Chapter Summaries

Xiao Bai easily beat Xiao Yan after Xiao Yan challenged him, then concealed his frustration at being unable to advance beyond 9 Star Dou Zhi Qi. The chapter ended with Xiao Bai reflecting on the talisman that brought him to the Dou Qi Continent and wondering why his cultivation had stalled for three years.

• Xiao Yan stormed Xiao Bai's courtyard and attacked him, but Xiao Bai caught his fist and beat him for the disturbance and his harassment of female clan members.
• Xiao Zhan arrived and told Xiao Bai and Xiao Yan to support one another, while Xiao Bai praised Xiao Yan and promised to treat him like a brother.
• After Xiao Zhan left, Xiao Yan threatened to get revenge once he reached Dou Shi, and Xiao Bai doubted he could do so anytime soon.
• Xiao Bai reflected that he had no plans to take Xiao Yan's ring and suspected that someone inside it had been watching him.
• Xiao Bai recalled how a Purple Firmament Divine Thunder Talisman had brought him to the Dou Qi Continent and sent five colored lightning bolts into his viscera, but had not helped him advance from 9 Star Dou Zhi Qi in three years.

After five years of absorbing Five Elements Dou Qi into his organs, Xiao Bai completed his physical cultivation and prepared to attempt breaking through again. He took the Qi Gathering Powder Xun Er had given him and headed to the rear mountain, hoping the Breaking Talisman would no longer suppress him.

• Xiao Bai recalled how his cultivation stopped at Nine Stage Dou Zhi Qi while Five Elements Dou Qi strengthened his body, allowing him to defeat Xiao Yan despite Xiao Yan reaching Fighter.
• Xiao Bai opened the box containing two Jade Bottles of Qi Gathering Powder and remembered Xun Er's persistent encouragement and affection for him.
• Xiao Bai recalled how he caught Xiao Yan sneaking toward Xun Er's room when they were children, after which Xiao Yan challenged him three times and lost each fight.
• Xiao Bai reflected that Xiao Yan had fallen from Two Star Fighter to the third stage of Dou Qi, then set out for the rear mountain to attempt a breakthrough.

Xiao Bai broke through to Dou Zhe after five years of being unable to advance, then discovered the talisman in his Sea of Consciousness had awakened and revealed the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Scripture. He endured the painful transfer of the cultivation method’s information and emerged with a new foundation for his future cultivation.

• Xiao Bai compressed his Dou Qi while taking Qi Gathering Powder, forming a vortex that condensed his energy into battle qi.
• Xiao Bai reached the Dou Zhe level and celebrated finally overcoming the barrier that had held him back for five years.
• Xiao Bai sensed his Sea of Consciousness and found the talisman surrounded by Purple Lightning, which formed the words “Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Scripture.”
• Xiao Bai watched the lightning characters fall toward his Sea of Consciousness, but they did not injure him.
• Xiao Bai learned that the scripture had been engraved directly into his Sea of Consciousness and endured the flood of information until he absorbed it.

Xiao Bai cultivated the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Scripture, transforming his Dou Qi into Lightning Attribute Dou Qi and reaching Three-Star Dou Practitioner. The Divine Edict then sent Yi Wood Positive Thunder into his liver, which he painfully refined into a Thunder Seed that healed his injuries and left him delighted with the result.

• Xiao Bai studied the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Scripture and decided to cultivate its law and body methods.
• Xiao Bai transformed his attribute-less Dou Qi into Lightning Attribute Dou Qi and reached Three-Star Dou Practitioner.
• Xiao Bai tested Wind God Leg, and the Divine Edict grew larger and sent a bolt of Yi Wood Positive Thunder into his liver.
• Xiao Bai endured the pain and circulated the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Scripture to refine the thunder through his meridians.
• Xiao Bai refined the Yi Wood Positive Thunder into a Thunder Seed that repaired his body and liver, cleared old hidden injuries, and made him feel stronger.

After surviving a dangerous breakthrough to Eight Star Dou Zhe, Xiao Bai worried that others would discover his rapid cultivation and the Divine Edict. He gained a stronger soul through the Heavenly Heart Induction Chapter and found a way to conceal his Dou Qi, leaving the cave ready to return without Xun Er seeing his tear-stained face.

• Xiao Bai realized the Divine Edict had helped him reach Eight Star Dou Zhe but feared that Wo Long Feng Chu and others would suspect his sudden, stable advancement.
• Xiao Bai tried the Heavenly Heart Induction Chapter, entered a strange void, absorbed wisps of white airflow, and returned with his Soul Realm raised from Mortal Realm Middle Stage to Mortal Realm Late Stage.
• A silver imprint appeared on Xiao Bai's brow after the Divine Edict struck it out of his Sea of Consciousness.
• Xiao Bai failed to reproduce his soul cultivation and accepted that he was not a protagonist with a cultivation shortcut.
• Xiao Bai used a Soul Seal method strengthened with lightning to conceal the Dou Qi fluctuations in his Dantian and planned to wash the bloodstains from his face before Xun Er saw them.

Xiao Bai discovered a strange silver rune on his forehead and hid it beneath a cloth band before Xun Er found him at Small Lake. He claimed his battered appearance came from a battle with lightning emperors, and his tale left Xun Er captivated while Ling Ying secretly recorded his boasts.

• Xiao Bai noticed a silver rune on his forehead, worried it might be the Soul Clan's imperial mark, and covered it with a cloth band.
• Xun Er arrived at Small Lake, teased Xiao Bai about his narcissism, and noticed he had broken through to Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Bai told Xun Er that he had fought three humanoid lightning emperors during a Heavenly Lightning Tribulation.
• Xiao Bai recounted defeating Wu Shi and began boasting about his coming battle with Ye Tian Di.
• Xun Er listened with admiration while Ling Ying secretly wrote down Xiao Bai's boastful lines.

Xiao Bai told Xun Er the story of Shi Hao, from his birth with the Supreme Bone through his childhood and defeat of Shi Yi, while Ling Ying secretly recorded the story’s most striking lines. The chapter ended with Ling Ying removing a boastful quote from his notes because he feared the Clan Head would punish him.

• Xiao Bai stopped his story about Ye Tian Di, then took Xun Er’s hand and led her back to his courtyard, promising to tell her about the third person.
• After washing and changing, Xiao Bai explained that Shi Hao was born with the Supreme Bone, and Xun Er compared being born supreme to having Dou Di Bloodline.
• Xiao Bai told Xun Er how Shi Hao’s bone was taken and he was sent to Stone Village; Xun Er sympathized with him and grew angry at his eldest aunt.
• Xiao Bai continued with Shi Hao’s childhood and his victory over Shi Yi, while adding romantic storylines for Huo Ling’er, Yun Xi, Qing Yi, and Yue Chan.
• Ling Ying listened for Shi Hao’s boastful lines and recorded them, but crossed one out because he feared the Clan Head would beat him.

After sharing his story with Xiao Xun Er, Xiao Bai took her to a restaurant, where they ran into Ga Lie Nuo and Wang Offering. When Wang Offering moved to attack him, Xiao Bai pulled Xun Er aside and prepared to test his thunder-tempered physique against the Three Star Dou Shi.

• Xiao Bai stopped telling the story to take Xiao Xun Er to the Welcoming Guest Restaurant for a meal.
• Xiao Bai secretly returned Xiao Xun Er's purple-gold card after she paid for their food.
• Ga Lie Nuo mocked Xiao Bai for failing to advance and suggested that his younger brother pursue Xiao Xun Er.
• Wang Offering backed Ga Lie Nuo's insults, and Xiao Bai mocked Wang Offering for being only a Three Star Dou Shi at age forty-two.
• Wang Offering advanced on Xiao Bai, but Xiao Bai pulled Xun Er behind him and prepared to test his physique without using Dou Qi or soul power.

Xiao Bai defeated Wang Offering in a fight by relying on his powerful physique, then turned on Ga Lie Nuo. The chapter ended with Xiao Bai breaking Ga Lie Nuo’s lower leg in front of the onlookers.

• Xiao Bai charged Wang Offering and shattered his defensive Dou Qi Gauze with a punch, shocking Xiao Xun Er and Ling Ying.
• Xiao Bai and Wang Offering exchanged blows until Wang Offering ran out of Dou Qi, suffered broken ribs, and admitted defeat.
• Xiao Bai decided he needed to strengthen his body before the next lightning trial and chose to punish Ga Lie Nuo.
• Ga Lie Nuo threatened Xiao Bai with his second uncle’s status as a Da Dou Shi, but Xiao Bai stepped on his lower leg and broke it.

Xiao Bai punished Ga Lie Nuo for threatening him, then walked home with Xiao Xun Er and bought her a bracelet. Seeing how much the gift meant to her, Xiao Bai recognized that he had taken her devotion for granted and treated people around him like game characters.

• Xiao Bai broke Ga Lie Nuo's legs and threatened his arms until Ga Lie Nuo begged for mercy and promised to obey him.
• Xiao Bai told Wang Offering to send his regards to the Ga Lie Family Head, then left with Xiao Xun Er.
• Xiao Bai bought a pale-green Ice Silver bracelet and placed it on Xiao Xun Er's wrist.
• Xiao Xun Er treasured the bracelet as her first gift from Xiao Bai, prompting Xiao Bai to realize he had overlooked her feelings and treated people like NPCs.

After Xiao Bai overcame his loneliness, he and Xiao Xun Er affirmed their feelings for each other and returned to the Xiao Clan. Meanwhile, the Jia Lie Family learned that Xiao Bai had defeated a Three Star Dou Shi and began to suspect the Xiao Clan had hidden its young geniuses.

• Xiao Bai embraced Xiao Xun Er, thanked her, and promised they would walk hand in hand in this life.
• Xiao Bai and Xiao Xun Er returned to the Xiao Clan, and she left after telling him she would visit again the next day.
• The Jia Lie Family’s elders heard Wang Offering’s account of Xiao Bai’s victory, and Grand Elder Ga Lie En angrily demanded an explanation.
• The Third Elder suggested the Xiao Clan had concealed its geniuses, and Ga Lie Bi worried that Xiao Bai and Xiao Yan could threaten the Jia Lie Family’s standing.
• Ga Lie Bi envied the Xiao Clan’s talented youths and began to form a vicious thought.

Xiao Xun Er learned that the Lei Clan had proposed a marriage alliance between her and Lei Dong, but she deferred any decision until after becoming a Saint. She affirmed her devotion to Xiao Bai and reflected on his recent breakthrough and the possibility of an Upper Realm.

• Ling Ying told Xiao Xun Er that Lei Ying had proposed she marry his son, Lei Dong, to unite the clans’ god-grade bloodlines.
• Xiao Xun Er learned that Gu Yuan would support her choice and told Ling Ying to report that she would not consider marriage until after becoming a Saint.
• Ling Ying suggested Xiao Bai might be unworthy of her, but Xiao Xun Er defended him and warned that she would not let anyone bully him.
• Xiao Xun Er recalled Xiao Bai’s breakthrough and considered whether his story of the Supreme hinted at an Upper Realm above the Dou Qi Continent.

Xiao Xun Er brought Xiao Bai a cultivation method, hoping to help him after his breakthrough, while Xiao Bai compared it with his hidden Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Art. The chapter left Xiao Bai accepting Xun Er’s offer to show him combat skills.

• Xiao Xun Er dismissed Ling Ying and privately wondered whether Xiao Bai’s story revealed that he wanted multiple women.
• Xiao Bai woke the next morning and welcomed Xiao Xun Er when she visited his courtyard.
• Xiao Xun Er offered Xiao Bai the Low-Grade Earth Rank Thunder Spirit Art, explaining that its lightning attribute suited him.
• Xiao Bai compared the scroll with his Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Art and concluded that his own method was far superior.
• Xiao Bai declined the cultivation method, and Xiao Xun Er offered him combat skills instead.
• Xiao Bai thanked Xun Er and accepted her offer to show him the combat-skill scrolls.

Xiao Xun Er gave Xiao Bai two lightning Dou Techniques and asked him to keep the story he had told her secret. Half a year later, Xiao Bai had reached the peak of Nine Star Fighter and prepared to break through to Dou Shi.

• Xiao Xun Er showed Xiao Bai four Black Rank advanced Dou Techniques, and he chose Thunder Light Step and Thunderclap Palm.
• Xiao Bai noticed Xiao Xun Er had reached 8 Star Dou Zhi Qi and asked whether her body still hurt from the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame.
• Xiao Xun Er asked Xiao Bai to promise not to tell anyone yesterday's story, and he agreed.
• Xiao Bai spent half a year training his Dou Techniques, body, Dou Qi, and divine soul in the Xiao Family Back Mountain cave.
• Xiao Bai reached the peak of Nine Star Fighter and decided it was time to break through to Dou Shi.

Xiao Bai broke through to Dou Shi with the Yi Wood Positive Thunder refining the energy flooding his Dantian. The Divine Edict then granted him Bing Fire Yang Thunder, whose violent power ravaged his heart and left him near death as he searched for a way to survive.

• Xiao Bai released his suppression of Dou Qi and began breaking through, but vast amounts of impure Heaven and Earth Energy rushed into his meridians.
• The Yi Wood Positive Thunder burst into Xiao Bai's Dantian and refined the incoming energy, helping him form liquid Dou Qi and reach the Dou Shi realm.
• Xiao Bai sensed the Divine Edict's Bing Fire Yang Thunder, which corresponded to his heart, and crimson lightning surged into it.
• Bing Fire Yang Thunder caused Xiao Bai's blood to evaporate with each heartbeat, leaving him weakened and unconscious.
• Xiao Bai's consciousness sank into darkness, but he refused to accept death and desperately searched for a way to save himself.

Xiao Bai endured the painful refinement of the Bing Fire Yang Thunder after the Yi Wood Positive Thunder restored his blood, then encountered Xiao Yan by the lake. The chapter left Xiao Yan shocked by Xiao Bai’s changed appearance and reflecting on how Xiao Bai had remained kind to him despite his misfortunes.

• Xiao Bai’s blood was tempered by the Bing Fire Yang Thunder, and the Yi Wood Positive Thunder helped replenish it with bright red, silver-flecked blood.
• Xiao Bai began refining the Bing Fire Yang Thunder, but the process badly damaged his meridians and seemed likely to take at least half a year.
• Xiao Bai left the cave and struggled down the mountain toward the pavilion by the lake.
• Xiao Bai sensed someone hiding behind a tree and startled Xiao Yan with a shout infused with Soul Strength.
• Xiao Yan recognized Xiao Bai, learned that a cultivation accident had changed his appearance, and felt sympathy for him.
• Xiao Yan recalled his old resentment toward Xiao Bai and recognized that Xiao Bai had continued treating him as before even after his cultivation fell.

Xiao Bai endured the painful aftermath of refining a powerful fire-element Thunder Seed while comforting Xiao Yan and later Xiao Xun Er. He reassured Xun Er that he would recover, though she begged him to stop cultivating his dangerous technique.

• Xiao Yan told Xiao Bai that the Elders were making things difficult for Xiao Zhan over the money spent trying to help him, and Xiao Bai offered him a lighthearted line of encouragement.
• Xiao Yan noticed Xiao Bai was sweating and moving slowly, but Xiao Bai refused help and returned to his courtyard as dawn approached.
• Xiao Bai reflected on the Thunder Seeds and considered how the five elements might combine into a Five Thunders technique.
• Xiao Xun Er arrived and, seeing Xiao Bai's gray-white hair and frail appearance, urged him to abandon his cultivation method and promised to find him a better one.
• Xiao Bai drew Xiao Xun Er into his arms and reassured her that he knew what he was doing and would recover.

At the Xiao Clan’s annual Dou Qi test, Xiao Yan received a low result and faced the crowd’s mockery, while Xiao Bai watched from the sidelines. Xiao Xun Er’s strong result drew attention, and she joined Xiao Bai beneath the trees to ask why he had come.

• Xiao Yan tested at the third stage of Dou Zhi Qi, then walked through the mocking crowd and joined Xiao Bai beneath the shade.
• Xiao Mei tested at the seventh stage of Dou Qi and greeted Xiao Bai and Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Xun Er tested at the ninth stage of Dou Qi, earning admiration from the crowd.
• Xiao Xun Er joined Xiao Bai beneath the trees, and Xiao Bai smiled and stroked her hair.
• Xiao Xun Er asked Xiao Bai why he had come to the annual test.

Xiao Bai picked up Xiao Xun Er and told her he had reached Five Star Dou Shi, while explaining that pills had done little to help his condition. The chapter left Xiao Xun Er secretly planning to use a Life Devouring Pill on him to address her fears about his lifespan.

• Xiao Bai left with Xiao Xun Er after Xiao Yan chose to go to the back mountain, leaving Xiao Mei and Xiao Yan in an awkward parting.
• Xiao Bai told Xiao Xun Er that her pills had barely affected his condition and that Yi Wood Positive Thunder was strengthening the silver trace in his blood.
• Xiao Bai revealed that he had reached Five Star Dou Shi, and Xiao Xun Er began devising a plan to help him gain strength and extend his lifespan.
• Xiao Xun Er secretly planned to trick Xiao Bai into taking a Life Devouring Pill, while Xiao Bai wondered why she seemed unusually pleased.

Xiao Bai attended the Xiao Clan gathering for Nalan Yanran’s engagement-breaking visit, intending to seek Yao Lao’s alchemist inheritance. After Xiao Yan left, Xiao Bai headed to the back mountain to approach him before Yao Lao could appear.

• Xiao Bai considered whether his Fire and Wood attributes carried within his thunder, along with his strong Soul Perception, could let him become an alchemist, and decided he needed Yao Lao’s inheritance.
• Xiao Bai arrived at the Reception Hall, where he saw Ge Ye, Nalan Yanran, and the Misty Cloud Sect’s young man, then teased Xiao Xun Er by praising Nalan Yanran before declaring Xun Er far prettier.
• Xiao Yan arrived and found no seat reserved for him, so Xiao Bai called him over and gave him a place beside himself.
• Ge Ye announced the engagement’s end, Xiao Zhan grew furious, and Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan agreed to a Three-Year Agreement.
• After Nalan Yanran insulted Xiao Yan, he declared, “Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. Don't bully the young and poor!”, wrote the divorce letter, and ran out.
• Xiao Bai headed to the back mountain to find Xiao Yan, and Xiao Xun Er called after him that she was coming too.