Chapter Summaries

Xiao Dongchen revealed that a ring was draining Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi, removed the affliction, and helped him rapidly regain his strength. Xiao Yan restored his Dou Energy Vortex and declared that he had returned.

• Xiao Yan was mocked after his test showed he had fallen to the Third Stage of Dou Power.
• Xiao Dongchen silenced the Xiao Household members and offered to help Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Dongchen identified Xiao Yan’s ring as the source of his declining cultivation, and Xiao Yan removed it.
• Xiao Dongchen gave Xiao Yan seven Qi-Raising Pills, which rapidly raised his Dou Power through the Ninth Stage.
• Xiao Yan condensed his Dou Energy Vortex, stood before the crowd, and proclaimed his return.

After Xiao Yan broke through to Dou Zhe, Xiao Dongchen received a Gold Draw for the protagonist's gratitude and obtained the chance to upgrade a cultivation technique to Emperor-tier. Xiao Xun'er arrived and snuggled up to Xiao Dongchen, while Xiao Mei tried to approach Xiao Yan and was rejected.

• Xiao Mei tried to link arms with Xiao Yan, but he rebuffed her and thanked Xiao Dongchen for helping him break through.
• Xiao Dongchen used his Gold Draw and received an opportunity to upgrade a cultivation technique to Emperor-tier.
• Xiao Dongchen gave Xiao Yan a bottle of Spirit-Nourishing Pills, astonishing Xiao Yan and the watching youths.
• Xiao Xun'er arrived, looped her arm through Xiao Dongchen's, and blushed when he made a suggestive remark.
• Xiao Yan accepted that Xiao Dongchen and Xun'er were close, while Xiao Mei tugged at his sleeve and tried to comfort him.

Xiao Dongchen took a seed flame of Xiao Xun'er’s Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame while helping her break through, then used a system card to tame it and strengthen himself. Xun'er reached the Da Dou Shi realm and showed affection for him, but he fled her embrace.

• Xiao Dongchen recalled how he had secretly used his Dou Qi to help Xun'er cultivate while keeping Xiao Yan away from her chamber.
• Xiao Dongchen used his soul power to take a seed flame from Xun'er's Dou Energy Vortex as she prepared to condense her Dou Crystal.
• Xiao Dongchen activated the Hundred-Percent Heavenly Flame Devouring Card, absorbed the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, and reached Nine-Star Da Dou Shi.
• Xun'er swallowed a Nine-Turn Solidifying Essence Pill, awakened her bloodline, and broke through to the Da Dou Shi realm.
• Xun'er thanked Xiao Dongchen and leaned into his arms, but he pushed her away and hurried out of the room.

Xiao Dongchen attended a meeting between the Xiao Household and guests from the Misty Cloud Sect, recognizing that Nalan Yanran had come to annul her engagement to Xiao Yan. When Mr. Ge prepared to raise the matter, Xiao Zhan announced that Xiao Yan had recovered his Dou Qi and become a Dou Zhe, leaving Mr. Ge stunned.

• Xiao Dongchen received the system mission “Do Not Bully the Young” and went to the main hall, where he met the Misty Cloud Sect guests.
• Xiao Xun'er joined Xiao Dongchen, and they discussed the guests and Nalan Yanran's engagement to Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan entered the hall as a newly advanced Dou Zhe, and Xiao Zhan welcomed him confidently.
• Xiao Dongchen told Xiao Xun'er that he intended to help Xiao Yan, partly to repay what he owed him.
• Mr. Ge rose to speak after Nalan Yanran's hints, but Xiao Zhan announced Xiao Yan's breakthrough, shocking Mr. Ge.

Nalan Yanran arrived with Ge Ye and demanded that Xiao Zhan dissolve her engagement to Xiao Yan, offering Qi-Gathering Powder as compensation. Xiao Yan stepped forward to reject her humiliation, ending the chapter furious and ready to confront her.

• Xiao Zhan praised Xiao Yan’s recovered talent, and Ge Ye introduced Nalan Yanran as the Misty Cloud Sect Master’s personal disciple.
• Nalan Yanran asked Xiao Zhan to dissolve her engagement to Xiao Yan, saying she wanted to focus on cultivation.
• Xiao Zhan erupted in anger, but Ge Ye stood between him and Nalan Yanran until the elders urged Xiao Zhan to calm down.
• Ge Ye presented Qi-Gathering Powder as compensation, and Nalan Yanran offered more pills and a chance to cultivate at the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Yan stepped forward, challenged Nalan Yanran to ask whether he agreed, and trembled with fury at her offer.

Xiao Yan challenged Nalan Yanran to a duel in three years after she broke off their engagement and insulted him. Xiao Dongchen stepped in to defend Xiao Yan, then crippled a Misty Cloud Sect disciple with a single punch, leaving the hall stunned.

• Nalan Yanran rejected Xiao Yan and mocked his prospects, so he challenged her to meet him at the Misty Cloud Sect in three years.
• Xiao Yan declared that he would prove her wrong, while Xiao Zhan praised his resolve.
• Nalan Yanran warned that Xiao Yan would soon come of age, but Xiao Dongchen promised that he would not lose.
• A Misty Cloud Sect disciple challenged Xiao Dongchen and claimed he could defeat him with one hand.
• Xiao Dongchen revealed a powerful golden aura and struck the disciple with one punch, shattering his attack and crippling his arm.

Xiao Dongchen defeated Elder Gou and Ge Ye, then declared a Three-Year Agreement with the former Misty Cloud Sect master Yun Shan. He assigned Xiao Yan to face Elder Gou after three years, while claiming Yun Shan as his own opponent.

• Xiao Dongchen crippled the young Misty Cloud Sect disciple with a casual punch, provoking Ge Ye to threaten the Xiao Household.
• Ge Ye attacked Xiao Dongchen, but Xiao Dongchen struck him back and drove him from the hall with Nalan Yanran and the injured disciple.
• Xiao Dongchen asked Xiao Yan what to do about the Misty Cloud Sect, then proposed settling the dispute through a Three-Year Agreement.
• Xiao Dongchen named Elder Gou as Xiao Yan's opponent, and Xiao Yan accepted the challenge despite his doubts.
• Xiao Dongchen declared that he would personally fight Yun Shan, the former sect master of the Misty Cloud Sect, after three years.

Xiao Dongchen confronted Yao Lao and used the Nine-Star Dou Saint Xiao Xuan to force him to hand over the Flame Mantra and some Bone Chilling Flame essence. He persuaded Yao Lao to become Xiao Yan’s teacher, promising to restore his body and help him reach Dou Sheng after ten years.

• Xiao Dongchen impressed Xiao Zhan, Xiao Yan, and Xun'er with his confidence about challenging Yun Shan, then received the Great Desolate Prisoner's Finger from his system.
• Xiao Dongchen went to the back mountain and summoned Yao Lao from his ring, demanding that he become his lackey.
• Xiao Xuan appeared and restrained Yao Lao, whose shock grew when he recognized Xiao Xuan as a powerful Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Dongchen took the Flame Mantra and extracted some Bone Chilling Flame essence from Yao Lao, promising to restore his body and help him reach Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Dongchen asked Yao Lao to teach Xiao Yan for ten years, and Yao Lao agreed in exchange for a Soul-Calming Jade Cauldron.

Xiao Dongchen gave Yao Lao a Soul-Calming Jade Cauldron and arranged for him to teach Xiao Yan, who overcame his shock and accepted Yao Lao as his master. After leaving them, Xiao Dongchen received an alchemy inheritance from the system.

• Yao Lao thanked Xiao Dongchen for the Earth-Rank soul-type Dou Weapon that restored and protected his soul.
• Xiao Yan arrived, saw Yao Lao's soul, and angrily confronted him for secretly draining his Dou Qi for three years.
• Yao Lao claimed the ordeal had strengthened Xiao Yan, while Xiao Dongchen recommended him as a teacher and revealed he was a high-ranking Alchemist.
• Xiao Yan agreed to learn alchemy and formally performed the disciple ceremony before Yao Lao.
• Xiao Dongchen left and received the Alchemy Compendium of a Hundred Explanations as a reward for facilitating the Flame Emperor taking a master.

Xiao Dongchen spent a playful, flirtatious afternoon with Xiao Xun'er before returning to his room to use a system card and obtain an Emperor-tier technique. He ended the chapter eager to grow stronger and face Yun Shan in three years.

• Xiao Xun'er teased Xiao Dongchen on the mountain, and they relaxed together among the flowers while he reassured her that Xiao Yan was only his younger brother.
• Xiao Dongchen told Xiao Xun'er he would like a beauty like her, leaving her flustered and delighted before she hurried away.
• In his room, Xiao Dongchen used the One-Click Emperor-Tier Card and received the Emperor-tier technique Heaven-Burning Sea-Boiling Art.
• Xiao Dongchen cultivated for two and a half minutes as battle qi surged into him, then stopped when his body could no longer endure the technique's power.
• Xiao Dongchen shattered the crystal lamp with his exhaled breath and vowed to prepare a surprise for Yun Shan in three years.

Xiao Dongchen fused the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame and Bone Chilling Flame, breaking through to Dou Ling and testing his new power with a Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus. The next morning, Xiao Xun'er found his room in ruins and questioned him about what he had done.

• Xiao Dongchen refined the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame and Bone Chilling Flame, then commanded them to fuse within his Dou Crystal.
• The fused flames transformed his Dou Crystal and helped him break through to Dou Ling, giving him confidence that he could challenge a Dou Wang.
• Xiao Dongchen formed a two-colored Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus, then dispersed it and went to sleep.
• Xiao Xun'er visited Xiao Dongchen the next morning, spotted his wrecked room, and asked him what had happened.
• Xiao Dongchen awkwardly pulled Xiao Xun'er along and brushed off her suspicions.

Xiao Dongchen and Xiao Xun'er went shopping together in Wu Tan City, where Xun'er made him carry her purchases before giving him a massage. After teasing each other, they headed toward the marketplace together, with Xun'er linking her arm through his.

• Xiao Dongchen complimented Xiao Xun'er's appearance and invited her out, and she reminded him that he had promised to go shopping with her.
• Xiao Dongchen and Xiao Xun'er strolled through Wu Tan City, where she browsed stalls and made him carry the things she bought.
• Xiao Dongchen put away the packages and sat beneath a tree, and Xiao Xun'er massaged his shoulders until she pressed too hard.
• Xiao Xun'er teased Xiao Dongchen by asking if he was serious, and he dodged the question by suggesting they visit the marketplace.
• Xiao Xun'er linked her arm through Xiao Dongchen's sleeve, and they continued toward the marketplace together.

Xiao Dongchen and Xun'er visited the Xiao Household market, where guard captain Pain asked him for a new name. Xiao Dongchen renamed him Pei Liu'en and jokingly invented a legendary Dou Sheng named Pain, leaving Xun'er suspicious of Xiao Dongchen's background and planning to investigate.

• Xiao Dongchen and Xun'er entered the Xiao Household market, where the guards respectfully welcomed them.
• Pain introduced himself as the market guard captain and asked Xiao Dongchen to grant him a new name.
• Xiao Dongchen named Pain Pei Liu'en, and Pei Liu'en vowed to protect the market.
• Xun'er asked about Pain's name, so Xiao Dongchen invented a story about a Dou Sheng whose ultimate technique was Almighty Push.
• Xiao Xun'er privately decided to ask Ling Ying about the supposed Dou Sheng and wondered what Xiao Dongchen would give her later.

Xiao Dongchen rescued Xiao Xun'er from Galeo’s advances in Wu Tan City and gave her a powerful Earth-Rank Dou Weapon as a gift. Xun'er accepted the bracelet and kissed him on the cheek before running off shyly.

• Xiao Xun'er browsed a market stall and bought an Ice Silkworm Silk scarf before Galeo approached and tried to give her a Wood Spirit Bracelet.
• Xiao Dongchen arrived, overwhelmed Galeo with his Dou Qi, and ordered him never to come within a hundred meters of Xun'er again.
• Galeo and his subordinates fled after Xiao Dongchen let them go, and the system awarded him the Guardian Curse Spirit Bracelet.
• Xiao Dongchen gave the Guardian Curse Spirit Bracelet to Xiao Xun'er, who was astonished by its Earth-Rank power and eagerly put it on.
• Xiao Xun'er thanked Xiao Dongchen with a kiss on the cheek, then ran away in embarrassment.

Xiao Dongchen bought a black iron sheet and gave it to Xiao Yan, then helped him rein in his confidence and questioned Yao Chen about his training plan. When Xiao Yan revealed he lacked the funds for pills, Xiao Dongchen refused to lend him money but hinted that he had a way for him to earn it.

• Xiao Dongchen bought everything at a marketplace stall, including a rust-covered black iron sheet, and took it to Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Dongchen that Yao Chen's lessons had made him feel certain he could defeat powerful opponents, so Xiao Dongchen slapped him and kicked him to bring him back to his senses.
• Xiao Dongchen gave Xiao Yan the iron sheet, which Yao Chen identified as a low Xuan Rank Attraction Palm technique, and Xiao Yan accepted it as his first Dou Technique.
• Xiao Dongchen asked Yao Chen about Xiao Yan's training plan, and Yao Chen explained that he intended to use pills while teaching Xiao Yan alchemy and Dou Techniques.
• Xiao Yan admitted he had only a few thousand gold coins, and Xiao Dongchen refused to lend him money before hinting that he had a way for Xiao Yan to earn it.

Xiao Dongchen took Xiao Yan’s Spirit-Nourishing Pill to sell at the Mite'er Auction House, revealing that he wanted to raise gold for Xiao Yan while also arranging to meet Ya Fei. He waited in the Appraisal Room for Master Gu Ni and Ya Fei to arrive.

• Xiao Dongchen teased Xiao Yan before explaining that he would sell the Spirit-Nourishing Pill to earn him gold, and Xiao Yan handed it over.
• Xiao Dongchen left the Xiao family estate, disguised his voice with a Voice-Changing Candy Bean, and entered the Mite'er Auction House.
• Xiao Dongchen presented the pill to the middle-aged appraiser, who recognized its value and said he needed Master Gu Ni to appraise it.
• Xiao Dongchen asked the appraiser to bring Ya Fei as well, then waited in the Appraisal Room while drinking tea.

Xiao Dongchen brought a top-quality Spirit-Nourishing Pill to the Mite'er Auction House, where Ya Fei and Master Gu Ni appraised it. He agreed to auction the pill in three days and left, while Ya Fei and Gu Ni discussed his skill and mysterious identity.

• Ya Fei welcomed Xiao Dongchen and introduced Master Gu Ni, who examined the pill he had brought.
• Gu Ni identified it as a flawless top-quality Third-Grade Spirit-Nourishing Pill and treated Xiao Dongchen as a powerful Alchemist.
• Xiao Dongchen let Ya Fei decide whether to auction the pill, then agreed to sell it through the auction house.
• Ya Fei gave Xiao Dongchen a VIP card, and he said he would return for the auction three days later.
• After Xiao Dongchen left, Ya Fei and Gu Ni concluded he was at least a fourth-grade Alchemist and discussed her suspicions about his youthful-looking hand.

Xiao Dongchen attended the Mite'er Auction House and watched a top-grade Spirit-Nourishing Pill spark fierce bidding. Mister Murong Yunhai won the pill, while Xiao Dongchen realized the auction house had more pills in reserve for the three great families.

• Xiao Dongchen watched Yao Lao train Xiao Yan and supplied ingredients for Foundation-Building Spiritual Liquid, helping Xiao Yan grow stronger.
• Xiao Dongchen received distinguished-guest treatment at the Mite'er Auction House, where Ya Fei hosted the auction.
• Ya Fei presented a top-grade Spirit-Nourishing Pill and opened bidding at one hundred thousand gold coins.
• The bidders drove the price up, and Mister Murong Yunhai won with a bid of two hundred forty thousand gold coins.
• Xiao Dongchen noticed that the three great patriarchs stayed unconcerned and inferred that the auction house had more pills reserved for them.

At the auction, Oba Ma and Jia Lie Bi spent heavily competing for the Spirit-Nourishing Pills, while Xiao Zhan manipulated the bidding and won the final batch and the Wind Scroll Art. Xiao Dongchen left amused, reflecting that Xiao Yan would not soon spend the 1.2 million gold coins.

• Ya Fei auctioned the first pair of Spirit-Nourishing Pills, and Oba Ma won them for 450,000 gold coins after competing with Jia Lie Bi.
• Xiao Zhan waited while Jia Lie Bi bid against Oba Ma, then surprised Jia Lie Bi by opening the bidding for the final pills at 400,000 gold coins.
• Xiao Zhan baited Jia Lie Bi into bidding 550,000 gold coins for the final batch of Spirit-Nourishing Pills, then let him win.
• Ya Fei presented the high-tier Xuan-class Wind Scroll Art, and Xiao Zhan won it for 300,000 gold coins after the other bidders dropped out.
• Xiao Dongchen left the auction hall, amused by the clan leaders’ losses and thinking Xiao Yan would not soon spend 1.2 million gold coins.

Xiao Dongchen collected the proceeds from his pills and teased Ya Fei before leaving the auction house. He told Xiao Yan the pills had sold for 1.2 million gold coins and gave him the black-gold card.

• Xiao Dongchen asked Ya Fei for his auction proceeds, flirted with her, and ultimately accepted a black-gold card containing 1.2 million gold coins.
• Xiao Dongchen left the Appraisal Room, and Gu Ni worried that his abrupt departure might keep him from returning.
• Xiao Dongchen visited Xiao Yan, teased him about his training, and revealed how much the Spirit-Nourishing Pills had sold for.
• Xiao Yan was stunned by the price and realized he had previously eaten pills worth a fortune.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan to keep eating the pills, and Xiao Dongchen handed Xiao Yan the black-gold card before leaving.