Chapter Summaries

Qi Fan discovered the hidden Ling Ying, an Ancient Clan Dou Huang who had been watching him, and made him pay the Blood Battle Mercenary Group’s bill. Ling Ying recognized Qi Fan as the person behind an anonymous letter sent to his young miss years earlier, but Qi Fan demanded to know what Yan'er had asked him to deliver.

• Qi Fan refused to let Ka Gang’s daughter Ling'er pursue him, and Ka Gang admitted the mercenary group could not afford the meal.
• Ka Gang vowed to repay Qi Fan for saving the group, and Qi Fan revealed that someone else could pay the bill.
• Qi Fan sensed a black-robed man hiding nearby through the Heaven Swallowing Magic Skill and summoned him forward.
• Qi Fan identified the newcomer as Ling Ying from Wu Tan City, and Ling Ying respectfully addressed him as Senior.
• Ling Ying asked whether Qi Fan had arranged the anonymous letter his young miss received more than ten years earlier, and Qi Fan demanded the item Yan'er had asked him to deliver.

Qi Fan received Qi Yan'er’s letter and learned that she missed him, while his restriction still kept him from reaching Wu Tan City. After Ling Ying returned to Qi Yan'er and Xiao Xun'er with news of Qi Fan’s frightening insight, Qi Yan'er discovered that Xiao Xun'er belonged to the Ancient Clan.

• Ling Ying delivered Qi Yan'er’s letter to Qi Fan, who dismissed him after accepting it and let him leave with a bag of Gold Coins.
• Ling Ying revealed his Dou Qi Transformation Wings as he flew away, prompting the tavern guests to suspect Qi Fan was an even stronger expert; Ka Gang then blamed Qi Fan for the magical beasts’ behavior and the disturbance in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
• Qi Fan read that Qi Yan'er had made friends with Yanran, Xun Er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Ya Fei, and that she missed him, but his system restriction limited his human activity range to Black Rock City.
• Qi Fan decided to travel to Black Rock City to check in and earn Points while he remained unable to reach Wu Tan City.
• Qi Yan'er scolded Ling Ying for returning without waiting for Qi Fan’s reply, and Ling Ying explained that Qi Fan had recognized his presence, purpose, and clan.
• Ling Ying told Xiao Xun'er that Qi Fan knew they belonged to the Ancient Clan, and Qi Yan'er eagerly realized that Xiao Xun'er was from that clan.

Qi Yan'er considered joining Jia Nan Academy with Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian, but worried the academy would restrict her search for her mother. She left the decision conditional on whether she could take leave freely.

• Qi Yan'er learned Xiao Xun'er was the Ancient Clan's eldest young lady, and Xiao Xun'er decided there was no need for Ling Ying to seek another reply from her father.
• Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian returned with medicinal ingredients they had obtained from the Ga Lie and Oba families, and Xiao Yi Xian blushed when Qi Yan'er called her the girl's daddy's girlfriend.
• Ya Fei told Qi Yan'er that Jia Nan Academy would soon recruit students and explained its reputation and entry requirement of reaching Eight Stages of Dou Qi before age eighteen.
• Qi Yan'er said she would not attend unless her mother might be there, but Xiao Xun'er agreed to go with her and Xiao Yi Xian agreed after Qi Yan'er refused to let her face danger alone.
• Qi Yan'er asked whether academy students could take leave often because she still needed to find her mother.

Qi Fan entered Black Rock City, signed in for a Space Transmission Pigeon, and met Otto and his disciple after she bumped into him. Otto sensed that Qi Fan’s cultivation was beyond his perception and invited him to the Alchemist Guild, leaving the curious disciple wondering about her teacher’s unusual respect for him.

• Qi Yan'er decided to wait for Jia Nan Academy’s instructors and her father’s reply before registering.
• Qi Fan arrived in Black Rock City and signed in, receiving 50,000 Points and a Space Transmission Pigeon he could use once a month to contact his daughter.
• Qi Fan ran into Otto’s disciple, who bumped into him while hurrying toward the Alchemist Guild, then blamed him for standing in the road.
• Otto apologized, recognized that he could not perceive Qi Fan’s cultivation, and invited him to stay at the Alchemist Guild at Otto’s expense.
• Qi Fan introduced himself as Xiao Fan and accepted Otto’s invitation, while Otto warned his disciple not to provoke him again.

Qi Fan accompanied Otto and Lin Fei to the Alchemist Guild, where Otto and Frank tried to bring him into the assessment room despite his insistence that he was not an alchemist. As Qi Fan prepared to write a letter to his daughter, he used an ink-black flame to thicken the ink, leaving everyone questioning his denial.

• Otto and Lin Fei arrived at the Alchemist Guild with Qi Fan, and Lin Fei prepared to take the First Grade Alchemist assessment.
• Frank questioned why Otto had brought Qi Fan into the examination area, and Qi Fan told them he was not an alchemist.
• Otto and Frank were stunned by Qi Fan's claim and suspected that his strength surpassed their own.
• Qi Fan asked for brush, ink, paper, and an inkstone so he could write a letter to his daughter, Yan'er.
• Qi Fan used an ink-black flame to thicken the ink, prompting Otto and Frank to ask again whether he was truly not an alchemist.

Qi Fan's unusual letter delivery convinced the alchemists that he possessed astonishing power, though he continued to deny being an alchemist. As Otto and Frank arranged a meal for him, Xue Mei arrived and learned that the alchemist examination had been postponed until tomorrow.

• Qi Fan finished writing a letter and refused Lin Fei's offer to have someone deliver it.
• Qi Fan summoned a carrier pigeon, which vanished with the letter through a flash of spatial power, leaving Otto, Frank, and the others astonished.
• Qi Fan asked when the examination would end, and Otto and Frank immediately declared it over and offered to take him for food.
• Xue Mei arrived and asked Frank where everyone was going and whether the alchemist examination was still being held.
• Frank told Xue Mei the examination had been moved to tomorrow, and she asked Otto for the reason.

Xue Mei confronted Qi Fan over the rescheduled alchemist examination, but Otto and Frank’s deference showed her that Qi Fan was an honored guest. The examination proceeded with Qi Fan eating and drinking nearby, leaving Xue Mei wondering whether he was truly an alchemist.

• Xue Mei objected to changing the examination time for Qi Fan, but he brushed her aside and Frank explained that he and Otto had made the decision.
• Xue Mei and Lin Fei traded barbs about their rivalry and chances of passing the examination.
• Qi Fan suggested that the candidates take the examination while he ate, and Frank agreed to move the wine table into the examination area.
• Otto told Xue Mei that having Qi Fan watch was an honor, so she apologized to him after realizing she had offended someone important.
• Qi Fan began eating and drinking while the candidates prepared, and Xue Mei quietly asked Frank and Otto whether he was really an alchemist.

Qi Fan ate through the hosts’ food and wine before watching Xue Mei and Lin Fei take their alchemy examination. He identified flaws in their pills and suggested they abandon the Medicine Cauldron and use a pot.

• Xue Mei learned that Master Otto and Frank considered Xiao Fan a powerful hidden expert, while Lin Fei was told to keep her distance from him.
• Qi Fan lamented that his appetite would leave him penniless, then learned he had eaten several hundred dishes and emptied both elders’ wine cellars.
• Frank asked Qi Fan to offer guidance during the examination, and Qi Fan agreed to speak freely.
• Xue Mei and Lin Fei refined pills in Medicine Cauldrons, and Qi Fan said their heat and Pill Fire control were lacking.
• Qi Fan explained that traditional methods made precise heat control difficult and suggested abandoning the Medicine Cauldron for a pot.

Qi Fan casually suggested using a wok, and Otto interpreted his words as guidance on controlling heat during alchemy, prompting the alchemists to honor him as a senior. Qi Fan rejected Xue Mei and Lin Fei’s offers to serve him and said he had come to Black Rock City to answer his daughter’s letter and earn money.

• Qi Fan’s suggestion to use a wok shocked the alchemists, but Otto suddenly claimed he understood its meaning.
• Otto explained that alchemy resembled cooking because each pill required careful heat control, and the others believed Qi Fan had guided them.
• Frank, Otto, Xue Mei, Lin Fei, and the others knelt to thank Qi Fan, who reluctantly agreed to let them call him Senior.
• Xue Mei and Lin Fei offered to serve Qi Fan, but he refused because he had a wife and daughter and did not want to damage their reputations.
• Otto asked why Qi Fan had come to Black Rock City, and Qi Fan said he was answering his daughter’s letter and wanted to make money.

Qi Fan collected over a million Gold Coins from Frank and Otto, while Qi Yan'er received ten million from Ya Fei and entrusted her with managing the family’s money. At the Xiao Clan, Qi Yan'er waited for Xiao Yu’s return, and Xiao Zhan eagerly welcomed her, suspecting she might find a girlfriend for Qi Fan.

• Frank and Otto offered Qi Fan their Storage Rings, but he took only the Gold Coins and returned one ring after sorting through both.
• Qi Fan discovered the rings held over a million Gold Coins and celebrated earning his first fortune.
• Ya Fei gave Qi Yan'er ten million Gold Coins from her family, and Qi Yan'er asked Ya Fei to manage the family’s money.
• Qi Yan'er asked Xiao Xun'er when Xiao Yu would return, and Steward Mo announced that Xiao Yu had arrived.
• Xiao Zhan personally rushed to welcome Xiao Yu, who was startled by his unusually enthusiastic greeting.

Xiao Yu returned to the Xiao Clan and met Qi Yan'er, who immediately asked whether she would become her daddy’s girlfriend. Xiao Yu learned that Xun Er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Ya Fei had already agreed, though none of them had met him.

• Xiao Zhan enthusiastically welcomed Xiao Yu and introduced her to Qi Yan'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Hai Bo Dong, the Ice Emperor.
• Qi Yan'er praised Xiao Yu’s legs and asked whether she had found a boyfriend at Jia Nan Academy; Xiao Yu said she had not.
• Qi Yan'er asked Xiao Yu to become her daddy’s girlfriend, and Xiao Zhan urged her to seize the opportunity.
• Xiao Zhan revealed that Xun Er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Ya Fei were also the daddy’s girlfriends, shocking Xiao Yu.
• Xiao Yu asked whether the three women had met Yan'er’s daddy, and they all said they had not.

Qi Yan'er welcomed Xiao Yu into her search for a girlfriend for her daddy, then received a letter from him delivered by a pigeon that survived attacks from Hai Bo Dong and Ling Ying. Her father supported her search but warned her to stay safe, avoid men, and stop finding girlfriends for him.

• Xiao Zhan dismissed the idea of introducing Xiao Mei, while Xiao Yu asked Qi Yan'er for time to consider becoming her daddy's girlfriend.
• Qi Yan'er told Ya Fei that she chose carefully among the many people who wanted to be her daddy's girlfriend, and Xiao Xun'er agreed.
• A spatial rift opened, and Hai Bo Dong shielded Qi Yan'er while Ling Ying attacked the white pigeon that emerged unharmed.
• Qi Yan'er recognized the pigeon as Little White and read her daddy's letter, which urged her to eat, stay safe, avoid Little Yellow Hair, and stop finding him girlfriends.
• Qi Yan'er read that her daddy supported her search for a mother's companionship, while the pigeon was startled by his offer to let her slaughter it if she was angry.

Qi Yan'er received Qi Fan's letter, which gave her leads to cure Xiao Yi Xian's Calamity Poison Body and urged her to avoid danger. The others suspected Qi Fan had arranged the coincidences around them, while Yan'er decided to join Jia Nan Academy and pursue the hidden techniques despite her father's warnings.

• Qi Yan'er read Qi Fan's letter, learned that Jia Nan Academy held a sealing method and the Magical Beast Mountain Range held a Poison Manual, and was moved by his long list of advice.
• Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian comforted Qi Yan'er, but she insisted on finding her mother as she had promised her father.
• Qi Yan'er told Xiao Yi Xian that Qi Fan knew of a way to resolve her condition at Jia Nan Academy, prompting everyone to suspect that Qi Fan had orchestrated their apparent coincidences.
• Qi Yan'er interpreted her father's suggestion to consider Jia Nan Academy as an instruction to enroll and said she would also seek a cultivation technique in the Magical Beast Mountain Range for Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yu asked about Xiao Yi Xian's constitution, and Qi Yan'er concealed its nature by claiming Xiao Yi Xian was frail and needed medicinal ingredients.
• Qi Yan'er learned that Jia Nan Academy's teachers would arrive in one day and asked Xiao Zhan for food.

As Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment team arrived in Wu Tan City, Xiao Yu reunited with her friend Xue Ni while Qi Yan’er reacted nervously to Xue Ni’s forward, fangirl-like behavior. Ya Fei and Hai Bo Dong cleared the crowded street by revealing their strength, leaving the visitors stunned.

• Qi Yan'er, Hai Bo Dong, Xiao Yu, and the others joined the crowds waiting for Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment team in Wu Tan City.
• Xiao Yu greeted Xue Ni, who embraced her and introduced herself as Yu Er’s good friend who shared a bed with her.
• Xue Ni admired Qi Yan'er and the other girls, while Qi Yan'er became frightened by Xue Ni’s fangirl-like attention.
• Ya Fei summoned dozens of Dou Shi to silence the crowd and asked Hai Bo Dong to help clear the street.
• Hai Bo Dong released his Dou Huang pressure, shocking Xue Ni and the arriving students as he forced the crowd back.

Qi Yan'er arrived in Wu Tan City with Xiao Yu and Hai Bo Dong, whose Dou Huang aura cleared the city gate and revealed that he followed the little girl’s lead. After Xiao Yu reunited with her mentor Ruo Lin, Qi Yan'er greeted her by asking whether she had a boyfriend.

• Hai Bo Dong released his Dou Huang aura, drove the crowd away from the city gate, and stood behind Qi Yan'er after she called him an old geezer.
• Xue Ni warned Xiao Yu that Luo Bu had arrived as a Four-Star Dou Zhe, and Qi Yan'er threatened anyone who tried to steal her daddy's girlfriend.
• Mentor Ruo Lin arrived, and Xiao Yu joyfully greeted her after two uneasy days at home with Qi Yan'er and Hai Bo Dong.
• Ruo Lin respectfully greeted Hai Bo Dong before Xiao Yu introduced her to Qi Yan'er.
• Qi Yan'er smiled at Ruo Lin and asked whether she had a boyfriend, leaving Ruo Lin and the others stunned.

Qi Yan'er and her companions arrived at the Xiao Clan with Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment team, where Yan'er tried to match Ruo Lin with her father. When Luo Bu offered Yan'er a low-level Testing Crystal, she revealed that her cultivation had already surpassed the Dou Zhe realm.

• Qi Yan'er asked Ruo Lin if she had a boyfriend and urged her to consider becoming Yan'er's father's girlfriend, while Ruo Lin postponed the discussion until after recruitment.
• Xiao Yu led Ruo Lin and the academy group to the Xiao Clan, where Jia Nan Academy students enthusiastically teased Xiao Yu.
• Xiao Yu warned the students not to provoke Xiao Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, or Qi Yan'er because a powerful Dou Huang was with them.
• Luo Bu arrived and offered to test the girls with a Crystal Ball, but Xiao Yu said Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian were already Dou Zhe.
• Luo Bu suggested that Qi Yan'er use the Crystal Ball, prompting Xiao Xun'er to call it insulting; Yan'er declared that her cultivation had surpassed the Dou Zhe realm.

Qi Yan'er claimed she had surpassed Dou Zhe, then shattered Jia Nan Academy's crystal ball merely by touching it, leaving Ruo Lin to suspect her strength exceeded the tester's limit. After the group headed to eat, Xiao Yu warned Luo Bu that he might die if he kept pursuing her.

• Qi Yan'er said she was seven and had surpassed Dou Zhe, but Luo Bu and the students laughed and doubted her.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Xun'er used Luo Bu's crystal ball to show that they had surpassed Eight Stages of Dou Qi.
• Qi Yan'er took the crystal ball to play with it, and it shattered without showing any light; Ruo Lin realized that only strength beyond its testing limit could have broken it.
• Ruo Lin told the group that the testing venue would be the square in Wu Tan City, where tents would be set up for people from several cities.
• Xue Ni accused Luo Bu of using the test as an excuse to approach Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Yu warned him to give up pursuing her or he might die.

Qi Yan'er and her companions arrived at the enrollment site, where Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Xun'er revealed their impressive cultivation levels. Qi Yan'er then tried Luo Bu’s supposedly sturdier crystal ball, and it shattered again.

• Qi Yan'er and the others entered the crowded square, while Hai Bo Dong’s reputation and his improved Dou Qi drew the crowd’s attention.
• Xiao Yu led the group through the guards to the enrollment area using her emerald-green token.
• Luo Bu approached Xiao Yu with a new crystal ball that he said could measure the Dou Qi of a Nine-Star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Yi Xian tested the ball and was revealed to be a Three-Star Dou Zhe, then Xiao Xun'er tested it and was revealed to be a Nine-Star Dou Zhe.
• Qi Yan'er took the crystal ball to test herself, and it cracked in Luo Bu’s hands again.

Qi Yan'er passed Jia Nan Academy's preliminary test by revealing she was a seven-year-old Dou Shi, then persuaded Mentor Ruo Lin to agree to be her mother. Ruo Lin was left realizing she had gained a daughter before ever having a boyfriend.

• Qi Yan'er shattered another Crystal Ball, and the students concluded she was a Dou Shi after she said she had never denied it.
• Luo Bu accepted Qi Yan'er and the others as having passed the preliminary test and led them to Mentor Ruo Lin.
• Ruo Lin arrived, dismissed the broken Crystal Ball, and told Qi Yan'er she had never had a boyfriend and was not her mother.
• Qi Yan'er asked Ruo Lin to become her mother, then pretended to be on the verge of tears until Ruo Lin agreed.
• Qi Yan'er happily called Ruo Lin Mother, and Ruo Lin realized she had become a mother before having a boyfriend.

Ruo Lin began registering the new Jia Nan Academy students and revealed that Qi Yan'er and Xiao Xun'er had unprecedented potential, while Qi Yan'er claimed Xiao Yi Xian was their equal. The registration turned deadly when Tang San was exposed as an unqualified thirty-year-old and killed, leading Qi Yan'er to recognize him from one of her father's stories and question whether the stories held clues about the missing Dou Dis.

• Ruo Lin adopted Qi Yan'er as her daughter and gave her the water-element Dou Technique Water Mandala.
• Ruo Lin explained Jia Nan Academy's potential rankings, and the students realized Qi Yan'er and Xiao Xun'er surpassed the SSS-rank benchmark.
• Qi Yan'er reassured Xiao Yi Xian that her potential matched theirs, surprising Ruo Lin and the others.
• During registration, Ruo Lin rejected thirty-year-old Tang San, and Luo Bu beat him to death after Tang San threatened them.
• Qi Yan'er described Tang San as a figure from her father's story, prompting Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian to wonder whether he had transmigrated and whether the stories revealed the fate of the missing Dou Dis.