Chapter Summaries

After awakening his past-life memories, Xiao Ling began cultivating in the Xiao Family and activated the Myriad Worlds Draw System, which awarded him a storage belt from another world. Three days later, Xiao Xun'er arrived at the Xiao Family, and Xiao Ling watched as Xiao Yan tried to win her over.

• Xiao Ling learned he had been reborn as an orphaned Xiao Family disciple and watched four-year-old Xiao Yan test at the First Stage of Dou Qi.
• Xiao Ling sensed Dou Qi on his first attempt, activated the Myriad Worlds Draw System, and extracted Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night from Yu Xiaogang.
• Xiao Ling sorted the belt’s contents, kept its Gold Coins, and began cultivating while hoping to meet Xiao Xun'er.
• Xiao Ling learned that a guest had arrived and spotted Xiao Yan showing Xiao Xun'er the Dou Qi Pavilion.
• Xiao Yan noticed Xiao Xun'er’s cold response and formed a plan, while Xiao Ling observed him from nearby.

Xiao Ling used his first extraction chance to obtain Qi Gathering Powder, secretly stopped Xiao Yan from sneaking into Xiao Xun'er’s courtyard, and used his Dou Qi to ease her discomfort. Four years later, he had reached the ninth stage of Dou Qi, become the Xiao Family’s celebrated young genius, and grown increasingly close to Xiao Xun'er.

• Xiao Ling extracted Qi Gathering Powder from the Ring of Gu He and began cultivating.
• Xiao Ling stopped Xiao Yan from climbing into Xiao Xun'er’s courtyard by striking him with pebbles, then entered and used his Dou Qi to soothe her meridians.
• Xiao Ling returned to Xiao Xun'er’s room the next night and continued nourishing her with his Dou Qi.
• Over four years, Xiao Ling advanced to the ninth stage of Dou Qi and gained the Xiao Family’s recognition after impressing everyone at the annual examinations.
• Xiao Ling became the family’s leading young genius, while Xiao Yan grew resentful, repeatedly challenged him, and took out his anger on Xiao Ning and other younger family members.

Xiao Ling and Xiao Xun'er spent the day at Wutan City's Marketplace, growing closer as they shared breakfast, browsed the shops, and hunted for bargains. Xiao Ling ended the chapter after buying three Monster Cores and an unusual Black Iron Fragment that had caught his attention.

• Xiao Ling met Xiao Xun'er, and they decided he would pursue cultivation at Jia Nan Academy rather than the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Ling and Xiao Xun'er visited a jewelry shop, where he bought her a bracelet and the two began holding hands.
• At the Grocery Market, Xiao Xun'er bought a wooden box from a black-robed man and found one hundred gold coins inside, while Xiao Ling recognized the man as a Dou Huang expert.
• Xiao Ling noticed an unusual soul fluctuation from a Black Iron Fragment at a mercenary's stall and negotiated a lower price for three Monster Cores.
• Xiao Ling paid for the Monster Cores and took several inconspicuous items, including the Black Iron Fragment, before leaving with Xiao Xun'er.

Xiao Ling broke through to the Dou Zhe realm, extracted Fen Jue and several other items, and began cultivating the new method. He reported his breakthrough at the Xiao Family’s Dou Qi Pavilion and learned that its Fire Attribute methods were kept in Room Forty-Three.

• Xiao Ling used Gu He’s Qi Gathering Powder to break through to the One-Star Dou Practitioner realm and found that his Dou Qi had a Fire Attribute mixed with a trace of Wood.
• Xiao Ling made five extractions and obtained the Taiyi Soul Art, Fen Jue, a Premium Luck Card, an Infinite Coke Bottle, and a Shocking Aphrodisiac Pill.
• Bai Xiaochun discovered that an aphrodisiac pill had vanished from his Ring and called out, hoping to meet the person who took it.
• Xiao Ling learned Fen Jue and used the cola bottle, then went to the Dou Qi Pavilion to report his breakthrough.
• The Pavilion Guard Elder tested Xiao Ling’s Dou Qi Attribute and directed him to Room Forty-Three of the Fire section to choose a cultivation method.

After breaking through to Dou Zhe, Xiao Ling received a Profound Grade High cultivation art from Xiao Xun'er and arranged to trade a Fourth-grade pill for Beast Fire at the Mittel Auction House. He then caught Xiao Yan spying on Xiao Yu and secretly struck him, leaving Xiao Yan beaten and vowing revenge.

• Xiao Ling visited Xiao Xun'er, told her he had become a Dou Zhe, and accepted her Profound Grade High Playing Flame Art.
• Xiao Ling disguised himself and traded the Fourth-grade Qi Gathering Powder for three portions of Fourth-Order Beast Fire, which Gu Ni promised to obtain within a week.
• Xiao Ling returned to the Xiao Family and spotted Xiao Yan sneaking toward the Back Mountain.
• Xiao Yan hid behind a boulder to spy on Xiao Yu as she prepared to bathe, and Xiao Ling struck him in the kidney with Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yu caught Xiao Yan, slapped and punched him, and drove him away as he vowed to defeat her and Xiao Ning.

Xiao Ling absorbed Peach Blossom Fire, then told the Xiao Family elders he planned to study at Jia Nan Academy and received their support. A month later, he arrived early for the academy’s recruitment selection and passed the initial cultivation test.

• Xiao Yan returned to his courtyard after being caught spying on Xiao Yu and focused on cultivation, aiming to break through to the sixth stage of Dou Qi.
• Xiao Ling bought three Beast Fires from Gu Ni at the Mittel Auction House and safely absorbed Peach Blossom Fire, while saving the other two for later.
• Xiao Ling told Xiao Zhan and the elders he intended to enroll at Jia Nan Academy, and the First Elder gave him a gold card holding fifty thousand Gold Coins.
• Xiao Ling spent the following month cultivating and accompanying Xiao Xun'er, then went to Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment site early.
• Xiao Ling injected Dou Qi into the Testing Crystal Ball, which lit up and showed he met the registration requirement.

Xiao Ling earned S-rank treatment from Jia Nan Academy and left Wutan City with the new students, while Xiao Xun'er gave him a Sixth-Rank Blazing Wolf Beast Fire. At the academy, he used four system extractions and gained several powerful items, including an Eighth-Rank Beast Fire and a Rayquaza egg.

• Xiao Ling passed the admissions test, and Ruo Lin granted him S-rank treatment after learning he was an eight-year-old One-Star Dou Practitioner.
• Xiao Ling and Xiao Xun'er spent time together before he departed, and she gave him a Sixth-Rank Blazing Wolf Beast Fire.
• Ruo Lin led the new students out of Wutan City, summoned Jia Nan Academy's Flying Magical Beasts, and took them to the academy.
• Xiao Ling checked his system panel and used all four remaining extraction attempts.
• Xiao Ling received an Eighth-Rank Eight-tailed Fire Fox Beast Fire Origin Seed, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Torso Bone, a Dou Venerate Relic Map, and a Rayquaza Pokémon Egg.

Xiao Ling absorbed the Blue Silver Emperor Torso Bone, strengthening his body and gaining healing and camouflage skills before arriving at Jia Nan Academy. He joined Instructor Ruo Lin’s class, agreed to serve the academy after graduation in exchange for its support, and headed to the Alchemy Department to begin his studies.

• Xiao Ling absorbed the Blue Silver Emperor Torso Bone, reached five-star Dou Zhe, and gained the skills “Wildfires Cannot Burn It All, Spring Breezes Bring It Back to Life” and “Camouflage.”
• Xiao Ling devoured five clumps of Beast Fire during the journey, advancing to peak nine-star Dou Zhe and raising Fen Jue to low-grade Mysterious Grade.
• Xiao Ling arrived at Jia Nan Academy, accepted Instructor Ruo Lin’s offer to join her class, and agreed to study alchemy alongside cultivation.
• Principal Hu Gan offered to provide Xiao Ling with exceptional support if he served Jia Nan Academy as an elder after graduating, and Xiao Ling accepted the terms.
• Hu Gan gave Xiao Ling a Ring of medicinal ingredients, and Xiao Ling went to his dormitory to rest.
• The next morning, Xiao Ling went to the Alchemy Department and told an instructor he wanted to join.

Elder Huo personally taught Xiao Ling the basics of alchemy and watched him refine his first pill at Jia Nan Academy. After a day of alternating pill practice and cultivation, Xiao Ling examined the generous collection of cultivation methods, Dou Techniques, and alchemy books Elder Huo had given him.

• A middle-aged instructor explained the Alchemy Department’s lessons, rewards, and ingredient system to Xiao Ling before Elder Huo arrived and offered to teach him.
• Elder Huo gave Xiao Ling a Ring containing cultivation methods, Dou Techniques, alchemy books, Pill Recipes, and a Medicine Cauldron, then explained cauldrons, flames, and the academy’s Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Ling showed Elder Huo his fused Beast Fire, and Elder Huo judged it unusually high-quality and suitable for Xiao Ling’s future growth.
• Elder Huo demonstrated how to refine a Condensing Fire Pill, then Xiao Ling used his Wood Attribute Dou Qi and Beast Fire to refine his first pill on his eighth attempt.
• Elder Huo praised Xiao Ling’s progress, warned him not to mistake one successful pill for becoming a graded Alchemist, and provided him with more practice ingredients.
• Xiao Ling practiced alchemy and cultivated until evening, then examined the Ring and found an Earth Grade Low-tier cultivation method, several Dou Techniques, and numerous alchemy books.

Over two years at Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Ling became a celebrated young Da Dou Shi while mastering alchemy and combat. After defeating Lin Xiuyai, he flew away with Xiao Xun'er on his shiny Void Dragon, and the pair spent a romantic afternoon together before heading back to the academy.

• Xiao Ling improved his alchemy, cultivation, and combat skills, earning the academy’s reputation as its Number One Genius.
• Two years later, Xiao Ling defeated Four-Star Da Dou Shi Lin Xiuyai in a sparring match and healed him with his soul bone skill.
• Xiao Ling’s shiny Void Dragon, Xiao Kong, appeared, and he told it he would make candy for it later.
• Xiao Xun'er arrived, and Xiao Ling invited her to ride the Void Dragon with him.
• Xiao Ling and Xiao Xun'er flew through the clouds and mountains together, then prepared to return to Jia Nan Academy that evening.

Xiao Ling prepared to train in the Black Corner Region, drew several powerful items from the System, and accepted an academy mission to kill a wanted criminal. Three days later, he reached Black Stone City, where a fleeing boy ran into his path.

• Xiao Xun'er worried about Xiao Ling's dangerous training plans, and he reassured her before leaving her at Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Ling used a ten-pull and obtained the Myriad Soul Banner, cultivation pills and formulas, Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger, an Imperial Pill, and a Sect Breaking Pill.
• Hu Gan offered Xiao Ling a special chance to temper his body with the Fallen Heart Flame Origin if he killed a wanted criminal rated Five-Star Da Dou Shi or higher.
• Xiao Ling accepted the assessment mission and left Jia Nan Academy, while Ling Ying followed him secretly to protect him.
• Three days later, Xiao Ling arrived in Black Stone City, where a fleeing boy rushed into him.

Xiao Ling returned to Peace Town after hunting and killing several attackers in Black Stone City, including the wanted innkeeper Tang Ri Tian. Once back at Jia Nan Academy, he examined the loot from twenty-seven Rings and considered sending the weaker Dou Techniques and cultivation methods to the Xiao Family.

• Xiao Ling defeated and robbed attackers on the road to Black Stone City, then rented a room at Tang Ri Tian’s inn after recognizing the innkeeper from a wanted poster.
• Tang Ri Tian tried to kill Xiao Ling at night, but Xiao Ling blasted him with a Buddha's Rage Flame Lotus and killed him with a Crimson Flame Fist.
• Xiao Ling collected Tang Ri Tian’s Ring and soul, recorded his corpse, and left Black Stone City before returning to Peace Town three days later.
• At Peace Town, Xiao Ling met Senior Sister Li Xi, who let him enter directly, and he continued on to Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Ling counted twenty-seven Rings and found over two hundred thousand gold coins, low-grade medicinal ingredients, and mostly inferior Dou Techniques and cultivation methods.
• Xiao Ling considered having Instructor Ruo Lin bring the techniques and methods to the Xiao Family, whose useful cultivation method only suited wind-attributed members.

Xiao Ling hosted Han Yue, refined Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pills for her, and gave her a Youth Retention Pill while drawing her closer to him. Half a year later, Xiao Ling and his friends gathered before the Inner Academy Selection Tournament, confident of their chances but wary of Han Xian.

• Xiao Ling welcomed Han Yue and agreed to refine her pills in exchange for sharing cultivation insights and information about the Central Plains.
• Xiao Ling refined two Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pills, exhausted himself, and let Han Yue wipe the sweat from his face.
• Xiao Ling gave Han Yue a Youth Retention Pill, and she left with his pills while believing that he liked her.
• Half a year later, Xiao Ling had reached the Three-Star Dou Grandmaster realm as the Inner Academy Selection Tournament began.
• Xiao Ling, Xiao Xun'er, Han Yue, Lin Xiuyai, Lin Yan, and Liu Qing discussed their chances and warned each other about Han Xian.

Xiao Ling and his companions formed the Supreme Freedom Gate and attended the Inner Academy Selection Tournament, where Xiao Xun'er won her match. Xiao Ling began his own bout against Chen Anping and, after testing him, invited him to draw his sword as the fight reached its decisive stage.

• Xiao Ling and Lin Xiuyai arranged the faction’s leadership, with Lin Xiuyai as sect master and Xiao Ling as Alchemy Elder, and Xiao Ling named it the Supreme Freedom Gate.
• Xiao Ling, Xiao Xun'er, and their friends arrived at the selection tournament, where the academy’s elders discussed Xiao Ling’s potential as a future Sixth-grade Alchemist.
• The tournament began, and Dai Yuhao defeated Huo Mubai with his Ice Explosion Technique.
• Xiao Xun'er competed and stunned the audience with her strength as a nine-year-old Five-star Dou Master.
• Xiao Ling faced Chen Anping, tested him while limiting himself to Five-star Dou Master cultivation, then asked him to draw his sword and settle the match in one move.
• Chen Anping summoned a longsword and slashed toward Xiao Ling with a powerful aura.

Xiao Ling won the Inner Academy Selection Tournament and prepared to enter the Library Pavilion to claim his reward. After sharing a kiss with Han Yue, he joined the other top five students at the pavilion, where two elders appeared at the entrance.

• Xiao Ling defeated Chen Anping with a spear and went on to win the Inner Academy Selection Tournament, while Lin Xiuyai, Liu Qing, Lin Yan, and Han Yue placed second through fifth.
• Xiao Ling broke through to Four-Star Dou Master and planned to choose the Illusion Gold Fire from the Library Pavilion as his reward.
• Xiao Ling and his companions planned to ambush older students during the Fire Energy Hunt Competition, and Xiao Xun'er gave him the Mysterious Grade High-tier Dou Technique Swallow Return Strike.
• Han Yue visited Xiao Ling to take him to the Library Pavilion, and they shared a kiss before traveling there on Void Dragon.
• Hu Gan led Xiao Ling and the other tournament finalists through a passage to the Library Pavilion and called for its elders to open the doors.
• Two gray-robed elders appeared at the pavilion entrance as Xiao Ling and the others watched.

Xiao Ling and the other four tournament finalists entered Jia Nan Academy’s sealed Scripture Library and selected their rewards. Xiao Ling obtained the Seventh-grade Phantom Gold Fire, and the group prepared to enter the Inner Academy after two days.

• Elder Qian Bai opened the Space Lock, allowing Hu Gan to lead the five finalists into the Scripture Library.
• Xiao Ling explained how to select treasures, and Lin Xiuyai received the Wind Attribute Earth Grade Mid-tier Dou Technique Fierce Wind Breath Severing Slash.
• Han Yue, Lin Yan, and Liu Qing selected their rewards while Xiao Ling searched for a Beast Fire.
• Xiao Ling caught a blazing light sphere and retrieved the Seventh-grade Phantom Gold Fire from its porcelain bottle.
• The gray-robed elder scanned the group and warned them not to reveal anything about the Library Pavilion before Hu Gan escorted them out.
• Hu Gan told the five to report in two days so he could take them to the Inner Academy, and Xiao Ling opened his System Panel after returning to his room.

Xiao Ling used ten extraction attempts, absorbed Beast Fire, and then traveled with the new students to the Inner Academy. After showing off Void Dragon’s mega evolution during the journey, he arrived at the hidden entrance and prepared his group to face the older students.

• Xiao Ling spent ten extraction attempts on assorted items, pills, gold coins, and a Sovereign Grade Pill Recipe, then stored them for later use.
• Xiao Ling absorbed Beast Fire, but Fen Jue remained at Mysterious Grade Low-tier, and he spent two days cultivating and refining pills before the Inner Academy trip.
• Xiao Ling rejected the Griffon Beast ride and displayed Void Dragon’s mega form, then carried Xiao Xun'er, Lin Xiuyai, and Lin Yan through the skies with the student group.
• Hu Gan and three elders escorted the students through Jia Nan Academy’s Back Mountain, defeating attacking Magical Beasts along the way.
• Hu Gan opened a concealed silver gate, and Xiao Ling and the others entered the Inner Academy, where they met Elder Su, Elder Qing, and the older students.
• Xiao Ling told his companions to get ready and said the older students ahead would be their targets.

Xiao Ling and his companions defeated the old students who tried to steal their Fire Energy during the Hunt Competition, earning rewards and entry to the Inner Academy. They arrived at the academy, where Elder Su assigned their residences and warned them about the factions and territories they would face.

• Elder Su explained the Fire Energy Hunt Competition and sent the new students into the forest carrying crystal cards that the old students could seize.
• Xiao Ling led his companions in ambushing the White Fiend Squad, defeating its captain Lu Jin and taking Fire Energy from the squad’s cards.
• Xiao Ling’s group repeatedly plundered old student teams, including the Black Fiend Squad, until the new students emerged as the competition’s victors.
• Elder Su awarded every new student five days of Fire Energy and gave Xiao Ling, Xiao Xun'er, Lin Xiuyai, Liu Qing, Han Yue, and Lin Yan Azure Fire Crystal Cards with sixty days of Fire Energy.
• Elder Su led the new students into the Inner Academy, then assigned Xiao Ling, Lin Xiuyai, and two companions a residence while Han Yue and Xiao Xun'er were placed next door; Lin Xiuyai said they planned to form their own faction.

Xiao Ling settled into the Inner Academy, planned a faction with his companions, and brushed off old students who tried to demand tribute. He reached the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda as its gates opened, ready to enter.

• Elder Su explained the Inner Academy’s cultivation facilities and Fire Energy system, then Xiao Ling and his companions settled into their rooms.
• Xiao Ling and Xiao Xun'er toured the Inner Academy and discussed his ambitions before returning to their courtyards.
• Lin Xiuyai agreed to manage the new faction while Xiao Ling left to explore and test the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda.
• Old students tried to collect tribute from Xiao Ling, but he easily subdued one before another student warned them of his strength and reputation.
• Xiao Ling traveled to the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda, joined the crowd, and watched its gates open after an ancient bell rang.

Xiao Ling entered the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda, adapted to its heart fire, and tempered his Dou Qi until his strength neared a breakthrough to Five Star Da Dou Shi. After returning to the dormitories, he found Lin Yan and Liu Qing sparring and arranged for more Clear Heart Pills to support the Supreme Freedom Gate’s cultivation.

• Xiao Ling used a Third-grade Clear Heart Pill to overcome the heart fire at the pagoda entrance and entered the tower without serious harm.
• Xiao Ling found the Black Hole at the tower’s center, then cultivated in a low-grade room and used the Fallen Heart Flame’s sub-flame to temper his Dou Qi.
• Xiao Ling endured the heart fire’s strain with help from his Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Torso Bone and Clear Heart Pills, increasing his Dou Qi toward Five Star Da Dou Shi.
• Xiao Ling rode Void Dragon back to the New Student Dormitory Area and found Lin Yan and Liu Qing sparring in his courtyard after Lin Yan took the Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill.
• Xiao Ling advised Lin Xiuyai on recruiting members for the Supreme Freedom Gate and asked him to gather ingredients so Xiao Ling could refine more Clear Heart Pills.
• Xiao Ling returned to his room and began refining Clear Heart Pills.