Chapter Summaries

Xiao Dongchen defeated Instructor Ruo Lin with a single punch, then demanded that Elder Long test him. He claimed Elder Long only needed to withstand one move without losing, and Instructor Ruo Lin summoned him with a signal flare.

• Xiao Dongchen shattered Instructor Ruo Lin's Water Mirror Barrier with his Tyrannical Divine Fist, then stopped short and teased her by pinching her cheek.
• Xiao Dongchen asked for leave, and Instructor Ruo Lin told him he would need to pass Elder Long's test.
• Xiao Dongchen demanded that Elder Long come immediately and declared that one move from him would decide the test.
• The students condemned Xiao Dongchen's arrogance, but his glare silenced them; the Xiao Household members watched in shock and confidence.
• Instructor Ruo Lin accepted his challenge and fired a crimson tower-shaped signal flare to summon Elder Long.

Xiao Dongchen challenged Jia Nan Academy elder Long Aotian by fusing two Heavenly Flames into a fire lotus. He defeated Long Aotian in one strike, leaving the plaza stunned.

• Long Aotian arrived with overwhelming Dou Wang pressure as the students watched in awe.
• Xiao Dongchen fused golden and icy Heavenly Flames into a white-and-gold fire lotus, astonishing Ruo Lin, Xiao Yan, and Xun'er.
• Long Aotian introduced himself and attacked Xiao Dongchen with the Radiant Sun Divine Light Palm.
• Xiao Dongchen threw his Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus at the descending palm, and the two attacks collided above the plaza.
• The explosion shattered Long Aotian's palm and seriously injured him, and he fell into the plaza as the crowd stared in disbelief.

Xiao Dongchen defeated Long Aotian in one move and secured permission to take leave from Jia Nan Academy. After receiving a powerful flying Dou Technique from the system, he prepared to return to the Xiao Household, where Ruo Lin was invited to stay.

• Xiao Dongchen's effortless victory over Long Aotian shocked Ruo Lin, Xiao Mei, Xiao Ning, Xiao Yu, Xiao Yan, and Xun'er.
• Xiao Dongchen asked Ruo Lin whether he had passed the test, and she approved his leave after confirming his victory.
• The system awarded Xiao Dongchen a Diamond Draw, which gave him the low-grade Heavenly Tier Dou Technique Nine Dragons Soaring Heaven Wings and the accompanying soundwave Dou Technique Nine Dragons Shaking Heaven Howl.
• Ruo Lin announced the end of recruitment and invited Xiao Dongchen to join Jia Nan Academy, but he reiterated that he wanted leave and teased her about visiting the Xiao Household.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan invited Ruo Lin to stay at the Xiao Household, while Long Aotian silently dreaded the humiliation of remaining there for treatment.

Xiao Dongchen brought Ruo Lin and the injured Long Aotian to the Xiao Household after defeating the Jia Nan Academy elder. Long Aotian initially refused Xiao Dongchen’s medicine, but accepted it after Ruo Lin persuaded him and discovered it was a sixth-grade Clear Heart Fire-Dispelling Pill.

• Ruo Lin agreed to bring the injured Long Aotian to the Xiao Household, where Xiao Dongchen arranged for students to carry him on a stretcher.
• Xiao Zhan and the elders welcomed Ruo Lin and the Jia Nan Academy students, then learned that Xiao Dongchen had defeated Long Aotian in a strength test.
• Ruo Lin explained that Long Aotian had challenged Xiao Dongchen and lost, leaving the Xiao Household elders astonished.
• Ruo Lin visited Long Aotian that night and offered him a pill from Xiao Dongchen to treat his Heavenly Flame injuries.
• Long Aotian recognized the pill as a sixth-grade Clear Heart Fire-Dispelling Pill, swallowed it, and felt its cool energy dispel the scorching force in his body.

Xiao Dongchen persuaded Xiao Yan to abandon his planned southern route and travel north toward the Star Dou Great Forest, then said goodbye to the Xiao Household and Ruo Lin. He left the city alone, while the others remained unaware of his departure.

• Xiao Yan told Xiao Dongchen that he planned to train in the Magic Beast Forest and travel south, but Xiao Dongchen warned him of danger and urged him to head north to the Star Dou Great Forest for a stroke of fortune.
• Xiao Yan trusted Xiao Dongchen's advice and agreed to change his route before they parted.
• Xiao Dongchen said goodbye to Xiao Zhan and the three elders, and Xiao Zhan invited him to visit his sons in Stone Desert City someday.
• Xiao Dongchen met Ruo Lin, asked about Elder Long's recovery, and asked her to tell Xiao Yu and Xun'er that he was leaving and would see them at the academy.
• Xiao Dongchen left through the gates and headed south without looking back, while the young people of the Xiao Household remained unaware he had departed.

While camping in the forest, Xiao Dongchen cultivated the Heavenly Tier flying technique Nine Dragons Soaring Heaven Wings and discovered that his Heavenly Flames helped him win the dragon souls’ recognition. After testing his new wings, he flew south toward Green Mountain Town and Xiao Yi Xian.

• Xiao Dongchen examined Nine Dragons Soaring Heaven Wings and learned from the system that most of its power was sealed.
• Xiao Dongchen entered the technique’s soul space, where his Heavenly Flames caused the nine dragon souls to recognize him as family.
• Xiao Dongchen cultivated Nine Dragons Soaring Heaven Wings, enduring pain as the technique formed new branch meridians and golden wing tattoos on his back.
• Xiao Dongchen summoned the golden Dou Qi wings and tested their speed by flying through the night sky.
• Xiao Dongchen concealed his aura with stealth mode and flew south toward the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Green Mountain Town, and Xiao Yi Xian.

Xiao Dongchen waited at Myriad Medicine Hall to meet Xiao Yi Xian, then claimed she had the talent to become an Alchemist and offered to take her as his junior martial sister. His display of strength and Third-Grade Pills left the crowd in awe, while Xiao Yi Xian had yet to decide whether to believe him.

• Xiao Dongchen entered Green Mountain Town and waited at Myriad Medicine Hall for Xiao Yi Xian to appear.
• Xiao Yi Xian arrived, and Xiao Dongchen introduced himself and asked to read her palm.
• A mercenary tried to strike Xiao Dongchen with a hammer, but Xiao Dongchen pierced it with Battle Qi and knocked the man down.
• Xiao Dongchen examined Xiao Yi Xian's hand and claimed she had the physique and hidden attributes needed to become an Alchemist.
• Xiao Dongchen offered to accept Xiao Yi Xian as his junior martial sister and showed her Spirit-Nourishing Pills he said he had refined.
• The mercenaries recognized the pills as Third-Grade and marveled at Xiao Dongchen's strength and skill.

Xiao Dongchen convinced Xiao Yi Xian to trust him as he promised to resolve her Woeful Poison Body and make her an Alchemist. After staging a disciple-acceptance ceremony for his Supreme Pill Sect, he gave her the name Zhao Purple Smoke, leaving her delighted and hopeful.

• Xiao Yi Xian agreed to follow Xiao Dongchen after he offered to help her become an Alchemist.
• Xiao Dongchen took Xiao Yi Xian to an inn room, where he recognized her Woeful Poison Body and promised he could resolve it.
• Xiao Dongchen staged a disciple-acceptance ceremony using a painting of himself as Senior Wu Yazi, and Xiao Yi Xian joined the Supreme Pill Sect as his junior sister.
• Xiao Yi Xian said her surname was Zhao and that she had no name, so Xiao Dongchen offered to name her.
• Xiao Dongchen recited a poem about Purple Smoke, and Xiao Yi Xian happily accepted the name Zhao Purple Smoke.

Xiao Dongchen reassured Xiao Yi Xian that he could cure her Woeful Poison Body and accompanied her to explore a hidden cave in the Magical Beast Mountain Range. They reached the cave entrance after he drove off a Rock Snake, leaving them ready to investigate the treasure within.

• Xiao Dongchen explained the Poison Pill Method and its rare ingredients, then showed Xiao Yi Xian two Heavenly Flames and promised to gather what they needed.
• Xiao Yi Xian offered to share a hidden cave she had discovered, and Xiao Dongchen agreed to visit it that night.
• Xiao Dongchen and Xiao Yi Xian rode a horned horse to a cliff, then descended together on a rope while searching for the cave.
• A Rock Snake attacked them, but Xiao Dongchen used the Grand Emperor Ancient Dragon's pressure to send it plunging into the abyss.
• Xiao Dongchen cleared the cave entrance with a punch and landed there with Xiao Yi Xian.

Xiao Dongchen and Xiao Yi Xian explored a hidden cave and found a treasure chamber stocked with jewels, medicinal herbs, and three locked jade boxes. After they harvested the herb garden, Xiao Dongchen headed toward the boxes, leaving the chamber’s greatest treasures unopened.

• Xiao Dongchen led Xiao Yi Xian through the cave and smashed open a glowing stone door with one punch.
• Xiao Dongchen and Xiao Yi Xian entered a chamber containing a skeleton, three locked jade boxes, piles of treasure, and a medicinal herb garden.
• Xiao Dongchen claimed the Ice Flame Spirit Grass and told Xiao Yi Xian to take the other herbs.
• Xiao Dongchen and Xiao Yi Xian dug up the medicinal plants and placed them in jade bottles.
• Xiao Dongchen walked toward the three jade boxes, saying it was time to witness a miracle.