Chapter Summaries

Reborn as Xiao Yao, Xiao Yan’s twin brother, he gained an Achievement System and several powerful rewards. After fusing the Human Physique and Alchemist Physique, Xiao Yao passed out as colorful battle qi entered his body, and Xiao Zhan declared that he had the potential to become a Dou Emperor.

• Xiao Yao awoke as a newborn in the Xiao Clan and learned that he had been reborn as Xiao Yan’s twin brother.
• The Achievement System awarded Xiao Yao first-tier pill knowledge and a Beginner Gift Pack containing an Alchemist Physique, a Heavens Physique Extraction Pack, a Blue Crystal Flame, and the Myriad Devouring Art.
• Xiao Yao extracted the Human Physique and learned that its breakthroughs from the Dou King realm would bring lightning tribulations and rewards.
• Xiao Yao began fusing the Human Physique and Alchemist Physique, enduring intense pain until the system announced the fusion was complete.
• Colorful battle qi entered Xiao Yao’s body, golden radiance surrounded him, and Xiao Zhan said he had the potential to become a Dou Emperor.

Nearly a year after Xiao Yao and Xiao Yan were born, the Xiao Clan held a first-birthday drawing lots ceremony that foreshadowed their futures. Xiao Yao claimed the pill formula scroll and earned a Soul Storage Ring, while Xiao Yan chose the Dou Technique scroll.

• Xiao Zhan and his wife agreed that Xiao Yao, born a few minutes earlier, was the elder brother and hoped the boys would grow up to strengthen the Xiao Clan.
• The First Elder proposed a drawing lots ceremony for the twins' first birthday, and Xiao Zhan approved the preparations.
• The System offered Xiao Yao tasks tied to the three ceremony scrolls, and he chose the task to obtain the pill formula.
• At the ceremony, Xiao Yao reached the pill formula scroll first, completing his task and receiving a Soul Storage Ring in the System Space.
• Xiao Yan took the Dou Technique scroll, and Xiao Zhan and his wife celebrated the possibility that their sons would become a powerful alchemist and warrior.

After three years of tempering his body, Xiao Yao reached the first stage of Dou Qi and received system rewards, including beast milk. A year later, having advanced to the seventh stage, he asked his parents for medicinal herbs and books so he could prepare to study medicine and cultivation.

• Xiao Yao completed three years of body cultivation, reached strength comparable to a fourth-tier magical beast, and received the All-Character Secret Dou Technique for earning the Perseverance achievement.
• Xiao Yao broke through to the first stage of Dou Qi and received ten cans of beast milk from the system.
• Xiao Yao drank a can of beast milk and felt its power nourish his body as his Human Physique awakened.
• Xiao Yao spent the next year cultivating, using beast milk to strengthen his body and raising his cultivation to the seventh stage of Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yao asked his father for first-grade medicinal herbs so he could study refining medicine, and his father agreed to send herbs and cultivation books to his courtyard.

After reaching the eighth stage of Dou Qi, Xiao Yao accepted three system missions and used the first reward to break through to Dou Practitioner. He learned the Divine Concealment Technique and lowered his displayed cultivation to hide his strength.

• Xiao Yao studied the herbs and pill furnace his father had provided, but realized he still lacked a flame source for alchemy.
• The system issued three missions, and Xiao Yao accepted them all despite the penalties for failure.
• Xiao Yao reached the ninth stage of Dou Qi within three months and received Qi-Gathering Powder as his reward.
• Xiao Yao consumed the pill and endured the painful surge of Dou Qi until he broke through to Dou Practitioner.
• The system rewarded Xiao Yao with the Divine Concealment Technique, which he used to disguise his cultivation as the fourth stage of Dou Qi.

Xiao Yao learned to refine Blood Coagulation Powder after correcting his technique, earning a weakened Earth-rank Black Demon Cauldron from the system. Over the next half year, he advanced his alchemy, battle technique, and cultivation, ending as a three-star Dou Practitioner.

• Xiao Yao consolidated his Dou Practitioner cultivation and began practicing alchemy by attempting to refine Blood Coagulation Powder.
• After nine failed attempts, Xiao Yao reviewed his process, stabilized the flames, added a trace of wood attribute, and successfully refined the powder.
• The system awarded Xiao Yao Second-Grade pill knowledge and a weakened Black Demon Cauldron, which he stored until he was skilled enough to use it.
• Xiao Yao continued refining pills until his shelves filled with jade bottles, then spent six months balancing alchemy, battle techniques, cultivation, and physical training.
• Xiao Yao reached minor success in the All-Character Secret, became a three-star Dou Practitioner, and achieved high success rates with First- and Second-Grade pills.

Xiao Yao met Xun'er when she arrived at the Xiao Clan and later stopped Xiao Yan from secretly entering her room. He claimed the Frost Lotus necklace reward and used it to ease Xun'er’s discomfort from refining the child flame of the Golden Emperor's Burning Heaven Flame.

• Xiao Yao checked his status panel and learned that he was a Three-Star Dou Practitioner and Second-Grade Alchemist with two cultivation missions still incomplete.
• Xun'er arrived at the Xiao Clan with a white-robed man, and Xiao Yao and Xiao Yan introduced themselves as her twin brothers and showed her around the clan grounds.
• That night, Xiao Yao chose the mission to stop Xiao Yan from entering Xun'er's room, then followed him inside and knocked him unconscious before he could touch her.
• Xiao Yao received the Frost Lotus necklace and placed it around Xun'er's neck, easing the redness and discomfort caused by her imperfectly refined Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Yao carried Xiao Yan out of Xun'er's room and returned to his own courtyard.

Xun Er learned that Xiao Yao had given her an Earth Tier necklace that eased the side effects of absorbing Heavenly Flames, while Xiao Yao confronted Xiao Yan for sneaking into her room. The twins made peace, and Xiao Yao showed Xiao Yan how to cultivate, leaving Xiao Yan determined to ask their father for a cultivation method.

• Xun Er asked Elder Ling about Xiao Yao’s icy-blue necklace and learned it was at least Earth Tier and could ease the effects of absorbing Heavenly Flames.
• Xun Er told Elder Ling to keep others out of her room except Xiao Yao, then thanked Xiao Yao for caring about her.
• Xiao Yao brought the unconscious Xiao Yan to his room, and the next morning explained that he had stopped Xiao Yan from sneaking into Xun Er’s room.
• Xiao Yao lectured Xiao Yan about respecting Xun Er and behaving honorably, and Xiao Yan accepted his advice.
• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Yao to teach him cultivation, and Xiao Yao demonstrated the Myriad Devouring Art and explained that Xiao Yan would need a cultivation method to absorb Dou Qi more quickly.
• Xiao Yan resolved to ask their father for a cultivation method.

Xiao Yao welcomed Xun Er into his courtyard as she watched him refine pills, then brought his accumulated medicine to Xiao Zhan and revealed that he had reached the Dou Zhe realm. Xiao Zhan agreed to keep the news private and obtain more ingredients for him, while the system rewarded Xiao Yao with the Great Wilderness Heaven-Prisoning Finger.

• Xiao Yao teased Xun Er for hiding poorly, let her watch him refine medicine, and she wondered about his secrets.
• After refining pills for months, Xiao Yao gathered his jade bottles and took them to Xiao Zhan.
• Xiao Zhan praised the quality of Xiao Yao's pills and confirmed that he had reached the one-star Dou Zhe realm.
• The system awarded Xiao Yao the Great Wilderness Heaven-Prisoning Finger for earning his father's approval.
• Xiao Yao asked Xiao Zhan to keep his cultivation secret and provide more medicinal ingredients, and Xiao Zhan agreed to arrange supplies.

Xiao Yao and Xun'er attended the Xiao Clan family testing assembly after three years of cultivation had advanced Xiao Yao to One-Star Battle Master. At the testing grounds, Xiao Yao encouraged Xiao Yan, who had reached the ninth stage of Dou Qi, to ask his father for a chance to test.

• Xun'er learned of Xiao Yao's talent from Ling Ying and began cultivating with the resources her father had left her.
• Three years later, Xun'er woke Xiao Yao and brought him to the family testing assembly at Xiao Zhan's request.
• Xiao Yao checked his updated character panel, which showed his One-Star Battle Master cultivation and unfinished missions to reach Da Dou Shi and become a Fourth-Grade Alchemist before age eleven.
• Xiao Yao and Xun'er arrived at the testing grounds and found Xiao Yan watching the tests, though he was not old enough to be on the list.
• Xiao Yao encouraged Xiao Yan to jump onto the platform and ask Xiao Zhan to let him test after the listed clan members had finished.

Xiao Yan tested at Ninth Stage Dou Qi, and Xiao Zhan revealed that Xiao Yao was a powerful young Alchemist before urging him to demonstrate his cultivation. Xiao Yao displayed the strength of a Two-Star Dou Zhe, earned the Divine Sky Sword, and promised to refine Xiao Yan a breakthrough pill in half a month.

• Xiao Yan tested at Ninth Stage Dou Qi, impressing the Xiao Clan with his talent.
• Xun'er encouraged Xiao Yao to test himself, but he initially said he preferred not to show off.
• Xiao Zhan revealed that Xiao Yao had refined the clan's First-Grade medicinal pills and asked him to test his cultivation.
• Xiao Yao accepted the system's task and showed a cultivation level of Two-Star Dou Zhe, earning the Divine Sky Sword.
• Xun'er privately asked Xiao Yao about his true cultivation, and he teased her instead of answering.
• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Yao for a pill to help him break through to Dou Zhe, and Xiao Yao told him to return in half a month.

Xiao Yao disguised himself and went to the auction house to have his Second-Grade Foundation-Building Spiritual Liquid appraised. Master Gu Ni arrived to examine it, while Xiao Yao still needed a Flame Grass to complete the special product he had promised Xun'er.

• Xun'er wagered with Xiao Yao that if she disliked his forthcoming special product, he would have to grant her a favor.
• Xiao Yao identified a third-grade fire-attributed Flame Grass as the final ingredient he needed and disguised himself before leaving the Xiao Clan.
• The auction house guards questioned Xiao Yao, then let him in after he revealed his cultivation and the scent of his pills.
• Xiao Yao presented ten bottles of Second-Grade Foundation-Building Spiritual Liquid and explained that it could speed Dou Qi cultivation for those below the Dou Zhe realm.
• The appraisal-room attendant fetched Master Gu Ni, who arrived and examined the disguised Xiao Yao.

Xiao Yao traded Foundation-Building Spiritual Liquid for medicinal ingredients and arranged for his Third-Grade pills to be auctioned, then attended the auction with Xun Er. The auction began with Wan'er as host, while Xiao Yao and Xun Er sat among the Xiao family members.

• Gu Ni verified Xiao Yao's Foundation-Building Spiritual Liquid, and Xiao Yao offered Third-Grade pills and the liquid in exchange for medicinal ingredients, especially Flame Grass.
• Gu Ni promised to gather the ingredients and gave Xiao Yao a token for the auction; afterward, he and the middle-aged man agreed to befriend the powerful alchemist.
• Xiao Yao removed his disguise after leaving the auction hall, then returned to find Xun Er waiting for him and told her about his trip.
• Three days later, Xun Er invited Xiao Yao to the auction, where they joined Xiao Zhan, the elders, and young disciples in the front rows.
• Wan'er began hosting the auction, and Xun Er playfully teased Xiao Yao for watching her before he reassured Xun Er that she was prettier.

Xiao Zhan won two bottles of Fighter Pills, while Jia Lie Bi and Ao Ba Pa competed for Qi Gathering Pills at the auction. After the auction ended, Xiao Yao disguised himself and returned to the appraisal room to collect the proceeds and items he had arranged for.

• Wan'er auctioned two bottles of Fighter Pills, and Xiao Zhan secured them for four hundred thousand gold coins after Jia Lie Bi and Ao Ba Pa stopped bidding.
• Wan'er auctioned three bottles of Qi Gathering Pills, which went to a medicine merchant, Jia Lie Bi, and Ao Ba Pa respectively.
• Xiao Yao told Xun'er he had something to handle, and she agreed to keep his plans secret.
• Xiao Yao left the auction hall, changed into his previous appearance with a black cloak and Disguise Mask, and returned to the appraisal room.
• Xiao Yao asked the middle-aged man whether the auction proceeds and the items he wanted were ready, and the man asked him to wait.

Xiao Yao collected his auction earnings and ingredients, then refined Fourth-Grade Qi-Gathering Powder with Xun'er keeping watch. After earning new alchemy achievements and system rewards, he gave Xun'er a superior-quality pill to help with her future breakthrough.

• Gu Ni gave Xiao Yao a Mittel Family VIP card, his auction proceeds, and the medicinal ingredients he had ordered, while warning a middle-aged man not to offend him.
• Xun'er recognized Xiao Yao beneath his black cloak and got him to admit that he had supplied the pills sold at the auction.
• Xiao Yao began refining Fourth-Grade Qi-Gathering Powder, but ruined several sets of ingredients before producing five superior-quality pills and several lower-quality ones.
• The system awarded Xiao Yao the Fourth-Grade Alchemist achievement, Fifth Grade pill formulas and ingredient mastery, the Fallen Heart Flame, and the Dou Technique Traveling Secret.
• Xiao Yao gave Xun'er a bottle of superior-quality Qi-Gathering Powder for her future breakthrough to Dou Zhe.

Xiao Yao refined chili powder from Flame Grass and earned a system reward for creating a unique seasoning. He introduced Xun'er to grilled Magical Beast meat seasoned with his creation, then invited her to taste it.

• Xiao Yao gave Xun'er Qi-Gathering Powder and told her he would show her a special creation that evening.
• Xiao Yao refined Flame Grass into chili powder, earning an achievement and a Mini Supermarket from the system.
• Xiao Yao refined more bottles of chili powder and led Xun'er to the clan kitchen to collect a divided iron pot, grilling racks, and ingredients.
• Xiao Yao grilled Magical Beast meat and seasoned it with his chili powder and supermarket cumin.
• Xiao Yao handed Xun'er pieces of the grilled meat and began eating with her.

Xiao Yao shared a barbecue with Xun'er and Xiao Yan, gave Xiao Yan the Qi-Gathering Powder he had refined, and told them the story of the Desolate Heavenly Emperor. The chapter left Xun'er and Xiao Yan captivated by Xiao Yao's tale of Little Dot's cultivation.

• Xiao Yao and Xun'er grilled and ate beast meat and mushrooms together.
• Xiao Yan arrived at Xiao Yao's courtyard, joined them for barbecue, and asked about the pills.
• Xiao Yao gave Xiao Yan a fourth-grade Qi-Gathering Powder and warned him to keep it secret.
• Xiao Yao poured Xun'er orange juice and gave Xiao Yan cola, prompting Xiao Yan to wonder if Xiao Yao had also come from Blue Star.
• Xun'er asked for a story, and Xiao Yao began recounting the legend of the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, Shi Hao, and Little Dot.

Xiao Yao continued telling Xun'er and Xiao Yan the story of Little Dot, whose trials moved Xun'er and left both listeners eager for more. After sharing a quiet moment beneath the stars with Xun'er, Xiao Yao agreed to continue the tale at night and prepare food for them.

• Xiao Yao recounted Little Dot's rise to power, his battles against Shi Yi, the Seven Gods, and the hardships that led him to enter the Upper Realm as Desolate.
• Xun'er pleaded with Xiao Yao to continue the story, and Xiao Yan also stopped to listen before leaving for the night.
• Xun'er asked whether someone like Little Dot could exist beyond the stars, and Xiao Yao suggested that Dou Emperors might uncover the secrets of other worlds.
• Xiao Yao and Xun'er lay together on the roof, discussing the stars and promising not to forget each other.
• In the following days, Xun'er and Xiao Yan repeatedly asked Xiao Yao to continue the story, and he agreed to tell it at night while making them something delicious.

Xiao Yao prepared mandarin duck hotpot for Xun'er and Xiao Yan, then continued telling them Shi Hao’s story. After the ending moved Xun'er to tears, Xiao Yao comforted her with a lollipop, and she asked him to tell a happy ending next time.

• Xiao Yao cooked mandarin duck hotpot and invited Xun'er and Xiao Yan to enjoy it with him.
• After dinner, Xiao Yao continued the story of Desolate, who severed the Boundary Sea to protect his homeland before returning to battle Above the Firmament.
• Xiao Yan praised a line about giving enemies time to catch up, while Xun'er cried over Huo Ling'er’s long wait for Shi Hao.
• Xiao Yao comforted Xun'er and gave her a colorful lollipop to cheer her up.
• Xun'er asked Xiao Yao to tell a happy ending next time, then left and said she would see him tomorrow.

Xiao Yao learned that Xiao Zhan planned to visit the Nalan Household and discovered that Xiao Yan, not he, was betrothed to Nalan Yanran. Xiao Yao, Xun'er, and Xiao Yan set out with Xiao Zhan for the Nalan Household, while Xiao Yao wondered whether the journey might change Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran's future.

• Xun'er woke Xiao Yao and told him that Xiao Zhan planned to visit the Nalan Household.
• Xiao Zhan explained that the Xiao and Nalan families had a marriage pact and revealed that Xiao Yan was betrothed to Nalan Yanran.
• Xiao Zhan decided to bring Xiao Yao, Xun'er, and Xiao Yan, and told Xiao Yao to protect the others if danger arose near the Magic Beast Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yao joined the group at the Xiao Clan gates before dawn, and Xiao Zhan led them toward the Nalan Household.
• Xiao Yao rode with Xun'er behind him and wondered whether Xiao Yan meeting Nalan Yanran might change the Three-Year Pact.

The Xiao Clan’s group encountered a peak second-tier Crimson Flame Bear and Blazing Flame Python while traveling through the Magic Beast Mountain Range. Xiao Yao drew the python away, rescued Xun’er from its attack, and prepared to fight it alone.

• Xiao Zhan led the Xiao Clan’s group through the mountain range’s outskirts, where they fought off several Magical Beast attacks.
• A peak second-tier Crimson Flame Bear attacked the group, and Xiao Zhan engaged it as a Blazing Flame Python approached.
• Xiao Yao told Xun’er to go to Xiao Yan, then lured the Blazing Flame Python away from the group.
• Xiao Yao dodged the python with the Traveling Secret and led it far from the others, but Xun’er unexpectedly followed him.
• The python lunged at Xun’er, and Xiao Yao pulled her behind him and took its bite on his shoulder.
• Xiao Yao broke the python’s fangs, punched it away, and placed Xun’er in a tree before preparing to kill the beast.