Chapter Summaries

Ruo Lin confirmed Zi Yu was a Nine-Star Dou Master whose aura overwhelmed the crowd, then welcomed him to Jia Nan Academy. That night, Miao Ke'er visited Zi Yu and undressed before him, leaving him stunned by her beauty.

• Zi Yu introduced himself as a fifteen-year-old Nine-Star Dou Master, and Ruo Lin questioned his claim because his presence felt far more powerful.
• Zi Yu released his aura, terrifying most of the people present, and Ruo Lin accepted his cultivation level and urged him to attend Jia Nan Academy.
• Zi Yu agreed to join the academy, and Ruo Lin assessed the other new students before giving them instructions for their departure.
• That night, Miao Ke'er entered Zi Yu's room and removed her robe, revealing herself to him.

Miao Ke'er confessed her love to Zi Yu and spent the night with him, then woke up in his arms the next morning. After Zi Yu helped her recover and get dressed, they left the room together, where Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, and Xiao Yu recognized what had happened.

• Miao Ke'er told Zi Yu she loved him and offered to warm his bed, then kissed him.
• Miao Ke'er asked Zi Yu to feed her a potent aphrodisiac, and he agreed before the two spent the night together.
• Zi Yu cleaned Miao Ke'er after she fell unconscious and held her as they slept.
• Miao Ke'er woke beside Zi Yu, and he promised to cherish and protect her before helping her get dressed.
• Zi Yu fed Miao Ke'er Earth Core Life Nectar to ease her discomfort, and Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, and Xiao Yu gave the pair teasing looks when they emerged together.

Miao Ke'er confessed her love to Zi Yu and spent the night with him, after which he cared for her tenderly. The next morning, Zi Yu helped her recover and dress before they joined Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, and Xiao Yu.

• Miao Ke'er told Zi Yu she loved him and offered to serve him, and Zi Yu accepted her feelings.
• Miao Ke'er asked Zi Yu to feed her a potent aphrodisiac, and he did so before they spent the night together.
• Zi Yu bathed and cleaned Miao Ke'er after she lost consciousness, then held her as they slept.
• Miao Ke'er woke sore but happy in Zi Yu's arms, and he promised to cherish and protect her.
• Zi Yu helped Miao Ke'er dress and gave her Earth Core Life Nectar to ease her discomfort.
• Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, and Xiao Yu saw the pair emerge together and smiled knowingly.

Zi Yu and the Jia Nan Academy recruitment team traveled from Wutan City to Town Ghost Pass, where they waited for an academy guard team before entering the dangerous Black Corner Region. Ruo Lin warned the new students about the region’s powerful factions and introduced some of its strongest experts.

• Zi Yu departed Wutan City with the recruitment team, while Qing Yan Jing and Dongfang Jing followed secretly and Ya Fei watched him leave from a distance.
• More than ten days later, eight Jia Nan Academy recruitment teams gathered at Town Ghost Pass, and admissions director He Jin welcomed the new students.
• Ruo Lin explained to Zi Yu that the teams would wait two days for the academy guard team before crossing the Black Corner Region.
• Ruo Lin warned Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, Miao Ke'er, and Xiao Yu about the Black Corner Region’s dangers and advised them not to leave the academy without sufficient strength.
• Ruo Lin described the Black List’s strongest figures, including the peak Dou Emperor Golden Silver Elders and Han Feng, the Medicine Emperor.

Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, and the other women resolved to grow strong enough to face the dangers of the Black Corner Region, while Ya Fei prepared to return to the Mittel Family and confront its elders. As Jia Nan Academy's party camped beneath Black Cloud Mountain, Magic Flame Valley prepared a nighttime attack.

• Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, and the other women vowed to venture into the Black Corner Region together once they reached the Dou Wang realm or higher.
• Two days later, He Jin welcomed the Jia Nan Academy Guard, and the students boarded Griffon Beasts to return to Jia Nan Academy.
• Ya Fei watched Zi Yu leave, then decided to return to the Mittel Family and settle her disputes there.
• Leo agreed to bring Ya Fei's alleged dissatisfaction with her post before the Elder Council after Lei Le spoke against her.
• Old Fei told Old Cheng that Jia Nan Academy's party would camp near Magic Flame Valley, and Old Cheng ordered an attack for the latter half of the night.
• Jia Nan Academy's party camped beneath Black Cloud Mountain after traveling all day.

Zi Yu prepared a lavish grilled dinner for Ling Qingzhu, Xun Er, Miao Ke'er, and Xiao Yu, then shared it with Ruo Lin and several Jia Nan Academy students. He warned them not to sleep too deeply, suspecting an ambush near the mountaintop.

• Cheng Ping assigned Yang Jie to secure the camp perimeter and sent Zi Cong and Chu Yi to patrol and help set up camp.
• Zi Yu grilled Magical Beast meat and served it with Spirit Fruit juice and fruit to Ling Qingzhu, Xun Er, Miao Ke'er, and Xiao Yu.
• Ruo Lin and several Jia Nan Academy students arrived, and Zi Yu invited them to share his dinner.
• As Ruo Lin and the students prepared to leave, Zi Yu warned them to stay alert and pointed out the unnatural quiet around the mountaintop.
• Ling Qingzhu asked whether Zi Yu meant that enemies were waiting in ambush on the mountaintop.

Zi Yu suspected an ambush on the mountain and warned Ruo Lin, who alerted Commander Chang Chengping. Chang Chengping approved Zi Yu’s counterplan, and when Magic Flame Valley’s attackers descended, they found themselves caught in a trap as a distress flare rose.

• Zi Yu pointed out the mountaintop’s unnatural silence and warned that enemies could use it to attack the camp.
• Ruo Lin reported Zi Yu’s suspicion to Chang Chengping, who summoned Zi Yu to hear his reasoning.
• Zi Yu proposed a plan to Chang Chengping, who approved it and arranged the camp’s response.
• A Nine-star Spirit Warrior led Magic Flame Valley’s forces down the mountain while three Dou Wang experts watched from the sky.
• The attackers found the camp entrance unguarded, realized they had fallen into a trap, and tried to retreat as Jia Nan Academy’s distress flare rose.

The Jia Nan Academy Guard ambushed Magic Flame Valley, killing dozens of its fighters and gaining an advantage in numbers. Cheng Shu rallied his suspicious troops and the battle began, while Chang Chengping warned that Jia Nan Academy reinforcements were on their way.

• Chang Chengping led the Jia Nan Academy Guard out of hiding after their Dou Qi attacks killed dozens of Magic Flame Valley fighters.
• Cheng Shu mistook the ambush for evidence of a traitor, and Chang Chengping encouraged the suspicion until Cheng Shu restored order among his men.
• Cheng Shu sent Feng Yong, Sheng Tao, and Jing Hong to attack the Jia Nan Academy students, but Yang Jie moved to intercept them.
• Fei Gang stopped Yang Jie, while Cheng Shu and Chang Chengping clashed and the two sides' fighters engaged one another.
• Chang Chengping told Cheng Shu that Jia Nan Academy reinforcements were already on their way.

Cheng Shu and Chang Chengping's forces clashed while three Magic Flame Valley Dou Lings cornered Jia Nan Academy's freshmen. Zi Yu stepped forward to face the attackers, leaving Feng Yong, Sheng Tao, and Jing Hong furious and ready to fight.

• Cheng Shu threatened to inflict heavy losses on Jia Nan Academy's freshmen before help arrived, and Chang Chengping launched his killing moves against him.
• Feng Yong, Sheng Tao, and Jing Hong found the freshmen's hiding place, prompting Jia Nan Academy's instructors to prepare to hold them off while the students escaped.
• Zi Yu refused Ruo Lin and the other girls' pleas to hide, told Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, Miao Ke'er, and Xiao Yu to protect themselves, and revealed an aura that astonished the instructors.
• Zi Yu confronted the three Magic Flame Valley Dou Lings and taunted them, while Jing Hong volunteered to fight him and threatened to teach him a lesson.

Zi Yu overwhelmed three Dou Ling experts from Magic Flame Valley, killing Sheng Tao and Jing Hong after Feng Yong tried to use them as a shield. He sent the Ling Shuang Sword after the fleeing Feng Yong, whose fate remained unresolved.

• Jing Hong charged Zi Yu and was sent flying with a single palm strike.
• Feng Yong and Sheng Tao attacked Zi Yu together but were also blasted away.
• The three Magic Flame Valley elders launched their strongest Dou Skills at Zi Yu, who countered with his Earth Tier Low Rank Golden Flame Palm.
• Feng Yong shoved Sheng Tao and Jing Hong into the attack's path and fled, while the two men cursed him.
• Zi Yu's Golden Flame Palm killed Sheng Tao and Jing Hong, and he sent the Ling Shuang Sword after Feng Yong.

Zi Yu killed Feng Yong, Sheng Tao, and Jing Hong, shocking both Magic Flame Valley and Jia Nan Academy. He then confronted Cheng Shu, who mistook Zi Yu for a hidden high-ranking expert, and openly claimed responsibility for the killings.

• Feng Yong called for Cheng Shu's help, but Zi Yu's Ling Shuang Sword pierced his neck and killed him.
• Jia Nan Academy's teachers and students watched in disbelief as Zi Yu's victory over three Dou Ling earned him new admirers, while Ling Qingzhu, Xun Er, Miao Ke'er, and Xiao Yu admired him.
• Cheng Shu suspected Jia Nan Academy had a hidden Eight-star Spirit Warrior, but Chang Chengping was confused because he knew of no such expert among the academy's group.
• Zi Yu appeared before Cheng Shu with his cultivation concealed, and Chang Chengping urged him to return to safety.
• Zi Yu told Cheng Shu that he had killed the three Magic Flame Valley fighters and criticized him for sending such weak opponents, leaving both sides shocked because Jia Nan Academy knew Zi Yu was only a Nine-Star Dou Master.

Zi Yu helped Jia Nan Academy's fighters overwhelm Magic Flame Valley's forces, then fought off a Dou Wang-level attack and retreated with Yang Jie. Three Magic Flame Valley elders arrived, ending the battle, and the strongest elder berated Cheng Shu for the sect's heavy losses.

• Cheng Shu ordered Magic Flame Valley's fighters to attack Zi Yu, but Jia Nan Academy's forces intercepted them.
• Zi Yu helped He Jin kill a Four-star Dou Ling, then assisted other academy fighters in defeating their opponents.
• Fei Gang warned Cheng Shu that most of Magic Flame Valley's Dou Ling experts had died, and Zi Yu helped Yang Jie injure Fei Gang.
• A Dou Wang-level expert attacked Zi Yu with a black handprint, but Zi Yu countered with the Golden Flame Palm and sword strikes before retreating with Yang Jie.
• Three Magic Flame Valley elders arrived, the opposing forces stopped fighting, and the leading elder scolded Cheng Shu over the losses.

Zi Yu faced Elder Zeng and two other Magic Flame Valley Dou Kings after Cheng Shu blamed him for their losses. When Elder Zeng demanded Zi Yu’s sword and attacked, Zi Yu activated the Demon Suppressing Bottle Fragment Spirit Bead, raising his aura beyond the Dou King realm.

• Cheng Shu told Elder Zeng that a spy had leaked their attack plan and that Zi Yu had killed Feng Yong, Sheng Tao, and Jing Hong.
• Elder Zeng and the other two elders coveted Zi Yu’s sword, and Elder Zeng offered to take him as a disciple in exchange for it.
• Zi Yu rejected Elder Zeng’s offer and insulted him, while Chang Chengping tried to protect Zi Yu from the enraged Dou King.
• Elder Zeng attacked Zi Yu with a black palm print, but an invisible force stopped Chang Chengping from intervening as Zi Yu told him to stay back.
• Zi Yu activated the Demon Suppressing Bottle Fragment Spirit Bead, and his aura surged beyond the Dou King realm toward the Dou Emperor realm.

Zi Yu used the Heaven Destroying Hand to kill three Magic Flame Valley Dou Wang and devastate their forces, but the technique left him exhausted. Jia Nan Academy’s people gathered around him with concern, and four academy Dou Wang reinforcements arrived after the battle had ended.

• Zi Yu unleashed the Heaven Destroying Hand, killing the three Magic Flame Valley Dou Wang and injuring or killing many of their subordinates, including Cheng Shu.
• Chang Chengping ordered the Jia Nan Academy Guard to finish off the surviving Magic Flame Valley members, ending the battle.
• Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, Miao Ke'er, and Xiao Yu rushed to Zi Yu, who explained that his secret art had drained his Dou Qi and that he only needed to rest.
• Ruo Lin and other Jia Nan Academy students checked on Zi Yu and stayed near him protectively.
• Four Jia Nan Academy Dou Wang reinforcements arrived, and Chang Chengping and Yang Jie greeted Elder Shen, Elder Zhao, Elder Wang, and Elder Xuan.

After defeating the Magic Flame Valley Dou Wangs, Zi Yu suffered a rampage of residual energy from the Purple Gold Sacred Light Pearl and lost consciousness. Dongfang Jing and Qing Yan Jing watched from afar and determined that he was not in mortal danger.

• Chang Chengping and Yang Jie told Elder Shen and the other Dou Wang elders that Zi Yu had killed three Dou Wangs and that Jia Nan Academy had recruited extraordinary geniuses.
• The elders urgently asked Yang Jie to take them to meet Zi Yu and the other geniuses, but Ling Qingzhu cried out when purple-gold light erupted from Zi Yu.
• Zi Yu learned from the system that his Innate Creation Body had sealed unrefined energy from the Purple Gold Sacred Light Pearl, and that his recent overexertion had loosened the seal.
• With little spiritual power left, Zi Yu was overwhelmed by the rampaging energy and fell unconscious, alarming Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, Miao Ke'er, Xiao Yu, Ruo Lin, and the others.
• Qing Yan Jing told Dongfang Jing not to reveal themselves because Zi Yu was not in mortal danger, and Dongfang Jing examined his condition with her spiritual power.

Zi Yu fell unconscious after the power sealed inside him ran rampant, and the gathered experts could not treat him. Ling Qingzhu realized she could help him and began the treatment in a guarded tent, leaving her poised to use Dongfang Jing’s intimate method.

• Dongfang Jing told Qing Yan Jing that the only way to help Zi Yu absorb the power without revealing themselves was an intimate method, and Qing Yan Jing blushed at the suggestion.
• Elder Shen examined Zi Yu and explained that only a high-level Dou Huang with gentle or harmonizing power could resolve his condition.
• Ling Qingzhu recognized that her Supreme Induction Art and gentle power could help, then received Dongfang Jing’s voice transmission and blushed before deciding to treat Zi Yu herself.
• Ling Qingzhu stopped Elder Shen from taking Zi Yu to Jia Nan Academy and carried him to a tent, asking Gu Xun'er, Miao Ke'er, Xiao Yu, Ruo Lin, and the students to guard it.
• Inside the tent, Ling Qingzhu undressed herself and Zi Yu, then lay atop him and began the treatment.

While unconscious, Zi Yu met Long Tianxue in a dream and learned that they had been married in a previous life. He agreed that she would be his principal wife, and she disappeared after promising they would meet again.

• Zi Yu wandered through a desolate dreamland and followed a distant light to a lush cultivation paradise.
• Long Tianxue approached Zi Yu and called him her husband, though he could not remember her.
• Long Tianxue told Zi Yu that her surname was Long, prompting him to recall her name as Long Tianxue.
• Long Tianxue revealed that Zi Yu had sacrificed his body and soul to save her in their previous life and asked him to reserve the principal-wife position for her.
• Zi Yu agreed, and Long Tianxue spent time with him before kissing him and disappearing, asking him to remember his promise.

After Zi Yu recovered, he and Ling Qingzhu reunited and the women learned that Ling Qingzhu's cultivation had risen dramatically. Zi Yu discovered that he too had reached the Half-step Spirit Warrior level, and Ling Qingzhu silently resolved to ask him later about the name Long Tianxue.

• While Zi Yu was unconscious, Ling Qingzhu heard him murmur Long Tianxue's name and grew jealous, but decided to question him after his recovery.
• Zi Yu woke in Ling Qingzhu's arms, thanked her for saving him, and embraced her tenderly.
• Gu Xun'er, Miao Ke'er, Xiao Yu, Ruo Lin, and the others entered the tent, saw the couple together, and asked Zi Yu whether he had recovered.
• Gu Xun'er noticed Ling Qingzhu's improved cultivation, and Ling Qingzhu revealed her Dou Qi Armor and peak Da Dou Shi, Half-step Spirit Warrior level.
• Zi Yu realized that residual source power from the Purple Gold Sacred Light Pearl had likely strengthened Ling Qingzhu, then discovered that he had also reached Half-step Spirit Warrior.

Zi Yu and Ling Qingzhu recovered from the dangerous surge of residual power, and Ling Qingzhu reached the Half-step Spirit Warrior Realm. After the group returned to Jia Nan Academy, Zi Yu received a major sign-in reward that awakened his Creation Heavenly Eye and granted him numerous techniques and treasures.

• Zi Yu congratulated Ling Qingzhu on reaching the Half-step Spirit Warrior Realm, while she and the others questioned how the immense power had been sealed inside him.
• Zi Yu explained that he had absorbed a supreme heavenly treasure without realizing how much source power it contained, and the four women urged him to be more careful.
• After resting, Zi Yu and the women set out for Jia Nan Academy, stopping at Heping Town before entering the academy several hours later.
• The system announced that Zi Yu had completed his sign-in mission and awakened the Creation Heavenly Eye.
• The system listed Zi Yu's rewards, including the Nine Secrets of the Heavenly Gods, Cloud Soaring Immortal Flying Method, Azure Spirit Qi Recovery Technique, treasures, Merit Points, and a second Imperial Path Hegemony Instance mission.

Zi Yu assessed the Jia Nan Academy sign-in rewards, including powerful techniques, medicines, and artifacts, while Ya Fei took the Great Elder’s seat at the Mittel Family council. The elders challenged her authority, and Leo accused her of coveting the position.

• Zi Yu reviewed the sign-in rewards and considered their uses for himself, the women around him, and Yao Chen’s resurrection.
• Zi Yu followed Ruo Lin with Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, the other girls, and the new students to await her arrangements.
• Ya Fei, now an Eight-Star Dou Emperor, sat in the Mittel Family Elder Council’s Great Elder seat.
• Several elders rebuked Ya Fei for occupying the seat and demanded that she be punished.
• Leo identified Ya Fei as the former Wutan City branch manager and accused her of aiming for the Great Elder’s position.