and two five-hundred-year Marrow Cleansing Grasses.
• Mu Li agreed to take Lin Che into the Monster Mountain Range while secretly planning to kill him and take his possessions.
• Xiao Yi Xian warned Lin Che that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group was dangerous and introduced herself as a physician from Green Mountain Town.
• Lin Che saw the toxic aura around Xiao Yi Xian and realized she possessed the Poison Body of Calamity.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked why Lin Che needed the herbs, and he said he planned to soak wine with them.

Xiao Yi Xian secretly headed to a cliff to explore a cave, while Lin Che followed after discovering that a Fragment of the Netherworld Flame Map lay inside. After resisting Xiao Yi Xian’s poison, Lin Che brought her down the cliff, where they encountered a Rock Snake.

• Xiao Yi Xian gathered medicinal herbs with Lin Che and suggested they open a clinic together in Qingshan Town.
• When Mu Li stopped the group to rest, Xiao Yi Xian slipped away toward the mountain, and Lin Che followed her.
• Xiao Yi Xian descended a cliff in search of a cave, while Lin Che recognized the scent of a Fragment of the Netherworld Flame Map nearby.
• Xiao Yi Xian tried to incapacitate Lin Che with silvery-white powder, but he resisted it and restrained her.
• Lin Che carried Xiao Yi Xian down the cliff, where they came face-to-face with a Rock Snake.

Lin Che and Xiao Yi Xian explored a cave, where Lin Che found the Fragment of the Netherworld Flame Map and Xiao Yi Xian claimed the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture and a Flying Dou Skill. Their discovery was interrupted when Mu Li arrived with armed men and threatened Xiao Yi Xian.

• Lin Che killed a Rock Snake with a pebble and led Xiao Yi Xian into the cave, revealing that he was a Dou Huang.
• Lin Che cut through a stone door and found a skeleton holding the Fragment of the Netherworld Flame Map, which he stored away.
• Xiao Yi Xian opened the boxes and claimed the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture and the Flying Dou Skill, while Lin Che took the herbs and remaining items.
• Mu Li arrived with a group of experts, revealed that he had followed Xiao Yi Xian, and threatened her; Lin Che told her they should leave.

Lin Che killed Mu Li and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group after they threatened Xiao Yi Xian, then took her to the Monster Mountain Range. He revealed that he knew about her Poison Body of Calamity and offered to seek a way to suppress it, leaving Xiao Yi Xian at his bamboo residence.

• Mu Li ordered his men to seize Xiao Yi Xian and kill Lin Che, but Lin Che revealed his Dou Emperor strength and killed Mu Li and the attacking mercenaries.
• Lin Che returned to the camp and killed the remaining members of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to prevent future trouble.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked Lin Che to take her away, fearing Mr. Yao would kill her for the treasure she had obtained.
• Lin Che invited Xiao Yi Xian to follow him to the Monster Mountain Range, disclosed that he knew about her Poison Body of Calamity, and promised to seek a way to suppress it.
• At the Huai River Bamboo Pavilion, Xiao Yi Xian admired the scenery, and Lin Che asked whether she was unaccustomed to her new home.

Lin Che encouraged Xiao Yi Xian to pursue alchemy and arranged for Yao Chen to teach her, but Yao Chen refused to take her as a disciple. He gave her the evolving Flame Mantra instead, while Lin Che assured him that Xiao Yi Xian could be trusted.

• Lin Che told Xiao Yi Xian that her Poison Body of Calamity could help her refine useful pills and offered to help her become an alchemist.
• Yao Chen appeared and agreed to teach Xiao Yi Xian some alchemy, but refused to accept her as his disciple because he distrusted Poison Masters.
• Lin Che said he would train Xiao Yi Xian himself, and she thanked him by kowtowing.
• Yao Chen gave Xiao Yi Xian the low-grade Yellow Tier Flame Mantra, explaining that it could evolve by devouring Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yi Xian began cultivating Flame Mantra as Yao Chen warned Lin Che about the danger of trusting her, and Lin Che assured him she was not a threat.

Lin Che accepted Jia Xing Tian’s invitation to attend his birthday and represent the Jia Ma Empire in a contest against foreign powerhouses, bringing Xiao Yi Xian to the imperial capital. At the gathering, Jia Xing Tian welcomed the guests, including rival Chu Yun Que and the arrogant Yan Luo Tian, as tensions surfaced.

• Xiao Yi Xian told Lin Che that Jia Xing Tian had invited him to the Jia Ma Empire, and Lin Che agreed to attend with her.
• Lin Che reassured Xiao Yi Xian that he would protect her, and they traveled to the imperial capital.
• Lin Che and Xiao Yi Xian arrived at Jia Xing Tian’s birthday gathering, where Xiao Yi Xian observed the gathered alchemists and their ranks.
• Yun Yun greeted Lin Che and asked whether Xiao Yi Xian was his disciple, and Lin Che explained that he might take her as one in the future.
• Jia Xing Tian arrived and welcomed the guests, then exchanged barbed remarks with Chu Yun Que before Yan Luo Tian urged them to set aside their quarrel.

At the experts’ convention, Jia Xing Tian proposed a rematch between the Jia Ma Empire and the Chu Yun Empire, and Yun Yun fought Old Ghost Chuyun. Old Ghost Chuyun unleashed a blood dragon whose strength approached that of a Seven-Star Dou Huang, leaving Yun Yun stunned in midair.

• Jia Xing Tian proposed adding a contest between the empires, and Chu Yun Que accepted by naming Old Ghost Chuyun as the Chu Yun Empire’s fighter.
• Jia Xing Tian asked Yun Yun to represent the Jia Ma Empire, and she agreed despite Yan Luo Tian’s advances.
• Yun Yun launched a surprise sword attack, but Old Ghost Chuyun released poisonous mist that forced her to retreat.
• Old Ghost Chuyun used Blood Stains Heaven and Earth, Divine Dragon Descends, striking Yun Yun with energy and making her spit blood.
• Old Ghost Chuyun formed a massive blood dragon and told Yun Yun to die, while she stared at its formidable power in shock.