Chapter Summaries

Lin Qing watched Xiao Yan’s test reveal Dou Force Third Duan and reflected on his own life in the Xiao Clan, his cultivation, and his system. The chapter ended with Lin Qing asking the system to explain its functions.

• Xiao Yan tested at Dou Force Third Duan at five and a half years old, drawing praise from the Xiao Clan crowd.
• Lin Qing watched from the back and considered why he kept his distance from Xiao Yan and how he had grown up as an orphan in the Xiao Clan.
• Lin Qing recalled that after he began cultivating at four, his system offered him three choices, and he chose concealed cultivation in exchange for alchemist talent.
• Lin Qing explained why becoming an alchemist suited his plans and then asked the system to introduce its functions.

Lin Qing chose to conceal his cultivation and gained the Pure Yang Sacred Body while continuing to hide his strength behind the Breath-Concealing Jade Pendant. After leaving the clan test, he warned Xiao Yu about serpentine magical beasts near the back mountain hot spring and refused her invitation to the market.

• Lin Qing reviewed his Life Choices System rewards and recalled choosing to cure Ye Yan with an Origin-Restoring Pill, earning the Jade Infant Fruit.
• When the system offered three choices during the clan test, Lin Qing chose to conceal his cultivation and received the Pure Yang Sacred Body.
• The system changed Lin Qing's physique without revealing its aura, and his status showed that he had reached the Ninth Duan of Dou Force.
• Xiao Yu invited Lin Qing to the market, but he refused and warned her that serpentine magical beasts often appeared near the back mountain hot spring.
• Lin Qing left the Testing Square while reflecting that the Xiao Clan's girls and women favored him, which made the other boys isolate him.

Lin Qing learned that Xiao Xun'er had arrived at the Xiao Clan and received a system mission tied to Xiao Yan’s planned Dou Qi experiment on her. After Xiao Yan left him to guide Xun'er around, Lin Qing began showing her the clan grounds.

• Butler Mo told Lin Qing that four-year-old Xiao Xun'er had moved into the neighboring courtyard as an honored guest.
• Lin Qing received a system mission offering rewards for stopping Xiao Yan’s experiment on Xun'er, joining in, or ignoring it, and decided he had to intervene.
• Lin Qing recalled that he had recently caught Xiao Yan sneaking into his courtyard and subdued him, leaving Xiao Yan afraid of him.
• Xiao Yan brought Xun'er to the courtyard, then asked Lin Qing to show her around and ran off.
• Lin Qing gave Xun'er a quiet tour of the Xiao Clan, and she gradually relaxed as she followed him.

Lin Qing took Xiao Xun'er around the Xiao Clan, shared a meal with her, and caught Xiao Yu following them. That night, Xiao Yan tried to enter Xiao Xun'er's courtyard, and Lin Qing found him stuck in a dog hole as Xiao Xun'er went to see what he wanted.

• Lin Qing brought Xiao Xun'er to the dining hall, ordered food to take back, and ate with her in her courtyard.
• Lin Qing caught Xiao Yu following them and promised to take her to the market the next morning.
• Ling Ying told Xiao Xun'er he had searched the Xiao Clan for the jade-slab-shaped key but had not found it.
• Xiao Zhan's maid began serving Xiao Xun'er that afternoon, restoring her usual comforts.
• Xiao Xun'er told Ling Ying to hide while she pretended to sleep and waited to see what Xiao Yan would do.
• Lin Qing found Xiao Yan stuck while trying to squeeze through a hole into Xiao Xun'er's courtyard, and Xiao Xun'er got up to investigate.

Lin Qing warned Xiao Xun'er about Xiao Yan's nighttime intrusion and then spent the next day shopping with Xiao Yu. When the Ancestral Stone reacted to a white crane egg, Lin Qing bought it and hurried away, leaving the stall owner worried he had sold it too cheaply.

• Lin Qing caught Xiao Yan outside Xiao Xun'er's room, warned her to protect herself, and left without telling Xiao Yan's parents.
• Xiao Xun'er asked Elder Ling to investigate Lin Qing, while Xiao Yan learned that no one had reported his actions to his father.
• Lin Qing finished cultivating and went shopping in the Xiao Clan Market with Xiao Yu.
• The Ancestral Stone trembled when Lin Qing passed a white crane egg, so he paid one thousand gold coins for it and left with Xiao Yu.
• The stall owner recognized Lin Qing's unusual haste and regretted selling him the egg.

Lin Qing hatched a plan to help Xiao Xun'er with the Heavenly Flame damaging her meridians after advancing to Third-Star Fighter and receiving a system mission. As Lin Qing pondered how to approach her, Xiao Xun'er was preparing to approach him, and Ling Ying appeared in her courtyard.

• Lin Qing identified the egg he bought as a Rainbow Crane egg and fed it Ancestral Stone Spirit Liquid.
• Lin Qing went to a cave in the Back Mountain, swallowed Qi-Gathering Powder, and successfully broke through to Fighter.
• Lin Qing cultivated the Swallowing Heaven Scripture and advanced from First-Star Fighter to Third-Star Fighter.
• The system offered Lin Qing rewards for helping Xiao Xun'er with her meridian pain, and he chose to use the Ancestral Stone to absorb the Heavenly Flame energy.
• Lin Qing struggled to find a way to approach Xiao Xun'er, while Xiao Xun'er prepared to approach him and Ling Ying appeared in her courtyard.

Xiao Xun'er used her meridian condition to approach Lin Qing and test what he could do, while Lin Qing absorbed energy from her Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame and received the Devouring Ancestral Talisman. The two agreed to keep the treatment secret, leaving Xiao Xun'er reassured and Lin Qing planning to refine the talisman later.

• Ling Ying reported that Lin Qing was Xiao Zhan's nephew and appeared to be a third-stage Dou Might cultivator, but Xiao Xun'er suspected he had secrets and decided to approach him about her meridians.
• Xiao Xun'er invited Lin Qing to her courtyard and asked him to help ease the pain in her meridians.
• Lin Qing placed his hand on Xiao Xun'er's back and used the Ancestral Stone to absorb energy leaking from her Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame.
• The system awarded Lin Qing the Devouring Ancestral Talisman, which he stored and planned to refine after leaving the clan.
• Lin Qing promised to help Xiao Xun'er every few days and asked her to keep their treatment secret, and Xiao Xun'er agreed.

Over five years, Lin Qing and Xiao Xun'er grew close as she recovered and both advanced in cultivation. At eleven, Lin Qing had become a Fifth-Star Dou Spirit and Fifth-Grade Alchemist, while Xiao Xun'er concealed her Ninth Duan of Dou Force; the chapter left them approaching the changes ahead in Xiao Yan’s story.

• Lin Qing reassured Xiao Xun'er about her health and urged her not to overtrain, while Ling Ying decided not to confront or report him.
• Lin Qing, Xiao Xun'er, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Mei spent time together, and Xiao Xun'er gradually grew healthier and more comfortable with Lin Qing.
• Lin Qing revealed his cultivation and a Seventh-Grade Alchemist inheritance to Xiao Xun'er while keeping his other secrets hidden.
• Five years passed, and Lin Qing’s Rainbow Crane hatched in his Pocket World; he named it Lin Qi.
• Xiao Xun'er reached the Ninth Duan of Dou Force but concealed her strength as the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame ceased causing trouble.
• Lin Qing advanced to Fifth-Star Dou Spirit, Mortal Realm Grand Perfection soul, and Fifth-Grade alchemy, while Xiao Yan remained at Ninth Duan of Dou Force ahead of his approaching decline.

Lin Qing reviewed the techniques, pills, treasures, and wealth he had accumulated through more than three hundred choices over seven years. He decided to give Xiao Xun'er Flame Mantra and several other resources before leaving Wutan City, believing she could cultivate it without hindering his own plans.

• Lin Qing catalogued his cultivation techniques, pills, weapons, treasures, Heavenly Flames, and twenty million gold coins, and noted that he would leave some items for the Xiao Clan.
• Lin Qing recalled that choices tied to major characters and important events had produced better rewards than those involving unknown passersby.
• Lin Qing reflected on Han Feng's betrayal of Yao Chen and on the significance of Flame Mantra to Yao Chen, Xiao Yan, and the path to becoming a Dou Emperor.
• Lin Qing decided that Xiao Xun'er should cultivate Flame Mantra, reasoning that her Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame and bloodline could help it evolve while leaving his own ambitions unaffected.
• Lin Qing planned to leave Xiao Xun'er Flame Mantra, Soul-Nourishing Jade, a Wood Spirit Fruit, and the Spirit Tempering Art when he departed Wutan City.

Lin Qing planned to leave Wutan City for Canaan Academy and gave Xiao Xun'er gifts in celebration of her approaching Fighter breakthrough. When he revealed that one was a technique that could evolve by devouring Beast Flames and Heavenly Flames, Xiao Xun'er asked why he would not cultivate it himself.

• Lin Qing decided to leave Wutan City and pursue Canaan Academy, where he hoped to find resources and allies to grow stronger.
• Lin Qing reflected on the Xiao Clan's decline and resolved to repay the family that had raised him.
• Xiao Xun'er joined Lin Qing on the Back Mountain and told him she had reached the Ninth Duan of Dou Force.
• Lin Qing offered Xiao Xun'er a Storage Ring containing two Cultivation Techniques, Qi-Gathering Powder, Soul-Nourishing Jade, and a Wood Spirit Fruit.
• Lin Qing explained that one technique could devour Beast Flames and Heavenly Flames, and Xiao Xun'er asked why he would not cultivate it despite possessing the Xuanhuang Flame.

Lin Qing gave Xiao Xun'er cultivation techniques and warned her to keep their secrets, then confessed that he cared for her and promised to reunite with her after traveling and growing stronger. The next day, the Xiao Clan gathered for its monthly test after news spread that Xiao Yan had reached the Ninth Duan of Dou Force.

• Lin Qing gave Xiao Xun'er a Cultivation Technique and a Mystic Tier soul technique, and she warned him to conceal anything he found within the Xiao Clan.
• Lin Qing and Xiao Xun'er shared their feelings, and he promised to visit her clan and bring her back after his planned travels.
• Lin Qing embraced Xiao Xun'er and told her he would leave in three days, visit Canaan Academy, and later attend the Pill Convention in the Central Plains.
• Xiao Yan interrupted their embrace, embarrassed them, and hurried away.
• Xiao Zhan and several elders gathered for the Xiao Clan's monthly testing after hearing that Xiao Yan had reached the Ninth Duan of Dou Force.

Lin Qing revealed that he was a One-Star Grand Dou Master during the Xiao Clan test, surpassing Xiao Yan and shocking the clan. After celebrating with Xiao Xun'er, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Mei, he told the two cousins he planned to leave for Canaan Academy, then visited Xiao Zhan and Ye Yan.

• Xiao Yan displayed Ninth Stage Dou Might, and the examiner praised his rapid progress.
• Lin Qing demonstrated Dou Qi Armor and revealed himself as a One-Star Grand Dou Master, stunning the crowd and prompting Xiao Zhan to worry about the cost to his potential.
• Xiao Xun'er displayed Eighth Stage Dou Might, while Xiao Yu revealed that she had reached One-Star Fighter.
• Lin Qing took Xiao Xun'er, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Mei shopping and to the Royal Pavilion, then told Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei he would leave the Xiao Clan and apply to Canaan Academy.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei said they would also go to Canaan Academy, and Lin Qing promised each of them a grand gift if they were admitted.
• Lin Qing visited Xiao Zhan, Ye Yan, and the three elders, and Xiao Zhan sent Ye Yan to check when Yan'er would return for dinner.

Lin Qing revealed the origins of his strength and traded resources and a future promise for the Xiao Clan’s inherited jade pendant. After he left, the clan elders debated how to strengthen their ties to him, and Xiao Zhan reluctantly agreed to let Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei approach him themselves.

• Lin Qing told Xiao Zhan and the elders that a powerful Alchemist had taken him as a disciple, and revealed that he was a five-star Dou Spirit and a Fifth-Grade Alchemist.
• Lin Qing offered techniques, pills, twenty million gold coins, and a promise to bring the Xiao Clan to the Imperial Capital in exchange for the clan’s jade pendant.
• Xiao Zhan and the elders accepted Lin Qing’s offer, and the Great Elder handed him the pendant in its perception-blocking box.
• Lin Qing left after warning Xiao Zhan to use the Life-Eroding Pills only in emergencies.
• The Great Elder proposed that Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei become Lin Qing’s concubines, while Xiao Zhan objected and the other elders suggested letting the women approach him themselves.
• Xiao Zhan reluctantly agreed that the elders could speak with Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei, provided they did not pressure Lin Qing.

Lin Qing prepared to leave Wutan City after delivering his final batch of Medicinal Pills to Mittel Donner, but Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei came to tell him that the clan elders wanted them to become his concubines. They confessed they both liked him, and Lin Qing accepted them into his embrace.

• Lin Qing gave Mittel Donner his final batch of Medicinal Pills and received wilderness supplies for his journey.
• Lin Qing spent a peaceful afternoon reading in the courtyard with Xiao Xun'er until she told him someone was looking for him.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei told Lin Qing that the clan leader and elders wanted them to become his concubines.
• Lin Qing asked what the two girls wanted, and Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei said they were willing because they liked him.
• Lin Qing embraced the girls, comforted Xiao Yu as she confessed she had loved him for a long time, and admitted that he had feelings for her too.

Lin Qing prepared Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei for their cultivation and departure to Canaan Academy, then moved into his Pocket World and reunited with his evolved Eight-Colored Heavenly Crane, Xiao Qi. The chapter ended with Xiao Qi greeting him affectionately.

• Lin Qing gave Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei Storage Rings, medicinal supplies, and instructions for cultivating, promising them Earth Grade techniques and skills when they became Dou Masters.
• Xiao Xun'er lamented that Lin Qing was a womanizer and hoped Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei would keep an eye on him at Canaan Academy.
• Lin Qing packed his belongings and settled them in the villa inside his Pocket World, which had denser energy and a small landscape of its own.
• Lin Qing went outside and saw Xiao Qi, his Eight-Colored Heavenly Crane, who had evolved to Tier 5 and reached Three-Star Dou Emperor strength.
• Xiao Qi flew to Lin Qing and called him Big Brother.

Lin Qing used two Dou Huang Summoning Cards to summon Ling Qingzhu and Li Qingchan, then welcomed them as loyal followers in his Pocket World. He asked how long it would take them to reach Dou Ancestor, concerned about his strength if he had to face Queen Medusa.

• Lin Qi transformed from the Rainbow Crane and hugged Lin Qing before he told her he had something to do.
• Lin Qing used two Dou Huang Summoning Cards, and Lin Qi shielded him from the two summoned women until he explained they were allies.
• The system identified the women as Ling Qingzhu and Li Qingchan, both at Dou Emperor Peak and completely loyal to Lin Qing.
• Lin Qing told the two women they could call him Young Master or Lesser Master and said he would not make them do anything against their will.
• Lin Qing asked Ling Qingzhu and Li Qingchan how long it would take them to break through to Dou Ancestor.

Lin Qing left Wutan City to seek the Tattered Maps and explore the Magic Beast Mountains, while Xiao Xun'er decided to return to her clan and grow stronger. He arrived in Qing Mountain Town with Lin Qi and reached Myriad Medicine Hall.

• Li Qingchan and Ling Qingzhu accepted Sect-Breaking Pills and began adapting to the Pocket World, where they realized they shared the same mysterious restriction.
• Lin Qing left a farewell letter for Xiao Xun'er and departed Wutan City, heading toward Qing Mountain Town to seek the Tattered Maps and ask the Amethyst Winged Lion King about the Rainbow Crane.
• Xiao Xun'er learned from Ling Ying that Lin Qing had left, decided to return to her clan, and sought comfort in Lin Qing's courtyard.
• News of Lin Qing's departure spread, and he reached Qing Mountain Town with Lin Qi after collecting Monster Cores from flying Magical Beasts that harassed him.
• Lin Qing and Lin Qi walked through Qing Mountain Town and arrived at Myriad Medicine Hall.

Lin Qing searched for the Little Fairy Doctor and learned she might be in Medicine Village, then destroyed the Wolf Head Mercenary Group after its members threatened Lin Qi and Qing Ye. He flew with Lin Qi and Qing Ye to the village, where they found it eerily silent and Qing Ye began to weaken from poison in the air.

• Lin Qing learned from Qing Ye that the Little Fairy Doctor had lived in Medicine Village and might still be there.
• Mu Li and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group tried to seize Lin Qi and Qing Ye, so Lin Qing killed Mu Li and wiped out the group.
• Lin Qing gave Qing Ye a Storage Ring and flew with her and Lin Qi toward Medicine Village.
• Lin Qing and Lin Qi learned about Qing Ye's background and cultivation during their journey.
• The three arrived at a silent Medicine Village, where Lin Qing detected poison in the air and Qing Ye began to sway as if she might faint.

Lin Qing saved Little Fairy Doctor, her mother, and the villagers from the first eruption of her Calamity Poison Body, then explained the danger and promised he could resolve it. Little Fairy Doctor and her mother pledged their lives to him in gratitude.

• Lin Qing gave Qing Ye an antidote and led her and Lin Qi to search the village for survivors, finding no one had died.
• Lin Qing found Little Fairy Doctor and her mother unconscious, treated the mother, and confirmed that Little Fairy Doctor's Calamity Poison Body had begun awakening.
• Little Fairy Doctor's mother woke and heard Lin Qing explain the poison body's danger and his intention to help resolve it.
• Little Fairy Doctor woke and reunited with her mother, who explained what had happened.
• Little Fairy Doctor and her mother offered to become Lin Qing's servants, but he said he would help Little Fairy Doctor live and cultivate normally.
• Little Fairy Doctor's mother knelt and declared that their lives belonged to Lin Qing, insisting Little Fairy Doctor would not accept his help otherwise.

Lin Qing accepted Xian'er as his maid, then brought her and her mother to the Pocket World after the group reached the Magic Beast Mountains. There, he introduced them to Ling Qingzhu and Li Qingchan and gathered everyone to explain the newcomers’ arrival.

• Xian'er and her mother knelt before Lin Qing, and he agreed to treat Xian'er well as his maid.
• The village chief thanked Lin Qing with medicinal herbs, and Lin Qing left Medicine Village with Xian'er, her mother, Qing Ye, and Lin Qi.
• After three days, Lin Qing gave Qing Ye a Qi-Gathering Powder and a Marrow-Washing Pill, encouraged her to study at Canaan Academy, and parted ways with her.
• Lin Qing took the group into the Magic Beast Mountains and placed Xian'er and her mother in his Pocket World.
• Lin Qing brought Xian'er and her mother to the villa, where they met Ling Qingzhu and Li Qingchan, and Li Qingchan asked who they were.