Chapter Summaries

Three months after Xiao Yan advanced to five-star Dou Zhe, the Xiao Household held its coming-of-age ceremony, drawing the city’s major forces and Jia Nan Academy student Xiao Yu. Xiao Dongchen flirted with Xun’er and watched the guests, while Xiao Yu saw him again and wondered whether her strength could bridge the distance between them.

• Xiao Yan spent three months cultivating and refining pills, reaching five-star Dou Zhe and nearing first-tier Pill Refiner status, while mastering several Dou Techniques.
• Xiao Dongchen lounged with Xun’er at the Xiao Household’s coming-of-age ceremony and teased her over their ice cream.
• Xun’er confronted Xiao Dongchen for admiring Ya Fei, and he tried to reassure her by calling her the most beautiful.
• Xiao Dongchen spotted Xiao Yu and recalled giving her the Jade-Playing Art after their earlier encounter, along with her promise to work hard.
• Xiao Yu noticed Xiao Dongchen with Xun’er, wondered whether becoming a one-star Dou Master had narrowed their gap, and considered whether he might accept her traditional ways.

Xiao Dongchen's joking praise of Xiao Yu's legs provoked Xun'er's jealousy, and Xiao Yu left after challenging her. Xiao Zhan then introduced Ya Fei, whose interest in Xiao Dongchen further drew Xun'er's scrutiny as the group prepared for Xiao Yan's progress.

• Xiao Yu approached Xiao Dongchen and teased him about missing her, while he praised her legs and angered Xun'er.
• Xun'er confronted Xiao Dongchen over his remarks, and Xiao Yu declared she would let him touch her legs.
• Xiao Dongchen pointed out that Xiao Yu's father, Xiao Zhan, was approaching, so Xiao Yu challenged Xun'er and left.
• Xiao Zhan arrived, noticed Xun'er's jealous expression, and introduced Ya Fei to Xiao Dongchen.
• Xiao Dongchen told Xiao Zhan that he treated Xiao Yan like a brother and promised a surprise, while Ya Fei studied him with lingering interest.

At the Xiao Household coming-of-age ceremony, Xiao Yan stunned the crowd by breaking through during the retest and revealing that he had reached Six-Star Dou Zhe. Xiao Zhan proudly supported his son’s ambitions, believing Xiao Yan would eventually leave Wu Tan for a wider world.

• Xiao Dongchen diverted Xun'er’s questions about his feelings by pointing out Xiao Yan’s turn at the ceremony.
• Xiao Yan broke through the Five-Star Dou Zhe barrier while walking toward the testing stele, astonishing Xiao Ying and the watching crowd.
• Xiao Ning told Xiao Yu that Xiao Dongchen had helped Xiao Yan recover, while Xiao Yu blushed at his suggestion that she pursue Xiao Dongchen for Qi-Gathering Powder.
• Xiao Yan pressed his palm to the stele, which displayed that he had reached Six-Star Dou Zhe, leaving the venue stunned.
• Ya Fei congratulated Xiao Zhan and resolved to strengthen the Jia Ma Auction House’s ties with the Xiao Household.
• Xiao Zhan praised Xiao Yan and said he would support his son in leaving Wu Tan to pursue a wider future.

Xiao Yan’s retest revealed that he had reached the six-star Dou Zhe level, astonishing the Xiao Household and its guests. Xiao Dongchen stepped forward to challenge him, leaving Xiao Yan eager to test his skills against his powerful older companion.

• Xiao Yan’s retest showed that he had advanced five stars in three months and reached the six-star Dou Zhe level.
• Second Elder Xiao Ying announced that Xiao Yan had to accept a challenge from someone under eighteen, but the younger members of the Xiao Household were too intimidated to volunteer.
• Xiao Yu prepared to challenge Xiao Yan herself, but Xiao Dongchen stepped onto the platform first.
• Xiao Dongchen offered to suppress his realm to the Dou Zhe level, and Xiao Yan accepted the challenge, confident in his Eight Extremes Collapse.
• The Second Elder told Xiao Yan and Xiao Dongchen to spar civilly as they faced each other on the platform.

Xiao Yan challenged Xiao Dongchen, who demonstrated overwhelming power while agreeing to fight without Heavenly Flames. Xiao Yan’s strongest attack failed against Xiao Dongchen’s Golden Light Mantra, leaving him unable to find a way to win.

• Xiao Yan attacked Xiao Dongchen with Mountain-Splitting Fist, but Heavenly Flame fused into Xiao Dongchen’s Dou Qi forced him back.
• Xiao Yan used Attraction Palm to draw Xiao Dongchen close and struck with Fire-Blowing Palm, but Xiao Dongchen’s bright yellow flames burned away the attack.
• Xiao Dongchen withdrew his flames and promised not to use Heavenly Flames against Xiao Yan, who then prepared to reveal a technique he had practiced.
• Xiao Yan charged with Eight Extremes Collapse, but Xiao Dongchen activated Golden Light Mantra and blocked the punch without injury.
• Xiao Yan recoiled in shock when his full-strength attack could not break Xiao Dongchen’s defense.

Xiao Yan swallowed Yao Lao’s Super Saint Pill and unleashed a relentless barrage of Eight Extremes Collapse attacks, eventually shattering Xiao Dongchen’s Golden Light Mantra. Xiao Yan paused to catch his breath as Xiao Dongchen prepared to strike back.

• The crowd marveled at Xiao Yan and Xiao Dongchen’s strength, while Xiao Yu watched Xiao Dongchen with growing admiration.
• Ya Fei questioned Xiao Zhan about Xiao Yan’s cultivation, and Xiao Zhan credited Xiao Dongchen for his nephew’s progress.
• Yao Lao offered Xiao Yan a Super Saint Pill to help him break Xiao Dongchen’s golden barrier, warning that it could leave him bedridden for days.
• Xiao Yan swallowed the pill and attacked Xiao Dongchen with repeated Eight Extremes Collapse strikes.
• Xiao Yan’s attacks shattered Xiao Dongchen’s Golden Light Mantra, after which Xiao Yan stopped to recover and Xiao Dongchen prepared to make his move.

Xiao Dongchen defeated Xiao Yan by revealing a Heavenly Tier Dou Technique at the Xiao Household ceremony, then spoke with Xun'er about his Heavenly Flame cultivation method and plans. He said he would attend Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment later, leaving Xun'er to wonder about his mysterious identity.

• Xiao Dongchen summoned a heavenly phenomenon and formed a massive golden finger with his Great Desolate Prisoner's Finger technique, stunning the gathered spectators.
• Xiao Yan conceded when the golden finger neared him, and Second Elder Xiao Ying announced Xiao Dongchen as the winner.
• Xiao Yan collapsed from exhaustion after the match, and Xiao Zhan had him taken back to his room to rest.
• Xun'er asked Xiao Dongchen about his familiar Heavenly Flame, and he explained that his cultivation method let him devour Heavenly Flames.
• Xun'er questioned Xiao Dongchen about his Heavenly Tier Dou Technique, and he said an elder had given it to him.
• Xun'er reminded Xiao Dongchen that Jia Nan Academy would recruit in half a month; he said he planned to go later, then left.

After Xiao Yan nearly ran out of gold coins, Xiao Dongchen arranged for Ya Fei to visit and discuss auctioning pills through the Mite'er Auction House. The chapter ended as Ya Fei recognized the significance of Xiao Dongchen’s proposed pill business.

• Xiao Dongchen visited Xiao Yan, who had nearly recovered and revealed that refining pills had almost exhausted his gold coins.
• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Dongchen to help sell pills and provide money for his own medicine refining.
• Xiao Dongchen decided to summon Ya Fei to discuss selling the pills through the Mite'er Auction House.
• Ya Fei arrived at the Xiao Household’s reception room and flirted with Xiao Dongchen, while Xiao Yan watched in confusion.
• Xiao Dongchen proposed cooperating with Ya Fei to auction a large volume of Spirit-Nourishing Pills, and she reacted with surprise.

Xiao Dongchen arranged for Ya Fei and Xiao Yan to sell one hundred Third-Grade Pills to the Mite'er Auction House for quick payment. When Xiao Dongchen shook Ya Fei's hand, she recognized him as the old gentleman who had requested her before and began to feel drawn to him.

• Ya Fei asked whether Xiao Dongchen had refined the Spirit-Nourishing Pill, and he explained that he had found Xiao Yan a teacher who made the pills.
• Xiao Yan produced five bottles each of Spirit-Nourishing Pills and Spirit Tempering Pills, ten pills per bottle, for Ya Fei to inspect.
• Xiao Dongchen offered the pills to the Mite'er Auction House, and Ya Fei agreed to buy them for 120,000 gold coins each, with payment promised within three days.
• Xiao Dongchen and Ya Fei shook hands, and Ya Fei recognized his hand as belonging to the old gentleman who had requested her at the auction house.

Xiao Dongchen and Ya Fei flirted after their meeting, and she arranged a date with him at Clearwind Grand Restaurant three days later. After Ya Fei left, Xiao Yan grew despondent as Xiao Dongchen complained about the women attracted to him.

• Ya Fei objected when Xiao Dongchen tried to end their meeting and asked him to make it up to her.
• Ya Fei invited Xiao Dongchen to drink with her at Clearwind Grand Restaurant in three days and teased him about becoming her favored guest.
• Ya Fei collected the pills and asked Xiao Yan to make sure Xiao Dongchen kept their date.
• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Dongchen how many women had fallen for him, then became dejected when Xiao Dongchen complained about his romantic troubles.
• Xiao Dongchen left Xiao Yan alone, wondering what had upset him.

Ya Fei arrived at the Xiao Household to deliver twelve million gold coins from Xiao Yan’s sale of one hundred Third-Grade Pills. Xiao Dongchen revealed that he had found Xiao Yan a teacher who was teaching him Pill Refining, leaving Xiao Zhan and the elders elated about the clan’s prospects.

• Xiao Zhan and the elders discussed the Xiao Household’s growing profits and the limits of its influence in Wu Tan City.
• Ya Fei entered the meeting hall and said she had come to fulfill an agreement involving Xiao Dongchen and Xiao Yan.
• Ya Fei revealed that Xiao Yan had sold one hundred Third-Grade Pills for twelve million gold coins, shocking Xiao Zhan and the elders.
• Xiao Dongchen arrived and clarified that he had found a teacher for Xiao Yan, who had refined the pills.
• Xiao Dongchen said the teacher was recently teaching Xiao Yan Pill Refining and suggested the Xiao Household could begin selling pills.
• Xiao Zhan and the elders celebrated Xiao Yan’s prospects and imagined the Xiao Household’s rise.

Xiao Yan arrived at the Xiao Household gathering and was exposed as a Pill Refiner, prompting his father and the elders to recognize his achievements. He donated two million of Ya Fei’s twelve million gold coins to the family and revealed more than three thousand bottles of pills he had refined.

• Xiao Yan entered the hall, and Xiao Dongchen revealed that he was a Pill Refiner.
• Xiao Zhan praised Xiao Yan for his accomplishments and declared that no one would dare mock him.
• Ya Fei gave Xiao Dongchen a Black Gold Card containing twelve million gold coins, which he handed to Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan kept ten million gold coins and donated the remaining two million to the Xiao Household.
• Xiao Yan summoned over a thousand bottles each of Blood-Coagulating Powder, Qi-Recovery Liquid, and Heart-Clearing Liquid, impressing Xiao Zhan and the elders.

Xiao Yan gave the Xiao Household his refined pills and agreed to take only twenty percent of the sales, while Xiao Dongchen joined Ya Fei for a meal. Xiao Dongchen left abruptly after sensing Ling Ying’s Dou Emperor aura, leaving Ya Fei stunned.

• Xiao Yan presented the elders with a large batch of pills he had refined.
• Xiao Yan agreed to receive twenty percent of the pill sales, and Xiao Zhan thanked him before he left to cultivate.
• Ya Fei invited Xiao Dongchen to discuss cooperation over a meal at Clearwind Grand Restaurant.
• Ya Fei flirted with Xiao Dongchen, but he sensed Ling Ying’s Dou Emperor aura and resisted her advances.
• Xiao Dongchen paid ten thousand gold coins and left, while the hidden Ling Ying watched him go and praised his restraint.

The Xiao Household's medicinal pills seized most of Wu Tan City's medicine market as Jia Nan Academy's recruitment team arrived. Xiao Dongchen told Xun'er he would leave to gain experience, promised to return within nine months, and kissed her before departing.

• The Xiao Household's Blood-Coagulating Powder, Qi-Recovery Liquid, and Heart-Clearing Liquid became hugely popular and generated large profits.
• Jia Nan Academy's recruitment team arrived in Wu Tan City, led by an instructor whose strength was that of a Dou Wang.
• Xiao Dongchen told Xun'er he planned to gain experience and defeat Yun Shan within three years.
• Xiao Dongchen promised Xun'er he would come find her at the academy within nine months.
• Xiao Dongchen kissed Xun'er, and she embraced him and accepted the moment.

Xiao Yu used her academy connections to bring Xiao Dongchen and the Xiao Household group through a guarded back entrance for Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment tests. At the testing camp, she introduced them to her friend Xue Ni, who recognized Xiao Dongchen as the person Xiao Yu had been pining for.

• Xiao Yu offered to get Xiao Dongchen tested early, and Xun'er teased him about Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei liking him before declaring herself the one worthy of him.
• Xiao Yu showed Senior Ke her token, and he let the group pass through the guarded entrance to the recruitment camp.
• Xiao Yu led Xiao Dongchen, Xun'er, Xiao Mei, Xiao Yan, and Xiao Ning toward the testing area to find Instructor Ruo Lin.
• Xiao Yu reunited with Xue Ni and introduced her to the Xiao Household group, including Xiao Dongchen.
• Xue Ni guessed that Xiao Dongchen was the little lover Xiao Yu had always thought about, leaving the group in awkward silence.

Xiao Yu told Xue Ni about Xiao Yan’s extraordinary potential and rapid cultivation, leaving Xue Ni awestruck and newly attracted to him. The group entered the academy’s testing tent, where Xue Ni flirted with Xiao Yan while Xiao Dongchen watched with amusement.

• Xue Ni mistook Xiao Dongchen and Xiao Yu for young lovers, and Xiao Yu angrily corrected her.
• Xiao Yu revealed that Xiao Yan had reached seven-star Dou Zhe and SSS-Level Potential after being at the third stage of Dou Power just four months earlier.
• Xue Ni was stunned by Xiao Yan’s progress and admitted to Xiao Yu that she might like him.
• Xue Ni led Xiao Yan, Xiao Dongchen, and the others to the testing tent, where academy students gathered around Xiao Yu.
• Xue Ni gave Xiao Yan a heated look and flirted with him, while Xiao Dongchen watched with amusement.

Instructor Ruo Lin welcomed the new students to Jia Nan Academy and began testing their strength and potential. Xiao Yan’s results confirmed he was a Seven-Star Dou Zhe with SSS-Level Potential, leaving the tent stunned as the testing moved toward the Xiao Household group.

• Ruo Lin entered the tent, greeted Xiao Yu, and was unable to see through Xiao Dongchen or Huaizhu.
• Xue Ni told Ruo Lin that Xiao Yan had reached Seven-Star Dou Zhe and SSS-Level Potential after advancing from Three-Section Dou Qi in four months.
• Ruo Lin explained the class rankings and potential evaluations, then began testing the new students.
• Xiao Yan stepped forward, gave his name and age, and released his Dou Qi into the crystal ball.
• Ruo Lin announced Xiao Yan’s result as Seven-Star Dou Zhe with SSS-Level Potential, and the tent fell silent.

Xiao Yan’s Seven-Star Dou Zhe realm shocked the Jia Nan Academy applicants, but Xiao Xun’er stunned them even more by revealing she was a fifteen-year-old Nine-Star Da Dou Shi. Xiao Dongchen then stepped forward, and Ruo Lin recognized him by his formidable reputation.

• Ruo Lin announced that sixteen-year-old Xiao Yan was a Seven-Star Dou Zhe, stunning the students and prompting her to praise his prospects at Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Yan dismissed his own realm as insignificant compared with Xiao Dongchen and Xun’er, then returned to the group.
• Ruo Lin tested Xiao Ning and Xiao Mei, finding that both nineteen-year-olds were One-Star Dou Zhe with D-Rank potential.
• Xun’er told Ruo Lin that the crystal ball could not measure her strength and revealed she was a fifteen-year-old Nine-Star Da Dou Shi.
• Ruo Lin reacted in shock and said she would immediately report Xun’er to the Inner Academy, while Xiao Yu resolved to become stronger.
• Xiao Dongchen approached without taking the test, and Ruo Lin recognized him and acknowledged his thunderous reputation.

Xiao Dongchen revealed his strength to Ruo Lin and asked to delay his enrollment at Jia Nan Academy. Ruo Lin required him to pass Elder Long’s test for leave, and then challenged him herself, ending as they prepared to fight.

• Ruo Lin confirmed Xiao Dongchen’s feats and learned that he had reached a realm stronger than Xun'er.
• Xiao Dongchen asked to handle personal matters before attending Jia Nan Academy, but Ruo Lin said he had not yet passed and required him to take Elder Long’s test.
• Xiao Dongchen agreed to the test on the condition that he and Xiao Yan could take leave for half a year to one year if he passed.
• Ruo Lin challenged Xiao Dongchen to a match, and he agreed to give her three moves.
• Ruo Lin produced her Blue Sea Tide-Rising Flute as Xiao Dongchen faced her in the clearing.

Xiao Dongchen sparred with Ruo Lin, letting her strongest water-based Dou Techniques strike his Golden Light Mantra before he tore through her final attack. He left the watching students stunned by his strength.

• Ruo Lin challenged Xiao Dongchen with her bamboo flute, and he said he would fight with one fist.
• Ruo Lin used Water Dragon Bullet, but Xiao Dongchen emerged from the water mist unharmed.
• Ruo Lin unleashed Ten-Direction Water Arrows, and Xiao Dongchen's golden defense blocked them all.
• Ruo Lin launched Water Dragon Tornado, and Xiao Dongchen charged into it and tore it apart with his bare hands.