Chapter Summaries

After the Family Annual Meeting, Lin Ming secured the elders’ approval to train outside the clan before enrolling in Jia Nan Academy. Disguised with a Thousand Illusions Mask, he reached Stone Horse Town and prepared to enter the Monster Mountain Range.

• Lin Ming told Mittel Clan Leader Tengshan, Grandpa Liu, and Master Toso that he planned to train for half a year before attending Jia Nan Academy, and Mittel Clan Leader Tengshan approved.
• Mittel Clan Leader Tengshan gave Lin Ming a Thousand Illusions Mask, while Grandpa Liu promised him the Star-Stepping Steps and Master Toso offered him pills.
• After half a month of travel, Lin Ming arrived in Stone Horse Town disguised as a man in his twenties and stayed at an inn.
• Lin Ming cultivated the meridians needed for Star-Stepping Steps through the night, then left town at sunrise for the Monster Mountain Range.

Lin Ming entered the Monster Mountain Range to gain experience, hunted magical beasts, and advanced to Nine Star Dou Practitioner while cultivating. After learning Star-Stepping Steps, he tested the technique against a wolf pack, killed its leader, and continued onward with a second Magic Core.

• Lin Ming studied a map and information about Stone Horse Town's mercenary groups and Myriad Medicine Pavilion before entering the Monster Mountain Range.
• Lin Ming killed a spider and several Tier One magical beasts, then spent the night in a cave and cooked a white snake for dinner.
• Lin Ming cultivated Dou Qi in the cave and broke through from Eight-Star Dou Practitioner to Nine Star Dou Practitioner.
• Lin Ming spent ten days opening the meridians for Star-Stepping Steps and two more days practicing the technique.
• Lin Ming tested Star-Stepping Steps against a pack of roughly twenty wolves, killed the wolf king with the Startling Swan Saber Technique, and found a Magic Core in its head.
• Lin Ming searched the other wolf corpses for Magic Cores, found none, and continued deeper into the Monster Mountain Range.

Lin Ming found and took a valuable Joyful Love Fruit, then narrowly escaped a group of Harmonious Apes by wounding their leader and jumping off a cliff. He recovered in a cave, with the dangers of the Monster Mountain Range still ahead and Mittel Tengshan’s Dou King strike sealed in a jade tablet as a last resort.

• Lin Ming reached Peak Nine-Star Dou Practitioner after weeks of fighting Magical Beasts and decided not to venture deeper toward Tier 3 creatures.
• Lin Ming found an almost-ripe Joyful Love Fruit beside a pool and stored it in his Storage Ring.
• Lin Ming encountered a group of Harmonious Apes and charged toward a Tier Two ape to avoid being surrounded.
• Lin Ming cut off the Tier Two Harmonious Ape’s arm, wounded its body, and jumped off a cliff to escape.
• Lin Ming ran about twenty kilometers to a cave, restored his Dou Qi, and considered Mittel Tengshan’s jade tablet containing a Dou King’s full-force strike.

Lin Ming killed Pei Lang after the Pei Family Mercenary Group confronted him, then agreed to help Shi Shanshan pursue a pregnant Scaled Beast. The Pei Family’s leader put revenge aside until after capturing the beast, while vowing to destroy both Lin Ming and the Stone Beast Mercenary Group.

• After half a month of roaming and fighting magical beasts, Lin Ming encountered Pei Lang and four members of the Pei Family Mercenary Group in a cave.
• Lin Ming killed Pei Lang with Explosive Thunder Fist and let the surviving mercenaries flee before leaving the cave.
• Shi Shanshan revealed that a Scaled Beast would give birth within two days and offered Lin Ming its cub if he prevented the Pei Family from taking it.
• Lin Ming agreed to follow Shi Shanshan toward the Scaled Beast.
• The Pei Family leader ordered four men to lead the beast capture, then vowed to avenge Pei Lang and punish the Stone Beast Mercenary Group.

Lin Ming stole the Scaled Beast cub from the Pei Family Mercenary Group and raised it with Shi Shanshan, naming it Yin Lin. After learning that Pei Xiong planned revenge, Lin Ming sent Shi Shanshan home and headed into the forest to face the mercenary group.

• Lin Ming and Shi Shanshan waited near the valley until the Pei Family Mercenary Group trapped the wounded adult Scaled Beast and retrieved its cub.
• Lin Ming ambushed Pei Feng, took the little Scaled Beast, and returned to Shi Shanshan at the cave.
• Over the next half month, Lin Ming and Shi Shanshan cared for the cub while Pei Feng recovered and told Pei Xiong who had stolen it.
• Shi Shanshan warned Lin Ming that Pei Xiong was preparing to seek revenge, and Lin Ming told her to return home.
• Lin Ming named the cub Yin Lin, left Shi Shanshan behind, and disappeared into the forest.

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.