Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yang gave Xiao Zhan two Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pills, then rested and cultivated while planning to seek a movement Fighting Skill. The next morning, he headed to the Xiao Clan Dou Technique Hall to look for one.

• Xiao Yang persuaded Xiao Zhan to accept two Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pills, and Xiao Zhan promised to watch over Xiao Yang's businesses.
• Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan left Xiao Zhan's courtyard and returned to rest after their journey.
• Xiao Yang soaked in Foundation Building Divine Liquid, checked his system panel, and confirmed he could not cultivate the Burning Flame Palm until his Dou Qi liquefied.
• Xiao Yang decided to search the Xiao Clan Dou Technique Hall for a movement Fighting Skill and planned to amplify a suitable one.
• Xiao Yang asked the Mittel Auction House to remove several medicinal ingredients from its list, then headed to the Dou Technique Hall the next morning.

Xiao Yang visited the Xiao Clan Dou Technique Hall to find a movement Fighting Skill and copied Four Directions Step so he could enhance it. The system transformed his copy into the Xuan Tier mid-level Treading Snow Without Trace, which he chose to cultivate.

• Xiao Yang arrived at the Training Ground and received a warm welcome from the Xiao Clan members and elders.
• Xiao Yang asked Xiao Yuan for an agile movement Fighting Skill, and Xiao Yuan showed him Four Directions Step and Dragonfly Skimming Water.
• Xiao Yang copied Four Directions Step and corrected a missing punctuation mark so the copy reached 100% completeness.
• Xiao Yang spent 20 Origin Points to enhance his copy, and the system turned it into Treading Snow Without Trace.
• Xiao Yang inspected the new Fighting Skill and decided to cultivate it as his movement technique.

Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan practiced Treading Snow Without Trace while Xun'er visited them, then Xiao Yang went to the Mittel Auction House after hearing Ya Fei had found an Ice Soul Snow Lotus. He met an unfamiliar steward named Emil, who said Ya Fei was occupied and confirmed the lotus had been found.

• Yao Lao guided Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan as they practiced Treading Snow Without Trace by the stream.
• Xun'er arrived, and Xiao Yang teased her about coming to see Xiao Yan before leaving them together.
• A maid from the Mittel Auction House invited Xiao Yang to meet Ya Fei, and he went with her.
• The maid led Xiao Yang to a private room, where he waited for Ya Fei.
• Emil introduced himself as a Mittel Family steward and told Xiao Yang that the auction house had found an Ice Soul Snow Lotus.

Xiao Yang found the Ice Soul Snow Lotus he needed for the Marrow Cleansing Pill, but Emil demanded the Sun Wine formula in exchange. After refusing, Xiao Yang asked Ya Fei about Emil and learned he had resigned from his post, while Ya Fei realized her maid Xiao Lu may have leaked confidential information.

• Emil offered Xiao Yang an Ice Soul Snow Lotus in exchange for the Sun Wine formula.
• Xiao Yang rejected Emil's demand and left the VIP room to seek Ya Fei.
• Ya Fei told Xiao Yang that Qilong Emil was the son of Qilong Valor, a two-star Dou Ling retainer, and had resigned as supervisor of the Maqi City branch.
• Xiao Yang told Ya Fei that Emil had used Xiao Lu to summon him and offered the lotus for the formula.
• Ya Fei realized Xiao Lu may have leaked the confidential information that Xiao Yang was seeking an Ice Soul Snow Lotus.

Ya Fei dealt with Xiao Lu for leaking Xiao Yang's confidential information to Emil, then gave Xiao Yang the other ingredients for the Marrow Cleansing Pill as an apology. As Xiao Yang headed back to the Xiao Clan, Jialie Ao blocked his way and demanded money, while auction house guards went to alert Ya Fei.

• Ya Fei ordered the guards to take Xiao Lu away after Emil revealed he had paid her for the confidential information and refused to help her.
• Ya Fei apologized to Xiao Yang, promised to search for the Ice Soul Snow Lotus, and gave him the other ingredients for the Marrow Cleansing Pill.
• Xiao Yang left the Mittel Auction House and headed toward the Xiao Clan to continue cultivating.
• Jialie Ao mocked Xiao Yang's strength, blocked his path, and demanded money.
• Xiao Yang took several small paper packets from his Storage Ring as Mittel Auction House guards hurried to report the encounter to Ya Fei.

Jialie Ao confronted Xiao Yang outside the Mittel Auction House and challenged him to a fight, but Xiao Yang broke his arm after Jialie Ao attacked first. As Jialie Ao headed home to tell his father, a Battler blocked his way and asked whether he wanted to deal with Xiao Yang.

• Jialie Ao stopped Xiao Yang outside the Mittel Auction House, but Ya Fei intervened before their clan conflict escalated.
• Jialie Ao challenged Xiao Yang to a one-on-one fight despite their age difference, and Xiao Yang mocked him by tossing him a coin.
• Jialie Ao attacked Xiao Yang, who dodged and broke Jialie Ao's arm with Eight Extremes Collapse.
• Ya Fei prevented Jialie Ao's guards from surrounding Xiao Yang and sent them to take their young master for treatment.
• After a physician treated Jialie Ao's fracture, a Battler blocked his group and asked whether he wanted to deal with Xiao Yang.

Emil recruited Jialie Ao to help obtain Xiao Yang’s Sun Wine brewing method, offering information and a way to capture him inside the Xiao Clan. Meanwhile, Xiao Yang showed Yao Lao and Xiao Yan that he had gathered nearly all the ingredients for the Marrow Cleansing Pill, with only an Ice Soul Snow Lotus remaining.

• Jialie Ao followed a Battler to an inn and met Emil, a former manager of a Mittel Auction House branch.
• Emil told Jialie Ao he wanted the Sun Wine brewing method and proposed sharing it if Jialie Ao helped him deal with Xiao Yang.
• Jialie Ao questioned why Emil could not use his honored-retainer father, and Emil explained that the Mittel Family’s agreement with Xiao Yang prevented his father from acting.
• Emil offered to use his knowledge of Xiao Yang to help capture him secretly within the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Yang showed Yao Lao and Xiao Yan the ingredients he had collected for the Marrow Cleansing Pill, missing only an Ice Soul Snow Lotus.

Xiao Yang learned that Emil knew where to find an Ice Soul Snow Lotus but was trying to threaten him into a trade. As Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan trained in the back mountain, a large group of people approached through the woods.

• Xiao Yang asked Yao Lao whether another herb could replace the Ice Soul Snow Lotus, but Yao Lao said the Marrow Cleansing Pill's main ingredients could not be substituted easily.
• Xiao Yang told Yao Lao and Xiao Yan about Emil's threat, and Yao Lao offered to refine a fifth-grade pill for anyone who traded them an Ice Soul Snow Lotus.
• Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan not to rely on his strength, while Xiao Yang asked Ya Fei to search for the lotus without revealing Yao Lao's abilities unless absolutely necessary.
• Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan continued training in the back mountain under Yao Lao's supervision.
• Yao Lao withdrew into Xiao Yan's ring when someone arrived, and Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan heard many people moving through the woods.

Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan caught a Jia Lie Clan squad in the forest, where Yao Lao subdued them. The guards admitted Jialie Ao had sent them to kidnap Xiao Yang, and Xiao Yang pressed them to reveal who had supplied his courtyard’s location.

• Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan spotted twelve Jia Lie Clan guards moving through the forest and recognized them as Jialie Ao’s men.
• Yao Lao used his pressure to pin the ten Dou Zhes to the ground and force the two Battlers to their knees.
• Xiao Yang questioned the guards and learned that Jialie Ao had ordered them to capture him alive after nightfall.
• The guards explained that someone had told Jialie Ao where Xiao Yang’s courtyard was, and Xiao Yang demanded to know who it was and whom Jialie Ao had met.

Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan killed twelve guards under Yao Lao’s instruction after learning that Emil had persuaded Jialie Ao to target Xiao Yang. That night, Xiao Yang decided to find Jialie Ao and strike at Emil to obtain the Ice Soul Snow Lotus needed for the Marrow Cleansing Pill.

• A guard described Jialie Ao’s meeting with a mysterious man, leading Xiao Yang to identify Emil as the one behind the attack.
• Yao Lao ordered Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan to kill six guards each so they could become accustomed to killing.
• Xiao Yang killed six guards, then Xiao Yan killed the remaining six, and Yao Lao burned the bodies with the Bone Chilling Flame.
• That night, Xiao Yang told Yao Lao he did not know where Emil was staying and proposed finding Jialie Ao first.
• Xiao Yang planned to confront Emil and gather the remaining ingredients for the Marrow Cleansing Pill.

Xiao Yang, Xiao Yan, and Yao Lao infiltrated the Jialie Clan and forced Jialie Ao to reveal that Emil had exposed Xiao Yang’s residence. Jialie Ao could not tell them where Emil was, and Xiao Yan killed him before they left the clan.

• Xiao Yang questioned Jialie Ao about how the Jialie Clan had found his residence while Xiao Yan mocked him and Yao Lao prevented anyone from hearing their cries.
• Jialie Ao revealed that Emil had provided the information, but said he did not know where Emil lived.
• Xiao Yang realized Emil’s guard had died without identifying himself, leaving them without a way to locate Emil.
• Yao Lao said he lacked the strength to search all of Wutan City, so Xiao Yang told Xiao Yan to kill Jialie Ao instead.
• Xiao Yan killed Jialie Ao, and Yao Lao led Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan away without attacking the rest of the Jialie Clan.

Xiao Yang searched for Emil and the Ice Soul Snow Lotus but found no trace of either, while continuing to cultivate. After two months, he broke through to the Dou Qi Eighth Stage, and Yao Lao examined his widened meridians and solid foundation.

• Xiao Yang asked Yao Lao to search near the Mittel Auction House for Emil, but they found no trace of him.
• Xiao Yang visited Ya Fei, who said Emil’s whereabouts were unknown and explained that the Mittel Family’s Ice Soul Snow Lotus had been given to Haibodong.
• Xiao Yang asked Ya Fei to notify him if she heard anything about Emil, then had his maid search Wutan City’s inns for him.
• After two months of cultivation with enhanced Foundation Building Spirit Liquid, Xiao Yang broke through to the Dou Qi Eighth Stage.
• Xiao Yang went to the back mountain and found Xiao Yan training his elbows against a tree while Yao Lao watched.
• Yao Lao examined Xiao Yang and was surprised that his meridians had widened and his foundation was solid.

Yao Lao discovered that Xiao Yang’s meridians had widened and his cultivation had improved beyond what the Foundation Building Spirit Liquid could explain, but chose not to question him. Xiao Yang learned Emil had returned to Wutan City with the Dou Ling Valor, then rejected Emil’s attempt to trade for the Sun Wine formula as Emil warned him to be careful.

• Yao Lao examined Xiao Yang, noticed his widened meridians and solid foundation, and decided not to investigate how he had improved so quickly.
• Ya Fei sent word that she had news about Emil, so Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan went to the Mittel Auction House.
• Ya Fei told Xiao Yang that Emil had appeared with his father Valor, a Dou Ling who might covet the Sun Wine formula.
• Emil entered Ya Fei’s office, asked whether Xiao Yang would accept his deal, and Xiao Yang refused to trade away the Sun Wine formula.
• Ya Fei ordered Emil to leave, and Emil warned Xiao Yang that he might regret his decision.

Emil revealed that he and Valor had left the Mittel Family, prompting Ya Fei to warn Xiao Yang that they might target him for the Sun Wine formula. After Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan returned safely to the Xiao Clan, Yao Lao tracked Emil with a Soul Seal and discovered he was in the clan’s back mountain, where Xiao Yang suspected their pursuers avoided attacking because of Xiao Yan’s engagement to Nalan Yanran.

• Ya Fei asked Emil to warn Valor against pursuing the Sun Wine formula, but Emil said he and his father were no longer members of the Mittel Family.
• Ya Fei warned Xiao Yang that Emil and Valor might attack him and offered to seek help, while Xiao Yang declined an escort and said she no longer needed to search for the Ice Soul Snow Lotus.
• Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Clan without being attacked, and Yao Lao revealed that a Da Dou Shi and a Battler had followed them before leaving.
• Yao Lao said he had placed a Soul Seal on Emil and found that Emil was in the Xiao Clan’s back mountain, leading him and Xiao Yan to plan to sneak there for the remaining Marrow Cleansing Pill ingredients.
• Xiao Yang guessed that the pursuers had avoided attacking on the road because Xiao Yan was with him and was engaged to Nalan Yanran, now a disciple of the Misty Cloud Sect’s leader.

Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan tracked Emil and Valor to a cave, where the two demanded the Sun Wine brewing method. After Emil revealed the Ice Soul Snow Lotus, Yao Lao appeared to protect them as Xiao Yang prepared to claim it.

• Xiao Yan remembered his engagement to Nalan Yanran, and Xiao Yang explained why the Mittel Family had avoided attacking them in public.
• Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan followed Yao Lao's directions to a cave in the back mountain.
• Emil and Valor confronted them and demanded the Sun Wine brewing method, threatening Xiao Yang and warning Xiao Yan not to interfere.
• Xiao Yang asked whether Emil had brought the Ice Soul Snow Lotus, and Emil produced a wooden box containing it.
• Xiao Yang called on his teacher, and Yao Lao appeared beside Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan.

Yao Lao defeated Valor and Emil, allowing Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan to claim their wealth and finish gathering the ingredients for the Marrow Cleansing Pill. Yao Lao planned to refine the pill deep in the back mountain the following day.

• Yao Lao froze Valor's arm, struck him down, and took the Ice Soul Snow Lotus from Emil.
• Yao Lao burned Emil and Valor to ashes, then gave their Storage Rings to Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan searched the rings and divided several million gold coins' worth of loot, with Xiao Yan receiving more.
• Xiao Yang showed Yao Lao the Marrow Cleansing Pill ingredients, and Yao Lao confirmed their quality.
• Yao Lao postponed refining the pill until the next day and told Xiao Yang to rest; Xiao Yan went to inform Xiao Zhan.

Yao Lao refined a Marrow Cleansing Pill for Xiao Yang, then hurried him and Xiao Yan away from the cave after its powerful aura attracted magical beasts. Back in his room, Xiao Yang used an Unlimited Amplification Opportunity and turned the pill into a ninth-grade Nine-Turn Spirit Transformation Pill.

• Yao Lao used the Black Demon Cauldron and Bone Chilling Flame to refine the Marrow Cleansing Pill, creating a disturbance that drew magical beasts to the cave.
• Yao Lao took Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan back to the Xiao Clan's back mountain and told Xiao Yang how to guide the pill's medicinal power through his body.
• Xiao Yang returned to his courtyard, sealed the pill fragrance with his soul power, and checked the Marrow Cleansing Pill's details.
• Xiao Yang spent an Unlimited Amplification Opportunity on the Marrow Cleansing Pill and received a 91-fold amplification.
• Xiao Yang discovered that the pill had become a ninth-grade Nine-Turn Spirit Transformation Pill that could improve innate talent, soul aptitude, and comprehension.

Xiao Yang swallowed the Nine-Turn Spirit Transformation Pill and underwent a dramatic transformation that greatly improved his physique, talent, and cultivation speed. After Yao Lao examined him, he concluded that Xiao Yang’s future potential could reach beyond Dou Zun, while Xiao Yang prepared to cultivate toward becoming a Dou Zhe.

• Xiao Yang swallowed the Nine-Turn Spirit Transformation Pill, fainted, and shed his skin nine times as its power transformed his body and soul.
• Xiao Yang woke after two days to find his meridians and dantian expanded, his Dou Qi purer, and his sensitivity to heaven-and-earth energy greatly increased.
• Xiao Yang discovered that his improved cultivation speed could let him reach the ninth stage of Dou Qi in less than a month and make condensing a Fighting Qi Vortex certain.
• Yao Lao examined Xiao Yang and was astonished by his talent, judging that he could reach at least Dou Zun and perhaps even Saint of Fighting.
• Yao Lao advised Xiao Yang to report any discomfort and gather ingredients for Qi Gathering Powder, while Xiao Yang returned to cultivate toward becoming a Dou Zhe.

Xiao Yang broke through from the Dou Qi Eighth Stage to become a One-Star Dou Zhe and went to the back mountain to tell Yao Lao and Xiao Yan. Yao Lao confirmed that Xiao Yang’s foundation and Fighting Qi Vortex were impressive, while Xiao Yan reacted with disbelief.

• After nearly a month of cultivation, Xiao Yang reached the peak of the Dou Qi Eighth Stage and accidentally broke through to the Dou Qi Ninth Stage.
• Xiao Yang swallowed the Qi Gathering Powder and compressed his Dou Qi until he formed a Fighting Qi Vortex and became a One-Star Dou Zhe.
• The system awarded Xiao Yang 110 Origin Points, bringing his total to 259.
• Xiao Yang went to the back mountain, where Yao Lao and Xiao Yan were cultivating, and announced his breakthrough.
• Yao Lao examined Xiao Yang and said his foundation and Fighting Qi Vortex were comparable to Xiao Yan’s when Xiao Yan had recultivated to the Dou Qi Ninth Stage.

Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan chose Yao Lao’s evolving Burning Mantra over a low-grade Earth Tier cultivation method, each seeking power for his own reasons. After absorbing it, Xiao Yang discovered it was a Level 10 method with only 70% completeness, originating from a shattered Primordial Supreme Dharma Body.

• Xiao Yang broke through to Dou Zhe and asked Yao Lao for a cultivation method, while Xiao Yan listened in.
• Yao Lao explained that the Burning Mantra could evolve by devouring Heavenly Flames but had a low chance of reaching its peak, and he recommended the safer Earth Tier method for Xiao Yang.
• Yao Lao revealed that the Burning Mantra could help combine three Heavenly Flames to forge a body capable of reviving him.
• Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan both chose the Burning Mantra, with Xiao Yan citing the strength needed to stand before Xun'er and Xiao Yang seeking greater heights than Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Yang inspected the method’s information and found it was Level 10, 70% complete, and derived from a shattered Primordial Supreme Dharma Body.