Recaps

Lin Ming lured Pei Xiong and his mercenaries to a chasm, then fought Pei Xiong alone despite the gap between their cultivation levels. Lin Ming defeated and killed him with the Explosive Thunder Fist, leaving the Pei Family Mercenary Group without its leader.

• Lin Ming challenged Pei Xiong to come alone and crossed the chasm to face him.
• Pei Xiong crossed after Lin Ming and fought him with his Dou Qi Gauze Robe and Flowing Cloud Steps.
• Lin Ming swallowed a Qi Replenishing Pill and used the Startling Swan Saber Technique to send Pei Xiong crashing to the ground.
• Pei Xiong rose and prepared a Profound Tier Dou Technique while Lin Ming removed the limits on his attribute conversion.
• Lin Ming's Explosive Thunder Fist overwhelmed Pei Xiong's Blood Explosion Fist, destroying his right arm and killing him.
• Lin Ming burned Pei Xiong's corpse with the Flame Gold Flame.

After defeating Pei Xiong, Lin Ming declined to take over the Pei Family Mercenary Group and focused on recovering and preparing to advance to Dou Master. The Stone Beast Mercenary Group dismantled its rival and offered Lin Ming the proceeds, but he chose to ignore the offer and concentrate on returning to Jia Nan Academy.

• Lin Ming accepted the thanks of Shi Shanshan’s parents and let them handle the Pei Family Mercenary Group in return for Shi Shanshan caring for Yin Lin.
• Lin Ming searched Pei Xiong’s storage ring, kept its Gold Coin and Yin Lin’s mother’s Third-Order Magic Core, and left the other items behind.
• After hearing that Pei Xiong had died, the Pei Family Mercenary Group’s members fled, and the Stone Beast Mercenary Group took control of its abandoned base.
• Shi Lin’s men killed Pei Feng after he refused to reveal where Pei Yuan had gone, but they could not find Pei Yuan.
• Shi Lin decided to convert the seized goods into Gold Coin for Lin Ming, and five days later Lin Ming heard the offer from Stone Beast Mercenary Group members.
• Lin Ming decided not to collect the Gold Coin and focused on breaking through to Dou Master before Jia Nan Academy’s admissions began.

Lin Ming confronted his dependence on a hidden trump card, refined Speed Qi Liquid, and endured its burning pain to trigger his long-awaited breakthrough. He completed his advancement to Dou Shi in a cave while Yin Lin guarded the entrance.

• Lin Ming gave Yin Lin most of a roasted monster beast leg and, after three more days without a breakthrough, decided to refine Speed Qi Liquid.
• Lin Ming entered a cave and realized that relying on his trump card had kept him from truly facing danger, so he resolved to depend on himself.
• Lin Ming refined Speed Qi Liquid smoothly, experiencing an unseen improvement in his soul during the process.
• Lin Ming applied the liquid and endured its intense burning pain while cultivating until Dou Qi surged into his body and brought on the breakthrough sensation.
• Lin Ming focused on advancing as a five-colored Dou Qi vortex condensed and drew in Heaven and Earth Energy, while Yin Lin guarded the cave.
• After an hour, Lin Ming's breakthrough process ended, and the energy phenomenon faded.

After reaching Dou Master, Lin Ming returned to Stone Horse Town and killed the Harmonious Ape king and its wounded mate, gaining two Magic Cores. He prepared to leave for home the next day, while encouraging Shi Shanshan to try for Jia Nan Academy despite her age.

• Lin Ming advanced to Dou Master, tested his increased strength, and formed a weaker Gold-Green Dou Qi Gauze Robe to conceal his Five Element Effect.
• Lin Ming ambushed and killed the two Second-Order Harmonious Apes, recovered their Magic Cores, and hunted other beasts during his final month in the forest.
• Lin Ming left the Monster Mountain Range for Stone Horse Town with Yin Lin and accepted the Stone Beast Mercenary Group’s invitation to stay.
• Shi Lin offered Lin Ming the money recovered from the Pei Family Mercenary Group, but Lin Ming refused it and said it could pay for Shi Shanshan’s care of Yin Lin.
• Shi Shanshan visited Lin Ming to say goodbye, and he suggested that she try Jia Nan Academy’s entrance examination; she resolved to take it.

Lin Ming returned to the Mittel Family as a Dou Master and asked for higher-grade Dou Techniques before beginning Jia Nan Academy. He reunited with Ya Fei, entrusted Yin Lin to her care, and advanced to Two-Star Dou Master, leaving him ready to visit the Scripture Pavilion.

• Lin Ming returned to the family estate, told Mite'er Tengshan, Grandpa Liu, and Master Toso about his training, and revealed he had become a Dou Master.
• Mite'er Tengshan offered the family's support, and Lin Ming asked Grandpa Liu for higher-grade Dou Techniques ahead of Jia Nan Academy's recruitment.
• Lin Ming introduced Ya Fei to Yin Lin, told her to care for the beast while he was away, and took her out to eat and stroll around the city.
• Lin Ming cultivated overnight and broke through to Two-Star Dou Master, then planned to visit the Scripture Pavilion for Dou Techniques.

Lin Ming visited the Scripture Pavilion and learned the Earth Tier Low-grade Blazing Sun Heavenly Saber by enduring its creator’s Spiritual Strength imprint. He also chose another Profound Tier High-grade Dou Technique for Jia Nan Academy, where he intended to enter the Inner Academy rather than return home the following year.

• Lin Ming told Grandpa Liu he had become a Two Star Dou Master and asked whether the family had any Earth Tier Dou Techniques.
• Grandpa Liu brought Lin Ming to the Scripture Pavilion’s fourth floor and revealed the family’s four Earth Tier scrolls.
• Lin Ming sensed the Blazing Sun Heavenly Saber’s imprint, experienced its devastating attack, and memorized its technique and meridian circulation.
• Grandpa Liu explained the attributes and origins of the other three Earth Tier scrolls, then told Lin Ming the fifth floor held records of the ancestors.
• Lin Ming asked to choose another Profound Tier High-grade Dou Technique for ordinary battles and explained that he planned to enter Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Academy.
• Grandpa Liu let Lin Ming choose a technique, and Lin Ming left with two Dou Techniques for his time at the academy.

Lin Ming prepared to leave for Jia Nan Academy, said farewell to Ya Fei and the Mittel Family elders, and traveled to the recruitment grounds. After passing the entry test with ease, he clashed with a hostile academy assistant and was summoned before Instructor Zhang Man.

• Lin Ming practiced the Profound Tier High-grade Mountain Rushing Flood Fist while waiting for Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment team to arrive.
• Lin Ming spent his final days with Ya Fei, then accepted pills and formulas from Master Toso and bid farewell to Ya Fei and the Mittel Family elders.
• Lin Ming used his Mittel Family identity token to enter the recruitment grounds, where a hostile man mocked him and challenged him to prove he met the test requirement.
• Lin Ming lit the Testing Crystal, passed the assessment, and released his aura when the man tried to send him away to stand as punishment.
• The man attacked Lin Ming, who casually grabbed his fist and tossed him aside; Instructor Zhang Man arrived and ordered them into her tent to explain themselves.

Lin Ming stunned Jia Nan Academy’s instructors by revealing that he was a fifteen-year-old Two-Star Dou Master, earning an S Rank assessment and Zhang Man’s attention. He traveled toward the academy with the new students and instructors, arriving at a forest camp where other recruitment teams gathered before they set off again at dawn.

• Zhang Man explained the academy’s cultivation-based ranks, and Lin Ming revealed his age and Two-Star Dou Master cultivation, shocking everyone and securing a place in her Black Tier Class One.
• Zhang Man claimed Lin Ming as her student and kept him close as the new students boarded six Griffon Beasts for the journey to the academy.
• Chen Yuanlong invited Lin Ming to train with the Enforcement Team, and Zhang Man explained the academy’s elective departments and their requirements.
• The Griffon Beasts landed in a forest, where Lin Ming’s S Rank drew the attention of other instructors and Zhang Man stopped a female Instructor from recruiting him.
• The instructors woke the students before dawn and set off again toward the academy.

Lin Ming arrived at Jia Nan Academy, joined Black Tier Class One, and demonstrated that he was a Two Star Dou Master. His classmates chose him as Class Leader, leaving him reluctant but resigned to the role.

• Lin Ming and the other recruits reached Jia Nan Academy, where Vice Dean Hu Gan welcomed them and the academy assigned them to classes.
• Instructor Zhang Man introduced Black Tier Class One and led its thirty-six students to their residence, where Lin Ming chose a room on the top floor.
• At the first class, Han Yue and Lin Xiuyai introduced themselves, and Lin Ming announced that he was a Two Star Dou Master.
• After some students doubted Lin Ming's claim, Instructor Zhang Man asked him to demonstrate his Dou Qi Gauze Robe, proving his cultivation.
• The students chose Lin Ming as Class Leader, and Instructor Zhang Man dismissed his request to give the position to someone else.

Lin Ming examined Master Toso’s valuable pill formulas and materials, completed the Mountain Rushing Flood Fist, and advanced to Three-Star Dou Master. He agreed to lead Black Tier Class One in the freshmen’s first monthly competition, where a confrontation with Liu Qing began.

• Lin Ming found valuable pill formulas and materials in Master Toso’s Storage Ring, including formulas for Liquid Energy Pills, Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pills, and the Spirit Dou Pill.
• Lin Ming completed the Mountain Rushing Flood Fist and discovered he could strike opponents from a distance by releasing Dou Qi beyond his body.
• Lin Ming trained at Jia Nan Academy and advanced from Two-Star Dou Master to Three-Star Dou Master after more than half a month.
• Lin Xiuyai invited Lin Ming to lead Black Tier Class One in the freshmen’s monthly competition, and Lin Ming agreed.
• Lin Ming led his classmates to the competition plaza, where Lin Xiuyai and Liu Qing traded taunts between Black Tier Class One and Black Tier Class Two.

Lin Ming learned the Freshman Monthly Competition's arena rules and agreed to defend Black Tier Class One's arena while his classmates challenged other classes. When Black Tier Class Five challenged them, Lin Ming let his classmates fight first, then defeated their mocking team leader with one punch.

• Lin Xiuyai explained that classes defended their own arenas and challenged others for points that determined their next month's resources.
• Lin Ming's classmates chose him to defend their arena, while Lin Xiuyai and other strong students formed a team to challenge Black Tier Class Two.
• After Hu Gan announced the competition's start, Lin Ming let four classmates gain experience defending against Black Tier Class Five.
• Black Tier Class Five's fighter defeated two students and mutually eliminated a third before their team leader mocked Class One.
• Lin Ming replaced the next fighter and knocked out the arrogant team leader with one punch.

Lin Ming’s Black Tier Class One easily defeated Black Tier Class Five, then watched Lin Xiuyai and Liu Qing battle for Black Tier Class Two’s arena. Lin Xiuyai won their clash of ultimate techniques, giving Black Tier Class One another point.

• Lin Ming forced Black Tier Class Five’s remaining members off the arena, and the referee awarded Black Tier Class One a point.
• Han Yue defeated a Black Tier Class Two student before Liu Qing called Lin Xiuyai to fight.
• Lin Xiuyai stepped onto the arena, and he and Liu Qing battled for half an hour before preparing their ultimate techniques.
• Liu Qing unleashed Great Mountain Split as Lin Xiuyai countered with Green Peak Sword Qi, and their techniques collided in a powerful explosion.
• Lin Xiuyai fell unconscious after the clash but was declared the victor, earning Black Tier Class One a point and costing Black Tier Class Two three points.

Lin Ming led Black Tier Class One to first place in the freshmen’s Monthly Competition, then demonstrated the gap between a Dou Master and a Dou Zhe during a spar with Lin Xiuyai. After Lin Xiuyai conceded, the class returned to its celebration banquet.

• Lin Ming let five classmates defend the arena against a weaker Yellow Tier Class, then quickly defeated Black Tier Class Three when it challenged him.
• The Monthly Competition results named Black Tier Class One first with twenty points, Black Tier Class Three second, and Black Tier Class Two fifth.
• Instructor Zhang Man arranged a celebration banquet for the class, where Lin Xiuyai toasted Lin Ming and asked to spar with him.
• Lin Ming used his Dou Qi Gauze Robe to block Lin Xiuyai’s attacks while Instructor Zhang Man explained the differences between a Dou Master and a Dou Zhe.
• Lin Xiuyai unleashed Green Peak Sword Qi, but Lin Ming’s robe and punch withstood it, and Lin Xiuyai admitted defeat.
• Lin Ming invited Lin Xiuyai and the class to resume drinking upstairs, lifting Lin Xiuyai’s spirits.

Lin Ming went to Jia Nan Academy's Alchemy Department to join, but Steward Yang doubted his claims and challenged him to refine a Second-Grade Pill. Lin Ming began preparing to make an Ice Heart Pill before the gathered onlookers, leaving his skill and the result yet to be revealed.

• Lin Ming visited the Alchemy Department and told the guards he was an Alchemist.
• Steward Yang doubted Lin Ming's claim that he had refined Second-Grade Pills and ordered him to leave.
• Lin Ming insulted Steward Yang's abilities, prompting Steward Yang to challenge him to refine a Second-Grade Pill on the spot.
• Lin Ming accepted and gathered materials for an Ice Heart Pill while spectators assembled around the alchemy room.
• Lin Ming set out one set of materials and his three-fire-mouth Bronze Medicine Cauldron, then ignited a powerful Golden Beast Flame.

Lin Ming refined a Second-Grade Ice Heart Pill with Pill Patterns, convincing Steward Yang and Elder Huo of his skill. The chapter left Steward Yang seeking greater Alchemy Department privileges for Lin Ming after Elder Huo inspected the pill and learned how recently Lin Ming had begun refining.

• Lin Ming completed the Ice Heart Pill, and Steward Yang apologized and asked to be addressed as Brother Yang.
• Lin Ming explained that he wanted to join the Alchemy Department and access suitable pills and formulas, so Steward Yang made him an internal core member.
• Steward Yang brought Elder Huo to meet Lin Ming and request greater authority for him.
• Lin Ming showed Elder Huo the pill, whose Pill Patterns impressed him, and said he had begun refining pills at twelve after studying medicinal theory.
• Elder Huo and Steward Yang were shocked that Lin Ming had refined pills for less than three years.

Lin Ming impressed Elder Huo with his alchemy skill, accepted his offer of mentorship on his own terms, and gained exceptional exchange privileges in the Alchemy Department. He asked for the Technique of Pill Fire and learned that Jia Nan Academy had a Crystal Vein Pill formula that could help him subdue lower-ranked Heavenly Flames.

• Elder Huo asked who had taught Lin Ming, and Lin Ming explained that he had learned from a 4th Grade Alchemist elder of his family.
• Elder Huo offered to accept Lin Ming as his student, and Lin Ming agreed to be considered his student as a Jia Nan Academy elder without performing a formal disciple ceremony.
• Elder Huo raised Lin Ming's Alchemy Department authority to the highest level, allowing him to exchange for any resource at an equivalent price.
• Lin Ming asked for the Technique of Pill Fire, and Elder Huo sent Steward Yang to retrieve it.
• Lin Ming asked about pills that could help subdue Heavenly Flames, and Elder Huo revealed the Crystal Vein Pill formula, which only worked on the last five or six flames in the ranking.
• Lin Ming was delighted that the Crystal Vein Pill could help him prepare to subdue Green Lotus Core Flame.

Lin Ming visited the Alchemy Department, where Elder Huo taught him advanced pill-refining knowledge and gave him the Technique of Pill Fire. Lin Ming left planning to study it and invite Elder Huo and Steward Yang to watch and guide his attempt to refine a Third-Grade Pill.

• Elder Huo mistook Lin Ming's astonished expression for excitement about the Crystal Vein Pill and became warmer toward him.
• Lin Ming asked Elder Huo for advice on refining a Third-Grade Pill, and Elder Huo answered his questions in detail.
• Steward Yang brought Lin Ming the Technique of Pill Fire, which Elder Huo gave him as a meeting gift.
• Lin Ming accepted the scroll and invited Elder Huo and Steward Yang to guide and witness his future Third-Grade Pill refinement.
• Elder Huo and Steward Yang welcomed Lin Ming's invitation, and Lin Ming left the Alchemy Department on good terms with them.

Lin Ming studied and quickly mastered the Technique of Pill Fire, then returned to the Alchemy Department to attempt refining a Liquid Energy Pill. Elder Huo learned that the Third-Grade Pill could raise a Dou Master's cultivation by two stars and urged Lin Ming to begin refining it.

• Lin Ming read the Technique of Pill Fire, learned how its creator had discovered the role of a substance in the air in sustaining flames, and began cultivating the technique.
• Within two days, Lin Ming reached major mastery, gained finer control of the Flame Gold Flame, and decided to wait before showing his progress to Elder Huo.
• Three days later, Lin Ming returned to the Alchemy Department, where Steward Yang eagerly escorted him to Elder Huo.
• Lin Ming told Elder Huo he would refine the Liquid Energy Pill and explained that it could raise a Dou Master's cultivation by one star per dose, up to two doses.
• Elder Huo was astonished that a Third-Grade Pill could produce such an effect and asked Lin Ming to begin refining it.

Lin Ming refined the ingredients for a Liquid Energy Pill under Elder Huo’s watch. After his first attempt failed, he corrected the energy imbalance and successfully produced the pill, becoming Jia Nan Academy’s youngest Third-Grade Alchemist.

• Lin Ming extracted the medicinal essences and Third-Order Fire Attribute Magic Core energy for the Liquid Energy Pill.
• Lin Ming’s first attempt at pill fusion caused the Bronze Medicine Cauldron to rupture and ruined the ingredients.
• Lin Ming told Elder Huo and Steward Yang that he had found the cause of the failure and would try again.
• Lin Ming used Spiritual Strength to stabilize the mixture during his second attempt and formed the pill.
• Lin Ming produced a light reddish-brown Liquid Energy Pill, earning recognition as Jia Nan Academy’s youngest Third-Grade Alchemist.

Lin Ming gave the Liquid Energy Pill Formula to Elder Huo in exchange for a share of Fire Energy and learned that his Red Crystal Card could store it. He refined a Liquid Energy Pill while away from classes and advanced to Dou Master Four Stars.

• Elder Huo gave Lin Ming a Red Crystal Card and asked to buy the Liquid Energy Pill Formula for the academy.
• Lin Ming handed over the formula, and Elder Huo promised him ten points of Fire Energy for every pill sold.
• Elder Huo explained that Fire Energy served as the academy’s currency and that Lin Ming’s card would receive his monthly share.
• Lin Ming swallowed a Liquid Energy Pill and began refining its energy with his Golden Flame.
• Lin Ming requested leave from Instructor Zhang Man to focus on cultivation, and she approved it.
• On the eleventh day, Lin Ming finished refining the pill’s energy and advanced to Dou Master Four Stars.

After reaching Four-Star Dou Master, Lin Ming left his residence with Han Yue and joined her at the Jia Nan Auction House’s Earth Tier Auction. There, Han Yue’s friends teased them about being a couple, and the pair settled in to wait for the auction to begin.

• Lin Ming finished cultivating and discovered that Han Yue lived next door, then learned who occupied the other rooms on their floor.
• Han Yue invited Lin Ming to the Earth Tier Auction in Jia Nan City, and he agreed to go with her.
• On the way, Han Yue guessed Lin Ming had advanced a star, but he concealed that he had actually reached Four-Star Dou Master.
• Lin Ming and Han Yue entered the crowded Jia Nan Auction House with their student identification and found seats in the Earth Tier Auction House.
• Xu Feier and the other women teased Han Yue about bringing her boyfriend, recognized Lin Ming as their Class Leader, and made room for him.
• Xu Feier pulled Han Yue aside and whispered to her while Lin Ming and the others waited for the auction to begin.

Lin Ming attended Jia Nan Academy’s Earth Tier Auction, where Jiu Jiu opened the bidding with Soft Water Silk. A girl in Room No. 3 won the ribbon for 170,000 Gold Coins, and Lin Ming suspected she was Vice Dean Hu Gan’s young granddaughter.

• Jiu Jiu introduced the ninety-nine items in the Earth Tier Auction and presented Soft Water Silk as the first lot.
• Jiu Jiu demonstrated Soft Water Silk and explained its properties before opening bidding at 100,000 Gold Coins.
• Han Yue bid 160,000 Gold Coins for Soft Water Silk, then felt relieved when another bidder outbid her.
• A Little Girl in Room No. 3 bid 170,000 Gold Coins and won Soft Water Silk.
• Lin Ming heard guests speculate that Room No. 3 belonged to Vice Dean Hu Gan and thought its bidder might be Hu Gan’s granddaughter.

Lin Ming watched the auction and recognized the Liquid Energy Pills he had developed, then told Han Yue that he was an Alchemist. The auction later presented a Half Black Token that interested him because it could improve Spiritual Strength, though its current effect could not help someone at his level.

• Bidders purchased the Dark Earth Art for 350,000 Gold Coin and a 4th Grade Wind Attribute Magic Core for 430,000 Gold Coin.
• The auction sold five Liquid Energy Pills for prices ranging from 95,000 to 120,000 Gold Coin, while Lin Ming declined to bid because he could refine them himself.
• Lin Ming told Han Yue that he was an Alchemist, and she marveled at his cultivation and abilities before he urged her to focus on cultivating.
• Jiu Jiu introduced a Half Black Token that could improve Spiritual Strength only up to the level of a Second-Grade Alchemist, and Lin Ming's interest faded when he heard its limitation.

Lin Ming bought half of a Black Token at the Earth Tier Auction, then bid his savings to win the Crimson Flow Gold Cauldron. After Han Yue asked whether all alchemists were wealthy, he told her that the cauldron had cost nearly all his savings as the remaining finale lots awaited.

• Lin Ming bid fifty thousand Gold Coins for the half Black Token after no one else offered, and won it.
• Jiu Jiu announced that the first ninety lots had sold and introduced the nine finale lots.
• Jiu Jiu revealed the Crimson Flow Gold Cauldron, a rare Four-Fire-Mouth medicinal cauldron made by Master Gongsun.
• Lin Ming outbid the other guests, raising the price to one million Gold Coins and winning the cauldron.
• Han Yue stared at Lin Ming and asked whether all alchemists were wealthy, and Lin Ming said the purchase had used nearly all his savings.

Lin Ming watched the Earth Tier Auction sell several valuable items before Jiu Jiu revealed the second-to-last item: an Earth Heart Fire Stone sharing the origin of the Green Lotus Core Flame. The chapter ended with the stone unveiled, just before its auction began.

• A middle-aged man bought the Welded Glass Long Spear, and the next four finale items were sold for high prices.
• Jiu Jiu auctioned a Green Chirping Sparrow egg, which sold for 2,140,000 Gold Coins after nearly half an hour of bidding.
• Jiu Jiu introduced the second-to-last item by explaining its connection to the Heavenly Flames, and a Dou Emperor's pressure calmed the crowd.
• Jiu Jiu revealed an Earth Heart Fire Stone that could temper meridians and bones, improve Fire Attribute cultivators' chances of reaching Dou Wang, and possibly trigger a flame mutation.
• Lin Ming recognized the Earth Heart Fire Stone from a description he had read in the Medicine Refinement Hall.