Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yang, a transmigrator and Xiao Yan’s cousin, watched Xiao Yan struggle with his fallen cultivation before returning to his courtyard to train. A Task System then appeared and revealed Xiao Yang’s unusually strong soul and potential as an alchemist.

• Xiao Yang scored Seventh Stage Dou Qi, ignored the crowd’s praise, and reassured Xiao Yan that his talent would recover.
• Xiao Yang recalled that he had transmigrated into the Xiao Clan and planned to leave once he became a Dou Zhe to avoid the clan’s future enemies.
• Xiao Yang teased Xiao Yan and Xun’er about their relationship, then returned to his courtyard to cultivate.
• Xiao Yan tested at Third Stage Dou Qi while the Task System bound itself to Xiao Yang.
• Xiao Yang opened the system’s attribute panel and discovered his Fire and Wood attributes, Mortal Realm Mid-stage soul, and exceptional spiritual talent.

Xiao Yang tested his system and discovered that self-created missions could improve his Dou Skill proficiency. After completing a hundred Mountain Splitting Fist repetitions and claiming his reward, he created a mission to reach the Eighth Stage of Qi Cultivation and was delighted to see it offered a Foundation Building Elixir.

• Xiao Yang learned that he could create and delete system missions, then kept a mission to practice the Mountain Splitting Fist a hundred times.
• Xiao Yang completed the hundred repetitions despite his exhaustion and claimed insights that raised his Mountain Splitting Fist proficiency from Minor Accomplishment 2/10 to 3/10.
• Xiao Yang created another fist-practice mission but stopped to eat, rest, and take a medicinal bath rather than risk injuring himself.
• Xiao Yang created a mission to break through to the Eighth Stage of Qi Cultivation and saw that its rewards included improved physique and bone structure as well as a Foundation Building Elixir.

Xiao Yang cultivated with the Foundation Building Elixir and received support from Xiao Zhan, then rushed to the reception room in hopes of preventing Nalan Yanran from publicly canceling her engagement to Xiao Yan. He arrived too late, and after the cancellation and Three Year Agreement, Xiao Yang encouraged Xiao Yan to believe he could succeed.

• Xiao Yang learned how the Foundation Building Elixir worked and prepared to cultivate with it.
• Xiao Zhan gave Xiao Yang one thousand Gold Coins and urged him to reach the Ninth Stage of Qi Cultivation by the coming-of-age ceremony.
• Xiao Yang cultivated through the night, then continued training the Mountain Splitting Fist the next day.
• After hearing that distinguished guests had arrived, Xiao Yang hurried to the reception room but heard Xiao Yan declare the Three Year Agreement after Nalan Yanran proposed canceling their engagement.
• Xiao Yang comforted Xiao Yan and firmly told him he believed he could succeed.

After Xiao Yan went to cultivate, Xiao Yang bought ingredients for a medicinal bath and used a System mission to obtain a Body Recovery Elixir. He began training with the Mountain Splitting Fist and prepared the elixir bath to restore his stamina and strengthen his physique.

• Xiao Yan thanked Xiao Yang for continuing to believe in him, then went to cultivate in the back mountain.
• Xiao Yang bought one hundred sets of Body Recovery Bath ingredients from Xiao Hai for five hundred Gold Coins.
• Xiao Yang completed a System mission by obtaining the ingredients and claimed a First-grade Body Recovery Elixir, along with access to the System Space.
• Xiao Yang practiced the Mountain Splitting Fist one hundred times and claimed a proficiency increase from the System.
• Xiao Yang added one drop of Body Recovery Elixir to his bathwater, turning it pale blue.

Xiao Yang completed missions to obtain Monster Beast Meat and Demonic Beast Essence Blood, then used the blood to cultivate. The chapter ended with him enduring its intense burning pain as he began cultivating Dou Qi.

• Xiao Yang soaked in the remaining Spirit Liquid and found that it slightly improved his recovery before he returned to cultivate.
• Earlier, Xiao Yan failed again to retain the Dou Qi he had gathered, and an unknown voice offered to help him.
• Xiao Yang bought one hundred jin of First-order Rock Pig Meat, completed a mission, and received specially processed First-order Demonic Beast Essence Blood.
• Xiao Yang practiced the Mountain Splitting Fist for hours, then absorbed the last of the Spirit Liquid and ate some Rock Pig Meat to recover.
• Xiao Yang spread Demonic Beast Essence Blood over his body and began cultivating Dou Qi despite the burning pain.

Xiao Yang used Demonic Beast Essence Blood to accelerate his cultivation, then practiced Mountain Splitting Fist until it reached Major Accomplishment. After claiming the reward that increased his physique, he discovered his strength had grown dramatically and returned to cultivating Dou Qi.

• Xiao Yang absorbed Demonic Beast Essence Blood, felt its scorching energy surge through his meridians, and continued cultivating after its effects faded.
• After eating Monster Beast Meat, Xiao Yang practiced Mountain Splitting Fist and found that his stamina had improved and his training was faster.
• Xiao Yang decided to spend two days practicing Mountain Splitting Fist to reach Major Accomplishment and earn a physique increase.
• Xiao Yang completed his hundredth practice, absorbed insights that advanced Mountain Splitting Fist to Major Accomplishment, and claimed the mission reward.
• Xiao Yang received a Body Recovery Elixir and a physique increase, then lifted the heavy stone table by himself before returning to Dou Qi cultivation.

Xiao Yang went to the Combat Skills Hall to test his Major Accomplishment Mountain Splitting Fist and accepted Xiao Ning’s challenge to spar. He defeated Xiao Ning, completing a system mission and earning increased fist proficiency and a Body Recovery Elixir.

• Xiao Yang went to the Combat Skills Hall, where Xiao Ning challenged him to a spar.
• Xiao Yang accepted the challenge and created a mission to defeat Xiao Ning with the Mountain Splitting Fist.
• Xiao Yang’s first punch clashed with Xiao Ning’s Stone Cracking Palm, and Xiao Ning staggered farther back despite his higher cultivation.
• Xiao Yang struck Xiao Ning in the chest with a second punch and knocked him to the ground.
• Xiao Ning called the loss carelessness and left with his lackeys, while Xiao Yang completed the mission.

After defeating Xiao Ning, Xiao Yang explored the Combat Skills Hall and used the system to obtain two high-level Yellow Tier techniques and specialized training gear. He discovered that mastering Mountain Splitting Fist could reward him with Mysterious Tier and even Earth Tier techniques, so he began training with renewed determination.

• Xiao Yang completed his sparring mission by defeating Xiao Ning and received Mountain Splitting Fist proficiency and a Body Recovery Elixir.
• Xiao Yang searched the Combat Skills Hall for stronger techniques and created missions to obtain Dragon Subduing Leg and Wave Stacking Fist.
• Xiao Yang claimed his rewards, raising Mountain Splitting Fist to Major Accomplishment 1/10 and obtaining heavy specialized gauntlets and iron shoes.
• Xiao Yang learned that perfecting Mountain Splitting Fist could reward him with Blazing Mountain Fist, while reaching Supernatural Proficiency could earn him Mountain Burning Fist.
• Xiao Yang put on the gauntlets and began practicing Mountain Splitting Fist, carefully correcting his movements so each repetition counted.

Xiao Yang perfected the Mountain Splitting Fist and claimed the Mysterious Tier Mid-grade Blazing Mountain Fist and Beginner Fist Technique Talent. He began carefully cultivating his new technique, completing its first proficiency mission.

• After more than half a month of training in the Specialized Gauntlet, Xiao Yang reached the Peak of Seventh Stage of Qi Cultivation and brought the Mountain Splitting Fist to Major Accomplishment 9/10.
• Xiao Yang completed the System mission to practice the Mountain Splitting Fist 300 times, claimed a proficiency increase, and perfected the technique.
• The System rewarded Xiao Yang with Beginner Fist Technique Talent and a scroll containing the Blazing Mountain Fist, which he claimed and studied.
• Xiao Yang discovered that Beginner Fist Technique Talent reduced the repetitions needed for proficiency missions and made learning the Blazing Mountain Fist smoother.
• After cautiously practicing the Blazing Mountain Fist for more than two hours, Xiao Yang completed its first 27-repetition proficiency mission.

Xiao Yang practiced the Blazing Mountain Fist and learned that careful training could raise his proficiency beyond the System’s rewards. While cultivating Dou Qi that night, he broke through to the Eighth Stage of Qi Cultivation and received a new System reward.

• Xiao Yang claimed a Blazing Mountain Fist proficiency reward, then practiced the skill while refining how his Dou Qi flowed through each punch.
• Xiao Yang realized he had raised his own Blazing Mountain Fist proficiency through practice and explained how the skill’s proficiency ranks worked.
• Xiao Yang completed six proficiency missions and reached beginner 8/10 by delaying claims until after his training.
• Xiao Yang soaked in a Medicinal Bath and cultivated Dou Qi overnight, focusing on expanding his meridians.
• Xiao Yang broke through to the Eighth Stage of Qi Cultivation, completing a System mission that offered physique and bone structure increases and a portion of Foundation Building Elixir.

After receiving his system rewards, Xiao Yang discovered that his improved bone structure had boosted his cultivation talent and used the Foundation Building Elixir to accelerate his progress. He then created missions to improve his Blazing Mountain Fist, including one that promised another increase to his bone structure.

• Xiao Yang claimed his rewards and found that bone structure +1 had expanded his dantian and widened his meridians, improving his cultivation talent.
• Xiao Yang estimated that the Foundation Building Elixir could help him reach the Ninth Stage of Qi Cultivation in four or five months.
• Xiao Yang diluted the Foundation Building Elixir in a bath barrel and cultivated in the cyan liquid throughout the night, greatly increasing his cultivation speed.
• Xiao Yang stored the remaining Spirit Liquid, ate Monster Beast Meat, and prepared to practice the Blazing Mountain Fist.
• Xiao Yang created two missions to raise his Blazing Mountain Fist proficiency and a third mission that offered physique +1 and bone structure +1 for reaching Minor Accomplishment.

Xiao Yang improved his bone structure and physique by completing Blazing Mountain Fist, then went to the back mountain to test the skill. He encountered Xiao Yan training with Elder Yao and agreed to spar with him, leaving a new mission to defeat Xiao Yan active.

• Xiao Yang completed fifty-four rounds of Blazing Mountain Fist, claimed his rewards, and felt his cultivation talent improve.
• Xiao Yang went to the back mountain to test his newly cultivated Dou Skill and heard Xiao Yan crying out in pain.
• Elder Yao stopped whipping Xiao Yan and hid in his ring when he sensed Xiao Yang approaching.
• Xiao Yang offered Xiao Yan medicinal bath materials and explained that he had come to test a Dou Skill he obtained himself.
• Xiao Yan challenged Xiao Yang to a spar, and Xiao Yang created a mission to defeat him for fortune, comprehension, and Foundation Building Divine Liquid.

Xiao Yang defeated Xiao Yan in a sparring match with Blazing Mountain Fist and offered to let him copy the technique. He then tested the skill on a tree, discovering that one punch could bring it down.

• Xiao Yan revealed that he had reached the Fourth Stage of Qi Cultivation and asked Xiao Yang to use his full strength.
• Xiao Yan attacked with Suction Palm, but Xiao Yang used its force to close in and struck him with Blazing Mountain Fist, knocking him down and completing a system mission.
• Xiao Yang told Xiao Yan that he had reached the Eighth Stage of Qi Cultivation and offered to let him copy Blazing Mountain Fist that night.
• Xiao Yang struck a large tree with Blazing Mountain Fist, shattering its trunk and bringing it down as Xiao Yan watched in alarm.

After improving his attributes and collecting a powerful medicinal reward, Xiao Yang trained the Blazing Mountain Fist and lent its manual to Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan finished copying it and offered to share something good with Xiao Yang.

• Xiao Yang invited Xiao Yan to return with him and copy the Blazing Mountain Fist manual, but Xiao Yan stayed in the back mountain to finish his training.
• Xiao Yang claimed his mission rewards, raising his comprehension and fortune and receiving Foundation Building Divine Liquid.
• Xiao Yang realized his improved comprehension helped him cultivate Dou Skills more efficiently, then stored away the divine liquid and his medicinal bath.
• Xiao Yang set a Blazing Mountain Fist proficiency mission and practiced with the Specialized Gauntlet until Xiao Yan arrived that night.
• Xiao Yang lent Xiao Yan the Blazing Mountain Fist scroll, completing a mission that rewarded him with a Low-grade Storage Ring and increased fortune.
• Xiao Yan finished copying the scroll, thanked Xiao Yang, and offered to share something good with him.

Xiao Yan gave Xiao Yang the Eight Extremes Collapse Dou Skill, and Xiao Yang claimed rewards that included top-grade Body Tempering Pills and a Storage Ring. After spending the night cultivating with the Foundation Building Elixir, Xiao Yang prepared to begin practicing Eight Extremes Collapse.

• Xiao Yan gave Xiao Yang a copied scroll of Eight Extremes Collapse, which Xiao Yang accepted and chose as his primary Dou Skill.
• Xiao Yang claimed a bottle of Grade 3 Body Tempering Pills with Pill Patterns, but stored them because he could not take them before reaching Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Yang studied Eight Extremes Collapse and decided to cultivate it instead of Blazing Mountain Fist.
• Xiao Yang claimed the reward for copying Blazing Mountain Fist and received three luck points and a Storage Ring, which he concealed in the System Space.
• Xiao Yang spent the night cultivating in the Foundation Building Elixir and prepared to practice Eight Extremes Collapse after getting dressed.

Xiao Yang advanced his Eight Extremes Collapse cultivation until he could unleash the technique and shattered a wooden training dummy with it. After claiming rewards that improved his physique and bone structure, he went to the Marketplace to buy a sturdier practice target and noticed something unusual among the stalls.

• Xiao Yang practiced Eight Extremes Collapse and completed several System missions, gradually increasing his proficiency.
• Xiao Yang claimed eight accumulated proficiency rewards, absorbed the insights, and reached Minor Accomplishment in Eight Extremes Collapse.
• Xiao Yang shattered a wooden training dummy with a full-force Eight Extremes Collapse strike and realized the technique quickly depleted his Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yang claimed the Minor Accomplishment mission reward, gaining one point each in physique and bone structure and a Body Recovery Elixir.
• Xiao Yang took his saved Gold Coins to the Marketplace to buy a sturdier practice target and noticed something unusual at the nearby stalls.

Xiao Yang bought a strange scroll and a sturdy sandbag, then returned to his Small Courtyard to investigate the scroll. After discovering it contained only fabricated anecdotes, he used the system to test whether its hidden secret involved a pill recipe.

• Xiao Yang bought every scroll at a street stall after one gave him a strange feeling, then hid it in a Storage Ring inside the System Space.
• Xiao Yang bought a Steelhide Fierce Bull hide sandbag with a Black Mountain Rock base from the Xiao Clan weapons shop for 230 Gold Coins.
• Xiao Yang returned to his Small Courtyard, created a quest to obtain the sandbag, and retrieved the strange scroll from his Storage Ring.
• Xiao Yang read the scroll's fabricated tales about Hai Bodong, Yun Shan, and Empress Medusa, but water and heat revealed nothing unusual.
• Xiao Yang tried using the system to create quests for Dou Skills, then began testing quests to obtain pill recipes.

Xiao Yang obtained and absorbed a Fourth-grade Alchemist's Notes, then claimed the System reward of First-grade Pill Recipes and Qi Gathering Powder. After waking, he learned the weapon shop had delivered his sandbag to the Xiao Clan's logistics office.

• Xiao Yang discovered that pressing the scroll to his forehead revealed a Fourth-grade Alchemist's knowledge and techniques, completing the System mission.
• Xiao Yang spent several hours absorbing the notes, grew dizzy, and fell asleep before he could claim the mission reward.
• Xiao Yang woke, stored the depleted notes safely, and claimed ten scrolls of First-grade Pill Recipes and a pill-patterned portion of Qi Gathering Powder.
• Xiao Yang found a note saying the weapon shop had delivered his sandbag to the Xiao Clan's logistics office while he was occupied with the scroll.

Xiao Yang used the Special Armguards to train Eight Extremes Collapse until it reached Major Accomplishment, then discovered he could unleash five layers of Dark Force. He left the courtyard to recover in Foundation Building Elixir after claiming another system reward.

• Xiao Yang claimed the Special Armguards reward and created a mission to practice Eight Extremes Collapse while wearing them.
• Xiao Yang trained in his courtyard for half a month, using Foundation Building Elixir to restore his Dou Qi and stamina.
• Xiao Yang completed the training mission and claimed the proficiency reward, raising Eight Extremes Collapse to Major Accomplishment.
• Xiao Yang struck the sandbag without his armguards and unleashed five layers of Dark Force for the first time.
• Xiao Yang returned to his room, soaked in the remaining Foundation Building Elixir, and claimed the reward for reaching Major Accomplishment.

Xiao Yang discovered that Foundation Building Divine Liquid accelerated his cultivation dramatically and spent a month and a half training in seclusion. With his Dou Qi at the Eight-Stage Limit, he prepared to attempt a breakthrough to the Ninth Stage of Qi Cultivation.

• Xiao Yang created a task to practice Eight Extremes Collapse 1,200 times and resumed training with the Specialized Gauntlet.
• Xiao Yang used a drop of Foundation Building Divine Liquid in his bath and was shocked as its energy flooded into his body far faster than the Foundation Building Elixir’s.
• Xiao Yang created a task to break through to the Ninth Stage of Qi Cultivation, hoping to earn another portion of Foundation Building Divine Liquid.
• Xiao Yan visited Xiao Yang, saw that his Eight Extremes Collapse could unleash Fivefold Hidden Force, and trained even more fiercely under Elder Yao.
• Xiao Yang spent a month and a half in seclusion, raised his Eight Extremes Collapse proficiency to Major Accomplishment, 3/10, and reached the Eight-Stage Limit of Qi Cultivation.
• Xiao Yang prepared to make another attempt at breaking through to the Ninth Stage of Qi Cultivation.