Chapter Summaries

Xiao Qing broke through to become a One-Star Dou Zhe, awakened an Innate Spirit Body, and discovered his soul realm had risen. He spent his accumulated Innate Spiritual Rhyme to advance his Fire Control talent to High Grade, while gaining a new opportunity to solidify a talent.

• Xiao Qing compressed his Dou Qi until a vortex formed in his dantian, officially making him a Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Qing completed the first circulation of the Mystic Fire Art and formed a strand of fire-attributed Dou Qi.
• The Mysterious Book recorded Xiao Qing's new cultivation and revealed his Innate Spirit Body and Mortal Realm Mid-Stage soul realm.
• Xiao Qing recalled his parents' deaths and how he had trained his Fire Control talent from Low Grade to Mid Grade.
• Xiao Qing used his accumulated Innate Spiritual Rhyme to raise Fire Control to High Grade.

Xiao Qing advanced his Flame Control talent to Spirit Grade, gaining stronger flame affinity and rising to Three-Star Dou Zhe. He left the cave hungry and began planning how to obtain Gu Xun’er’s support when she arrived in Wutan City.

• Xiao Qing used his enhanced Fire Palm to shatter a boulder with a powerful dragon-shaped blast.
• Xiao Qing spent his remaining Innate Spiritual Rhyme to advance Flame Control to Spirit Grade, and the breakthrough also raised his cultivation to Three-Star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Qing assessed his improved strength but recognized that his Yellow Tier cultivation method left him short on Dou Qi reserves against a Dou Shi.
• Xiao Qing left the energy-depleted cave to find food and resolved to seek a better cultivation method.
• Xiao Qing thought about Gu Xun’er’s upcoming arrival and planned to win her trust through sincere companionship, maturity, and a sense of security.

Xiao Qing attended the Xiao Family’s annual Dou Qi test and learned that Xiao Zhan had found a Grade 4 pill formula to treat Yan Qian’s lingering illness but lacked the ingredients and resources to obtain the pill. Yan Qian brought Xiao Yan to the square and gave Xiao Qing a black ring left by his mother, which he recognized as possibly the ring connected to Old Yao.

• Xiao Qing concealed his true Three-Star Dou Zhe cultivation as he watched the younger members gather for the annual test.
• Xiao Zhan urged Xiao Qing to rest more and explained that Yan Qian needed a Grade 4 Foundation Solidifying Pill, but the Xiao Family had gathered less than half the required ingredients.
• Yan Qian arrived with Xiao Yan, and Xiao Qing reflected on her worsening illness after she had lost vital essence giving birth to him.
• Yan Qian gave Xiao Qing the ancient black ring she had found among his mother’s belongings.
• Xiao Qing suspected the ring was the one associated with Xiao Yan’s lost cultivation and Old Yao.

Xiao Qing watched the Xiao family’s annual Dou Qi test reveal strong results from his cousins Xiao Ding and Xiao Li before his own name was called. The chapter left Xiao Qing about to take the test.

• Xiao Zhan and Yan Qian encouraged Xiao Qing as the Dou Qi test began, while young Xiao Yan watched eagerly and anticipated starting cultivation the following year.
• Xiao Teng tested at the Fourth Stage and received an Intermediate rank.
• Xiao Ding tested at the Seventh Duan and received an Advanced rank, drawing cheers and admiration from the crowd.
• Xiao Bai, Xiao Jing, Xiao Ran, and Xiao Yuan completed their tests with results ranging from the Second to Fifth Stage.
• Xiao Li tested at the Fifth Stage and received an Intermediate rank, surprising the tester and proudly showing off to Xiao Qing.
• The tester called Xiao Qing’s name, and Xiao Qing prepared to take his turn.

Xiao Qing concealed his true cultivation during the Xiao Family test, then spent three months cultivating in seclusion and advanced to One-Star Dou Shi as his Heaven Grade Law of Fire and Emperor Dou bloodline awakened. The chapter left him examining his newly activated First-Grade bloodline, while a faint flash from his black ring hinted at Yao Lao’s appearance.

• Xiao Qing used the Mysterious Book to conceal his Three-Star Dou Zhe cultivation and tested as a Four-Duan Dou Qi, surprising the examiner and his family.
• Xiao Qing cultivated in the Xiao Family Back Mountain, where his Innate Spirit Body drew in Heaven and Earth Origin and his talent evolved into Heaven Grade Law of Fire.
• As Xiao Qing broke through to Dou Shi, his Emperor Dou bloodline awakened and helped him shatter the cultivation barrier.
• Xiao Qing reached One-Star Dou Shi, formed a crimson Dou Qi Veil, and saw his updated cultivation details in the Mysterious Book.
• Xiao Qing sensed and briefly manifested the pressure of his activated First-Grade Emperor Dou Bloodline, judging its benefits negligible; his black ring had flashed faintly during the breakthrough.

Xiao Qing revealed his Emperor Dou Bloodline to Old Yao, who emerged from his ring and asked to become Xiao Qing’s master. After Xiao Qing accepted, Old Yao offered to teach him and began explaining the unusual cultivation technique known as the Burning Mantra.

• Old Yao emerged from Xiao Qing’s ring after Xiao Qing broke through to Dou Shi and displayed his Emperor Dou Bloodline.
• Old Yao recognized Xiao Qing’s bloodline and praised his extraordinary cultivation speed, soul power, and potential as an alchemist.
• Old Yao asked Xiao Qing to take him as his master, and Xiao Qing accepted with a formal disciple’s bow.
• Old Yao promised to teach Xiao Qing and said he first needed a cultivation technique better suited to his talent.
• Old Yao revealed that his unusual technique evolved by absorbing and refining flames, especially Heavenly Flames.

Xiao Qing converted to the Burning Mantra and used his innate Fire Law suppression to absorb Bone Chilling Flame, proving the technique could evolve and rapidly increasing his cultivation. The chapter ended with him summoning a pale white flame after reaching Three-Star Dou Shi and advancing the mantra to Xuan Rank Mid-grade.

• Old Yao gave Xiao Qing the Yellow Rank: Low-Grade Burning Mantra, and Xiao Qing recognized that it suited his innate constitution and Fire Law talent.
• Xiao Qing converted to the Burning Mantra, keeping his cultivation at One-Star Dou Shi despite compressing and refining his Dou Qi.
• Xiao Qing’s Fire Law aura suppressed the Bone Chilling Flame, and he absorbed a tiny flame seed that evolved the mantra to Yellow Rank: Mid-Grade.
• Old Yao prepared Xiao Qing with the Ice Pulse Pill, Heart Protecting Pill, and Spirit Container before giving him a Bone Chilling Flame Sub-flame to absorb.
• Xiao Qing absorbed the Sub-flame with little difficulty, evolving the Burning Mantra to Xuan Rank Mid-grade and advancing to Three-Star Dou Shi.
• Xiao Qing summoned a pale white flame from his palm.

Xiao Qing refined a three-pattern Grade 4 Foundation Solidifying Pill for Yan Qian, while Xiao Zhan worried that he could not find an alchemist to treat her. The chapter ended with Xiao Zhan despairing over whether his late father’s old friend would honor their bond.

• Xiao Qing revealed his Bone Chilling Flame Sub-flame’s transformation, and Old Yao accepted his explanation that he had an Innate Fire Spirit Body.
• Old Yao told Xiao Qing that he would begin teaching him combat techniques and alchemy, and Xiao Qing returned to the Xiao Family.
• After two months of training, Xiao Qing used his Bone Chilling Flame Sub-flame to refine a Grade 4 Foundation Solidifying Pill for Yan Qian.
• Xiao Qing produced a three-pattern pill whose medicinal power exceeded that of an ordinary Grade 4 pill, and he sealed it in a jade bottle.
• Xiao Zhan sat awake worrying over Yan Qian and learned that he still needed a Jade Marrow Ganoderma and a Tier 4 or higher alchemist to refine her medicine.
• Xiao Zhan wondered whether his father Xiao Lin’s former alchemist friend would honor their old friendship and help him.

A mysterious black-robed alchemist visited Xiao Zhan and delivered precious pills on behalf of a disciple from the Xiao clan. Xiao Zhan concluded that Xiao Qing was the disciple, kept the encounter secret, and felt hopeful about the Xiao Family’s future.

• Xiao Zhan worried that he could not help his ill family elder and eventually began to drift toward sleep.
• A mysterious black-robed alchemist appeared before Xiao Zhan, said his disciple belonged to the Xiao clan, and gave him several pills.
• The alchemist vanished before Xiao Zhan could learn his disciple’s identity, and Xiao Zhan guessed that the disciple was Xiao Qing.
• Xiao Zhan identified the pills as rare medicines that could treat the family elder and help him advance toward Dou Ling.
• Xiao Zhan decided to conceal the visit and pills from everyone, including Qian'er, Ding'er, and Li'er.

Xiao Qing mastered Eight Extremities Collapse and demonstrated its overwhelming power, while Xiao Zhan’s family recovered and he secretly advanced to Dou Ling. The chapter ended with Xiao Zhan learning that a visitor named Xiao Yuan had arrived with Xun’er and Xiao Lin’s token, and Yan Qian was already receiving them.

• Xiao Qing recalled Old Yao’s possession and the glimpse of peak Dou Emperor power, which strengthened his resolve to grow stronger.
• Xiao Zhan used the pills Xiao Qing had provided to restore Yan Qian’s health and advance from a five-star Da Dou Shi to a one-star Dou Ling, concealing most of his new strength.
• Xiao Qing mastered Eight Extremities Collapse and combined it with his Innate Fire Spirit Body to unleash a punch Old Yao judged stronger than some low-level Earth-Rank Dou Techniques.
• Xiao Qing returned toward the Xiao Family to visit Yan Qian after finishing his training.
• A servant told Xiao Zhan that Xiao Yuan had arrived with Xun’er and a token from Xiao Lin, and Xiao Zhan learned that Yan Qian had invited them to the Council Hall.

Gu Yuan visited the Xiao Family under the alias Xiao Yuan, bringing his daughter Xun'er and asking Xiao Zhan to let her live there as an ordinary child. Xiao Qing recognized Gu Yuan when he noticed the Bone Flame Ring, and Gu Yuan departed after privately acknowledging him as interesting.

• Xiao Zhan hurried to the Council Hall after learning that a visitor bearing Xiao Lin's token had arrived.
• Gu Yuan received exaggerated praise from the Xiao Family's three elders while Yan Qian and the young Xiao Yan observed.
• Xiao Zhan arrived and Gu Yuan asked him to let Xun'er reside with the Xiao Family temporarily, without special treatment.
• Xiao Qing appeared at the hall entrance, recognized Gu Yuan, and caught his probing glance at the Bone Flame Ring.
• Gu Yuan entrusted Xun'er to Xiao Zhan, restrained the clan leader and elders from seeing him off, and vanished after telling Xiao Qing, "Not bad."

After a year of cultivating, Xiao Qing accepted two Dou Technique scrolls from Gu Xun'er before leaving Wutan City for the Magical Beast Mountain Range. He reached Green Mountain Town and settled into an inn, preparing to investigate the area before beginning his training.

• Xiao Qing recalled Gu Yuan's overwhelming strength and felt relieved that the Mysterious Book had remained undiscovered.
• Gu Xun'er visited Xiao Qing, who told her he would leave to train; she gave him two valuable Dou Technique scrolls, and he promised to bring her a gift when he returned.
• Xiao Qing left Wutan City with Old Yao and traveled toward Green Mountain Town, while Old Yao teased him about receiving Gu Xun'er's gift.
• Xiao Qing arrived in Green Mountain Town, surveyed its mercenaries, and decided to learn more about the Magical Beast Mountain Range before entering it.
• Xiao Qing rented a quiet superior room at the Tianyuan Inn, where Old Yao advised him to investigate the mountain range the next day.

Xiao Qing traveled into the Magical Beast Mountain Range to test his strength against the Tier 5 Demon Flame Wolf, first killing mercenaries who tried to rob him. He confronted the beast in the Gloomy Jungle and met its opening attack with Eight Extremities Collapse.

• Xiao Qing entered the Magical Beast Mountain Range after gathering information from mercenaries in Green Mountain Town.
• Hu Li and his men tried to rob Xiao Qing, but he killed them with the Bone Chilling Flame Sub-flame.
• Xiao Qing found the Demon Flame Wolf's cave in the Gloomy Jungle and revealed his peak Da Dou Shi aura to lure it out.
• The Demon Flame Wolf attacked Xiao Qing with a claw wreathed in black Demon Flame.
• Xiao Qing formed his unique Dou Qi Armor and struck the beast's claw with Eight Extremities Collapse.

Xiao Qing killed a Tier 5 Demon Flame Wolf, recovered a Spirit-Nourishing Grass, and spent a month fighting powerful Magical Beasts to strengthen himself. After reaching the limit of peak Da Dou Shi, he began breaking through to Dou Ling beside a waterfall.

• Xiao Qing changed tactics against the Demon Flame Wolf, struck its weak point beneath the purple fire between its brows with Eight Extremities Collapse, and defeated it.
• Xiao Qing killed the Demon Flame Wolf and collected its Tier 5 Fire Attribute Magical Core and Beast Fire Origin.
• Xiao Qing found Spirit-Nourishing Grass in the wolf's cave and, following Old Yao's advice, harvested it to preserve for refining Spirit-Nourishing Pills.
• Xiao Qing spent a month fighting and killing Tier 5 Magical Beasts while gathering valuable medicinal ingredients and materials.
• Xiao Qing reached the limit of peak Da Dou Shi and unleashed a powerful aura as he began advancing to Dou Ling.

Xiao Qing refined three Tier 5 Beast Fires, advanced to two-star Dou Ling, and discovered that consuming powerful flames strengthened his Law of Fire Talent. After reviewing his progress, he prepared to confront the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Snake and reclaim the Soul-Calming Moon-Evening Grass needed for a Tier 6 Spirit-Nourishing Pill.

• Xiao Qing absorbed the Demon Flame Wolf Fire and two Demon Fox Nether Fires, advancing to two-star Dou Ling and bringing the Burning Mantra close to Black Rank High-grade.
• Xiao Qing consulted the Mysterious Book and found that fusing powerful flames had raised his Law of Fire Talent progress to ten.
• Xiao Qing decided to reserve his Innate Spiritual Rhyme for solidifying a new Talent and build a balanced foundation around the Burning Mantra and Law of Fire.
• Old Yao urged Xiao Qing to prepare to refine a Tier 6 Spirit-Nourishing Pill, for which they still needed the Soul-Calming Moon-Evening Grass guarded by the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Snake.
• Xiao Qing resolved to return for the herb and settle his score with the serpent, recalling how its overwhelming aura had interrupted his discovery of the plant.

Xiao Qing returned to the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Snake’s valley to claim the Soul-Calming Moon-Evening Grass and began a battle with the Tier 6 beast. He wounded the serpent with an Earth Rank palm technique, evaded its counterattack, and left it stunned by his strength and techniques.

• Xiao Qing went back to the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Snake’s territory, determined to take the Soul-Calming Moon-Evening Grass with his own strength.
• The Heaven-Swallowing Demon Snake refused to give up the herb, and Xiao Qing attacked with a golden-red finger seal that its devouring power absorbed.
• The serpent struck Xiao Qing with its tail, but he countered with the Great Heaven Red Sun Palm, injuring it while suffering a minor wound himself.
• The Heaven-Swallowing Demon Snake charged and tried to crush Xiao Qing, but he used Phoenix Dance Wandering Step to evade its attack.
• Xiao Qing mocked the serpent’s speed, leaving it shocked that a Dou Ling possessed multiple Earth Rank techniques.

Xiao Qing killed the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Snake with his Soul-Extinguishing Arrow, claimed its herbs and remains, and decided to try extracting its Devour Talent. Old Yao then began refining a Peak Tier 6 Spirit-Nourishing Pill in the Black Demon Cauldron while Xiao Qing watched and studied.

• Xiao Qing broke through the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Snake’s defenses with Finger of Nirvana, then killed it by striking its Soul Origin with Soul-Extinguishing Arrow.
• Xiao Qing and Old Yao found more than a dozen rare herbs in the snake’s cave, including the Soul-Calming Moon-Evening Grass needed for a Tier 6 Spirit-Nourishing Pill.
• Xiao Qing harvested the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Snake’s Magical Core and blood essence, then decided to extract and solidify its Devour Talent.
• Old Yao summoned the Black Demon Cauldron and told Xiao Qing to observe the alchemy process to help him become a Tier 6 Alchemist.
• Old Yao began refining the Peak Tier 6 Spirit-Nourishing Pill with Bone Chilling Flame as Xiao Qing watched attentively.

Old Yao refined a Peak Tier 6 Spirit-Nourishing Pill for Xiao Qing, who used it to reach Peak Mortal Realm Soul Power. Xiao Qing then left the Magical Beast Mountain Range’s inner region with the Early Spirit Grade [Devour] Talent and continued toward his next plans.

• Old Yao used the Bone Chilling Flame and Black Demon Cauldron to refine a highly spiritual Spirit-Nourishing Pill while Xiao Qing watched and learned.
• Old Yao gave Xiao Qing the pill and explained that its spirituality strengthened its effect on the Soul Origin.
• Xiao Qing swallowed the pill and, after several hours of cultivation, reached Peak Mortal Realm Soul Power.
• Xiao Qing discussed his increased alchemy prospects with Old Yao, who said he could handle the Pill Lightning from future Tier 7 pills.
• As Xiao Qing traveled out of the inner region, he burned an ambushing Striped Fierce Tiger to ash and reflected on his newly acquired [Devour] Talent.

Xiao Qing rescued Gu Xian'er from a Bloodthirsty Rat and escorted her home, where he discovered that her mother, Gu Ting, was dying from poison linked to the Woe Poison Body. Old Yao explained the deadly constitution, leaving Xiao Qing to face the mystery of Gu Ting’s condition.

• Xiao Qing killed a Bloodthirsty Rat before it could attack Gu Xian'er, then learned that she had ventured into the mountain range to gather herbs for her sick mother.
• Xiao Qing refused Gu Xian'er's offer of her herbs and escorted her toward Green Mountain Town, deciding to help her after hearing about her hardship and devotion to her mother.
• Mercenaries recognized Xiao Qing as the youth who had destroyed Scar Tiger's gang and made way for him as he crossed town with Gu Xian'er.
• Gu Xian'er led Xiao Qing to her home, where he met her gravely ill mother, Gu Ting.
• Old Yao identified the poison inside Gu Ting as the source poison of the Woe Poison Body and suggested she had likely once carried that constitution herself.
• Old Yao explained that Woe Poison Body sufferers grew stronger by consuming poison, but accumulated toxins could eventually overwhelm their minds and turn them into murderous monsters.

Xiao Qing discovered that Xiao Yi Xian had an Innate Woe Poison Body and saved her mother, Gu Ting, from its accumulated poison. He then found another Purifying Lotus Demon Flame Fragment Map in Desert City and confronted its owner, the sealed Ice Emperor Hai Bodong, as he proposed a deal.

• Old Yao identified Xiao Yi Xian as the rare Innate Woe Poison Body, whose poison had been harming her mother, Gu Ting.
• Xiao Qing treated Gu Ting with Dou Qi and pills, stored Xiao Yi Xian’s source poison for her future cultivation, and set out for the Tagor Desert after retrieving a fragment map from the mountain cave.
• Xiao Qing found another Purifying Lotus Demon Flame Fragment Map in a Desert City map shop and learned from Old Yao that the shopkeeper was the sealed former Dou Emperor Hai Bodong.
• When Xiao Qing revealed that he knew the map’s significance, Hai Bodong unleashed his icy Dou Qi and threatened him.
• Xiao Qing countered the chill with golden-red flame and calmly offered Hai Bodong a deal for the map.