Chapter Summaries

Mitel Liu Yun awakened a system and received powerful cultivation techniques, but Hundred Refinement Dou Qi consumed his years of cultivation and dropped him to First Stage Dou Qi. After a fall into the river triggered the body-tempering method, he realized it required him to be beaten up.

• Mitel Liu Yun reflected on his rebirth into the Mittel Family and planned to befriend Xiao Yan rather than oppose him.
• The system awakened, revealed Liu Yun's low aptitude and comprehension, and granted him Heaven Burning Immortal Art, Thousand Hammer Hundred Refinement Technique, and a One-star Dou Huang Trial Card.
• Liu Yun cultivated Hundred Refinement Dou Qi, which drained his Dou Qi and reduced him from Ninth Stage to First Stage.
• The current swept Liu Yun downstream, and the battering caused Thousand Hammer Body Tempering to activate.
• Liu Yun realized that the body-tempering method worked by getting beaten up and worried about the remaining refinements.

Liu Yun met Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran at the Mittel Family reception and bound both of them through his system. Yun Yun’s returned Dou Qi repeatedly raised Liu Yun’s cultivation, leaving the gathering with him at Seven-stage Dou Qi and both Yun Yun and Teng Shan wondering about his sudden breakthroughs.

• Teng Shan brought Liu Yun to the reception hall to meet the distinguished guest, Yun Yun, who arrived with Nalan Yanran.
• Liu Yun used his system to bind Yun Yun and received Dou Qi from her cultivation, breaking through to Second Stage Dou Qi.
• Liu Yun examined Nalan Yanran’s profile and bound her for the Dou Technique Return ability.
• Yun Yun’s continued cultivation returned more Dou Qi to Liu Yun, who broke through again to Third Stage Dou Qi.
• Liu Yun kept breaking through during the reception, reaching Seven-stage Dou Qi by the time it ended and astonishing Yun Yun and Teng Shan.

Liu Yun fabricated a tale about meeting the legendary Elder Yao to explain his sudden breakthroughs, convincing Yun Yun and sending her away in search of the mysterious alchemist. He returned to training, repeatedly rising to Tenth Stage Dou Qi before the Hundred Refinements Technique reset him to First Stage, and began embracing grueling body-tempering practice.

• Teng Shan kept Liu Yun behind after the meeting and asked him to explain his repeated breakthroughs.
• Liu Yun claimed that Elder Yao had given him a pill that improved his aptitude, and Yun Yun believed the story might be true.
• Yun Yun urgently asked where Elder Yao had gone, then apologized and hurried away when Liu Yun said he did not know.
• Liu Yun went to cultivate and reached Tenth Stage Dou Qi through successive Returns before the Hundred Refinements Technique lowered him to First Stage.
• Liu Yun began Water Hammer body tempering under the waterfall and grew increasingly absorbed in the harsh training.

After three years of training, Liu Yun received Nalan Yanran’s returned Wind Spirit Fractal Sword and Yun Yun’s Dou Qi, which pushed him to Tenth Stage Dou Qi. He woke to a mission requiring him to kill ten different First-order Peak Magical Beasts, with a Qi Gathering Pill and an Earth Tier Dou Technique as rewards.

• Three years later, Liu Yun had reached Ninth Stage Dou Qi and found that his aptitude had improved to 60.
• Nalan Yanran’s cultivation returned the Wind Spirit Fractal Sword and the Wind attribute to Liu Yun, and he tested the technique on the waterfall.
• Yun Yun’s breakthrough to Three-star Dou Huang returned 100,000 points of Dou Qi to Liu Yun, whose body endured the influx for three days before the system dispersed the excess.
• Liu Yun woke at Tenth Stage Dou Qi with all four attributes and found a mission to kill ten different First-order Peak Magical Beasts without assistance.
• Liu Yun decided to pursue the mission for its rewards of 30 Mission Points, a sixth-grade Qi Gathering Pill, and the Earth Tier Middle-grade Dou Technique Wrath of the Storm.

Liu Yun arrived in Wutan City as the Mittel Auction House’s new chief person in charge and met his cousin Ya Fei, who had feared headquarters had come to force her into a marriage alliance. He bound Ya Fei to his system’s Auction Return ability, which promised to duplicate items she auctioned.

• Liu Yun traveled toward Wutan City, intending to witness the famous engagement-breaking scene, and took the position of chief person in charge of its Mittel Auction House.
• Ya Fei learned that someone from headquarters was coming and worried the family would revive its plan for her to marry into the Mu Family.
• After five days, Liu Yun arrived at the auction house, where Ya Fei and Master Gu Ni welcomed him.
• Liu Yun and Ya Fei discovered they were cousins, and Ya Fei learned he had come to take charge rather than enforce a marriage arrangement.
• Liu Yun bound Ya Fei to his system and confirmed that items she personally auctioned would be returned to him in identical copies.

Liu Yun gave Ya Fei full control of the Wutan City auction house and promised to protect her from the Mittel Family’s marriage pressure, raising their relationship to Overflowing Favor. He then planned to use the upcoming auction’s rewards to grow stronger and ordered He Qingfeng to scout Magical Beasts for combat practice before heading to meet Xiao Yan.

• Ya Fei asked Liu Yun how he planned to take over the auction house, and he handed her full control while promising to shield her from the elders and the Mu Family.
• Liu Yun vowed to become a Dou Wang within three years and oppose the elders’ efforts to force Ya Fei into a political marriage, raising her relationship with him to Overflowing Favor and increasing her Return to tenfold.
• Ya Fei left to manage the auction house with renewed hope, while Liu Yun considered the resources he might gain from the auction and the danger of hunting ten First-order Peak Magical Beasts.
• Liu Yun asked He Qingfeng to scout the Monster Mountain Range for ten First-order Peak Magical Beasts before the auction ended ten days later.
• Liu Yun reminded He Qingfeng to be careful and then went to the Xiao Family to meet Xiao Yan.

Liu Yun visited Wutan City and chose to call on the Xiao Family after declining to bind Xiao Yu. Xiao Zhan welcomed him warmly and took him on a tour, pleased that the new head of the Mittle Auction House had visited his clan first.

• Liu Yun passed the crowded Jia Nan Academy recruitment and declined the system's offer to bind Xiao Yu.
• Xiao Yu fell for Liu Yun at first sight, but Xiao Ning distracted her and she lost track of him.
• Liu Yun changed his clothes and put on a mask before arriving at Xiao Manor.
• Liu Yun introduced himself to the guards as the new person in charge of the Mittle Auction House, and Xiao Zhan came out to greet him.
• Liu Yun told Xiao Zhan he had come to become acquainted with the Xiao Family, and Xiao Zhan took him around the manor.

Liu Yun bound Xiao Yan, Gu Xun'er, and Yao Chen through his system and discovered their powerful return abilities. He encouraged Xiao Yan to see his lost Dou Qi as an opportunity, leaving Xiao Yan newly hopeful about his future.

• Xiao Zhan and Liu Yun discussed the Mittle Auction House's support for the Xiao Family as they walked through Wutan City.
• Liu Yun encountered Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er and received system prompts offering to bind them and Yao Chen.
• Liu Yun bound Xiao Yan for 100% Fire Refinement Return, Gu Xun'er for 100% Dou Qi Return, and Yao Chen for 100% Alchemist Return.
• Liu Yun inspected the three targets' panels and learned that Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er were the Son and Daughter of Fortune, while Yao Chen was a Peak Eighth-grade Alchemist.
• Xiao Zhan introduced Liu Yun to Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er, and Xiao Yan asked whether Liu Yun had heard the rumors about him.
• Liu Yun praised Xiao Yan's struggles as a possible opportunity, persuading Xiao Yan that his lost Dou Qi might help him become the strongest Dou Zhe.

Liu Yun became sworn siblings with Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er, raising their relationship levels and earning increased system returns. After he left, Gu Xun'er asked Ling Ying about Liu Yun and learned his identity, age, and that much of his story about the mask was fabricated.

• Liu Yun explained the Dou Qi realms, Alchemist ranks, and Jia Ma Empire powers to Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er while they walked through the back mountain.
• When Gu Xun'er asked about his mask, Liu Yun invented a tale that he could remove it only when a woman who truly loved him took it off; Gu Xun'er sympathized because her mother had also died in childbirth.
• Liu Yun proposed that the three become sworn siblings, and Gu Xun'er and Xiao Yan agreed; they performed the ceremony and Liu Yun claimed the eldest-brother position by saying he was fifteen.
• The system raised Liu Yun's relationships with Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er to Sworn Brother and Sworn Sister, each increasing returns from the bound target to ten times; Liu Yun invited them to an auction in ten days.
• After Liu Yun left, Gu Xun'er questioned Ling Ying and learned that Liu Yun was Mite'er Teng Shan's grandson, the Mittel Family's young clan leader, and had just turned fourteen.
• Ling Ying revealed that Xiao Yu had fallen for Liu Yun at first sight and was searching for him; Gu Xun'er realized Liu Yun had lied about the mask story but believed the new bond would benefit Xiao Yan.

Liu Yun learned that He Qingfeng had found First-order Peak Magical Beasts for his mission and decided to leave for the Monster Mountain Range at dawn. Before departing, he said goodbye to Ya Fei and promised to return for the auction nine days later.

• Liu Yun checked his Personal Panel and saw that he had six Return-bound targets, then decided he needed to complete missions soon.
• He Qingfeng reported that he had located ten First-order Peak Magical Beasts and their lairs in the Monster Mountain Range.
• Liu Yun chose to begin by fighting weaker first-order beasts before attempting the peak beasts, despite He Qingfeng warning him about the danger.
• Liu Yun told Ya Fei he was leaving to train in the Monster Mountain Range and would return for the auction in nine days.
• Ya Fei embraced Liu Yun as he said goodbye and left for his training.

Liu Yun entered the Monster Mountain Range with He Qingfeng to train, then killed three Union Apes with a single Dou Technique after finding them attacking a woman. After burying her, he set out with He Qingfeng to hunt a First-order Peak Magical Beast, the Spirit Rock Leopard.

• Liu Yun and He Qingfeng walked through the outer region while He Qingfeng explained that Liu Yun should attack only a beast he could approach without warning it.
• Liu Yun and He Qingfeng heard ape-like roars and a woman's moan, then found three Union Apes abusing a dying woman below a cliff.
• Liu Yun stopped He Qingfeng from intervening and jumped down to face the Union Apes himself.
• Liu Yun used the Wind Spirit Fractal Sword to kill all three Union Apes in one strike, surprising He Qingfeng with his strength and technique.
• Liu Yun and He Qingfeng buried the woman, then continued toward the Spirit Rock Leopard.

Liu Yun fought and killed a Spirit Rock Leopard that He Qingfeng had chosen as his first target, surviving a brutal battle and completing one step of his mission. He Qingfeng treated Liu Yun’s wounds and found a Magical Core and valuable hide on the leopard’s corpse.

• He Qingfeng warned Liu Yun about the Spirit Rock Leopard’s camouflage and told him to call for help if he was in danger.
• Liu Yun spotted the disguised leopard as it shifted and launched his Wind Spirit Fractal Sword at it.
• The wounded leopard attacked Liu Yun, who broke its jaw with his fist and then killed it by stabbing its throat with his sword.
• Liu Yun received confirmation that he had killed the Spirit Rock Leopard and advanced his mission progress to one out of ten.
• He Qingfeng treated Liu Yun’s wounds and discovered that the leopard had produced a Magical Core and an undamaged hide.

Liu Yun fled after a third-tier Sabertooth Tiger appeared, leaving He Qingfeng to hold it off, but encountered a Blade Horn Tiger on the way. After Nalan Yanran’s newly learned movement technique reached him through the system, Liu Yun dodged the beast’s charge and killed it with a sword strike.

• Liu Yun killed the Crimson Ice Snake and seven other First-order Peak Magical Beasts, bringing his mission progress to 9/10.
• He Qingfeng recognized a third-tier Sabertooth Tiger near its lair and told Liu Yun to flee while he distracted it.
• Liu Yun escaped through the forest, then encountered a Blade Horn Tiger and was badly injured when it struck him.
• Liu Yun gained the Flying Catkins Movement Technique after Nalan Yanran comprehended it, then dodged the Blade Horn Tiger and pierced its heart with his sword.
• The Blade Horn Tiger died from its fatal wound as Liu Yun survived the encounter.

Liu Yun completed his mission, used a Qi Gathering Pill to break through to Dou Zhe, and discovered that his four attributes enhanced his Dou Qi. After cultivating the Sky Burning Immortal Art, he set off home, still hoping Elder He had escaped.

• Liu Yun completed the mission to kill ten First-order Peak Magical Beasts and received a Qi Gathering Pill, Wrath of the Storm, and 30 Mission Points.
• Liu Yun used the Qi Gathering Pill to form a Dou Qi Vortex and break through to Dou Zhe, then learned he could transform his Dou Qi into Metal, Wood, Fire, or Wind attribute.
• Yun Yun and Gu Xun'er triggered Dou Qi Returns, and Liu Yun refined the returned Dou Qi until he reached Six-star Dou Practitioner.
• Liu Yun studied the Sky Burning Immortal Art and began cultivating its unusual method.
• Liu Yun worried that He Qingfeng might have died protecting him, then left the cave to return home before the auction.

Liu Yun used the Lucky Big Turntable to obtain a ring and sword that could project him to their owner in danger, then returned to Wutan City and learned that the Mittle Auction House would hold a major auction. The chapter left him wondering about the mysterious consignor behind two valuable items as powerful visitors gathered in the city.

• Liu Yun spent Mission Points to win the Liu Yun Ring and Liu Yun Sword, then got “Thank You for Your Patronage” on a third spin.
• Liu Yun tested the Liu Yun Sword and entered Wutan City, where he noticed many wealthy outsiders.
• Liu Yun learned from the guard that Elder He Qingfeng had not returned from the encounter with the third-tier Sabertooth Tiger.
• Liu Yun visited Ya Fei and heard that the auction would feature Chasing Wind Slash, Wind Scroll Art, and Qi Gathering Powder.
• Ya Fei told Liu Yun that influential families and the Misty Cloud Sect were interested in the auction, and that a mysterious guest had consigned the Wind Scroll Art and Dou Technique.

Liu Yun gave Ya Fei the Liu Yun Ring and openly hinted at his feelings, while Ya Fei realized she loved him and accepted the ring. After she bonded with its vast storage space, the system announced that her relationship with Liu Yun had advanced to “Secretly in Love.”

• Liu Yun placed the Liu Yun Ring on Ya Fei’s ring finger and explained its meaning, leaving her flustered and hurt when she tried to hide her feelings.
• Liu Yun told Ya Fei that their distant kinship was no obstacle and said he would speak to the clan elders after reaching Dou Emperor, then left.
• Ya Fei reconsidered their relationship, decided their distant kinship was no problem, and resolved to support Liu Yun.
• Ya Fei let her blood fall on the Liu Yun Ring, bonded with it, and discovered its inner space measured ten meters in each dimension.
• The system told Liu Yun that Ya Fei’s favorability had risen from “Overflowing Favor” to “Secretly in Love,” increasing her Return to twenty times.

Liu Yun learned that He Qingfeng had returned badly injured, then hosted Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er in the Number One Private Room as the auction began. He left the chapter watching Ya Fei onstage and waiting for the system's Return.

• Ya Fei woke Liu Yun and told him that the severely injured He Qingfeng had returned.
• Liu Yun visited He Qingfeng, learned that Ya Fei had arranged medical care, and went to the auction house.
• Liu Yun spent the day idle in the Number One Private Room until the evening guests arrived.
• Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er entered the private room and were surprised by its luxury and Liu Yun's lecherous behavior toward Ya Fei.
• Liu Yun welcomed Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er, and the auction began with him watching Ya Fei and anticipating the system's Return.

At the Mittle Auction House’s first major auction under Liu Yun, Ya Fei sold valuable items to bidders from Wutan City and the Imperial Capital while Liu Yun gained powerful returns from the system. The Misty Cloud Sect bought the final item, leaving Liu Yun with an Earth Tier cultivation method and Xiao Yan suspecting Nalan Yanran was nearby.

• Ya Fei opened the auction by announcing Liu Yun as the Mittle Auction House’s new chief director, then sold the Pulse Protecting Pill to Jia Lie Bi for ten thousand gold coins.
• As Ya Fei auctioned the early items, Liu Yun received system returns including a Meridian Reforming Bone Shedding Pill, rare materials, upgraded equipment, and Narcissus Jade Muscle Grass.
• Bidders from the Imperial Capital drove the price of the Qi Gathering Powder to two million three hundred thousand gold coins, earning Liu Yun a Qi Gathering Pill in return.
• The auction sold Chasing Wind Slash for one million five hundred thousand gold coins, and Liu Yun received the Earth Tier technique Step Forward Slash.
• A young woman from the Misty Cloud Sect bid six million gold coins for the Wind Scroll Art, and Liu Yun received the Earth Tier High-grade Carefree Wind Riding Art.
• Liu Yun realized the Misty Cloud Sect’s bidder was likely Nalan Yanran and noticed Xiao Yan’s stunned reaction.

After the auction, Liu Yun gave Xiao Yan a valuable gold card and Gu Xun'er a Fourth-tier Magic Core Inner Armor, while Gu Xun'er persuaded Xiao Yan that Liu Yun had invested in his potential. Liu Yun then gave the badly injured He Qingfeng a Meridian Reforming Bone Shedding Pill, which healed him and helped him break through to the Dou Ling Realm.

• Liu Yun gave Xiao Yan a Mittle Auction House gold card and Gu Xun'er a Fourth-tier Magic Core Inner Armor.
• Gu Xun'er explained that Liu Yun had likely befriended them because he believed Xiao Yan could rise again, and she gave Xiao Yan the gold card to keep.
• Xiao Yan accepted Liu Yun as a true benefactor, while Gu Xun'er kept the inner armor for him.
• Liu Yun brought He Qingfeng a Meridian Reforming Bone Shedding Pill to heal his shattered meridians.
• He Qingfeng took the pill, recovered from his injuries, and broke through from Nine-Star Great Dou Master to the Dou Ling Realm.

After He Qingfeng broke through to Dou Ling, Liu Yun asked him to conceal his strength and remain in Wutan City. Liu Yun grew closer to Ya Fei and gave her Narcissus Jade Muscle Grass to improve her aptitude, leaving her preparing to refine it.

• He Qingfeng told Liu Yun that the Meridian Reforming Bone Shedding Pill had healed his injuries and helped him break through to Dou Ling.
• Liu Yun asked He Qingfeng to hide his breakthrough and stay in Wutan City, and He Qingfeng agreed.
• Liu Yun visited Ya Fei, embraced and kissed her, then awkwardly withdrew his hand when she pointed it out.
• Liu Yun offered Ya Fei Narcissus Jade Muscle Grass, explaining that it could improve her aptitude and was suited to her Dou Qi stage.
• Ya Fei hesitated to accept the precious herb, but Liu Yun persuaded her and offered to guard her while she refined it.
• Ya Fei went to bathe before refining the herb, and Liu Yun watched her leave with a smile.