Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yu, Xiao Yan’s transmigrated younger brother, spent the night remembering his homesickness and talking with Xiao Xun’er before the Xiao Family assessment. As he cultivated, his long-awaited system awakened and offered him Bone Spirit Cold Flame, leaving him stunned by the connection to Yao Lao.

• Xiao Yu recalled that he had waited fourteen years for a system and had stayed close to Xiao Xun’er, hoping to benefit from her protection and Xiao Yan’s future rise.
• Xiao Xun’er found Xiao Yu on the back mountain, noticed he was unhappy, and learned that he missed his home on Blue Star.
• Xiao Xun’er told Xiao Yu that she had reached Nine Stages of Dou Qi, and he hinted that she would learn his strength at the family assessment the next day.
• Xiao Yu returned to his courtyard, reflected on Xiao Yan’s late-night cultivation, and began cultivating himself.
• A system awakened in Xiao Yu’s mind, offered Bone Spirit Cold Flame as his first sign-in reward, and named the Xiao Family Hall as the next sign-in location.

Xiao Yu absorbed the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, which tempered his body and raised him from a One-star Dou Zhe to a Four-star Dou Zhe. The next morning, he met Xun'er and Xiao Yan before they went to the family assessment.

• Xiao Yu received the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and was engulfed by it as it refined his body and removed impurities.
• The flame settled in Xiao Yu's dantian, and he discovered he had advanced from a One-star Dou Zhe to a Four-star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Yu cultivated through the night to stabilize his new realm, while Xiao Yan sensed the disturbance and grew discouraged about his own inability to cultivate.
• The next morning, Xiao Yu met Xun'er outside his room, and they greeted Xiao Yan when he came out.
• Xiao Yu, Xun'er, and Xiao Yan headed to the family Training Ground for the family assessment.

Xiao Yu defended Xiao Yan from Xiao Ke and Xiao Ning before the Xiao Family's annual cultivation test began. Xiao Yan tested at Third Stage Dou Qi, and the chapter ended as Xiao Yu was called to the Demon Stone Tablet.

• Xiao Yu warned Xiao Ke and his companions to stop mocking Xiao Yan, then challenged them to spar.
• Xiao Ning insulted Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu, but Xiao Xun'er rebuked him and he left with Xiao Ke.
• Xiao Zhan opened the annual family test, and Xiao Yu sat beneath a willow tree with Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Mei tested at Seventh Stage Dou Qi, while Xiao Yu teased her score and reassured Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan tested at Third Stage Dou Qi, drawing mockery from the family elders and youths.
• The tester called Xiao Yu's name, and the Training Ground fell silent.

Xiao Yu stunned the Xiao Family by testing as a four-star Dou Zhe, then spent the day with Xiao Xun'er and cultivated. The next day, he arrived with Xun'er to meet the distinguished guests, including Nalan Yanran, who had come to break off Xiao Yan’s engagement.

• Xiao Yu tested as a four-star Dou Zhe, leaving Xiao Zhan, the Elders, and the crowd in shock.
• Xiao Yu reassured Xiao Xun'er that Xiao Yan would regain his fighting spirit, then took her by the hand to stroll through Wutan City.
• After returning home, Xiao Yu cultivated while Xiao Zhan spoke with Xiao Yan about the distinguished guests arriving the next day.
• Xiao Yu remembered that Nalan Yanran was coming to break off her engagement and went to the main hall with Xiao Xun'er.
• Xiao Yu recognized Nalan Yanran among the guests and assessed her as a three-star Dou Zhe, unaware that she had noticed him as soon as he entered.

At the Xiao Family gathering, the Misty Cloud Sect proposed transferring Nalan Yanran’s marriage contract from Xiao Yan to Xiao Yu, but Xiao Yu refused and Xiao Yan declared the engagement dissolved. When Nalan Yanran attacked Xiao Yu, he easily shattered her Sword Qi, revealing that he had reached Four-star Dou Zhe.

• Xiao Yu learned from Xiao Yan that the Misty Cloud Sect guests had come over the marriage contract, and Ge Ye prepared to discuss its dissolution.
• Ge Ye revealed that the Sect Master wanted to transfer Nalan Yanran’s engagement to Xiao Yu, while Xiao Yan’s family looked on in shock.
• Xiao Yu refused the proposed marriage, telling Nalan Yanran that he already loved Xun’er and that Xiao Yan could regain his strength.
• Xiao Yan wrote and signed a letter of divorce, declaring that he was ending the engagement with Nalan Yanran.
• Nalan Yanran attacked Xiao Yu with Sword Qi, but Xiao Yu broke it with a punch and stunned Ge Ye by showing he was a Four-star Dou Zhe.

Xiao Yu defeated Xia Jie after Nalan Yanran and her companions challenged the Xiao Family, and Nalan Yanran annulled her engagement to Xiao Yan. She and Xiao Yan each vowed to face the other at the Misty Cloud Sect in three years, while Xiao Yu left with Xun'er.

• Nalan Yanran was shocked to learn Xiao Yu was a Four-star Dou Zhe, and Xia Jie attacked him to defend her pride.
• Xiao Yu evaded Xia Jie's attack and struck him from behind, breaking several ribs and knocking him unconscious.
• Ge Ye announced the end of Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran's engagement and offered the Xiao Family a Qi Gathering Pill as compensation.
• Nalan Yanran challenged Xiao Yu to a match in three years, and Xiao Yan vowed to challenge her alongside him.
• Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye left with the unconscious Xia Jie, while Xiao Zhan rejected the pill and Xiao Yan vowed to go to the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Yu left with Xun'er to find food, thinking Xiao Yan would meet Yao Lao on the Back Mountain.

Xiao Yan discovered that Yao Lao had absorbed his Dou Qi for three years and agreed to become his disciple to learn alchemy. Yao Lao planned to help him reach the Seventh Stage Dou Qi with Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, and Xiao Yan was left to gather expensive ingredients while keeping Yao Lao secret.

• Xiao Yan confronted Yao Lao about absorbing his Dou Qi, and Yao Lao confirmed Xiao Yan could cultivate again with his permission.
• Yao Lao persuaded Xiao Yan that his talent could help him surpass the one-year and three-year challenges, then demanded Xiao Yan acknowledge him as his alchemy disciple.
• Xiao Yan completed the disciple ceremony, and Yao Lao told him to call him Teacher and explained that alchemists needed Fire Attribute Dou Qi.
• Yao Lao introduced the Yellow Rank, low-grade Burning Art but decided to wait until Xiao Yan became a Dou Zhe before teaching it.
• Yao Lao said alchemy could help Xiao Yan reach the Seventh Stage, then asked him to collect Purpleleaf Orchid Grasses, Bone Cleansing Flowers, and a first-tier Wood Attribute magic core for Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid.
• Xiao Yan complained about the cost as Yao Lao returned to the ring and warned him to keep Yao Lao's existence secret.

Xiao Yu took Xun'er shopping in the Xiao Family market district and sought a first-tier Wood-type Magic Core. When Galeo insulted Xiao Yu and threatened him, Xiao Yu summoned Payne and his guards, leaving Galeo's group surrounded.

• Xiao Yu asked Payne to find a first-tier Wood-type Magic Core while he browsed the market with Xun'er.
• Xiao Yu wondered whether he could become an alchemist, and Xun'er said he would need to learn his constitution at the Dou Qi Pavilion.
• Galeo approached Xun'er and provoked Xiao Yu, then mocked the Xiao Family's deceased genius.
• Xiao Yu held back Xun'er, traded insults with Galeo, and whistled for help when Galeo's men moved to surround them.
• Payne arrived with more than twenty guards and surrounded Galeo's group as Xiao Yu asked what they should do.

Xiao Yu returned to the Xiao Family after defeating Galeo’s attempt to provoke him, obtained a Wood Fox Magic Core, and agreed to help Xiao Yan with money. After his father arranged for him to enter the Dou Qi Pavilion, Xiao Yu claimed the Pill Codex and discovered a recipe for Snow Jade Spirit Liquid that could use the Magic Core.

• Payne gave Xiao Yu a first-tier Wood Fox Magic Core, and Xiao Yu paid him extra gold coins to treat the Xiao Family guards to drinks.
• Xiao Yu and Xun'er returned to the estate, where Xiao Yu lent Xiao Yan two thousand gold coins for medicinal ingredients.
• Xiao Zhan and the three Elders told Xiao Yu that he could enter the Dou Qi Pavilion the next day to choose a cultivation technique.
• Xiao Yu claimed the half-volume of the Pill Codex, endured the painful flood of knowledge, and absorbed its alchemy teachings.
• Xiao Yu learned the recipe for Snow Jade Spirit Liquid and decided to use the Wood Fox Magic Core to practice refining it and aid his cultivation.

Xiao Yu condensed the Bone Spirit Cold Flame into a pill furnace and went to the Dou Qi Pavilion to test his attribute and choose a cultivation method. The test showed no response, and an Elder judged his Fire Attribute weak, but Xiao Yu received the Chaos Origin Cultivation Method after signing in at the pavilion.

• Xiao Yu spent the night learning to condense the Bone Spirit Cold Flame into a pill furnace, then dismissed it and prepared to visit the Dou Qi Pavilion.
• Xiao Yu and the old steward arrived at the pavilion, where Xiao Zhan joined them for Xiao Yu's attribute test.
• The Crystal Ball showed no response, so Xiao Zhan tried a replacement, which also failed to react.
• A black-robed Elder examined Xiao Yu and declared that his Fire Attribute was weak and his future achievements would likely stop at the Da Dou Shi realm.
• Xiao Yu received a sign-in prompt for the Chaos Origin Cultivation Method and entered the pavilion's Fire Path to claim it.
• Xiao Yu absorbed and comprehended the Chaos Origin Cultivation Method.

Xiao Yu obtained the Flame Burning Art as a cover, then cultivated the Chaos Origin Cultivation Method and discovered it had reset his Dou Zhe rank while making him stronger. The next morning, he arranged to buy medicinal ingredients and received a system mission directing him to the Mitel Grand Auction House.

• Xiao Yu broke through the barrier in Fire Path Room 43 and borrowed the Flame Burning Art from the Dou Qi Pavilion.
• Xiao Yu reassured Xiao Zhan that he would not be discouraged, then declined Xun'er's offer of the Mystic High-Rank Flame Manipulation Art because he already had a better method.
• Xiao Yu cultivated the Chaos Origin Cultivation Method, which compressed and transformed his Dou Qi and lowered him from four-star to one-star Dou Zhe.
• The system identified the Chaos Origin Cultivation Method as a Mystic Low-Rank method with volumes for tempering the body and refining the mind.
• Xiao Yu practiced his Alchemy Skill overnight, then went to the market district and paid Payne ten thousand gold coins for medicinal ingredients.
• The system assigned Xiao Yu a sign-in mission at the Mitel Grand Auction House, with the Earth Low-Rank Dou Technique Moon Chasing as the reward.

Xiao Yu spent three months learning alchemy in seclusion, becoming a Tier-Two Alchemist and advancing to Two-star Dou Zhe. He went to the Miter Auction House to claim a sign-in reward and sell his alchemy products, where he spotted Jia Lie Bi with a striking woman.

• Xiao Yu ignored the sign-in task for the Miter Auction House at first and headed to a secluded cave to practice alchemy.
• Over three months, Xiao Yu learned to refine pills, made a One-Pattern Xuan Ling Pill, and advanced to Tier-Two Alchemist and Two-star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Yu returned home with a hundred bottles of Snow Jade Spirit Liquid, washed, and went to sleep.
• The next day, Xiao Yu carried Snow Jade Spirit Liquid and the Xuan Ling Pill to the Miter Auction House, put on a half-mask, and received a successful sign-in notification.
• Xiao Yu saw Jia Lie Bi on the second floor, respectfully speaking to a seductive woman in a red cheongsam.

Xiao Yu offered the Miter Auction House one hundred bottles of Snow Jade Spirit Liquid and a Xuan Ling Pill for appraisal. Gu Ni confirmed the liquid was a Tier-Two pill, then was shocked to discover a Pill Pattern on the Xuan Ling Pill.

• Jia Lie Bi arranged to buy medicinal ingredients from the Miter Auction House and promised Ya Fei that the Jia Lie Family would promptly provide the gold coins.
• Xiao Yu offered Ya Fei a Tier-Two pill called Snow Jade Spirit Liquid, and Gu Ni appraised it as genuine.
• Xiao Yu revealed that he had one hundred bottles of Snow Jade Spirit Liquid, and Ya Fei agreed to arrange an auction for them within a month.
• Xiao Yu offered a First Grade Pill that could restore a Dou Zhe's Dou Qi without side effects, and Gu Ni doubted the claim.
• Gu Ni examined the Xuan Ling Pill and was horrified to see a Pill Pattern on it.

Xiao Yu entrusted his Snow Jade Spirit Liquid to the Miter Auction House and built a connection with Ya Fei before returning to the Xiao Family and visiting with Xun'er. After delivering the remaining bottles the next day, he received a new system sign-in task at the Xiao Family Coming-of-Age Ceremony.

• Ya Fei gave Xiao Yu a VIP card and a Storage Ring, which Gu Ni revealed had belonged to her mother.
• Xiao Yu returned to the Xiao Family, where he told Xun'er he had become an alchemist and praised her breakthrough to Dou Zhe.
• The next day, Xiao Yu delivered ninety-nine bottles of Snow Jade Spirit Liquid to the Miter Auction House and declined Ya Fei's request to see his face for now.
• After leaving the auction house, Xiao Yu received a system task to sign in at the Xiao Family Coming-of-Age Ceremony for the Earth Low-Rank Dou Technique Heavenly Flame Sword Manual.

Xiao Yu practiced Moon Chasing, then accompanied Xiao Yan to the family’s Dou Technique Hall, where he avoided a fight with Xiao Ning and found a dark golden scroll. Xiao Yan chose a low-level palm technique, while Xiao Yu’s discovery left the chapter poised for him to examine something new.

• Xiao Yu practiced Moon Chasing, discovered its high Dou Qi cost, and found that it increased his cultivation speed as he advanced to the brink of becoming a Three-star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Yu met Xiao Yan on the way to the Dou Technique Hall and congratulated him on recovering to the fifth stage of Dou Qi, while Yao Lao sensed a familiar aura from Xiao Yu.
• At the hall, Xiao Yu mocked Xiao Ning for beating a weaker clansman, and Xiao Ning backed down when Xiao Yu offered to spar with him.
• Xiao Yan selected the Yellow Rank Low-Level Crushing Stone Palm, and Xiao Yu wandered through the hall before taking a dark golden scroll from a high shelf.

Xiao Yu restored and cultivated Wind Demon Nine Fingers, improving his strength and alchemy over the following month. He then joined the Xiao Family on a trip to the Miter Auction House, where Xiao Yan, disguised with Yao Lao, arrived to auction a Second Grade Pill.

• Xiao Yu used his system to restore the missing second volume of Wind Demon Nine Fingers and began cultivating the complete technique.
• Over the next month, Xiao Yu reached Three-star Dou Zhe, brought Wind Demon Nine Fingers and Moon Chasing to the beginner stage, and stabilized his alchemy at Tier Two.
• Xiao Yu met Xun'er at the Xiao Family gate and learned that the three major families were going to bid on Snow Jade Spirit Liquid at the Miter Auction House.
• Xiao Yu and Xun'er joined the Xiao Family procession to the auction house, while Xiao Yu noticed Xiao Yan was absent.
• Xiao Yan, concealed in a black robe with Yao Lao, offered a Second Grade Pill at the Miter Auction House, prompting Ya Fei and Gu Ni to meet him.

Xiao Yan arranged to auction ten bottles of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid while Xiao Yu attended an auction where Snow Jade Spirit Liquid drew fierce bidding from the Three Great Families. The chapter ended with Jia Lie Bi paying thirty-five thousand gold coins for one bottle before Ya Fei revealed the other ten bottles, leaving him furious.

• Xiao Yan gave Gu Ni a bottle of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, and Ya Fei agreed to auction ten bottles of it.
• Xiao Yu arrived at the Miter Auction House with Xun'er and learned that a High-Level Xuan Skill was among the auction's main offerings.
• Ya Fei presented Xiao Yu's Snow Jade Spirit Liquid and described its effects after Gu Ni's appraisal.
• Jia Lie Bi and Ouba Pa drove the price of one bottle up to thirty-five thousand gold coins, and Ouba Pa then withdrew from the bidding.
• Ya Fei sold the bottle to Jia Lie Bi and brought out the remaining ten bottles, angering him.

Xiao Yu collected the proceeds from his Snow Jade Spirit Liquid sales, reached Four-star Dou Zhe, and ran into Xiao Yu after she returned to Wutan City. Xiao Yu learned that Xiao Ning claimed Xiao Yu had bullied him and set out to confront him.

• At the auction, Xiao Yu slipped out with Xun'er, and they spent the afternoon strolling around Wutan City.
• Over the following months, Xiao Yan cultivated with the money from his sales while Xiao Yu advanced to Four-star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Yu visited the Miter Auction House, where Ya Fei recognized him and gave him a Gold Card holding one million nine hundred thousand gold coins.
• Xiao Yu bought five hundred thousand gold coins' worth of medicinal ingredients, then dodged Xiao Yu's whip and learned that Jia Nan Academy would soon recruit in Wutan City.
• Xiao Yu went home and found Xiao Ning accusing Xiao Yu of bullying him, so she prepared to confront Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu learned that Xiao Yu had become a Four-star Dou Zhe and told Instructor Ruolin about the Xiao Family’s talents. After Xiao Yan’s strength returned and Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment approached, Ruolin arrived with Xue Ni and asked to meet Xiao Yu, who was cultivating in the Back Mountain.

• Xiao Yu told Xiao Ning to stop bullying clan members and cultivate after hearing that Xiao Yu was a Four-star Dou Zhe at fifteen.
• Xiao Yu took Xun'er to the Coming-of-Age Ceremony pre-assessment, signed in for the Heavenly Flame Sword Manual, and learned that his next sign-in location was where Yun Yun had fallen unconscious.
• Xiao Yan reached the Seventh Stage Dou Qi at the pre-assessment, while Xiao Yu left to cultivate with Xun'er following him.
• Instructor Ruolin and Xue Ni arrived at the Xiao Family, where Xiao Yu told them that Xiao Yu, Xun'er, and Xiao Yan were promising talents.
• Xun'er found Xiao Yu in the Chaotic Stone Forest and told him that Instructor Ruolin had come to meet him.

Xiao Yu asked Xun'er to have the Gu Clan protect his father while he spent a year away, then negotiated a year of leave from Jia Nan Academy's recruitment. As the recruitment team arrived, Xiao Yu brought the group into the plaza, where Luo Bu appeared to greet her.

• Xiao Yu told Xun'er he knew she was from the Gu Clan and asked her to arrange protection for his father during his year away; he kissed her and promised to join her at Jia Nan Academy afterward.
• Xiao Yu met Instructor Ruolin and said he intended to attend Jia Nan Academy but wanted a year of leave to prepare for his confrontation with the Misty Cloud Sect and Nalan Yanran.
• Xiao Yu returned to cultivating, while Yao Lao told Xiao Yan that Jia Nan Academy possessed the Fallen Heart Flame, which could help the Flame Mantra evolve, and Xiao Yan agreed to go there.
• A month later, Xiao Yu led Xiao Mei, Xiao Ning, Xun'er, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Yan through a guarded entrance to the recruitment plaza.
• Xue Ni warned Xiao Yu that Luo Bu had arrived, and Luo Bu immediately approached and greeted her.