Chapter Summaries

After arriving in Wutan City, Chen Yang activated a system that made him the strongest person on each map Xiao Yan had visited, and he gained powerful cultivation, alchemy skills, and equipment. He headed for the Mittel Auction House to earn money and planned to repay Xiao Yong for helping him.

• Xiao Yong escorted Chen Yang to Wutan City and gave him clothes, while Chen Yang thanked him for his help.
• Chen Yang entered Wutan City and activated the Strongest in the Entire Map System, which raised his strength above the city's current leaders.
• The system made Chen Yang a Nine-star Great Dou Shi and a Third-grade Alchemist, gave him the Crimson Flame Art, and let him choose the Profound-tier High-grade Setting Sun Swordplay.
• Chen Yang received a storage ring, a medicine cauldron, and a Level 3 fire-attribute magic-core longsword, then concealed his new strength as he entered the city.
• Chen Yang decided to visit the Mittel Auction House to earn money and find an opportunity to repay Xiao Yong.

Chen Yang visited the Mittel Auction House and convinced Guni that he was a young Third-grade Alchemist and High-level Great Dou Shi who needed work refining pills. Guni supplied materials for two batches of Third-grade Qi Replenishing Pills, and Chen Yang began refining while inviting him to watch.

• Chen Yang used his Storage Ring to gain an introduction to Guni at the Mittel Auction House.
• Guni recognized that Chen Yang was an Alchemist, and Chen Yang identified the Third-grade Qi Replenishing Pill Guni had been trying to refine.
• Chen Yang claimed his Dou Wang Senior Sister had expelled him and confiscated his resources, then demonstrated his Dou Qi Armor to prove his strength.
• Guni agreed to let Chen Yang refine pills for the Auction House and gave him materials for two batches of Third-grade Qi Replenishing Pills.
• Chen Yang asked Guni to stay and watch his technique, then took out his Medicine Cauldron and began refining.

Chen Yang refined a Third-grade Qi Replenishing Pill while Guni watched and rewarded him with money and hospitality. After Guni left, Chen Yang planned to train Guni and Xiao Zhan to grow stronger, and Guni returned with a woman in a red gown.

• Guni guarded the room so he could observe Chen Yang refine a Qi Replenishing Pill and set out extra medicinal materials in case the attempt failed.
• Chen Yang successfully refined the pill on his first try, and Guni offered to buy it and give him a gift in thanks for letting him watch.
• Guni gave Chen Yang a Five-patterned Purple Gold Card and 60,000 Gold Coins, then offered to arrange food, clothes, and an introduction to the Auction House's person in charge.
• After Guni left, Chen Yang stored his Medicine Cauldron and the remaining materials and considered plans for his stay in Wutan City.
• Chen Yang decided to train Guni into a Third-grade Alchemist and help Xiao Zhan reach the Great Dou Master level, then Guni entered with a woman dressed in a red gown.

Chen Yang met Ya Fei at the Mittel Auction House and negotiated a pill-making partnership with her. He left Ya Fei agreeing to call him her sister’s younger brother and to cooperate with him, while she privately considered relying on him.

• Guni introduced Ya Fei to Chen Yang as the person who would handle the Auction House’s cooperation with him.
• Ya Fei arranged for Chen Yang to bathe, change clothes, and dine with her and Guni before discussing business.
• After eating, Chen Yang proposed a one-year partnership in which the Auction House supplied medicinal materials and shared the pill-sale profits with him.
• Ya Fei explained that Guni received seventy percent of the profits, and Chen Yang agreed to that share while offering the extra portion as a gesture of friendship.
• Chen Yang asked to call Ya Fei Sister Ya Fei, and she agreed before he offered his hand to seal their cooperation.

Chen Yang planned to refine the Wind Spirit Pill, a third-grade pill that could raise the cultivation of Wind Attribute Dou practitioners. He gave Ya Fei the recipe’s ingredient list and prepared to begin refining, while Ya Fei recognized Xiao Zhan as a likely buyer.

• Ya Fei reflected on learning that Chen Yang was eighteen, a third-grade alchemist, and a nine-star Great Dou Shi.
• Chen Yang decided to help train Guni and Xiao Zhan, then selected a pill recipe suited to his plans.
• Chen Yang asked Ya Fei to gather five ingredients, including a third-grade Wind Attribute Magic Core, and to call Guni once they were ready.
• Ya Fei brought Guni and five portions of ingredients, explaining that more Wind Attribute Magic Cores would arrive from other branches in two days.
• Chen Yang explained that the Wind Spirit Pill could increase a Wind Attribute Dou Grandmaster’s cultivation, and Ya Fei identified Xiao Zhan as a likely buyer.
• Chen Yang entrusted Ya Fei with arranging the pill’s sale and took out his pill furnace to begin refining.

Chen Yang taught Guni how to refine Third-grade Pills and accepted him as a student before selling Wind Spirit Pills through Ya Fei to Xiao Zhan. Xiao Zhan asked Ya Fei to tell Chen Yang about Xiao Yan’s stalled cultivation, hoping the master could help his son.

• Chen Yang refined two Wind Spirit Pills while explaining alchemy to Guni, who asked to call him Teacher and received his permission.
• Chen Yang watched the Mittel Auction House’s proceedings, then returned to his courtyard to refine more pills.
• Ya Fei and Guni sold Xiao Zhan two Wind Spirit Pills for 170,000 Gold Coins, which could help raise a Wind Attribute Da Dou Shi’s cultivation.
• Xiao Zhan told Ya Fei and Guni that Xiao Yan remained at the Third Stage Dou Disciple and asked them to inform Chen Yang that he would pay any price for help.
• Guni suggested that he and Ya Fei tell Chen Yang about Xiao Yan, and Ya Fei agreed.

Chen Yang gave Ya Fei and Guni pills to sell and distribute, then arranged to visit Xiao Yan the next morning to investigate his lost Dou Qi. Xiao Zhan broke through to Six-star Great Dou Master after taking a pill and learned that Chen Yang and the Nalan Family would both arrive the next morning.

• Chen Yang gave Ya Fei 110,000 gold coins from the Wind Spirit Pills and entrusted her with Qi Replenishing Pills and more Wind Spirit Pills to sell and distribute.
• Chen Yang heard about Xiao Yan’s condition and asked Ya Fei to notify Xiao Zhan that he would visit the next morning to examine him.
• Xiao Zhan swallowed a pill and broke through to Six-star Great Dou Master.
• A messenger from the Mittel Auction House told Xiao Zhan that Chen Yang would visit the next morning, and Butler Mo reminded him that the Nalan Family’s guests were also expected then.
• Xiao Zhan went to see Xiao Yan, while Xun Er wondered how Xiao Zhan had suddenly broken through and Xiao Yan lay on the back mountain thinking about his test result.

Xiao Yan learned that an alchemist named Chen Yang might be able to investigate his disappearing dou qi, while the Xiao Family prepared for visitors from the Misty Cloud Sect. Chen Yang arrived with Ya Fei and entered the guest hall just as Xiao Yan appeared, leaving him ready to witness the engagement dispute.

• Xiao Zhan told Xiao Yan that medicinal pills from a mysterious alchemist had made him a Six-star Great Dou Master and that the alchemist would examine Xiao Yan the next morning.
• Xun Er learned that the alchemist was young and suspected he might come from a Central Continent clan, while she worried about the Misty Cloud Sect's visit.
• Chen Yang asked Ya Fei to guide him to the Xiao Family, and they traveled there after breakfast.
• Butler Mo brought Chen Yang and Ya Fei to the guest hall, where Xiao Zhan was receiving members of the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Yan arrived with Xun Er, and Chen Yang invited him to sit beside him as the gathering prepared to continue.

Chen Yang examined Xiao Yan and found the cause of his cultivation problem, then privately urged him to stay calm during the Misty Cloud Sect’s engagement-breaking visit. Xiao Yan agreed to end the engagement but demanded substantial compensation from Nalan Yanran, leaving her furious.

• Chen Yang examined Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi and identified that it was disappearing near his left hand, then signaled that he could solve the problem.
• Ge Ye asked Xiao Zhan to dissolve Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran’s engagement, and Xiao Zhan revealed his Six-star Great Dou Master cultivation in anger.
• Chen Yang privately counseled Xiao Yan not to act impulsively and to use the engagement dispute to secure a better outcome.
• Xiao Yan agreed to the engagement break and rejected Nalan Yanran’s offer of Qi Gathering Powders and Misty Cloud Sect study.
• Xiao Yan demanded five million gold coins, a fire-attribute Mysterious Tier High-Grade Cultivation Method, Dou Skills, Third-grade Pills, and Fourth-grade pills, prompting Nalan Yanran to cry out in fury.

Xiao Yan negotiated Nalan Yanran’s compensation for ending their engagement and vowed to regain his and his father’s dignity in three years. After the others left, Chen Yang took Xiao Yan aside and identified the ring as the cause of his disappearing Dou Qi, surprising both Xiao Yan and Medicine Elder.

• Nalan Yanran offered Xiao Yan two million gold coins, a Mysterious Tier Low-grade fire-attributed Cultivation Method, Dou Skills, and pills, and Xiao Yan accepted while challenging her to meet him at the Misty Cloud Sect in three years.
• Xiao Zhan comforted Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan promised to restore their dignity; Xiao Zhan then refused to let the clan claim the compensation, while Xiao Yan offered to sell the clan access to some resources at below-market prices.
• Xiao Zhan asked Chen Yang whether he could solve Xiao Yan’s problem, and Chen Yang said he could but would tell Xiao Yan alone.
• Chen Yang took Xiao Yan to his courtyard, asked him to call him Brother Yang, and said the ring was causing Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi to disappear.
• Xiao Yan wondered whether his mother’s ring had harmed him, while Medicine Elder, hidden inside it, was impressed by Chen Yang’s insight.

Chen Yang helped Xiao Yan discover that Medicine Elder’s ring had been draining his Dou Qi, restoring his confidence and resolve to reclaim his standing. He then explained that he had helped the Xiao Family partly to repay Xiao Yong’s kindness and asked to meet him, leaving Xiao Zhan convinced the family’s fortunes would rise.

• Xiao Yan removed the Black Ring and cultivated, confirming that his Dou Qi no longer disappeared; he thanked Chen Yang and vowed to repay Nalan Yanran for her humiliation.
• Chen Yang left Xiao Yan alone with Medicine Elder, then told Xiao Zhan that Xiao Yan’s problem was resolved.
• Xiao Zhan tried to kneel in gratitude, but Chen Yang stopped him and explained that he had helped Xiao Yan because he liked him and wanted to repay Xiao Yong for giving him clothes and shoes.
• Chen Yang asked Xiao Zhan to invite Xiao Yong, and Xiao Zhan went to fetch him himself.
• Xiao Zhan returned with Xiao Yong, and Chen Yang warmly insisted that Xiao Yong keep calling him little brother.

Chen Yang rewarded Xiao Yong and his family, then prepared pills for Xiao Yan and trained Guni in alchemy. After Guni advanced to Third-grade Alchemist, Chen Yang's rank rose to Fourth-grade, and he began considering how to strengthen Xiao Zhan.

• Chen Yang promised to provide pills for Xiao Yong and Xiao Ling and assured Xiao Yong that he would protect his family as long as they did not misuse his name.
• After examining Xiao Yong and Xiao Ling, Chen Yang left the Xiao Family; Xiao Zhan invited Xiao Yong to join the Combat Skill Hall and offered him a future position as an elder.
• Xiao Yan and Medicine Elder discussed visiting Chen Yang, while Xun Er told Ling Ying to help Chen Yang if he encountered trouble.
• Chen Yang prepared Foundation Establishment Divine Liquid, Body Tempering Pills, and Thick Earth Pills, then guided Guni through refining a Qi Replenishing Pill.
• Guni successfully refined the pill and advanced to Third-grade Alchemist, which raised Chen Yang's rank to Fourth-grade Alchemist.

Chen Yang trained Guni, spent the evening with Ya Fei, and prepared pills and recipes to develop their skills and businesses. He sent Ya Fei to deliver pills to the Xiao Family and revealed to Guni that he was a Fourth-grade Alchemist.

• Guni thanked Chen Yang for teaching him pill refinement, and Chen Yang advised him to practice before taking the Alchemist rank assessment.
• Chen Yang invited Ya Fei to dinner and asked her to gather materials for the Foundation Establishment Divine Liquid, Body Tempering Pill, and Marrow Cleansing Pill.
• Ya Fei arranged fifteen portions of materials for Chen Yang, who refined batches of pills that night.
• Chen Yang gave Ya Fei pills and instructions for daily use, along with additional pills for her to deliver personally to Xiao Zhan or Xiao Yong.
• Chen Yang gave Guni a materials list for Qi Gathering Powder and told him to stock the Mittel in Wutan City; Guni realized Chen Yang was a Fourth-grade Alchemist.

Chen Yang gave Xiao Yan cultivation pills and a medicinal list for Xiao Zhan, prompting Medicine Elder to marvel at their quality. Xiao Yan returned home determined to train, while Xiao Yong also received medicinal pills from Chen Yang’s representative.

• Guni collected the medicinal materials Chen Yang needed to refine Qi Gathering Powder.
• Chen Yang gave Xiao Yan five bottles of Foundation Establishment Divine Liquid, a Body Tempering Pill, and a list of materials to help Xiao Zhan advance.
• Chen Yang explained how Xiao Yan should use the pills and said hard training could help him reach the ninth stage of Dou Qi within half a year.
• After Xiao Yan returned home, Medicine Elder praised the pills’ effects, and Xiao Yan teased him about being outdone.
• Medicine Elder threatened to beat Xiao Yan during training, and the two continued bickering.
• A Female Dou Shi delivered medicinal pills to Xiao Yong and promised another batch later.

Xiao Yan strengthened his body through Medicine Elder’s beatings and medicinal baths, advancing to the fourth-stage Dou Disciple before buying more Body Tempering Pills from Chen Yang. After weeks of training, Medicine Elder prepared to teach him Eight Extremes Collapse, while Chen Yang received a system reward of Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.

• Medicine Elder beat Xiao Yan and sent him to cultivate in a medicinal bath, where Xiao Yan broke through to the fourth-stage Dou Disciple.
• Chen Yang trained Guni to refine Body Tempering Pills, and Xiao Yan bought another batch while reporting on the medicinal ingredients Chen Yang had requested.
• Xiao Yan bought ingredients for two life-saving third-grade pills, while the Marrow Cleansing Pill ingredients were expected to arrive from the Imperial Capital in about half a month.
• Xun'er took Xiao Yan to the market, where he found an iron piece recording Absorbing Palm.
• After another half month of beatings and training, Medicine Elder prepared to teach Xiao Yan Eight Extremes Collapse.
• Chen Yang received the low-level Earth-tier Dou Skill Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms as a system reward for Xiao Yan possessing Wutan City's highest-level Dou Skill.

Chen Yang received a system reward after Xiao Yan quickly grasped the basics of Eight Extremes Collapse, then refined a talent-enhancing pill for Ya Fei. After Ya Fei used it to break through to Dou Zhe, she expressed her gratitude and affection by offering herself to Chen Yang.

• Chen Yang received the Low-level Earth Tier Dou Technique Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms as a system reward for Xiao Yan's progress with Eight Extremes Collapse.
• Xiao Yan practiced Eight Extremes Collapse with Medicine Elder, who compared his progress unfavorably with Chen Yang's achievements.
• Ya Fei told Chen Yang that the medicinal materials he requested had arrived, and he promised to refine pills for her after visiting the Xiao Family.
• Chen Yang visited Xiao Yong and Xiao Ling, then refined a Marrow Cleansing Pill for Ya Fei and told her it could help her break through to Dou Zhe.
• Three days later, Ya Fei returned after breaking through to Dou Zhe and thanked Chen Yang over a meal and wine.
• Ya Fei confessed her feelings and sat in Chen Yang's lap, and Chen Yang carried her into the room as the doors shut.

Chen Yang arranged for Xiao Zhan to buy the Wind Scroll Art and helped Guni secure the mercenary who had obtained it. After the Xiao Family acquired the method with Xun Er’s help, the System rewarded Chen Yang with the Low-level Earth Tier Cultivation Method Blazing Sun True Art.

• Chen Yang told Guni to offer the mercenary a Mysterious Tier Low-grade Cultivation Method, a Fourth-grade pill, and 100,000 Gold Coins in exchange for joining the Mittel Auction House.
• Chen Yang asked Guni to check on Xiao Yan’s medicinal ingredients and deliver the Wind Scroll Art to Xiao Zhan for 400,000 Gold Coins.
• Xiao Zhan said the Xiao Family was still missing one ingredient, then eagerly accepted the Wind Scroll Art and its price.
• Xun Er lent Xiao Zhan the money, saying Xiao Yan could repay her, and Guni left after collecting the 400,000 Gold Coins.
• Three days later, the System gave Chen Yang the Low-level Earth Tier Cultivation Method Blazing Sun True Art after detecting the Wind Scroll Art as Wutan City’s highest-grade method.

Chen Yang refined a Three-Spiral Clear Wind Pill for Xiao Yan to give Xiao Zhan, then advanced to Two-star Dou Ling when Xiao Zhan became the strongest person in Wutan City. Half a year after Chen Yang arrived, Xiao Yan broke through to Dou Zhe.

• Chen Yang obtained a Fifth-grade Medicine Cauldron and refined a Three-Spiral Clear Wind Pill for Xiao Zhan, asking Xiao Yan to consider the pill a favor owed.
• Xiao Yan gave the pill to Xiao Zhan, who took it and reached Nine-star Great Dou Shi.
• Chen Yang advanced to Two-star Dou Ling after Xiao Zhan became Wutan City's strongest person.
• Chen Yang spent the following months practicing, sparring with Ya Fei, and guiding Xiao Ling's cultivation while Xiao Yan waited for Nalan Yanran's promised items.
• Six months after Chen Yang arrived, Xiao Yan cultivated in Foundation Establishment Divine Liquid and broke through to Dou Zhe without using Qi Gathering Powder.

After regaining the Dou Zhe realm, Xiao Yan chose to cultivate Flame Mantra despite its risks. Chen Yang then offered a new body-tempering regimen that required Xiao Yan to take pills and endure severe beatings.

• Xiao Yan celebrated his return to the Dou Zhe realm as Medicine Elder praised the effort he had endured over six months.
• Medicine Elder warned Xiao Yan that Flame Mantra was dangerous and began at a low tier, but Xiao Yan resolved to cultivate it.
• Xiao Yan visited Chen Yang with Xun Er, and Chen Yang noticed that he had become a Dou Zhe.
• Chen Yang recommended that Xiao Yan keep tempering his body while cultivating Dou Qi, and Medicine Elder agreed it would help him endure Heavenly Flames.
• Chen Yang prescribed a Third-grade pill every three days for half a year and revealed that Xiao Yan would also need to get beaten hard.

Chen Yang arranged for Xiao Yan to build his strength through brutal training aided by medicinal pills, while Xun Er worried and offered him a powerful cultivation method. Xiao Yan paid for the pills with a Seventh-grade Pill Recipe, and Chen Yang also supplied medicines for Xiao Yong and Xiao Ling.

• Chen Yang told Xiao Yan that the Muscle Strengthening Bone Strengthening Pill worked better when he suffered severe injuries, and introduced Spirit Frost Divine Liquid to restore him quickly.
• Xiao Yan learned that six months of treatment would cost 10.8 million Gold Coins, so he agreed to barter with a Pill Recipe from Medicine Elder's collection.
• Chen Yang visited Ya Fei at the Auction House, requested medicinal materials, and took her back to his courtyard.
• The next day, Xiao Yan traded a Seventh-grade Pill Recipe for the pills and thanked Chen Yang.
• Chen Yang gave Xiao Yan additional medicinal pills for Xiao Yong and Xiao Ling, who had advanced in cultivation over the past half year.