Chapter Summaries

Xiao Lei persuaded Xiao Yi Xian to reveal a hidden cave beneath the cliff and went with her to explore it at night. As they reached the entrance, a faint sound of something cutting through the darkness interrupted their approach.

• Xiao Lei confronted Xiao Yi Xian about the cave she had found, and she reluctantly told him it was hidden behind a strange tree and might hold a powerful predecessor’s legacy.
• Xiao Lei and Xiao Yi Xian left camp and reached the cliff, where Xiao Yi Xian prepared torches and a rope for the descent.
• Xiao Lei tied the rope to a tree and held Xiao Yi Xian as they descended the cliff together.
• Xiao Lei located the cave with his soul power, and Xiao Yi Xian threw a torch toward its entrance.
• Xiao Lei carried Xiao Yi Xian toward the cave, but a faint sound of something slicing through the air came from the darkness.

Xiao Lei and Xiao Yi Xian reached a hidden cave, where they found a chamber filled with treasure and medicinal herbs. They agreed that Xiao Lei could take the Ice Spirit Flame Grass while Xiao Yi Xian chose the other herbs, and they turned their attention to three locked boxes.

• Xiao Lei killed a Rock Snake with one Thunderbolt Palm strike while he and Xiao Yi Xian descended to the cave.
• Xiao Lei cleared the rocks and trees from the cave entrance, then led Xiao Yi Xian inside.
• Xiao Yi Xian found and pressed a mechanism that opened a glowing stone door.
• Xiao Lei and Xiao Yi Xian entered a chamber containing a skeleton, three locked Stone Boxes, piles of valuables, and a bed of medicinal herbs.
• Xiao Lei asked for the Ice Spirit Flame Grass and let Xiao Yi Xian choose the other herbs; then he suggested they inspect the boxes.

Xiao Lei and Xiao Yi Xian divided the treasures in the cave, and Xiao Lei mastered the Seven-Colored Poison Manual and created a new cultivation method. As they prepared to leave, a group led by someone who thanked Xiao Yi Xian for showing them the way approached the stone chamber.

• Xiao Lei retrieved three keys and a map fragment from the skeleton, then opened the Stone Boxes to reveal three scrolls.
• Xiao Yi Xian chose the Seven-Colored Poison Manual, while Xiao Lei took the two Dou Technique scrolls and the map fragment.
• Xiao Lei mastered the Seven-Colored Poison Manual and created the Myriad Manifestations Poison Manual before returning the original scroll to Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yi Xian revealed that she had held green powder as a precaution, and the two agreed on how to divide the herbs and Gold Coins.
• Xiao Lei mastered Eagle Wings and Furious Lion's Roar while Xiao Yi Xian collected the herbs, then gave her the Ice Spirit Flame Grass.
• Xiao Lei sensed people approaching, and a smug voice thanked Xiao Yi Xian for leading the group to the cave.

Xiao Lei and Xiao Yi Xian were cornered in the treasure cave by Mu Li and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. Xiao Lei killed Mu Li and his men, then left with Xiao Yi Xian, who called out to him at the cave entrance.

• Mu Li revealed that Li Fei had betrayed Xiao Yi Xian by telling him about the treasure cave, and demanded that Xiao Lei and Xiao Yi Xian surrender the items.
• Xiao Yi Xian gave Xiao Lei Hypnotic Powder, but he told her to step back as he prepared to fight.
• Xiao Lei killed five mercenaries with Thunderbolt Palm and Wind Thunder Leg, frightening Mu Li and the remaining men.
• Mu Li ordered the mercenaries to attack Xiao Lei together, but Xiao Lei slaughtered them and killed Mu Li despite his threat of revenge from his father.
• Xiao Lei searched the corpses and headed out of the cave with Xiao Yi Xian, who called out to him at the entrance.

Xiao Lei and Xiao Yi Xian escaped the cliff on her Blue Eagle and returned to the herb-gathering camp. An hour later, Wolf Head Mercenary Group members brought back Mu Li’s corpse, and the camp grew tense as Xiao Lei and Xiao Yi Xian pretended not to know what had happened.

• Xiao Yi Xian summoned her Blue Eagle, and it carried her and Xiao Lei away from the cliff while scattering the mercenaries’ arrows with a gust of wind.
• Xiao Lei agreed to return to the herb-gathering party with Xiao Yi Xian and said he could wipe out the Wolf Head Mercenary Group if they retaliated.
• Xiao Yi Xian directed the Blue Eagle back to the camp, where she and Xiao Lei landed and returned to their tents.
• Xiao Lei entered shallow cultivation instead of sleeping, expecting that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group might target him.
• An hour later, Wolf Head Mercenary Group members returned with Mu Li and more than a dozen mercenaries dead, stirring alarm among the campers.
• Xiao Yi Xian emerged and pretended not to know how Mu Li and the others had died as the camp looked to the surviving mercenaries for an explanation.

After returning to Green Mountain Town, Xiao Lei began absorbing a Qi Enhancing Pill while Mu She learned that Xiao Lei had killed Mu Li and ordered the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to seal off the town and hunt him down. The group launched its search as the townspeople reacted to the blockade.

• Xiao Yi Xian agreed to lead the herb-gathering party back to Green Mountain Town, and the group arrived by dusk.
• Xiao Lei collected his payment, returned to the inn, and began refining the Qi Enhancing Pill while his Dou Ling Puppet stood guard.
• Mu She questioned the surviving mercenaries and learned that Xiao Lei had killed Mu Li and the others at the Treasure Cave.
• Mu She ordered the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to block both entrances to Green Mountain Town and search for Xiao Lei.
• The Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s blockade caused an uproar among Green Mountain Town’s residents.

As the Wolf Head Mercenary Group hunted him, Xiao Lei finished cultivating and reached Six Star Dou Shi. When Mu She confronted him at the inn, Xiao Lei revealed his Dou Shi strength and attacked the surrounding mercenaries with Wind Thunder Leg.

• Fei Lei ordered the Blood Battle Mercenary Group to watch Mu She and prepare to exploit the conflict, while Mister Yao also had the Wolf Head Mercenary Group monitored.
• Xiao Yi Xian worried that Xiao Lei might fall to the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.
• Xiao Lei refined a Qi Enhancing Pill, reached Six Star Dou Shi, and emerged from his room to order food at the inn.
• Mu She arrived with Wolf Head Mercenary Group mercenaries, confronted Xiao Lei about Mu Li's death, and ordered his men to attack.
• Xiao Lei formed Dou Qi Gauze Armor, revealing he was a Dou Shi, then launched Wind Thunder Leg against the charging mercenaries.

Xiao Lei killed Mu She and the mercenaries who accompanied him, then wiped out the rest of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group in Green Mountain Town. After earning the Great Desolate Imprisoning Sky Finger from the system, he headed for the group’s headquarters as news of its destruction spread.

• Xiao Lei killed Mu She's more than thirty mercenaries and defeated Mu She with his Thunderbolt Palm.
• The system rewarded Xiao Lei with the earth-tier Dou Technique, Great Desolate Imprisoning Sky Finger, after he killed Mu She.
• Mu She tried to incite the gathered mercenaries against Xiao Lei by claiming Xiao Lei had monopolized a treasure, but Xiao Lei set out to hunt down the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.
• Xiao Lei killed Gan Mu and his men at one town exit, then slaughtered He Meng and the remaining Wolf Head Mercenary Group members at the other exit.
• Xiao Lei headed to the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's headquarters while news of its destruction threw Green Mountain Town into an uproar.

After reaching Eight-Star Dou Shi, Xiao Lei was summoned to Ten Thousand Medicines Hall when Blue Eagle warned him that Xiao Yi Xian was in danger. He found her unconscious and poisoned, killed two guards, and forced Mister Yao to explain what had happened.

• Xiao Lei spent more than two months in Green Mountain Town, cultivating to Eight-Star Dou Shi and becoming friends with Xiao Yi Xian.
• Blue Eagle arrived at Xiao Lei's residence and confirmed that Xiao Yi Xian was in trouble, then carried him to Ten Thousand Medicines Hall.
• Mister Yao ordered a maid to tie up the unconscious Xiao Yi Xian, but a black mist spread from her wrist and rapidly rotted the maid's flesh.
• The terrified maid lunged at Mister Yao, and he killed her with a saber.
• Xiao Lei confronted Mister Yao, killed the two guards with Thunderbolt Palm, and demanded to know what had happened to Xiao Yi Xian.

Xiao Lei rescued Xiao Yi Xian from Mister Yao and forced the Ten Thousand Medicines Hall to compensate them before they left Green Mountain Town. Xiao Yi Xian then brought Xiao Lei to a secluded valley, where they agreed to stay together for a while.

• Xiao Lei killed two of Mister Yao's subordinates and struck Mister Yao after he tried to blame the dead maid for poisoning Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yi Xian woke unharmed and explained that she did not believe Mister Yao had intended to kill her; she forgave him and the guards but warned them not to harm her again.
• Xiao Lei demanded Mister Yao's Storage Ring as Life Buying Money, then left with Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Lei and Xiao Yi Xian rode Xiao Lan to a hidden basin in the Demon Beast Mountain Range, where Xiao Yi Xian planned to gather herbs and prepare medicine.
• Xiao Yi Xian welcomed Xiao Lei to stay in her grass hut, and the two went inside to rest.

After Xiao Lei broke through to Nine-Star Dou Shi, he and Xiao Yi Xian shared a meal and discussed their future plans. The next morning, Xiao Lei found Xiao Yi Xian suffering a Woeful Poison Body flare-up and entered her hut as she wept beneath her blanket.

• Xiao Lei broke through to Nine-Star Dou Shi while Xiao Yi Xian watched and congratulated him.
• Xiao Yi Xian prepared lunch, and she and Xiao Lei discussed traveling, his return to the Xiao Family, and his plans to attend Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Lei drank Xiao Yi Xian’s mushroom soup without hesitation, and she asked him not to hate her if they met again.
• Xiao Lei woke the next morning to find the valley silent and sensed Xiao Yi Xian lying in her hut with seven-colored hues on her face and black medicinal powder nearby.
• Xiao Lei smashed open Xiao Yi Xian’s door and entered as she pulled the blanket over her head and sobbed.

Xiao Lei comforted Xiao Yi Xian after her Woeful Poison Body nearly caused trouble and gave her the Myriad Manifestations Poison Manual, which let her control her condition. After more than a month together, Xiao Lei prepared to return to the Xiao family and invited Xiao Yi Xian to come with him to Wu Tan City.

• Xiao Lei reassured Xiao Yi Xian that he was not afraid of her Woeful Poison Body and ate the breakfast she prepared.
• Xiao Lei gave Xiao Yi Xian the Myriad Manifestations Poison Manual, and she accepted it, promising to treat his enemies as her own.
• Xiao Yi Xian cultivated the new manual and learned to refine poison without consuming it directly or losing control.
• After more than a month in the valley, Xiao Lei reached the Nine-Star Dou Shi Peak and decided to return to the Xiao family for the Coming-of-Age Ceremony.
• Xiao Lei invited Xiao Yi Xian to go with him to Wu Tan City.

Xiao Lei and Xiao Yi Xian parted ways after exchanging gifts, and he set off through the Demon Beast Mountain Range to train on the way back. He encountered a Beast Tide and fought alongside the Blood Battle Mercenary Group, but the Magical Beasts turned on him and surrounded him.

• Xiao Yi Xian gave Xiao Lei Soul Falling Powder, and he gave her a Storage Ring before they said goodbye.
• Xiao Lei left Xiao Yi Xian in the valley and continued through the Demon Beast Mountain Range, planning to hunt Magical Beasts and grow stronger.
• Fei Lei and the Blood Battle Mercenary Group warned Xiao Lei that a Beast Tide was approaching, and he sensed many fleeing Magical Beasts.
• A group of Magical Beasts charged at Xiao Lei and the mercenaries, including a Tier 3 Magical Beast.
• Xiao Lei killed a First-Class Magical Beast with Thunderbolt Palm, and the Tier 3 Magical Beast roared as the others surrounded him.

Xiao Lei fought alongside Fei Lei against a pack of magical beasts and killed the Tier 3 beast with the Great Desolate Imprisoning Sky Finger. After Fei Lei warned him about the Beast Tide and urged him to return to Green Mountain Town, Xiao Lei stayed behind to investigate his suspicions.

• Fei Lei told Ka Gang and the others to retreat while he charged into the fight to help Xiao Lei.
• Xiao Lei used Wind Thunder Leg to kill more than a dozen First-Class Magical Beasts and knock back the Tier 2 beasts, then helped Fei Lei kill one of them.
• Xiao Lei fought the Tier 3 Magical Beast while killing the remaining Tier 2 beasts, but the beast slowed him with a beam of yellow light and broke the greatsword in its jaws.
• Xiao Lei summoned the Great Desolate Imprisoning Sky Finger, Half-Finger Shakes the Heavens, and crushed the Tier 3 Magical Beast’s skull, exhausting his Dou Qi.
• Fei Lei thanked Xiao Lei and warned that powerful beasts had appeared in the outer Demon Beast Mountain Range, but Xiao Lei refused to return to Green Mountain Town because he wanted to investigate the Beast Tide.

Xiao Lei found the injured Yun Yun after the Amethyst Winged Lion King sent demon beasts searching for her. He brought her to a cave, where her sealing curse left her unable to treat her wounds, and she reluctantly asked him to help.

• Xiao Lei learned that the Amethyst Winged Lion King had ordered demon beasts to search for Yun Yun after their battle happened ahead of schedule.
• Xiao Lei found Yun Yun unconscious in a river below a waterfall and carried her to a nearby cave.
• Xiao Lei scattered irritating medicinal powder outside the cave to deter demon beasts.
• Yun Yun woke while Xiao Lei was preparing to examine her wounds and ordered him to leave.
• Yun Yun discovered that the sealing art had left her numb and, unable to apply the medicine herself, asked Xiao Lei to clean and treat her wounds.

Xiao Lei cared for the injured Yun Yun, gained an Automatic Pill Refining Furnace from the System, and grew closer to her while she recovered. After agreeing to help Yun Yun find Purple Spirit Crystal in the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave, Xiao Lei caught her caressing his face as they prepared for the battle ahead.

• Xiao Lei treated and bandaged Yun Yun's wounds, and the System rewarded him with an Automatic Pill Refining Furnace.
• Xiao Lei and Yun Yun used the false names Lin Lei and Yun Zhi while he cared for her over the following days.
• Yun Yun recovered enough to move on her own and told Xiao Lei she expected to break the seal the next day.
• Yun Yun asked Xiao Lei to enter the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave and find Purple Spirit Crystal while she lured the beast away, and he agreed.
• Yun Yun approached Xiao Lei as he pretended to sleep and caressed his face, but he opened his eyes and met her gaze.

Yun Yun broke her seal and gave Xiao Lei temporary strength comparable to a Da Dou Shi before carrying him to the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave. She drew the magical beasts away from the entrance, leaving Xiao Lei a chance to sneak inside as the enraged Lion King emerged to fight her.

• Yun Yun confirmed that her seal was broken and infused Xiao Lei with Dou Qi that would strengthen him for two hours.
• Xiao Lei asked Yun Yun to carry him toward the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave, and he received a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill reward when he touched her.
• Yun Yun flew Xiao Lei to a rocky spot near the cave, where they found its defenses had grown tighter.
• Yun Yun charged into the forest and attacked the magical beasts guarding the cave entrance to create an opening for Xiao Lei.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King roared at Yun Yun and burst from its cave, destroying part of the forest as it attacked.

Xiao Lei raided the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave while Yun Yun fought the beast, stealing the Purple Spirit Crystal and Coexisting Purple Crystal Source. As he fled with his haul, the Amethyst Winged Lion King returned and attacked him with purple flames.

• Xiao Lei killed the two Tier 3 Magical Beasts guarding the cave and entered it while Yun Yun battled the Amethyst Winged Lion King above.
• Xiao Lei sent the Dou Ling Puppet to severely injure the sleeping Young Amethyst Winged Lion King, then found and took the Purple Spirit Crystal.
• Xiao Lei used the Purple Spirit Crystal to break open the Coexisting Purple Crystal Source and filled six jade bottles with its liquid.
• Xiao Lei fled the cave as the Amethyst Winged Lion King heard the Young Amethyst Winged Lion King's scream, knocked Yun Yun away, and rushed back.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King spotted Xiao Lei escaping and engulfed him in purple flames.

Yun Yun rescued Xiao Lei from the Amethyst Winged Lion King and helped him recover before leaving him a protective inner armor and a farewell kiss. After she departed, Xiao Lei gained the Azure Heaven Overlord Body and began refining the Coexisting Purple Crystal Source to break through to Da Dou Shi.

• Yun Yun blocked the Amethyst Winged Lion King's flames, rescued Xiao Lei, and tricked the beast before escaping with him.
• Xiao Lei received the Azure Heaven Overlord Body reward while Yun Yun carried him out of the Demon Beast Mountain Range.
• Yun Yun healed Xiao Lei's meridians, put him to sleep, and left him her Heart of the Sea Inner Armor and a kiss before departing.
• Xiao Lei woke, released the Dou Ling Puppet to guard him, and used the Azure Heaven Overlord Body reward to strengthen himself.
• Xiao Lei took one drop of Coexisting Purple Crystal Source and began refining its energy to advance to Da Dou Shi.

Xiao Lei absorbed the Amethyst Source and a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill, advancing to Three-Star Dou Grandmaster before setting out for Wu Tan City. A concealed woman watched him leave the Demon Beast Mountain Range and then flew in another direction.

• Xiao Lei refined the Amethyst Source, formed a Dou Crystal, and broke through to Dou Grandmaster.
• Xiao Lei swallowed a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill and rose from One-Star Dou Grandmaster to Three-Star Dou Grandmaster.
• Xiao Lei tested his strength by smashing a large tree and piercing another with Dou Qi Emission.
• Xiao Lei headed toward Wu Tan City, hoping to return in time for the Xiao Family's coming-of-age ceremony and enrollment at Jia Nan Academy.
• A woman in a snow-white gown watched Xiao Lei leave safely, then flew toward another part of the Demon Beast Mountain Range.