Chapter Summaries

After Xiao Yi Xian left, Lu Heng focused on cultivation while Ya Fei gathered resources and supported his next seclusion. He began absorbing earth-element Magic Cores and herbs to awaken and advance his constitution, but the energy weighed heavily on his body.

• Lu Heng decided to keep cultivating after Xiao Yi Xian left and spent the next stretch of time in seclusion.
• Ya Fei brought Lu Heng thirty boxes of Rank Three Medicinal Herbs and fifteen Rank Three Magic Cores, and he estimated his next seclusion would last about ten days.
• Lu Heng and Ya Fei shared dinner, then he embraced her before entering his room to cultivate.
• Lu Heng used the Five Spirits Chaos Art to crush five Rank Three earth-element Magic Cores and refine ten stalks of Rank Three Earth Heart Grass.
• Lu Heng swallowed the resulting energy, which flooded his limbs and bones with crushing heaviness.

Lu Heng used Rank Three materials to awaken his Thick Earth Physique and advance his Azure Wood Body and Li Fire Body, reaching Two-Star Dou Master. After testing his enhanced Earth Origin Shield, he emerged from the room where he had cultivated for seven days.

• Lu Heng absorbed a Rank Three earth-type Magic Core and awakened his Rank Three Thick Earth Physique.
• Lu Heng devoured wood- and fire-attribute materials, advancing his Azure Wood Body and Li Fire Body to Rank Three.
• The three-attribute cycle expanded Lu Heng's sea of Qi and raised his cultivation to Two-Star Dou Master.
• Lu Heng examined his new Cloud Earth Shield skill and formed an Earth Origin Shield reinforced by wood and fire Dou Qi.
• After changing into a new black robe, Lu Heng opened the door and wondered what had happened outside during his seven days of cultivation.

After a year of cultivation and alchemy, Lu Heng prepared to leave Wutan City for Jia Nan Academy, while Ya Fei turned his medicinal pills into a major commercial success. On Lu Heng’s twelfth birthday, he and Ya Fei celebrated privately as he had reached the Seven-Star Dou Master level.

• Lu Heng emerged from seven days of seclusion as a Two-Star Dou Master and told Ya Fei that he planned to attend Jia Nan Academy the following year.
• Lu Heng cultivated and produced medicinal pills while Ya Fei expanded the Miteer Auction House’s trade routes and made its Wutan City branch a regional commercial center.
• Over the year, Xiao Yan’s cultivation declined as the old man inside his black ring siphoned his Dou Qi to restore his soul power.
• Lu Heng celebrated his twelfth birthday with Ya Fei and revealed an imposing aura befitting a Seven-Star Dou Master.

Lu Heng confessed his love to Ya Fei after she gave him Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment notice and urged him to leave for his future. Ya Fei accepted his promise that he would stay devoted to her, leaving them committed to each other before his departure.

• Ya Fei gave Lu Heng the Jia Nan Academy recruitment notice and told him the team would reach Wutan City the following month.
• Lu Heng confronted Ya Fei and confessed that he loved her and wanted a future with her.
• Ya Fei doubted they could stay together because she was older and less talented, but Lu Heng promised to help her and kissed her.
• Lu Heng reassured Ya Fei that she would always be first in his eyes, and she accepted his love and promised he would always have a home with her.

As Xiao Yan struggled with his inexplicable loss of Dou Qi and the Xiao Family came under pressure from rival clans, Lu Heng prepared to leave for Jia Nan Academy. Ya Fei saw him off with a promise to defend him if he was mistreated, leaving their farewell tender but uncertain.

• Ya Fei stopped Lu Heng from getting more intimate, then sent him to wash up before bed.
• Xiao Yan failed to retain the Dou Qi he had gathered, while Xiao Xun'er watched helplessly from the woods.
• The Jia Lie Family and Aoba Clan attacked the Xiao Family's business, and the Xiao Family pinned its hopes on Jia Nan Academy's recruitment.
• Ya Fei told Lu Heng to write home if anyone bullied him at Jia Nan Academy and promised to seek justice for him.

Lu Heng and Ya Fei shared an intimate farewell before he accompanied her to the Jia Nan Academy entrance examination in Wutan City. His arrival beside Ya Fei drew the crowd’s attention as the testing continued.

• Ya Fei gave Lu Heng supplies and two million gold coins, then invited him to share her room for the night.
• Ruo Lin began testing applicants at the crowded plaza, and Xiao Yu qualified with eighth-stage Dou Qi and F-rank talent.
• The Jia Lie Family and the Aoba Clan struggled to produce qualified applicants, frustrating Ao Ba Pa.
• Ya Fei arrived at the examination in a carriage and personally helped Lu Heng down, surprising the onlookers.

Lu Heng enrolled at the academy and stunned the crowd when his Dou Qi cracked the testing crystal. After passing the assessment, he entered the tent and met Xiao Yu, who thought she had seen him before.

• Jia Lie Bi recognized Lu Heng and feared the youth who had crippled his family’s elder and injured his son.
• Ya Fei escorted Lu Heng to the enrollment assessment, where Mentor Ruo Lin asked his name and age.
• Lu Heng said he was twelve, then injected Dou Qi into the crystal ball and cracked it with the force of his cultivation.
• Mentor Ruo Lin passed Lu Heng and sent him to the tent for separate procedures without revealing his cultivation level.
• Lu Heng entered the tent, met Xiao Yu, and introduced himself.

Lu Heng and Xiao Yu met Xueni while waiting for their Jia Nan Academy ratings, and Ruo Lin revealed Lu Heng had earned the rare S-Rank. Xiao Yu and Xueni were stunned to learn that the twelve-year-old Lu Heng was a Five-Star Dou Zhe.

• Xiao Yu introduced herself to Lu Heng and playfully teased him after catching him staring at her legs.
• Xueni entered the tent, introduced herself as a new student from Black Rock City, and enthusiastically praised Lu Heng's looks.
• Ruo Lin arrived and rated Xiao Yu F-Rank for reaching Eight-Section Dou Qi.
• Ruo Lin announced Lu Heng's S-Rank rating, leaving the tent speechless.
• Xueni explained that S-Rank required being a Five-Star Dou Zhe under twenty, and Xiao Yu realized Lu Heng's strength surpassed her expectations.

Instructor Ruo Lin confirmed Lu Heng was twelve years old, then learned he had reached seven-star Dou Master. Stunned by his talent, she upgraded his assessment to Super S-Rank and looked forward to presenting him to Jia Nan Academy.

• Ruo Lin checked Lu Heng's pulse and confirmed his bone age was twelve, shocking Xiao Yu and Xueni.
• Ruo Lin told Lu Heng and the girls that the recruitment team would leave Wutan City for Jia Nan Academy in seven days.
• After Xiao Yu and Xueni left, Ruo Lin asked Lu Heng to reveal his true realm, and he said he was a seven-star Dou Master.
• Ruo Lin was overwhelmed by Lu Heng's strength and imagined the recognition and rewards he could bring her at the academy.
• Ruo Lin marked Lu Heng's assessment as Super S-Rank, declaring that ordinary S-Rank was not enough for him.

Lu Heng accepted Ruo Lin’s advice to hide his true cultivation until he reached the academy, then prepared to spend seven days settling his affairs before departure. At the Xiao Family estate, the Great Elder learned of Lu Heng’s strength and decided the struggling family should seek his support.

• Ruo Lin warned Lu Heng to claim he was a Five-Star Dou Zhe while traveling through the Black-Corner Region and told him to gather with the group at dawn in seven days.
• Ruo Lin reflected that Lu Heng’s Seven-Star Dou Master cultivation could make this year’s new student assessment and the older students’ authority more challenging.
• Xiao Yu told the Great Elder that Lu Heng was a twelve-year-old Five-Star Dou Zhe who had received an S-Rank assessment.
• The Great Elder connected Lu Heng to the youth who had crippled Jia Lie Ao and Jia Lie Xiong, and concluded that his real strength was far greater than reported.
• The Great Elder urged Xiao Yu to view Lu Heng as a natural ally because the Xiao Family was being squeezed by the Jia Lie Family and the Aoba Clan.

Lu Heng impressed people with his strength, while Xiao Yu gave up on pursuing him after seeing his closeness with Ya Fei. As Lu Heng prepared to leave for the Black-Corner Region, Ya Fei struggled to hide how much she would miss him.

• Xiao Yu rejected her grandfather's suggestion that she use her charms to win Lu Heng over.
• Lu Heng rode back to the auction house with Ya Fei, who praised his display of strength and reassured him that she would not mind his interests at the academy.
• The Jia Lie and Ao Ba families stopped targeting the Xiao Family after learning Xiao Yu would attend Canaan Academy alongside Lu Heng.
• Xiao Yu visited the auction house, saw Lu Heng being affectionately fed grapes by Ya Fei, and left after deciding she could not compete with her.
• Before Lu Heng's departure, Ya Fei adjusted his collar and warned him to flee rather than recklessly face danger in the Black-Corner Region.

Lu Heng said farewell to Ya Fei, giving her three Storage Rings filled with auction goods, cultivation pills, and Beauty-Nurturing Paste before setting off for Jia Nan Academy. Aboard the Thick-Winged Bird, he joined Xiao Yu and Xueni among the new students, where an arrogant youth and his entourage entered their section of the cabin.

• Lu Heng embraced Ya Fei and gave her three Storage Rings containing valuable pills and Beauty-Nurturing Paste.
• Lu Heng kissed Ya Fei and asked her not to see him off, promising to return to her.
• Lu Heng arrived at Wutan City's central square and boarded the Thick-Winged Bird with Xiao Yu.
• Lu Heng sat with Xiao Yu and Xueni aboard the flying beast and explained that his cultivation came from Spirit-Nurturing Powder and talent.
• Several youths shoved through the cabin and surrounded a youth in a bright yellow brocade robe as they approached Lu Heng's section.

On the way to the academy, Luo Bu tried to impress Xiao Yu and Xueni, but his arrogant advances backfired. After Xueni revealed that Lu Heng was S-Rank and Luo Bu challenged him for his seat, Lu Heng unleashed the aura of a Nine-Star Dou Zhe.

• Luo Bu introduced himself to the carriage as an E-Rank student at the Ninth Duan Dou Qi and tried to impress Xiao Yu and Xueni.
• Xueni mocked Luo Bu's pride in his strength, while Xiao Yu moved away from him and Lu Heng recognized him as a character from the original story.
• Luo Bu's lackeys insulted the other new students, and Luo Bu challenged Xueni to reveal her own rank and Dou Qi level.
• Xueni clung to Lu Heng and declared that he was S-Rank, prompting Luo Bu to laugh and claim he would eat his fan if a remote city produced such a talent.
• Luo Bu demanded Lu Heng's seat, and Lu Heng told him to scram before releasing an aura that made Luo Bu realize he was facing a Dou Zhe.

Lu Heng intimidated Luo Bu into leaving the students alone, then spent two months cultivating during the journey to Jia Nan Academy. The new students arrived at Peace Town, where Huo De recognized Lu Heng as a twelve-year-old S-Rank prodigy and let them proceed to Jia Nan City.

• Lu Heng used his Dou Zhe aura to frighten Luo Bu and his lackeys into retreating, and Instructor Ruo Lin warned Lu Heng that Luo Bu's family had influence in Gobi City.
• During the two-month flight, Lu Heng consolidated his Seven-Star Dou Master realm while Xueni and Xiao Yu cultivated diligently beside him.
• The Thick-Winged Bird landed outside Peace Town, where the new students saw the corpse-covered Necro Tree and Ruo Lin explained its warning to fugitives who challenged Jia Nan Academy.
• Huo De met the group with the Enforcement Team and, after seeing Lu Heng's S-Rank entry on the roster, ordered the students to proceed to Jia Nan City.

After arriving at Jia Nan Academy, Lu Heng was taken by Ruo Lin to meet Vice Dean Hu Gan because of his extraordinary strength and age. Hu Gan reacted with shock to the report that Lu Heng had shattered the testing crystal and was already a seven-star Dou Master.

• Lu Heng and the other freshmen arrived at Jia Nan Academy after two months in the air.
• Ruo Lin separated Lu Heng from the freshmen and took him into the academy, while the other students speculated about his talent and Luo Bu brooded.
• Ruo Lin explained that Lu Heng's age and seven-star Dou Master strength required her to report him to Vice Dean Hu Gan.
• Hu Gan initially mistook Lu Heng's visit for an attempt to secure special treatment through connections.
• Ruo Lin told Hu Gan that Lu Heng had shattered a crystal capable of withstanding a Nine-Star Dou Zhe's energy and was a seven-star Dou Master.
• Hu Gan sprang from his chair and rushed over to inspect Lu Heng.

Lu Heng proved to Hu Gan that he was a twelve-year-old seven-star Dou Master, prompting the vice dean to arrange a special place for him at Jia Nan Academy. Lu Heng would be registered in Ruo Lin's Yellow Class Two but receive privileges that let him skip basic classes and freely use most academy facilities.

• Hu Gan doubted Ruo Lin's claim about Lu Heng's age and strength, so he gave Lu Heng a high-tier testing crystal to verify it.
• Lu Heng poured his Separating Fire Dou Qi into the crystal, revealing seven stars and impressing Hu Gan with the strength and solidity of his cultivation.
• Hu Gan considered placing Lu Heng in Ruo Lin's Yellow Class Two or Mystic Class One, but decided that either regular placement would be unsuitable for him.
• Lu Heng agreed with Hu Gan's assessment that he should build his foundation before competing with the Outer Academy's powerful Da Dou Shi students.
• Hu Gan registered Lu Heng under Ruo Lin in Yellow Class Two and granted him permission to skip basic classes and enter most areas of the Library Pavilion and Dou Technique Hall.

Hu Gan offered Lu Heng academy privileges in exchange for placing in the top three of the Outer Academy ranking tournament one year later, but Lu Heng promised to take first place. Hu Gan gave him a command token and a private courtyard, then rewarded Ruo Lin for bringing him to the academy.

• Lu Heng asked Hu Gan what price came with his class exemption and unrestricted library access.
• Hu Gan explained that Lu Heng was unlikely to compete with the current top students and demanded he reach the top three at next year's tournament or repay the academy's investment twofold.
• Lu Heng promised to claim first place, and Hu Gan accepted his pledge.
• Hu Gan gave Lu Heng a command token and the key to a secluded courtyard in the Back Mountain.
• Hu Gan rewarded Ruo Lin with a Storage Ring and sent her to show Lu Heng his new residence.

Ruo Lin brought Lu Heng to his new courtyard and discovered that Hu Gan had given her a Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill and a high-grade Xuan-tier Dou Technique. Overwhelmed with gratitude, she hugged Lu Heng, then fled in embarrassment after realizing how intimate the embrace had been.

• Ruo Lin led Lu Heng through a bamboo grove to his clean, well-equipped courtyard.
• Ruo Lin inspected the Storage Ring and found gold cards, a Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill, and the Thousand-Layer Wave Dou Technique.
• Ruo Lin excitedly hugged Lu Heng and called him her lucky star.
• Ruo Lin realized she had embraced Lu Heng intimately, blushed, and hurried out of the courtyard.
• Lu Heng dropped his innocent act and amusedly remarked on Jia Nan Academy.

Lu Heng attended his first class in Yellow-Tier Class Five, where his presence intimidated the students and unsettled Luo Bu. Instructor Ruo Lin introduced the academy’s Training Rooms and explained that students had to fight their way toward areas with denser Dou Qi.

• Lu Heng left the Secluded Bamboo Forest for class and briefly noticed the silver-haired Han Yue in the first-floor hall.
• Lu Heng joined Xueni and Xiao Yu in Yellow-Tier Class Five, teasing Xiao Yu until she blushed.
• Luo Bu saw Lu Heng, lost his nerve, and retreated with his lackeys to the back of the classroom.
• Ruo Lin began the first lesson by explaining that the Training Rooms offered denser Dou Qi toward the center and that students had to fight their way inward.

Lu Heng ignored the Outer Academy’s ordinary rules and used Hu Gan’s token to enter its Core Area cultivation grounds. There, he met the silver-haired Han Yue again, and she warned him that the dense Dou Qi could damage a new student’s foundation.

• Ruo Lin let Lu Heng stop attending theory classes and warned him not to kill any old students.
• Lu Heng used Hu Gan’s token to enter the cultivation grounds through the main entrance and proceed to the Core Area.
• Lu Heng resisted the Core Area’s pressure and spotted the silver-haired woman he had seen earlier.
• Han Yue recognized Lu Heng and warned him that the dense Dou Qi was not suitable for a new student.