Chapter Summaries

Nalan Chenfeng caught Xiao Yan sneaking near Xiao Xun’er’s room and warned him off, hoping to prevent future conflict between Xiao Yan and his sister, Nalan Yanran. After Chenfeng left, Xiao Xun’er and Elder Ling discussed his motives, with Xun’er assuring the elder that neither boy meant her harm.

• Nalan Chenfeng caught Xiao Yan outside Xiao Xun’er’s room at night and twisted his ears while questioning him.
• Xiao Yan claimed he wanted to study Dou Qi with Xun’er, and Chenfeng warned him not to return before letting him go.
• Chenfeng reflected that he wanted to protect Nalan Yanran and preserve the Nalan and Xiao clans’ engagement if his sister still accepted it.
• Chenfeng left without approaching Xun’er, considering his time-stopping ability and his prospects for becoming stronger.
• Elder Ling appeared before Xiao Xun’er, and she told him that Chenfeng and Xiao Yan had no malicious intent toward her.

Nalan Chenfeng cultivated in the Xiao Clan and attended its annual Dou Qi test, where his Third Stage talent stood out among the young clan members. He asked Xiao Yu for help with something, but the chapter ended as the test continued.

• Nalan Chenfeng cultivated for an hour, felt his strength improve, and went to sleep.
• Three days later, Nalan Chenfeng watched the Xiao Clan's annual test and considered asking Xiao Yu to keep an eye on Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yu approached Nalan Chenfeng, and he told her he wanted her help after her test.
• Xiao Ning tested at the First Stage of Dou Qi, while Xiao Mei's test showed no result.

Xiao Yan impressed the Xiao Clan at its annual Dou Qi test, while Nalan Chenfeng warned Xiao Yu to watch him around Xun'er. The testing ended with Xiao Yu agreeing to keep an eye on Xiao Yan, especially at night.

• Xiao Yan tested at the second stage of Dou Qi, drawing admiration from the Xiao Clan.
• Nalan Chenfeng watched Xiao Yan's test and reflected that his public pride would make his later loss of strength harder to bear.
• Xiao Yu also tested at the second stage, though her result drew less attention than Xiao Yan's.
• After the testing, Nalan Chenfeng asked Xiao Yu to watch Xiao Yan, particularly to see whether he visited Xun'er's courtyard at night.
• Xiao Yu agreed to protect Xun'er and considered asking her grandfather to let her move into Xun'er's courtyard.

Nalan Chenfeng helped keep Xiao Yan under watch and expected to return to the imperial capital soon, but rumors that Xiao Yan had touched Xiao Mei made him confront Xiao Yan. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan stammering as Nalan Chenfeng demanded an explanation.

• Nalan Chenfeng told Xiao Yu to keep an eye on Xiao Yan and said he would leave for the imperial capital within two months.
• Nalan Chenfeng's presence deterred the Oba Clan and Jia Lie Clan, while Xiao Yu's watch over Xiao Yan stopped him from sneaking into Xiao Xun'er's courtyard.
• Xiao Mei told their companions that she would marry Xiao Yan because he had touched her all over, and Xiao Ning informed Nalan Chenfeng about the rumor.
• Nalan Chenfeng stormed into Xiao Yan's courtyard and demanded to know what had happened with Xiao Mei.

Nalan Chenfeng punished Xiao Yan for groping Xiao Mei, warned him to behave toward Nalan Yanran, and said he could marry Xiao Mei if she still liked him when they grew up. The next morning, Chenfeng cultivated and tested his time-stopping ability, which still only affected a small area for less than a breath.

• Nalan Chenfeng grabbed Xiao Yan and twisted his ear until Xiao Yan admitted he had touched Xiao Mei while testing his Dou Qi.
• Nalan Chenfeng told Xiao Yan he would return each day to teach him a lesson, and Xiao Yan reluctantly said he welcomed the visits.
• Nalan Chenfeng explained that the engagement between the Nalan and Xiao families would remain and told Xiao Yan to behave properly toward Nalan Yanran.
• Nalan Chenfeng said Xiao Yan should take responsibility for Xiao Mei and could marry her if she still liked him when they grew up.
• At dawn, Nalan Chenfeng cultivated in the guest courtyard and reflected that his young body limited how long he could train.
• Nalan Chenfeng stopped time within one meter for less than a breath and concluded that his ability might improve significantly after he reached a higher Dou Qi rank.

Nalan Chenfeng beat Xiao Yan in a one-sided spar and warned him not to scheme against him. On his way back, he met the frail Xiao Xun'er and offered to escort her home, considering how to approach her carefully.

• Nalan Chenfeng dragged Xiao Yan into the courtyard and beat him, insisting their fight was a spar.
• Xiao Yan surrendered, but Nalan Chenfeng continued until he was satisfied and said he would return the next day.
• Nalan Chenfeng warned Xiao Yan not to try anything sneaky before leaving the courtyard.
• Nalan Chenfeng found Xiao Xun'er alone beside a flower pond, looking pale and unwell.
• Nalan Chenfeng gave Xiao Xun'er a handkerchief and offered to take her back inside.

Nalan Chenfeng left the Xiao Clan and Wu Tan City after saying farewell to Xiao Yu, Xiao Xun'er, and Xiao Zhan, while Xiao Yan was relieved that their daily sparring would end. His journey toward the Jia Ma Imperial Capital began, and he arrived at a clearing where a Wind-Splitting Wing Beast awaited.

• Xiao Yan celebrated Nalan Chenfeng's departure after enduring more than a month of daily beatings during their supposed sparring.
• Nalan Chenfeng said farewell to Xiao Yu and Xiao Xun'er, then found Xiao Yan hiding behind a stone pillar and told him to behave himself.
• Nalan Chenfeng exchanged farewells with Xiao Zhan and rode out of Wu Tan City toward the Jia Ma Imperial Capital.
• After about half an hour, Nalan Chenfeng's carriage reached a clearing where a third-rank Wind-Splitting Wing Beast lay waiting.

Nalan Chenfeng returned from Wu Tan City to the Nalan Clan in Jia Ma Sacred City, reflecting on the clan’s future and his grandfather Nalan Jie’s Scorch Poison. He arrived at Nalan Jie’s residence and greeted him.

• Nalan Chenfeng rode a Wind-Splitting Wing Beast from Wu Tan City toward Jia Ma Sacred City.
• During the journey, Nalan Chenfeng considered Nalan Jie’s Scorch Poison and resolved to grow strong enough to protect the Nalan Clan and preserve the engagement with the Xiao Clan.
• After three days, Nalan Chenfeng arrived at the Nalan Clan estate and thanked Uncle Cheng for escorting him.
• Nalan Chenfeng went to see Nalan Jie, who greeted him and asked whether he would stop pestering his grandfather now that he had visited the Xiao Clan.

Four years after discussing Xiao Yan’s talent and the Nalan Clan’s interest in his future, Nalan Chenfeng reached the ninth stage of Dou Qi and used a Qi Gathering Powder to attempt his breakthrough to Dou Zhe. The chapter ended as he began condensing his Dou Qi vortex.

• Nalan Jie considered supporting Xiao Yan if the boy became a Dou Zhe, while Nalan Chenfeng understood that the Nalan Clan would wait to see how he developed.
• Four years passed, and Nalan Chenfeng advanced from the third stage to the ninth stage of Dou Qi.
• Nalan Chenfeng examined the Qi Gathering Powder refined by Chemir and prepared himself to break through.
• Nalan Chenfeng swallowed the pill, refined its medicinal power, and absorbed energy from his surroundings as his Dou Qi rapidly expanded.
• Nalan Chenfeng formed a hand seal and began the crucial step of condensing his Dou Qi vortex.

Ten-year-old Nalan Chenfeng broke through to Dou Zhe and discovered that his Dou Qi had a fire attribute, though he could not tell whether he also had the wood attribute needed for alchemy. He went to the Nalan Clan’s medicine hall to ask the resident alchemist, Allen, to examine him.

• Nalan Chenfeng compressed his Dou Qi and became a Dou Zhe at the age of ten.
• He looked inward, examined his new Dou Qi vortex, and confirmed that his Dou Qi carried a fire attribute.
• Nalan Chenfeng searched for a wood attribute but could not sense one, so he decided to seek Allen’s help.
• He reached the medicine hall and learned from the guards that Allen was inside.

Nalan Chenfeng visited the Nalan Clan’s alchemist, Allen, to investigate why he could not sense a wood affinity after breaking through to Dou Zhe. Allen confirmed that Chenfeng had only fire affinity, and Chenfeng left resolved to focus on cultivation before visiting Wu Tan City to see Xiao Yan.

• Nalan Chenfeng entered Allen’s courtyard and revealed that he had reached Dou Zhe at age ten.
• Allen examined Chenfeng’s Dou Qi and confirmed that he had fire affinity but no wood affinity.
• Allen advised Chenfeng to focus on cultivating Dou Qi rather than pursuing alchemy.
• Chenfeng decided to seek a fire-affinity technique and planned to visit Wu Tan City to see Xiao Yan.

Nalan Chenfeng told Nalan Jie that he had become a ten-year-old Dou Zhe, astonishing his grandfather with his talent. After learning that Chenfeng wanted a powerful cultivation method, Nalan Jie gave him the High Mystic Rank Flame Yang Art.

• Nalan Chenfeng entered Nalan Jie's room and revealed that he had broken through to Dou Zhe using Qi Gathering Powder.
• Nalan Jie marveled at Chenfeng's exceptional cultivation talent and learned that he had only the fire attribute, which prevented him from becoming an alchemist for now.
• Nalan Chenfeng asked his grandfather for a powerful cultivation method instead of choosing one from the clan's Dou Qi Pavilion.
• Nalan Jie handed Chenfeng the High Mystic Rank Flame Yang Art, a fire-attribute method he had taken from a Dou Wang.

After breaking through to Dou Zhe at age ten, Nalan Chenfeng received the Flame Yang Art from Nalan Jie and decided to cultivate at Jia Nan Academy. Nalan Jie approved and agreed to speak with Nalan Su, while Nalan Chenfeng left to find his father and was stopped by a voice calling him “Brother.”

• Nalan Chenfeng studied the High Mystic Rank Flame Yang Art and thanked Nalan Jie for the technique.
• Nalan Jie urged Nalan Chenfeng to tell Nalan Su about his breakthrough and reassured him that the Nalan Clan would protect him from political pressure.
• Nalan Chenfeng told Nalan Jie he wanted to attend Jia Nan Academy to cultivate away from the attention of the Imperial Family and other factions.
• Nalan Jie accepted Nalan Chenfeng’s decision, agreed to speak with Nalan Su, and warned his grandson to rely on himself at the academy.
• Nalan Chenfeng left to find Nalan Su, but stopped when a clear voice called out to him from the corridor.

Nalan Chenfeng told his family he had become a Dou Zhe at ten and decided to leave the Jia Ma Empire to cultivate at Jia Nan Academy. His father went to speak with Nalan Jie, while Nalan Yanran was left reluctant to see her brother go.

• Nalan Yanran caught up with Nalan Chenfeng and asked him to tell her a story, then learned he had already become a Dou Zhe.
• Nalan Chenfeng and Nalan Yanran went to the main hall, where Nalan Su discovered his son’s breakthrough and praised his talent.
• Nalan Chenfeng told Nalan Su he had chosen Jia Nan Academy, explaining that Nalan Jie had already agreed.
• Nalan Su left to speak with Nalan Jie, and Nalan Yanran grabbed Nalan Chenfeng’s sleeve and asked if he was really leaving.

Nalan Chenfeng visited the Xiao Clan and confronted Xiao Yan over his past attempts to approach Xiao Xun'er. He dragged Xiao Yan off to spar, leaving Xiao Yan fearing a repeat of his earlier beating.

• Xiao Yan basked in his peers' praise after reaching Seven-Stage Dou Qi at age nine.
• Nalan Chenfeng arrived at the Xiao Clan, startling Xiao Yan, who remembered being beaten by him for more than a month.
• Nalan Chenfeng showed Xiao Yan a letter from Xiao Yu and accused him of repeatedly sneaking near Xiao Xun'er's residence.
• Nalan Chenfeng grabbed Xiao Yan by the collar and insisted they spar, while Xiao Yan begged to admit defeat.

Nalan Chenfeng defeated Xiao Yan in a public spar and revealed that he had reached the Dou Zhe realm at ten years old. News of his talent reached Jia Xing Tian, who summoned Nalan Jie and began considering a marriage alliance with Yaoye.

• Nalan Chenfeng challenged Xiao Yan before the Xiao Clan’s younger generation, and Xiao Yan charged him with Iron Mountain Fist.
• Nalan Chenfeng used Time Stop to evade Xiao Yan’s attack and trip him, then demonstrated his strength by stopping Xiao Yan’s next punch with his palm and knocking him back with Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan admitted defeat after realizing Nalan Chenfeng was a Dou Zhe, while the Xiao Clan elders praised Nalan Chenfeng and reconsidered their stance toward Xiao Zhan’s leadership.
• Jia Xing Tian learned that Nalan Chenfeng was a ten-year-old Dou Zhe and ordered Nalan Jie to be invited to the palace, considering Yaoye as a possible match for him.
• Jia Xing Tian welcomed Nalan Jie and asked how much longer his body could hold on.

After Nalan Chenfeng became a ten-year-old Dou Zhe, the Imperial Family, the Mittel Family, and the Misty Cloud Sect each considered ways to win over the Nalan Clan. The chapter ended with Yun Yun deciding to approach the Nalan Clan about bringing Nalan Chenfeng and Nalan Yanran into the Misty Cloud Sect.

• Jia Xing Tian proposed betrothing Yaoye to Nalan Chenfeng, but Nalan Jie said Chenfeng had left the Imperial Capital to travel before attending Jia Nan Academy.
• Jia Xing Tian accepted Nalan Jie's reassurance that the Nalan Clan would support the Imperial Family, provided Chenfeng did not join the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Mite'er Tengshan learned of Chenfeng's breakthrough and decided the Mittel Family should win him over by visiting the Nalan Clan with gifts.
• Yun Leng urged Yun Yun to recruit both Nalan siblings into the Misty Cloud Sect, and Yun Yun agreed to visit the Nalan Clan.

Nalan Chenfeng asked Xiao Zhan when Jia Nan Academy would recruit in Wu Tan City and learned he would have to wait about two months. He stayed with the Xiao Clan, reaffirmed his support for its marriage alliance with the Nalan Clan, and ran into Xiao Yu on his way back.

• Nalan Chenfeng finished cultivating with the Flame Yang Art and decided to ask Xiao Zhan about Jia Nan Academy's recruitment schedule.
• Nalan Chenfeng asked Xiao Zhan when the recruitment team would arrive, and Xiao Zhan estimated it would be about two months.
• Xiao Zhan invited Nalan Chenfeng to stay with the Xiao Clan until the recruitment team arrived.
• Nalan Chenfeng assured Xiao Zhan that he would not let anyone dissolve the Xiao Clan and Nalan Clan marriage agreement.
• Nalan Chenfeng headed back to his quarters and encountered Xiao Yu, remarking on how much she had grown.

Nalan Chenfeng refused to visit Xiao Xun'er and focused on cultivating, advancing rapidly over the next two months. When Xiao Yu later brought Xun'er to meet him, he remained distant and went on to speak with Uncle Xiao.

• Nalan Chenfeng asked Xiao Yu about Xiao Xun'er, then declined to visit her and returned to cultivating.
• Over two months, Nalan Chenfeng advanced from one-star Dou Zhe to the verge of four-star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Yu brought Xiao Xun'er to meet Nalan Chenfeng as he left his courtyard.
• Xiao Xun'er greeted Nalan Chenfeng and recognized his extraordinary cultivation speed.
• Nalan Chenfeng told the girls he needed to speak with Uncle Xiao and walked away, disappointing Xiao Yu.

Nalan Chenfeng received Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment letter and decided to leave for the academy, where he hoped to obtain powerful cultivation methods and benefit from its Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower. He used his family’s military connections to enter the crowded recruitment square, where someone told him he did not belong there.

• Xiao Zhan gave Nalan Chenfeng Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment letter, and Nalan Chenfeng thanked him and announced he would leave for the academy.
• Nalan Chenfeng arrived at the crowded recruitment square and returned to the Xiao Clan’s guest courtyard to enlist Uncle Xu’s help.
• Uncle Xu used an imperial military token and Nalan Chenfeng’s connection to the Lionheart Marshal to arrange a passage through the soldiers guarding the square.
• Nalan Chenfeng entered the recruitment area and saw academy students assisting with recruitment and young applicants waiting for their assessments.
• Someone addressed Nalan Chenfeng and said the place was not for him.