Chapter Summaries

After breaking through to the Dou Practitioner realm, Fa Wutian received the Flame Mantra and a spear technique from his newly bound Realm Achievement System. He went to the Alchemist Association to ask his grandfather Fama for a spear, leaving the lobby with its members eager to curry favor with him.

• Fa Wutian broke through to the Dou Practitioner realm and confirmed that he had fire and wood attributes.
• Fa Wutian learned that the Realm Achievement System rewarded him with the Flame Mantra and the Dragon Spear Wild Dance.
• Fa Wutian practiced the Flame Mantra and decided to take up the spear because his new battle skill was a spear technique.
• Fa Wutian went to the Alchemist Association to find his grandfather Fama and ask for a suitable spear.
• A guard led Fa Wutian inside, where the association's alchemists introduced themselves to him before he hurried out of the lobby.

Fa Wutian told Fama about his breakthrough and the Flame Mantra, then left the Alchemist Association with Fama’s promise to keep the technique secret. Fama’s promotion of his grandson’s achievement spread across the Gama Empire, while a ruler in the Chuanyun Empire prepared to move a hidden piece.

• Fa Wutian asked Fama for a weapon and revealed that he had become a Dou Practitioner.
• Fa Wutian told Fama that he practiced the Primary Yellow Tier Flame Mantra, but Fama urged him to abandon it and learn a family technique instead.
• Fa Wutian explained the Flame Mantra’s ability to evolve by devouring multiple Heavenly Flames and proved its power by showing Fama Dragon Spear Wild Dance.
• Fama promised to keep the Flame Mantra secret, and Fa Wutian left the Alchemist Association.
• Fama publicized Fa Wutian’s breakthrough at age ten, stirring the Gama Empire.
• A middle-aged ruler in the Chuanyun Empire said that his hidden piece should make its move.

Fama and Wang Zhong uncovered a Chuanyun Empire plot to poison Fa Wutian and confronted the household cook responsible. Feng Feng revealed himself as a long-hidden agent, but the poison he had swallowed killed him before he could attack.

• Fa Wutian practiced with the Flame Spirit Spear as his reputation spread and he declined recruitment by the Yunlan Sect and the Jia Ma Imperial Family.
• Wang Zhong gave Fama a tampered magical beast core that would explode when infused with Dou Qi, revealing a plot against Fa Wutian.
• Fama returned home and stopped Fa Wutian from eating while guards awaited Feng Feng with the poisoned Seven-Colored Wingfeather Chicken soup.
• Fama forced Feng Feng to drink a bowl of soup, and Feng Feng pretended it was harmless before demanding that everyone else drink it.
• Feng Feng confessed that he was the Chuanyun Empire agent Pangolin and threatened the household with a magical beast core, but the core failed to explode.
• Feng Feng collapsed and died when the poison took effect, and Fama explained to Fa Wutian that Feng Feng had been planted in their household decades earlier.

Fa Wutian became a Second-Rank Alchemist at twelve after refining a Bone-Rebirth Pill, while keeping his Flame Mantra and Medicine Emperor Yao Wushuang’s legacy secret. He headed to meet Canaan Academy’s recruitment team to pursue stronger training, but collided with someone on the way.

• Fa Wutian refined a Bone-Rebirth Pill with his Azure Flame, and Fama recognized him as a Second-Rank Alchemist.
• Fa Wutian reflected on gaining Medicine Emperor Yao Wushuang’s complete alchemical legacy and kept it secret from others.
• Alchemists crowded around Fa Wutian to praise him, and Fama dispersed them after Fa Wutian called for quiet.
• Fa Wutian set out to join Canaan Academy so he could improve his strength and eventually use the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Fa Wutian accidentally collided with someone, slipped, and fell to the ground.

Fa Wutian encountered Ya Fei on his way to Canaan Academy’s recruitment, and she asked him to pretend to be her partner to fend off Mu Zhan. When Mu Zhan challenged him, Ya Fei urged Fa Wutian to teach him a lesson.

• Fa Wutian recognized Ya Fei after accidentally bumping into her and told her he was heading to Canaan Academy’s recruitment to see the world.
• Ya Fei reflected on her family’s marriage-alliance plans and considered Fa Wutian a suitable partner.
• Mu Zhan found Ya Fei and said their families intended for them to marry, while his lecherous behavior angered her.
• Ya Fei linked arms with Fa Wutian, claimed he was the man of her dreams, and asked him to drive Mu Zhan away.
• Mu Zhan mocked Fa Wutian and challenged him, unaware that Fa Wutian was a Two-Star Dou Master.

Fa Wutian defeated Mu Zhan after Mu Zhan challenged him over Ya Fei, then revealed his identity as Fa Wutian, the celebrated young genius. Mu Zhan realized Fa Wutian had advanced to the Dou Master realm in only two years.

• Fa Wutian struck Mu Zhan before he could react, using the Wind-Swept Shadow movement technique.
• Mu Zhan trapped Fa Wutian with Wooden Prison, but Fa Wutian burned through the vines with Azure Flame.
• Fa Wutian put an arm around Ya Fei, who told Mu Zhan to stop harassing her.
• Mu Zhan unleashed his seven-star Dou Practitioner strength and attacked with Falling Maple Palm, but Fa Wutian defeated him with Heaven-Opening Palm.
• Mu Zhan recognized Fa Wutian after learning his identity and realized he had become a Dou Master in two years.

Fa Wutian escaped Ya Fei after defeating Mu Zhan and hurried to Canaan Academy’s recruitment site, where his extraordinary reputation and cultivation drew the attention of Mentor Wang Hao. After Fa Wutian revealed he was a twelve-year-old Two-Star Dou Master, Wang Hao became determined to recruit him into his class.

• Mu Zhan vowed to defeat Fa Wutian someday and win Ya Fei back before staggering away.
• Fa Wutian left Ya Fei and rushed to Canaan Academy’s recruitment site, where the mentor warned applicants about the age and cultivation requirements.
• Fa Wutian joined the line, and the crowd recognized his name as that of a famed young genius.
• Wang Hao introduced himself to Fa Wutian and urged the registration mentor to finish his assessment.
• Fa Wutian stated that he was twelve and a Two-Star Dou Master, then displayed his Battle Qi gauze robe to prove it.
• Wang Hao resolved to recruit Fa Wutian into his class after seeing his cultivation.

Fa Wutian joined Wang Hao’s class at Canaan Academy after revealing he was a Two-Star Dou Master, while the Yunlan Sect and Jia Ma Imperial Family weighed the threat posed by his talent. Jia Xing Tian brought Yao Ye to visit Fama, hinting at a plan involving her and Fa Wutian, but learned that Fa Wutian was registering at the academy.

• Fa Wutian passed Canaan Academy’s assessment and chose to join Wang Hao’s class.
• Yun Yun and Yun Leng learned of Fa Wutian’s breakthrough and worried that they could not recruit him without provoking Fama.
• Yao Ye warned Jia Xing Tian that Fa Wutian’s talent could threaten the royal family, and Jia Xing Tian devised a plan.
• Jia Xing Tian took Yao Ye to the Alchemist Association to meet Fama and asked where Fa Wutian was.
• Fama told Jia Xing Tian that Fa Wutian was registering at Canaan Academy.

Jia Xing Tian proposed a marriage alliance between Yao Ye and Fa Wutian, hoping to secure his help against the Yunlan Sect, but Fama deferred the decision until Fa Wutian returned. When Jia Xing Tian asked Fa Wutian directly, Fa Wutian rejected the idea because marriage would distract him from pursuing strength.

• Jia Xing Tian questioned Fama about Fa Wutian applying to Canaan Academy, and Fama said he should let the young man explore the wider world.
• Jia Xing Tian revealed he had come to arrange a marriage between Yao Ye and Fa Wutian, and Yao Ye considered the alliance’s potential benefits.
• Fama resisted the proposal and told Jia Xing Tian to ask Fa Wutian himself when he returned.
• Fa Wutian came back to the Alchemist Association and found Jia Xing Tian and Yao Ye waiting with Fama.
• Jia Xing Tian asked Fa Wutian to marry Yao Ye, but Fa Wutian refused, saying marriage would hinder his ambition to reach the pinnacle of strength.

Fa Wutian avoided an arranged engagement to Yao Ye and departed for Canaan Academy. After arriving at Peace Town, he learned that the armed men who greeted the students were the academy’s Enforcement Squad.

• Jia Xing Tian proposed an engagement between Fa Wutian and Yao Ye, but Yao Ye argued that they should focus on cultivation and postpone marriage.
• Fa Wutian told Fama that he had passed Canaan Academy’s assessment, and Fama warned him to put his safety first.
• Yao Ye advised Jia Xing Tian to befriend Fa Wutian rather than pressure him into an alliance, and Jia Xing Tian agreed.
• Fama saw Fa Wutian off as he boarded the airship, and Wang Hao encouraged him to pursue his future at Canaan Academy.
• The airship arrived at Peace Town, where Wang Hao introduced the Enforcement Squad and told its leader that Fa Wutian was a super S-rank genius.

Fa Wutian arrived at Canaan Academy and planned to pursue the Fallen Heart Flame, build ties with Zi Yan and Zhukun, and use the academy to improve his alchemy and combat skills. After learning of Fa Wutian’s talent, Elder Huo decided to take him as a disciple and went to meet him.

• Wang Hao brought Fa Wutian and the other students to Canaan Academy, where Fa Wutian planned to skip classes and earn first place in the final assessment.
• Fa Wutian considered using the Alchemy Department’s free ingredients and visiting the Black-Corner Region before beginning his cultivation.
• Hu Gan told Elder Huo that Fa Wutian was a twelve-year-old two-star Dou Master and second-tier alchemist, and Elder Huo decided to make him his disciple.
• Elder Huo hurried to Fa Wutian’s room, and Fa Wutian opened the door after hearing him identify himself.

Fa Wutian refused Elder Huo’s offer to become his master, and Elder Huo learned that Fa Wutian already had a Fifth-Rank Alchemist grandfather. A year later, after reaching Six-Star Dou Grandmaster and refining a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill with Elder Huo, Fa Wutian consumed it and broke through to Nine-Star Dou Grandmaster.

• Elder Huo asked Fa Wutian to become his disciple, but Fa Wutian declined because he had no plans to take a master.
• Hu Gan showed Elder Huo information about Fa Wutian’s family, revealing that Fa Wutian already had a Fifth-Rank Alchemist grandfather.
• A year later, Fa Wutian had reached Six-Star Dou Grandmaster, advanced to fourth-rank alchemist, and attained Mortal Realm Peak soul strength.
• Fa Wutian and Elder Huo jointly refined a perfect Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill using their flames and the Alchemy Department’s Earthfire.
• Fa Wutian swallowed the pill, refined its medicinal power for a day, and broke through to Nine-Star Dou Grandmaster.

Fa Wutian used a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill to strengthen his cultivation before arriving at the academy tournament, where he aimed to enter the Inner Academy despite Wang Hao's doubts. He easily won his first match after Wang Xiaofeng tested her sword technique and conceded.

• Fa Wutian reached the plaza and learned from Wang Hao that the tournament would include both the first-year final assessment and the Inner Academy Selection Tournament.
• Fa Wutian told Wang Hao that he intended to compete for the Inner Academy, but Wang Hao warned him that Lin Xiuya had reached the Five-Star Dou Grandmaster realm.
• Hu Gan announced the tournament rules, including that only the top twenty would qualify for the Inner Academy and the top five would receive special rewards.
• Fa Wutian used Wind-Swept Shadow to reach the dueling platform for his match against Wang Xiaofeng, drawing attention from the crowd.
• Wang Xiaofeng attacked with Myriad Sword Blossoms, then conceded after Fa Wutian evaded her sword rain, and the referee declared Fa Wutian the winner.

Fa Wutian won the freshman final assessment when Huang Lei conceded after learning that Fa had reached the Dou Grandmaster realm. Fa then entered the Inner Academy Selection Tournament despite warnings, and Bai Cheng provoked him, unaware of the gap in their strength.

• Huang Lei asked whether Fa Wutian had broken through to the Dou Grandmaster realm, then conceded when Fa confirmed it.
• The referee declared Fa Wutian the winner and announced that the Inner Academy Selection Tournament would begin in half an hour.
• Fa Wutian registered for the tournament, drawing surprise and criticism from freshmen and older students.
• Bai Cheng threatened to teach Fa Wutian a lesson, but Fa ignored him after sensing that Bai Cheng was only a Two-Star Dou Grandmaster.
• Wang Hao urged Fa Wutian to withdraw, but Fa insisted he had a reason to compete and that the older students were no match for him.
• Hu Gan asked Elder Huo whether Fa Wutian had already broken through to the Dou Grandmaster realm.

Fa Wutian faced Bai Cheng in the Inner Academy Selection Tournament and revealed that he had reached the Dou Grandmaster realm. After Bai Cheng attacked him with a deadly technique, Fa Wutian tried to kill him, but Hu Gan intervened and stopped the strike.

• Elder Huo told Hu Gan that Fa Wutian had refined a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill and was near the Nine-Star Dou Grandmaster level.
• Fa Wutian and Bai Cheng took the stage, where Bai Cheng unleashed his High Xuan Tier technique, Bloodland Eight Cracks, to eliminate him.
• Fa Wutian emerged unharmed in azure Dou Qi armor, revealing that he was a Dou Grandmaster.
• Angered by Bai Cheng's attack, Fa Wutian summoned the Flame Spirit Spear and used Dragon Spear Wild Dance to kill him.
• Hu Gan intervened and neutralized Fa Wutian's attack just before the spear struck Bai Cheng.

Hu Gan stopped Fa Wutian from killing Bai Cheng, then punished Bai Cheng for his attempted murder and allowed him to keep his competition qualification in exchange for Bloodland Eight Cracks. After the other contestants withdrew, Fa Wutian advanced to the championship match against Lin Xiuya.

• Hu Gan explained that he had intervened because Fa Wutian's attack could kill Bai Cheng, and he ruled that Bai Cheng had provoked the fight by trying to kill Fa Wutian.
• Hu Gan revoked Bai Cheng's competition qualification, then offered to restore it if Bai Cheng gained Fa Wutian's forgiveness.
• Fa Wutian demanded Bloodland Eight Cracks, and Bai Cheng agreed to hand over the Dou Technique on the condition that Fa Wutian would not pass it on.
• Hu Gan revised Bai Cheng's punishment after Fa Wutian accepted the agreement, and the crowd recognized Fa Wutian as the tournament's dark horse.
• Fa Wutian's later opponents surrendered or withdrew, setting up the final championship match against Lin Xiuya.

Fa Wutian faced Lin Xiuya in the final match of the Inner Academy Selection Tournament and won after Lin Xiuya conceded. Fa Wutian became the tournament's overall champion, while Lin Xiuya vowed to catch up to him.

• Fa Wutian and Lin Xiuya began the final match by testing their weapon skills, and Fa Wutian disarmed Lin Xiuya after hundreds of exchanges.
• Fa Wutian struck with Sea-Seeking Swimming Dragon, and Lin Xiuya countered with Willow Fluff Sword Formation, canceling out both attacks.
• Fa Wutian prepared to use Dragon Spear Wild Dance, so Lin Xiuya conceded rather than take the attack head-on.
• Fa Wutian accepted Lin Xiuya's concession and became the Inner Academy Selection Tournament's overall champion.
• Lin Xiuya left the platform after declaring that he would catch up to Fa Wutian one day.

Fa Wutian broke open a remarkably resistant golden bubble in the Library Pavilion and obtained the Intermediate Earth Tier soundwave technique Nine Heavens Dragon's Roar. Its cultivation method required him to experience a dragon's roar, so he realized he would need to seek out a powerful dragon in the Inner Academy.

• Hu Gan sent Fa Wutian, Lin Xiuya, Han Yue, Lin Yan, and Bai Cheng into the Library Pavilion for one hour to choose one item each.
• Fa Wutian found a golden bubble he could not break until he attacked it with two Soul-Piercing Awls as the selection period ended.
• Fa Wutian left the Library Pavilion just before its barrier closed, and Hu Gan told the group they would soon take part in a competition before entering the Inner Academy.
• Lin Xiuya guessed Fa Wutian had obtained a powerful combat technique and revealed that he had acquired the Earth Tier technique Azure Whirlwind Slaughter.
• Fa Wutian read the cultivation instructions for Nine Heavens Dragon's Roar and decided he would need to find a powerful dragon in the Inner Academy to experience its roar.

Fa Wutian began the Fire Energy Hunting Tournament knowing older students would ambush the newcomers for their Fire Energy. After defeating a group of five older students and taking their cards, he continued toward the destination with Han Yue following him.

• An Inner Academy mentor explained that the newcomers had seven days to reach a towering tree and distributed their Fire Energy Cards.
• Fa Wutian stayed behind while the other participants set off, and Han Yue chose to follow him because she suspected the tournament was not simple.
• Fa Wutian and Han Yue encountered five older students hiding in the bushes to steal their Fire Energy.
• Fa Wutian defeated all five with Wind-Swept Shadow and the Heaven-Opening Palm, then took eight hundred Fire Energy from them.
• Han Yue realized Fa Wutian had expected the older students’ ambushes and was relieved she had traveled with him.

Fa Wutian continued hunting senior student teams for their Fire Energy while Han Yue joined Lin Xiuya and the other newcomers after escaping an ambush. The Black-and-White Fiends learned of the powerful newcomer and prepared to confront him, while Lin Xiuya proposed splitting up as the newcomers’ only chance to reach the destination.

• Han Yue thanked Fa Wutian, who left her behind and set off to rob more senior student teams; she chose to rest before continuing toward the meeting point.
• Fa Wutian found and defeated another senior student team, gaining a thousand units of Fire Energy and deciding to hunt the remaining teams, including the Black-and-White Fiends.
• Luo Feng told Chen Liang that a newcomer had robbed senior student teams alone, and the two agreed they had to defeat him to protect their reputations.
• After Fa Wutian left, five senior students attacked Han Yue to recover their lost Fire Energy, but she escaped and was rescued by Lin Xiuya and the other newcomers.
• Lin Xiuya told the gathered newcomers that they could not defeat the senior students together and proposed splitting up so someone might reach the destination.