Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yu awakened in the world of Battle Through the Heavens with a system that required him to help Xiao Yan unify the Dou Qi Continent within ten years. He chose Xiao Yan’s quest and began looking for a way to encourage him, leaving off after Xiao Yu’s own cultivation was tested.

• Xiao Yu learned that his system’s main quest was to help Xiao Yan unify the Dou Qi Continent, and accepted it despite the threat of losing his intelligence if he failed.
• The system assigned Xiao Yu a quest to encourage Xiao Yan after his cultivation stalled, offering experience and Alchemist Talent as rewards.
• Xiao Yu went to the Xiao Clan’s testing courtyard and saw Xiao Yan measured at the Third Stage of Dou Power as the crowd mocked him.
• Xiao Mei tested at the Seventh Stage, while Xun'er tested at the Ninth Stage and left with Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yu took the test himself and was measured at the Sixth Stage of Dou Power, Intermediate.

Xiao Yu encouraged Xiao Yan to reject his reputation as a good-for-nothing and reclaim his resolve, leaving Xiao Yan determined to conquer the land and prove himself. Xiao Zhan and Xun'er also took note of Xiao Yu's influence on the Xiao Clan.

• Xiao Yu found Xiao Yan alone at the back mountain and spoke with him about the worlds that might lie beyond the stars.
• Xiao Yu told Xiao Yan that their shared clan ties mattered more than Xiao Yan's rise or fall, then challenged him to stop accepting his fate.
• Xiao Yu praised Xiao Yan as an unparalleled genius and urged him to rise again and face the world.
• After Xiao Yu left, Xiao Yan regained his spirit and vowed to conquer the land and prove he had been there.
• Xiao Zhan overheard Xiao Yan's renewed resolve, decided not to interrupt, and planned a surprise involving Yanran for the next day.
• Xun'er and Ling Ying discussed Xiao Yu's words, while Xiao Yu returned to his room to claim his completed mission reward.

After completing his mission to encourage Xiao Yan, Xiao Yu claimed his rewards, gained a new physique and technique, and used ten draws in the Event Shop. He planned to cultivate and stay close to Xiao Yan as he prepared for the story’s first major turning point.

• Xiao Yu claimed 100 experience points and Alchemist Talent, reaching Level 2 and unlocking the Event Shop and novice gift pack.
• Xiao Yu opened the gift pack and received ten draw chances, the Pure Yang Blazing Fire Body, and the high-grade Xuan Tier Sun Devouring Technique.
• Xiao Yu accepted the rewards, endured the painful transformation of his physique, and named the system Century Egg.
• Xiao Yu used his ten draws and obtained experience, a broken stone, an ordinary weed, the low-grade Yellow Rank Dou Skill Raging Flame Palm, and a Storage Ring.
• Xiao Yu checked his status, found that his Dou Power had risen, and decided to cultivate while continuing to follow Xiao Yan and alter the plot where necessary.

Xiao Yan rejected Nalan Yanran’s offer and repudiated her in front of the Xiao Clan, then vowed to meet her at the Misty Cloud Sect in three years. As Xiao Yu watched him leave, the system issued a new mission to support Xiao Yan after his public rejection.

• Xiao Yan refused the Qi-Gathering Powder and challenged the elders’ authority to decide whether his engagement could be dissolved.
• Xiao Yan argued that neither family could end the engagement without their elders’ consent, and Nalan Yanran offered to postpone the matter for three years.
• Xiao Yan defended his past achievements, accepted Nalan Yanran’s challenge, and declared that he would find her at the Misty Cloud Sect in three years.
• Xiao Yan wrote and blood-sealed a letter repudiating Nalan Yanran, then left the hall after kneeling before Xiao Zhan.
• Xiao Yu checked the system and received a mission to stand by Xiao Yan when others mocked him.

Xiao Yu defended Xiao Yan before the Xiao Clan and rejected the Qi-Gathering Powder, then joined Xiao Yan on the back mountain as he confronted Medicine Elder. After Medicine Elder offered to teach them alchemy and help them grow stronger, Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan accepted him as their master.

• Xiao Yu argued that the Xiao Clan should refuse the Qi-Gathering Powder rather than sacrifice Xiao Yan's dignity, and Xiao Zhan supported him.
• Xiao Yu told Nalan Yanran that Xiao Yan would resolve their dispute in three years, then claimed his rewards and advanced to the eighth stage of Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yu found Xiao Yan at the back mountain after Xiao Yan discovered that the ring had absorbed his Dou Qi and thrown it over the cliff.
• Medicine Elder emerged from the ring and tested Xiao Yu's loyalty by suggesting he abandon Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yu refused.
• Medicine Elder offered to take Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan as disciples, teach them alchemy, and help them surpass Nalan Yanran and the Cloud Mist Sect.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan knelt and agreed to become Medicine Elder's disciples.

After becoming Medicine Elder’s disciples, Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan learned that an evolving technique and a plan to strengthen Xiao Yan could help him surpass Nalan Yanran. Medicine Elder left them to gather rare medicinal materials, and Xiao Yan reunited with Xun’er, his confidence restored.

• Medicine Elder named Xiao Yu Xiao Yan’s senior brother and promised to help Xiao Yan surpass Nalan Yanran within three years.
• Medicine Elder revealed that his unusual Yellow Rank low-grade technique could evolve, but said Xiao Yan must first become a Dou Zhe to learn more.
• Medicine Elder ordered Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan to obtain Purpleleaf Orchid Grass, Bone-Washing Flowers, and a first-tier wood-attribute magical beast core before returning to Xiao Yan’s ring.
• Xiao Yu admitted that he and Xiao Yan lacked enough money for the materials, then left when Xun’er arrived.
• Xiao Yan told Xun’er that he had people who cared for him and affectionately pinched her cheek, while Xun’er wondered whether to thank or hate Nalan Yanran.

Xiao Yu used a combat technique experience card, then spent a year cultivating and becoming a Fighter alongside Xiao Yan. Medicine Elder offered the brothers a choice between two techniques, explaining that the Flame Mantra could evolve but only one of them could cultivate it because it required devouring rare Heavenly Flames.

• Xiao Yu used the experience card to learn the basics of Raging Flame Palm and decided to make plans that diverged from Xiao Yan’s path.
• A year later, Xiao Yu reached the Ninth Stage Battle Qi and became a Fighter after taking Medicine Elder’s medicinal preparation.
• Xiao Yan broke through to Fighter soon after, and he and Xiao Yu grew closer through daily sparring supervised by Medicine Elder.
• Medicine Elder revealed that the Flame Mantra could evolve by devouring Heavenly Flames, but warned that successfully cultivating it to its peak had a chance of no more than twenty percent.
• Medicine Elder presented two illusory scrolls and left Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan to decide which brother would cultivate the Flame Mantra.

Xiao Yu gave Xiao Yan the Flame Mantra and continued cultivating the Sun Devouring Technique after breaking through to Dou Zhe. His system assigned him a mission to leave Wutan City and clear obstacles for Xiao Yan, while its promotion rewards revealed that his Pure Yang Flame Body could absorb Heavenly Flame energy without harming the flames.

• Xiao Yu chose another cultivation method for himself and left the Flame Mantra to Xiao Yan, who felt grateful for his senior brother’s support.
• Xiao Yu inspected his system panel, confirmed he was a One-Star Dou Zhe, and triggered a new main mission after Xiao Yan’s talent returned.
• The system ordered Xiao Yu to leave Wutan City and clear obstacles for Xiao Yan, then awarded him a Green Lotus Core Flame Map, a Canaan Academy Admission Invitation, a Shadowless Mask, a Thousand Flame Spear, and Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yu questioned why he had received a Heavenly Flame map despite not cultivating the Flame Mantra, and the system explained that his Pure Yang Flame Body could absorb a Heavenly Flame’s energy without damaging it.

Xiao Yu considered leaving Xiao Yan to pursue his own growth, relying on the system to become an alchemist and planning to use the clan’s coming-of-age ceremony as an excuse to train elsewhere. At the ceremony, Xiao Yan revealed that he had reached the Seventh Stage of Dou Qi, stunning the clan and returning to his seat beside Xiao Yu and Xun'er.

• Xiao Yu examined the Shadowless Mask and Thousand Flame Spear, then asked the system to help him become an alchemist.
• Xiao Yu decided he could leave Xiao Yan after the coming-of-age test and planned to use the ceremony as an excuse to travel and train.
• During the ceremony, Xiao Yan insulted Xiao Ning and Xiao Yu, then took his turn at the Black Stone Stele.
• The stele revealed that Xiao Yan had reached the Seventh Stage of Dou Qi, shocking the clan and moving Xiao Zhan to tears.
• Xiao Yan returned to his seat, told Xun'er that his achievement was nothing compared with Senior Brother, and smiled at Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu tested as a One-Star Dou Zhe, astonishing the Xiao Clan, and accepted a challenge from Xiao Shan. Xiao Yu effortlessly threw him without using Dou Qi, leaving the clan wondering how he and Xiao Yan had advanced so dramatically while cultivating in the back hills.

• Xun'er tested as a One-Star Dou Zhe, then Xiao Yu was also revealed to be a One-Star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Zhan announced that those who failed the test could challenge a passing peer, and Xiao Shan chose to challenge Xiao Yu.
• Xiao Shan charged at Xiao Yu with Splitting Mountain Palm, but Xiao Yu deflected the strike and threw him without using Dou Qi.
• Xiao Zhan recognized Xiao Yu's combat experience, while the crowd concluded that Xiao Yu's strength surpassed the Seventh Stage of Dou Qi.
• The clan wondered whether a rare treasure or a shared secret in the back hills had enabled Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan's rapid progress.

After the Xiao Clan coming-of-age ceremony, Xiao Yu told Medicine Elder and Xiao Yan that he planned to leave Wutan City to gain experience. He left them without explaining his private reasons, but promised their bonds would not change.

• Xiao Yu challenged the Xiao Clan disciples, and only two others qualified by defeating their opponents.
• Xiao Zhan announced the end of the coming-of-age ceremony.
• Medicine Elder praised Xiao Yu's talent and recovery as Xiao Yan described how tough he was during their training.
• Xiao Yu told Medicine Elder and Xiao Yan that he planned to leave Wutan City to gain experience.
• Medicine Elder accepted Xiao Yu's decision and promised that he and Xiao Yan would always support him.

Xiao Yu left Wutan City after Medicine Elder passed him alchemy knowledge, cultivation insights, and treasured items. He claimed his quest rewards, including Soul Tempering and an incomplete Bone Chilling Flame, and grew stronger as he looked ahead to the ten-year deadline.

• Xiao Yu reassured Xiao Yan that they would meet again and promised to support him during the Three-Year Agreement.
• Medicine Elder empowered Xiao Yu with sealed memories of his alchemy knowledge and cultivation insights, then gave him a Storage Ring filled with supplies.
• Xiao Yu left the Xiao Clan and checked his system panel, where he found Medicine Elder's Pure Soul Experience listed as pending absorption.
• The system explained that Xiao Yu could absorb the soul power and memories, but warned that his current soul could not safely take in all of it at once.
• Xiao Yu claimed the completed quest reward for leaving Wutan City and received Soul Tempering, an incomplete Bone Chilling Flame, experience, and Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yu received the Soul Tempering and Dou Qi rewards, grew stronger, and gained confidence about meeting his ten-year deadline.

Xiao Yu absorbed the Bone Chilling Flame, advanced to Six-Star Dou Zhe, and gained alchemy knowledge and Dou Techniques from Medicine Elder’s soul. He parted ways with the Fire Wolf Mercenary Group and reached Green Mountain Town, heading for Thousand Medicine Hall to find Xiao Yi Xian.

• Xiao Yu absorbed the Bone Chilling Flame, which burned away impurities and became a flame he could summon from his palm.
• Xiao Yu checked his system panel and found that his strength had risen to Six-Star Dou Zhe, while absorbing Medicine Elder’s soul had given him useful alchemy experience and Dou Techniques.
• Xiao Yu traveled with the Fire Wolf Mercenary Group and told its leader, Fire Wolf, that he would go on ahead to Green Mountain Town.
• Xiao Yu reached Green Mountain Town, saw mercenaries returning from the Magic Beast Mountain Range, and headed toward Thousand Medicine Hall to find Xiao Yi Xian.

Xiao Yu followed Little Medical Fairy to a hidden cave and rescued her from a Rock Serpent as she climbed down the cliff. After they introduced themselves, they entered the cave together to search for its hidden treasure, with Little Medical Fairy waiting for Xiao Yu in the darkness.

• Xiao Yu watched Little Medical Fairy leave Thousand Medicine Hall at night and followed her to a cliff.
• Little Medical Fairy climbed down the cliff toward a hidden cave and was attacked by a Rock Serpent.
• Xiao Yu killed the Rock Serpent with his Thousand Flame Spear and rescued Little Medical Fairy.
• Little Medical Fairy learned that Xiao Yu was an alchemist, and Xiao Yu discovered she had found ruins.
• Xiao Yu and Little Medical Fairy agreed to enter the cave together and split the hidden treasure.
• Little Medical Fairy waited for Xiao Yu in the dark cave because the darkness made her feel insecure.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Yi Xian opened a hidden chamber filled with treasure and rare herbs, then divided its contents according to their needs. They left with valuable manuals and techniques, including a flying combat technique for Xiao Yu and defensive techniques for Xiao Yi Xian.

• Xiao Yi Xian found the mechanism that opened the stone door, and Xiao Yu cautiously led her into the chamber.
• Xiao Yi Xian identified the rare herbs, and Xiao Yu took the Iceflame Spirit Grass while giving her the rest.
• Xiao Yu took a key and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Map from the dried remains, then opened the three stone boxes.
• Xiao Yi Xian took the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, while Xiao Yu took the flying combat technique.
• Xiao Yu gave Xiao Yi Xian the high Xuan-tier Phoenix Soaring Step combat technique.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Yi Xian tried to escape the cave after discovering mercenaries had surrounded them. Xiao Yu used her paralyzing powder and a cold white flame to break through, leaving the mercenaries terrified as they faced his attack.

• Xiao Yu accepted the system mission to help Xiao Yi Xian escape the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's pursuit.
• Xiao Yi Xian gave Xiao Yu her paralyzing medicinal powder, and he scattered it into the darkness to ambush the mercenaries.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yi Xian rushed toward the cave exit, but an experienced mercenary ordered his men to hold position and light torches.
• Xiao Yu fought off attackers with his Thousand-Flames Spear and was forced back by a high-level Dou Zhe wielding a great saber.
• Xiao Yu put away his spear and unleashed cold white flames at the mercenaries blocking the exit, burning one of them to ashes.

Xiao Yu and the Little Medical Fairy escaped the Wolf Head Mercenary Group on her Blue Eagle after completing the cave quest. On the flight away, Xiao Yu reflected on his mistakes and claimed rewards that brought him close to a system level-up.

• Xiao Yu used the Bone Chilling Flame to frighten the mercenaries and lead the Little Medical Fairy toward the cave exit, but Mu Li ambushed them with an arrow.
• Mu Li demanded that they hand over their gains and offered Xiao Yu a place in the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, but Xiao Yu refused.
• As mercenaries gathered to surround them, the Little Medical Fairy summoned her Blue Eagle, which carried her and Xiao Yu away through the arrow attack.
• Xiao Yu reconsidered his reliance on plot knowledge and recognized that his carelessness could cost him his life.
• Xiao Yu checked his system, saw that the quest to help the Little Medical Fairy escape had been completed, and claimed lottery tickets, Dou Technique Experience Books, experience, and Dou Qi.

Xiao Yu unlocked the Character Favorability Module, absorbed the system's Dou Qi, and reached seven-star Dou Zhe. After parting from Xiao Yi Xian, he infiltrated the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's camp to assassinate Hao Meng, but Hao Meng sensed him and survived the first strike.

• Xiao Yu learned that system rewards depended on task difficulty and checked the favorability scores for Xiao Yan, Medicine Elder, Xun'er, and Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yu absorbed the system's Dou Qi, advanced to seven-star Dou Zhe, and spoke with Xiao Yi Xian about the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and Thousand Medicine Hall.
• Xiao Yi Xian returned to Green Mountain Town, while Xiao Yu headed deeper into the Magic Beast Mountain Range and subdued a mercenary for information.
• Xiao Yu crept toward Hao Meng's tent and attacked while Hao Meng was with a woman, but Hao Meng used her to block the dagger and took a wound to his shoulder.
• Hao Meng escaped the attempted assassination and demanded to know who Xiao Yu was.

Xiao Yu killed Hao Meng after breaking through his Sand Shield and defeating his attempt to use Sand River and self-destruction. He escaped the camp, leaving a challenge beside Hao Meng’s corpse, and Mu Li identified him to Mu She and Gan Mu as the boy who had taken the secret treasure.

• Xiao Yu attacked Hao Meng with his Thousand-Flames Spear and shattered the Sand Shield in one blow.
• Hao Meng tried to bargain for Xiao Yu’s spear, but Xiao Yu kept attacking and damaged Hao Meng’s saber.
• Hao Meng used Sand River to slow Xiao Yu, then attempted to self-destruct when Xiao Yu closed in.
• Xiao Yu used the Startling Dragon Step to pierce Hao Meng’s chest and kill him before he could self-destruct.
• Xiao Yu wrote a challenge beside Hao Meng’s corpse and escaped while the mercenaries hesitated to stop him.
• Mu Li told Mu She and Gan Mu that Xiao Yu was the boy who had taken the secret treasure.

Xiao Yu fled into the Magic Beast Mountain Range to evade the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and pursue a system quest to help Yun Yun obtain the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's Amethyst Spirit Crystal. After washing in a river, he encountered a powerful black-robed stranger and began chatting with them.

• Mu She placed a bounty on Xiao Yu, drawing mercenaries across Green Mountain Town into the hunt.
• Xiao Yu checked his status, decided to avoid returning to town, and headed deeper into the Magic Beast Mountain Range to escape his pursuers.
• The system assigned Xiao Yu a quest to help Yun Yun obtain the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's Amethyst Spirit Crystal, offering an Earth Tier spear technique as a reward.
• Xiao Yu used his Shadowless Mask to sneak past an Earth Dragon Rhino, then washed the mud from himself in a river.
• A black-robed stranger appeared beside Xiao Yu's clothes, questioned why a mere Dou Zhe had entered the mountain range, and heard Xiao Yu's fabricated story before he sat down to roast meat and make conversation.