Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yang arranged for the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King’s subordinates to gather herbs and poisons in exchange for pills. The magical beasts eagerly accepted the task, while Xiao Yang continued sorting his rewards and gave the Little Lion a Foundation Establishment Pill.

• Xiao Yang told the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King that he needed Mid-grade Medicinal Herbs or better and offered to exchange them for pills.
• Xiao Yang promised to help the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King evolve his bloodline or break through to the seventh rank if he reached the limit of the Dou Emperor realm.
• Xiao Yang gave the Little Lion a Foundation Establishment Pill, which brought it closer to the third rank, then explained that a second pill would have no effect.
• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King summoned his subordinates and ordered them to gather medicinal materials and poisons for Xiao Yang in exchange for pills.
• Nearly a hundred magical beasts gathered outside the cave and grew excited about the chance to trade medicinal materials for pills.

Xiao Yang traded pills for medicinal herbs, poisons, Storage Rings, and other treasures from the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's underlings, then brought the lion king and his cub back to the Xiao Clan. After reuniting with Xiao Yi Xian, he set cultivation missions for Eight-star and Nine-star Dou Grandmaster and took two Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pills to advance from Seven-star Dou Grandmaster.

• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King sent his underlings to gather medicinal herbs, poisons, Storage Rings, and other goods to exchange for pills.
• Xiao Yang traded healing and Qi Recovery Pills for hundreds of medicinal herbs, six Storage Rings, beast bones, and other items, then promised to return the following year.
• Xiao Yang rode back to the Xiao Clan with Queen Medusa, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, and its cub, and settled the lion king and cub in the back mountain.
• Xiao Yang told Xiao Zhan that the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King could help the Xiao Clan if it faced danger.
• Xiao Yang reunited with Xiao Yi Xian, whose cultivation had reached Five-star Dou Master, and then set missions to reach Eight-star and Nine-star Dou Grandmaster.
• Xiao Yang swallowed two Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pills to raise his Seven-star Dou Grandmaster cultivation.

Xiao Yang claimed rewards for reaching nine-star Dou Grandmaster and prepared to enter Jia Nan Academy to pursue Fallen Heart Flame and meet Zi Yan. He and his companions reached the academy’s recruitment site, where Xiao Yu brought the Xiao Clan group before Instructor Ruo Lin.

• Xiao Yang claimed the System rewards after reaching eight- and nine-star Dou Grandmaster, then spent several days stabilizing his cultivation and studying alchemy with Elder Yao.
• Xiao Yang learned that Xiao Yu had returned with Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment team and planned to enter the academy with Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin to seek Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Yan and Xun'er joined Xiao Yang for breakfast, and Xiao Yan agreed to accompany him to Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Ning arrived with Xiao Yu, and she led Xiao Yang, Xiao Yan, and the other Xiao Clan youths toward the registration site.
• Xiao Yang’s gifts of pills and Foundation Building Divine Liquid helped the Xiao Clan youths improve, while Xiao Yan reached seven-star Dou Practitioner and advanced his Blazing Art after absorbing Purple Fire.
• At the recruitment site, Xiao Yang frightened a troublesome minor villain with Soul Pressure, and Xiao Yu led the Xiao Clan group to Instructor Ruo Lin.

Ruo Lin tested the Xiao Clan members seeking admission to Jia Nan Academy and was stunned by their exceptional cultivation. Xun'er and Xiao Yan revealed extraordinary progress, while Xiao Yang and Xiao Yi Xian remained to be tested.

• Ruo Lin welcomed Xiao Yu and the Xiao Clan applicants, explained the academy’s potential grades, and began testing them.
• Ruo Lin treated an injured applicant and graded the other candidates before testing the Xiao Clan members.
• Xiao Mei received a D-grade and Xiao Ning received a C-grade, while eight Xiao Clan members besides Xiao Yang’s group qualified for admission.
• Xun'er revealed that she was a sixteen-year-old Nine-star Dou Practitioner, exceeding the academy’s S-rank scale.
• Xiao Yan announced that he was a sixteen-year-old Seven-star Dou Practitioner, and Xun'er said he had been at the Dou Qi Third Stage only a year and a half earlier.

Ruolin learned that Xiao Yan, Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Yang had astonishing cultivation levels and realized recruiting them could benefit her career. Xiao Yang then said he and Xiao Yi Xian would travel separately to Jia Nan Academy, and Ruolin warned them about the dangers of the Black Corner Region.

• Xiao Yan explained his cultivation history to Ruolin, who was astonished by how quickly he had advanced.
• Qing Lin revealed she was thirteen and a Seven-star Dou Practitioner, while Xiao Yi Xian disclosed she was a nineteen-year-old Five-star Dou Master.
• Xiao Yang stated that he was seventeen and a Nine-star Dou Grandmaster, stunning Ruolin and the Xiao Clan members.
• Ruolin considered the rewards she might earn for recruiting the Xiao Clan geniuses and explained that the group would travel to Jia Nan Academy in a little over a month.
• Xiao Yang told Ruolin that he and Xiao Yi Xian would travel to Jia Nan Academy on their own, and Ruolin warned that the Black Corner Region was dangerous.

Xiao Yang revealed his powerful guardian and mounts to Ruo Lin, then agreed to travel alone to Jia Nan Academy. He planned to reach the Inner Academy within two months, while Xiao Yan stayed behind to cultivate and practice pill refinement.

• Xiao Yang summoned a Dou Wang Puppet and told Ruo Lin that he also had a fifth-tier Feather Shadow Owl and a Peak Dou Ancestor guardian, convincing her that he could travel alone.
• Ruo Lin warned Xiao Yang about the dangers of the Black Corner Region and told him to reach the Inner Academy within two months for its assessment.
• Xiao Yang agreed to reach the Inner Academy in time because he wanted to find Fallen Heart Flame and Zi Yan.
• Xiao Yan considered traveling alone but gave up after Elder Yao warned that his Dou Zhe cultivation was too low for the Black Corner Region.
• Xiao Yan decided to practice pill refinement and cultivate aboard the Flying Magical Beasts, while Xiao Yang planned to refine low-tier pills for the Xiao Clan before departing.

Xiao Yang prepared supplies for the Xiao Clan, then set out with Xiao Yi Xian and Medusa for the Black Corner Region. After crossing its border, he headed toward the nearest city to rest.

• Xiao Yang harvested and refined thousands of batches of First-grade medicines and several dozen Fighter Pills for the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Yang gave the pills to Xiao Zhan, said farewell to Xiao Yan and Elder Yao, and left Hai Bodong and the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King to guard the clan.
• Xiao Yang, Xiao Yi Xian, and Medusa rode the Feather Shadow Owl for several days toward the Black Corner Region.
• Xiao Yang crossed the Jia Ma Empire's border fortresses and learned about the lawless Black Corner Region and Jia Nan Academy's strength.
• Xiao Yang reached the Black Domain Great Plains and flew toward the nearest city, hoping to arrive before nightfall.

Xiao Yang, Medusa, and Xiao Yi Xian reached Black Seal City, where the scar-faced strong man mistook Xiao Yang for an easy target and threatened the two women. Xiao Yang killed him without slowing down, then continued toward the city as the onlookers realized the newcomers were dangerous.

• Xiao Yang sent the Feather Shadow Owl away to find food before entering Black Seal City with Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian.
• People near the city eyed Xiao Yang's Storage Rings and the veiled women, mistaking the group for newcomers who could be robbed.
• A scar-faced strong man demanded Xiao Yang's belongings and claimed the women for himself.
• Xiao Yang ignored the man, who charged at him with a saber and suddenly collapsed before reaching the group.
• Xiao Yang took the man's Storage Ring and Magic Core Weapon, then burned his corpse to ashes as the onlookers fell silent.

Xiao Yang’s group entered Black Seal City and encountered its brutal streets before settling at an inn run by the Eight Fan Gate. Xiao Yang went to the Thousand Medicine Workshop to trade pills for rare herbs, where the shopkeeper offered to show him hidden High-level Medicinal Materials.

• Xiao Yang, Medusa, and Xiao Yi Xian entered Black Seal City after the scar-faced man who had harassed them was burned to ashes.
• The group witnessed violence and depravity in the streets, while Xiao Yang killed two groups who approached Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian.
• The three checked into the Eight Fan Gate’s inn, and Xiao Yi Xian stayed behind with Medusa while Xiao Yang went to find rare herbs.
• At the Thousand Medicine Workshop, Xiao Yang bought medicinal materials with Grade 3 Rejuvenation Pills and Qi Recovery Pills.
• The shopkeeper offered to show Xiao Yang some hidden High-level Medicinal Materials, and Xiao Yang agreed to see them.

Xiao Yang bought high-level medicinal materials from Thousand Medicine Workshop in exchange for fourth-grade pills, while the shopkeeper suspected his alchemical skill and arranged to investigate him. Xiao Yang then purchased artifact-refining materials in Black Seal City and killed two would-be robbers on his way back to the inn.

• The shopkeeper told a middle-aged man that Xiao Yang might be a young fourth-grade Alchemist, and the man ordered him to test Xiao Yang and arrange to recruit him.
• Xiao Yang bought all the shop's high-level medicinal materials by offering fourth-grade pills, many of which shocked the shopkeeper with their quality.
• Xiao Yang created missions for the medicinal materials and claimed their rewards, while the shopkeeper returned excess pills and secretly ordered an attendant to learn where Xiao Yang was staying.
• Xiao Yang visited weapon shops in Black Seal City and bought artifact-refining materials cheaply.
• Two people tried to rob Xiao Yang because of his youth, and he killed them on his way back to the inn.

Xiao Yang cultivated with Xiao Yi Xian and used a Nine Springs Pill to break through from Nine-star Dou Grandmaster Peak to One-star Dou Spirit. After claiming his mission reward and strengthening a Dou Emperor Puppet, he began cultivating his soul and sensed that his Spiritual Power had increased.

• Xiao Yang and Xiao Yi Xian cultivated together for two hours, and Xiao Yi Xian's Calamity Poison Body converted toxins into Poison Battle Qi as her cultivation rose.
• Xiao Yang swallowed a Nine Springs Pill, absorbed its toxins as energy, and broke through to One-star Dou Spirit.
• Xiao Yang completed the System Mission and claimed five points each in bone structure and comprehension, bringing his bone structure attribute to 79.
• Xiao Yang entered Nine Flame Fist into his new Peak Dou Emperor Puppet, giving it power comparable to a low-star Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yang cultivated the Gestating Soul Art and sensed increased Spiritual Power after his Dou Qi breakthrough.

Xiao Yang used True Spirit Grass to break through to the Spirit Realm, unleashing a surge of Spiritual Qi and Soul Power that spread across Black Seal City. After the disturbance ended, Xiao Yi Xian discovered that her Soul Realm had also advanced to the Mortal Realm Mid-stage.

• Xiao Yang refined True Spirit Grass into medicinal liquid and swallowed it to fuel his Soul Realm breakthrough.
• Spiritual Qi surged toward Xiao Yang, and the disturbance drew the attention of Medusa and other experts in Black Seal City.
• Xiao Yang's soul condensed and awakened, allowing his Soul Power to spread across Black Seal City and reveal its inhabitants and surroundings.
• Xiao Yang withdrew his soul phantom into his body, causing the pressure over Black Seal City to disappear.
• Xiao Yang told Xiao Yi Xian that his Soul Realm breakthrough had caused the disturbance, and she realized that her Soul Realm had reached the Mortal Realm Mid-stage.

Xiao Yi Xian reached the Mortal Realm Mid-stage and tried condensing Soul Fire so she could pursue her dream of becoming an Alchemist. She succeeded, and Xiao Yang agreed to teach her alchemy when they went to Jia Nan Academy.

• Xiao Yang realized that Spiritual Qi from his breakthrough had likely helped Xiao Yi Xian's Soul Power reach the Mortal Realm Mid-stage.
• Xiao Yi Xian eagerly asked to try condensing Soul Fire, and Xiao Yang explained the process and demonstrated it for her.
• Xiao Yang claimed his Mission Reward, which improved his attributes and alchemy skills.
• Xiao Yi Xian quickly condensed Soul Fire, and Xiao Yang recognized her talent and the chance she now had to become an Alchemist.
• Xiao Yi Xian hugged Xiao Yang and told him she wanted him to teach her alchemy at Jia Nan Academy, and he agreed.

Xiao Yang taught Xiao Yi Xian alchemy basics before the Eight Fan Gate's Second Elder, Black Eagle, summoned him and demanded that he join the faction. Xiao Yang refused, and Black Eagle threatened to force him to refine pills and seize Xiao Yi Xian and Medusa.

• Xiao Yang taught Xiao Yi Xian alchemy theory and First-grade Pill Recipes through the night.
• After breakfast, the innkeeper told Xiao Yang that Black Eagle, the Eight Fan Gate's Second Elder, wanted to see him.
• Black Eagle invited Xiao Yang to join the Eight Fan Gate, offering medicinal materials and protection.
• Xiao Yang refused the invitation and prepared to leave.
• Black Eagle threatened to force Xiao Yang to refine pills and take Xiao Yi Xian and Medusa for himself.

Xiao Yang used the Soul Chasing Blade to kill Second Elder Black Eagle, a Three-star Dou King, and claimed rewards for the kill and his Storage Ring. He decided to keep shopping for medicinal materials and then raid the Eight Fan Gate for provoking them.

• Xiao Yang created a mission and struck Second Elder Black Eagle with the invisible Soul Chasing Blade.
• Second Elder fled into the sky, but Xiao Yang guided the blade into him and killed him instantly.
• Xiao Yang caught Second Elder's falling body, took his Storage Ring, and claimed the mission rewards.
• Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian realized Xiao Yang had killed a Three-star Dou King, and Xiao Yang stored the corpse to use as a puppet.
• Xiao Yi Xian suggested continuing to buy medicinal materials, and Xiao Yang proposed taking goods from the Eight Fan Gate as well.

Xiao Yang killed the Eight Fan Gate’s Second Elder and the inn shopkeeper, then prepared to eliminate the sect. Yuan Yi and two elders arrived, and Xiao Yang chose to face them himself for the mission rewards.

• The shopkeeper found the Second Elder missing and Xiao Yang revealed her corpse before killing him and taking his Storage Ring.
• Xiao Yang claimed the shopkeeper’s mission reward and announced that he, Medusa, and Xiao Yi Xian would wipe out the Eight Fan Gate and search its Treasure Vault.
• Yuan Yi, the Great Elder, and the Third Elder flew to the inn after sensing the Second Elder’s aura and found the shopkeeper’s corpse.
• Xiao Yang created missions to kill the three with the Soul Chasing Blade and to raise its proficiency to Perfection, earning Medusa’s promise to intervene if he was in danger.
• Yuan Yi demanded to know where the Second Elder was, and Xiao Yang said Yuan Yi would see her soon.

Xiao Yang killed the Great Elder, the Third Elder, and Yuan Yi with his Soul Chasing Blade, then discovered the third fragment map of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame in Yuan Yi’s Storage Ring. He decided to wipe out the Eight Fan Gate and seize its treasure vault and Black Seal Auction House.

• Xiao Yang killed the Great Elder and the Third Elder with Soul Chasing Blades, while Yuan Yi survived the first attack and struck Xiao Yang’s Dou Emperor puppet.
• Xiao Yang used a stronger Soul Chasing Blade to kill Yuan Yi and collected the three elders’ Storage Rings.
• Xiao Yang found the third fragment map of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame in Yuan Yi’s Storage Ring.
• Xiao Yang chose not to claim his rewards yet and planned to eliminate the Eight Fan Gate and take its treasure vault and Black Seal Auction House.

Xiao Yang wiped out the Eight Fan Gate, looted its stronghold and auction house, then set off with Xiao Yi Xian and Medusa for Peace Town. During the flight, he mastered the Soul Chasing Blade and began learning the Earth Tier Soul Skill Nirvana, ending with a Random Heavenly Flame Map in hand.

• Xiao Yang killed everyone at the Eight Fan Gate's stronghold and looted its treasury, collecting medicinal materials, techniques, and Dou Skills.
• Xiao Yang also plundered the Black Seal Auction House before returning to Xiao Yi Xian and Medusa.
• Xiao Yang, Xiao Yi Xian, and Medusa left Black Seal City on the Feather Shadow Owl and headed toward Peace Town.
• Xiao Yang claimed his mission rewards, absorbed extensive Soul Chasing Blade insights, and learned that he had received the Earth Tier Mid-grade Soul Skill Nirvana.
• Xiao Yang studied Nirvana during the flight as Xiao Yi Xian read his Alchemy Handbook and Medusa comprehended space power.
• Xiao Yang took the Random Heavenly Flame Map out of the System Space.

Xiao Yang discovered that his Random Heavenly Flame Map depicted the Flame of Life, a Heavenly Flame that could greatly accelerate growing medicinal ingredients. He could not identify the map’s location and judged the Flame of Life too powerful to subdue for now, so he put it away and began sorting his latest spoils with Xiao Yi Xian and the Queen.

• Xiao Yang opened the Random Heavenly Flame Map and recognized its green flame as the Flame of Life.
• Xiao Yang saw in the map’s vision that the Flame of Life grew on an enormous ancient tree and nourished rare medicinal materials with life-filled mist.
• Xiao Yang studied the map but could not match its landmarks to any location he knew, concluding that it was outside the Northwest Continent.
• Xiao Yang judged that the Flame of Life was too strong for him to subdue at his current strength, even with Medusa’s help, and put the map away.
• Xiao Yang called Xiao Yi Xian and the Queen to help sort the treasures he had collected from the Eight Fan Gate, Yuan Yi, and other experts.

Xiao Yang sorted Yuan Yi’s Storage Ring and found valuable medicinal ingredients, cultivation techniques, and the Earth Tier Low-level movement Dou Skill Three Thousand Lightning Movement. He planned to use the techniques to advance the Myriad Laws Incantation and begin cultivating Three Thousand Lightning Movement after reaching Jia Nan Academy.

• Xiao Yang found the main medicinal ingredient for an Imperial Pole Pill and stored Yuan Yi’s medicinal materials by category.
• He set aside a Dou Ling Pill and planned to sell or trade Yuan Yi’s mostly low-grade pills because of their Pill Poison.
• Xiao Yang found two Earth Tier Low-level cultivation techniques and many Profound Tier High-level techniques, which could help him raise the Myriad Laws Incantation to Earth Tier Low-level.
• He discovered the Earth Tier Low-level Dou Skill Three Thousand Lightning Movement and decided to cultivate it at Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Yang found two other Earth Tier Low-level Dou Skills and planned to give them to Xiao Yan or the Xiao Clan for system rewards.