Chapter Summaries

Chu Zhou adjusted to life in a parallel world where the Spiritual Energy Revival and the Firmament Ledger had become public knowledge. After learning that Meng Ziwei had bought him a special-grade Firmament Wristwatch, he prepared to collect it before the world opened.

• Chu Zhou reviewed news about the Spiritual Energy Revival, the coming opening of the Firmament Ledger, and the availability of Firmament Wristwatches.
• Chu Zhou recalled how he had crossed into the parallel world, lost access to his identity and money, and found lodging by using his convention connections.
• Chu Zhou learned that people could cultivate by entering the Firmament Ledger with a Firmament Wristwatch, with special-grade watches granting a choice of spawn location and Soul Attribute.
• Meng Ziwei confronted Chu Zhou about his teasing and reached for his phone, but their struggle turned into another intimate encounter.
• Meng Ziwei told Chu Zhou she had bought a Special Watch and asked him to collect the package from the hotel's front desk.

Chu Zhou activated his Special Watch and entered the Dou Qi Continent, confirming that it was the world of Battle Through the Heavens. He chose the Jia Ma Empire and Wutan City, selected a Fire Attribute mixed with a trace of Wood Attribute, and awaited his randomly generated identity.

• Chu Zhou put on the Special Watch, then spent the day with Meng Ziwei before leaving her and returning to his lodging.
• At midnight, Chu Zhou accepted the invitation to travel to the Dou Qi Continent and saw the continent from among the stars.
• Chu Zhou chose the Northwest Continent, then selected the Jia Ma Empire and Wutan City as his arrival location.
• Chu Zhou selected a Fire Attribute mixed with a trace of Wood Attribute, hoping to meet the requirements for becoming an Alchemist.
• Chu Zhou felt an unseen force guide his hands into a seal as Dou Qi formed in his meridians, and a virtual screen appeared above his watch.

Chu Zhou examined his Void Perception talent, his wristwatch, and the player chat channels after arriving in the Dou Qi Continent. He learned that his identity was a newly recruited attendant of the Mittel Auction House and decided to take advantage of his proximity to Ya Fei.

• Chu Zhou discovered his Void Perception talent and considered how its Soul Perception and spatial affinity could help his cultivation.
• Chu Zhou inspected his wristwatch and learned the chat-channel posting limits, then read messages from players scattered across the continent.
• Chu Zhou learned that Special Watches offered chosen spawn locations, Soul Attributes, and random identities, while other players appeared without identities.
• Chu Zhou read Jia Ma Empire messages about the Misty Cloud Sect, the Mo Clan, the Xiao Clan, the Three-Year Agreement, and Xiao Yi Xian.
• Chu Zhou checked his identity as a newly recruited attendant of the Mittel Auction House and planned to ride Ya Fei's coattails.

Chu Zhou used his fabricated past and a claim of alchemy talent to secure an audience with Ya Fei at the Mittel Auction House. He began explaining how a deceased alchemist had recognized his aptitude, leaving Ya Fei to judge whether his story was credible.

• Chu Zhou checked his assigned identity and decided to act the part of a rescued village survivor and new attendant.
• Chu Zhou charmed a maid named Qin'er and claimed he had information about an esteemed alchemist, prompting her to arrange a meeting with Ya Fei.
• Ya Fei questioned Chu Zhou about how an alchemist's potential disciple had ended up gravely injured and unconscious.
• Chu Zhou told Ya Fei that an elderly alchemist had stayed at his home in Deercry Village, tested his aptitude, and said he had talent but was already too old to pursue alchemy.

Chu Zhou convinced Ya Fei that a Fourth-Rank Alchemist had recognized his potential, and Gu Ni confirmed his exceptional talent. After Gu Ni accepted him as an Alchemist's apprentice, the Firmament Ledger announced Chu Zhou as the first Chosen One to unlock the Alchemist profession and awarded him the Myriad Medicine Clarity Body.

• Chu Zhou told Ya Fei a fabricated story built around the Firmament Ledger's assigned identity and asked her to support his alchemy training.
• Ya Fei summoned Gu Ni to test Chu Zhou's talent and questioned him about his past while they waited.
• Gu Ni examined Chu Zhou and found his Fire Attribute Dou Qi, trace of Wood Attribute, and soul perception made him a promising alchemy talent.
• Ya Fei suggested Gu Ni take Chu Zhou as his apprentice, and Gu Ni offered to teach him alchemy.
• Chu Zhou accepted Gu Ni's offer, triggering a Firmament Ledger announcement and a reward of the Myriad Medicine Clarity Body.

After unlocking the Alchemist profession, Chu Zhou received the Myriad Medicine Clarity Body, a constitution that let him identify ingredients, master pill formulas, and absorb pills without harmful effects. As Ya Fei and Gu Ni decided to invest heavily in his development, Chu Zhou checked the stunned players' Chat Channel.

• The Firmament Ledger announced that Chu Zhou had unlocked the Alchemist profession and rewarded him with the Myriad Medicine Clarity Body.
• Chu Zhou realized his new constitution could let him learn pill formulas and refining techniques by consuming pills, absorb pills safely, and pursue strength without limit.
• Gu Ni asked Qin'er to arrange new clothes and accommodations for Chu Zhou and bring him to the medicine room for an ingredient-identification test.
• After Chu Zhou left, Gu Ni told Ya Fei to devote the full extent of her authority to cultivating him, explaining that Chu Zhou's age and background had concealed promising talents.
• Ya Fei decided Chu Zhou would receive treatment second only to her and Gu Ni at the auction house.
• Chu Zhou checked the Chat Channel and saw that the Firmament Ledger's announcement had stunned everyone.

Chu Zhou’s reward for unlocking the Alchemist profession stirred international jealousy and prompted governments and powerful groups to search for him. At the Mittel Auction House, he settled into his new position as Master Gu Ni’s apprentice and was summoned to begin his training.

• Dongye Tian learned Chu Zhou had claimed the reward he wanted, left the Dou Qi Continent, and urged his father to arrange Chu Zhou’s assassination.
• Foreign powers considered recruiting or eliminating Chu Zhou, while Chinese officials and influential groups searched for him and planned to protect him.
• Meng Ziwei noticed the reward recipient shared Chu Zhou’s name but did not realize he was the younger man she knew.
• Qin'er led Chu Zhou to a private courtyard at the Mittel Auction House, where he corrected her about their ages and declined personal attendants.
• Qin'er returned with two maidservants and told Chu Zhou that Master Gu Ni wanted to test his ability to identify medicinal ingredients and start teaching him.

Chu Zhou demonstrated extraordinary skill by correctly identifying and explaining all two hundred medicinal herbs Gu Ni presented. Gu Ni told Ya Fei that they had found a treasure, leaving her shocked by Chu Zhou’s comprehension.

• Gu Ni taught Chu Zhou about two hundred medicinal herbs in the Mittel Auction House’s storeroom.
• Chu Zhou used his Myriad Medicine Clarity Body to learn the herbs and then accurately recited each one’s details.
• Gu Ni praised Chu Zhou’s aptitude and promised him better meals, freedom from chores, and pill formulas to study.
• Gu Ni brought Chu Zhou to Ya Fei’s office to discuss his treatment and reported that Chu Zhou had remembered every detail about all two hundred herbs.
• Ya Fei sprang to her feet in disbelief and asked whether Gu Ni was joking.

Ya Fei and Gu Ni recognized Chu Zhou’s extraordinary alchemy talent and arranged for him to cultivate while learning appraisals at her side. At the auction house, they learned that an alchemist had come to sell Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, and Chu Zhou realized it was likely Xiao Yan.

• Ya Fei and Gu Ni concluded that Chu Zhou’s talent and comprehension were exceptional, so they arranged for him to cultivate toward becoming a Dou Zhe and learn from Ya Fei.
• Gu Ni advised Ya Fei to keep Chu Zhou close, and she appointed him an Appraiser who would learn at her side.
• Ya Fei asked Chu Zhou to call her big sister, and he agreed to follow her instructions.
• After hearing that an alchemist had arrived to auction medicine, Chu Zhou maneuvered Ya Fei into bringing him along to the appraisal room.
• The appraiser reported that the visitor wanted to auction Grade Two Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, and Chu Zhou recognized that the seller was likely Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan sold his Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid to the Mittel Auction House for twenty thousand gold coins after Ya Fei negotiated the price. Ya Fei gave the bottle to Chu Zhou, who gratefully accepted it and returned to his courtyard to try it.

• Gu Ni confirmed that Xiao Yan's Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid was a Grade Two pill and offered ten thousand gold coins for it.
• Xiao Yan demanded twenty thousand gold coins for an immediate sale, and Ya Fei agreed while granting him a Mittel Auction House VIP Gold Card.
• Ya Fei warned her staff not to investigate the disguised alchemist, then recognized that Chu Zhou had noticed the alchemist's youth and concealed identity.
• Ya Fei gave the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid to Chu Zhou and instructed him to dilute it in bathwater rather than drink it.
• Chu Zhou returned to his courtyard, prepared a bath, and decided he might swallow a drop of the liquid directly.

Chu Zhou consumed Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and cultivated for seven days, reaching the Fourth Stage of Dou Qi and receiving another Firmament Ledger reward. His breakthrough stirred the Chat Channel and drew renewed attention from the nations, while a jealous Korean player was killed after disrupting his master's pill refining.

• Chu Zhou swallowed Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and discovered that the Myriad Medicine Clarity Body had imprinted Yao Lao's pill-refining process in his mind.
• Chu Zhou cultivated and studied for seven days, then broke through to the Fourth Stage of Dou Qi after taking the final drop of Spirit Liquid.
• The Firmament Ledger rewarded Chu Zhou with Hundred Meridians Fully Connected, and Chu Zhou realized the reward had strengthened his cultivation foundation.
• The Chat Channel reacted to Chu Zhou's breakthrough, while a Korean player in Sacred Pill City cursed in jealousy and disrupted his master's pill refining.
• The young alchemist killed the Korean player for ruining a Grade Four Pill, and the upper echelons of Blue Star nations resolved to contact and investigate Chu Zhou.

Chu Zhou sought more Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid after advancing to fourth-stage dou qi and proposed making it with Ya Fei’s help. Ya Fei explained the difficulties of alchemy, and Chu Zhou asked what she would do if he knew the formula and every key detail.

• Leaders in Huaguo and other countries failed to find Chu Zhou and ordered further investigations and action against foreign agents seeking him.
• Chu Zhou decided to approach Ya Fei about obtaining more Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid by providing its formula and refining method.
• Ya Fei welcomed Chu Zhou to share wine in her study, where he told her he had advanced to fourth-stage dou qi.
• Chu Zhou asked Ya Fei for more Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and said he had used up the bottle she gave him.
• Ya Fei explained why refining the liquid required extensive knowledge and experimentation, and Chu Zhou asked what if he knew the formula and all the necessary details.

Chu Zhou gave Ya Fei and Gu Ni a Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid recipe, which Gu Ni successfully refined, and Ya Fei agreed to supply him with the potion. After five days of cultivation, Chu Zhou reached fifth-stage Dou Qi and visited Ya Fei at the Auction House, telling her he missed her.

• Chu Zhou explained how he had memorized the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid recipe and urged Ya Fei and Gu Ni not to publicize or sell it in large quantities.
• Gu Ni tested the recipe in the refining room and successfully produced Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid on his first attempt.
• Ya Fei embraced Chu Zhou and promised to supply him with the potion, while Gu Ni gave him three bottles and planned to consult the family head.
• Chu Zhou cultivated with the potion for five days, advanced to fifth-stage Dou Qi, and chose not to use his last bottle as he focused on claiming the Firmament Ledger's reward.
• Chu Zhou found Ya Fei at the Auction House after she finished hosting an auction and told her that he had missed her.

Chu Zhou reached fifth stage Dou Qi and claimed Ya Fei’s promised Dou Technique lesson, impressing her and Gu Ni with his rapid progress. After learning the basics of Fire-Pushing Palm, he received three yellow-tier comprehension opportunities and began practicing Explosive Flame Step while wondering whether learning it could earn another reward.

• Chu Zhou showed Ya Fei that he had advanced to fifth stage Dou Qi, and she took him to Gu Ni to fulfill her promise to teach him a Dou Technique.
• Gu Ni confirmed Chu Zhou’s cultivation and offered to teach him both Fire-Pushing Palm and Explosive Flame Step.
• Chu Zhou learned the basics of Fire-Pushing Palm in an hour and received three yellow-tier comprehension opportunities for being the first to learn a yellow-tier Dou Technique.
• Chu Zhou asked Gu Ni to guide him through Explosive Flame Step so he could test whether learning it would earn another reward.
• The other Chosen Ones complained or praised Chu Zhou in the Chat Channel, while officials across Blue Star remained unable to discover who he was.

Chu Zhou used his Xuan Tier Comprehension reward and continued cultivating on the Dou Qi Continent while Meng Ziwei waited for him on Blue Star. After eating Azure-Horned Bull meat and drinking Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, he broke through to Dou Zhe.

• Meng Ziwei tried to contact Chu Zhou, then returned to the Dou Qi Continent and heard that he had earned three opportunities for Xuan Tier Comprehension.
• Officials on Blue Star ordered their nations to find and recruit Chu Zhou, while Chu Zhou thanked Gu Ni and returned to cultivating.
• A month later, Chu Zhou had reached ninth stage Dou Qi and mastered Fire-Pushing Palm and Explosive Flame Step.
• Chu Zhou visited Meng Ziwei's apartment, where she introduced him to Azure-Horned Bull meat that could strengthen meridians and aid cultivation.
• After eating the meat, Chu Zhou sensed a breakthrough, returned to the Dou Qi Continent, drank Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, and formed a Qi Spiral in his Dantian, becoming a Dou Zhe.

After becoming the first Blue Star summoner to reach Dou Zhe, Chu Zhou received and learned a tailor-made High Xuan Tier cultivation method. His breakthrough drew worldwide attention, and Meng Ziwei realized that the Chu Zhou she had brought home was the celebrated God Chu.

• The Firmament Ledger rewarded Chu Zhou with the Azure Flame Soul-Refining Art, a method suited to his talents that could strengthen his Dou Qi and soul power.
• Chu Zhou used an Epiphany Opportunity to learn the cultivation method and transform the Dou Qi in his body.
• Summoners on the Chat Channel and people across Blue Star reacted to Chu Zhou's breakthrough, while other countries suspected Huaguo was secretly supporting him.
• Leaders in several countries ordered investigations and tried to recruit Chu Zhou, while Huaxia's leaders knew he had received no assistance from them.
• Meng Ziwei realized Chu Zhou was the famous God Chu and asked him to help her experience a Dou Zhe's strength.

Chu Zhou learned that Meng Ziwei was at the Flower Sect and decided to use her as his representative on Blue Star to secure Spirit Beast Meat. After breaking through to Dou Zhe, he told Ya Fei and went with her to choose cultivation techniques, where he spotted a Dou Technique suited to him.

• Chu Zhou asked Meng Ziwei about her location, learned she was at the Flower Sect, and offered to teach her Dou Techniques while asking her to keep his existence secret.
• Chu Zhou decided to keep developing Blue Star by relying on Meng Ziwei to obtain Spirit Beast Meat, while focusing his own cultivation on the Dou Qi Continent.
• Chu Zhou went to the auction house seeking to begin learning alchemy, but found Gu Ni absent and told Ya Fei that he had become a Dou Zhe.
• Chu Zhou demonstrated his strength with Fire-Pushing Palm, and Ya Fei offered him access to any suitable Black-Tier Cultivation Technique in the Treasure Vault.
• Ya Fei led Chu Zhou to the Treasure Vault, where he began inspecting scrolls and found a Dou Technique that seemed tailor-made for him.

Chu Zhou chose the Azure Slashing Sword Aura and revealed that he already had a High Xuan Tier cultivation method. After breaking through to Dou Zhe, he began learning alchemy from Gu Ni, and the chapter ended with Gu Ni stunned by Chu Zhou’s rapid progress refining Spring Return Powder.

• Chu Zhou chose the Azure Slashing Sword Aura after Ya Fei explained how his soul talent could raise its power and potentially advance its tier.
• Chu Zhou told Ya Fei that a Fourth-Rank Alchemist had given him a High Xuan Tier cultivation method, so she gifted him the Dou Technique instead.
• Ya Fei and Chu Zhou went to see Gu Ni, who agreed to teach him alchemy now that he had reached Dou Zhe.
• Gu Ni demonstrated how to refine Spring Return Powder, and Chu Zhou obtained a bottle so his Myriad Medicine Clarity Body could absorb the process and its details.
• Chu Zhou returned to the refining room and began making Spring Return Powder himself, leaving Gu Ni astonished by how quickly he improved.

Chu Zhou demonstrated extraordinary alchemy talent by mastering Gu Ni’s first-rank pills, while Ya Fei and Gu Ni decided to invest in his future. After refining all nine pills from memory, Chu Zhou advanced to a first-rank Alchemist and received a unique heavenly flame from the Firmament Ledger.

• Chu Zhou successfully refined Spring Return Powder on his first attempt, then repeated the process until Gu Ni was certain he had mastered it.
• Gu Ni taught Chu Zhou the nine common first-rank pills, and Chu Zhou asked to reproduce them the following morning after a night’s rest.
• Gu Ni told Ya Fei that Chu Zhou was a monster of alchemy talent, and Ya Fei decided they should go all in on supporting him.
• Chu Zhou swallowed the pills to assimilate their knowledge, cultivated through the night, and used an epiphany to master the Azure Slashing Sword Aura.
• The next morning, Chu Zhou refined all nine pills without mistakes while Gu Ni and Ya Fei watched.
• The Firmament Ledger announced that Chu Zhou was the first to advance his Alchemy to the first rank and rewarded him with one unique heavenly flame.

Chu Zhou received the Mystic Yellow Azure Flame as a Firmament Ledger reward after becoming a First-Rank Alchemist and discovered that it could copy other flames’ abilities and grow with him. He accepted Ya Fei’s sword and continued studying Alchemy under Gu Ni, while netizens reacted to his rapid rise.

• Chu Zhou discovered the Mystic Yellow Azure Flame in his Dantian and learned that it needed no refining and would grow as strong as he did.
• Chu Zhou realized the flame could copy another flame’s abilities each time it advanced a rank, and its power had no fixed ceiling.
• Ya Fei and Gu Ni decided to invest their authority and resources in Chu Zhou, and Ya Fei gave him a sword suited to his Azure Slashing Sword Aura.
• Chu Zhou accepted Ya Fei’s gift and thanked her and Gu Ni for supporting him.
• Gu Ni taught Chu Zhou Alchemy and demonstrated how to refine ten kinds of first-rank pills.
• Netizens discussed Chu Zhou’s rapid progress and the influence alchemists held.