Chapter Summaries

Xun'er stunned the assessment tent with her six-star Dou Zhe strength, and Instructor Ruolin finished registering the new students for Jia Nan Academy. Xiao Tianci returned to confront Luo Bu, secured an apology, and passed the entrance test when the crystal ball blazed in his hand.

• Xun'er revealed that she was a sixteen-year-old six-star Dou Zhe, shocking Instructor Ruolin and everyone in the tent.
• Instructor Ruolin announced that the successful applicants would join Jia Nan Academy and that the academy's flying convoy would arrive in seven days.
• Xiao Tianci returned to the tent and demanded that Luo Bu apologize for mocking him; Instructor Ruolin sided with Xiao Tianci, and Luo Bu reluctantly apologized.
• Instructor Ruolin gave Xiao Tianci an entrance test, and the crystal ball blazed when he placed his hand on it.
• Instructor Ruolin warned Luo Bu that she would properly educate him when they returned to the academy.

Xiao Tianci revealed that he was a seventeen-year-old Three-Star Dou Ling, stunning Instructor Ruolin and the Jia Nan Academy students. He agreed to enroll but asked to delay his arrival for an uncertain period, leaving Ruolin to secure leave from the academy after he disappeared from the tent.

• Luo Bu accused Xiao Tianci of cheating, but Instructor Ruolin defended the assessment and began evaluating his potential.
• Xiao Tianci claimed to be a seventeen-year-old Three-Star Dou Ling and released his aura, confirming his strength and overwhelming everyone in the tent.
• Instructor Ruolin admitted she could not assign Xiao Tianci a suitable rating, and Xiao Tianci said he had not intended to join Jia Nan Academy.
• Ruolin pleaded with Xiao Tianci to enroll, and he agreed on the condition that the incident remain secret; Luo Bu apologized, and Xiao Tianci forgave him for Ruolin's sake.
• Xiao Tianci explained that he needed to handle other matters before going to the academy, and Ruolin agreed to apply for leave despite not knowing how long he would be away.
• Xiao Tianci vanished from the tent, leaving Ruolin to wonder how she would explain his extraordinary strength and open-ended leave request to the academy.

Xiao Tianci secured Instructor Ruolin’s agreement to let him handle personal matters before joining Jia Nan Academy, then revealed that he was a seventeen-year-old Dou Ling during the entrance assessment. His strength stunned everyone, and Ruolin pleaded with him to enroll.

• Xiao Tianci made Luo Bu apologize and said he would not punish him because Instructor Ruolin had intervened.
• Xiao Tianci agreed to join Jia Nan Academy but said he could not return with the group in seven days and might need leave for months or years.
• Instructor Ruolin agreed to apply for leave after Xiao Tianci suggested he could enroll the following year instead, and Xiao Tianci left the tent.
• During the entrance assessment, Xiao Tianci revealed that he was a seventeen-year-old Three-Star Dou Ling, shocking Ruo Lin, Luo Bu, and the other students.
• Ruo Lin said she could not assign Xiao Tianci a potential rating, and Xiao Tianci said he had not planned to join Jia Nan Academy.
• Ruo Lin pleaded with Xiao Tianci to enroll, promising that his instructor would agree to anything he wanted.

Instructor Ruolin tried to keep Xiao Tianci’s talent secret, but Xiao Yan overheard enough to become curious and then asked for a year of leave from Jia Nan Academy. Xiao Tianci listened nearby, then left the square and faced Xiao Clan members who mocked him as trash.

• Instructor Ruolin told the students not to reveal Xiao Tianci’s hidden talent, especially to Xiao Yu.
• Xiao Yan entered the tent, asked who Instructor Ruolin had praised, and received no answer.
• Xiao Yan asked for leave to handle an important matter and said he might withdraw if he could not get it; he wanted around a year.
• Xiao Tianci listened with his spiritual sense and smiled, then heard energy erupt as Instructor Ruolin tested Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Tianci left the square, turned toward the Xiao Clan members mocking him, and began circulating the Primordial True Art as the Brahma Dharma Image appeared in his eyes.

Xiao Tianci intimidated the Xiao Clan members who mocked him, then surprised Ya Fei with a kiss when she visited him. As Ya Fei tried to leave, he mentioned that he had developed new pills.

• Xiao Tianci frightened the Xiao Clan members into silence, and they insulted him only after he had left.
• Xiao Tianci reviewed his two unfinished system missions and reflected on leaving the Xiao Clan soon.
• Ya Fei visited Xiao Tianci and was struck by how much his appearance and temperament had changed.
• Xiao Tianci pulled Ya Fei close and kissed her, leaving her shocked and flustered.
• Ya Fei turned to leave, but Xiao Tianci stopped her by saying he had developed some new pills.

Xiao Tianci told Ya Fei about the Taiping Golden Pill and offered to refine Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pills for her. After he revealed the Taiping Golden Pill’s extraordinary effects, Ya Fei was shocked and sat beside him to apologize.

• Xiao Tianci told Ya Fei that the Taiping Golden Pill was a fourth-grade pill, and she realized he could refine fourth-grade medicinal pills.
• Ya Fei asked about the pill’s effects, but her anticipation faded when Xiao Tianci said it worked only on experts above the Dou Ling realm.
• Xiao Tianci offered Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pills instead, and Ya Fei requested three, agreeing to provide six sets of ingredients.
• As Ya Fei prepared to leave, she asked again about the Taiping Golden Pill, and Xiao Tianci described how it could raise strength by three stars, improve potential, stabilize foundations, and remove hidden flaws.
• Ya Fei was shaken by the pill’s effects, sat beside Xiao Tianci, and apologized for her earlier behavior.

Xiao Tianci refined two Taiping Golden Pills for Ya Fei and spent five days in Wutan City before deciding to leave and continue growing stronger. Before departing, he gave Ya Fei pills in thanks and received a VIP card for Mite'er Auction Houses across the Jia Ma Empire.

• Ya Fei persuaded Xiao Tianci to refine two Taiping Golden Pills in exchange for medicinal ingredients.
• Over the next five days, Xiao Tianci stayed home reading, then successfully refined both pills from the materials Ya Fei delivered.
• Xiao Tianci visited Ya Fei at the auction house and told her he planned to leave Wutan City to pursue further growth.
• Xiao Tianci gave Ya Fei two Qi Gathering Pills and a Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill in thanks for her help.
• Ya Fei gave Xiao Tianci a violet-gold card granting the highest VIP treatment at Mite'er Auction Houses throughout the Jia Ma Empire.
• Xiao Tianci embraced Ya Fei, told her not to get too close to other men while he was away, and left her looking forward to their next meeting.

Xiao Tianci left Wutan City on the Green Ox and headed toward the Magical Beast Mountain Range, determined to grow stronger against the Soul Hall. After hearing mercenaries discuss the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and Xiao Yi Xian, he approached their camp to ask what had happened.

• Ya Fei watched Xiao Tianci leave, while Xiao Yu found his note and carefully put it away.
• Xiao Tianci left Wutan City on the Green Ox, reflecting on his attachment to the city and the danger posed by the Soul Hall.
• As evening fell, Xiao Tianci reached the woods near the Magical Beast Mountain Range and spotted a mercenary campfire.
• Xiao Tianci overheard mercenaries discussing the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and remembered its connection to Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Tianci approached the mercenaries to ask about the situation, but Ling'er accused him of entering their territory to eavesdrop.

Xiao Tianci met members of the Blood Battle Mercenary Group while traveling and learned that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group had blocked the road to the Magical Beast Mountain Range. He also heard that Xiao Yi Xian faced an ultimatum, leaving him considering a chance to help her during his upcoming alchemist examination.

• Ka Gang invited Xiao Tianci to join the camp, where Xiao Tianci claimed to be a Three-Star Dou Ling and Ling'er and Mu Lan mocked his claim.
• Qing Xin, Mo Shi, and Mu Lan introduced themselves as members of the Blood Battle Mercenary Group from Green Mountain Town.
• Ka Gang explained that Mu She had gained a Xuan-rank Dou Technique and blocked the road to the Magical Beast Mountain Range, forcing travelers to take dangerous detours.
• Xiao Tianci asked about Xiao Yi Xian, and Ka Gang told him that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group had demanded that the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion hand her over by an approaching deadline.
• Xiao Tianci considered helping Xiao Yi Xian during his alchemist examination, then accepted Ka Gang's invitation to eat with the group while Ling'er continued making barbed remarks.

Xiao Tianci left Ka Gang’s group to travel alone, but a run-in with the Wolf Head Mercenary Group interrupted their departure. Gan Mu threatened Ling’er and confronted Ka Gang, leaving Xiao Tianci facing a situation tied to the group’s route into the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

• Ling’er mocked Xiao Tianci for supposedly lying about his strength, while Mo Shi defended him and said he believed Xiao Tianci had told the truth.
• After sleeping through the night, Xiao Tianci helped pack the tents and told Ka Gang he would part ways with the group.
• Ling’er taunted Xiao Tianci about his claimed rank, and he rode off on the Green Ox as Ka Gang’s group prepared to leave.
• Seven or eight riders from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group approached, and Ka Gang identified their leader as Gan Mu, a nine-star Dou Zhe and rival of the Blood Battle Mercenary Group.
• Gan Mu mocked Ka Gang about taking a detour, then made lewd remarks toward Ling’er, who hid behind Ka Gang in fear.

Xiao Tianci stopped Gan Mu from leaving and, when Gan Mu threatened Ka Gang's group, killed Gan Mu's guards with a single burst of sword intent. The chapter left Gan Mu terrified and pinned beneath Xiao Tianci's foot as Ka Gang and Ling'er realized Xiao Tianci was truly a Dou Ling expert.

• Gan Mu prepared to leave after threatening Ling'er, but Xiao Tianci stopped him and said he wanted to ask him questions.
• Ling'er denied knowing Xiao Tianci, while Ka Gang tried to excuse his behavior and calm Gan Mu.
• Gan Mu summoned his men and demanded the group's loot and one of Xiao Tianci's arms, threatening to cripple them if they refused.
• Xiao Tianci unleashed sword intent that killed Gan Mu's guards and left Gan Mu unable to resist.
• Xiao Tianci stepped on Gan Mu's chest as Ka Gang and Ling'er recognized his immense strength and feared how they had treated him.

Xiao Tianci interrogated and killed Gan Mu after learning that Mu She had become a Five-Star Dou Shi and that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group was pressuring the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion to hand over Xiao Yi Xian. Xiao Tianci left for Green Mountain Town while Ka Gang agreed to bring his Green Ox, and the others wondered what would happen when Xiao Tianci confronted the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

• Xiao Tianci questioned Gan Mu about the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and learned that Mu She was now a Five-Star Dou Shi who controlled Green Mountain Town.
• Gan Mu told Xiao Tianci that the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion faced a final ultimatum to hand over Xiao Yi Xian, while the Wolf Head Mercenary Group had no current plans to attack the Blood Battle Mercenary Group.
• Xiao Tianci killed Gan Mu with a streak of sword qi after finishing his questions.
• Xiao Tianci asked Ka Gang to bring his Green Ox to Green Mountain Town, then departed ahead of the group.
• Ka Gang, Ling'er, Mo Shi, and Qing Xin reflected on Xiao Tianci's strength and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's likely fate.

Xiao Tianci found Xiao Yi Xian under close guard at the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion and reunited with her. She explained that Mu She was pursuing her because she had discovered a cave containing treasures, and the chapter ended as Xiao Tianci realized Mu She had gained strength and Xuan-tier combat techniques from it.

• Xiao Tianci learned that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group had made Green Mountain Town fearful and that its final ultimatum to the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion was approaching.
• Xiao Tianci slipped past the estate’s guards and found Xiao Yi Xian working in a secluded room under heavy surveillance.
• Xiao Yi Xian was astonished to see Xiao Tianci again, and he reassured her that no one outside could hear them.
• Xiao Tianci blamed himself for Mu Li’s death, but Xiao Yi Xian explained that Mu She was actually hunting her for treasures she had found in a cave.
• Xiao Tianci concluded that Mu She’s increased strength and Xuan-tier combat techniques had come from the cave.

Xiao Yi Xian explained that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and the owner of the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion were pressuring her over a treasure, the Seven-Colored Poison Manual. After reading the manual, Xiao Tianci offered to deal with the mercenaries, and Xiao Yi Xian chose to join him.

• Xiao Yi Xian applied an antidote to Xiao Tianci and explained that the poison in her room helped protect her from people monitoring her.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Tianci that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group had given her an ultimatum and that the owner of the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion wanted her treasure.
• Xiao Yi Xian revealed that the treasure was the Seven-Colored Poison Manual, and Xiao Tianci asked to read it rather than take it from her.
• Xiao Tianci read the manual, gained Experience Points, and returned it to Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Tianci offered to handle the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, and Xiao Yi Xian stood up and said she would go with him.

Xiao Tianci and Xiao Yi Xian tried to leave the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion, but Mr. Yao blocked them to seize the cave treasures and force Xiao Yi Xian to reveal an antidote. Xiao Tianci killed the attacking guards with a single sword strike, leaving Mr. Yao’s fate unresolved.

• Xiao Tianci agreed to accompany Xiao Yi Xian to deal with the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.
• Mr. Yao entered Xiao Yi Xian’s room with armed guards and tried to prevent her from leaving with Xiao Tianci.
• Xiao Yi Xian revealed that she had poisoned Mr. Yao and warned him that he would die or lose his mind without the antidote.
• Mr. Yao chose to capture Xiao Yi Xian so he could obtain the antidote and the cave treasures, then ordered his guards to attack.
• Xiao Tianci used Great River Sword Intent through a medicinal brush and killed the guards in the room.

After Xiao Tianci killed Mr. Yao’s men, he and Xiao Yi Xian left on her flying beast, Xiao Lan. As they traveled toward the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s headquarters, Xiao Yi Xian offered to help him deal with its members.

• Mr. Yao begged Xiao Tianci to spare him, but Xiao Yi Xian refused to give him an antidote for the poison she had administered.
• Xiao Tianci and Xiao Yi Xian left the estate on Xiao Lan, the flying beast Xiao Yi Xian had raised.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Tianci that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group occupied southern Qingshan Town and had about a hundred core members.
• Xiao Yi Xian explained that Hao Meng was an Eight-Star Dou Zhe and Mu She was a Five-Star Dou Shi with a High Xuan Tier Dou Technique.
• Xiao Yi Xian offered to help Xiao Tianci prevent the mercenary group’s members from scattering and fleeing.

Xiao Tianci and Xiao Yi Xian prepared to confront the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, while Mu She learned that Xiao Tianci had killed Gan Mu and ordered scouts to find him. Xiao Tianci then fought his way through the group’s main gate, where Mu She confronted him in the front courtyard.

• Xiao Yi Xian gave Xiao Tianci a poison antidote and offered to disable fleeing mercenaries with her poison.
• Mu She learned that Xiao Tianci had killed Gan Mu and his men, and ordered the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s scouts to search for him.
• A mercenary reported that someone had fought through the group’s main gate, and Mu She ordered Hao Meng to block the entrance.
• Mu She and the group’s core members reached the front courtyard and found Xiao Tianci standing among the bodies of a dozen dead mercenaries.
• Mu She pointed at Xiao Tianci and demanded his name, threatening to kill him painlessly.

Xiao Tianci entered the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s courtyard alone and faced Mu She and his assembled mercenaries. He killed the attacking mercenaries with Samadhi True Fire, leaving Mu She to prepare for a direct fight amid the devastated courtyard.

• Xiao Tianci entered the courtyard and taunted Mu She, who sealed the exit and surrounded him with mercenaries.
• Mu She ordered his men to attack Xiao Tianci while he watched from the stairs.
• Xiao Tianci scattered flames among the first attackers, and the fire killed them and burned much of the courtyard.
• Mu She drew his spear and vowed to kill Xiao Tianci, then gathered pale green battle qi around himself.

Xiao Tianci effortlessly defeated Mu She and spared his life after the Wolf Head Mercenary Group leader surrendered. Xiao Tianci followed Mu She to the group’s headquarters to claim a high-level Dou Skill and look for items that could increase his Experience Points, while Xiao Yi Xian joined them out of concern he might be poisoned.

• Mu She attacked Xiao Tianci with his spear, but Xiao Tianci vanished from sight and seized him by the neck.
• The Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s mercenaries dropped their weapons and stopped advancing when Xiao Tianci warned them.
• Xiao Tianci released Mu She, who recovered, surrendered, and offered a high-level Dou Skill from the group’s treasury.
• Xiao Tianci followed Mu She to the headquarters, intending to look for items that could increase his Experience Points.
• Xiao Yi Xian left Xiao Lan in the front courtyard, caught up with Xiao Tianci, and said she feared the group would poison him.

Xiao Tianci entered the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's treasury, drew the Sword Control Technique, and followed Mu She to retrieve a Xuan-tier cultivation technique. Mu She poisoned the room and took Xiao Yi Xian hostage, but Xiao Tianci remained unaffected and prepared to test his new skill as Xiao Yi Xian trusted him and closed her eyes.

• Mu She led Xiao Tianci and Xiao Yi Xian into the treasury, where Xiao Yi Xian asked permission to take some items and Xiao Tianci agreed.
• Xiao Tianci used the system lottery and drew the Sword Control Technique, which let him control swords remotely within his spiritual sense.
• Mu She led Xiao Tianci to a locked box containing a Xuan-tier cultivation technique and handed him its key.
• When Xiao Tianci opened the box, green poison gas burst out, and Mu She seized Xiao Yi Xian and held a sword to her neck.
• Xiao Tianci dispersed the poison gas and challenged Mu She, then asked Xiao Yi Xian if she trusted him and told her to close her eyes.