Chapter Summaries

Lin Ming, a transmigrator with a mysterious cultivation technique, taught young Ya Fei about sensing Dou Qi and reflected on his life in the Dou Qi Continent. After reaching Two Star Dou Zhi Qi, he discovered that his Chaos Spirit Five Elements Technique divided his Dou Qi into five streams, slowing his progress while promising great power later.

• Lin Ming tried to teach Ya Fei to sense Dou Qi, but she kept getting distracted by thoughts of roasted chicken drumsticks, so he took her to eat instead.
• Ya Fei visited Lin Ming the next morning and said she still had not sensed Dou Qi; Lin Ming comforted her and took her to breakfast.
• Lin Ming reflected on how he had transmigrated from Earth six years earlier and lost his parents to injuries sustained on a mission in the Monster Mountain Range.
• Lin Ming reached Two Star Dou Zhi Qi after more than a year of cultivation and explained that the Chaos Spirit Five Elements Technique had appeared in his mind after he sensed Dou Qi.
• Lin Ming discovered the technique split incoming Dou Qi into five portions, forcing him to cultivate the equivalent of five people and slowing his progress, though it could eventually grant him a Five Elements Body.

Ya Fei sensed Dou Qi after more than twenty days, and Lin Ming celebrated by taking her out to eat. Remembering how she comforted him after his parents died, Lin Ming vowed to protect her, while resolving to keep the Chaos Spirit Five Elements Technique secret and secure a Tou She Ancient God Jade Fragment to prevent Hun Tiandi from becoming a Dou Di.

• Ya Fei told Lin Ming she could sense Dou Qi, and he praised her and took her out to eat the treats she wanted.
• Lin Ming remembered meeting Ya Fei after learning that his parents in this world had died, and how her offer of a lollipop helped him through his grief.
• Lin Ming recalled vowing to protect Ya Fei and decided against teaching her the Chaos Spirit Five Elements Technique because her aptitude would make progress too slow.
• Lin Ming planned to obtain the Xiao Family's Tou She Ancient God Jade Fragment so Hun Tiandi could not gather all eight fragments and open the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion.
• Lin Ming returned to his room and began his daily cultivation, continuing to train despite his limited sleep.

After reaching Dou Qi Stage Six, Lin Ming celebrated with Ya Fei and went to the Mittel Family’s Scripture Pavilion to find combat techniques. Grandpa Liu welcomed him, explained his family’s ties to the Ice Emperor, and directed him to browse the first floor for Yellow Tier techniques.

• Lin Ming broke through to Dou Qi Stage Six after years of intensive cultivation, while Ya Fei told him she had reached Two Star Dou Zhi Qi.
• Lin Ming and Ya Fei celebrated their breakthroughs by eating, strolling, and buying clothes.
• Lin Ming decided he needed combat techniques and went to the Mittel Family’s Scripture Pavilion using his identity token.
• Old Liu recognized Lin Ming as Lin Long’s son, recalled traveling with Lin Ming’s grandfather and the Ice Emperor, and invited Lin Ming to call him Grandpa Liu.
• Lin Ming told Grandpa Liu he wanted Fist Skills and Blade Skills, and Grandpa Liu sent him to search the first floor for Yellow Tier Dou Techniques.

Lin Ming searched the Scripture Pavilion for Dou Techniques and chose Explosive Thunder Fist, believing his Fire-Wood Dual Attribute Dou Qi could make its difficult practice worthwhile. Unable to find a fitting Blade Skill, he asked Grandpa Liu for help, then received the unsealed fist technique in his Storage Ring.

• Lin Ming browsed the Yellow Tier sections and compared the descriptions of various Dou Techniques.
• Lin Ming chose Explosive Thunder Fist after reading that unusual Dou Qi could raise its power far beyond its ordinary rank.
• Lin Ming searched the Blade Fighting Skills section but found no technique that suited him.
• Lin Ming asked Grandpa Liu to help him choose a Blade Skill and handed him Explosive Thunder Fist for registration.
• Grandpa Liu confirmed Lin Ming's choice, discussed his ambition to become an Alchemist, and returned the unsealed Explosive Thunder Fist to him.
• Lin Ming stored the fist technique in the Intermediate Storage Ring his parents had given him.

Lin Ming chose Grandpa Liu’s privately collected Startling Swan Saber Technique and began training with Explosive Thunder Fist. After mastering the fist technique, he arranged equipment to toughen and protect his hands as he prepared for further training.

• Lin Ming chose Grandpa Liu’s private option and received the Mysterious Tier Mid-grade Startling Swan Saber Technique, using his Scripture Pavilion quota.
• Lin Ming returned home, set the saber technique aside, and began studying Explosive Thunder Fist because it was subject to a return time limit.
• Lin Ming struggled to control his Dou Qi for nearly half a month before finally using Explosive Thunder Fist to shatter a large vat and injure his fist.
• Lin Ming decided to strengthen his hands and ordered a sand-filled stone vat and custom gloves with metal knuckles.

Lin Ming discovered that he had misread the Explosive Thunder Fist’s instructions and learned to make Dou Qi vibrate his skin through the branch meridians. After a month of practice, he unleashed the technique’s true thunderous power and continued training while occasionally spending time with Ya Fei.

• After half a month of training, Lin Ming realized his Explosive Thunder Fist lacked the thunderous sound described in the technique.
• Lin Ming consulted Grandpa Liu, who explained that fist speed alone could produce a sonic boom only at an extremely high cultivation level.
• Lin Ming reread the technique and noticed its instructions to guide variant spiritual power through the ends of the meridians and attach it to the arm.
• Lin Ming tested the branch meridians, discovered that carefully directing Dou Qi into the capillaries made his skin vibrate, and began practicing the control.
• One month later, Lin Ming used the true Explosive Thunder Fist, producing a thunderous boom that blasted a huge pit in the sand.
• Lin Ming continued cultivating Dou Qi and practicing the fist each day, while occasionally spending time with Ya Fei.

Lin Ming visited the Mittel Family auction house to find a saber for learning the Startling Swan Saber Technique and met his father’s old friend, Uncle Weiyuan. After examining the family’s extensive collection, he found that none of the available sabers suited him.

• Lin Ming considered the ages of Ya Fei, Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin before deciding to begin training in the Startling Swan Saber Technique.
• Lin Ming used his family identity token to get an escort through the crowded streets and enter the auction house’s restricted areas.
• A maid guided Lin Ming to the Armory, where he met Uncle Weiyuan, who recalled Lin Ming’s father, Lin Long, and let him choose a saber.
• Lin Ming inspected many expensive sabers, including weapons with embedded Magic Cores, but rejected them because their fixed attributes did not suit him.

Lin Ming obtained Starfall Iron and commissioned Master Huangfu to forge a saber that could circulate Dou Qi of every attribute. Seven days later, he received the finished weapon and named it the Star Dragon Saber.

• Lin Ming learned that the Mittel Family had Starfall Iron and paid fifty thousand Gold Coins to acquire it.
• Uncle Weiyuan directed Lin Ming to the Huangfu Family, where Lin Ming asked Master Huangfu to forge the Starfall Iron into a saber suited to all attributes.
• Master Huangfu agreed to forge the weapon without charge and sketched a Dragon-patterned saber for Lin Ming to approve.
• After seven days, Lin Ming collected the finished saber and tested its sharpness by cutting a wooden chair with its saber qi.
• Master Huangfu gave Lin Ming a Grinding Star Stone scabbard, and Lin Ming named the weapon the Star Dragon Saber.

Lin Ming practiced the Startling Swan Saber Technique for months, reconciled with Ya Fei, and advanced to Dou Qi Stage Seven. He then returned Explosive Thunder Fist to Grandpa Liu and revealed that he had cultivated it to Profound Tier power, leaving Grandpa Liu impressed and hopeful that Lin Ming could become an Alchemist.

• Lin Ming bought three hundred wooden practice posts and began studying the Startling Swan Saber Technique, practicing its basic moves with the Star Dragon Saber.
• After thirteen days, Lin Ming completed the technique’s meridian circulation, then spent two months learning its movement technique and combining it with his saber and fist techniques.
• Lin Ming took Ya Fei out after neglecting her during his training, and she forgave him as they spent the day together.
• Lin Ming woke to discover he had advanced from Dou Qi Stage Six to Dou Qi Stage Seven, then went to the Scripture Pavilion to return Explosive Thunder Fist.
• Lin Ming demonstrated Explosive Thunder Fist’s Profound Tier power to Grandpa Liu and gave him the manual and his cultivation insights, saying he hoped to become an Alchemist.

Lin Ming asked Grandpa Liu to arrange for him to study at the family's Alchemy Hall, and Grandpa Liu encouraged him to attend the Family Annual Meeting and display his talent. At the meeting, Lin Ming revealed that he had reached Dou Qi Stage Seven before turning ten, astonishing the Great Elder and the family members nearby.

• Lin Ming asked Grandpa Liu to use his family reward to arrange lessons at the Alchemy Hall, and Grandpa Liu agreed while urging him to keep cultivating.
• Lin Ming returned the Startling Swan Saber Technique and agreed to attend the Family Annual Meeting to compete for better resources.
• Lin Ming spent the month before the New Year cultivating and taking Ya Fei out, then went with Grandpa Liu to the family compound for the annual meeting.
• Grandpa Liu introduced Lin Ming as his grandson to the Great Elder, Mittel Tengshan, who recognized Lin Ming as the Lin Family's orphan.
• Lin Ming told Mittel Tengshan that he had reached Dou Qi Stage Seven a month earlier, and the Great Elder exclaimed that the nine-year-old was a treasure for the Mittel Family.

At the Mittel Family’s annual meeting, nine-year-old Lin Ming stunned the assembled guests by testing at Dou Qi Stage Seven, then overwhelmed Lei Le in the family sparring matches. After injuring Lei Le with a single powerful punch, Lin Ming challenged the rest of the youths, leaving them afraid to face him.

• Mittel Tengshan seated Lin Ming beside him and called on him to take the first cultivation test at the annual meeting.
• Lin Ming announced that he was nine years old and tested at Dou Qi Stage Seven, prompting representatives of the Royal Family, Misty Cloud Sect, Nalan Family, and Mu Family to congratulate Mittel Tengshan.
• At the Training Ground, Mittel Changlin defeated Xiu Shan, and the younger generation began taking turns sparring.
• Lei Le challenged Lin Ming and attacked first, but Lin Ming repeatedly dodged his blows and agreed to meet him head-on.
• Lin Ming used Explosive Thunder Fist to break Lei Le’s arm and send him crashing to the ground, then invited the other youths to challenge him; none dared step forward.

After Lin Ming displayed his strength at the Mittel Family Annual Meeting, the Royal Family and Misty Cloud Sect offered him titles, marriage, and advancement to win his allegiance. Lin Ming chose his own path, planning to study alchemy and later attend Jia Nan Academy, while Mittel Tengshan and Grandpa Liu committed to supporting and protecting him.

• Prince Bo Ren offered Lin Ming the Earl Tianxing Title and proposed a marriage alliance with Yao Ye, while a Misty Cloud Sect deacon offered him a core disciple position and a chance to become Yun Shan's disciple.
• Mittel Tengshan refused to make decisions for Lin Ming and warned the guests not to disturb him; Lin Ming left the arena and meditated as the meeting continued.
• Mittel Tengshan agreed to let Lin Ming study medicinal theory at the Medicine Refinement Hall after the new year and told him about the Royal Family's and Misty Cloud Sect's offers.
• Lin Ming declared that he wanted to explore the Dou Qi Continent and make the Mittel Family known throughout the world.
• Lin Ming said Mittel Tengshan could decide about the royal title but rejected the marriage alliance and Misty Cloud Sect cultivation, explaining that he planned to attend Jia Nan Academy.
• Mittel Tengshan agreed to refuse both offers and instructed Grandpa Liu to protect Lin Ming and fulfill his needs.

Lin Ming began studying pharmacology at the Medicine Refinement Hall while continuing his cultivation. Three years passed as he studied medicinal materials and occasionally watched alchemists work.

• Lin Ming visited Master Toso at the Medicine Refinement Hall to begin studying pharmacology.
• Master Toso warned Lin Ming that studying might distract him from cultivation, but agreed to let him study after Lin Ming explained it would ease his worries.
• Master Toso explained the hall’s rules and floors, including limits on viewing pill formulas and disturbing alchemists.
• Lin Ming read the Compendium of Medicinal Materials and began learning about medicinal ingredients and their uses.
• Lin Ming cultivated in the mornings and at night, studied pharmacology in the afternoons, and sometimes watched alchemists refine pills for three years.

Lin Ming used the Qi Gathering Powder to break through to one-star Dou Zhe and learned to maintain a Fire-Wood Dual Attribute. At the Family Annual Meeting, he revealed his new rank on the testing Magic Stone Stele.

• Lin Ming refined the Qi Gathering Powder and compressed his Five Elements Energy until he broke through to Dou Zhe.
• Lin Ming converted his attributes into a Fire-Wood Dual Attribute while suppressing the cultivation technique's attempt to restore the Five Elements balance.
• Lin Ming told Grandpa Liu that he had become a one-star Dou Zhe with the Fire-Wood Dual Attribute, making Grandpa Liu rejoice.
• Lin Ming attended the Family Annual Meeting with Grandpa Liu and took his usual seat beside Mittel Tengshan.
• Lin Ming tested his cultivation before the clan, and the Magic Stone Stele displayed that he was a one-star Dou Zhe.

After Lin Ming tested as a one-star Dou Zhe, the family elders confirmed his balanced Fire-Wood attributes and advised him on a suitable cultivation method. He chose the Green Wood Blazing Sun Technique and planned to enjoy the remaining New Year days with Ya Fei before beginning alchemy lessons.

• The Ninth Elder announced Lin Ming's one-star Dou Zhe rank, and the crowd cheered for him.
• Mittel Tengshan, Grandpa Liu, and Master Toso tested Lin Ming's attributes and found his fire and wood attributes perfectly balanced; Master Toso invited him to study alchemy after the New Year.
• Mittel Tengshan advised Lin Ming to choose a Profound Tier High-grade method rather than the demanding Earth Tier Nine Nether Blazing Flame Technique, and Lin Ming selected the Green Wood Blazing Sun Technique.
• Lin Ming visited the Scripture Pavilion the next day and collected his chosen cultivation method from Grandpa Liu.
• Lin Ming read the method's creator Ming Shuozi's account of devising it to strengthen his wood attribute, then resolved to spend the remaining New Year days with Ya Fei before starting alchemy lessons.

After reaching Two-Star Dou Practitioner, Lin Ming began learning pill refining under Master Toso and overcame repeated failures to refine his first pills. He left the chapter having successfully made two Strength-Accumulating Pills and officially becoming an Alchemist.

• Lin Ming reached Two-Star Dou Practitioner and went to the Medicine Refinement Hall to learn pill refining from Master Toso.
• Master Toso gave Lin Ming a two-vent Medicinal Cauldron and taught him to refine the ingredients for a Strength-Accumulating Pill.
• Lin Ming failed twice before extracting the Arhat Fruit essence, then refined the remaining medicinal essences with Master Toso’s guidance.
• Lin Ming failed several times while fusing the essences but eventually formed his first pill and was congratulated by Master Toso as a true Alchemist.
• Lin Ming continued refining the remaining batches, and he and Master Toso produced three Strength-Accumulating Pills in total.

Lin Ming improved his pill-refining skills over months of practice, broke through to Three-Star Dou Zhe, and began learning to refine Second-Grade Pills. Master Toso offered him the Sixth-Order Flame Gold Flame if he could refine an Ice Heart Pill within five days.

• Lin Ming practiced pill refinement under Master Toso, achieving a forty percent success rate on his second day and exceeding ninety percent after a month.
• Lin Ming sensed a breakthrough during cultivation and advanced to Three-Star Dou Zhe.
• After half a year of refining First-Grade Pills, Lin Ming agreed to begin refining the Second-Grade Ice Heart Pill, which required a Second-Order Wood-Attribute Magic Core.
• Master Toso showed Lin Ming the clan's collected Beast Flames and explained that the Flame Gold Flame came from a Sixth-Order Golden Flame Python.
• Master Toso promised Lin Ming the Flame Gold Flame if he refined the Ice Heart Pill within five days.

Lin Ming reconsidered his bond with the family and began refining a Second-Grade Ice Heart Pill to earn the Flame Gold Flame. After overcoming a dangerous Magic Core extraction, he successfully formed the pill, and Master Toso promised to give him the flame the next day.

• Lin Ming accepted the Flame Gold Flame as a family investment and resolved to give back to the family as he grew stronger.
• Lin Ming studied the Ice Heart Pill formula, selected materials for three batches, and began refining with Master Toso watching.
• Lin Ming extracted the Frost Mark and most of the other medicinal essences, losing only one material to a mistake.
• Lin Ming broke through the Second-Order Wood-Attribute Magic Core's Energy Shield and extracted enough energy for the pill.
• Lin Ming combined the essences and Magic Core energy to form the Ice Heart Pill, while Master Toso promised him the Flame Gold Flame.
• Lin Ming finished nurturing the pill until it was smooth and celebrated the successful refinement.

Lin Ming learned the steps and risks of refining a Beast Flame from Master Toso, then successfully refined the Flame Gold Flame with help from the Ice Soul Pill and Ice Heart Pill. He opened a space in his dantian to store the flame and demonstrated that he could summon Golden Flame.

• Master Toso explained how to refine Beast Flames and gave Lin Ming an Ice Soul Pill to protect his meridians.
• Lin Ming swallowed the Ice Soul Pill, seized the Flame Gold Flame's source, and swallowed it before guiding it into his meridians.
• Lin Ming used his Dou Qi and Spiritual Strength to overcome the flame's resistance and push it into his dantian.
• Lin Ming opened a hollow space in his qi vortex and guided the refined Flame Gold Flame into it.
• Lin Ming connected the Flame Gold Flame to the red side of his qi vortex and summoned Golden Flame from his hand.

After refining the Golden Flame Python’s beast flame, Lin Ming advanced to Eight-Star Dou Practitioner and began practicing pill refining with his new flame and a Bronze Medicine Cauldron. He successfully refined an Ice Heart Pill and declared himself a Second-Grade Alchemist.

• Lin Ming tested the Golden Flame’s power on an Ironwood Stake, then broke through to Eight-Star Dou Practitioner under Master Toso’s watch.
• Lin Ming returned to the Medicine Refinement Hall, where Master Toso gave him a Three-Fire-Mouth Bronze Medicine Cauldron to use with the Golden Flame.
• Lin Ming practiced with the cauldron and refined several kinds of First-Grade Pills, eventually producing Pill Patterns on them.
• Lin Ming began refining an Ice Heart Pill; his first attempt failed during pill merging after he successfully extracted the magic core’s energy.
• Lin Ming recovered his Dou Qi, refined the Ice Heart Pill successfully on his second attempt, and called himself a Second-Grade Alchemist.