Chapter Summaries

Xiao Zhan returned to the Xiao Household with Yang Xiyue and introduced her to his father, Xiao Lin, as the woman he wanted to protect for life. Xiao Zhan explained how their year of traveling together began after he rescued Yang Xiyue and ended with him defeating the enemies pursuing her.

• Xiao Lin examined Yang Xiyue as Xiao Zhan returned and continued holding her hand.
• Xiao Zhan introduced Yang Xiyue to Xiao Lin and declared that he wanted to protect her for the rest of his life.
• Xiao Lin dismissed the watching Xiao Household members and teased Xiao Zhan until he released Yang Xiyue's hand.
• Xiao Zhan told Xiao Lin that he had traveled around the Jia Ma Empire after leaving the Misty Cloud Sect two years earlier.
• Xiao Zhan explained that he met Yang Xiyue a year ago, rescued her from her enemies, and traveled with her as their feelings grew.
• Xiao Zhan said he had recently reached the Dou Ling realm and wiped out the enemies pursuing Yang Xiyue.

Xiao Lin questioned Yang Xiyue about her family and why she had been hunted, while repeatedly stopping Xiao Zhan from interrupting. Xiao Zhan realized his father wanted to help him propose to Yang Xiyue and fell silent.

• Xiao Lin praised Xiao Zhan for reaching one-star Dou Ling and surviving a year of being pursued without using his prepared trump cards or asking the family for help.
• Xiao Lin told Xiao Zhan and Yang Xiyue to stop flirting and asked Yang Xiyue about her family and why she had been hunted.
• Xiao Zhan tried to answer for Yang Xiyue, so Xiao Lin struck him and ordered him to sit quietly.
• Xiao Zhan misunderstood Xiao Lin's questions as opposition to their relationship and declared he would marry Yang Xiyue regardless of her family or any arranged marriage.
• Xiao Lin explained that he needed to learn about Yang Xiyue's family so he could help Xiao Zhan propose, and Xiao Zhan apologized and covered his mouth.

Yang Xiyue told Xiao Lin and Xiao Zhan how her family was destroyed and she fled from the Central Plains to the Jia Ma Empire. Xiao Lin accepted her as Xiao Zhan’s partner and said he would not stand in their way.

• Xiao Lin realized Yang Xiyue returned Xiao Zhan’s feelings and asked about her family so he could propose marriage.
• Yang Xiyue explained that a rival Dou Wang family destroyed the Yang Household after its Dou Wang ancestor died, then pursued her surviving clansmen.
• Yang Xiyue said she alone escaped to the Jia Ma Empire, where she met Xiao Zhan while fleeing her pursuers.
• Xiao Zhan broke through to Dou Ling and killed the enemies chasing Yang Xiyue, ending the pursuit.
• Xiao Lin reassured Xiao Zhan that he supported the couple and would not demand a politically advantageous marriage.

Xiao Lin accepted Xiao Zhan and Yang Xiyue’s relationship and arranged for their wedding and life in the Xiao Household. After they left, he confirmed that Yang Xiyue’s ring contained the sleeping soul of Yao Chen, making her Xiao Yan’s mother as in the original story.

• Xiao Lin told Xiao Zhan not to mistreat Yang Xiyue and welcomed her into the Xiao Household as family.
• Xiao Lin said he would arrange Xiao Zhan and Yang Xiyue’s wedding, then asked Xiao Zhan to prepare her accommodations and take her shopping.
• Xiao Lin teased the couple about making a baby before they were married, and Yang Xiyue hurried Xiao Zhan out of the hall.
• After they left, Xiao Lin recalled that Xiao Yan’s ring had belonged to his mother and realized Yang Xiyue wore it.
• Xiao Lin used Heavenly Realm Soul Power to confirm that the ring held the sleeping soul of Venerable Yao, Yao Chen, and decided there was no need to take it yet.

Xiao Zhan married Yang Xiyue in a grand ceremony attended by Jia Ma Empire’s powerful families and Misty Cloud Sect members. After the guests departed, Xiao Lin watched his son enter the bridal chamber and thought of his late wife, Yun'er.

• Xiao Lin secretly monitored Yao Lao in Yang Xiyue’s ring and prepared for Xiao Zhan’s wedding without alerting him.
• Xiao Lin chose the seventh day of the seventh month as the wedding date, and the Xiao Household sent invitations and made preparations.
• Xiao Zhan and Yang Xiyue married before guests including Yun Shan, Yun Yun, and leaders and representatives from several major Jia Ma Empire factions.
• Xiao Zhan drank with the wedding guests, then dispelled the alcohol with Dou Qi before entering the bridal chamber.
• Xiao Lin watched the bridal chamber candle go out and remembered his late wife, Yun'er, while holding their token of love.

After Xiao Zhan’s wedding stirred memories of his late wife, Xiao Lin sensed an imminent breakthrough and secretly cultivated until he reached the Three-Star Dou Venerable realm. He returned to the Xiao Household, reunited with his worried family, and welcomed Yang Xiyue as his daughter-in-law with a delayed tea ceremony and a generous gift.

• Xiao Zhan’s marriage reminded Xiao Lin of his late wife, and he spent the night reflecting on their relationship.
• Xiao Lin sensed he was about to break through, ordered the Xiao Household elders to inform Xiao Zhan and Yang Xiyue, and secretly left for a remote part of the Northwest Continent.
• Five days later, Xiao Lin returned to the Xiao Household at the Three-Star Dou Venerable realm, while keeping his apparent cultivation at Five-Star Battle King.
• Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Household higher-ups worried over Xiao Lin until he emerged safely, and Yang Xiyue shyly called him Father after he reminded her of the new family relationship.
• Xiao Lin, Xiao Zhan, and Yang Xiyue held the delayed tea ceremony, and Xiao Lin gave Yang Xiyue a Storage Ring as her gift.

Xiao Lin gave Yang Xiyue a lavish Storage Ring as a wedding gift, including a formation plate that could combine with Xiao Zhan’s to create a Tier 4 formation. Yang Xiyue accepted it after Xiao Zhan reassured her, and Xiao Zhan led her away to reveal the Xiao Household’s secrets as Xiao Lin urged them to have a child.

• Yang Xiyue was shocked by the precious items in the Storage Ring Xiao Lin gave her and initially refused the gift.
• Xiao Lin explained that the formation plate he gave Yang Xiyue could combine with Xiao Zhan’s Thunder-Summoning Formation to create the Heavenly Thunder and Earthly Fire Formation.
• Xiao Zhan reassured Yang Xiyue that the gift was modest by the Xiao Household’s standards, and she accepted it.
• Xiao Zhan asked Xiao Lin for a gift, but Xiao Lin refused and told him to focus on improving his strength.
• Xiao Lin told Xiao Zhan to share the Xiao Household’s secrets with Yang Xiyue, then embarrassed the couple by saying he wanted a grandson.
• Xiao Zhan took Yang Xiyue away to tell her about the household’s secrets while Xiao Lin laughed.

Xiao Zhan and Yang Xiyue returned to the Xiao Household after learning that the old patriarch Xiao Dongcheng was critically ill. Xiao Dongcheng spoke with his family, gave Xiao Lin his final advice, and passed away that night.

• Xiao Zhan and Yang Xiyue received a letter at the Misty Cloud Sect saying that Xiao Dongcheng was critically ill, then hurried back to the Xiao Household.
• Xiao Zhan and Yang Xiyue visited Xiao Dongcheng, who was glad to see them, and stayed with him until sunset.
• Xiao Dongcheng woke at dusk and asked to see Xiao Lin, then spoke with him about the Xiao Household and its future.
• Xiao Dongcheng told Xiao Lin not to hold a grand funeral and entrusted the Xiao Household to him before dying.
• Xiao Lin laid Xiao Dongcheng's body to rest, and the Xiao Household members respectfully bid farewell to their old patriarch.

After Xiao Dongcheng’s death, Xiao Lin curbed the Xiao Household’s excesses and guided it through a quiet year of development. He discovered that Yao Lao’s remnant soul was drawing a small amount of Yang Xiyue’s cultivated Dou Qi, so he summoned her and Xiao Zhan to discuss the ring.

• Xiao Lin disciplined corrupt senior members and restrained the Xiao Household’s growth, following Xiao Dongcheng’s final warning.
• The Xiao Household spent a peaceful year developing discreetly, while Xiao Lin devoted more time to cultivation and Xiao Zhan and Yang Xiyue advanced in strength.
• Xiao Lin discovered that Yao Lao’s remnant soul was absorbing a tiny portion of Yang Xiyue’s Dou Qi whenever she cultivated.
• After Xiao Zhan and Yang Xiyue returned from the Misty Cloud Sect, Xiao Lin summoned them and told Yang Xiyue he wanted to discuss the ring on her hand.

Xiao Lin revealed that Yang Xiyue's Storage Ring slowed her cultivation and might eventually harm her body. He caught the ring after Xiao Zhan threw it away and explained that Yao Lao's remnant soul was hidden inside it.

• Xiao Lin asked Yang Xiyue to compare cultivating with the Storage Ring on and off, and she confirmed it slowed her cultivation by less than one percent.
• Xiao Zhan panicked, but Xiao Lin assured him Yang Xiyue was unharmed for now and warned that prolonged use might affect her body.
• Xiao Zhan threw the Storage Ring away, and Xiao Lin caught it before punching his son for implying he might give it to an enemy.
• Xiao Lin explained that Yao Lao's remnant soul was inside the ring, and he did not want an enemy to use it to cultivate someone who might threaten the Xiao Household.

Xiao Lin learned that Yang Xiyue had found Yao Lao’s Storage Ring while fleeing the destruction of her family, then took the ring after returning its contents to her. He announced that he would travel to the Central Plains to avenge Yang Household, leaving Yang Xiyue moved and worried for his safety.

• Yang Xiyue explained that she had picked up the Storage Ring while escaping the destruction of her family.
• Xiao Lin asked for the ring, and Yang Xiyue gave it to him; he returned everything stored inside it to her.
• Xiao Lin told Xiao Zhan and Yang Xiyue that he planned to visit the Central Plains and expected them and the clan elders to manage the Xiao Household.
• Xiao Lin revealed that his trip was partly for Yang Xiyue and vowed that the people who destroyed Yang Household and pursued her would pay.
• Yang Xiyue tearfully urged Xiao Lin to abandon his dangerous plan, but he remained determined to avenge her family.

Xiao Lin agreed to avenge Yang Xiyue and prepared the Xiao Household for his absence, appointing Xiao Zhan as young clan leader and arranging Yun Shan's protection. He secretly traveled toward the Central Plains as Lin Xiao, but emerged near the Magical Beast Mountain Range and decided to visit a place of interest there.

• Xiao Lin dismissed Yang Xiyue's fears and insisted that he would avenge her, while Xiao Zhan supported his father and Yang Xiyue eventually agreed.
• Yang Xiyue told Xiao Lin that the Qi Household was a small Central Plains family loosely associated with the Yellow Springs Pavilion.
• Xiao Lin held an open election, and Xiao Zhan became the Xiao Household's young clan leader.
• Xiao Lin asked Yun Shan to protect the Xiao Household while he was away, then handed its affairs to Xiao Zhan and the three great elders.
• Xiao Lin secretly left through a spatial passage and appeared near Green Mountain Town disguised as Lin Xiao.
• After realizing he had reached the Magical Beast Mountain Range by mistake, Xiao Lin decided to explore it instead of opening another spatial passage.

Xiao Lin searched the Magical Beast Mountain Range for a phenomenon he remembered and discovered a weak Beast Flame gathering the souls of dead magical beasts. He set up a Spirit-Gathering Formation to speed its growth, then left, hoping it would eventually become a Myriad Beast Spirit Flame.

• Xiao Lin spread his Soul Power across the Magical Beast Mountain Range, frightening its magical beasts and causing the Amethyst Winged Lion King to submit when Xiao Lin flew past.
• Xiao Lin found a valley where dead magical beast souls gathered around a red Beast Flame and determined it was too weak to be a Myriad Beast Spirit Flame.
• Xiao Lin recalled how a Spirit-Gathering Formation had strengthened the Fallen Heart Flame and decided to try the same approach in the valley.
• Xiao Lin set up a fourth-level Spirit-Gathering Formation around the Beast Flame and left the mountain range, expecting the formation to accelerate its growth.

Xiao Lin returned to Jia Nan Academy before heading to the Central Plains and met its hidden Headmaster, Mang Tianchi, whose strength far surpassed his own. Reunited with Su Qian, Qian Mu, and Bai Lie, Xiao Lin joined them to catch up on events at the academy.

• After leaving the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Xiao Lin detoured through the Black-Corner Region and returned to Jia Nan Academy.
• Mang Tianchi sensed Xiao Lin's aura, appeared through a spatial passage, and identified him as Elder Lin Xiao.
• Xiao Lin greeted Mang Tianchi and learned that the Headmaster was a Nine Transformations Dou Venerable from the Lei Clan.
• Mang Tianchi brought Xiao Lin to the Headmaster's office, where Su Qian, Qian Mu, and Bai Lie welcomed him.
• The five gathered to chat, and Xiao Lin heard about what had happened at Jia Nan Academy since his departure.

After returning to Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Lin improved the Trial Grounds and was promoted to Supreme Elder. As he prepared to leave for the Central Plains, he sought Mang Tianchi’s guidance, and Mang Tianchi revealed he had expected Xiao Lin to ask.

• Xiao Lin added several dozen formations to the Trial Grounds and checked the formations in the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
• Mang Tianchi promoted Xiao Lin to Supreme Elder, making him the academy’s third Supreme Elder alongside Qian Mu and Bai Lie.
• Zi Yan reunited with Xiao Lin, forgave him after he coaxed her, and stored the medicinal ingredients she stole because she suspected he would leave again.
• After staying at Jia Nan Academy for several months, Xiao Lin decided he was ready to leave for the Central Plains.
• Xiao Lin visited Mang Tianchi and asked him for pointers, and Mang Tianchi said he had expected Xiao Lin to ask.

Xiao Lin challenged Mang Tianchi to test the gap between their strengths, and the two traveled to an uninhabited area to fight. Mang Tianchi was impressed by Xiao Lin’s Heavenly Realm Soul Power and considered seeking the Lei Clan’s investment in him; their battle began with Xiao Lin’s Starlight Heaven-Suppressing Seal being shattered by Mang Tianchi’s Thunder God’s Axe.

• Mang Tianchi opened a spatial passage and took Xiao Lin to an uninhabited area in the Northwest Continent so their battle would not damage Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Lin and Mang Tianchi faced off, and Xiao Lin revealed his Three-Star Dou Venerable cultivation and Mid-Heavenly Realm Soul Power.
• Mang Tianchi praised Xiao Lin’s soul strength and considered speaking with the Lei Clan about investing in him.
• Xiao Lin attacked with the Starlight Heaven-Suppressing Seal, and Mang Tianchi countered with the Thunder God’s Axe.
• Mang Tianchi’s axe shattered the seal and then exploded, sending a surge of lightning toward Xiao Lin.

Xiao Lin challenged Mang Tianchi and used Astral Dou Qi, Soul Power, and Earth Attribute Dou Techniques, but Mang Tianchi’s superior cultivation and skill overwhelmed him. The two-hour fight ended with Xiao Lin exhausted and lying on the ground, while Mang Tianchi remained nearly unscathed.

• Xiao Lin blocked Mang Tianchi’s Thunder Great Axe with Star-Devouring Jade, and Mang Tianchi assessed that Xiao Lin had yet to master Astral Dou Qi’s full power.
• Xiao Lin resumed the fight and used God-Slaying Finger, but Mang Tianchi easily slapped the attack apart.
• Xiao Lin tried to pierce Mang Tianchi’s mind with Soul Power, but Mang Tianchi blocked the attack and criticized Xiao Lin’s crude control.
• Xiao Lin used his Mid-Heavenly Realm Soul Power to strengthen his Dou Qi, raising its perceived level from Three-Star to Eight-Star Dou Venerable.
• Xiao Lin attacked with Astral and Earth Attribute Dou Techniques, but Mang Tianchi’s Desolate Thunder Dragon shattered Star-Devouring Jade and forced Xiao Lin to evade.
• After roughly two hours, Xiao Lin had exhausted his Dou Qi and collapsed, while Mang Tianchi remained calm with only a little dust on his clothes.

After recovering from his training fight with Mang Tianchi, Xiao Lin realized he was close to a breakthrough and reached the Four-Star Dou Venerable realm. He told Mang Tianchi he planned to return to Central Plains, only to learn that the dean had stayed at Jia Nan Academy waiting for him and intended to travel with him.

• Mang Tianchi accidentally knocked the exhausted Xiao Lin back to the ground, then carried him to Jia Nan Academy, where Xiao Lin recovered for three days.
• Xiao Lin reviewed the fight and resolved to improve his Astral Dou Qi, soul techniques, and Dou Techniques.
• Sensing an imminent breakthrough after exhausting his Dou Qi, Xiao Lin postponed his departure and entered seclusion.
• After another month, Xiao Lin broke through to the Four-Star Dou Venerable realm.
• Xiao Lin told Mang Tianchi he wanted to return to Central Plains, and Mang Tianchi said he would go with him.
• Su Qian explained that Mang Tianchi had stayed at Jia Nan Academy for months waiting for Xiao Lin.

Xiao Lin and Mang Tianchi traveled from Jia Nan Academy to the Central Plains, where Mang Tianchi revealed that he belonged to the Lei Clan. Before parting to return to his clan, Mang Tianchi gave Xiao Lin a token that would let him seek the Lei Clan’s help.

• Xiao Lin agreed to leave Jia Nan Academy with Mang Tianchi after three days and said goodbye to his acquaintances, including Zi Yan.
• Xiao Lin and Mang Tianchi traveled through spatial passages and reached the Central Plains in about two and a half days.
• Mang Tianchi told Xiao Lin that he would return to his clan, and Xiao Lin feigned surprise when Mang Tianchi revealed he was a member of the Lei Clan.
• Mang Tianchi said he planned to prepare for a breakthrough to Half-Saint and gave Xiao Lin a Lei Clan token to use if he needed help during his training.

Xiao Lin accepted Mang Tianchi’s token before deciding to avenge his daughter-in-law’s household by targeting the Qi Household in Baiting City. Disguised as Lin Xiao, he reached the Qi Household’s celebration, where Qi Wei welcomed him before Lin Xiao’s next words changed his expression.

• Mang Tianchi left Xiao Lin with a token offering the Lei Clan’s aid, and Xiao Lin decided he would seek help only if necessary.
• Xiao Lin chose to avenge his daughter-in-law’s destroyed household and headed for Baiting City, where the Qi Household had swallowed up the Yang Household.
• Qi Zhong celebrated his breakthrough to Dou Emperor by hosting a banquet attended by Baiting City’s powers.
• Disguised as Lin Xiao, Xiao Lin approached the Qi Household’s gate, and Qi Wei stopped him to ask who he was.
• Qi Wei invited Lin Xiao into the celebration, but Lin Xiao’s next words made Qi Wei’s expression change dramatically.