Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan won Yao Chen’s complete loyalty by giving him soul-healing treasures, then spent the night consolidating his power and mastering numerous techniques. By morning, Yao Chen’s soul had recovered by more than sixty percent, while Xiao Yan had reached mastery in more than a dozen Heaven-Rank Dou Techniques.

• Xiao Yan gave Yao Chen the Seven Illusion Green Spirit Saliva, the Soul Tempering Pill, and other soul-healing treasures, earning Yao Chen’s complete loyalty and a system reward of Great Fortune Incense.
• Xiao Yan used the Ten Thousand Soul Banner to conceal one hundred thousand Dou Wang dead soldiers around the Xiao Family and began consolidating his three-star Dou Emperor cultivation.
• Ling Ying reported to Xiao Xun'er that he could not probe Xiao Yan’s room, and Xiao Xun'er concluded that an expert was helping Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan spent the night mastering his cultivation, the Red Lotus Karma Fire, and more than a dozen Heaven-Rank and dozens of Earth-Rank Dou Techniques.
• By morning, Yao Chen’s soul had recovered by more than sixty percent with help from the Lotus Lantern and the healing treasures.

After Medicine Elder recovered more than sixty percent of his soul injuries with Xiao Yan’s help, he pledged to serve him and agreed to appear as his subordinate. Xiao Yan prepared to meet Nalan Yanran at the Xiao Family main hall, while Steward Mo mistakenly believed his hidden cultivation and engagement would bring the family great fortune.

• Medicine Elder thanked Xiao Yan for helping him recover and swore to obey his commands.
• Xiao Yan anticipated Nalan Yanran’s arrival and told Medicine Elder he had his own plans for her.
• Steward Mo summoned Xiao Yan to the main hall and privately assumed he had secretly reached the Dou Wang realm and would secure the Misty Cloud Sect’s support for the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Yan asked Medicine Elder to accompany him, and Medicine Elder agreed to help explain Xiao Yan’s strength and conceal his secrets.
• Xiao Yan and Medicine Elder set out to meet Nalan Yanran.

Xiao Yan brought Medicine Elder through the Xiao Family as its members mistakenly assumed Nalan Yanran had come to support him. After rejecting Xiao Mei’s belated attempt to reconnect, he entered the meeting hall and came face to face with Nalan Yanran.

• Xiao Yan accompanied Medicine Elder through the Xiao Family while its members speculated that Medicine Elder was his master and that the Misty Cloud Sect would support the family.
• Xiao Mei offered Xiao Yan breakfast, but he coldly refused and continued toward the meeting hall.
• Xiao Yan’s system awarded him Super Villain Points after he rejected Xiao Mei, who was left regretting that she had distanced herself from him.
• Xiao Yan entered the meeting hall, where Xiao Zhan, the elders, an unfamiliar old man, and Nalan Yanran were waiting.
• Xiao Yan looked at Nalan Yanran and recognized that they had finally met.

Xiao Yan arrived at the Xiao Family meeting hall, where the elders eagerly honored him after his display of strength and he deferred the seat prepared for him to Medicine Elder. Xiao Xun'er invited him to sit beside her, earning him system rewards and leaving Nalan Yanran confused by his standing in the family.

• Xiao Yan assessed Nalan Yanran as a Three-Star Dou Zhe and dismissed her arrogant manner.
• Xiao Zhan and the three elders warmly welcomed Xiao Yan and offered him the specially prepared seat, hoping to win his favor after his strength impressed them.
• Xiao Yan gave the seat of honor to Medicine Elder, who entered the hall in a physical form and sat before the astonished gathering.
• Xiao Xun'er invited Xiao Yan to sit beside her, and he accepted instead of the elders' offers.
• The system rewarded Xiao Yan for displaying Xiao Xun'er's affection before the destined protagonist, while Nalan Yanran wondered why the Xiao Family treated a supposed good-for-nothing so highly.

Nalan Yanran sent Ge Ye to ask Xiao Zhan to dissolve her engagement to Xiao Yan, unaware that Xiao Yan had become a fifteen-year-old Dou Wang. Xiao Zhan bristled at the Misty Cloud Sect’s veiled threat and demanded that Nalan Yanran confirm her decision.

• Nalan Yanran watched Xiao Yan ignore her while speaking with Xiao Xun'er, then reaffirmed that she would end their engagement.
• Ge Ye told Xiao Zhan that Nalan Yanran was expected to succeed the Misty Cloud Sect's sect master and asked him to dissolve her childhood engagement to Xiao Yan.
• The Xiao Family members reacted with shock and mockery, while Xiao Mei and other young women grew interested in Xiao Yan and resentful of Xiao Xun'er.
• Ge Ye invoked the sect master's wishes, making the request sound like a threat, and Xiao Zhan grew furious.
• Xiao Zhan stood and asked Nalan Yanran whether she was sure she wanted to break off the engagement.

Medicine Elder gravely wounded Ge Ye with a single shout when Ge Ye overwhelmed Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Family elders. Nalan Yanran offered pills refined by Pill King Gu He and a place for Xiao Yan in the Misty Cloud Sect in exchange for dissolving the engagement, but the Xiao Family responded with strange, mocking expressions.

• Nalan Yanran reaffirmed her decision to dissolve her engagement, and Ge Ye stepped in to defend her when Xiao Zhan reacted furiously.
• The Great Elder, Second Elder, and Third Elder joined Xiao Zhan against Ge Ye, but Ge Ye's sword energy overwhelmed all four.
• Medicine Elder shouted once, shattered Ge Ye's attack, and sent him flying while remaining seated.
• The Xiao Family members realized Medicine Elder's strength surpassed Ge Ye's and reacted with shock and reverence.
• Nalan Yanran offered four Qi Gathering Powders refined by Pill King Gu He and proposed arranging for Xiao Yan to join the Misty Cloud Sect if the Xiao Family dissolved the engagement.
• The Xiao Family showed no interest in Nalan Yanran's offer and looked at her with mocking expressions.

Nalan Yanran’s attempt to end her engagement with Xiao Yan failed when his family and teacher rejected her offer. Xiao Yan turned the matter around and declared that he was divorcing her, then revealed his Dou Wang strength before the stunned hall.

• Xiao Zhan rejected Nalan Yanran’s offer of Gu He’s Qi Gathering Powder and told her to address him as Clan Chief Xiao.
• Ge Ye threatened the Xiao Family over offending Gu He, but Medicine Elder struck him down and dismissed Gu He as an ant.
• Medicine Elder produced Qi Gathering Powder superior to Gu He’s, leaving Ge Ye and Nalan Yanran shocked by his power.
• Nalan Yanran asked about Medicine Elder’s relationship with Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan said that he was his teacher.
• Xiao Yan condemned Nalan Yanran’s arrogance and declared that he was divorcing her instead of being divorced by her.
• Xiao Yan unleashed crimson Dou Qi that formed enormous flaming wings, revealing that he was a Dou Wang.

Xiao Yan revealed that he was a fifteen-year-old Dou Wang and destroyed the marriage contract, leaving Nalan Yanran devastated by her decision to break their engagement. When Ge Ye tried to shield her and invoke the Misty Cloud Sect, Xiao Yan challenged him, confident he could destroy the sect if he chose.

• Xiao Yan hovered above the hall, shattered the marriage contract, and asked Nalan Yanran if she was satisfied.
• The Xiao Family celebrated Xiao Yan’s strength, while Nalan Yanran reeled at learning he was a fifteen-year-old Dou Wang and regretted breaking their engagement.
• Nalan Yanran speculated that Xiao Yan had concealed his power for years, then felt humiliated and unworthy when she met his impassive gaze.
• Master Ge Ye stepped in front of Nalan Yanran and warned Xiao Yan that the Misty Cloud Sect would retaliate if he harmed her.
• Xiao Yan mocked Ge Ye’s threat and considered his power and many trump cards sufficient to destroy the Misty Cloud Sect.

Xiao Yan forced Nalan Yanran to admit her mistake and leave, earning a million Super Villain Points and the Clan Fortune Embodiment reward. As the Xiao Family celebrated his strength and Xiao Xun'er grew closer to him, Xiao Yan began considering Yun Yun's storyline as his next opportunity.

• Nalan Yanran apologized to Xiao Yan and Xiao Zhan, bowed, and hurriedly left with Ge Ye.
• The system said the Three-Year Agreement was destroyed, Nalan Yanran admired Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan gained 13,000 luck points while the Destined Protagonist lost the same amount.
• Xiao Yan received one million Super Villain Points and the Clan Fortune Embodiment, which added the cultivation of Xiao Family members to his own.
• The Xiao Family praised Xiao Yan, and Xiao Zhan tearfully congratulated his son.
• Xiao Xun'er took Xiao Yan's hand and told him he would always be the person she cared about most, earning him 600 Super Villain Points.
• Xiao Yan wondered whether Yun Yun's storyline could earn him another large reward.

Xiao Yan planned to use his Clan Fortune Embodiment entry to strengthen the Xiao family and gave Xiao Zhan a Storage Ring filled with pills, cultivation methods, and Dou Techniques. Xiao Zhan accepted the supplies and prepared to distribute them as Xiao Yan declared that the Xiao family would rise again.

• Xiao Yan decided that the Xiao family’s quickest path to greater strength was to use pills and planned to share the supplies from his Storage Ring.
• Xiao Yan warned Xiao Zhan that the Misty Cloud Sect might retaliate and handed him the ring so the Xiao family could prepare.
• Xiao Zhan discovered the ring contained thousands of high-grade pills, including Sixth- and Seventh-grade pills, along with Heaven-tier Dou Techniques and cultivation methods.
• Xiao Zhan urged Xiao Yan to keep the precious supplies, but Xiao Yan explained that Medicine Elder could refine more pills and would teach the Xiao family alchemy.
• Xiao Yan declared that the Xiao family would no longer cower, and Xiao Zhan agreed to seize the opportunity and lead the clan’s rise.

Xiao Yan helped the Xiao Family begin distributing pills and organizing alchemy training, while he spent time with Xiao Xun'er. In the back courtyard, Xiao Xun'er asked whether he blamed her for hiding her true identity, leaving her secret unresolved.

• Xiao Zhan established rules for distributing Xiao Yan's pills based on clan contributions, talent, and cultivation, and the clan began the allocation.
• Xiao Yan asked Medicine Elder to select clan members for alchemy training, while Xiao Zhan ordered medicinal ingredients and summoned the clan to the square.
• Xiao Yan walked with Xiao Xun'er, and the system rewarded him after declaring that he had weakened the chosen protagonist's luck.
• At the back-courtyard pavilion, Xiao Xun'er asked Xiao Yan whether he blamed her for concealing her true identity and staying with the Xiao Family for another reason.

Xiao Xun'er revealed that she was from the Ancient Clan, and Xiao Yan reassured her that he still trusted and cared for her. After the system rewarded him for winning her affection, Xiao Yan realized she possessed the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame and began considering how he could obtain it without harming her.

• Xiao Xun'er told Xiao Yan that she had come from the Ancient Clan to the Xiao Family but had never intended to take anything from it.
• Xiao Yan said he had long suspected her identity and forgave her because she had never harmed him or the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Xun'er embraced Xiao Yan, and the system rewarded him with villain points and the Indestructible Vajra Technique for earning her devotion.
• Xiao Yan remembered that Xiao Xun'er possessed the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame and considered refining it into his Flame Mantra.
• The system warned Xiao Yan that forcibly taking the flame could destroy Xiao Xun'er's cultivation or soul.

Xiao Yan persuaded Xiao Xun'er to let him use the Yin-Yang Great Demon Life-Cultivation Method to deal with the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame within her. After gaining the Heavenly Flame and villain points from the system, he sealed the pavilion and prepared to begin the method with her.

• The system offered Xiao Yan the Yin-Yang Great Demon Life-Cultivation Method, which could transfer a target’s attributes through soul cultivation and permanently imprint her soul with his mark.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Xun'er that the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame could become fatal and claimed he could absorb it to remove the danger.
• Xiao Yan coaxed Xiao Xun'er into agreeing to give him the Heavenly Flame through his special cultivation method.
• The system rewarded Xiao Yan with 20,000 Super Villain Points and increased his luck while reducing the heaven's favored protagonist's luck.
• Xiao Yan summoned the Ten Thousand Soul Banner to conceal and seal the pavilion, then sat facing Xiao Xun'er to begin.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er melded their souls and life forces, allowing him to absorb the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame with her Divine Grade Bloodline’s aid. The flame fused with his Red Lotus Karma Fire, and Xiao Yan’s aura erupted as the chapter ended.

• Xiao Yan began the Yin-Yang Great Demon Life-Cultivation Method and entered Xiao Xun'er's spiritual world with her consent.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er melded their souls, and the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame surged into him.
• Xiao Yan guided the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame into his dantian to fuse with the Red Lotus Karma Fire while Xiao Xun'er's Ancient Clan bloodline power entered him.
• The system announced that Xiao Yan had gained luck and villain points after Xiao Xun'er became bound to him, while the Heaven's Chosen Protagonist lost luck.
• Xiao Yan used Xiao Xun'er's Divine Grade Bloodline to subdue and fully merge with the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, causing his aura to erupt.

Xiao Yan fused Xiao Xun'er's Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame with the Red Lotus Karma Fire, raising the Flame Mantra to low-tier Heaven and his cultivation to Three-Star Dou Zong. Xiao Xun'er watched in shock as he assessed his new power and considered the Misty Cloud Sect an insignificant threat.

• The two Heavenly Flames fused within Xiao Yan, advancing the Flame Mantra from high-tier Earth to low-tier Heaven.
• Xiao Yan's cultivation surged from Three-Star Dou Emperor to Three-Star Dou Zong, astonishing Xiao Xun'er.
• Xiao Xun'er realized Xiao Yan had reached Dou Zong at fifteen and felt her affection and trust in him deepen.
• Xiao Yan examined his system panel and tested the fused crimson-gold flame, judging himself capable of fighting a Peak Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yan dismissed the Misty Cloud Sect as a minor faction, and Xiao Xun'er asked whether he had truly become a Dou Zong.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er discovered that their cultivation method had strengthened them both, and Xiao Xun'er mastered the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame and advanced to Dou Wang. Xiao Yan began revealing the Ancient Clan’s history with the Xiao Clan, shocking her by saying the Xiao Clan had once been the strongest of the Eight Ancient Clans.

• Xiao Xun'er discovered that she had advanced to Dou Wang, mastered the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, and strengthened her bloodline.
• Xiao Xun'er told Xiao Yan that the Ancient Clan had sent her to the Xiao Family to find the Tou She Ancient God Jade, and Xiao Yan showed her the fragment he had obtained.
• Xiao Xun'er said she would not stop Xiao Yan from seeking answers from the Ancient Clan, though she hoped he would spare them.
• Xiao Yan warned that he would show the Ancient Clan no mercy if it continued scheming against the Xiao Clan, then began explaining their history.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Xun'er that the Xiao Clan had once been the strongest of the Eight Ancient Clans, leaving her stunned.

Xiao Yan told Xiao Xun'er how the Xiao Clan lost its Dou Di Bloodline and accused the Ancient Clan of failing to honor its pact to protect the Xiao Family. Xiao Xun'er questioned her clan’s actions and chose to stand by Xiao Yan if the Ancient Clan had wronged his family.

• Xiao Yan explained that Xiao Xuan had exhausted the Xiao Clan’s bloodline in a failed attempt to become a Dou Emperor.
• Xiao Yan described Xiao Xuan’s pact with Gu Yuan and said Gu Yuan had not fully honored the agreement to shelter the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Yan pointed to the Xiao Family’s decline as evidence that the Ancient Clan had not meaningfully protected it, leaving Xiao Xun'er unable to defend her father.
• Xiao Yan reassured Xiao Xun'er that he did not blame her and explained why he remained wary of the Ancient Clan.
• Xiao Xun'er told Xiao Yan that if the Ancient Clan had wronged the Xiao Family, she would face the truth alongside him.
• The system announced that Xiao Xun'er had lost faith in the Ancient Clan and grown more loyal to Xiao Yan, rewarding him with Luck Value and Super Villain Points.

Xiao Yan learned that the Jialie Clan and Aoba Clan had blocked the Xiao Family’s medicinal-herb purchases and vowed to deal with them. He left his father and the Great Elder stunned by declaring that the two clans should cease to exist.

• Xiao Yan resolved to use his knowledge of the story’s opportunities to strengthen the Xiao Family and himself.
• The Xiao Family bought medicinal herbs throughout Wutan City, drawing public speculation and attention from rival clans.
• The Great Elder told Xiao Zhan that the Jialie Clan and Aoba Clan had threatened herb merchants and were trying to obstruct the Xiao Family’s supply routes.
• Xiao Yan arrived with Medicine Elder and learned about the rivals’ actions from Xiao Zhan.
• Xiao Yan dismissed the threat posed by their Da Dou Shi fighters and said he would wipe out both clans to establish that the Xiao Family could not be provoked.

Xiao Yan ordered ten Dou Wang death warriors to destroy the Jialie Clan and the Aoba Clan, then revealed the Xiao Family’s ancient origins to Xiao Zhan. With their enemies gone and Xiao Yan’s strength displayed, the Xiao Family began rebuilding its power through alchemy and advanced cultivation techniques.

• Xiao Yan sent ten Dou Wang death warriors to wipe out the Jialie Clan and the Aoba Clan, and they returned within half an hour with Storage Rings.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Zhan that the Xiao Family descended from the Ancient Emperor Clan and explained how Xiao Xuan’s sacrifice and the Ancient Clan’s broken promise had led to their decline.
• Xiao Zhan thanked Xiao Yan for carrying the family through its hardships, and Xiao Yan assured him he could withstand any move by the Ancient Clan.
• The Xiao Family took over the two destroyed families’ businesses, and Wutan City’s factions and medicine merchants submitted or offered cooperation after seeing the ten Dou Wangs.
• Medicine Elder began teaching talented Xiao Family members alchemy, while the family received powerful cultivation methods and Dou Techniques from Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Zhan urged the elders and clansmen to train with their new techniques, and the family answered with renewed determination.

Xiao Yan strengthened the Xiao Family’s plans for cultivation and alchemy, then set out with Medicine Elder to approach Ya Fei and the Mittel Family for support. The two arrived at the Mite'er Auction House in Wutan City.

• Xiao Zhan felt moved by the Xiao Family clansmen’s enthusiasm and kept the family’s history as an Ancient Emperor Clan secret.
• Medicine Elder praised the novice alchemists and told Xiao Yan that the Xiao Family could eventually train third- or fourth-tier alchemists.
• Xiao Yan learned that Medicine Elder’s soul injuries had recovered by more than seventy percent, and he said he planned to leave Wutan City once the family was established.
• Xiao Yan decided to bring Ya Fei to his side to gain access to the Mittel Family’s resources and intelligence network.
• Xiao Yan and Medicine Elder left the Xiao Family compound and headed through Wutan City as residents praised Xiao Yan and the family’s strength.
• Xiao Yan and Medicine Elder arrived at the Mite'er Auction House.