Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yu reminisced about his life in the Xiao Clan and his closeness with Xiao Xun Er before his long-awaited system finally awakened. It granted him Bone Spirit Cold Flame and directed him to sign in at the Xiao Clan Main Hall for a Half Scroll of Pill Codex.

• Xiao Yu reflected on his transmigration, his plans to rely on Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun Er, and his homesickness.
• Xiao Xun Er joined Xiao Yu on the cliff and told him she had reached Nine-stage Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yu teased Xiao Xun Er about revealing his strength at the next day's Family Trial, then carried her down from the cliff.
• Xiao Yu returned to his room and began cultivating while Xiao Yan continued training in the neighboring courtyard.
• Xiao Yu's system awakened, awarded him Bone Spirit Cold Flame, and named the Xiao Clan Main Hall as his next sign-in location, with a Half Scroll of Pill Codex as the reward.

Xiao Yu absorbed the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, which purified and strengthened his body and raised him from a One-star to a Four-star Dou Zhe. The next morning, he met Xun Er and Xiao Yan, and the three headed to the clan training grounds for the Family Trial.

• Xiao Yu recalled that the system had awarded him the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and identified the Xiao Clan Hall as his next check-in location.
• The Bone Spirit Cold Flame engulfed Xiao Yu, painfully tempering his body before settling quietly in his dantian.
• Xiao Yu discovered that the flame had purged impurities from his body and advanced him from a One-star to a Four-star Dou Zhe, then cultivated through the night to stabilize his strength.
• Xiao Yan sensed the disturbance caused by Xiao Yu's breakthrough and lamented that he could not cultivate, then fell asleep.
• The next morning, Xiao Yu met Xun Er outside his room, and the two reassured Xiao Yan before the three went to the training grounds for the Family Trial.

Xiao Yu defended Xiao Yan from the clan members mocking his weak cultivation, then attended the annual Family Trial with Xiao Xun Er and Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan tested at the third stage of Dou Qi, and the chapter ended as Xiao Yu was called to take his test.

• Xiao Yu confronted Xiao Ke and the other youths for mocking Xiao Yan and warned them to stop gossiping about his brother.
• Xiao Ning arrived, insulted Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan, and left with Xiao Ke after Xiao Xun Er warned him to watch his words.
• Xiao Zhan declared the Family Trial open, and Xiao Yu sat beneath a willow tree with Xiao Xun Er and Xiao Yan while the tests began.
• Xiao Mei tested at the seventh stage of Dou Qi, and Xiao Yu called her talent ordinary.
• Xiao Yan tested at the third stage of Dou Qi, prompting mockery from the crowd and criticism from the elders.
• The examiner called Xiao Yu's name, and the training ground fell silent.

Xiao Yu revealed that he had become a Four-star Dou Zhe at fourteen, then spent the day with Xiao Xun Er and continued cultivating. The next day, he entered the main hall with Xun Er for the arrival of important guests and recognized Nalan Yanran among them.

• Xiao Yu tested as a Four-star Dou Zhe, shocking Xiao Zhan, the elders, and the clan’s young cultivators.
• Xiao Yu reassured Xiao Xun Er that Xiao Yan would regain his fighting spirit, then took Xun Er around Wu Tan City for the day.
• Xiao Yu cultivated through the night while Xiao Zhan told Xiao Yan that important guests would arrive the next day.
• Xiao Yu learned that the guests had arrived and headed to the main hall, where he met Xun Er on the way and entered holding her hand.
• Xiao Yu saw Nalan Yanran and the two men accompanying her, but did not notice that Nalan Yanran had immediately fixed her gaze on him.

At the Xiao Clan gathering, Ge Ye revealed that the Misty Cloud Sect wanted to transfer Nalan Yanran’s engagement from Xiao Yan to Xiao Yu. Xiao Yu refused, and the dispute ended with Nalan Yanran attacking him, only for him to block her strike with ease.

• Xiao Yu welcomed Xiao Yan and learned that Ge Ye and Nalan Yanran had come to discuss the engagement with the Xiao Clan.
• Ge Ye said the Sect Master proposed transferring Nalan Yanran’s engagement to Xiao Yu because Xiao Yan had lost his qualifications and Xiao Yu was talented.
• Xiao Yu refused the engagement, saying he loved Xun Er, and Xiao Yan supported him before writing a letter of divorce and pressing his bloody palm onto it.
• Nalan Yanran declared Xiao Yan unworthy and slashed at Xiao Yu, who shattered her sword Qi with a punch.
• Ge Ye realized Xiao Yu was a Four-star Dou Zhe, while Xiao Zhan relaxed after seeing his son was unharmed.

Xiao Yu defeated Xia Jie and helped the Xiao Clan recover its dignity after Nalan Yanran ended her engagement to Xiao Yan. Nalan Yanran accepted Xiao Yu’s challenge for three years later, while Xiao Yan vowed to challenge her too; afterward, Xiao Yu left with Xun Er, thinking Xiao Yan would meet Yao Lao.

• Xia Jie attacked Xiao Yu, but Xiao Yu struck him from behind and knocked him unconscious, leaving him with broken ribs.
• Ge Ye ended the engagement between Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran and offered the Xiao Clan a Qi Gathering Powder as compensation, but Xiao Zhan rejected it.
• Nalan Yanran challenged Xiao Yu to a duel at the Misty Cloud Sect in three years, and Xiao Yu accepted.
• Xiao Yan vowed to challenge Nalan Yanran in three years and restore the Xiao Clan’s honor before leaving the hall.
• Xiao Yu took Xun Er out to eat in Wu Tan City and thought Xiao Yan would soon meet Yao Lao in the back mountain.

Xiao Yan confronted Yao Lao after learning that the old man had absorbed his Dou Qi for three years, then accepted him as his master to learn alchemy and regain his strength. Yao Lao told him to gather expensive ingredients for Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and warned him to keep his existence secret.

• Xiao Yan accused Yao Lao of stealing his Dou Qi, and Yao Lao admitted he had absorbed it but said he would stop without Xiao Yan's permission.
• Yao Lao used Xiao Yan's coming-of-age ceremony and Three Year Pact to persuade him to seek strength, then claimed Xiao Yan had greater talent than Xiao Yu.
• Yao Lao offered to help Xiao Yan grow stronger if he became his alchemy apprentice, and Xiao Yan performed the ceremony to take him as his master.
• Yao Lao explained that alchemy required a fire-attribute cultivation technique and introduced the low-grade Yellow-tier Fen Jue, but decided to wait until Xiao Yan became a Dou Zhe to teach it.
• Yao Lao said he would help Xiao Yan reach the seventh stage of Dou Qi by refining Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, then ordered Xiao Yan to gather Purple Leaf Orchid Grass, Bone Washing Flowers, and a Wood-element First-level Magic Core.
• Yao Lao returned to the ring and told Xiao Yan not to reveal that he existed, even to those closest to him.

Xiao Yu took Xun Er shopping in the Xiao Clan Market and sought a Level 1 Wood-elemental Magic Core. When Jia Lie Ao insulted Xiao Yu and threatened him, Xiao Yu summoned Pei En and his guards, leaving Jia Lie Ao’s group surrounded.

• Xiao Yu asked Pei En to help him find a Level 1 Wood-elemental Magic Core while he and Xun Er explored the market.
• Xiao Yu asked Xun Er whether he might become an alchemist, and she said the required qualifications were demanding.
• Jia Lie Ao approached Xun Er and made lewd remarks, so Xiao Yu stepped in front of her.
• Jia Lie Ao insulted Xiao Yu and brought up a deceased Xiao Clan genius, but Xiao Yu restrained Xun Er and mocked Jia Lie Ao’s talent.
• Jia Lie Ao’s men moved to surround Xiao Yu and Xun Er, so Xiao Yu whistled for Pei En, who arrived with more than twenty guards and encircled Jia Lie Ao’s group.

Xiao Yu returned to the Xiao Clan with a Wood Fox magic core, lent Xiao Yan money, and learned that he could enter the Dou Qi Pavilion early. After claiming the Half Scroll of Pill Codex, he discovered a recipe for Snow Jade Spirit Liquid and decided to use the magic core to practice refining it.

• Xiao Yu drove Jia Lie Ao away, accepted Pei En’s Wood Fox magic core, and gave Pei En Gold Coins to treat the Xiao Clan guards to drinks.
• Xiao Yu and Xun Er returned to the clan, where Xiao Yu lent Xiao Yan two thousand Gold Coins to buy medicinal ingredients.
• Xiao Zhan and the three elders told Xiao Yu that the Dou Qi Pavilion would open for him the next day because he had already reached Four-star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Yu claimed the Half Scroll of Pill Codex, endured the flood of knowledge entering his mind, and learned its alchemy contents.
• Xiao Yu found the Snow Jade Spirit Liquid recipe and decided to use the Wood Fox magic core to learn to refine it and aid his cultivation.

Xiao Yu condensed the Bone Spirit Cold Flame into an alchemy furnace, then went to the Dou Qi Pavilion to test his attributes and choose a cultivation method. The test showed no response, and two Elders judged his fire attribute weak before Xiao Yu claimed the Chaos Cultivation Source Method as his check-in reward.

• Xiao Yu spent the night learning to condense the Bone Spirit Cold Flame into a small alchemy furnace, then dismissed it at dawn.
• The old steward escorted Xiao Yu to the Dou Qi Pavilion, where Xiao Zhan joined him for the attribute test.
• Neither of two Crystal Balls reacted to Xiao Yu, so two black-robed Elders examined him and said his weak fire attribute would limit him to the Da Dou Shi realm.
• Xiao Yu heard the system announce the Dou Qi Pavilion as a check-in location and asked Xiao Zhan to let him choose a cultivation method.
• Xiao Yu entered the Fire Path, checked in, and received the Chaos Cultivation Source Method, which he quickly comprehended.

Xiao Yu took Refining Fire Burn from the Dou Qi Pavilion as a cover, then converted his Dou Qi using the Chaos Cultivation Source Method and discovered it was provisionally Xuan Tier Low-Grade. After spending the night practicing alchemy, he went to the marketplace for ingredients and received a new system sign-in mission at the Mittel Grand Auction House.

• Xiao Yu broke the barrier to Room Number Forty-Three, took the Refining Fire Burn scroll, and returned it to the pavilion elder to borrow for one year.
• Xiao Yu reassured Xiao Zhan that he would not be discouraged, then declined Xun Er's offer of the Xuan Tier High-Grade Playful Flame Art because he already had a better method.
• Xiao Yu cultivated the Chaos Cultivation Source Method for three hours, falling from Four-star Dou Zhe to One-star Dou Zhe as his Dou Qi became more solid.
• The system identified the Chaos Cultivation Source Method as a two-volume technique for body and spirit refinement and rated its provisional grade Xuan Tier Low-Grade.
• Xiao Yu practiced alchemy through the night, then went to the marketplace, instructed Pei En to buy medicinal ingredients, and gave him ten thousand Gold Coins.
• The system assigned Xiao Yu a sign-in mission at the Mittel Grand Auction House, with the Earth Tier Low-Grade Dou Technique Moon Chase as its reward.

Xiao Yu spent three months learning alchemy, became a Second-grade Alchemist, and advanced to Two-star Dou Zhe before heading to the Mittel Auction House with his pills and Snow Jade Spirit Liquid. After checking in there, he spotted Jia Lie Bi speaking respectfully with a striking woman in a red qipao.

• Xiao Yu bought medicinal ingredients, told Xun Er he would cultivate in seclusion, and went to a secluded cave on the back mountain.
• Xiao Yu spent three months studying the Alchemy Canon and refining Snow Jade Spirit Liquid and pills with the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.
• Xiao Yu refined a One-Pattern Mysterious Spirit Pill, reached the Second-grade Alchemist rank, advanced to Two-star Dou Zhe, and stored a hundred bottles of Snow Jade Spirit Liquid.
• Xiao Yu washed up, rested, and the next day carried a bottle of Snow Jade Spirit Liquid and the Mysterious Spirit Pill to the Mittel Auction House.
• Xiao Yu triggered a successful system check-in upon entering the auction house, then saw Jia Lie Bi speaking respectfully with a woman in a red qipao.

Xiao Yu brought Snow Jade Spirit Liquid and a Mysterious Spirit Pill to the Mittel Auction House, where Ya Fei and Gu Ni appraised them. Gu Ni confirmed the Snow Jade Spirit Liquid was a second-grade pill and was shocked to discover a pill pattern on the supposedly first-grade Mysterious Spirit Pill.

• Jia Lie Bi arranged to buy medicinal ingredients from Ya Fei, prompting Xiao Yu to wonder whether he planned to threaten the Xiao Clan's business.
• Xiao Yu offered Ya Fei a bottle of Snow Jade Spirit Liquid, and Gu Ni appraised it as a genuine second-grade medicinal pill.
• Xiao Yu revealed he had one hundred bottles of Snow Jade Spirit Liquid, and Ya Fei agreed to arrange an auction in one month.
• Xiao Yu offered a first-grade medicinal pill that could restore a Dou Zhe's Dou Qi without side effects, and Gu Ni examined the Mysterious Spirit Pill.
• Gu Ni noticed a single ripple on the Mysterious Spirit Pill and exclaimed that it had a Pill Pattern.

Xiao Yu arranged for the Mittel Auction House to sell his Snow Jade Spirit Liquid and received a Storage Ring from Ya Fei. After returning to the Xiao Clan and meeting Xun Er, he delivered the remaining bottles and learned that his next system check-in would be at the Coming-of-Age Ceremony.

• Ya Fei explained Pill Patterns, gave Xiao Yu a VIP card, and agreed to auction his Snow Jade Spirit Liquid.
• Ya Fei gave Xiao Yu her mother's keepsake, a Storage Ring, and Gu Ni reminded her that she might eventually have to leave Wu Tan City.
• Xiao Yu returned to the Xiao Clan, where Xun Er visited him, learned he had become an alchemist, and told him she had broken through to Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Yu delivered ninety-nine bottles of Snow Jade Spirit Liquid to Ya Fei and declined to show her his face until the time was right.
• The system announced that Xiao Yu's next check-in location was the Xiao Clan Coming-of-Age Ceremony and offered the Earth Tier Low-Grade Dou Technique Heaven Burning Sword Art.

Xiao Yu practiced the Earth-tier Moon Chase technique and went with Xiao Yan to the clan’s Dou Technique Hall to find an offensive technique. There, Xiao Yu confronted Xiao Ning and later discovered a dark golden scroll on a high shelf.

• Xiao Yu used Moon Chase to cross ten meters instantly, then exhausted much of his Dou Qi practicing it and found that cultivating afterward improved his progress.
• Xiao Yu reached the edge of the Three-star Dou Zhe realm and met Xiao Yan on the way to the Dou Technique Hall.
• Xiao Yu congratulated Xiao Yan on recovering his talent, while Xiao Yan concealed Yao Lao’s existence and Yao Lao sensed a familiar aura from Xiao Yu.
• At the Dou Technique Hall, Xiao Yu mocked Xiao Ning for overpowering a weaker clan member, and Xiao Ning left after Xiao Yu declined to challenge him.
• Xiao Yu criticized the Stone Shattering Palm Xiao Yan had picked and found a dark golden scroll on the highest shelf.

Xiao Yu restored and cultivated the Wind Demon Nine Fingers, advancing his strength before joining the Xiao Clan’s trip to the Mittel Auction House. There, Ya Fei and Gu Ni received a mysterious black-robed alchemist who was actually Xiao Yan and Yao Lao, arriving to auction a second-grade medicinal pill.

• Xiao Yu used his system to restore the incomplete Wind Demon Nine Fingers and learned its full technique.
• Xiao Yu trained for a month, reaching Three-star Dou Zhe, beginner mastery of Wind Demon Nine Fingers and Moon Chase, and Second-grade Alchemist status.
• Xiao Yu met Xun Er, who invited him for a stroll, and learned the clans were going to bid on Snow Jade Spirit Liquid.
• Xiao Yu and Xun Er joined the Xiao Clan group as it set out for the Mittel Auction House.
• Ya Fei and Gu Ni met a black-robed figure who offered a second-grade medicinal pill for auction, unaware he was Xiao Yan accompanied by Yao Lao.

Xiao Yan arranged for ten bottles of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid to be auctioned while Xiao Yu attended the Mittel Auction House’s sale. Jia Lie Bi won the first bottle of Snow Jade Spirit Liquid for thirty-five thousand Gold Coins, then was enraged when Ya Fei brought out ten more bottles.

• Xiao Yan presented Gu Ni with Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, and Ya Fei agreed to auction ten bottles of it.
• Xiao Yu arrived at the auction with Xun Er, spotted a black-robed figure he suspected was Xiao Yan, and learned that a Xuan Tier High-Grade cultivation technique was also on offer.
• Ya Fei began auctioning Xiao Yu’s Snow Jade Spirit Liquid, and Yao Lao told Xiao Yan to bid for a bottle so he could improve it.
• Jia Lie Bi and Oba Pa drove the first bottle’s price up to thirty-five thousand Gold Coins, and Jia Lie Bi won after Oba Pa withdrew.
• Ya Fei brought out ten more bottles of Snow Jade Spirit Liquid, leaving Jia Lie Bi furious over his purchase.

Xiao Yu collected his auction earnings, revealed his identity to Ya Fei, and prepared for the Xiao Clan's coming-of-age ceremony. After he ran into Xiao Yu, she returned home and learned that Xiao Ning claimed Xiao Yu had bullied him.

• At the auction, Xiao Yu took Xun Er out for a stroll while Xiao Yan collected enough Gold Coins to fund his cultivation until the coming-of-age ceremony.
• Over the following months, Xiao Yan cultivated while Xiao Yu trained until he reached Four-star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Yu visited the Mittel Auction House, admitted to Ya Fei that he was Xiao Yu, and received a gold card holding one million nine hundred thousand Gold Coins.
• Xiao Yu spent five hundred thousand Gold Coins on medicinal ingredients, then encountered Xiao Yu, dodged her whip, and learned Jia Nan Academy would soon recruit students in Wu Tan City.
• Xiao Yu returned to the Xiao Clan and confronted Xiao Ning after he said Xiao Yu had bullied him, but Xiao Ning warned her she might not be able to beat Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu learned that Jia Nan Academy instructor Ruo Lin had arrived to recruit promising Xiao Clan youths, while he focused on cultivating and received a new system check-in mission. Xun Er found him in the boulder forest and told him Ruo Lin wanted to meet him.

• Xiao Ning told Xiao Yu that Xiao Yu had become a Four-star Dou Zhe, and Xiao Yu sent word to Instructor Ruo Lin about his talent.
• Xiao Yu checked in at the clan training grounds and received the Heaven Burning Sword Art, then learned his next check-in location was the Monster Mountain Range, where Yun Yun lay unconscious.
• Xiao Yan regained his standing at the clan's preliminary assessment, while Xiao Yu continued cultivating.
• Instructor Ruo Lin and Xue Ni arrived at the Xiao Clan, and Xiao Yu told them about Xiao Yu, Xun Er, and Xiao Yan as potential recruits.
• Xun Er went to the boulder forest and told Xiao Yu that his mentor, Ruo Lin, had arrived and wanted to meet him.

Xiao Yu asked Xun Er to have the Ancient Clan protect his father while he spent a year away before attending Jia Nan Academy. A month later, he brought the Xiao Clan youths to the academy’s recruitment site, where Xue Ni warned Xiao Yu that Luo Bu was there.

• Xiao Yu told Xun Er he knew she was from the Ancient Clan and asked her to arrange protection for his father during his planned year away; he kissed her before they parted for the night.
• Xiao Yu told Instructor Ruo Lin he wanted to attend Jia Nan Academy but needed a year of leave to pursue important matters, including seeking justice for his father at the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Yu cultivated urgently, reaching Six-star Dou Zhe, while Xiao Yan and Yao Lao decided to head to Jia Nan Academy to pursue the Fallen Heart Flame and advance the Flame Mantra.
• A month later, Xiao Yu led Xiao Mei, Xiao Ning, Xun Er, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Yan through a guarded back entrance to the recruitment site.
• Xue Ni greeted the group and warned Xiao Yu that Luo Bu was there, just as he approached and greeted her.