Chapter Summaries

Gu Yuan visited the awakened Xiao Xuan, explained why the Ancient Clan had not attacked the Soul Clan, and offered help to the Xiao Clan. Xiao Xuan declined Gu Yuan’s invitation to move to the Ancient Realm, and Gu Yuan left him a pill and a way to summon him.

• Xiao Xuan challenged Gu Yuan over failing to protect the Xiao Clan and letting the Soul Clan survive, while Gu Yuan defended his decision as the Ancient Clan’s leader.
• Gu Yuan said he had come to confirm Xiao Xuan’s awakening and had no intention of taking the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade.
• Xiao Xuan said he had accepted his death and left the prospect of resurrection to fate, and he and Gu Yuan agreed that the lack of source qi made reaching Dou Emperor impossible through their own efforts.
• Gu Yuan judged Xiao Yi’s talent but expected Dou Venerate to be his limit, while Xiao Xuan insisted that his guidance would help Xiao Yi surpass it.
• Gu Yuan invited Xiao Xuan and Xiao Yi to the Ancient Realm, but both declined, and Gu Yuan gave Xiao Yi a pill for Xiao Xuan and a spatial jade tablet to call for help.

Gu Yuan left Xiao Yi with an Ancient Clan jade plaque and an eighth-tier Hongqi Soul-Origin Pill, which Xiao Xuan took to restore his soul power. Xiao Xuan revealed that Xiao Yi could regain the Xiao Clan’s Dou Di bloodline at Dou Wang and would need to reach Dou Saint to revive him fully, leaving Xiao Yi determined to rebuild his ancestor’s body.

• Gu Yuan departed after giving Xiao Yi a jade plaque and the Hongqi Soul-Origin Pill.
• Xiao Xuan explained that he trusted Xiao Yi, not the Ancient Clan, to oversee his resurrection and recover his peak strength.
• Xiao Xuan revealed that he had preserved the Xiao Clan’s Dou Di bloodline and would restore it to Xiao Yi when he reached Dou Wang, ordering him to advance from Dou Shi within half a year.
• Xiao Yi handed Xiao Xuan the pill, and Xiao Xuan swallowed it, making his soul body more solid and strengthening his soul power.
• Xiao Xuan said the pill let him wield roughly twenty to thirty percent of his peak strength, about that of a four-star Dou Saint, and Xiao Yi promised to reconstruct a suitable body for him.

After a month of intensive cultivation, Xiao Yi advanced to Da Dou Shi and arrived for the Elite Class assessment, astonishing Hu Gan and his classmates. The assessment was set to begin with one-on-one sparring matches.

• Xiao Yi cultivated for a month with the Heaven Poison Scorpion Dragon Crystal, pills, and Xiao Xuan's guidance, reaching the peak of nine-star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Yi broke through to Da Dou Shi, formed Dou Qi Armor, and told Xiao Xuan he had succeeded.
• Xiao Yi left Xiao Xuan in his storage ring and went to the assembly square just before the assessment began.
• Hu Gan inspected the Elite Class and was shocked to learn Xiao Yi had become a Da Dou Shi while Xiao Xun'er had reached one-star Dou Zhe.
• Wu Hao reacted with disbelief at Xiao Yi's rapid breakthrough, and Hu Gan announced that the assessment would consist of one-on-one sparring matches.

Xun'er defeated Hu Jia in a spar, while Wu Hao conceded to Xiao Yi without fighting. Headmaster Hu Gan then invited Xiao Yi and Xun'er to join Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Academy, and both agreed.

• Xun'er used her superior timing and golden Dou Qi to overwhelm Hu Jia, who conceded.
• Wu Hao saw that Xiao Yi was a Da Dou Shi while he was only a Dou Zhe, so he immediately conceded.
• Hu Gan reprimanded Wu Hao for his stagnant cultivation and told him to train harder.
• Hu Gan praised Xiao Yi’s rapid breakthrough and offered him and Xun'er early admission to the Inner Academy.
• Xiao Yi and Xun'er accepted, and Hu Gan said he would recommend them for official admission the next day.

After gaining early admission to Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Academy, Xiao Yi resolved to seek the Fallen Heart Flame, while Xiao Xuan promised to help him subdue it. Xiao Yi and Xun'er entered the Inner Academy, where Xiao Yi spotted the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower.

• Xun'er thanked Xiao Yi for helping her, and he encouraged her to focus on cultivation.
• Xiao Xuan revealed that the Hongqi Soul-Origin Pill had restored much of his damaged soul and appeared more like a living person.
• Xiao Yi vowed to find ingredients to restore Xiao Xuan and a body to revive him, then said he intended to subdue the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Xuan agreed to aid Xiao Yi in subduing the Fallen Heart Flame despite the danger it posed to a Da Dou Shi.
• Hu Gan led Xiao Yi and Xun'er into the Inner Academy and explained that they would need to cultivate hard to compete with its experts.
• An Inner Academy elder accepted Xiao Yi and Xun'er after Hu Gan described their rapid progress, while Xiao Yi looked toward the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower.

Xiao Yi and Xun'er entered the Inner Academy and learned how fire energy granted access to the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower. Xiao Yi entered the tower alone and used Xiao Xuan's guidance to temper his Dou Qi with the Fallen Heart Flame's aura, while Han Yue summoned an elder after seeing him endure its scorching.

• The Inner Academy elder explained the tower's cultivation benefits, fire energy, and the Strong Ranking, then gave Xiao Yi and Xun'er Fire Crystal Cards with seven days' worth of fire energy.
• Xun'er went to rest, while Xiao Yi hurried to the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower and entered with the other students.
• Pale white mist entered Xiao Yi's body, and Xiao Xuan told him to circulate his Dou Qi through the Fallen Heart Flame's aura to condense it.
• Students mocked Xiao Yi as his body was scorched by Heart Flame, and Han Yue silenced them before ordering her attendant to fetch the tower's guarding elder.

Xiao Yi endured the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower’s heart-flame scorching for twenty minutes, tempering his Dou Qi with Fallen Heart Flame’s sub-flame. After he revealed that Dean Hu Gan had exceptionally recommended him to the Inner Academy, he met Han Yue, who planned to cultivate on the tower’s sixth floor.

• The tower-guarding elder tried to dispel the heart flame scorching Xiao Yi, but Xiao Xuan’s soul mark blasted the elder away.
• Han Yue urged the elder to intervene as Xiao Yi endured the scorching, while the elder pretended to trust Xiao Yi’s ability to continue.
• Xiao Yi used Fallen Heart Flame’s sub-flame to temper his Dou Qi and felt close to another breakthrough.
• After nearly twenty minutes, Xiao Yi steadied himself, opened his eyes, and erupted with red Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yi told the tower-guarding elder that Dean Hu Gan had exceptionally recommended him to the Inner Academy, and the elder praised his talent.
• Han Yue introduced herself to Xiao Yi as leader of the Moon Spirit Gang, then told the elder she would cultivate on the sixth floor.

Xiao Yi learned how the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower worked and sensed the intelligent Fallen Heart Flame sealed beneath it. Needing Fire Energy to cultivate and grow stronger before attempting to subdue the flame, he entered the arena and challenged Cheng Kui.

• Elder Liu introduced Xiao Yi to the tower, explained that higher levels cost more Fire Energy, and sent him away to rest after his first exposure to the Heart Fire.
• Xiao Yi sensed the Fallen Heart Flame beneath the tower, but Xiao Xuan warned that subduing it with his current strength would be dangerous.
• Xiao Yi decided to earn Fire Energy in the arena rather than take on slower tasks.
• Xiao Yi challenged Cheng Kui, offering to take only sixty days of Fire Energy if he won, while risking his own seven days if he lost.
• Cheng Kui accepted, confident he could defeat the one-star Da Dou Shi, and the spectators warned that Xiao Yi had challenged an experienced arena fighter.

Xiao Yi challenged five-star Da Dou Shi Cheng Kui despite being a one-star Da Dou Shi, surprising the spectators with his skill and spear techniques. He broke through Cheng Kui’s Earth-Splitting Strike with the Earth-class Dragon Abyss Heaven-Breaking Art, leaving Cheng Kui’s chest armor shattered as the fight continued.

• Cheng Kui and Xiao Yi announced their ranks before their arena match, while the spectators expected Xiao Yi to lose.
• Cheng Kui attacked with his spiked club, but Xiao Yi deflected most of the force with a fiery spear barrier and dodged.
• Xiao Yi circled behind Cheng Kui and pierced his flank, then avoided stone spikes and forced Cheng Kui’s club back with a spear radiance.
• Cheng Kui unleashed the low-grade Xuan-class Dou Technique Earth-Splitting Strike, breaking apart the arena beneath Xiao Yi.
• Xiao Yi used the first art of the Dragon Abyss Heaven-Breaking Art, Dragon Abyss Awakening, to break through Cheng Kui’s attack and shatter his chest armor.

Xiao Yi defeated Cheng Kui in the arena and claimed sixty days of Fire Energy, giving him enough to cultivate on the fourth level of the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower. He remained in seclusion there for eleven days, his Dou Qi armor expanding as he cultivated toward a breakthrough to Dou Ling.

• Xiao Yi defeated five-star Da Dou Shi Cheng Kui with a powerful earth-tier Dou Skill, and Cheng Kui honored their bet by giving him sixty days of Fire Energy.
• Xiao Yi combined his winnings with his existing Fire Energy and chose to cultivate on the fourth level of the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower.
• Elder Liu warned Xiao Yi that the fourth level was dangerous, but Xiao Yi assured him he would be careful and entered a cultivation chamber.
• Xiao Yi used the Heaven Poison Scorpion Dragon Crystal while the Fallen Heart Flame tempered his Dou Qi, and Xiao Xuan urged him to break through to Dou Ling so they could subdue the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Yi cultivated without interruption, and by the eleventh day his red Dou Qi armor covered nearly two-thirds of his body.

After advancing to a six-star Da Dou Shi in the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower, Xiao Yi rushed to protect Xun'er from the White Gang's attempt to force her to join. He confronted Fu Ao and stopped him from grabbing Xun'er, leaving the two sides on the verge of a fight.

• Xiao Yi used the Condensation Crystal to rise five levels in just over ten days, reaching six-star Da Dou Shi before running out of fire energy.
• Xiao Yi overheard students say the White Gang was pressuring Xun'er to join and hurried to the new student plaza.
• Fu Ao threatened Xun'er and began gathering Dou Qi after she refused to join the White Gang.
• Xiao Yi arrived, stood beside Xun'er, and told Fu Ao to leave.
• After learning Xiao Yi was a six-star Da Dou Shi, Fu Ao tried to grab Xun'er's hand, but Xiao Yi stopped him with his spear and threatened him with death.

Xiao Yi fought Fu Ao, a peak one-star Dou Ling, after Fu Ao threatened him and Xun'er. Xiao Yi's Heart Fire overcame Fu Ao's water attacks, but Fu Ao's Dou Qi armor blocked his spear; Xiao Xuan then lent Xiao Yi Dou Qi as he prepared to use the first formula of the Heaven-Breaking Formula.

• Fu Ao challenged Xiao Yi and dismissed him as a weaker Da Dou Shi, while Xun'er offered to handle the fight.
• Xiao Yi refused to back down, and Fu Ao attacked with his water-attributed Dou Qi and trident.
• Xiao Yi covered himself and his spear with Heart Fire, evaporated Fu Ao's water arrows, and struck from behind.
• Fu Ao's Dou Qi armor blocked Xiao Yi's spear thrust, and Fu Ao forced him back with a counterattack.
• Xiao Xuan spoke to Xiao Yi and supplied him with Dou Qi, and Xiao Yi began the first formula of the Heaven-Breaking Formula.

Xiao Yi defeated Fu Ao with his Dragon Abyss Awakening technique, prompting Elder Huo to intervene and recruit him into the Alchemy Department. Xiao Yi accepted for the chance to study alchemy and earn Fire Energy, then began a soul-power test at the department.

• Xiao Yi’s golden dragon overwhelmed Fu Ao’s four Dou Qi sharks and struck him down.
• Elder Huo appeared, protected Fu Ao from Xiao Yi’s attack, and warned the White Gang not to trouble Xiao Yi again.
• Elder Huo invited Xiao Yi to join the Alchemy Department, and Xiao Yi agreed after learning members received two hundred days’ worth of Fire Energy each month.
• Xiao Yi told Xun'er to defend herself if the White Gang harassed her again, then followed Elder Huo to the Alchemy Department.
• Elder Huo asked Xiao Yi to demonstrate his soul power using a Soul-Testing Stone, and Xiao Yi placed his hand on it to begin the test.

Xiao Yi impressed Elder Huo with his Late Mortal Realm soul power and fourth-grade alchemy, refining a top-tier Gathering Qi Powder. Elder Huo made him a core student of the Alchemy Department and gave him an advance of one thousand days of Fire Energy.

• Xiao Yi learned from Xiao Xuan that cultivating the Scarlet Sun Heaven-Burning Art had strengthened his soul power.
• Xiao Yi showed Elder Huo that he could summon tangible heartfire, convincing the elder that he qualified as a fourth-grade alchemist.
• Xiao Yi refined Gathering Qi Powder with exceptional skill, producing a top-tier pill that astonished Elder Huo.
• Elder Huo welcomed Xiao Yi as a core student of the Alchemy Department and promised to meet his requests.
• Xiao Yi asked for an advance on his Fire Energy subsidy, and Elder Huo gave him one thousand days of Fire Energy.

Xiao Yi received a Purple Fire Crystal Card from Elder Huo and returned to the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower to cultivate. Han Yue let him use her sixth-floor room, where Xiao Xuan shielded him from the stronger heart fire so he could pursue a breakthrough to Dou Ling.

• Elder Huo gave Xiao Yi a Purple Fire Crystal Card and welcomed him as a treasured member of the Alchemy Department.
• Xiao Yi showed Elder Liu his card and entered the tower again, heading for the sixth floor.
• Xiao Yi found that sixth-floor rooms were reserved for Strong Ranking members, but Han Yue offered him her room.
• Xiao Yi entered Han Yue's room and felt the sixth floor's stronger Fallen Heart Flame sub-flame scorching his body.
• Xiao Xuan created an energy shield around Xiao Yi and urged him to cultivate without fear of the heart fire.

Xiao Yi broke through to Dou Ling and advanced the Scarlet Sun Heaven-Burning Art to the Meridian-Melting Realm after enduring three days of the Fallen Heart Flame. He left the tower to prepare for subduing the flame, but encountered the White Gang, whose leader attacked him.

• Xiao Yi cultivated with the Heaven Poison Scorpion Dragon Crystal, reaching the ninth star of Da Dou Shi before his energy stopped refining into Dou Qi.
• Xiao Xuan discovered that Xiao Yi's cultivation art had reached the Meridian-Melting Realm and exposed him to the Fallen Heart Flame to reshape his meridians.
• After enduring three days of scorching, Xiao Yi's meridians were reshaped, his physical strength rose to rival a Dou Wang's, and he broke through to Dou Ling.
• Xiao Xuan explained that the Fallen Heart Flame would weaken after the Inner Academy elders reinforced its seal, and Xiao Yi left the tower to prepare for that opportunity.
• Xiao Yi spotted Fu Ao among the crowd outside the tower, and Bai Cheng ordered him to stop before a spear flew toward him.

Xiao Yi fought off Bai Cheng and the White Gang until Zi Yan intervened and declared him under her protection. She then took Xiao Yi to the Inner Academy’s Alchemy Department, where he made pills for her to eat.

• Xiao Yi revealed that he had reached one-star Dou Ling and broke Bai Cheng’s spear, sending the four-star Dou Ling flying.
• Bai Cheng attacked again, but Zi Yan struck him down before Xiao Yi could retaliate.
• Zi Yan recognized Xiao Yi as the alchemist who had made her favorite Gathering Qi Powder and announced that she would protect him from the White Gang.
• Zi Yan dragged Xiao Yi to the Alchemy Department and urged him to refine pills for her.
• Xiao Yi refined three Gathering Qi Powders, which Zi Yan ate at once and praised as the tastiest pills around.

After promising Zi Yan more pills, Xiao Yi went to the Inner Academy’s back mountains to cultivate the mid-tier Earth-class Dou Technique Myriad Phenomena Converging Finger. He mastered a powerful first strike, gaining confidence for the upcoming Strong Ranking Competition.

• Zi Yan called Xiao Yi her friend and promised to take him somewhere good and help him perform well in the Strong Ranking Competition if he kept providing pills.
• Xiao Yi went to a secluded spot in the back mountains to cultivate Myriad Phenomena Converging Finger, having recently advanced to the Dou Ling realm.
• Xiao Xuan checked the black scroll for tampering and told Xiao Yi the technique should be manageable to learn by following its instructions.
• Xiao Yi gathered scattered Dou Qi and energy from heaven and earth into a vortex, then struck a hill with a condensed finger glow that collapsed it.
• Xiao Xuan praised the technique’s power, while Xiao Yi teased that it seemed stronger than the Dou Technique Xiao Xuan had taught him.

Xiao Yi and Xiao Xuan discovered a Snow Demon Sky Ape guarding the Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid, and Xiao Xuan pushed Xiao Yi to fight it alone. Xiao Yi’s attacks forced the beast to activate its berserk bloodline, leaving Xiao Xuan to step in as it prepared to strike.

• Xiao Yi followed Xiao Xuan to a cave after they heard a fifth-tier magical beast roaring in the back mountains.
• Xiao Yi recognized the Snow Demon Sky Ape and realized it guarded the Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid, which could strengthen his body.
• Xiao Xuan tossed Xiao Yi in front of the beast and told him to test his skills against it.
• Xiao Yi attacked with Dragon Abyss Awakening and Myriad Phenomena Converging Finger, but the Snow Demon Sky Ape endured both techniques.
• The Snow Demon Sky Ape activated its berserk bloodline and leaped at Xiao Yi, and Xiao Xuan appeared in front of him.

After Xiao Xuan killed the Snow Demon Sky Ape, Xiao Yi discovered and absorbed the beast’s unusual ice-and-fire beast flame. Xiao Yi and Xiao Xuan then entered the beast’s underground nest to search for the Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid, reaching a chamber beneath a massive stalactite.

• Xiao Xuan instantly killed the Snow Demon Sky Ape with a glance.
• Xiao Yi cut open the beast and found a rare flame with icy-white edges and a crimson core where its beast core should have been.
• Xiao Xuan planted Xiao Yi’s soul imprint in the flame, and Xiao Yi absorbed it as the Snow Demon Sky Ape Flame.
• Xiao Yi asked whether Xiao Xuan could help him subdue the Fallen Heart Flame, and Xiao Xuan warned him that a Heavenly Flame was far more dangerous.
• Xiao Yi and Xiao Xuan entered the underground nest to find the Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid, and Xiao Yi descended to a chamber beneath a massive stalactite.