Chapter Summaries

After his mother’s death, Xiao Tian set out to find his father and younger brothers in Wutan City, then awakened the Great Sage Equaling Heaven Bloodline and gained Seven-Star Dou Emperor strength. He rescued a green-robed woman on the way and continued toward Wutan City.

• Xiao Tian vowed at his mother’s grave to find Xiao Zhan, Xiao Yan, Xiao Ding, and Xiao Li, as she had asked him to reunite with the family.
• A system activated Xiao Tian’s Great Sage Equaling Heaven Bloodline, granting him inherited powers and raising his cultivation to Seven-Star Dou Emperor.
• Xiao Tian tested his new abilities, including the Ruyi Golden Cudgel and Somersault Cloud, then flew toward Wutan City.
• Xiao Tian found a green-robed Dou Wang being attacked by the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King and blocked the beast’s strike.
• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King fled after Xiao Tian intimidated it, and the woman pointed him toward Wutan City.
• Xiao Tian thanked the woman and flew toward Wutan City, while she watched him leave and hoped to repay him someday.

Xiao Tian returned to the Xiao Clan and reunited with Xiao Zhan after years apart, bringing his late mother's letter and jade pendant. He learned that Xiao Yan had fallen to the third stage of battle qi and set out with Xiao Zhan to meet him at the rear mountain.

• Xiao Tian arrived at the Xiao Clan on the day of the younger generation's battle qi test and saw Xiao Yan receive a third-stage battle qi result.
• Xiao Tian watched the clan elders criticize Xiao Yan and then went to the main hall, where Xiao Zhan was arguing in his son's defense.
• Xiao Tian revealed himself as Xiao Zhan's long-lost eldest son and told him that his mother had died several years earlier.
• Xiao Tian gave Xiao Zhan his mother's letter and jade pendant and vowed to restore the Xiao Clan to its former glory.
• Xiao Tian told Xiao Zhan that he had already seen Xiao Yan at the test, and the two headed to the rear mountain to meet him.

Xiao Yan reunited with his long-lost eldest brother Xiao Tian, who discovered that the soul in Xiao Yan’s ring had been draining his Dou Qi. Xiao Tian forced Medicine Elder to emerge, and the old man offered to compensate Xiao Yan by introducing him to alchemy.

• Xiao Zhan introduced Xiao Tian as Xiao Yan’s true eldest brother, and the brothers embraced after reuniting.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Tian that he lacked confidence in reaching the seventh stage of Dou Qi within a year, and Xiao Tian promised to help him.
• Xiao Tian examined Xiao Yan and discovered that a soul inside his ring had been absorbing his Dou Qi.
• Xiao Tian forced the soul out of the ring, revealing Medicine Elder, who admitted to draining Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi for three years.
• Xiao Yan confronted Medicine Elder, and Medicine Elder offered to repay him and asked whether he had heard of an alchemist.

Xiao Tian forced Medicine Elder to compensate Xiao Yan with a choice of cultivation methods, and Xiao Yan chose the black Burning Mantra over the red Earth-tier method. With Medicine Elder no longer draining his Dou Qi, Xiao Yan regained the ability to cultivate, while Xiao Tian advanced to eight-star Dou Emperor and prepared to meet the Xiao Clan’s honored guests.

• Xiao Tian revealed that he knew Medicine Elder possessed the Burning Mantra and an Earth-tier cultivation method, then demanded compensation for absorbing Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi.
• Medicine Elder gave Xiao Yan the choice between the black and red cultivation methods, and Xiao Yan followed Xiao Tian’s advice and chose the black Burning Mantra.
• Medicine Elder agreed to teach Xiao Yan alchemy and the Burning Mantra, and stopped absorbing his Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan cultivated through the night, successfully condensed Dou Qi again, and resolved to grow stronger after learning about his mother’s situation.
• Xiao Tian fused more of his bloodline and reached eight-star Dou Emperor, then joined Xiao Yan after Elder Mo summoned them to meet the Xiao Clan’s honored guests.

Xiao Tian and Xiao Yan attended a clan gathering where the Cloud Mist Sect’s representatives demanded that Nalan Yanran annul her engagement to Xiao Yan. Xiao Tian stood up to defend his brother and unleashed a crushing aura, leaving the visitors pinned to the ground.

• Elder Mo brought Xiao Tian and Xiao Yan into the main hall, where they greeted Xiao Zhan and met Nalan Yanran and the Cloud Mist Sect’s representatives.
• The Third Elder taunted Xiao Yan by claiming there was no seat for him, but Xiao Xun'er invited both brothers to sit with her.
• Ge Ye announced that Nalan Yanran had come to annul her engagement to Xiao Yan on the Cloud Mist Sect Sect Master’s orders.
• Xiao Zhan angrily condemned the engagement annulment as an insult to the Xiao Clan, while Xiao Yan clenched his fists in shame and rage.
• Xiao Tian reassured Xiao Yan, stood to defend him, and released a powerful aura that forced Ge Ye, Nalan Yanran, and the others to the ground.

Xiao Tian overwhelmed the Misty Cloud Sect delegation with his Dou Emperor strength after they came to annul Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan’s engagement. Xiao Yan took charge of the dispute himself, ended the engagement, and vowed to repay Nalan Yanran for the humiliation.

• Xiao Tian revealed himself as a Dou Emperor and warned Ge Ye and Nalan Yanran not to threaten the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Tian killed two Da Dou Shi when Nalan Yanran continued to challenge the clan, and Xiao Zhan urged him to avoid a fight with the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Tian to let him handle the engagement dispute and said he would not let the Xiao Clan bear the humiliation for him.
• Nalan Yanran proposed a three-year agreement, but Xiao Yan rejected it, signed the engagement contract with his blood, and declared that he was divorcing her.
• Xiao Yan threw the contract to Nalan Yanran and vowed to repay her humiliation a hundredfold.

Xiao Tian forced Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye to answer for humiliating the Xiao Clan, while Xiao Yan vowed to challenge the Cloud Mist Sect in three years. After Ge Ye and Nalan Yanran apologized, Xiao Tian left them facing one final palm strike before he would let them go.

• Nalan Yanran challenged Xiao Yan to fight her in three years, and Xiao Yan knelt to thank Xiao Zhan for believing in him.
• At Xiao Zhan's request, Xiao Tian offered to let the visitors leave if they accepted a palm strike, admitted Xiao Yan had cast Nalan Yanran aside, and apologized to Xiao Zhan.
• Ge Ye threatened Xiao Tian with the Cloud Mist Sect, so Xiao Tian sent him flying and then dragged him back with a forceful pull.
• Ge Ye kowtowed and apologized to Xiao Zhan, and Xiao Xun'er warned Nalan Yanran not to act arrogantly just because the Cloud Mist Sect backed her.
• Nalan Yanran kowtowed and apologized to Xiao Zhan, and Xiao Tian told her one palm strike remained before he would let them go.

Xiao Tian injured Nalan Yanran and warned the Xiao Clan that he could protect it from the Misty Cloud Sect, revealing himself as an Eight-Star Dou Emperor. He gave Xiao Zhan a Grade-Five pill he had refined himself, shocking Xiao Yan and the clan with his apparent Grade-Six Alchemist ability.

• Xiao Tian struck Nalan Yanran, declared that the Nalan Clan would be known for breaking its promises, and sent her away with Ge Ye.
• Xiao Yan resolved to grow stronger and fight Nalan Yanran himself, while Xiao Xun'er encouraged him.
• The Xiao Clan elders worried that the Misty Cloud Sect would retaliate, but Xiao Zhan promised to bear responsibility for Xiao Tian's actions.
• Xiao Tian revealed that he was an Eight-Star Dou Emperor and assured the clan that the Misty Cloud Sect could not harm them.
• Xiao Tian gave Xiao Zhan a Grade-Five Dragon Strength Pill and said he had refined it himself, leaving Xiao Yan stunned by his brother's alchemy ability.

Xiao Tian impressed the Xiao Clan with a pill veined Grade-Five medicine and promised to destroy the Misty Cloud Sect if it attacked them. Xiao Yan accepted Yao Chen as his master, while Yun Leng erupted in anger at the Misty Cloud Sect over the Xiao Clan’s humiliation.

• Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Clan celebrated Xiao Tian’s pill veining and alchemy talent, while Xiao Yan admitted he felt he could never catch up to his brother.
• Xiao Xun’er treated Xiao Yan’s injured hand, and Xiao Yan resolved to train hard so he could protect those he cared about.
• Xiao Tian reassured Xiao Zhan, accepted the pill, and warned that he would destroy the Misty Cloud Sect if it attacked the Xiao Clan.
• Yao Chen offered to teach Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan accepted him as his master before questioning his claims about his alchemy skill.
• Yun Leng, the Misty Cloud Sect’s First Elder, erupted in anger over the Xiao Clan’s humiliation.

Yun Leng and the Misty Cloud Sect elders discussed how to respond to Xiao Tian, the eighteen-year-old Dou Emperor who had injured Ge Ye and Nalan Yanran. At the Nalan Clan, Nalan Yanran refused to reverse her decision to break off the engagement, while Xiao Tian and Xiao Zhan shared a heartfelt conversation about their family.

• A Misty Cloud Sect disciple told Yun Leng that Xiao Tian, Xiao Yan's eighteen-year-old elder brother, was a Dou Emperor who had injured Ge Ye and Nalan Yanran.
• Yun Leng gathered the Misty Cloud Sect elders and argued that Xiao Tian would become a threat, prompting several elders to say he must be killed.
• Nalan Jie demanded that Nalan Yanran apologize to the Xiao Clan, but she refused and showed him the marriage contract bearing her bloody handprint.
• Nalan Jie collapsed when his old injuries and Luo Poison flared, and Nalan Yanran wept beside him while insisting she did not regret breaking off the engagement.
• Xiao Zhan told Xiao Tian that he supported him and was proud of him, and Xiao Tian reassured his father that his mother still missed him and his younger brothers.

Xiao Tian reunited with Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan, then watched the Xiao Clan rise in status after his defeat of Nalan Yanran. The Jia Lie Clan feared the Xiao Clan’s growing power until a mysterious Dou Wang arrived with an offer to help them compete.

• Xiao Zhan and Xiao Tian shared a heartfelt conversation, and Xiao Yan joined them beneath the moon.
• Xiao Tian offered to help Xiao Yan grow stronger, while Xiao Zhan encouraged his sons to persevere and follow their own paths.
• Xiao Xun'er watched the family from behind a tree and left with a sweet smile.
• The Xiao Clan welcomed visitors seeking ties with Xiao Tian, while Xiao Zhan and the elders celebrated the clan’s newfound prestige.
• Jia Liebi and his elders worried that Xiao Tian’s strength would let the Xiao Clan dominate Wutan City.
• A mysterious visitor burst into the Jia Lie Clan’s hall, and Jia Liebi recognized the visitor as a Dou Wang expert.

A masked Dou King recruited Jia Liebi to capture Xiao Yan, promising the Jia Lie Clan protection from his sect. As Jia Liebi set his plan in motion, Xiao Yan defended Xiao Xun'er from Jia Lie'ao, and Xiao Tian appeared to knock Jia Lie'ao unconscious.

• A masked Dou King threatened the Jia Lie Clan elders into secrecy and offered help against the Xiao Clan.
• Jia Liebi agreed to capture Xiao Yan after the Dou King promised sect protection and a share of the Xiao Clan's downfall.
• Jia Liebi ordered his elders to find clever men and act while concealing their identities.
• Jia Lie'ao insulted Xiao Yan and tried to draw Xiao Xun'er away, so Xiao Yan used Sucking Palm and beat him.
• Jia Lie'ao ran into Xiao Tian, who slapped him unconscious before greeting Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er.

After Jia Liebi ordered an ambush on Xiao Yan, the young cultivator was overwhelmed by a group of Da Dou Shi while training in the mountains. Just as the attackers were about to kill him, Xiao Tian descended and confronted them.

• Xiao Xun'er gave Xiao Tian a peach, and Xiao Yan left with her after promising to prepare a gift for his brother.
• Jia Liebi learned that Xiao Lie'ao had been badly injured by Xiao Yan and Xiao Tian, then ordered his clan to carry out a plan with help from a Dou Wang senior.
• Xiao Yan entered the mountains to train and search for herbs, but Medicine Elder warned him that enemies were watching him.
• A one-star Da Dou Shi attacked Xiao Yan, and dozens more joined in; despite fighting back, Xiao Yan was injured and knocked against a tree.
• As the attackers prepared to finish Xiao Yan, Xiao Tian descended with a peach in hand and suppressed them with his presence.

Xiao Tian rescued Xiao Yan from assassins and revealed that the attackers had been hired by the Jia Lie Clan, with ties to the Cloud Mist Sect. He took Xiao Yan onto his Somersault Cloud and set out to attack the Cloud Mist Sect.

• Xiao Tian froze the assassins, gave Xiao Yan healing pills, and pursued a nearby two-star Dou Wang who had been preparing to attack him.
• Xiao Tian killed the Dou Wang and learned from a captured assassin that the Jia Lie Clan had hired the attackers.
• Xiao Yan killed the captured assassin after he revealed the Jia Lie Clan's involvement, and Xiao Tian destroyed the remaining assassins.
• Xiao Yan worried that the Cloud Mist Sect might threaten the Xiao Clan, so Xiao Tian took him onto his Somersault Cloud to go kill and exterminate a clan.

Xiao Tian attacked the Jia Lie Clan after discovering its plot against Xiao Yan, while Xiao Yan watched his big brother take charge. Jia Liebi revealed the Cloud Mist Sect’s involvement before Xiao Tian killed him, and Liu Xi begged the Xiao brothers to spare his life.

• Xiao Tian and Xiao Yan arrived above Wutan City, and Xiao Tian demanded that Jia Liebi come out within three breaths.
• Xiao Tian entered the Jia Lie Clan and killed its guards, then seized Jia Liebi as the gathered crowd watched.
• Jia Liebi denied responsibility, but Xiao Tian overpowered Liu Xi when the alchemist tried to intervene.
• Xiao Tian gave Jia Liebi a chance to speak, and Jia Liebi blamed the Cloud Mist Sect for the plot against Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Tian crushed Jia Liebi to death, and Liu Xi knelt before Xiao Yan, offering to serve the Xiao Clan in exchange for his life.

After Xiao Tian destroyed the Jia Lie Clan, he gave Xiao Zhan a cache of medicinal pills to strengthen the Xiao Clan and prepared to confront the Cloud Mist Sect. The sect’s elders learned of the massacre, while Nalan Jie asked Nalan Yanran to investigate whether the sect had attacked Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Tian killed Liu Xi and wiped out the Jia Lie Clan after discovering its collusion with the Cloud Mist Sect.
• Xiao Zhan arrived and learned that the Jia Lie Clan had attacked Xiao Yan with the Cloud Mist Sect’s help.
• Xiao Tian gave Xiao Zhan second- through sixth-tier medicinal pills to help the Xiao Clan grow stronger.
• Yun Leng learned that the Cloud Mist Sect’s elder had died and that Xiao Tian and Xiao Yan had destroyed the Jia Lie Clan, then vowed to deal with Xiao Tian if he came to the sect.
• Nalan Jie told Nalan Yanran about the attack on Xiao Yan and asked her to investigate the Cloud Mist Sect’s involvement and mediate if necessary.

Jia Xingtian and Ya Ye discussed Xiao Tian’s destruction of the Jia Lie Clan and the imperial family’s interest in recruiting him. Xiao Tian took Xiao Yan to the Misty Cloud Sect to demand justice, where he faced a stunned elder.

• Ya Ye told Jia Xingtian that Xiao Tian had destroyed the Jia Lie Clan, and Jia Xingtian considered recruiting him while avoiding conflict with the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Tian told Xiao Yan they would go to the Misty Cloud Sect to get justice, and Xiao Zhan reluctantly supported their departure.
• Xiao Tian and Xiao Yan rode the Somersault Cloud to the Misty Cloud Sect, while Medicine Elder marveled at its speed.
• Xiao Tian released his Dou Qi over the sect, drawing an elder into the air to confront him.
• Xiao Tian identified himself as Xiao Tian of the Xiao Clan, and the elder realized his aura surpassed the sect leader’s.

Xiao Tian brought Xiao Yan to the Cloud Mist Sect to demand an explanation for its attack on Xiao Yan and punish those responsible. After overwhelming Yun Leng and four Dou King elders, Xiao Tian faced the sect’s defensive formation, confident he could still defeat them.

• Xiao Tian accused Yun Leng of secretly ordering the attack on Xiao Yan and declared that the Cloud Mist Sect would pay for it.
• Xiao Tian struck Yun Leng with a punch that shattered his Dou Qi barrier and left him badly injured.
• Four Cloud Mist Sect Dou King elders attacked Xiao Tian while Xiao Yan and Medicine Elder watched from the Somersault Cloud.
• Xiao Tian revealed the Ruyi Golden Cudgel and his new armor, then sent all four Dou King elders flying with one swing.
• Yun Leng ordered the disciples to activate the Cloud Mist Sect’s grand defensive formation and sent a plea for help as Xiao Tian judged his power sufficient to break through.

Xiao Tian attacked the Misty Cloud Sect with the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, nearly destroying its protective formation before Yun Yun returned and confronted him. He explained that he had come to demand an answer for Yun Leng’s attempt to kill Xiao Yan, while Yun Leng denied the accusation.

• Xiao Tian enlarged the Ruyi Golden Cudgel and struck the Misty Cloud Sect’s protective formation, injuring disciples and damaging the sect.
• Nalan Yanran arrived and watched in horror as the formation began to collapse beneath the Golden Cudgel.
• Yun Yun returned and used Extreme Wind, Meteor Kill to clash with Xiao Tian’s attack, but realized how powerful he was.
• Xiao Tian told Yun Yun that Yun Leng had sent people to intercept and kill Xiao Yan, and said he had come to demand an explanation.
• Xiao Yan and Medicine Elder discussed Xiao Tian’s extraordinary strength and the powerful bloodline they sensed in him.
• Yun Yun questioned Yun Leng about his actions, and he denied doing anything and accused Xiao Tian of slander.

Xiao Tian attacked the Cloud Mist Sect and demanded that Yun Yun hand over Yun Leng for arranging an assault on Xiao Yan. As Xiao Tian prepared to kill Yun Leng, the Grand Elder summoned the sect’s Old Sect Master, who emerged from seclusion.

• Xiao Tian threw Yun Nan’s corpse before Yun Yun and struck her with his cudgel, damaging the Cloud Mist Sect and leaving her injured.
• Nalan Yanran confronted Xiao Yan over the destruction, while Yun Yun admitted she had mishandled the broken engagement.
• Xiao Tian told Xiao Yan that he must resolve the three-year agreement himself and grow beyond his brother’s protection.
• Yun Yun accepted responsibility and offered compensation and a personal favor, but Xiao Tian demanded Yun Leng’s life.
• As Xiao Tian swung at the wounded Yun Leng, Yun Leng crushed a token and summoned the Cloud Mist Sect’s Old Sect Master from his cave.