Chapter Summaries

Xiao Jin pressed the Pill Tower Ancestor to teach him advanced alchemy, but the Ancestor warned that his weak body could not safely wield his Emperor Realm Soul and urged him to strengthen his cultivation. After the Ancestor retreated into the Storage Ring, someone called for Xiao Jin from outside his room.

• Xiao Jin asked the Pill Tower Ancestor to teach him alchemy, but the Ancestor refused because Xiao Jin's body was too weak to endure the dangers of higher-grade pill refinement.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor explained that Xiao Jin's reliance on his soul power had contributed to his year-long stagnation at Nine-Star Dou Ling.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor recalled finding newborn Xiao Jin in the Magic Beast Mountain Range, placing him with a wealthy family, and later becoming his alchemy teacher.
• Xiao Jin reflected on his exceptional cultivation and alchemy talent, his adopted father Xiao Zhan's kindness, and the Xiao Clan's requirement that descendants reach Seventh Stage Dou Disciple before turning sixteen.
• After Xiao Jin teased him about rent, the Pill Tower Ancestor retreated into the Storage Ring, and a voice outside called, "Brother Xiao Jin, are you in there?"

Xiao Jin gave Xun'er an eighth-grade Exotic Flame Fusion Pill to help her refine the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame Seed. On the way to the Marketplace, he stopped Xiao Ning from attacking Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan warned him that Xiao Ning's grandfather was the clan's Great Elder.

• Xun'er asked Xiao Jin to accompany her to the Marketplace after breaking through to Nine-Star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Jin gave Xun'er an Exotic Flame Fusion Pill that could help her refine the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame Seed and prepare to subdue its Origin.
• Xiao Jin and Xun'er encountered Xiao Ning and two youths taunting Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Ning moved to attack Xiao Yan, and Xiao Jin kicked Xiao Ning away before checking on Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Jin not to cause trouble because Xiao Ning's grandfather was the clan's Great Elder.

Xiao Jin stopped Xiao Ning from attacking Xiao Yan and refused to be baited into a duel, while Xiao Yan and Xun'er backed him up. Xiao Jin then walked with Xun'er, saying he understood Xiao Yan’s cultivation problem but hoped he could endure the experience that would temper him.

• Xiao Jin kicked Xiao Ning away after Xiao Ning tried to teach Xiao Yan a lesson.
• Xiao Ning challenged Xiao Jin to a one-on-one fight, but Xiao Yan and Xun'er warned him that Xiao Zhan could hear the truth.
• Xiao Ning threatened Xiao Yan over the upcoming Testing Ceremony and warned Xiao Jin that he would have to participate this year, then left with his companions.
• Xiao Yan apologized to Xiao Jin, thanked Xun'er, and teased them about going on a date.
• Xiao Jin told Xun'er he knew what was wrong with Xiao Yan but believed the ordeal could help temper him, then reminded her to stay humble about comparing the two cousins.

Xiao Jin and Xun'er spent the day shopping in the Xiao Clan Market, where he bought her a necklace and they held hands. At sunset, Xiao Jin headed for the Miteer Auction House, and Xun'er asked to accompany him, wary of his connection to Ya Fei.

• Xiao Jin and Xun'er shopped in the Xiao Clan Market to avoid trouble from hostile forces.
• Xiao Jin bought Xun'er a necklace made from a second-tier water-attribute Magic Core for four thousand gold coins, and she took his hand.
• Xiao Jin and Xun'er ate lunch at a Marketplace restaurant and continued shopping until afternoon.
• Xiao Jin told Xun'er he was going to the Miteer Auction House, and she asked to go with him.
• Xun'er worried about Ya Fei, whose cultivation had risen from One-Star Dou Zhe to Seven-Star Dou Grandmaster in two years, and suspected Xiao Jin had helped her.

Xiao Jin visited the Miteer Auction House with Xun'er, delivering pills and learning that Ya Fei had advanced in cultivation. He returned to the Xiao Clan with Xun'er, while Ya Fei schemed to let Xun'er help Xiao Jin recognize his feelings so she could pursue him too.

• Ya Fei teased Xiao Jin about his lack of romantic interest, but he insisted that Xun'er was his younger sister and rebuked her for joking about Xun'er's reputation.
• Xiao Jin supplied the Miteer Auction House with five hundred Tier 1 Medicinal Hemostasis Pills, thirty Tier 1 Medicinal Energy Accumulation Pills, and Gu Ni's commissioned Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill.
• Ya Fei deposited Xiao Jin's share from the previous auction and told him she had broken through again, thanks in part to the Glazed Body Sculpting Pill he had provided.
• Xiao Jin noticed Xun'er had grown quiet and took her back to the Xiao Clan; Xun'er felt reassured that he had noticed her mood.
• After Xiao Jin and Xun'er left, Ya Fei decided Xun'er could help Xiao Jin realize his feelings while Ya Fei waited for her own chance.

Xiao Jin watched over Xun'er as she refined the Exotic Flame Fusion Pill and improved his alchemy while learning how to stabilize his cultivation by tempering his body. The Pill Tower Ancestor proposed using Three Thousand Burning Flame to forge a powerful physique, then pointed out that the flame was already inside Xiao Jin's Storage Ring.

• Xiao Jin watched Xun'er refine the Eighth-Grade Exotic Flame Fusion Pill while he practiced alchemy with the Pill Tower Ancestor's guidance.
• Xiao Jin used the Samsara Cauldron to refine more than seventy Qi Cultivation Pills and over a dozen Recovery Pills in one day.
• Xiao Jin asked the Pill Tower Ancestor how to improve his physical condition, and the ancestor reminded him of his past training against Fifth-Rank Magic Beasts.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor advised Xiao Jin to continue tempering his body before breaking through to Dou Wang so his cultivation would become more stable.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor explained that refining Three Thousand Burning Flame could grant Xiao Jin the Three Thousand Star Physique and let him strengthen his body with Stellar Power.
• Xiao Jin suspected the Pill Tower Ancestor wanted to return to the Pill Tower, but the ancestor pointed out that Three Thousand Burning Flame was already in Xiao Jin's Storage Ring.

Xiao Jin weighed whether to refine a Heavenly Flame before reaching Dou Sheng, and the Pill Tower Ancestor explained why the pure Three Thousand Burning Flame would not overwhelm his body. Reassured, Xiao Jin took out the flame and began refining it under the Ancestor’s watch.

• Xiao Jin hesitated to refine the Three Thousand Burning Flame because he had planned to wait until he could refine the stronger Nihility Devouring Flame.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor cited ancient experts and Yan Jin as examples of people who could refine or fuse multiple Heavenly Flames.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor assured Xiao Jin that the pure, newly born flames in his Storage Ring would not cause his cultivation to surge excessively.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor estimated that refining the Three Thousand Burning Flame would bring Xiao Jin to around Three-Star Dou Wang, with later body tempering making up the difference.
• Xiao Jin took out the Three Thousand Burning Flame and began refining it while the Pill Tower Ancestor kept watch.

Xiao Jin refined the Three Thousand Burning Flame and advanced from the Dou Ling realm to Peak Three-Star Dou King. After the Pill Tower Ancestor advised him to replace his outdated cultivation method, Xiao Jin chose the Earth-Tier High-Grade Sun Nirvana Scripture, while the Pill Tower Ancestor sensed that powerful existences were becoming restless.

• The Three Thousand Burning Flame eagerly entered Xiao Jin, and the Pill Tower Ancestor formed a barrier to protect Xun'er and the residence from its heat.
• Xiao Jin absorbed the Heavenly Flame's source energy as it tempered his Dou Crystal and body, breaking through to Dou King and reaching Peak Three-Star Dou King over seven days.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor told Xiao Jin that the Green Sun Burning Wood Art was no longer sufficient and that he should change to a higher-grade cultivation method.
• Xiao Jin checked that Xun'er was safe, then took out the Earth-Tier High-Grade Sun Nirvana Scripture from the Storage Ring.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor reflected that the scripture suited Xiao Jin and warned that powerful existences were already becoming restless.

After advancing to Dou Wang and changing to an Earth-Tier High-Grade cultivation method, Xiao Jin learned the basics of refining Sixth-Grade Medicinal Pills from the Pill Tower Ancestor. He asked how to revive his teacher, but learned he needed to control three Heavenly Flames and grow much stronger first.

• Xiao Jin switched to an Earth-Tier High-Grade cultivation method, greatly increasing the speed and purity of his Dou Qi circulation, and thanked the Pill Tower Ancestor for protecting him.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor told Xiao Jin he could try refining Sixth-Grade Medicinal Pills but forbade him from attempting Seventh-Grade pills until his physique could withstand Pill Lightning.
• Xiao Jin mastered the key points of refining Sixth-Grade Medicinal Pills two days before the Xiao Clan's Testing Ceremony began.
• Xiao Jin asked the Pill Tower Ancestor about reviving a soul body and offered the Half-Emperor Remains, Essence Blood, Ninth-Grade Golden Pills, and other treasures in his Storage Ring.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor explained that reviving him required Xiao Jin to control at least three Heavenly Flames and become much stronger, so Xiao Jin resolved to focus on cultivation first.

After refining the Exotic Flame Fusion Pill, Xun'er rose to eight-star Dou Shi, while Xiao Yan struggled with his cultivation before the Xiao Clan's annual Testing Ceremony. At the ceremony, Xun'er arrived holding Xiao Jin's hand, and Xiao Zhan watched with surprise as his adopted son prepared to participate for the first time.

• Xun'er refined the Exotic Flame Fusion Pill and advanced to eight-star Dou Shi, delighting in Xiao Jin's praise and promise to cook for her.
• Xiao Yan brooded over his lost talent and the Dou Qi that kept disappearing, then tried to cultivate again before the ceremony.
• The Xiao Clan's younger generation gathered for the Testing Ceremony, where the Great Elder asked Xiao Zhan whether Xiao Yan had improved.
• Xun'er arrived and heard the youths compare her talent to Xiao Yan's while insulting him as a good-for-nothing.
• Xun'er grabbed Xiao Jin's hand and reminded him that he had promised to participate, surprising Xiao Zhan, who wondered why his adopted son had changed his mind.

Xiao Jin promised Xiao Yan he could solve his cultivation problem, then watched Xiao Yan’s poor result at the Testing Ceremony. Xun’er stunned the Xiao Clan by testing at the Eight-Star Dou Shi level.

• Xun’er led Xiao Jin to a secluded corner and showed her closeness to him, while Xiao Jin thought she had caused him trouble.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Jin that his cultivation problem remained unsolved, and Xiao Jin promised to explain the cause and help him after the ceremony.
• Xiao Yan tested at Dou Force Third Stage, Level Low, but kept his composure as Xiao Zhan resolved to protect him.
• Xiao Mei tested at Dou Qi Seventh Stage, Level High, and then Xun’er took the platform.
• Xun’er’s test produced a dazzling light, and the Second Elder announced she was an Eight-Star Dou Shi, leaving the crowd stunned.

Xiao Jin stunned the Xiao Clan at the Testing Ceremony by revealing that he was a fifteen-year-old Three-Star Dou King, far surpassing even Xun'er’s Eight-Star Dou Shi. The ceremony ended with Xiao Zhan celebrating his son’s strength and Xiao Jin declaring that no one would be able to humiliate the Xiao Clan again.

• Xun'er shocked the Xiao Clan by testing at Eight-Star Dou Shi, making the other youths’ performances seem unimpressive.
• Xiao Jin assured Xiao Yan that his own test would be worth waiting for, and Xun'er encouraged him.
• When Xiao Jin claimed the Testing Monument could not measure his strength, Second Elder doubted him.
• Xiao Jin unfolded fiery Dou Qi Wings, rose above the platform, and revealed that he was already a Dou Wang.
• Xiao Jin announced that he was a Three-Star Dou King, while Xiao Zhan celebrated and Xiao Jin promised to defend the Xiao Clan from humiliation.

After revealing his Dou Wang strength, Xiao Jin returned from the Testing Ceremony and promised Xiao Yan he would help solve his cultivation problem. He reassured a jealous Xun'er that he would never leave her, while she secretly resolved to stay by his side forever.

• Xiao Zhan and the elders imposed a gag order on the Testing Ceremony, and the Xiao Clan members admired Xiao Jin after learning of his strength.
• Xiao Jin took Xun'er away from the square and told Xiao Yan to visit his courtyard that night so he could help with his cultivation problem.
• Xiao Zhan learned that Xiao Jin had offered to help Xiao Yan and encouraged his son to go see him.
• Xun'er admitted she feared Xiao Jin would neglect her after attracting admiration from other girls, and Xiao Jin promised he would never leave her.
• Xun'er secretly smiled against Xiao Jin's chest and resolved to stay by his side forever.

After Xiao Yan learned that Yao Chen had caused his loss of strength, he met the Pill Tower Ancestor and received an unexpected opportunity. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan asking Yao Chen to assess his talent for alchemy.

• Xun'er reassured herself that her promise from Xiao Jin would help her stay by his side, then left his courtyard before Xiao Yan arrived.
• Xiao Yan mistook the Pill Tower Ancestor for a ghost, and Xiao Jin explained that the elder was his teacher and that Yao Chen had absorbed Xiao Yan's battle qi for over three years.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor recognized the Pill Tower aura in Yao Chen, who identified himself and his teacher, Han Shanshan.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor restored Yao Chen's soul to Dou Emperor strength, and Xiao Jin warned him not to overexert himself.
• Xiao Yan demanded compensation for the battle qi Yao Chen had absorbed and asked whether he had the talent to become an Alchemist.

Xiao Jin persuaded Yao Chen to accept Xiao Yan as his disciple, then offered to resurrect Yao Chen in exchange for help bringing Xiao Jin’s own teacher back to life. The chapter ended with Xiao Jin hoping the revived Yao Chen would help protect the Xiao Clan from the Soul Hall.

• Xiao Jin argued that the Pill Tower Ancestor should compensate Xiao Yan, but the Ancestor refused to help.
• Yao Chen accepted Xiao Yan as his disciple, and Xiao Yan bowed to him as his teacher.
• Xiao Jin offered Yao Chen resurrection using a Three-Star Dou Sheng’s remains, rare medicinal materials, and Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Jin asked Yao Chen to help resurrect his own teacher in return.
• Xiao Jin explained that the Soul Hall could threaten the Xiao Clan within three years, before he could grow strong enough to face it alone.

Xiao Jin arranged to revive Yao Chen and discussed whether Yao Chen could help revive the Pill Tower Ancestor. The next morning, Xun'er reminded Xiao Jin that Nalan Yanran was coming to the Xiao Clan to break off her engagement, and he went to the Council Hall to witness the famous scene.

• Yao Chen accepted Xiao Jin's deal to be revived in exchange for help reaching the Dou Saint realm and taking revenge on Han Feng and the others.
• Xiao Jin told the Pill Tower Ancestor that he hoped Yao Chen's revival would eventually help revive him, but the Ancestor warned that refining the Half-Emperor Remains would be difficult.
• Xiao Jin considered whether the Nihility Devouring Flame, the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, and Yao Chen's future Dou Saint strength could refine the remains.
• Xun'er visited Xiao Jin early and reminded him that Nalan Yanran was coming to the Xiao Clan to break off her engagement.
• Xiao Jin accompanied Xun'er to the Council Hall, where the Xiao Clan's higher-ups treated him with deference because he was their only Dou Wang powerhouse.

Ge Ye asked Xiao Zhan to dissolve Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran’s engagement on behalf of the Misty Cloud Sect, prompting the Xiao Clan elders to angrily defend the clan’s dignity. The chapter ended with Ge Ye bewildered by the elders’ united opposition.

• Xiao Jin sat beside Xun'er in the Council Hall as guests from the Misty Cloud Sect arrived.
• Ge Ye entered with Liu Ling and Nalan Yanran, while Xiao Yan came in shortly afterward.
• Xun'er told Xiao Jin that Nalan Yanran was Yun Yun’s favored disciple and had once been betrothed to Xiao Yan.
• Ge Ye explained that the Misty Cloud Sect wanted Xiao Zhan to dissolve Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran’s engagement.
• Xiao Zhan crushed his cup, and the three elders condemned Ge Ye for insulting the Xiao Clan.
• Ge Ye wondered why the three elders were defending Xiao Zhan despite having been said to oppose him.

Xiao Jin confronted Nalan Yanran and the Misty Cloud Sect over the humiliating attempt to end Xiao Yan’s engagement, rejecting their apology and exposing the disrespect behind it. He left Nalan Yanran shaken and unable to answer his accusations.

• The Xiao Clan’s three elders sided with Xiao Zhan after recognizing Xiao Jin’s strength and the protection his mysterious teacher might offer.
• Xiao Zhan rejected Nalan Yanran’s apology and told her she should call him Clan Leader Xiao, while Ge Ye presented a Tier 4 Qi Gathering Powder as compensation.
• Xiao Jin stopped Xiao Yan from reacting, then destroyed the pill and jade box, calling the gift trash and challenging Ge Ye’s reasoning about apologies.
• When Liu Ling defended his teacher, Xiao Jin’s pressure forced him to his knees and fractured his kneecaps.
• Xiao Jin confronted Nalan Yanran about whether Xiao Yan had agreed to end the engagement and accused her of treating the Xiao Clan as beneath her; she could not answer.

Xiao Jin used his Dou Wang strength to turn Nalan Yanran’s engagement-breaking visit against her, while Xiao Yan ended the engagement and challenged her to a duel three years later. Nalan Yanran accepted the agreement, thanked Xiao Jin for his guidance, and left the Xiao Clan Council Hall.

• Xiao Jin revealed his Dou Qi Wings, pressured Ge Ye and Liu Ling into submission, and left Nalan Yanran’s fate to Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan challenged Nalan Yanran to a Three-Year Agreement, promising to repay the Xiao Clan’s humiliation if he won.
• Xiao Jin stopped Xiao Yan from drawing his own blood and used Liu Ling’s nosebleed so Xiao Yan could seal the contract.
• Xiao Yan gave Nalan Yanran a Divorce Letter, then knelt before Xiao Zhan and vowed to prove the Xiao Clan was not trash.
• Xiao Zhan sent Ge Ye away, and Nalan Yanran thanked Xiao Jin for his guidance before leaving the hall.

Xiao Jin prepared a Ninth-Grade Golden Pill for Xun'er to strengthen her bloodline and accelerate her cultivation, while Pill Tower Ancestor teased him about his feelings for her. After their conversation left Xiao Jin uncertain about how to face Xun'er, he went to her courtyard to speak with her.

• Xiao Jin explained that he planned to give Xun'er an Emperor Blood Guidance Pill so she could cultivate faster and potentially reach the Dou Saint realm before turning thirty.
• Pill Tower Ancestor teased Xiao Jin about Xun'er's future husband, leaving Xiao Jin flustered and insisting that Xun'er was not related to him by blood.
• Pill Tower Ancestor returned to the Storage Ring and reflected that Xiao Jin should not make the same mistakes in love that he had made.
• Xiao Jin went to Xun'er's courtyard but hesitated outside before she opened the door and invited him in.
• Xun'er noticed Xiao Jin acting awkwardly as he entered, while he said he had something to discuss with her.