Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yang refined a wisp of the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire’s origin, gaining Beast Affinity and greatly strengthening his Origin Fire. He left the Exotic Fire Tower and flew back toward the cave.

• Xiao Yang swallowed a Grade 4 Cold Spirit Pill and endured the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire’s heat while refining a wisp of its origin with his Origin Fire.
• Xiao Yang used his Water Attribute Dou Qi and Qi Recovery Pills to guide the fire through his meridians and into his dantian, where the Book of Myriad Laws drew it in and marked a page with its flame pattern.
• Xiao Yang fused the tamed wisp with his Origin Fire and claimed the task reward, gaining Beast Affinity toward most Magical Beasts.
• Xiao Yang tested his strengthened Origin Fire, finding that it could take the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire’s form and empower his Nine Flame Fist.
• Xiao Yang absorbed the Exotic Fire Tower into his body, found nothing valuable among the remains, and flew toward the cave.

Xiao Yang tested his Myriad Beast Spirit Fire-enhanced Nine Flame Fist against a Third-order Jade Snake and discovered that it could devastate Magical Beasts from within. After collecting what remained of the snake, he continued through the Monster Beast Mountain Range to train the technique.

• Xiao Yang completed the Soul Chasing Blade proficiency task and claimed its rewards as he traveled toward the Small Valley.
• Xiao Yang encountered a Jade Snake and, after taking an Earth Armor Pill, attacked it with the Nine Flame Fist to test his enhanced power.
• The Nine Flame Fist's flames exploded inside the Jade Snake, severing much of its tail and weakening it with the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire's suppressive force.
• Xiao Yang killed the injured Jade Snake with a second punch and collected its remaining materials, though much of its body and Essence Blood had been destroyed.
• Xiao Yang set out to kill more Third-order Magical Beasts to improve his Nine Flame Fist proficiency.

Xiao Yang studied the Beast Taming Art in a cave and learned how it could tame magical beasts, strengthen their ranks, and potentially evolve their bloodlines. Excited by the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire’s ability to improve the method’s success rate, he began practicing and considered which beast to command.

• Xiao Yang rested in a cave, refined the Jade Snake blood into seven drops of Essence Blood, and cooked the snake meat.
• Xiao Yang remembered the Beast Taming Art, used his Soul Power to absorb its contents, and learned that he could currently command two magical beasts.
• Xiao Yang learned that the Art planted Dou Qi and Soul Imprints in a beast’s Magical Core and soul, and that the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire could help suppress beasts.
• Xiao Yang discovered the Rank Ascension Method and Spirit Ascension Method, which could break a beast’s limits and help its bloodline evolve.
• Xiao Yang failed to create a System task for the Beast Taming Art, then began practicing it while considering which magical beast to command.

Xiao Yang flew into the Monster Beast Mountain Range to find a Flying Magical Beast and encountered a Fourth-order Feather Shadow Owl. He tamed the badly injured owl and, with the mission complete, began treating it instead of claiming his rewards.

• Xiao Yang flew out at night and searched the Monster Beast Mountain Range for a suitable Flying Magical Beast.
• A dark shadow attacked Xiao Yang, who evaded it and struck it with the Soul Chasing Blade.
• Xiao Yang found that the fallen attacker was a severely injured Fourth-order Feather Shadow Owl.
• Xiao Yang used the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire to weaken the owl's resistance and planted a Beast Taming Seal in its soul and Monster Core.
• Xiao Yang completed the taming mission and gave the Feather Shadow Owl a Third-grade Rejuvenation Pill to heal it.

Xiao Yang treated the critically injured Feather Shadow Owl and learned about the herbs and Magical Cores in its lair. After claiming a Dark Attribute Magical Core and Snake Scale Bird Wings as a reward, he prepared to create a powerful Flight Dou Technique.

• Xiao Yang fed the Feather Shadow Owl Rejuvenation Pills, Healing Pills, and Bone Growth Pills, then helped it set its broken bones.
• The Feather Shadow Owl awoke, thanked Xiao Yang, and cooperated with him to heal while eating stored Exploding Bear meat.
• Xiao Yang brought the recovering Feather Shadow Owl to a cave and learned that it had attacked him because it was hungry and that its lair held herbs and Magical Cores.
• Xiao Yang refined a Third-grade Bone Renewal Pill, which helped repair the Feather Shadow Owl's remaining bone cracks.
• Xiao Yang claimed a Dark Attribute Magical Core and Snake Scale Bird Wings, created a task to make a Flight Dou Technique, and decided to refine Second-grade Qi Recovery Pills first.

Xiao Yang completed his Rong Dan Jue training tasks, improving his ability to conserve Dou Qi and gaining Grade 4 Qi Recovery Pills. He began turning the Snake Scale Bird Wings into a Flight Dou Technique for Xiao Yi Xian.

• Xiao Yang reviewed his improved attributes and considered whether he could become strong enough to face Protector Wu and protect the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Yang completed the Rong Dan Jue tasks and claimed rewards that raised his comprehension and Spirit while giving him a bottle of Grade 4 Qi Recovery Pills.
• Xiao Yang realized his improved Rong Dan Jue could help him save at least thirty percent of his Dou Qi when using Dou Skills.
• Xiao Yang chose to create a Flight Dou Technique from the Snake Scale Bird Wings for Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yang drew a pattern on a blank scroll with Snake Scale Bird blood, set guards, and began pouring Dou Qi into the wings.

Xiao Yang completed White Scale Wings and claimed a Fifth-grade Wind Spirit Pill before returning to the Small Valley. He reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and offered her the Flight Dou Technique, secretly creating a mission for giving it to her.

• Xiao Yang spent his Dou Qi and recovery pills to turn the Snake Scale Bird Wings into the Profound Tier High-level Flight Dou Technique White Scale Wings, then claimed the mission reward of a Fifth-grade Wind Spirit Pill.
• Xiao Yang rode the Feather Shadow Owl toward the Small Valley and cultivated during the journey.
• Xiao Yang arrived at the Small Valley, where Xiao Yi Xian mistook the Feather Shadow Owl for a threat before Xiao Yang explained that he had tamed it.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Yang embraced after their reunion, and Xiao Yang introduced her to the Fourth-order Feather Shadow Owl.
• Xiao Yang offered White Scale Wings to Xiao Yi Xian and secretly created a mission to reward himself for giving it to her.

Xiao Yang gave Xiao Yi Xian the White Scale Wings, and she successfully bonded with the Flight Dou Technique and tried flying for the first time. He then told her that he had gained a version of her Calamity Poison Body after fusing with her blood, leaving Xiao Yi Xian shocked but relieved that she no longer had to suppress her poison around him.

• Xiao Yi Xian hesitated to accept the White Scale Wings, but Xiao Yang gave them to her and helped her bond with the Flight Dou Technique.
• Xiao Yi Xian activated her new wings and told Xiao Yang that she had broken through to the Dou Zhe realm.
• Xiao Yi Xian flew unsteadily, and Xiao Yang caught her when she nearly crashed into a rock wall.
• Xiao Yang told Xiao Yi Xian that he had fused her blood into his body and gained a version of the Calamity Poison Body.
• Xiao Yi Xian was shocked, and Xiao Yang explained that he could absorb poison and turn it into Dou Qi.

Xiao Yang proved that he shared Xiao Yi Xian’s Calamity Poison Body and completed their first resonance, allowing them to stop suppressing their poison. Afterward, both experienced major cultivation gains, with Xiao Yang reaching the peak of Three-star Dou Master and Xiao Yi Xian advancing to Three-star Dou Practitioner.

• Xiao Yang swallowed Snow Kiss Grass while Xiao Yi Xian sensed it transform into pure energy inside his body, confirming that he possessed the Calamity Poison Body.
• Xiao Yi Xian rejoiced that Xiao Yang could cultivate through poison and embraced and kissed him before they went into the Thatched Cottage.
• Xiao Yang created a task to complete his first resonance with Xiao Yi Xian, then the two shared an intimate encounter as their poisons circulated.
• Xiao Yang and Xiao Yi Xian discovered that their Dou Qi had surged, raising Xiao Yang to the peak of Three-star Dou Master and Xiao Yi Xian to Three-star Dou Practitioner.
• Xiao Yang carried Xiao Yi Xian to bathe, and he indulged his hands while letting her rest.

After receiving the Poison Codex, Xiao Yang considered how to advance his cultivation and decided to seek the Green Lotus Core Flame before heading to Jia Nan Academy. He planned to use it to complete System tasks and then pursue Hai Bodong’s map to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

• Xiao Yang received the Poison Codex and learned it contained hundreds of poison pill recipes, including three Di Tier Poison recipes.
• Xiao Yang explained to himself why poison could help a Calamity Poison Body improve cultivation without destabilizing Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked Xiao Yang whether he would stay in the Small Valley or go elsewhere, and he considered his plans for Jia Nan Academy and Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Yang decided to seek the Green Lotus Core Flame, use its origin to complete System tasks, and give the remaining origin to Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yang remembered that Hai Bodong was in the desert and possessed a map to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

After a month of cultivation, Xiao Yang and Xiao Yi Xian left Qingshan Town and flew toward the Tagor Desert to search for Heavenly Flames. They reached the desert in two days aboard the Feather Shadow Owl.

• Xiao Yang raised his cultivation to Seven-star Battle Master, increased his physique to 64, and advanced his alchemy and Spirit Plant Method during a month of training.
• Xiao Yang and Xiao Yi Xian prepared to leave for the Tagor Desert after Xiao Yi Xian returned to Myriad Medicine House for her belongings.
• Boss Yao tried to seize Xiao Yi Xian's treasure, so she poisoned and crippled him, then decided she would not return to Qingshan Town.
• Xiao Yang placed a Beast Taming Seal on Xiao Lan, which had advanced to a Second-rank Magical Beast after eating Second-tier Magic Cores, and left it in the Small Valley.
• Xiao Yang and Xiao Yi Xian flew toward the Tagor Desert on the Feather Shadow Owl, reaching the desert after two days.

Xiao Yang and Xiao Yi Xian arrived at Stone Desert City, where Xiao Yang flew them past the gate and brought her to the Desert Iron Mercenary Group’s compound. The group’s guards agreed to notify Xiao Li and Xiao Ding that Xiao Yang had arrived.

• Xiao Yang sent the Feather Shadow Owl off to hunt while he and Xiao Yi Xian approached Stone Desert City.
• Xiao Yang and Xiao Yi Xian passed the city gate, and Xiao Yang flew them over the queue using his Purple Cloud Wings.
• Xiao Yang asked a passerby for directions and led Xiao Yi Xian to the Desert Iron Mercenary Group’s compound in the south of the city.
• Xiao Yang introduced himself to the guards and asked them to inform Xiao Li and Xiao Ding of his arrival.
• A guard invited Xiao Yang and Xiao Yi Xian to wait in the reception hall while someone notified the two commanders.

Xiao Yang reunited with his cousins Xiao Li and Xiao Ding at their base and introduced them to Xiao Yi Xian as his girlfriend. He told them Xiao Yan’s talent had recovered and that he had become an Alchemist’s disciple, then Xiao Ding asked why Xiao Yang had come and what his cultivation level was.

• A mercenary brought Xiao Yang and Xiao Yi Xian to a reception hall, where Xiao Li arrived and warmly embraced Xiao Yang.
• Xiao Ding joined them, and Xiao Yang introduced Xiao Yi Xian as his girlfriend and their younger sister-in-law.
• Xiao Ding asked why Xiao Yang had come instead of staying home to cultivate for the coming-of-age ceremony, and Xiao Yang said the ceremony did not matter to him.
• Xiao Li suggested bringing Xiao Yan to stay with them, and Xiao Yang revealed that Xiao Yan had recovered his talent and become an Alchemist’s disciple.
• Xiao Li and Xiao Ding celebrated the news, then Xiao Ding asked Xiao Yang why he had come and what his cultivation level was.

Xiao Yang revealed that he had reached Seven-star Battle Master and become a Grade 3 Alchemist, shocking Xiao Ding and Xiao Li. He gave them advanced cultivation techniques, Dou Skills, and Foundation Building Divine Liquid, insisting they accept the bottles because he could make more.

• Xiao Yang told Xiao Ding and Xiao Li that he had reached Seven-star Battle Master after awakening a special physique and using pills to aid his cultivation.
• Xiao Yang revealed that he was a Grade 3 Alchemist, stunning both brothers.
• Xiao Yang took out Mysterious Tier Low-grade cultivation techniques and Dou Skills for Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, along with bottles of Foundation Building Divine Liquid.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li accepted the techniques and Dou Skills but refused the Divine Liquid, saying Xiao Yang needed it too.
• Xiao Yang produced more bottles and insisted that he could refine the Divine Liquid himself and would soon advance beyond the stage where it was so useful.

Xiao Yang taught Xiao Ding the Spirit Plant Method so he could help ripen medicinal materials, while Xiao Ding and Xiao Li accepted cultivation gifts and techniques. Xiao Ding began learning the method and received seeds to cultivate, with Xiao Yang cautioning him to keep the work and harvests discreet.

• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li accepted Xiao Yang’s Foundation Building Divine Liquid, and Xiao Yang received Fortune and medicinal material rewards from his system tasks.
• Xiao Yang realized Xiao Ding’s Wood Attribute Dou Qi made him suitable to learn the Spirit Plant Method and explained that it could ripen medicinal materials.
• Xiao Yang transmitted the Spirit Plant Method to Xiao Ding through Soul Power, and Xiao Ding studied its contents.
• Xiao Yang gave Xiao Ding seeds for medicinal herbs and asked him to ripen several needed materials while keeping the work private and avoiding large-scale sales.

Xiao Yang arranged for Xiao Ding to help ripen medicinal herbs and comforted Xiao Yi Xian by telling her she was part of his family. He tried refining a Foundation Establishment Pill, then went with Xiao Yi Xian to join the evening gathering.

• Xiao Yang gave Xiao Ding mid-grade medicinal herb seeds and asked him to help ripen them, while Xiao Ding agreed.
• Xiao Yi Xian envied Xiao Yang’s close relationship with his brothers, and Xiao Yang embraced her and said his family was now hers too.
• Xiao Yang asked Xiao Yi Xian to stand guard while he refined a Foundation Establishment Pill, and she agreed.
• Xiao Yang successfully refined a mid-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, though he considered its quality too poor to give to his brothers.
• A mercenary summoned Xiao Yang, and he brought Xiao Yi Xian to the plaza, where Xiao Li spotted them and walked over.

Xiao Yang was introduced as the Desert Iron Mercenary Group’s third commander, boosting the mercenaries’ hopes with his strength and Alchemist status. The next morning, he recognized the timid girl who arrived to serve him as Qing Lin, the bearer of Jade-Eyed Three-Flower Pupils.

• Xiao Li introduced Xiao Yang to the mercenaries as a Seven-star Battle Master and Alchemist, and Xiao Ding announced him as the group’s third commander.
• Xiao Yang celebrated with the mercenaries, drank them and Xiao Ding and Xiao Li under the table, then returned to the Small Courtyard with Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yang and Xiao Yi Xian cultivated together, and Xiao Yi Xian reached the Nine-star Dou Practitioner level after taking a Perfect Fighter Pill.
• Xiao Yang refined a high-grade Foundation Establishment Pill and prepared to leave the courtyard for food.
• Qing Lin arrived with a basin and towel, and Xiao Yang recognized the Jade-Eyed Three-Flower Pupils in her eyes.

Xiao Yang and Xiao Yi Xian met Qing Lin, a timid maid serving them at the Desert Iron Mercenary Group. When Xiao Yi Xian learned Qing Lin was mistreated because she was mixed-blood from the Snake People Tribe, she defended her.

• Qing Lin entered Xiao Yang's courtyard, and Xiao Yang woke Xiao Yi Xian so they could have breakfast together.
• Xiao Yi Xian declined Qing Lin's offer to help her wash up, then asked Qing Lin to guide them to the dining hall.
• Mercenaries greeted Xiao Yang but looked at Qing Lin with disgust, prompting Xiao Yi Xian to wonder why they treated her that way.
• When Xiao Yi Xian asked about the looks, Qing Lin admitted she was mixed-blood and begged them not to hit her.
• Xiao Yang stopped Qing Lin from kneeling, and Xiao Yi Xian said Qing Lin should not be judged for her birth.

Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Yang comforted Qing Lin about the prejudice she faced because of her Snake People Tribe scales, then discussed taking her away from Stone Desert City. As Xiao Yang worked to win Qing Lin’s trust, he also made preparations to search for the Green Lotus Core Flame.

• Xiao Yi Xian praised Qing Lin’s blue scales, showed her own scaled wings, and reassured her that she did not need to live for other people’s approval.
• Xiao Yi Xian invited Qing Lin to eat with them and later asked Xiao Yang how they could help her; they agreed to spend time with Qing Lin and ask whether she wanted to leave with them.
• Xiao Yang created a mission to win over Qing Lin, with Fortune, Spirit, and the Jade Pupil Secret Manual as its reward.
• News spread that Xiao Yang was a Seven-star Battle Master and an Alchemist, while he refined pills and recruited mercenaries into the Desert Iron Mercenary Group.
• Xiao Yang sent mercenaries southeast of Stone Desert City to search for dense Fire Attribute Energy and underground passages that could lead to the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Xiao Yang arranged for Qing Lin to travel with him and Xiao Yi Xian, then learned that his mercenaries had found a place with unusually dense fire-attributed energy. Believing it might be the Green Lotus Core Flame, he flew out to investigate while Xiao Yi Xian took Qing Lin back.

• Xiao Yang reflected on his need to preserve the origins of the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire and Green Lotus Core Flame for Xiao Yan, since he lacked confidence in defeating Hun Tiandi and the Soul Clan alone.
• Xiao Yi Xian taught Qing Lin to cultivate, and Xiao Yang gave her Foundation Building Divine Liquid.
• Xiao Yang asked Qing Lin to accompany him and Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin eagerly agreed to follow them as their maid.
• The System Prompt Tone announced that Xiao Yang had completed the mission to subdue Qing Lin and could claim Luck, Spirit, and the Jade Pupil Secret Manual.
• A mercenary told Xiao Yang that the searchers had found a place with dense fire-attributed energy, where Xiao Li was keeping watch.
• Xiao Yang sent Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin back and flew toward the location on his Purple Cloud Wings.