Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Family residence, found Xun Er in the Dou Technique Hall, and gave her Qi Gathering Powder while promising to pursue the peak alongside her. He left to study the Flame Fist Dou Technique, while Xun Er was left blushing over his words.

• Xiao Yan visited Xun Er's quarters, found her absent, and went to the Dou Technique Hall, where he saw Xiao Ning and Xiao Mei sparring.
• Xiao Yan found Xun Er reading the Yellow Tier high-level Flame Fist technique, registered the scroll, and promised to teach it to her after learning it.
• Xiao Yan left the hall with Xun Er, while Xiao Mei departed alone and Xiao Ning returned to studying a Dou Technique.
• Xiao Yan gave Xun Er a high-quality Qi Gathering Powder and told her that he had taken an Alchemy Grandmaster as his new master.
• Xiao Yan told Xun Er to work hard so she could stand beside him at the peak, then left to study Flame Fist, leaving her stunned and blushing.

Xiao Yan learned that the Black Iron Fragment contained the low Mystic Tier Sucking Palm and received the matching Fire Blowing Palm from Old Yao. After testing the two techniques, he studied the Flame Fist scroll and decided to cultivate it using his Heavenly Flames.

• Xiao Yan asked Old Yao to examine the Black Iron Fragment, and Old Yao identified its hidden technique as Sucking Palm.
• Xiao Yan noted Sucking Palm’s risks against stronger opponents, so Old Yao gave him the low Mystic Tier Fire Blowing Palm as a complementary technique.
• Xiao Yan mastered both techniques and tested them by pulling a vase toward himself with Sucking Palm, then blasting it apart with Fire Blowing Palm.
• Old Yao examined the Flame Fist scroll and explained that Xiao Yan’s Heavenly Flames could make the risky Yellow Tier technique much more powerful.
• Xiao Yan decided to try cultivating Flame Fist, believing his soul perception and Heavenly Flames would keep his meridians safe.

A month after training on the Back Mountain, Xiao Yan practiced his fire-enhanced techniques and learned Eight Extremities Collapse from Old Yao. Old Yao began conditioning Xiao Yan’s body with controlled strikes and medicinal pills, and the chapter ended as someone familiar approached through the forest.

• Xiao Yan practiced Flame Fist, Sucking Palm, and Fire Blowing Palm, and Old Yao praised his progress and taught him Eight Extremities Collapse.
• Old Yao warned that Eight Extremities Collapse required a strong body and explained that Xiao Yan would need medicinal pills and external stimulation to strengthen himself.
• Old Yao struck Xiao Yan with Dou Qi while medicinal pills helped repair and strengthen his body, and Xiao Yan endured the training until he reached his limit.
• Xiao Yan took a Body Strengthening Pill, recovered from his bruises, and Old Yao estimated the training would remain useful for about another month.
• Old Yao sensed someone approaching and hid in Xiao Yan’s Storage Ring; Xiao Yan dressed and saw a familiar figure coming through the forest.

Xiao Yan reunited with Xun Er, revealed that he was behind the popular Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, and accepted her gift of cultivation resources. He taught her his Flame Fist and shared his insights on compressing Dou Qi, leaving her with a technique she could apply to other Dou Skills.

• Xun Er found Xiao Yan in the Back Mountain and asked him to accompany her to see the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid at the Miteer Auction House.
• Xiao Yan told Xun Er that he had made the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and praised the strength of his teacher, Old Yao.
• Xiao Yan explained how he had recognized Xun Er's mysterious background, and Xun Er gave him a Storage Ring filled with cultivation resources.
• Xiao Yan accepted the Storage Ring and promised to protect Xun Er in the future.
• Xiao Yan demonstrated Flame Fist and passed Xun Er his cultivation insights on compressing Dou Qi, warning her to conceal her Heavenly Flames.

Xiao Yan revealed that he had obtained the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire, and Xun Er promised to help it mature while keeping her family background secret until he reached Dou Emperor. Xiao Yan vowed to reach that realm in six years and planned his cultivation, deciding to seek the Purple Cloud Wings in the Monster Mountain Range before joining Xun Er at Jia Nan Academy.

• Xiao Yan showed Xun Er the infant Myriad Beast Spirit Fire, and she recognized it as a Heavenly Flame.
• Xun Er said she had a way to help the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire mature and asked Xiao Yan to trust her despite her concealed background.
• Xiao Yan promised to reach Dou Emperor in six years, and Xun Er accepted his pledge while Old Yao doubted it was possible.
• Xiao Yan decided to cultivate by digesting Old Yao's experience and improving his control over Dou Qi and soul force.
• Xiao Yan chose not to attend Jia Nan Academy's recruitment yet and planned to obtain the Purple Cloud Wings in the Monster Mountain Range.

Xiao Yan helped Xun Er learn to compress her Dou Qi, then learned from her about Jia Nan Academy's Fallen Heart Flame and from Old Yao about the Burning Art's power and promise of resurrection. He agreed to cultivate the Burning Art when he found another chance to obtain a Heavenly Flame.

• Xiao Yan guided Xun Er in compressing her Dou Qi, and she achieved initial success after half a month of practice.
• Xiao Yan and Xun Er headed down the Back Mountain to eat and discuss Jia Nan Academy's visit to Wutan City and his brothers' expected return.
• Xun Er told Xiao Yan about the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower and the Fallen Heart Flame that could temper students' Dou Qi.
• Old Yao urged Xiao Yan to seek the Fallen Heart Flame and explained that the Burning Art could absorb multiple Heavenly Flames and evolve.
• Old Yao revealed that three compatible Heavenly Flames might let him forge a body for his soul, and Xiao Yan agreed to cultivate the Burning Art when another chance arose to find a Heavenly Flame.

Xiao Yan and Xun Er joined Xiao Ding and Xiao Li at Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment, where they met Ruo Lin, Xiao Ding’s close friend. Ruo Lin brought the siblings to meet the mentor in charge of potential assessments.

• Xiao Yan and Xun Er arrived at the crowded recruitment square and ran into Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, who had both advanced to the Dou Zhe realm.
• Xiao Ding led the group past the queues, explaining that he had a connection at Jia Nan Academy who could help them avoid the preliminary test.
• Xiao Li introduced Ruo Lin as the woman Xiao Ding had saved during their travels and teased his brother about their growing closeness.
• Ruo Lin met Xiao Yan and Xun Er, was surprised by their talent, and offered to take them to the mentor handling potential assessments.

Xiao Yan and his siblings completed the entrance test at Jia Nan Academy, but Luo Suo tried to force them to wait outside in the sun. Xiao Yan attacked Luo Suo after defeating a student who offered to help him, leaving the tent stunned.

• Ruo Lin introduced Xiao Yan, Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and Xun Er to the students in the tent and gave them a Test Crystal for the required test.
• Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, Xiao Yan, and Xun Er each made the Test Crystal shine, showing their high Dou Qi levels.
• Luo Suo challenged Ruo Lin for allowing the children to test and ordered the group to wait outside in the sun for half an hour.
• Xiao Li prepared to fight, and Xiao Ding threatened to leave Jia Nan Academy, but Xiao Yan persuaded them to stop.
• A student with a golden star offered to help Luo Suo, and Xiao Yan grabbed him by the neck and threw him into Luo Suo, knocking Luo Suo to the ground.

Xiao Yan defeated Luo Suo and confronted Jia Nan Academy students who had tried to intimidate him. After Mentor Xi Wei intervened, Xiao Yan arranged to enroll with a long leave so he could cultivate under Yun Yun for two years before returning for an assessment and the Inner Academy Selection Tournament.

• Xiao Yan defeated Luo Suo, and the other students backed down when they saw his strength.
• Ruo Lin tried to take the blame, but Xiao Yan told Mentor Xi Wei that he had knocked Luo Suo and another student unconscious.
• Mentor Xi Wei accepted Xiao Yan's explanation, ordered the two students treated and punished, and acknowledged his talent.
• Xiao Yan told Xi Wei that Yun Yun was his teacher and asked to postpone studying at Jia Nan Academy for two years.
• Xi Wei offered to enroll Xiao Yan and secure him a long leave, with a personal assessment next year and a return for the Inner Academy Selection Tournament before the following year ended.
• Xiao Yan gave Xi Wei Beauty Balm, revealed he was a First-Rank Alchemist, and invited her to test it at the Xiao Family.

Xiao Yan prepared to leave the Xiao Family and train with Old Yao, while Xun Er chose to go to Jia Nan Academy. Outside Wutan City, Old Yao gave Xiao Yan a heavy Flame Meteor Profound Iron object to wear as he began his journey.

• Instructor Xi Wei explained the new students' potential rankings, and Xiao Yan invited Jia Nan Academy's recruitment team to the Xiao Family residence after recruitment ended.
• During the half-month recruitment period, Xiao Yan trained with his family, helped Xun Er master Flame Fist, and gave Xiao Ding and Xiao Li high-level Mystic Tier techniques.
• Xiao Yan told his family he would leave to gain experience, and Xun Er decided to travel with the team to Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Yan said goodbye to his family, bought wilderness supplies and medicinal ingredients at the Miter Auction House, and left Wutan City alone.
• Old Yao gave Xiao Yan a heavy Flame Meteor Profound Iron object that suppressed Dou Qi and ordered him to wear it as he traveled.

Xiao Yan arrived in Green Mountain Town after a demanding journey, during which he discussed his training and a new Qi Gathering Pill formula with Old Yao. At the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion, he found medicine prepared by Xiao Yi Xian and bought the remaining bottles before a commotion broke out at the entrance.

• Xiao Yan traveled under the Heavy Profound Ruler’s weight, and Old Yao praised his willpower and adaptability.
• Xiao Yan discussed his second-rank Qi Gathering Pill formula, which could raise a Dou Zhe’s strength by one star but carried serious drawbacks.
• Xiao Yan reached Green Mountain Town and went to the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion to look for clues about Xiao Yi Xian.
• Old Yao identified the displayed Healing Medicine as a simple mixture of herbs rather than an alchemical product.
• A one-armed shop assistant told Xiao Yan that Xiao Yi Xian had prepared the medicine, and Xiao Yan bought all five remaining bottles.
• A commotion broke out at the shop entrance as Xiao Yan prepared to leave.

Xiao Yan confronted Mu Li at the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion after Mu Li demanded the Healing Medicine he had bought. Xiao Yan swiftly defeated Mu Li’s men and left with Mu Li unconscious, while the remaining mercenaries warned him that Mu She would seek revenge.

• Lin Xiao warned Xiao Yan that Mu Li, the son of Mu She, would likely confront him over the last five bottles of Healing Medicine.
• Mu Li blocked Xiao Yan from leaving and challenged him to survive ten exchanges, but Xiao Yan seized him from a distance and knocked him unconscious.
• Six Wolf Head Mercenary Group members attacked Xiao Yan, who crippled two of them and carried Mu Li outside.
• The four remaining mercenaries fled Green Mountain Town and warned Xiao Yan that Mu She would not forgive the injury to his son.

Xiao Yan broke through to Five-Star Dou Zhe overnight, while Xiao Yi Xian—reborn with memories of her previous life—learned he was in Green Mountain Town and decided to meet him again. She left to enter the Monster Mountain Range and ordered her people to bring Xiao Yan along.

• Xiao Yan cultivated through the night under the Heavy Profound Ruler and advanced from Four-Star to Five-Star Dou Zhe.
• Mr. Yao brought Xiao Yi Xian the medicinal herbs she requested and told her Mu Li was still buying her Healing Medicine in bulk.
• Mr. Yao reported that a young man carrying a black, blunt-edged sword had defeated Mu Li and several guards the previous night.
• Xiao Yi Xian recognized Xiao Yan from her memories and went to see him at a breakfast stall, though he did not know her yet.
• Xiao Yi Xian ordered her people to prepare for her entry into the Monster Mountain Range and find a way to bring Xiao Yan with the team.

Mu She learned that Xiao Yan had defeated Mu Li and coveted the youth’s apparent Mystic Tier skills, while arranging to investigate him during the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion’s trip into the Monster Mountain Range. Xiao Yan joined the expedition, where the mercenaries recognized him as the youth who had overwhelmed Mu Li’s guards.

• Mu She heard from Mu Li that Xiao Yan had crushed a stronger opponent and decided to pursue his cultivation method and Dou skills after checking whether he had powerful backing.
• He Meng reported that Xiao Yi Xian was entering the Monster Mountain Range, and Gan Mu said the Wolf Head Mercenary Group would take the guard mission; Mu She decided to lead the team himself.
• Xiao Yan noticed the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion recruiting mercenaries near him and realized the trip was arranged with him in mind.
• The middle-aged recruiter held the last slot open until Xiao Yan finished breakfast, then accepted him into the group.
• Mercenaries who had mocked Xiao Yan recognized his Heavy Ruler and learned that he had defeated Mu Li, injured two four-star Dou Zhes, and driven off four six-star Dou Zhes.

Xiao Yan traveled with Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion’s herb-gathering party, dealt with attacks from magical beasts, and watched Xiao Yi Xian treat poisoned mercenaries. He followed her away from camp and introduced himself, while Xiao Yi Xian chose to enjoy being herself in Green Mountain Town.

• Xiao Yan used his soul perception and a breathing method to travel with the herb-gathering party while conserving his strength.
• Three Red Ice Snakes poisoned three mercenaries, and Xiao Yi Xian treated them after the snakes were killed.
• The party neared the herb-gathering area, where Xiao Yan noticed the Wolf Head Mercenary Group watching him and wondered whether Xiao Yi Xian had found the mysterious cave.
• Xiao Yan left camp and evaded the Wolf Head mercenaries who followed him into the forest.
• Xiao Yan found Xiao Yi Xian at a cliff, explained that Mu Li had provoked him, and introduced himself to her.
• Xiao Yi Xian welcomed Xiao Yan and decided to live as the carefree Xiao Yi Xian of Green Mountain Town.

Xiao Yi Xian learned that Xiao Yan was only ten and offered to take him to a hidden cave in the Monster Mountain Range. After she left, Xiao Yan worried that several women in his life might have been reborn.

• Xiao Yi Xian asked Xiao Yan about his age and learned that he was ten, while he asked her to keep his secret.
• Xiao Yi Xian considered her memories of Xiao Yan’s future and chose not to warn him about his cultivation setback yet.
• Xiao Yi Xian showed Xiao Yan a hidden cave behind unusual trees and asked him to help her enter it.
• Xiao Yan agreed, and Xiao Yi Xian left while he said he would circle back later.
• Xiao Yan wondered whether Xun Er, Nalan Yanran, Yun Yun, Xiao Yi Xian, Queen Medusa, and Ya Fei had been reborn.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian secretly left camp to go to a cave while Mu She was incapacitated by poison. As the poison wore off, Mu She’s eyes turned purple and he attacked his own men.

• Xiao Yan showed the mercenaries a Swift Wind Wolf’s Magical Core and rebuffed Mu She’s attempt to recruit him, reminding Mu She of his son’s wrongdoing.
• The group reached a herb-filled basin, where Xiao Yan secretly collected ingredients for Old Yao’s Blood Burning spirit liquid.
• After dinner, Xiao Yan left camp at midnight and met Xiao Yi Xian, who had prepared their departure so they could travel to the cave undisturbed.
• Mu She lay paralyzed in his tent after being poisoned and suspected Xiao Yi Xian had poisoned the tea she gave him.
• As his strength returned and his eyes turned purple, Mu She stabbed Gan Mu through the heart and prepared to kill everyone present.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian descended into a cliffside cave, where Xiao Yan protected her from a hidden snake and helped her through the cold. Xiao Yi Xian opened the glowing stone door at the cave’s end, and they prepared to enter.

• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian used a rope to descend the cliff, with Xiao Yan holding her close as they swung down.
• A Vine Snake ambushed them when they landed, but Xiao Yan blocked its attack and knocked it away.
• Xiao Yan cleared the cave entrance, and Xiao Yi Xian followed him inside while trying to hide her blush.
• Xiao Yan draped a blanket over Xiao Yi Xian and used his Fire-attributed Dou Qi to warm her as they approached the cave’s end.
• Xiao Yi Xian found and pressed a mechanism beneath the glowing stone door, opening it before inviting Xiao Yan inside.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian explored a hidden chamber, divided its treasures, and found several scrolls, including the Seven-Colored Poison Manual. Xiao Yan called Xiao Yi Xian his friend, and she accepted the friendship while feeling a trace of disappointment.

• Xiao Yan checked the stone chamber for danger before entering with Xiao Yi Xian, then stored the gold and valuables and offered her half.
• Xiao Yi Xian collected several medicinal herbs, while Xiao Yan claimed the Ice Spirit Flame Grass and stored the remaining herbs for her.
• Xiao Yan took the keys from the skeleton, accidentally pulled off its arm, and discovered a hidden scroll inside it.
• Xiao Yan opened the three boxes and found the Seven-Colored Poison Manual, Eagle Wings, and Mad Lion Roar; Xiao Yi Xian let him keep the scrolls and store her herbs.
• Xiao Yan promised to get Xiao Yi Xian a Storage Ring and said that friends mattered more than the ring, and Xiao Yi Xian agreed that being his friend sounded nice.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian returned to camp after Mu She and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group were found dead, and Xiao Yi Xian concealed that she had poisoned them. After the herb-gathering party returned safely to Green Mountain Town, Old Yao studied the Woe Poison Body described in the Seven-Colored Poison Manual.

• Xiao Yan agreed to return to the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion with Xiao Yi Xian after he mastered a flying Dou Technique, then they found the camp covered in blood.
• Xiao Yan learned that Mu She and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group had died, and Xiao Yi Xian pretended Mu She had gone berserk during cultivation while secretly removing poison from his body.
• Xiao Yi Xian distributed Antidote Pills to mercenaries who had handled the corpses to prevent traces of poison from harming them.
• Old Yao examined the Seven-Colored Poison Manual and focused on its account of the Woe Poison Body, which he had encountered before.
• The herb-gathering party returned to Green Mountain Town, and Xiao Yan earned the mercenaries' admiration with his decisive actions on the journey.