Recaps

At six years old, Xiao Yan impressed the Xiao Household with his Third Stage Dou Qi, while four-year-old Xiao Qing watched from a distance and cultivated in secret. After reaching the First Stage and using his lottery draw, Xiao Qing received Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva.

• Xiao Yan reached the Third Stage of Dou Qi at six, drawing praise from the crowd and Xiao Zhan and the Elders.
• Xun'er congratulated Xiao Yan, who proudly accepted her praise as the crowd gathered around him.
• Xiao Qing watched Xiao Yan from beneath a tree, then returned to his secluded dwelling.
• Xiao Qing cultivated at night and reached the First Stage of Dou Qi a week after turning four.
• Xiao Qing used his single lottery draw and received Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva.

Xiao Qing consumed Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva, which cleansed and transformed his body and greatly accelerated his cultivation. Ten days later, he reached Battle Qi, Second Stage, but his remaining draws had not increased, leading him to conclude he needed to reach Dou Practitioner to gain more.

• Xiao Qing materialized and consumed Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva, enduring a cleansing of tendons and purging of marrow before washing away the impurities.
• Xiao Qing cultivated overnight and realized his improved physique had multiplied his cultivation speed.
• Xiao Qing ate breakfast, walked around the Xiao Household, and passed Xiao Yan and his companions near the training grounds without engaging them.
• Ten days later, Xiao Qing broke through to Battle Qi, Second Stage and checked his status panel.
• Xiao Qing saw that he still had no remaining draws and concluded that breaking through to Dou Practitioner would increase them.

Xiao Qing cultivated to the eighth stage of Dou Qi and went to Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment in Wutan City. After the crowd doubted that a child his age could qualify, he tested the crystal and revealed his cultivation.

• Xiao Qing reached the seventh stage of Dou Qi and decided to pursue Jia Nan Academy, hoping to meet its eighth-stage enrollment requirement before recruitment.
• Xiao Qing encountered Xiao Yan in the back mountains, but neither boy stopped to speak.
• Xiao Qing reached the eighth stage of Dou Qi and headed to Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment in Wutan City.
• Xiao Qing squeezed through the crowd and joined a testing queue while onlookers assumed he was too young to qualify.
• Xiao Qing took the red crystal from a female student, and it displayed that he had eighth-stage Dou Qi.

Xiao Qing passed Jia Nan Academy’s preliminary assessment after proving he had reached Eight-Stage Dou Qi at four years old, drawing Mentor Ge Long’s attention. Back at the Xiao Household, news of Xiao Qing’s talent spread, and the clan leaders began discussing how to support him before deciding to summon him.

• Ge Long retested Xiao Qing’s Dou Qi, confirmed his Eight-Stage level, and invited him into the tent to complete his assessment.
• Xiao Qing told Ge Long he was four years old and from the Xiao Household of Wutan City, so Ge Long arranged for him to return in three days for the academy’s flying convoy.
• Ge Long watched Xiao Qing leave and sent a student beyond the crowd after whispering to him.
• Xiao Qing returned to his room and devoted himself to cultivation while news of his talent spread through the Xiao Household.
• Xiao Zhan and the elders discussed Xiao Qing’s talent and his limited ties to the clan, then agreed to summon him and ask how they could support him.

After Xiao Qing's Eight-Stage Dou Qi cultivation became known, Xiao Zhan and the elders welcomed him, gave him a Storage Ring of cultivation resources, and learned that Canaan Academy's recruitment team had arrived. Instructor Ge Long explained that he had come to protect Xiao Qing, who returned to his residence after dinner.

• A maid summoned Xiao Qing to the main hall, while Xiao Yan heard others discussing Xiao Qing's talent and felt his pride collapse; Xun'er comforted him.
• Xiao Zhan and the three elders praised Xiao Qing's cultivation and presented him with a Storage Ring filled with cultivation resources.
• A guard announced that Canaan Academy's recruitment team had arrived, and Xiao Zhan welcomed Ge Long and the students to stay at the Xiao Household.
• Ge Long told Xiao Qing he had come because he worried Xiao Qing's exposed talent might bring trouble.
• After dinner with the Xiao Household and the academy students, Xiao Qing slipped back to his residence.

Xiao Qing received cultivation resources and techniques from Xiao Zhan and the elders before departing for Jia Nan Academy with the other recruits. As the Griffin Beasts carried them toward the academy, he cultivated diligently while the instructors began explaining what awaited them.

• Xiao Qing inspected the Storage Ring and found cultivation methods, Dou techniques, and a Qi Gathering Powder prepared by Xiao Zhan and the three elders.
• Xiao Qing vowed to protect the Xiao Household from Soul Hall after feeling moved by their thoughtfulness.
• Ge Long led the recruits onto Griffin Beasts, which carried them away from the Xiao Household toward Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Zhan and the elders watched Xiao Qing depart and wondered how much his cultivation would advance before he returned.
• Xiao Qing spent the journey cultivating in his room while Ge Long observed his diligence.
• As the group neared Jia Nan Academy, the recruiting instructors began introducing the academy and Ge Long woke Xiao Qing to listen.

After more than two months of travel, Xiao Qing and the new students reached Canaan City and entered Canaan Academy. Ge Long then took Xiao Qing to meet Vice Principal Hu Gan, who had requested to see the unusually talented child.

• Xiao Qing learned that Canaan Academy was a safe haven in the lawless Black-Corner Region.
• After more than two months of cultivation during the journey, Xiao Qing emerged from his room as the Griffin Beasts approached Canaan City.
• Ge Long announced their arrival, and the new students landed in Canaan City before traveling to Canaan Academy.
• The instructors registered the students, assigned them to classes, and arranged their accommodations.
• Ge Long took Xiao Qing to meet Vice Principal Hu Gan after Hu Gan summoned them.

Xiao Qing met Jia Nan Academy Vice Principal Hu Gan, who praised his extraordinary cultivation and rewarded Ge Long for recruiting him. After they left, Su Qian appeared and discussed how the academy should support Xiao Qing without interfering too much.

• Ge Long brought Xiao Qing to meet Hu Gan, who praised the four-year-old's Eight-Stage Dou Qi.
• Hu Gan awarded Ge Long a Three-Stripe Green Spirit Pill for recruiting Xiao Qing and asked Xiao Qing to visit after reaching the Dou Zhe realm.
• Hu Gan privately resolved to make his granddaughter cultivate harder after comparing her progress with Xiao Qing's.
• Su Qian appeared before Hu Gan and called Xiao Qing a promising successor for Jia Nan Academy.
• Hu Gan and Su Qian agreed to let Xiao Qing develop naturally while ensuring he had adequate techniques and cultivation resources.

Xiao Qing attended classes at Jia Nan Academy while improving his knowledge and combat skills, then used Qi Gathering Powder to attempt a breakthrough. He successfully advanced from Nine-Stage Dou Qi to Dou Zhe.

• Ge Long began teaching Xuan Rank Class Two about cultivation and magical beasts, but Xiao Qing fell asleep during the lesson.
• Over the next two months, Xiao Qing attended classes, gained practical combat experience, and advanced to Nine-Stage Dou Qi.
• Xiao Qing prepared Qi Gathering Powder and began refining its medicinal power to attempt a breakthrough.
• Xiao Qing compressed the Dou Qi in his lower abdomen with his soul power and successfully became a Dou Zhe.

After breaking through to One-Star Dou Zhe, Xiao Qing gained a new draw attempt and obtained the Taiyi Soul Art, though he could not yet understand how to cultivate it. He went to meet Hu Gan, who was astonished by how quickly he had advanced.

• Xiao Qing examined the stronger douqi in his body after advancing to One-Star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Qing used his new draw attempt and obtained the Taiyi Soul Art.
• Xiao Qing absorbed the technique's information but found it too profound for his current soul realm to understand.
• Xiao Qing left for Jia Nan Academy's depths to meet Hu Gan and seek a high-tier cultivation technique.
• Hu Gan sensed Xiao Qing's Dou Zhe aura and praised his rapid breakthrough.

After Xiao Qing broke through to Dou Zhe, Hu Gan gave him the Low Earth Class Scarlet Flame Manual and pointed him toward Fire Elder for guidance. Xiao Qing learned the technique could grow far stronger through beast flames or Heavenly Flames, converted his Dou Qi to its distinctive form, and heard an unexpected visitor knock at his door.

• Hu Gan praised Xiao Qing's rapid breakthrough and gave him the Scarlet Flame Manual, explaining that Fire Elder could answer questions about cultivating it.
• Xiao Qing returned to his private dormitory and read that the technique could gain power by absorbing beast flames or a Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Qing considered the Green Lotus Core Flame and Sea Heart Flame potential future sources of power, then began cultivating the manual.
• After two hours, Xiao Qing completed his first Dou Qi conversion and sensed that his Dou Qi had become more abundant and purer.
• Someone knocked on Xiao Qing's door, surprising him.

After breaking through to Dou Zhe, Xiao Qing received leave from Ge Long and went to the Alchemy Department to meet Fire Elder. Fire Elder discovered Xiao Qing’s extraordinary cultivation, soul affinity, and soul force, and eagerly considered accepting him as his final disciple.

• Xiao Qing told Ge Long he had broken through to Dou Zhe, and Ge Long approved several days of leave for him to consolidate his cultivation.
• The next morning, Xiao Qing went to the Alchemy Department to meet Fire Elder and ask about learning alchemy.
• A middle-aged alchemist led Xiao Qing to Fire Elder’s office after receiving Fire Elder’s order.
• Fire Elder examined Xiao Qing with his soul force and discovered his exceptional talent as a five-year-old Dou Zhe with fire-and-wood affinity and powerful soul force.
• Fire Elder eagerly considered accepting Xiao Qing as his final disciple.

Xiao Qing visited Fire Elder to ask about the Scarlet Flame Manual and joining the Alchemy Department, and ended up becoming Fire Elder’s personal disciple. The next morning, Fire Elder began teaching him alchemy fundamentals.

• Xiao Qing asked Fire Elder about difficulties with the Scarlet Flame Manual, and Fire Elder answered his questions.
• Xiao Qing asked how to join the Alchemy Department, and Fire Elder offered to teach him alchemy as his master.
• Xiao Qing accepted Fire Elder’s offer, and Fire Elder gave him a Storage Ring with alchemy books, pill formulas, medicinal ingredients, and a novice cauldron.
• Xiao Qing returned to his dormitory and studied a book about medicinal ingredients and their properties.
• Xiao Qing went to Fire Elder’s room the next morning, where Fire Elder explained medicinal cauldrons and the fundamentals of alchemy.

Xiao Qing learned alchemy from Fire Elder, absorbed a Green Spirit Flame, and spent two years cultivating until he became a Six-Star Da Dou Shi and Peak Fourth-Grade Alchemist. With the Inner Academy Selection Tournament two months away, he prepared to seek a top-five place and enter Jia Nan Academy’s Library Pavilion.

• Xiao Qing formed a Proto-Pill while refining a Wound-Repairing Pill, and Fire Elder praised him while warning him against complacency.
• Fire Elder gave Xiao Qing a Green Spirit Flame and medicinal ingredients, and Xiao Qing absorbed the flame with his teacher’s help.
• Xiao Qing studied alchemy by day and cultivated by night, steadily improving his skills and strength over the next two years.
• Xiao Qing reached Six-Star Da Dou Shi and Peak Fourth-Grade Alchemist, then decided to set out for the Inner Academy Selection Tournament.
• Xiao Qing checked his panel and recalled gaining the Emperor's Seal Technique and the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Flame from two draws.

Xiao Qing considered how he might use the Emperor's Seal Technique to frame the Gu Clan while pursuing his own goals, then visited Fire Elder at the Alchemy Department. Fire Elder praised Xiao Qing's rapid progress and said he had little left to teach him, while Xiao Qing reaffirmed his devotion to his teacher.

• Xiao Qing decided he could use the Emperor's Seal Technique to frame the Gu Clan after destroying Soul Hall branches and collecting their treasures.
• Xiao Qing resolved to make the Gu Clan pay for what he viewed as its failure to protect the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Qing walked through the Alchemy Department, where students and elders regarded him with respect as a young Fourth-Grade Alchemist.
• Fire Elder reflected on Xiao Qing's rise to Peak Fourth-Grade Alchemist and believed he might reach the Eighth Grade.
• Fire Elder told Xiao Qing that his alchemy instruction was nearly complete, and Xiao Qing insisted that he still had much to learn from his teacher.

Xiao Qing received a Seventh-Grade Alchemist’s inheritance from Fire Elder and told Ge Long he wanted to enter the Inner Academy Selection Tournament. After learning that Xiao Ding and Xiao Li had joined Jia Nan Academy, he returned to his dormitory and studied the inheritance.

• Fire Elder gave Xiao Qing a jade tube containing a Seventh-Grade Alchemist’s inheritance, and Xiao Qing considered but decided against revealing how he might help Fire Elder break through.
• Xiao Qing visited Ge Long to ask about the Inner Academy Selection Tournament, and Ge Long said he had already registered him.
• Ge Long told Xiao Qing that Xiao Ding and Xiao Li were freshmen at the academy, but Xiao Qing chose not to seek them out yet.
• Xiao Qing returned to his dormitory and absorbed the jade tube’s alchemy instruction, which covered pill refining from the first through seventh grades but contained no Pill Recipes.

Xiao Qing successfully refined his first Fifth-grade Pill, then beat Xiao Ding and Xiao Li for interrupting him before learning they had come with a letter from Xiao Zhan. He agreed to provide a Qi Gathering Powder for Xiao Yan, leaving Xiao Ding relieved that his brothers’ beating had not jeopardized the request.

• Xiao Qing refined a Wind-Walking Pill and continued practicing pill refinement in his dorm room.
• Xiao Qing answered a knock at his door and beat the two youths who had interrupted him before recognizing them as Xiao Ding and Xiao Li.
• Xiao Ding gave Xiao Qing a letter from Xiao Zhan requesting a Qi Gathering Powder for Xiao Yan, who had reached Seven-Stage Dou Qi.
• Xiao Qing agreed to have someone bring Xiao Ding the Qi Gathering Powder in a couple of days, and Xiao Ding felt relieved.

Xiao Qing gave Xiao Ding and Xiao Li third-grade Blood-Replenishing Pills after they interrupted his cultivation, then returned to refining pills. In Wutan City, Jia Lie Bi sought the Oba Family’s help against the rising Xiao Household, but Ao Ba Pa refused to join him.

• Xiao Qing gave Xiao Ding and Xiao Li two third-grade Blood-Replenishing Pills to heal their injuries, and they gratefully accepted them.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li left for their dormitories, while Xiao Qing resumed refining pills in his room.
• The Xiao Household gained influence in Wutan City as visitors arrived and the Mittel Auction House offered it discounted goods.
• Jia Lie Bi asked Ao Ba Pa to oppose the Xiao Household, but Ao Ba Pa declined, recognizing Xiao Qing’s potential.
• Jia Lie Bi worried that the Xiao Household’s rise would cost the Jia Lie Family its businesses and force it to submit.

Jia Lie Bi and the Jia Lie Family Elders argued over how to respond to the Xiao Household’s growing power, then decided to attack it that night. The chapter left Xiao Yan interrupted during cultivation when Xiao Zhan came to his door.

• Jia Lie Bi left Ao Ba Pa’s hall after failing to secure his support against the Xiao Household.
• Ao Ba Pa defeated Ao Ba Li, accused him of being a Jia Lie Family spy, and ordered his execution while the other Elders backed him.
• Jia Lie Bi returned to his estate and heard the Jia Lie Family Elders debate whether to attack, submit, or wait.
• Jia Lie Bi ordered the Jia Lie Family to storm the Xiao Household that night, and the Elders agreed.
• Xiao Zhan knocked on Xiao Yan’s door and asked whether he had disturbed his cultivation.

Xiao Yan reconciled with Xiao Zhan over his obsession with cultivation and resolved to move on from Xiao Qing’s talent. That night, Jia Lie Bi led a masked attack on the Xiao Household, where Xiao Zhan confronted the invaders and fought back.

• Xiao Zhan told Xiao Yan he had obtained Qi Gathering Powder for him and urged him not to overwork himself.
• Xiao Yan admitted he had spent two years trapped in his own delusions, apologized to Xiao Zhan, and agreed to visit Xun'er.
• Masked attackers killed the guards at the Xiao Household’s gate, but Xiao Mu’s warning alerted the household.
• Jia Lie Bi led his men into the Xiao Household, where Xiao Zhan blocked their way and challenged him.
• Jia Lie Bi and the masked figures attacked Xiao Zhan, who countered with Furious Lion Berserk Force, and their attacks collided in a thunderous blast.

Xiao Zhan survived the Jia Lie Family’s attack and revealed that he had advanced to Dou Ling, then led the Xiao Household to wipe out the Jia Lie Family and force the Ao Ba Family to leave Wutan City. The Xiao Household claimed control of the city, and Xiao Zhan credited Xiao Qing’s medicinal pills for his breakthrough.

• Xiao Zhan endured the black-robed men’s attacks, defeated Jia Lie Bi, and confirmed that he had broken through to Dou Ling.
• Jia Lie Bi killed himself, and the Jia Lie Family Elders were killed after they attacked the Xiao Household members.
• Xiao Zhan led the Xiao Household to the Jia Lie Family estate, and news of the family’s destruction spread through Wutan City the next morning.
• Ao Ba Pa visited Xiao Zhan, agreed to take the Ao Ba Family out of Wutan City, and offered Xiao Zhan his Storage Ring.
• Xiao Zhan declared that the Xiao Household would be Wutan City’s only great family and credited Xiao Qing’s medicinal pills for his breakthrough.

Xiao Qing refined a patterned Fifth Grade Soul-Nourishing Pill while stabilizing his cultivation, then took the Three-Stripe Green Spirit Pill and advanced to Eight-Star Da Dou Shi. He swallowed the Soul-Nourishing Pill after the Three-Stripe Green Spirit Pill’s energy ran low, leaving its effects unknown.

• Xiao Qing had a student deliver the Qi Gathering Powder to Xiao Ding in exchange for a Second-Grade Qi-Boosting Powder.
• Xiao Qing spent a month refining pills to stabilize the Dou Qi unsettled by his breakthrough to Six-Star Da Dou Shi.
• Xiao Qing refined a patterned Fifth Grade Soul-Nourishing Pill and stored it in a jade bottle.
• Xiao Qing swallowed the Three-Stripe Green Spirit Pill and advanced to Eight-Star Da Dou Shi before its medicinal power ran out.
• Xiao Qing swallowed the Soul-Nourishing Pill.

Xiao Qing broke through to the Late Mortal Realm with the Soul-Nourishing Pill, then hurried to the Inner Academy Selection Tournament after nearly forgetting it was happening. He entered his first match and overwhelmed Ye Li with a powerful palm strike, leaving the contest unresolved.

• Xiao Qing used the Taiyi Soul Art to break through to the Late Mortal Realm after taking the Soul-Nourishing Pill.
• Hu Gan opened the Inner Academy Selection Tournament, which would eliminate four hundred competitors over three days until fifty remained.
• Ge Long worried that Xiao Qing had missed the tournament, but Xiao Qing arrived at the stands just before his name was called.
• Xiao Qing entered the arena to face Ye Li, whose sword attacks he judged to be ineffective.
• Xiao Qing struck with the Scarlet Fire Seal, clearing Ye Li's sword lights and smashing a crater into the arena.

Xiao Qing advanced through the Inner Academy Selection Tournament with little effort, as his opponents forfeited after witnessing his strength. He qualified for the Inner Academy and was selected as one of five contenders for a place among the top five and access to the Library Pavilion.

• After Xiao Qing defeated his first opponent, he admitted to Ge Long that a Three-Pattern Qingling Pill had raised his cultivation to Eight-Star Da Dou Shi.
• Xiao Qing skipped cultivation to sleep, then returned the next day and won when Han Li failed to appear and forfeited.
• On the third day, Xiao Qing's opponent also forfeited, securing his place among the fifty qualifiers for the Inner Academy.
• Hu Gan announced that the top five qualifiers would gain access to the Library Pavilion and selected Xiao Qing, Ge You, Lin Suyi, Ji Yang, and Wang Hanliang as leading contenders.
• Hu Gan invited the other forty-five qualifiers to challenge any of the five and take their place.

After winning the Inner Academy Selection Tournament, Xiao Qing entered Jia Nan Academy’s Library Pavilion with the other top-five students. The Thousand and Hundred Elders noticed his exceptional cultivation and soul power, and Hundred Elder asked whether he had a master.

• Xiao Qing won the tournament without being challenged, and the top five earned the right to visit the Library Pavilion.
• Ge Long told Xiao Qing that Hu Gan had summoned him to enter the Library Pavilion that day.
• Hu Gan led Xiao Qing and the other four finalists through a hidden passage to the pavilion in a secluded valley.
• Hu Gan asked the Thousand and Hundred Elders to open the pavilion, and the elders eventually appeared at its entrance.
• Thousand Elder praised Xiao Qing, while Hundred Elder asked whether he had a master.