Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan defended his Strong Ranking position by defeating four Dou Ling challengers and deterring the remaining Da Dou Shi. He returned to Xun Er and announced he would train in the back mountains until he broke through to Dou Ling.

• Xiao Yan invited the Dou Ling challengers to fight first, while Liu Qing and Yao Sheng watched and discussed his strength.
• Xiao Yan defeated four one-star Dou Ling opponents in succession, securing forty-fifth place on the Strong Ranking without suffering an injury.
• The remaining Da Dou Shi declined to challenge Xiao Yan, and Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing exchanged words about their cultivation and future rivalry.
• Xiao Yan returned to Xun Er, told her he planned to train in the back mountains until he reached Dou Ling, and gave her his Fire Energy Card.
• Xun Er kissed Xiao Yan before they embraced beneath the setting sun.

Han Feng invited the Black-Corner Region’s major factions to a banquet after learning that Hai Bodong and White Fang had founded the Xiao Sect, leaving them to decide whether to attend despite suspecting a trap. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan continued training and worried that Yun Potian was close to advancing again.

• Han Feng learned that Hai Bodong and White Fang had defeated the Gold and Silver Elders and founded the Xiao Sect, so he planned a banquet and invited the region’s major factions, Hai Bodong, and White Fang.
• Fan Lao and Fan Ling discussed the banquet and worried that Han Feng might use the gathering to suppress or support the Xiao Sect.
• Hai Bodong and White Fang received Han Feng’s invitation, and Hai Bodong decided they should attend despite suspecting a trap.
• Xiao Yan practiced the Flame Cloud Fist while Elder Yao told him that Han Feng had invited Hai Bodong and White Fang to a banquet.
• Xiao Yan said he would kill Han Feng himself and worried that Yun Potian might soon advance again, while Elder Yao criticized Xiao Yan’s lack of progress as an alchemist.

Xiao Yan continued training while Yun Potian reached Five-Star Dou King, and Han Feng hosted a banquet in Maple City for the region’s Dou Wang-level factions. Hai Bodong and White Fang arrived as Xiao Sect’s representatives, and Han Feng began to address the gathering without yet revealing his purpose.

• Elder Yao scolded Xiao Yan for failing to master Flame Cloud Fist or improve his cultivation and ordered him to perform ten thousand extra punches.
• Han Feng welcomed the factions attending his banquet, where Yin Gu Lao, Su Mei, Tie Wu, Fan Lao, and Yuan Yi discussed Xiao Sect’s growing influence.
• Yuan Yi presented Han Feng with medicinal ingredients, and Han Feng promised to help him if needed.
• White Fang arrived in his enormous true form, then shrank and left after Hai Bodong introduced himself as Xiao Sect’s sect master and the Ice Emperor.
• Han Feng sat with Hai Bodong and began explaining that he had matters to discuss with the gathered factions.

At Han Feng’s gathering, Hai Bodong killed Fan Lao and the Blood Sect’s defenders after Fan Lao challenged Xiao Sect. With the Blood Sect erased and Xiao Sect established in the Black-Corner Region, Han Feng asked the gathered factions to help him retrieve something from Jia Nan Academy.

• Han Feng congratulated Xiao Sect on its founding, while Yin Gu Lao and Su Mei voiced concerns about the new faction’s effect on the Black-Corner Region.
• Hai Bodong challenged Fan Lao after he accused Xiao Sect of poaching, then seized him and killed Fan Ling and several Blood Sect elders with Mystic Ice Dragon Soar.
• Hai Bodong revealed that White Fang had already gone to the Blood Sect, and he froze Fan Lao to death before the other faction leaders could intervene.
• The gathering’s leaders accepted Hai Bodong’s show of force, and the Blood Sect was erased from the Black-Corner Region as Xiao Sect took root.
• Han Feng asked the gathered factions to help him travel to Jia Nan Academy and retrieve something.

Han Feng recruited Black-Corner Region factions to help him deal with Jia Nan Academy, offering valuable pills in exchange for their support. Hai Bodong and several faction leaders agreed, while Yuan Yi and Su Mei refused, and Han Feng said he would wait for developments at the academy before choosing a time to act.

• Han Feng announced that he wanted the factions to help him deal with Jia Nan Academy, but withheld his specific reason and promised generous rewards.
• Han Feng persuaded Hai Bodong to join by offering him an Imperial Extreme Pill and a Break-Zong Pill for White Fang.
• Yin Gu Lao and Tie Wu agreed to Han Feng's plan in exchange for Imperial Extreme Pills, while Yuan Yi and Su Mei refused.
• Han Feng said the operation's timing depended on developments at Jia Nan Academy and promised to notify the factions beforehand.
• After the banquet, Han Feng kept Hai Bodong behind to confirm their cooperation and urge the Xiao Sect leaders to make an effort.

After months of training, Xiao Yan mastered Flame Cloud Fist and advanced to two-star Dou Ling. He returned to Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Academy to see Xun Er as unrest surrounding the Xiao Sect and the Fallen Heart Flame continued to draw attention.

• Xiao Yan promised Elder Yao that he would avenge those who had wronged him, but Elder Yao continued training him harshly until he could withstand the attacks with his fists.
• Han Feng sent Hai Bodong away with the pills and secured his promise that he and White Fang would fulfill their part of the agreement.
• The Xiao Sect shut its doors for three months, prompting rumors across the Black-Corner Region and concern at Jia Nan Academy, where Su Qian questioned the elders about the situation.
• Yun Potian reported that he and three elders had suppressed a riot by the Fallen Heart Flame a month earlier.
• Xiao Yan mastered Flame Cloud Fist, broke through to two-star Dou Ling, and received system rewards for his advancement.
• Elder Yao let Xiao Yan return, and Xiao Yan went back to the Inner Academy to see Xun Er.

Xiao Yan returned from five months of seclusion, met with Xun Er, and accompanied her decision to join Han Yue’s all-female faction, Ling. He then faced Lin Yan in a Strong Ranking challenge and revealed his new Dou Technique, Eight Extremities Collapse.

• Xiao Yan heard that Lin Xiuya and Yan Hao had entered the Strong Ranking’s top twenty and visited Xun Er, who had advanced to seven-star Da Dou Shi.
• Han Yue asked Xun Er to join Ling, and Xun Er agreed after Xiao Yan left the decision to her.
• Lin Yan arrived and challenged Xiao Yan to reclaim his former Strong Ranking position.
• At the arena, Xiao Yan withstood Lin Yan’s Earth-Splitting Axe with his bare fist and countered with Eight Extremities Collapse.

Xiao Yan defeated Lin Yan in a rematch and befriended him before deciding to train at the Inner Academy’s Alchemist Department. After upgrading himself to a fourth-grade alchemist, Xiao Yan confronted senior alchemist Ye Xian, who accused him of causing trouble.

• Xiao Yan survived Lin Yan’s Mountain Splitting Axe and defeated him with Flame Splitting Wave-Devouring Ruler.
• Three days later, Xiao Yan and Lin Yan discussed Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing’s breakthroughs, and Xiao Yan said he planned to train his alchemy skills.
• Xiao Yan used 1,500 Summoning Points to become a fourth-grade alchemist and revealed his goal of winning the Alchemist Tournament at the Three-Year Agreement.
• Xiao Yan and Lin Yan went to the Alchemist Department, where Ye Xian mocked Lin Yan about his fire poison.
• Xiao Yan gave Lin Yan pills to remove his fire poison and challenged Ye Xian’s arrogance, prompting Ye Xian to warn him against causing trouble.

Xiao Yan challenged Jia Nan Academy’s Alchemist Department after its students mocked his request to borrow the Medicinal Herb Storage. He began refining a fourth-rank Bone-Growing Pill under Elder Huo’s scrutiny, revealing the Black Demon Cauldron and a Heavenly Flame as the assembled alchemists watched.

• Xiao Yan asked to borrow the Medicinal Herb Storage, and Ye Xian and the other alchemists mocked his cultivation and challenged his right to use it.
• Old Man Fire interrupted the confrontation, and Xiao Yan told Elder Huo that he was a fourth-rank alchemist who wanted to refine pills.
• Lin Yan offered his Fire Energy Card to cover the ingredients, and Elder Huo supplied two sets for a fourth-rank Bone-Growing Pill.
• Xiao Yan entered the refining room as students crowded the Alchemist Department to watch and spread news of the bet.
• Xiao Yan brought out Elder Yao’s Black Demon Cauldron and summoned a pale green Heavenly Flame, stunning Ye Xian and Elder Huo before beginning the refinement.

Xiao Yan proved his pill-refining skill by successfully making a fourth-grade Bone-Growing Pill, earning permission to use Jia Nan Academy’s Medicinal Herb Storage. He headed there with the storage key, hoping to run into Zi Yan, but the guard initially turned him away.

• Xiao Yan refined a fourth-grade Bone-Growing Pill in one attempt, impressing Old Man Fire and the Alchemist Department students.
• Ye Xian left after Lin Yan warned him that Xiao Yan’s arrival could threaten his standing.
• First Elder Su Qian approved Xiao Yan’s access to the Medicinal Herb Storage, and Old Man Fire gave him its key.
• Xiao Yan left with Lin Yan, then headed for the Medicinal Herb Storage after reminding him to refine the pills for his fire poison.
• The storage guard told Xiao Yan to return tomorrow, but his eyes lit up when Xiao Yan placed the key on the table.

Xiao Yan entered Jia Nan Academy’s Medicinal Herb Storage and befriended Zi Yan by giving her pills. With Zi Yan’s help, he gathered ingredients and began intensive training to improve his fourth-tier pill-refining success rate.

• Xiao Yan used Elder Huo’s key to enter the Medicinal Herb Storage and found Zi Yan eating protected medicinal ingredients.
• Xiao Yan gave Zi Yan pills, and she agreed to help him find ingredients in exchange for more pills.
• Zi Yan led Xiao Yan to rooms prepared for elders to refine pills, and he chose one for his training.
• Xiao Yan gave Zi Yan a list of ingredients for fourth-tier pills, and she quickly returned with them all.
• Xiao Yan began training under Elder Yao, who told him to focus on improving his roughly thirty-percent success rate at refining fourth-tier pills.

Xiao Yan spent three months secluded in the Medicinal Herb Storage, mastering fourth-tier pill refinement and advancing his cultivation. After reaching peak fourth-tier alchemist status and four-star Dou Ling, he left the storage to deal with the troubles ahead in the Black-Corner Region and Jia Nan Academy.

• Elder Yao ordered Xiao Yan to raise his fourth-tier pill-refining success rate to at least fifty percent before leaving seclusion.
• Over three months, Xiao Yan refined pills for Zi Yan, whose ingredients helped him raise his Soul Power to the level of a fifth-tier alchemist.
• Lin Xiuya and several other students reached seven-star Dou Ling strength, and Lin Xiuya became Yun Potian’s disciple after challenging a Strong Ranking expert.
• Su Qian and Old Man Fire discussed Xiao Yan’s long seclusion and worried that something might have happened to him.
• Xiao Yan refined a peak fourth-tier Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill, reached four-star Dou Ling, and reflected on Hai Bodong’s rise to peak Dou Emperor.
• Xiao Yan gave Zi Yan more pills and left the Medicinal Herb Storage, warning that the Black-Corner Region and Jia Nan Academy would soon face turmoil.

Bai Cheng and Cheng Yang attacked Han Yue’s Ling and demanded that it disband, leaving Han Yue to seek Xun Er’s help while Xiao Yan remained in seclusion. Xiao Yan emerged, learned of Ling’s crisis, and arrived at the courtyard as Xun Er embraced him.

• Bai Cheng helped Cheng Yang overpower Ling, and Cheng Yang demanded that Han Yue disband the faction within three days.
• Han Yue rejected Bai Cheng’s offer and decided to ask Xun Er for help because Xiao Yan had not yet emerged from seclusion.
• Xiao Yan left the Medicinal Herb Storage, and the guarding elder reported his return to Old Man Fire and First Elder Su Qian.
• Xiao Yan overheard students discussing Ling’s troubles and flew to the courtyard using the Purple Cloud Wings.
• Han Yue asked Xun Er to seek Xiao Yan’s help, and Xiao Yan arrived as Xun Er ran into his arms.

Xiao Yan agreed to help Han Yue protect Ling from Cheng Yang and gave her healing pills for the injured members. He flew to the White Gang headquarters, where Bai Cheng and Zhang Ba realized he had arrived.

• Xiao Yan agreed to help Han Yue but told her to come to him instead of involving Xun Er in future disputes.
• Xiao Yan gave Han Yue thirty second-tier healing pills and learned where the White Gang headquarters was.
• Han Yue warned Xiao Yan that Cheng Yang, Ren Yun, and Zhang Ba were powerful opponents, but Xiao Yan flew to the White Gang anyway.
• At the White Gang headquarters, Bai Cheng warned Zhang Ba that Xiao Yan might intervene because Xun Er belonged to Ling.
• Xiao Yan appeared hovering outside the headquarters with his Purple Cloud Wings and enormous black ruler, and Bai Cheng recognized him.

Xiao Yan stood up for Ling by overpowering Zhang Ba and summoning Cheng Yang, then waited as Ren Yun gathered fighters to confront him. While the Inner Academy’s students assembled to watch, Lin Xiuya said Xiao Yan might join their expedition if he proved himself against Ren Yun.

• Xiao Yan defeated Zhang Ba with Eight Extremities Collapse and ordered Bai Cheng to summon Cheng Yang within half an hour.
• Cheng Yang was in seclusion, so Ren Yun heard the challenge and brought four Dou Ling and a crowd of followers to the White Gang’s headquarters.
• Lin Yan, Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing, Yao Sheng, and others came to watch, and Lin Yan greeted Xiao Yan as a four-star Dou Ling.
• Lin Yan proposed taking Xiao Yan on the upcoming expedition, but Liu Qing and Yan Hao questioned his strength and eligibility.
• Lin Xiuya said Xiao Yan could join if he defeated Ren Yun, and offered to ask Elder Yun whether an extra spot was possible.

Xiao Yan challenged Ren Yun while demanding that Cheng Yang resolve the conflict with Ling, and quickly overwhelmed Ren Yun with his techniques. When Xiao Yan’s Flame Cloud Fist threatened to kill Ren Yun, Yun Potian intervened to save him, leaving Xiao Yan’s punishment uncertain.

• Ren Yun arrived with a group instead of Cheng Yang and challenged Xiao Yan, who agreed to fight him.
• Xiao Yan shattered Ren Yun’s sword and drove him into a desperate disadvantage with his Mystic Divination Palm and Eight Extremities Collapse.
• Ren Yun warned that defeating him would not prevent Ling from being disbanded, making Xiao Yan consider forming his own faction.
• Ren Yun launched a sneak attack, and Xiao Yan retaliated with a Flame Cloud Fist powerful enough to threaten his life.
• Yun Potian rushed in and rescued Ren Yun from the strike, while Lin Xiuya worried that Xiao Yan had gone too far.

Yun Potian stopped the Inner Academy from punishing Xiao Yan harshly after his fight with Ren Yun, and Xiao Yan agreed to join Lin Yan’s group for training in the Black-Corner Region. Meanwhile, Han Feng met with Hai Bodong in secret and learned that the White Fang Sect Master was expected to reach the Dou Zong realm within three months.

• Yun Potian ordered everyone to let the dispute go and warned Cheng Yang’s group not to trouble Ling, while saying Xiao Yan would be punished later.
• Xiao Yan told Ren Yun that the matter was over and challenged Cheng Yang to confront him directly; Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing agreed that no one beneath the Dou Wang realm could match him.
• Lin Yan asked Xiao Yan about his attack on Ren Yun, then invited him to join the group’s upcoming training trip to the Black-Corner Region, and Xiao Yan accepted.
• At his private residence in Maple City, Han Feng congratulated Hai Bodong on reaching nine-star Dou Emperor and said he needed his help concerning Jia Nan Academy.
• Hai Bodong told Han Feng that the White Fang Sect Master was at a critical stage and would break through to Dou Zong within one to three months, prompting Han Feng to celebrate.

Han Feng told Hai Bodong that he planned to seize the Heavenly Flame inside Jia Nan Academy and invited him to the Eight-Fan Sect’s Heaven-tier auction. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan joined three other Inner Academy students on a training journey to the Black-Corner Region, where Yun Potian would escort them through the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

• Han Feng revealed that the Heavenly Flame in Jia Nan Academy’s Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower was the reason he planned to attack the academy, and he asked Hai Bodong to help restrain Su Qian after White Fang reached Dou Zong.
• Han Feng invited Hai Bodong to the Eight-Fan Sect’s Heaven-tier auction and offered to cover his expenses, and Hai Bodong agreed to attend.
• Xiao Yan learned that Yan Hao had withdrawn after losing a match for one of the four spots on the training trip.
• Yun Potian told Xiao Yan, Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing, and Lin Yan that he would escort them through the Magical Beast Mountain Range to the Black-Corner Region.
• Yun Potian ordered the group to reach the Magical Beast Mountain Range that day and complete the tasks he assigned or be considered unqualified.

Yun Potian set the four youths a dangerous teamwork test in the Magical Beast Mountain Range: hunting a fifth-tier beast without anyone needing his rescue. As Xiao Yan slept, a white fox watched their cave, and he began to suspect the nearby Chuyun Empire was connected to Yin Huanhuan.

• Yun Potian told Xiao Yan, Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing, and Lin Yan to work together to kill a fifth-tier magical beast and return with its corpse, warning that he would not intervene unless a life was in danger.
• After dinner, Xiao Yan went to sleep while Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing, and Lin Yan decided to take turns keeping watch rather than wake him.
• Xiao Yan checked his system status, received an Intermediate Summoning Talisman and 2500 Summoning Points, and learned that side quests were hidden until randomly unlocked.
• A little white fox watched the cave and hurried away, and Yun Potian noticed the magical beast but followed Xiao Yan's decision not to capture it.
• Xiao Yan learned that the Magical Beast Mountain Range was near the Chuyun Empire and recalled Yin Huanhuan before going back to sleep.

Xiao Yan, Lin Yan, Liu Qing, and Lin Xiuya chose to hunt a white wolf king and set out for its mountain. Their ambush began, but the Silver Moon Wolf King remained largely unhurt after Lin Xiuya’s powerful strike.

• Yun Potian showed the four men images of four Dou Wang-level magical beasts and tasked them with bringing back one corpse.
• Xiao Yan ruled out the green bird and black serpent, and the group chose the white wolf king before Yun Potian gave them directions and left.
• The four reached the Silver Moon Wolf King’s territory and Lin Yan’s opening axe attack missed when the wolf dodged.
• Liu Qing joined Lin Yan in attacking the wolf, which howled and lunged at them.
• Lin Xiuya struck the Silver Moon Wolf King with Azure Annihilation Sword Qi, but the attack only left a long welt on its back.