Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yi broke through to three-star Dou Practitioner and began learning pill refining from Yao Lao, where his exceptional soul perception marked him as a natural talent. Xiao Xuan arranged for Yao Lao to refine physique-enhancing pills for Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan, but the needed ingredients remained uncollected as Xiao Yi continued his intensive training.

• Xiao Yi circulated the Scarlet Sun Heaven-Burning Art and broke through to three-star Dou Practitioner.
• Xiao Yi joined Xiao Yan for Yao Lao's first pill-refining lesson and both demonstrated soul perception sufficient for alchemy.
• Xiao Yi identified the Star Spirit Grass that had absorbed moonlight, impressing Yao Lao with his ability to resonate with medicinal herbs.
• Xiao Xuan asked Yao Lao for a pill to strengthen Xiao Yi's physique, and Yao Lao provided the formula for a fourth-tier Meridian Spirit-Rhyme Pill.
• Xiao Xuan told Xiao Yi to gather two sets of ingredients so Yao Lao could also make the pill for Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yi spent the following months studying pill refining by day and cultivating and practicing Dou Skills at night, leaving the ingredients uncollected with a month and a half until the coming-of-age ceremony.

On the Xiao Clan’s final assessment before the coming-of-age ceremony, Xiao Xun'er revealed she had become a one-star Fighter, while Xiao Yan reached the seventh stage of Battle Qi. Xiao Yi still had yet to take the test as the chapter ended.

• Xiao Yi and Xiao Xun'er went to the training ground, where Xiao Yan was waiting for the assessment.
• Xiao Zhan defended his decision to spend heavily on a high-grade cultivation technique for Xiao Yi and silenced the First Elder’s doubts about Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Mei tested at the eighth stage of Battle Qi, and Xiao Ning also tested at the eighth stage despite limping on one leg.
• Xiao Xun'er stunned the crowd by testing as a one-star Fighter.
• Xiao Yan tested at the seventh stage of Battle Qi, easing Xiao Zhan’s worries.

At the Xiao Clan’s coming-of-age test, Xiao Yan reached the Seventh Stage of Dou Qi and Xiao Yi revealed he had become a three-star Dou Practitioner. Xiao Yu returned from Canaan Academy and challenged Xiao Yi, and their duel began with her launching a sword attack.

• Xiao Yan tested at the Seventh Stage of Dou Qi, silencing the clan members who had doubted his progress.
• Xiao Yi tested at three-star Dou Practitioner, astonishing the crowd and vindicating Xiao Zhan’s investment in him.
• Xiao Zhan announced that disciples who failed the test could challenge those who passed.
• Xiao Yu returned from Canaan Academy and challenged Xiao Yi, seeking to avenge Xiao Ning’s broken leg.
• Xiao Yi accepted Xiao Yu’s challenge, and she attacked him with her sword as Dou Qi gathered in her palm.

Xiao Yi fought Xiao Yu in the Xiao Clan family tournament, revealing the overwhelming power of his Earth-tier Dou Technique while keeping her unharmed. Xiao Yu conceded defeat, and Xiao Zhan used the outcome to rebuke the First Elder.

• Xiao Yu attacked Xiao Yi with the Heart-Shattering Palm, but Xiao Yi evaded her and shattered her Fine-Iron Steel Sword with the Dragon Abyss Formation-Breaking Spear.
• Xiao Yu unleashed her Blood Python Ice-Soul Palm, and Xiao Yi answered with the Dragon Abyss First Awakening Art.
• Xiao Yi's crimson slash overwhelmed Xiao Yu's attacks and caused an explosion, prompting the First Elder to fear she had been badly hurt.
• Xiao Zhan stopped the First Elder from rushing onto the arena, and the dust cleared to reveal Xiao Yu unharmed, though her clothes had been torn by the shockwave.
• Xiao Yi teased Xiao Yu about her exposed thigh, and Xiao Zhan reminded the First Elder that Xiao Yi had shown restraint.

After Xiao Yi’s powerful Dou Technique discouraged challengers, he and Xiao Yan left the clan gathering to seek ingredients for the Meridian Spirit-Rhyme Pill at the Mitre Auction House. Yafei agreed to help, but revealed that the Jia Lie Clan Patriarch had reserved the auction house’s medicinal ingredients for the past three months.

• Xiao Yi returned from the stage, and Xiao Yan praised his powerful Dou Technique.
• Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan left the gathering and disguised themselves in black robes to visit the Mitre Auction House.
• Yafei met the two in a VIP room, where Yao Lao asked her to obtain two sets of the ingredients on Xiao Yan’s list.
• Yafei said the Mitre Auction House could supply the ingredients, but estimated it would take at least three months.
• Yao Lao pressed for delivery within three days, and Yafei explained that the Jia Lie Clan Patriarch had reserved the auction house’s medicinal ingredients.

Xiao Yi decided to strike the Jia Lie Clan before its alchemist could help it attack the Xiao Clan, and persuaded Xiao Xuan to join him. He launched a night assault on the clan’s residence, where he killed two guards and faced the remaining fighters.

• Xiao Yi realized the Jia Lie Clan had bought medicinal ingredients to prepare for an alchemist’s attack on the Xiao Clan, then told Xiao Yan to return to the Mitre Auction House in a few days.
• Xiao Yi asked Xiao Xuan to help him wipe out the Jia Lie Clan, and Xiao Xuan agreed despite warning him about the rule restricting experts above five-star Dou Saint from acting freely.
• Xiao Yi arrived at the Jia Lie Clan residence at night and split its plaque with the Dragon Abyss Formation-Breaking Spear.
• When the guards attacked, Xiao Yi defeated them with his spear and killed two before the remaining guards pressed their assault.

Xiao Yi attacked the Jia Lie Clan and defeated its guards with the Dragon Abyss First Awakening Art. When Jia Lie Bi confronted him, Xiao Xuan took control of Xiao Yi's body and overwhelmed the clan, leaving Jia Lie Bi begging for mercy.

• Xiao Yi used the Dragon Abyss First Awakening Art to kill the guards and collapse part of the Jia Lie Clan's wall.
• Xiao Xuan rebuked Xiao Yi for holding back and urged him to face the Jia Lie Clan himself.
• Jia Lie Bi arrived, tried to negotiate with the black-robed attacker, and charged after Jia Lie'ao recognized Xiao Yi.
• Xiao Xuan possessed Xiao Yi's body and unleashed a terrifying aura that immobilized everyone in the Jia Lie Clan.
• Jia Lie Bi begged Xiao Xuan for mercy and promised to leave Wutan City and clear the way for the Xiao Clan and Xiao Yi.

Xiao Xuan possessed Xiao Yi and wiped out the Jia Lie Clan, then returned control of Xiao Yi’s battered body. Xiao Yi confronted Liu Xi, who threatened him with his master’s influence, and left him injured and facing death.

• Xiao Xuan used Xiao Yi’s body to kill Jia Lie Bi and everyone else from the Jia Lie Clan, then returned control to Xiao Yi.
• Xiao Yi complained that Xiao Xuan’s possession had nearly crippled him, while Xiao Xuan urged him to strengthen himself and said he had wanted to teach him combat experience.
• Xiao Yi found Liu Xi at the Jia Lie Clan residence and recognized the lecherous first-tier alchemist.
• Liu Xi threatened Xiao Yi with his fourth-tier alchemist master, but Xiao Yi dismissed the threat and cut off Liu Xi’s right arm.
• Liu Xi warned Xiao Yi that killing him would bring retaliation, while Xiao Yi remained confident in Xiao Xuan’s protection.

Xiao Yi killed Liu Xi and had Xiao Xuan eliminate the Jia Lie Clan and Oba Clan experts above the Dou Zhe level, leaving the Xiao Clan dominant in Wutan City. He then went with Xiao Yan to the Mitre Auction House to seek medicinal ingredients, where Yafei revealed that the Jia Lie Clan’s order had been canceled.

• Xiao Yi killed Liu Xi beyond any chance of survival, then asked Xiao Xuan to eliminate the Jia Lie Clan members above the Dou Zhe level.
• Xiao Xuan wiped out the Jia Lie Clan’s remaining experts, and Xiao Yi persuaded him to do the same to the Oba Clan.
• Xiao Yan woke Xiao Yi and told him the Jia Lie Clan and Oba Clan experts had disappeared overnight; Xiao Yi credited Xiao Xuan.
• Xiao Yi invited Xiao Yan to the Mitre Auction House to obtain medicinal ingredients, and Yafei told them the Jia Lie Clan had canceled its order and given up its deposit.

After obtaining the ingredients for the Meridian Spirit-Rhyme Pill from the Mitre Auction House, Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Clan back mountain to begin refining it with Yao Lao. Yao Lao demonstrated the process and explained how to control the flame as the pill’s ingredients were combined.

• Yafei gave Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi two portions of the requested ingredients and ordered the Mitre Auction House not to offend anyone from the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan met Yao Lao and Xiao Xuan at the Xiao Clan back mountain to prepare the Meridian Spirit-Rhyme Pill.
• Yao Lao invited Xiao Yi to refine one portion with him, while Xiao Xuan encouraged him not to back down.
• Yao Lao brought out the Black Demon Cauldron and used the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to refine the Meridian-Unblocking Vine and Purple Salvia.
• Yao Lao added the Condensation Flower and beast core, explaining that fire control required balancing strength and gentleness.

Yao Lao demonstrated how to refine a Meridian Spirit-Rhyme Pill, then made Xiao Yi attempt one himself so he could prepare a pill for Xiao Yan. Xiao Yi overcame the difficult flame-control step and successfully refined a fourth-grade pill on his first try.

• Yao Lao refined a Meridian Spirit-Rhyme Pill and explained the process to Xiao Yi.
• Xiao Xuan insisted that Xiao Yi prepare a pill for Xiao Yan, and Yao Lao lent him a medicinal furnace.
• Xiao Yi refined the Meridian-Unblocking Vine and Purple Salvia into medicinal vapor, then struggled to control the heat while fusing the Condensation Flower and beast core.
• Xiao Yi used the heart flames from his cultivation art to melt the ingredients and combine their medicinal potency with the vapor.
• Xiao Yi gathered his remaining strength to condense the pill and successfully completed his first fourth-grade refinement.

After Xiao Yi took Yao Lao’s Meridian Spirit-Rhyme Pill, he advanced to a five-star Dou Practitioner. Xiao Xuan then gave him the dangerous Xiao Clan soul cultivation technique, the Flame Soul Devouring Heaven Art, and Xiao Yi began asking how to cultivate it.

• Xiao Yi compared his rough fourth-grade Meridian Spirit-Rhyme Pill with Yao Lao’s refined pill, then took Yao Lao’s pill after Xiao Xuan approved.
• Xiao Yi swallowed the pill in the back mountain of Wutan City and broke through to five-star Dou Practitioner.
• Xiao Xuan offered Xiao Yi a soul cultivation technique and warned him that cultivating it could cause backlash and turn him into an idiot.
• Xiao Xuan gave Xiao Yi the restricted Flame Soul Devouring Heaven Art scroll, which revealed its contents when Xiao Yi used his soul strength.
• Xiao Yi resolved to cultivate the technique, read its first volume’s instructions for refining soulflame, and asked Xiao Xuan what soul threads were.

Xiao Yi chose to cultivate the Xiao Clan’s dangerous Flame Soul Devouring Heaven Art, but learned he would need a Heavenly Flame because he would not preserve his virginity. After a month and a half of rapid Dou Qi cultivation, he headed with Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er to the Xiao Clan’s grand coming-of-age ceremony.

• Xiao Xuan explained that refining soul threads could raise Xiao Yi’s soul power but risk destroying his soul foundation, and Xiao Yi decided to cultivate the art.
• Xiao Xuan said Xiao Yi could use the heart flame from the Scarlet Sun Heaven-Burning Art only if he remained chaste, so Xiao Yi insisted he would instead seek a Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Xuan warned Xiao Yi that Gu Yuan had placed a forbidden curse on Xiao Xun'er and that forcing himself on her could cripple him.
• Xiao Yi spent a month and a half cultivating the Scarlet Sun Heaven-Burning Art and advanced from a five-star Dou Practitioner to the peak of the nine-star Dou Practitioner level.
• Xiao Yi met Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er outside his door, and the three headed to the coming-of-age ceremony as the Xiao Clan celebrated its dominance in Wutan City.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi attended the Xiao Clan's coming-of-age ceremony, where their restored strength drew the crowd's attention. Xiao Yan passed the test at the eighth stage of Dou Qi, and Xiao Yi stepped forward as Xiao Ning criticized his strength.

• The Xiao Clan's coming-of-age ceremony began with a formal retest overseen by the Second Elder.
• Xiao Li returned to Wutan City and was surprised to learn that Xiao Yan had reached the eighth stage of Dou Qi and Xiao Yi had become a Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Yan tested at the eighth stage of Dou Qi, earning Xiao Zhan's praise and Yafei's congratulations.
• Xiao Yi went to take his test while Xiao Ning dismissed him as only a three-star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Yu challenged Xiao Ning's remark by pointing out Xiao Yan's rapid progress since the previous test.

At the Xiao Clan retesting ceremony, Xiao Yi stunned the crowd by revealing that he had reached Nine-Star Dou Practitioner, and Xiao Zhan stopped the First Elder from questioning the testing stele. Xiao Li challenged Xiao Yi, and their fight began with Xiao Li using his lightning speed to circle him.

• Xiao Ning doubted that Xiao Yi’s result was real and urged Xiao Yu to challenge him, but she refused.
• Xiao Zhan announced that Xiao Yi could accept a challenge, and Xiao Li stepped onto the platform despite Xiao Zhan’s warning.
• Xiao Yi agreed to spar with Xiao Li, who promised to count it as Xiao Yi’s victory if he survived ten moves.
• Xiao Li unleashed his Two-Star Dou Master cultivation and lightning-attributed Dou Qi, then charged at Xiao Yi.
• Xiao Yi summoned the Dragon Abyss Formation-Breaking Spear and blocked Xiao Li’s first punch, but could not track him as he raced around the platform.

Xiao Yi and Xiao Li faced off in the arena, and Xiao Yi’s spear technique let him press his stronger brother despite the gap in cultivation. The duel escalated as both unleashed powerful Dou Skills, ending with their attacks colliding in a burst of light.

• Xiao Yi used his superior soul power to read Xiao Li’s movements and block his air blades with the Dragon Abyss Formation-Breaking Spear.
• Xiao Li summoned his black halberd, and Xiao Yi’s spear technique drove him toward the edge of the arena.
• Xiao Li used Flash Thunder Strike to rush Xiao Yi, who evaded the attack and pulled away.
• Xiao Yi unleashed Dragon Abyss First Awakening Art as Xiao Li activated Three-Stage Thunder Arc Dance.
• Xiao Yi’s crimson, dragon-headed strike collided with Xiao Li’s lightning-wreathed halberd, filling the arena with light.

After breaking through to the Dou Master realm, Xiao Yi decided to leave Wutan City and seek the Fallen Heart Flame beneath Canaan Academy. Xiao Xuan questioned whether the flame was truly there, but Xiao Yi planned to investigate anyway.

• Xiao Yi broke through to the Dou Master realm after sparring with Xiao Li, while Xiao Li, Xiao Zhan, Xiao Yan, and Xun'er guarded him.
• Xiao Zhan ended the coming-of-age ceremony, and Xiao Yi thanked his family after his breakthrough succeeded.
• Xiao Yi went to cultivate in the back-mountain cave and told Xiao Xuan that he wanted to find a Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Xuan revealed that he had once possessed the Yin-Yang Twin Flame, Wind Fury Dragon Flame, and Volcanic Stone Flame, and warned Xiao Yi that Heavenly Flames were rare.
• Xiao Yi chose to go to Canaan Academy in search of the Fallen Heart Flame, and Xiao Xuan questioned whether it would still be there.

Xiao Yi and Xiao Xuan went to the Warcraft Mountains to obtain the Purple Spirit Crystal and recruit the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King as the Xiao Clan’s protector. After Xiao Xuan’s power overwhelmed the Lion King, Xiao Yi demanded that it protect the clan for three years.

• Xiao Yi proposed finding a magical beast to guard the Xiao Clan while he traveled, and Xiao Xuan agreed that a sixth-tier beast would suffice.
• Xiao Yi left Wutan City and had Xiao Xuan lend him Dou Wang strength so he could fly to the Warcraft Mountains.
• Xiao Yi confronted the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King and asked to borrow its Purple Spirit Crystal, but the Lion King threatened to kill him.
• Xiao Yi called on Xiao Xuan, whose power surged through him until he reached Dou Zong and forced the Lion King to submit.
• Xiao Yi demanded the Purple Spirit Crystal and three years of protection for the Xiao Clan, then used his Dou Zong pressure to subdue the Lion King.

Xiao Yi forced the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King to protect the Xiao Clan and took its Purple Spirit Crystals, then encountered Little Fairy Doctor while leaving the Warcraft Mountains. He accepted her offer to guide him to Qingshan Town and treat his strained meridians.

• Xiao Yi threatened the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King until it agreed to patrol Wutan City and protect the Xiao Clan, then collected its Purple Spirit Crystals.
• After Xiao Xuan left his body, Xiao Yi suffered severe backlash and learned that Xiao Xuan could still summon the strength to fight low-star Dou Saints by possessing him.
• Xiao Xuan warned Xiao Yi to build a solid foundation rather than rely on pills, then returned to the black storage ring.
• Xiao Yi encountered Little Fairy Doctor in the forest, and Xiao Xuan identified her as possessing a Calamity Poison Body.
• Little Fairy Doctor introduced herself, offered to lead Xiao Yi to Qingshan Town, and volunteered to treat his disordered meridians.

Xiao Yi agreed to accompany Little Fairy Doctor into the Warcraft Mountains to gather herbs, then revealed his Dou Shi strength when townspeople questioned whether he could protect her. Mu Li tried to intimidate him by invoking his Two-Star Dou Shi father, and Xiao Yi faced him with a cold gaze.

• Little Fairy Doctor treated Xiao Yi at the Ten Thousand Medicine Hall, and he offered to help her gather herbs the next day.
• Xiao Yi and Little Fairy Doctor set out for the Warcraft Mountains, but a crowd gathered when a burly man called for guards.
• Xiao Yi stopped the crowd from recruiting guards, then sent Mu Li stumbling back with his Dou Qi when Mu Li tried to challenge him.
• The crowd realized Xiao Yi was a Dou Shi, and Xiao Yi declared that he qualified to accompany Little Fairy Doctor.
• Mu Li revealed that his father was a Two-Star Dou Shi and threatened Xiao Yi, who turned to face him coldly.