Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yang treated the Second Elder after he was ambushed while escorting medicinal ingredients and discovered that members of the Jialie Clan and Aoba Clan were suspected of attacking him. The Second Elder regained consciousness, and the Xiao Clan elders called for revenge.

• A maid told Xiao Yang that Xiao Zhan urgently wanted him at the Second Elder's courtyard, where he learned the Second Elder had been badly injured.
• Xiao Yang examined the unconscious Second Elder, treated his wounds, and used the Wood Spirit Flame to help him absorb healing pills.
• The Second Elder regained consciousness as Xiao Zhan and the First Elder gathered around him.
• The First Elder explained that attackers ambushed the Second Elder while he escorted medicinal ingredients, destroyed most of the herbs, and fled when the First Elder arrived with reinforcements.
• The Second Elder suspected that the attackers belonged to the Jialie Clan and the Aoba Clan, and the Third Elder urged the Xiao Clan to take revenge.

After the Second Elder was badly wounded in a clash with the Jialie Clan and the Aoba Clan, Xiao Yang healed him and revealed his rapid progress in alchemy and cultivation. He urged the Xiao Clan to strike back immediately, leaving Xiao Zhan and the elders tempted by the plan.

• The First Elder and Second Elder urged the clan to avoid provoking the Jialie Clan and the Aoba Clan while the Second Elder recovered.
• The Second Elder discovered that Xiao Yang's pills were rapidly healing his injuries, and Xiao Yang said he had used a tier-three pill and two portions of tier-two pills.
• Xiao Yang reassured the Second Elder that he might eventually restore his severed arm, revealing that he was already a tier-two alchemist.
• Xiao Yang showed that he had reached eight-star Dou Shi and claimed he could fight ordinary Da Dou Shi below five-star.
• Xiao Yang proposed using poison and a surprise attack to wipe out one enemy clan, and Xiao Zhan and the elders began to consider it.

Xiao Yang proved his poison could weaken a Da Dou Shi and prepared to help the Xiao Clan attack the Jialie and Aoba Clans. On the way to join Xiao Zhan, he took Yao Lao along, who was shocked to learn Xiao Yang had reached eight-star Battler and upgraded the Burning Mantra to Low Xuan Tier.

• Xiao Yang tested his poison on Xiao Zhan, whose Dou Qi circulation and strength fell sharply until he drank the antidote.
• Xiao Zhan, the First Elder, and the Third Elder agreed to use the poison against the Jialie and Aoba Clans and planned to head to the Jialie Clan first.
• Xiao Yang went to Xiao Yan and asked Yao Lao to accompany him as insurance, while Xiao Yan handed over the Bone Flame Ring.
• Xiao Yang told Yao Lao about his plan as they headed to meet Xiao Zhan and the others.
• Yao Lao sensed Xiao Yang's eight-star Battler cultivation and Low Xuan Tier Burning Mantra, then questioned how beast flames had upgraded it.

Xiao Yang joined Xiao Zhan and two elders on a night raid into the Jia Lie Clan compound. They poisoned the guards and reception hall after discovering Jia Liebi and several powerful allies inside, and overheard them celebrating the attack on the Xiao Clan.

• Yao Lao warned Xiao Yang that absorbing beast flames would eventually provide less energy, and urged him not to rush his cultivation.
• Xiao Yang gave Xiao Zhan and the two elders antidotes, then followed them through hidden routes into the Jia Lie Clan compound.
• Xiao Yang sensed five Da Dou Shi inside the reception hall, including Jia Liebi, and two guards at its entrance.
• Xiao Yang used poison carried by the wind to incapacitate the guards, then spread poison into the reception hall as Xiao Zhan and the elders took their antidotes.
• Xiao Yang overheard Jia Liebi and his allies celebrating the destruction of the Xiao Clan's medicinal herbs and planning to kill Xiao Zhan, the elders, and Xiao Yang.

Xiao Yang and the Xiao Clan elders ambushed Jia Lenu outside the reception hall, then fought Jia Liebi and the others inside as poison weakened their opponents. Jia Liebi called in reinforcements and ordered them to kill Xiao Yang first, leaving the Xiao Clan elders struggling to reach him.

• Xiao Yang and Xiao Zhan, the First Elder, and the Third Elder ambushed Jia Lenu with Xuan Tier Fighting Skills and blasted him into a mist of blood.
• Xiao Zhan and the elders charged Jia Liebi, Aoba Pa, and Jia Liejie while Xiao Yang fought Aoba He and spread poison through the reception hall.
• Aoba Pa smashed through the hall wall, and Xiao Zhan used wind-attribute Dou Qi to blow the poison toward the enemy fighters.
• Xiao Zhan gained the upper hand against Jia Liebi, who realized the Xiao Clan fighters had learned powerful new Fighting Skills.
• Jia Liebi summoned Jialie Clan reinforcements and ordered them to surround Xiao Yang first, while he and the others held back Xiao Zhan and the elders.

Xiao Yang used his Phoenix Wings to kill Aoba He and help the Third Elder kill Jia Liejie, turning the battle against the Jialie and Aoba Clans. As Xiao Zhan rejected Jia Liebi’s offer of a truce, Xiao Yang recovered and flew toward Jia Liebi.

• Xiao Yang revealed his Phoenix Wings and struck Aoba He down with Heaven Burning Palm, killing him.
• Xiao Yang and the Third Elder attacked Jia Liejie together and killed him.
• Xiao Yang and the Third Elder cut down many enemy Dou Shi while Xiao Zhan and the Second Elder pressured Jia Liebi and Aoba Pa.
• Jia Liebi offered Xiao Zhan a truce and compensation, but Xiao Zhan refused and intensified his attacks.
• Xiao Yang recovered his strength and flew toward Jia Liebi.

Xiao Yang helped Xiao Zhan defeat the Jialie Clan and Aoba Clan in one night, leaving the Xiao Clan in control of Wutan City. After the battle, Xiao Yang returned to the clan to cultivate while Xiao Zhan arranged to tally and deliver the clans’ resources.

• Jia Liebi ignored Xiao Zhan’s attack and launched a full-strength strike at Xiao Yang, but Xiao Yang escaped with his Phoenix Wings, allowing Xiao Zhan to break Jia Liebi’s spine and kill him.
• Xiao Zhan and the other Xiao Clan members killed the remaining fighters, then signaled the ambush troops to take control of the Jialie Clan.
• Xiao Zhan led Xiao Yang and the others to the Aoba Clan, where they defeated its remaining forces and took control of the clan.
• The Mittel Auction House and smaller forces saw Xiao Clan guards at both clan gates and realized the Xiao Clan now controlled Wutan City.
• After recovering his Dou Qi, Xiao Yang asked Xiao Zhan to list the medicinal herbs and Magic Cores for him, then returned to the Xiao Clan to cultivate.

After visiting the Aoba Clan, Xiao Yang returned to the Xiao Clan and broke through to Nine-Star Dou Shi. He then went to the meeting hall to see the valuables recovered from the Jialie Clan and Aoba Clan.

• Yao Lao praised Xiao Yang's Phoenix Wings and rapid cultivation, then offered to teach him alchemy alongside Xiao Yan while they refined a Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill.
• Xiao Yang returned the Bone Flame Ring to Xiao Yan, added Foundation Building Divine Liquid to his tub, and cultivated with the Burning Mantra.
• Xiao Yang broke through to Nine-Star Dou Shi and received twenty Origin Points from the system.
• A maid told Xiao Yang that Xiao Zhan, the First Elder, and the Third Elder were waiting for him in the meeting hall.
• Xiao Yang entered the meeting hall, where Xiao Zhan invited him to inspect the valuables taken from the Jialie Clan and Aoba Clan.

Xiao Yang sorted through the Jialie Clan and Aoba Clan’s seized treasures and found a damaged alchemy scroll. After identifying its hidden map to the Xuanhuang Flame, he realized the scroll could lead him to a powerful Heavenly Flame.

• Xiao Zhan and the First Elder gave Xiao Yang a list of the two clans’ treasures, including medicinal herbs, magic cores, and Jia Liebi’s damaged alchemy notebook.
• Xiao Yang selected rare medicinal herbs and magic cores, then took the unrecognized herbs from the First Elder to examine himself.
• Back in his courtyard, Xiao Yang identified several valuable herbs, including one that could supplement a fifth-tier pill.
• Xiao Yang inspected Jia Liebi’s scroll and discovered that it contained incomplete notes from a third-tier alchemist and a map to the Xuanhuang Flame.

Xiao Yang uncovered a map that might lead to the Xuanhuang Flame while Mittel Auction House searched for regional maps. Xiao Yan broke through to Dou Zhe and chose to cultivate the Burning Mantra, then eagerly asked Yao Lao to teach him alchemy.

• Xiao Yang used his flame to reveal a hidden map in the alchemy notes and learned that a third-tier alchemist had found traces of the Xuanhuang Flame but lacked the means to refine it.
• Xiao Yang studied alchemy with Yao Lao over the following days and asked Mittel Auction House to find maps that could help identify the Xuanhuang Flame's location.
• Xiao Yan absorbed surrounding energy and successfully broke through to Dou Zhe while Xiao Yang stood guard outside the cave.
• Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan about the dangers of cultivating the Burning Mantra, but Xiao Yan decided to cultivate it anyway.
• Xiao Yan finished converting his Dou Qi and asked Yao Lao to begin teaching him alchemy immediately.

Xiao Yang refined his first third-tier pill and asked Yao Lao to teach Xiao Yan the Soul Nourishing Technique. He returned home to find that the Mittel Auction House had sent him a bundle of maps.

• Xiao Yan began practicing how to turn Dou Qi into flames while Xiao Yang refined Foundation Building Spirit Liquid and then attempted a third-tier Qi Recovery Pill.
• Xiao Yang successfully formed a rough Qi Recovery Pill, earning Yao Lao's praise and Xiao Yan's congratulations.
• After Xiao Yan exhausted his soul power practicing alchemy, Xiao Yang asked Yao Lao to pass him the Soul Nourishing Technique.
• Yao Lao taught Xiao Yan the technique and warned him to keep it secret and remember Xiao Yang's kindness.
• Xiao Yang returned to his courtyard, received a bundle of maps delivered by the Mittel Auction House, and hurried to his room.

Xiao Yang located the likely site of the Xuanhuang Flame in the mountains of the Yanfeng Empire and focused on becoming stronger before traveling there. After breaking through to Da Dou Shi and reaching five-star Da Dou Shi, he went to tell Xiao Yi Xian that he was leaving.

• Xiao Yang compared maps from Ya Fei with the Xuanhuang Flame map and identified the mountains in the northwest of the Yanfeng Empire as the likely location.
• Xiao Yang cultivated for several days, then absorbed a beast flame and broke through to one-star Da Dou Shi.
• Xiao Yang consumed Yao Lao's Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill, reached four-star Da Dou Shi, and stabilized at five-star after refining four more flames.
• Xiao Yang's Burning Mantra advanced to the middle Xuan Tier, and he spent three days familiarizing himself with his new cultivation.
• Xiao Yang visited Xiao Yi Xian to speak with her before leaving for the Yanfeng Empire.

Xiao Yang told Xiao Yi Xian he was leaving for the Yanfeng Empire, then traveled to Yuandu City to find a route there and search for rare medicinal herbs. He left Xiao Yi Xian behind, and after reaching the city, headed for the Zhang Clan's medicinal shop before the auction at Mittel Auction House.

• Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Yang she was doing well in the Xiao Clan and working as a physician while cultivating through poison.
• Xiao Yang told Xiao Yi Xian he planned to travel to the Yanfeng Empire for several months, and she gave him poisons she had prepared.
• Xiao Yang left the Xiao Clan and flew for three days to Yuandu City, where he rested at an inn.
• Xiao Yang asked a waiter about rare medicinal herbs and learned about the Zhang Clan's medicinal shop and an auction at Mittel Auction House.
• Xiao Yang left the inn and walked toward the Zhang Clan's medicinal shop.

Xiao Yang bought the ingredients for Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pills at the Zhang Clan medicine shop, then went to the Mittel Auction House and spotted a beast-taming inheritance he wanted to acquire. The auction began with Feng Ling'er as its auctioneer.

• Xiao Yang bought all three Soul-Piercing Leaves and several other rare medicinal herbs for one hundred and twelve thousand gold coins at the Zhang Clan medicine shop.
• Several mercenaries secretly followed Xiao Yang out, but he noticed them and dismissed them as no threat.
• Xiao Yang used his VIP card to enter a private box at the Mittel Auction House and requested the day's auction list.
• Xiao Yang found a beast-taming inheritance for cultivating flying Magical Beasts on the list and decided he had to buy it.
• Feng Ling'er opened the auction.

Xiao Yang attended a Mittel Auction House auction, bought medicinal ingredients, and outbid a rival for a Beast Taming Inheritance. He paid 677,000 gold coins and awaited the inheritance he had won.

• Xiao Yang bid on several medicinal ingredients during the auction.
• Feng Ling'er presented the Beast Taming Inheritance, and bidders drove its price above 300,000 gold coins.
• A bidder in the neighboring private room offered 400,000 gold coins, but Xiao Yang raised the bid to 410,000.
• The neighboring bidder raised the price to 450,000 and warned Xiao Yang, who countered with 460,000 gold coins.
• Feng Ling'er declared Xiao Yang the winner of the Beast Taming Inheritance, and Xiao Yang paid 677,000 gold coins for his purchases.

Xiao Yang enhanced a magical beast rearing scroll into the powerful Beast Taming Art, which could control beasts up to the seventh rank. After collecting his auction items, he chartered a Night-Flying Eagle to travel from Yuandu City to Fenghai City and prepared to depart.

• Xiao Yang enhanced the rearing methods he had memorized and obtained the Beast Taming Art, which let him plant Soul Seals in magical beasts up to the seventh rank.
• The Mittel Auction House maids finished counting Xiao Yang's gold coins, and he checked his auction items before leaving.
• Xiao Yang headed to the flying magical beast station, where he chartered a Night-Flying Eagle to Fenghai City for thirty thousand gold coins.
• The station staff arranged the Night-Flying Eagle, and Xiao Yang climbed aboard to begin his journey.

Xiao Yang practiced the Beast Taming Art while traveling toward Fenghai City aboard a Night-Flying Eagle. The flight station owner, Duo Ge, revealed that he had arranged the eagle’s landing to force Xiao Yang to sell him the Beast Taming Inheritance, and threatened to keep him from leaving.

• Xiao Yang entered his luxurious room aboard the Night-Flying Eagle and practiced forming Soul Seals with the Beast Taming Art.
• During the next few days, Xiao Yang became proficient in the art as the Night-Flying Eagle flew toward Fenghai City.
• The Night-Flying Eagle descended and landed on the Fenghai Plain instead of continuing to Fenghai City.
• Duo Ge introduced himself as the owner of Shunfeng Flight Station and offered Xiao Yang one hundred thousand gold coins for the Beast Taming Inheritance.
• Xiao Yang recognized Duo Ge as the auction bidder who had previously threatened him, refused to sell, and demanded that the flight continue.
• Duo Ge blocked Xiao Yang from closing his door and threatened that he would not leave unless he handed over the inheritance.

Xiao Yang refused Duo Ge’s attempt to buy his Beast Taming Inheritance for one hundred thousand gold coins, and Duo Ge attacked him. Xiao Yang revealed his overwhelming strength and pursued the badly injured Duo Ge, who mistook his Phoenix Wings for a Dou Wang’s flying skill.

• Duo Ge offered Xiao Yang one hundred thousand gold coins for the Beast Taming Inheritance and threatened him when Xiao Yang refused.
• Duo Ge attacked Xiao Yang with a punch, but Xiao Yang caught it easily and revealed that he was a Da Dou Shi.
• Duo Ge offered five hundred thousand gold coins, then attacked Xiao Yang with his long whip when Xiao Yang refused again.
• Xiao Yang’s colorful flames set the whip alight and blasted Duo Ge through a wall, leaving him badly injured.
• Duo Ge fled, mistook Xiao Yang’s Phoenix Wings for proof that he was a Dou Wang, and was struck by another fireball.

Xiao Yang killed Duo Ge and took his riches, then enslaved the Night-Flying Eagle with the Beast Taming Art. He fed the obedient beast and flew it toward the outskirts of the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

• Xiao Yang killed Duo Ge with Burning Flame Palm and received Origin Points.
• Xiao Yang searched Duo Ge's three Storage Rings and took his gold, gold coin cards, herbs, and other valuables.
• Xiao Yang found the Night-Flying Eagle still waiting and offered it food, but it refused to eat from a stranger.
• Xiao Yang used his soul force and Beast Taming Art to imprint a Soul Seal on the Night-Flying Eagle.
• Xiao Yang fed the Night-Flying Eagle feed, medicinal ingredients, and three second-rank magical cores.
• Xiao Yang ordered the Night-Flying Eagle to fly toward the Magical Beast Mountain Range, and it reached the range after a dozen or so minutes.

Xiao Yang flew deeper into the Magical Beast Mountain Range, hoping to attract a stronger flying beast that could navigate without his guidance. A fourth-rank Wind-Splitting Falcon attacked the Night-Flying Eagle, and Xiao Yang confronted it to test his strength.

• Xiao Yang changed his route through the Magical Beast Mountain Range to draw out a stronger flying beast while avoiding its dangerous core.
• Over several days, Xiao Yang fended off attacking flying beasts, kept the Night-Flying Eagle as his mount, and cultivated with enhanced Fire God Liquid.
• A fourth-rank Wind-Splitting Falcon caught up with the Night-Flying Eagle and sent it fleeing in panic.
• Xiao Yang sent the Night-Flying Eagle away, spread his Phoenix Wings, and attacked the Wind-Splitting Falcon.
• The Wind-Splitting Falcon overwhelmed Xiao Yang's fireballs with wind blades, and Xiao Yang charged again to test his combat strength.