Chapter Summaries

At Xiao Yan’s cultivation test, Xiao Ting learned that his cousin had advanced five Dou Qi stages in a year, while the display awakened Xiao Ting’s memories of his past life as a transmigrator. Xiao Ting took Xun’er’s hand and decided to rely on his powerful relatives, but then his consciousness entered a strange space and found an ancient book.

• Xiao Yan’s test revealed that he had advanced five Dou Qi stages in one year, astonishing the gathered representatives.
• Xiao Ting recalled his past life and realized he had transmigrated into the world of Battle Through the Heavens.
• Xun’er told Xiao Ting she was happy Xiao Yan no longer needed his protection and wanted him to spend more time with her.
• Xiao Ting agreed to take Xun’er to the back mountain, held her hand, and privately decided to rely on Xiao Yan and Xun’er for his future.
• Xiao Ting’s consciousness entered a unique space, where he saw an ancient book.

Xiao Ting accepted the Great Dao Notes’ offer to become a World Observer and received a powerful infusion that raised his cultivation to Nine-Star Dou Zhe Peak. At the Xiao Clan coming-of-age ceremony, he stepped in to challenge Xiao Yu on Xiao Yan’s behalf, revealing his breakthrough to Xiao Zhan.

• Xiao Ting signed his name in the Great Dao Notes and became a World Observer.
• A surge of worldly energy cleansed Xiao Ting’s body, strengthened his soul, and raised his cultivation to Nine-Star Dou Zhe Peak.
• After Xiao Yan defeated and injured Xiao Ning, Xiao Yu challenged Xiao Yan, accusing him of treating her brother too harshly.
• Xiao Ting stepped between Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu and offered to fight her instead.
• Xiao Ting said he had recently broken through to Dou Zhe, and Xiao Zhan excitedly asked him to confirm it.

Xiao Ting proved he had become a One-Star Dou Zhe, then discovered that the Great Dao Notes could help him record events tied to the world and its Child of Luck, Xiao Yan. As Xiao Ting began his first entry, Queen Medusa found the Green Lotus Core Flame and encountered a mysterious copy of his notes.

• Xiao Ting displayed his One-Star Dou Zhe cultivation, impressing Xiao Zhan and the Wutan City factions, while Xiao Yu left after being reprimanded.
• Xiao Ting and Xiao Yan traded jokes before Xiao Ting departed to cook for Xun'er, who planned a congratulatory gift for him.
• Xiao Ting entered his secret chamber, discovered Origin Emperor Qi through the Great Dao Notes, and resolved to seek the Tou She Ancient God Jade and record events surrounding Xiao Yan.
• Queen Medusa reached the Green Lotus Core Flame beneath the Tagor Desert and saw an ancient book titled Xiao Ting's Great Dao Notes (Queen Medusa's Observation Copy) appear before it.

Queen Medusa learned that Xiao Ting's Great Dao Notes could reveal opportunities and sought to understand its recorder, while observation copies appeared before Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, Yun Yun, and Gu Xun'er. The chapter ended with Xun'er reacting to her copy with suspicion and killing intent.

• Queen Medusa received information about the Great Dao Notes and learned of a Shattered Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python Core that could aid her evolution.
• Queen Medusa decided to study Xiao Ting's recorded content so she could find him and gain opportunities.
• Xiao Yi Xian found an ancient book labeled as her observation copy near a cave in the mountains by Qingshan Town.
• Qing Lin received an observation copy after returning to her damaged home in Shimo City.
• Yun Yun received an observation copy while considering how to help Nalan Yanran prepare for the Three Year Agreement.
• Gu Xun'er found her observation copy while bathing and suspected someone was playing tricks.

Xun'er discovered that her Notebook Copy let her read Xiao Ting's Notes and receive blessings, but it also forbade her from revealing it or harming him. The Notes revealed Xiao Ting knew future events and had recovered memories of a past life, leaving Xun'er wondering whether he was still the brother she knew.

• Xun'er learned that others might possess Notebook Copies and could read Xiao Ting's Notes, but a warning prevented her from telling him about the copy.
• Xun'er realized the copy's restrictions also protected Xiao Ting from harm by other holders.
• Xun'er read the Notes and recognized their account of Xiao Yan, Nalan Yanran, and Yao Lao.
• Xun'er saw that the Notes described future events, including Xiao Yan becoming a Dou Di, and concluded Xiao Ting knew the future.
• Xun'er read that Xiao Ting had recovered memories of a past life and wondered whether he was still the Brother Xiao Ting she knew.

After Xiao Ting revealed that the Dou Qi Continent was the setting of a storybook about Xiao Yan, the women reading his Notes questioned whether their lives were real and what their futures held. Yun Yun discovered that she could neither expose the Notes nor harm Xiao Ting, so she resolved to befriend him and avert the Misty Cloud Sect’s possible destruction.

• Xun'er learned that Xiao Ting had regained memories of a past life and that Xiao Yan was the protagonist of the storybook Strange Fire Firmament.
• Queen Medusa, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yi Xian each struggled with the possibility that their lives and suffering were fictional.
• Yun Yun concluded that the Misty Cloud Sect might become Xiao Yan’s enemy and considered eliminating Xiao Ting and Xiao Yan.
• A mysterious force punished Yun Yun for intending to harm Xiao Ting and made clear that she could not reveal the Notes or their contents.
• Yun Yun abandoned her plans to kill anyone and decided to befriend Xiao Ting, let Xiao Yan develop naturally, and learn what could bring about the Misty Cloud Sect’s destruction.
• Xun'er worried about her role in the storybook and her connection to Xiao Ting, then felt relieved when she read the later Notes.

Xiao Ting reflected on the limits of the original novel and his role as a World Observer, while women with Notebook Copies reacted to what he wrote about them. The chapter ended as he began describing Xun'er’s extraordinary origins and future power, leaving the other women stunned.

• Medusa identified Xiao Ting as a member of the Xiao Clan and considered capturing him, but the Notes warned her not to harm him or reveal their existence, so she decided to win him over instead.
• Xiao Ting wrote that Tuo Dou did not understand the real people of the Firmament, prompting Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to resent the author for the suffering they believed he had assigned them.
• Yun Yun suspected Xiao Yan might come to hate her after an unfulfilled admiration and resolved to meet Xiao Ting to confirm her theory.
• Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin reacted to Xiao Ting’s descriptions of them, while Xun'er eagerly anticipated what he would write about her.
• Xiao Ting revealed that Xun'er was the Gu Clan patriarch’s daughter, possessed a perfect Dou Di bloodline and the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, and would become a Dou Di before fifty, shocking the other women.

Xiao Ting’s notes corrected the story behind Xun’er’s arrival in the Xiao Clan and revealed her growing affection for him. After deciding to cook for Xun’er, he received a mysterious Plane Blessing from the Great Dao Notes.

• Yun Yun and Medusa realized that Xun’er’s powerful Gu Clan background meant Xiao Ting had to be befriended, not offended.
• Xiao Ting’s notes explained that Gu Yuan sent Xun’er to the Xiao Clan for a protected, carefree childhood, not to steal the Tou She Ancient God Jade.
• Xiao Ting’s notes revealed that guards had prevented him and his cousin from secretly entering Xun’er’s room when they were children.
• Xun’er laughed at Xiao Ting’s belief that she had chosen him and vowed to claim him whether or not he proved capable.
• Xiao Ting finished his notes, decided to cook for Xun’er, and discovered that the Great Dao Notes had granted him a Plane Blessing.

Xiao Ting planned to obtain a valuable jade box before its auction and prepared a feast for Xun'er, while Xiao Yi Xian found a reason to travel to Wutan City and Yun Yun confirmed Xiao Yan's restored talent. The chapter ended with Xun'er congratulating Xiao Ting on his breakthrough and giving him two scrolls.

• Xiao Ting learned how to open the Mechanical Jade Box safely and decided to seek Ya Fei's help in acquiring it before the auction.
• Medusa planned to gain Plane Blessing and recover the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python's remnant soul and damaged magic core before returning for the Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Yi Xian overheard that Wan Yao Zhai might supply herbs to the Miteer Chamber of Commerce and decided to use the business trip as an excuse to visit Wutan City.
• Yun Wu reported that Xiao Yan had tested at the eighth stage of Dou Qi and Xiao Ting at one-star Dou Zhe, prompting Yun Yun to seek reconciliation with Xiao Ting and reduce conflict between Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran.
• Xiao Ting served Xun'er eleven dishes, and Xun'er congratulated him on becoming a Dou Zhe and gave him two scrolls.

Xiao Ting accepted the Earth Tier cultivation technique and Dou Technique Xun'er gave him, then recorded their dinner and her gifts in his Notes before beginning to cultivate. Queen Medusa read the record and wondered whether Xun'er needed a close female friend.

• Xiao Ting recognized the value of the Thunder Flame Treasure Mirror and Heaven Drawing Dragon Transformation Seal and accepted them from Xun'er.
• Xiao Ting told Xun'er he would grow stronger to become worthy of her and repay her kindness, and they planned to visit the back mountain the next day.
• Xiao Ting recorded the gifts and dinner in his Notes, then studied the Thunder Flame Treasure Mirror and began cultivating.
• Queen Medusa read Xiao Ting's record and envied Xun'er's casual gift of Earth Tier techniques, then wondered whether Xun'er needed a close female friend.

Queen Medusa, Yun Yun, and Xun'er considered the Notebook Copy and its revelations as Xiao Ting prepared to advance. The chapter ended with Xun'er and Yao Lao realizing that Xiao Ting was on the verge of reaching the Dou Shi realm after hiding his strength.

• Queen Medusa dismissed the idea of relying on Xun'er and set out to obtain the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python's remnant soul and damaged Magic Core, while testing whether Plane Blessing was real.
• Yun Yun told Nalan Yanran that Xiao Yan had returned to the eighth stage of Dou Qi, and Nalan Yanran vowed to work harder and win their Three Year Agreement.
• Yun Yun received a Plane Blessing revealing that sacrificing a Soul Hall member in the Life and Death Gate could unlock Yun Potian's Earth Tier high-grade inheritance, and she resolved to find a member to sacrifice.
• Xun'er reflected on the Earth Tier techniques she could give Xiao Ting and planned to go shopping with him the next day.
• Xiao Ting absorbed natural energy in his cultivation chamber, and Xun'er and Yao Lao realized he was about to break through to the Dou Shi realm despite having shown only one-star Dou Zhe cultivation the day before.

Xiao Ting mastered the Thunder Flame Treasure Mirror and broke through to Dou Shi, while Yao Lao decided he was worth nurturing alongside Xiao Yan. In Jia Ma Holy City, Yun Yun asked Jia Xingtian about the Soul Hall, unaware that a Soul Hall protector had just arrived nearby.

• Yao Lao judged Xiao Ting's soul and cultivation talents to be worth nurturing, and considered giving him a high-tier fire- or lightning-attribute cultivation method.
• Xiao Ting absorbed heaven and earth energy, refined his Dou Qi, and broke through from early-stage Dou Zhe to early-stage Dou Shi.
• Xiao Ting recorded his breakthrough and his plan to trade the Dou Shi Pill he no longer needed for other resources.
• The women with notebook copies read Xiao Ting's new entry and wondered how he had advanced so quickly.
• Yun Yun asked Jia Xingtian about rumors of Soul Hall members in the Jia Ma Empire, and he said he knew related information but that she could not find them.
• A Soul Hall protector who had just left the Misty Cloud Sect arrived in the imperial capital and overheard Yun Yun and Jia Xingtian discussing the Soul Hall.

Yun Yun learned of two possible Soul Hall locations from Jia Xingtian, while Protector Wu secretly decided to exploit Yun Shan’s connection to the Soul Hall. In Wutan City, Xiao Yan told Xiao Ting about Yao Lao, then watched Xiao Ting and Xun'er leave for breakfast together.

• Jia Xingtian told Yun Yun about Soul Hall leads in the Chu Yun Empire and the Tianxin Empire, and Yun Yun explained that she hoped to find help for Yun Shan.
• Protector Wu overheard Yun Yun and Jia Xingtian, realized Yun Shan had sought ties with the Soul Hall, and headed toward the Chu Yun Empire with plans to test his doctored pill on Jia Xingtian.
• Xiao Yan stopped Xiao Ting on his way to meet Xun'er and teased him about his changed feelings for her.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan to reveal his existence to Xiao Ting, warning that Xun'er's background was powerful and that her people likely knew about Xiao Ting's breakthrough.
• Xun'er joined Xiao Ting, and the two decided to have breakfast at a restaurant on West Street while Xiao Yan lamented being left out.

Xiao Yan introduced Xiao Ting and Xun'er to Yao Lao, who offered to guide Xiao Ting and gave him cultivation methods. Xiao Ting revealed that Xun'er had already given him an Earth Tier method and asked Yao Lao for more techniques, leaving Yao Lao offering him a lightning movement technique.

• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Ting if he knew how he had regained his cultivation and mastered Dou Techniques, and Xiao Ting and Xun'er deduced that an alchemist teacher had helped him.
• Xiao Yan summoned Yao Lao and introduced him to Xiao Ting, who thanked Yao Lao for helping Xiao Yan.
• Xun'er questioned Yao Lao about his surname, but Xiao Ting accepted Yao Lao's wish to keep his identity private and asked what guidance he would provide.
• Yao Lao offered Xiao Ting two Earth Tier cultivation methods, and Xiao Ting accepted them while explaining that Xun'er had already given him a dual-attributed Earth Tier method.
• Xiao Ting asked Yao Lao for fire- or lightning-attributed Dou Techniques, so Yao Lao offered him the mid-grade Xuan Tier Bagua Lightning Chasing Steps.

Xiao Ting accepted Yao Lao’s movement technique and went with Xun’er to the Miteer Auction House, where he investigated the Jia Lie Clan’s purchases and requested a special auction list. The chapter ended with Xiao Ting seeking items available for purchase before the auction began.

• Yao Lao gave Xiao Ting the Bagua Lightning Chasing Steps and arranged to train him with Xiao Yan in the back mountain.
• Xiao Ting borrowed Xiao Yan’s Purple-Gold Card and teased him before leaving with Xun’er.
• Xiao Yan chose to focus on cultivation and the Three Year Agreement instead of asking Xiao Ting about his advancement to Dou Shi.
• Xun’er explained soul realms to Xiao Ting, who inferred that Yao Lao had been at least an Eighth-Rank Alchemist.
• At the Miteer Auction House, Xiao Ting learned that the Jia Lie Clan had been buying medicinal ingredients in bulk for seven days.
• Xiao Ting asked Ya Fei for the list of auction items available for purchase before the auction began.

Xiao Ting traded a low Xuan Tier Dou Technique to buy three auction items, including a hairpin for Xun'er and a mechanism box linked to a Dou Ling. After returning to the Xiao Clan, he recorded the day’s revelations and prepared to open the box for the Dou Shi Pill.

• Ya Fei let Xiao Ting purchase the Glazed Fire Hairpin, the Mechanism Secret Box, and the Century-old Lightning Attracting Wood in advance, and Xiao Ting offered the Fire Blowing Palm for auction to cover their cost.
• Ya Fei invited Xiao Ting to the auction, reserved a VIP room for him, and suggested he bring Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Ting gave Xun'er the Glazed Fire Hairpin, placed it in her hair, and promised to make her a Heavenly Flame hairpin when he was stronger.
• Back at his courtyard, Xiao Ting recorded Yao Lao's introduction, Xun'er's Gu Clan identity, and the presence of three Ancient Clans in the Xiao Clan in his Notes.
• Xiao Ting took out the Mechanism Secret Box and prepared to retrieve the Dou Shi Pill inside.

Queen Medusa, Yun Yun, Xiao Yi Xian, and Xun'er read Xiao Ting's Notes and learned about his plans, secrets, and confidence that he would become a Dou Sheng within ten years. The chapter left Medusa eager to pursue Xiao Ting's promised path to a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python transformation.

• Queen Medusa considered how a Low Earth-Tier fire technique might have changed her plans, then continued traveling while seeking a path to evolve into a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.
• Yun Yun connected the Soul Hall to the ancient Hun Clan and decided to seek its members at the front lines while honoring Patriarch Yun Potian's death.
• Medusa and Yun Yun learned from Xiao Ting's Notes that Yao Lao was an Eighth-Rank Alchemist and peak Dou Zun, while Xiao Yi Xian realized Yuhua Hall could give her a chance to meet Xiao Ting.
• Xiao Ting's Notes revealed that he knew Xun'er's identity and planned to become a Dou Sheng within ten years, prompting Xun'er to smile with confidence.
• Xiao Ting described a Quasi-Emperor's legacy, a nest of Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python souls, and his plan to help a Purple Nether Flame Snake transform into one, leaving Medusa intensely tempted.

Xiao Ting gave the Xiao Clan a Dou Shi Pill and revealed that he had already reached Dou Shi at fifteen, astonishing Xiao Zhan and the elders. Meanwhile, Medusa and Yun Yun were moved to seize the opportunities described in Xiao Ting’s Notes, and Xun'er received intelligence about them.

• After reading Xiao Ting’s Notes about a path to sainthood and the reality of Plane Blessings, Medusa decided to befriend him, while Xun'er considered how the Gu Clan could support him.
• Xiao Ting opened a mechanism box from the Dou Ling Tomb at the Mittal Auction House and obtained a Dou Shi Pill, though he had already broken through to Dou Shi.
• Medusa hurried onward, and Yun Yun resolved to seize opportunities despite the risks.
• Xiao Ting visited Xiao Zhan and the elders during their discussion of Xiao Clan disciples attending Jia Nan Academy’s admissions, then offered the clan his Dou Shi Pill for its market price.
• Xiao Zhan and the elders were shocked when Xiao Ting revealed his Dou Shi strength, and Xiao Zhan confirmed he was a fifteen-year-old Dou Shi.
• A black-robed woman reported to Xun'er that she had gathered intelligence on Medusa, Yun Yun, and Xiao Yi Xian.

Xun'er investigated several women and a Soul Hall Protector whose movements might be connected to Xiao Ting, while Xiao Ting’s clan celebrated his talent and agreed to support his cultivation. After receiving money from the Xiao Clan and cultivating late into the night, Xiao Ting was interrupted by new information from the Notes.

• Ling Qing reported that Medusa had entered the Jia Ma Empire, Yun Yun was investigating Xiao Ting and Soul Hall, and Xiao Yi Xian had arrived in Wutan City; Xun'er ordered continued surveillance and further investigation.
• Xiao Zhan and the elders confirmed that Xiao Ting was a one-star Dou Shi and offered to nurture him, but Xiao Ting chose to seek admission to Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Academy.
• Xiao Zhan agreed to provide Xiao Ting with resources, and Xiao Ting left the Council Hall with a Dou Shi Pill and one hundred thousand gold coins.
• The First Elder suggested that a clan heirloom would suit Xiao Ting, and Xiao Zhan said he would entrust it to him once his cultivation surpassed Xiao Zhan’s.
• Xiao Ting cultivated late into the night, absorbed in his progress, until information from the Notes interrupted him.

After receiving seven days of Bagua Lightning Chasing Steps training experience from the Notes, Xiao Ting advanced to a two-star Dou Shi and joined Xiao Yan for training under Yao Lao. Yao Lao was astonished by Xiao Ting’s rapid progress as he began learning the movement technique.

• Xiao Ting received training experience that gave him mastery insights and muscle memory for Bagua Lightning Chasing Steps.
• Xiao Ting cultivated through the night and advanced from a one-star Dou Shi to a two-star Dou Shi.
• Xiao Ting invited Xun'er to train with Yao Lao, but she declined, then brought breakfast to Xiao Yan.
• Yao Lao taught Xiao Yan and Xiao Ting about the Eight Trigrams, and Xiao Yan asked about their origins on the Dou Qi Continent.
• Yao Lao began training Xiao Ting in Bagua Lightning Chasing Steps, and Xiao Ting quickly grasped its basic use.
• After an hour of training, Yao Lao and Xiao Yan were shocked by Xiao Ting's progress.