Chapter Summaries

Liu Xi, reborn in the world of Battle Through the Heavens, realized he might be the minor villain destined to die after crossing Xiao Yan and decided to keep a low profile. At four years old, he gained his parents’ approval to begin cultivating Dou Qi the next day.

• Liu Xi awakened as a newborn son of Liu Ming and Li Yue in Lin City.
• Four years later, Liu Xi learned that he lived in the world of Battle Through the Heavens and feared he might be the Liu Xi who antagonized Xiao Yan.
• Liu Xi resolved to avoid danger and considered how he could survive without any special abilities.
• Liu Xi asked Liu Ming to teach him cultivation, and Liu Ming agreed to begin the next day despite Li Yue’s concern.

Liu Xi learned the basics of Dou Qi cultivation from his father, Liu Ming, and successfully sensed and absorbed Dou Qi on his first attempt. Liu Ming praised his talent, while Liu Xi resolved to cultivate carefully and eventually pursue power and opportunities on the continent.

• Liu Ming explained the cultivation realms, tiers of cultivation methods and Dou Techniques, and the need to strengthen the body before becoming a Dou Zhe.
• Liu Ming taught Liu Xi how to sense Dou Qi, and Liu Xi sat down to begin cultivating.
• Liu Xi used his extraordinary soul power to sense the colorful Dou Qi around him and absorbed a thread of energy into his dantian.
• Liu Xi continued cultivating until exhaustion, then told Liu Ming that he had gained Dou Qi.
• Liu Ming examined Liu Xi, celebrated his successful first attempt, and urged him to cultivate diligently.
• Liu Xi decided to stay cautious, grow stronger, and seek opportunities connected to Xiao Yan's future adventures.

Four years later, Liu Xi had reached the Ninth Stage of Dou Qi and learned that alchemist Master Xuan Hao would seek a young disciple in Lin City. Liu Xi resolved to become Xuan Hao’s student and improve his future prospects.

• At eight years old, Liu Xi defeated twelve-year-old Chen Hong in the Martial Arts Arena after Chen Hong challenged him at the Seventh Stage of Dou Qi.
• Liu Xi reached the Ninth Stage of Dou Qi during cultivation that night, bringing him close to becoming a Dou Zhe.
• Liu Ming told Liu Xi that Master Xuan Hao would come to Lin City to find a disciple and that children under fifteen could seek his favor.
• Liu Xi told Liu Ming he would become an alchemist and resolved to study under Xuan Hao.

Liu Xi visited the City Lord's Mansion to take Xuan Hao's alchemy aptitude test and proved he had the talent to become an alchemist. Xuan Hao accepted him as his disciple, beginning Liu Xi's apprenticeship.

• Liu Xi prepared for the selection and traveled with Liu Ming to the City Lord's Mansion.
• The commander announced that applicants had to be under fifteen and at least at the Seventh Stage of Dou Qi to enter the test.
• Xuan Hao told the Lin City Lord that his daughter lacked the Wood Attribute Dou Qi needed for alchemy.
• Liu Xi's name was called, and the stone stele confirmed that he had alchemy aptitude.
• Liu Xi told Xuan Hao he was eight years old and at the Ninth Stage of Dou Qi, and Xuan Hao accepted him as his disciple.

Nine-year-old Liu Xi reached the limit of the Ninth Stage of Dou Qi and sought Xuan Hao’s guidance before advancing. He successfully became a Dou Zhe and received a Storage Ring containing a cultivation method, Dou Techniques, and Gold Coins.

• After half a year of cultivation, Liu Xi decided he was ready to advance from the Ninth Stage of Dou Qi to Dou Zhe and told his parents.
• Liu Xi visited Xuan Hao, who gave him Qi Gathering Powder and helped him prepare for the breakthrough.
• Liu Xi swallowed the Qi Gathering Powder and used his soul power to compress and draw Dou Qi into his dantian.
• Liu Xi successfully advanced to Dou Zhe and saw the qi vortex in his dantian through inner sight.
• Liu Xi told Xuan Hao of his success, and Xuan Hao gave him a Storage Ring containing cultivation resources and Gold Coins.

After advancing to Dou Zhe, Liu Xi examined the cultivation methods, Dou Techniques, and alchemy books Xuan Hao had given him, then began learning alchemy from his teacher. He ended the chapter with a regular routine of cultivating at night and practicing Dou Techniques and alchemy during the day.

• Liu Xi explored the Storage Ring Xuan Hao had prepared and found cultivation methods, Dou Techniques, alchemy books, and Gold Coins inside.
• Liu Xi studied Heavenly Fire Refining and began cultivating with the method that night.
• Xuan Hao taught Liu Xi the basics of alchemy and demonstrated how to refine Blood Replenishing Powder.
• Liu Xi repeatedly failed at refining Blood Replenishing Powder before producing a batch with slight impurities, earning Xuan Hao's approval.
• Liu Xi settled into a routine of cultivating at night and practicing Dou Techniques and studying alchemy during the day.

Five years after beginning his cultivation, Liu Xi reached Nine-star Dou Shi and chose Jia Nan Academy as the next step in his growth as an alchemist. Liu Ming and Master Xuan Hao both approved his plan, and Liu Xi prepared to leave for the academy when recruitment opened.

• Liu Xi broke through to Nine-star Dou Shi and decided Jia Nan Academy offered the freedom, cultivation methods, and alchemy knowledge he needed.
• Liu Xi considered the Misty Cloud Sect too dangerous because of its ties to Xiao Yan and the Soul Hall, and set aside the Heavenly Flames he was not yet strong enough to pursue.
• Liu Xi told Liu Ming he wanted to apply to Jia Nan Academy, and Liu Ming agreed after hearing his reasons.
• Liu Xi told Master Xuan Hao of his plans, and his teacher approved and encouraged him to pursue higher alchemy skills.
• Liu Xi thanked Master Xuan Hao, moved by the years of instruction and protection he had received.

Liu Xi went to Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment test in Lin City, where he defeated senior student Zhou Zhiqiang and revealed he was a fourteen-year-old One-star Dou Shi. Zhang Yan ranked him Heaven Tier and invited him to speak further, leaving Liu Xi set to travel to the academy in three days.

• Liu Xi reassured his parents before leaving for Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment site.
• Liu Xi passed the cultivation test and challenged Zhou Zhiqiang after the senior student tried to make him stand in the sun.
• Liu Xi defeated Zhou Zhiqiang with a punch and a kick, surprising the crowd and revealing his reputation as an alchemist’s disciple.
• Zhang Yan gathered the newcomers and assigned their ranks based on their ages and cultivation.
• Liu Xi reported that he was fourteen and a One-star Dou Shi, and Zhang Yan placed him in Heaven Tier.
• Zhang Yan told the candidates to return in three days and pulled Liu Xi aside to speak with him and propose visiting his home.

Liu Xi traveled with Zhang Yan and the other new students to Jia Nan Academy, where he arrived safely after more than ten days in flight. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan was thriving in the Xiao Family, and Liu Xi chose to avoid provoking him until he had enough strength to face him.

• Zhang Yan encouraged the new students and led them to an academy-raised avian Magical Beast for the journey to Jia Nan Academy.
• Liu Xi calmly inspected the Second-order Magical Beast, used Soaring Swan Steps to board it, and enjoyed the flight.
• After more than ten days of travel and several Enforcement Team inspections, Zhang Yan brought the group to Jia Nan Academy in the Black Corner Region.
• Zhang Yan explained the dangers of the Black Corner Region and how Jia Nan Academy's Enforcement Team protected the surrounding area.
• Xiao Yan cultivated to the Eight Stages of Dou Qi at age nine and became the center of attention in the Xiao Family.
• Liu Xi decided not to target Xiao Yan yet, planning to grow stronger and avoid the risks posed by Xiao Yan and Xun Er.

Liu Xi joined Zhang Yan’s class at Jia Nan Academy and went to register with the Alchemy Department. He proved he could refine Third-grade Pills, earning the department’s Third-grade Alchemist treatment under Elder Huo’s witness.

• Zhang Yan offered Liu Xi his choice of Outer Court mentors, and Liu Xi agreed to join Zhang Yan’s class after learning that students could also join the Alchemy Department.
• Zhang Yan completed Liu Xi’s registration, showed him around Jia Nan Academy, and brought him to his residence.
• Liu Xi visited the Alchemy Department and learned about its lectures, pill-formula rewards, Contribution Points, and medicinal ingredients for practice.
• Liu Xi told the instructor he could refine Third-grade Pills, so Elder Huo witnessed his assessment.
• Liu Xi refined a superior-quality Azure Wood Pill, and Elder Huo granted him the treatment of a Third-grade Alchemist.

After Liu Xi became a recognized Third-grade Alchemist, his reputation spread throughout the academy and attracted requests for pill refining. He arranged for Instructor Zhang Yan to handle those requests while Liu Xi focused on cultivation and studying pill formulas.

• Elder Huo recognized Liu Xi as a Third-grade Alchemist and gave him a badge along with a large collection of pill formulas.
• Liu Xi returned to his room, sorted the formulas, and began studying a Third-grade Pill formula.
• News of Liu Xi's achievement spread through the academy, and instructors and students sought to befriend him or request pills.
• Zhang Yan visited Liu Xi to confirm that he was a Third-grade Alchemist and told him that requests to refine pills had come through Zhang Yan.
• Liu Xi asked Zhang Yan to manage the requests, offering to refine pills for Zhang Yan for free if Zhang Yan supplied the ingredients.

Liu Xi identified his lack of combat experience as a weakness, then spent six months strengthening his Dou Qi and advancing his Alchemy Art. After reaching the Dou Grandmaster Realm and gaining approval for leave, he set off to train in the Black Corner Region.

• Liu Xi recognized that his smooth cultivation had left his Dou Qi unstable and his combat skills untested, so he planned to seek real fights near Jia Nan Academy.
• Liu Xi spent six months tempering his Liquid Qi Cyclone and advanced to become a Fourth-grade Alchemist.
• Liu Xi refined and consumed a One-pattern Green Spirit Pill, then broke through to the Dou Grandmaster Realm and tested his Dou Qi Armor.
• Liu Xi showed his new cultivation to Zhang Yan and the Outer Court elders, who approved his request for leave.
• Liu Xi packed pills, gold coin, and his treasured sword, then set off to gain experience.

Liu Xi witnessed a mercenary battle, rescued the dying Ge Hu, and followed him to Black Stone City, where Ge Hu and Ge Long tried to drug and rob him. Liu Xi killed the brothers and their men, then left to find somewhere to stay.

• Liu Xi watched Ge Hu and Zhao Kai fight until Ge Hu and Zhao Kai killed each other, then rescued the wounded Ge Hu with a Blood-Recovery Pill.
• Liu Xi introduced himself as Liu Qing and accompanied Ge Hu to Black Stone City, where Ge Hu brought him to the Dragon Tiger Mercenary Group headquarters.
• Ge Hu introduced Liu Xi to Ge Long, and the brothers invited Liu Xi to dinner while secretly drugging his wine to rob him.
• Liu Xi pretended to succumb to the drug, then revealed he was unharmed and killed the guards who rushed into the hall.
• Ge Long and Ge Hu attacked Liu Xi with their spears, but Liu Xi defeated them with Blazing Flames Burn the Heavens and left to find lodging.

After returning to Black Stone City three months after the Dragon Tiger Mercenary Group’s destruction, Liu Xi found the marketplace under new control and bought a Black Iron Scroll that had disturbed his soul perception. He unlocked the Illusory Heart Technique inside it and studied the soul skill through the night before preparing to leave.

• After the Dragon Tiger Mercenary Group’s leaders and elites were killed, its surviving members fled, defected, or looted its headquarters, while Zhao Hai’s Blood Saber Mercenary Group seized its former territory.
• Liu Xi spent three months traveling through the Black Corner Region, facing robberies, attempted poisonings, a honey trap, and pickpockets before returning to Black Stone City.
• Liu Xi saw Blood Saber mercenaries running the marketplace and bought a Black Iron Scroll from a burly stall owner for 500 Gold Coins.
• Liu Xi checked the inn for anyone following him, then sent his Spiritual Power into the scroll and broke the sphere of light within it.
• Liu Xi discovered that the scroll contained the Illusory Heart Technique, a high-level soul skill that trapped opponents in lifelike illusions, and studied it through the night.

Liu Xi killed Zhao Hai when the Blood Saber Mercenary Group ambushed him, then used Wu Liang to test and master the Illusory Heart Technique. After destroying Wu Liang’s body, he returned safely to Jia Nan Academy, where he rested in his room.

• Zhao Hai and his mercenaries ambushed Liu Xi, but Liu Xi blocked Zhao Hai’s attacks and killed him with the Blazing Flame Swordplay.
• The remaining mercenaries fled, and Liu Xi chased down Wu Liang, the man who had sold him the iron chunk.
• Liu Xi tested the Illusory Heart Technique on Wu Liang until he trapped him in Flame Purgatory, where Wu Liang died.
• Liu Xi destroyed Wu Liang’s corpse with fire and continued toward Jia Nan Academy.
• Liu Xi reached Jia Nan Academy near evening and returned to his room.

After returning from training, Liu Xi reported his progress to Zhang Yan and visited Elder Huo, who welcomed him back and offered to teach him the Pill Fire Technique. Liu Xi planned to enter the next Inner Court Selection Tournament and left with a new method of self-defense to learn.

• Liu Xi reflected on his stronger Dou Qi, Blazing Flame Swordplay, and Illusory Heart Technique after his training journey.
• Liu Xi told Zhang Yan he would enter the next Inner Court Selection Tournament, which would be held when the graduating students left the Outer Court.
• Liu Xi visited Elder Huo, who praised his progress and expressed concern that he had gone to the Black Corner Region without telling him beforehand.
• Elder Huo offered to teach Liu Xi the Pill Fire Technique and said he would watch for news of Beast Fire that could strengthen it.

Liu Xi honed his Pill Fire Technique and reached four-star Da Dou Shi before the Inner Court Selection Tournament began. He defeated Zhao Zonggen without drawing his sword, while the tournament continued and the question of whether to introduce more opponents or send Liu Xi straight to the Inner Court remained unresolved.

• Liu Xi practiced shaping his Pill Fire Technique into a fire tiger and considered seeking Beast Fire to increase its power.
• Three months later, the Inner Court Selection Tournament began, with Liu Xi having advanced to four-star Da Dou Shi.
• Liu Xi faced Zhao Zonggen, an eight-star Dou Shi, in the tournament’s fourteenth match.
• Liu Xi dodged Zhao Zonggen’s attacks and defeated him with his sheathed sword, then placed it against Zhao Zonggen’s throat.
• Hu Gan and the Outer Court elders praised Liu Xi’s composure and potential after his victory.

Liu Xi defeated Wang Shan in the Inner Court Selection Tournament by using the Illusory Heart Technique to make him believe he had killed Liu Xi. After the match, Hu Gan confirmed that Liu Xi had affected Wang Shan and let him keep his technique private.

• Liu Xi and Wang Shan began their match, and Wang Shan used his strength and earth-type Dou Qi to overpower Liu Xi's attacks.
• Liu Xi unleashed repeated Blazing Sword Qi, then used the Illusory Heart Technique to make Wang Shan see him being cut down.
• Wang Shan believed he had killed Liu Xi, but the illusion vanished as Liu Xi stood behind him with his sword at Wang Shan's neck.
• The referee declared Liu Xi the winner, while students accused Wang Shan of throwing the match and Wang Shan struggled to explain what had happened.
• Hu Gan invited Liu Xi to the dais, confirmed that he had affected Wang Shan, and let him leave without asking about the technique.

Liu Xi won the Inner Court Selection Tournament with his Illusion Technique and was summoned with the other top four students to meet Hu Gan. Hu Gan led them through a hidden passage to the Library Pavilion, where two elders opened a Space Lock and allowed them inside.

• Liu Xi entered the crowded tournament venue with Instructor Zhang Yan and spoke with Wang Shan about their match.
• Liu Xi defeated the other finalists, including Liu Lingfeng, Lin Chen, and Shui Rou'er, and became the tournament champion.
• Hu Gan summoned Liu Xi, Wang Shan, Liu Lingfeng, Lin Chen, and Shui Rou'er to his office and warned them about competition in the Inner Court.
• Hu Gan led the five students through a concealed passage to the Library Pavilion in a secluded valley.
• Two gray-robed elders opened the pavilion's Space Lock, and Liu Xi and the others entered.

Liu Xi and the others entered the Scripture Library and retrieved treasures before the one-hour limit. Liu Xi secured the Earth Tier Intermediate Nine Nether Spirit Flame Art, and the group left the sealed pavilion with their gains.

• Hu Gan warned Liu Xi and the others that they could take only one treasure from the Scripture Library and must not reveal what they saw inside.
• Liu Xi led the group into the Library, where he caught several scrolls and found the Nine Nether Spirit Flame Art after searching for a Fire Attribute cultivation method.
• Liu Xi read that the Nine Nether Spirit Flame Art was an Earth Tier Intermediate method that strengthened Fire Attribute Dou Qi by absorbing heat and draining opponents' heat.
• Shui Rou'er, Wang Shan, Liu Lingfeng, and Lin Chen also obtained treasures, and Wang Shan excitedly promised to challenge Liu Xi after mastering his Dou Technique.
• The group left the Library as the hour ended, submitted to a sweep of invisible energy, and followed Hu Gan safely through the spatial doorway.