Chapter Summaries

Lin Qing trained Qing Lin and Little Fairy Doctor in the Magic Beast Forest before returning to Canaan Academy and preparing to travel to the Black-Corner Region. He agreed to bring Zi Yan along, and Su Qian accepted the plan after hearing that Lin Qing, Lion, and Cailin would protect her.

• Lin Qing guided Qing Lin and Little Fairy Doctor through several days of hunting Magical Beasts, and both girls grew more capable in combat.
• Lin Qing returned to Canaan Academy with his group, and Hu Gan and Wu Tianlang registered Cailin after Lin Qing said she was family.
• Lin Qing told Qing Lin and Little Fairy Doctor to prepare for the competition while he planned a trip to the Black-Corner Region with Lion and Cailin.
• Zi Yan asked to join Lin Qing, and he agreed on the condition that she follow his rules.
• Lin Qing obtained a map of the Black-Corner Region, and Su Qian agreed not to worry after Lin Qing explained their plans and introduced Cailin.

Lin Qing traveled with Zi Yan and the others toward the Black-Corner Region, summoning Changqing Qing'er along the way and introducing Lin Qi as his younger sister. After fighting off repeated attacks, they reached Black Seal City, where Lin Qing forced the gate guards to let them enter without paying the full fee.

• Lin Qing summoned Changqing Qing'er, then brought Lin Qi, Ling Qingzhu, and Li Qingchan out of the Pocket World and instructed them to conceal themselves when needed.
• Lin Qing introduced Lin Qi to Zi Yan as his younger sister, but a band of robbers attacked before the group could depart, and Zi Yan killed them.
• Lin Qing and his companions spent five days dealing with repeated robberies and other attacks as they traveled through the Black-Corner Region.
• The group arrived at Black Seal City, where Lin Qing intimidated the gate guards with his Dou King aura after they demanded a higher entrance fee.

Lin Qing led Zi Yan, Lin Qi, and Cailin through Black Seal City to buy medicinal herbs at the Thousand Medicine Workshop. After spending nearly all his money, he left planning to sell pills, while Cailin and Zi Yan proposed taking advantage of the city’s weak ruler to do something big.

• Lin Qing warned Zi Yan not to act recklessly in Black Seal City and led the group toward the strongest scent of medicinal herbs.
• Lin Qing and his companions crossed the chaotic city, where they witnessed numerous fights, and arrived at the Thousand Medicine Workshop.
• Lin Qing bought several rare herbs, four sets of ingredients for Tier 5 Grain-Fed Pills, and gifts for Zi Yan and Lin Qi, spending almost all his money.
• Lin Qing left the workshop and said he needed to sell medicinal pills to raise money.
• Cailin suggested they could pull off something big because the strongest person in Black Seal City was only a Dou Emperor, and Zi Yan agreed.

Lin Qing brought Zi Yan, Lin Qi, and Lion to the Black Seal Auction House to offer two rare pills for auction and pursue his plans in Black Seal City. The appraiser recognized the pills as valuable and left to seek confirmation from his superiors.

• Lin Qing stopped Zi Yan from acting rashly and led the group to the Black Seal Auction House.
• Lin Qing considered the auction a chance to acquire rare items and potentially subdue the Eight Sects Gate.
• Lin Qing asked the Auction House to evaluate two pills for auction.
• The appraiser identified one pill as a top-grade Dou Spirit Pill and heard Lin Qing name the other an Imperial Extreme Pill.
• The appraiser left to have the pills verified and consult his superiors while Lin Qing waited.

Lin Qing, posing as Zhang San, presented two rare medicinal pills for appraisal and drew the interest of Yuan Yi and Master Yao. After the pills were confirmed genuine, they invited him to the reception hall to discuss recruiting him in the Black-Corner Region.

• Yuan Yi arrived with Master Yao and Elder Yan, and Cailin, Lion, and Lin Qi released their auras when Yuan Yi showed killing intent toward Lin Qing.
• Lin Qing introduced himself as Zhang San and asked Yuan Yi to have the medicinal pills appraised.
• Elder Yan confirmed the Dou Spirit Pill was genuine and identified the Imperial Extreme Pill as top-grade, making Yuan Yi and Master Yao more wary of losing Lin Qing to the other side.
• Yuan Yi and Master Yao invited Lin Qing to the reception hall, and Lin Qing agreed, hoping to make connections in the Black-Corner Region.
• Yuan Yi asked Lin Qing where he came from and whether he would consider staying in the Black-Corner Region.

Lin Qing persuaded Yuan Yi and Master Yao to submit the Eight Sects Gate and Thousand Medicine Workshop to him under Soul Contracts, offering rewards and help in return for their service. After securing the Demon Flame Remnant Map from Yuan Yi, Lin Qing paid for it with a Three-Tailed Green Spirit Pill.

• Yuan Yi and Master Yao offered Lin Qing positions in their factions, but Lin Qing proposed a partnership instead.
• Lin Qing summoned Ling Qingzhu and two others, revealed his four Dou Ancestors and two Dou Emperors, and demanded that both factions submit to him and gather herbs and items.
• Yuan Yi and Master Yao signed Soul Contracts requiring them to remain loyal to Lin Qing, and Lin Qing sealed the contracts as well.
• Lin Qing asked Yuan Yi about strange maps, recognized the Eight Sects Gate's map as the Demon Flame Remnant Map, and had Yuan Yi fetch it.
• Lin Qing stored the map and gave Yuan Yi a Three-Tailed Green Spirit Pill as payment.

Lin Qing consolidated the Eight Sects Gate and Thousand Medicine Workshop into the Green Emperor Pavilion and attended the Black Seal City auction. When a young girl was offered for sale, he bid on her and revealed that his group had a Dou Emperor expert.

• Lin Qing ordered Yuan Yi and Yao Ling to merge their organizations into the Green Emperor Pavilion and gather precious medicinal herbs.
• Lin Qing and his group took the auction house’s highest VIP room, where he noticed Fan Ling watching them.
• Lin Qi gave Zi Yan a bottle of medicinal pellets, and Zi Yan happily ate one while the group waited for the auction.
• The auction began with a Mystic Tier mid-level Wind Shadow Leg Dou Technique, which a Dou Spirit bought for eight hundred and ten thousand gold coins.
• When a young girl was put up for auction, Lin Qing bid one hundred thousand and Lion released a powerful aura that revealed him as a Dou Emperor.

Lin Qing established Green Emperor Pavilion in Black-Corner Region, then returned to Canaan Academy with Cailin and Zi Yan. The annual Inner Academy Selection Tournament began, and Lin Qing took his place among the elders to watch Xiao Yixian and the other new student compete.

• Lin Qing bought medicinal herbs at the auction, and Rakshasa Gate purchased his Imperial Extreme Pill and Dou Spirit Pill for nine million gold coins.
• Lin Qing merged Eight Sects Gate and Thousand Medicine Workshop into Green Emperor Pavilion, renamed Black Seal City Qinghuang City, and made Zi Yan its nominal vice pavilion master.
• Mo Tianxing and the visiting faction leaders submitted gifts after Lin Qing pressed them with his Spiritual Strength, then left without pursuing their plan to divide Green Emperor Pavilion.
• Lin Qing left the lion, Lin Qi, Ling Qingzhu, and others to guard Qinghuang City, then returned to the academy with Cailin and Zi Yan.
• The annual Inner Academy Selection Tournament began, and Lin Qing joined Hu Gan and the elders on the VIP platform as students gathered to watch Xiao Yixian and the other talented newcomer.

Lin Qing watched Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin dominate the Inner Academy Selection Tournament, earning the admiration of the academy students. Their success continued as the competition narrowed its field, while the instructors discussed Lin Qing’s exceptional achievements.

• Hu Gan opened the Inner Academy Selection Tournament, and the instructors randomly assigned opponents to four hundred participants.
• Xiao Yi Xian froze her first opponent’s feet and knocked him from the arena with one strike, while Qing Lin also won her match in a single move.
• The first round ended after a day of uneven bouts, and the remaining two hundred students faced off on the second day.
• Xiao Yi Xian swiftly defeated a Da Dou Shi, and Qing Lin knocked out her opponent after several exchanges.
• Students across the square chanted Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin’s names, and Hu Gan and Elder Huo discussed Lin Qing’s talent and accomplishments.

Lin Qing watched Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin enter the final free-for-all to determine the top five at the academy competition. As alliances collapsed into a brawl, the two women took to the air with Flight Dou Techniques and prepared powerful attacks, drawing stunned reactions from the spectators.

• After dinner, Lin Qing took Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin back to their rooms to rest before the finals, and Qing Lin had already reached Da Dou Shi by morning.
• At the competition plaza, Hu Gan announced that the fifty finalists could each face one challenge from participants eliminated earlier.
• After an hour of challenges, an instructor explained that the final five standing in the free-for-all would win entry to the Scripture Pavilion.
• The fifty competitors formed groups and targeted Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, but Zhang Can's sneak attack shattered alliances and sparked a brawl.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin used Flight Dou Techniques to rise above the arena, while Xiao Yi Xian readied icy shuttles and Qing Lin gathered sword qi that onlookers recognized as an Earth Grade Dou Technique.

Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin won the final match of the Inner Academy Selection Tournament with powerful Dou Techniques, then claimed their rewards from the Scripture Pavilion. After returning, Xiao Yi Xian asked Lin Qing whether they needed to establish a faction in the Inner Academy.

• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin unleashed their Dou Techniques and defeated the other students, leaving only three Da Dou Shi fighters standing.
• An instructor declared Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin the winners, and the crowd celebrated their victory.
• After several peaceful days, Instructor Ma Jun came to take Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to the Vice Principal's Office and the Scripture Pavilion.
• Xiao Yi Xian chose the High Earth Grade Dou Technique Ice Sovereign Palm, while Qing Lin obtained a Heavenly Emerald Fruit.
• Lin Qing told Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to keep their rewards, and Xiao Yi Xian asked whether they needed to establish a faction in the Inner Academy.

Lin Qing accompanied the new students to the Inner Academy and watched as the Fire Energy Hunting Contest began. After the freshmen entered the forest, the older students followed to hunt them for their Fire Energy.

• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin set off for the Inner Academy with more than forty others, while Lin Qing and Zi Yan flew alongside the group.
• Hu Gan revealed the Inner Academy’s Spatial Barrier and led Lin Qing and the others through its silver gate.
• Lin Qing congratulated Elder Su and Elder Lei on reaching the One-Star Dou Ancestor level, and Hu Gan introduced them to the incoming students.
• Elder Su and Elder Lei explained the Inner Academy’s rules and the Fire Energy Hunting Contest to the fifty students before starting the contest.
• The freshmen entered the forest, and the older students followed to chase them for their Fire Energy as Lin Qing and Zi Yan watched.

Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin ambushed five older students during the forest competition and defeated them with help from their magical beasts. Xiao Yi Xian took their Fire Energy, bringing her total to twenty-eight as Lin Qing and Zi Yan watched from concealment.

• Lin Qing and Zi Yan followed five older students who had been lured toward a disturbance created by Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin waited beside rubble and told the five older students they had been expecting them.
• Xiao Yi Xian attacked while Qing Lin summoned Xiao Shuang and three Tier 4 Serpentine Magical Beasts, knocking all five older students down.
• Xiao Yi Xian demanded the older students' Fire Energy, and they handed over their Crystal Cards.
• Xiao Yi Xian transferred 120 Fire Energy, raising the number on her black card from five to twenty-eight.

Xiao Yixian and Qing Lin defeated every senior team in the forest and won the Fire Energy Hunting Match in less than a day. Su Qian rewarded them and the other freshmen with Fire Energy, then explained how the Inner Academy’s Fire Crystal Cards worked.

• Two elders watched Xiao Yixian and Qing Lin’s progress and discussed their strength, while Lin Qing and Zi Yan listened nearby.
• Qing Lin used four Tier 4 Magical Beasts to defeat the White Demonic Team, then took their Fire Energy with Xiao Yixian.
• Xiao Yixian and Qing Lin reached the finish line, where Su Qian congratulated them and announced that they had won the match.
• Su Qian summoned the freshmen from the forest and awarded Xiao Yixian and Qing Lin Scarlet Fire Crystal Cards with one hundred days of Fire Energy each, while the other freshmen received three days each.
• The seniors reacted with envy to the Scarlet Fire Crystal Cards, and Su Qian explained the different colors of Fire Crystal Cards to the freshmen.

Lin Qing and the newcomers entered the Inner Academy, where Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin received upgraded Crystal Cards and settled into his Small Courtyard. The next morning, Lin Qing received a system choice tied to Zi Yan’s wish to grow faster and chose the option that would grant him the Spatial Ancestral Talisman, then prepared to cultivate the Human Emperor Classic.

• Su Qian explained the Fire Energy value of the Crystal Cards, gave Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin Cyan Fire Crystal Cards, and led the newcomers into the Inner Academy.
• Lin Qing brought Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan to his Small Courtyard, where they settled in.
• The next morning, Lin Qing practiced his fist technique and drank tea with Zi Yan while Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin prepared breakfast.
• The system offered Lin Qing three rewards based on Zi Yan’s wish to grow quickly, and he chose to use the Myriad Beasts Fruit to help her break through the Tier 6 bottleneck for the Spatial Ancestral Talisman.
• Lin Qing transferred Fire Energy to Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, who left to explore the Inner Academy and visit the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
• Lin Qing returned to his bedroom, took out the Green Lotus Seat and prepared Magical Beast essence blood to cultivate the Human Emperor Classic.

Lin Qing discovered that magical beast essence blood could strengthen his physique and prepared to cultivate the Human Emperor Classic with it. After promising Zi Yan a Myriad Beasts Fruit to help her advance, he began refining essence blood with his Heavenly Flame.

• Lin Qing refined energy from magical beast essence blood and noticed it slightly strengthened his body.
• Lin Qing prepared the essence blood and considered how the Myriad Beasts Fruit could help Zi Yan advance.
• Zi Yan appeared, drawn by the fruit's scent, and Lin Qing promised to give her one after he finished cultivating.
• Zi Yan agreed to wait and left while Lin Qing settled down to practice the Human Emperor Classic.
• Lin Qing swallowed a cluster of essence blood and used his Heavenly Flame to purge its brutal energy until it was ready to refine.

Lin Qing tempered his skin with essence blood and reached the Bronze Skin Realm, then consumed four powerful fruits to push toward the Golden Skin Realm. As the immense energy battered him, Zi Yan and Xiaocai watched anxiously, and Xiaocai transformed into Cailin.

• Lin Qing used the fused Heavenly Flame to refine the essence blood and began tempering his skin with it.
• The essence blood opened all one hundred and eight secondary meridians as it ravaged and repaired Lin Qing's skin.
• Lin Qing reached the Bronze Skin Realm and felt strong enough to kill a Dou Emperor with a punch.
• Lin Qing swallowed two Myriad Beasts Fruits, a Heavenly Sun Fruit, and a Purple Smoke Fruit to advance toward the Golden Skin Realm.
• The fruits' violent energy turned Lin Qing blood-red, while his treasures, techniques, and constitution kept it from becoming uncontrollable.
• Zi Yan returned to find Lin Qing covered in blood crust, and Xiaocai transformed into Cailin after growing frantic.

Lin Qing survived a dangerous body-refinement breakthrough and reached Peak Nine-Star Dou King, though he fell short of fully attaining the next stage of body refinement. After Zi Yan ate a Myriad Beasts Fruit, she began advancing and was sealed inside a purple cocoon, while Lin Qing received a Spatial Ancestral Talisman rune.

• Cailin arrived and watched over Lin Qing with Zi Yan as he endured a dangerous surge of energy during cultivation.
• Lin Qing shed his bloody crust, transformed his skin to dark gold, and advanced from Three-Star Dou King to Peak Nine-Star Dou King, but did not fully complete his body refinement.
• Lin Qing washed and changed, then explained that Zi Yan was about to advance after consuming the Myriad Beasts Fruit and other energy-rich pills.
• Cailin carried Zi Yan upstairs, where purple light formed a cocoon around her as her advancement began.
• The system issued a silver rune for the Spatial Ancestral Talisman, and Lin Qing planned to refine it to gain an advantage against Dou Venerables and the Lizardmen.

Lin Qing learned that the Qi Training Pagoda hindered Little Fairy Doctor's cultivation because of her icy constitution, then realized the Yin-Yang Creation Art could help her and Qing Lin advance. He began guiding Little Fairy Doctor through the technique, leaving the three of them poised to cultivate together.

• Lin Qing told Su Qian that Zi Yan had begun advancing inside a purple cocoon, and Su Qian decided to visit her later.
• Lin Qing, Little Fairy Doctor, Qing Lin, and Cailin saw Zi Yan's cocoon absorbing the room's energy and left her to advance undisturbed.
• Little Fairy Doctor told Lin Qing that the Qi Training Pagoda slowed her Dou Qi, while Qing Lin worried that Little Fairy Doctor would fall behind.
• Lin Qing realized that the Yin-Yang Creation Art offered a dual-cultivation method suited to their complementary constitutions.
• Lin Qing led Little Fairy Doctor and Qing Lin to the cultivation room, took Little Fairy Doctor's hand, and told her to circulate the Yin-Yang Creation Art.

Lin Qing tested the Yin-Yang Creation Art with Little Fairy Doctor and Qing Lin, helping both women approach breakthroughs while refining his own Dou Qi. Later, a letter from Li Qingchan brought news that the Black-Corner Region’s trouble was finally approaching.

• Lin Qing cultivated with Little Fairy Doctor and Qing Lin, then stopped after an hour so they could safely digest their gains and attempt breakthroughs.
• Cailin and Su Qian sensed the gathering energy and set up a Spatial Barrier around Lin Qing’s pavilion.
• Lin Qing settled into a routine of cultivation, alchemy, guiding Xiao Yu and others, and completing missions as his progress slowed at Peak Dou King.
• Lin Qing considered targeting enemies in the Black-Corner Region to strengthen his soul, while resolving not to spare anyone who interfered with him.
• Qing Lin delivered a letter from Li Qingchan, and Lin Qing burned it after reading its news about Han Feng and the others.