Chapter Summaries

Recent graduate Xiao Tianhao bought a strange bead that transported him between his modern world and the world of Tales of Demons and Gods. After the bead’s power saved him from a Bloodfang Boar, he returned to his rented room with proof that the crossing was real.

• Xiao Tianhao bought a cracked bead at an antiques market, and a child’s toy car struck his temple as he carried it home.
• His blood entered the bead’s cracks, causing golden light to flare before he fell asleep and dreamed of two worlds colliding.
• The bead entered Xiao Tianhao’s head and transported him to a primeval jungle, where he recognized distant Glory City.
• A Bloodfang Boar charged Xiao Tianhao, but the bead released a presence that stopped the beast just before it struck him.
• Xiao Tianhao focused on returning home and was transported back to his rented room, still carrying injuries and the scent of the jungle.

Xiao Tianhao used the Profound Space Pearl to enter Glory City by joining a merchant caravan and passing the city guards’ inspection. After learning that Ye Ziyun’s entrance assessment was half a year away, he realized he had arrived before Nie Li’s rebirth and resolved to find him.

• Xiao Tianhao recalled that the Profound Space Pearl could connect two worlds and crossed back into the world of Glory City.
• Xiao Tianhao joined a caravan by pretending to be an herb gatherer, while the Profound Space Pearl’s pressure frightened the caravan’s Demon Beasts.
• The plump merchant vouched for Xiao Tianhao at Glory City’s gate, and the city guards let him enter after finding no soul force in his body.
• Xiao Tianhao paid the merchant with metal buttons and a lighter, then overheard in Old Chen's General Store that Ye Ziyun’s entrance assessment was half a year away.
• Xiao Tianhao concluded that he had arrived before Nie Li’s rebirth and decided to find Nie Li and grow stronger.

After inheriting part of Venerable Void Derivation’s legacy, Xiao Tianhao discovered that the Profound Space Pearl could purify Demon Beast blood and use it to strengthen him. He ended the chapter with a new path to power and a resolve to grow stronger quickly.

• Xiao Tianhao entered the Profound Space Pearl and received the Void Derivation legacy, but the information torrent exhausted him and he fell asleep.
• After waking hungry and penniless, Xiao Tianhao encountered three thugs but traded his compressed biscuits for the blood of their Scorpion-Tailed Tiger.
• Xiao Tianhao used the Profound Space Pearl to absorb and purify the beast blood into a single drop of refined blood.
• Xiao Tianhao swallowed the refined blood, felt his body grow stronger, and resolved to outpace Nie Li and prepare for the threat of the Holy Emperor.

After awakening his Soul Force, Xiao Tianhao earned money by selling modern goods and followed a tip to Blood Alley in search of fresh Demon Beast blood. He found a recently killed Crimson Blood Fox, but just as he was about to pay the seller, commotion erupted at the alley entrance.

• Xiao Tianhao practiced the Void Derivation Art, and energy from the refined blood began to awaken his Soul Force.
• Xiao Tianhao sold modern goods in Glory City for more than a hundred thousand Demon Spirit Coins.
• Xiao Tianhao paid Black Rat with a compressed biscuit to learn where he could find fresh Demon Beast blood, and Black Rat directed him to Blood Alley.
• Xiao Tianhao visited Blood Alley at night and sensed the Profound Space Pearl craving the fresh blood there.
• Xiao Tianhao found a recently killed Crimson Blood Fox and tried to bargain with its seller, who demanded four hundred Demon Spirit Coins.
• As Xiao Tianhao prepared to pay, hurried footsteps and alarmed cries came from the alley entrance.

Xiao Tianhao used the Profound Space Pearl to refine Crimson Blood Fox blood into a gentle blood essence that temporarily eased Xiao Ning’er’s cold affliction. With Xiao Ning’er’s jade token and two drops of essence in hand, he turned his attention to the Sacred Orchid Institute entrance assessment and anticipated meeting Nie Li.

• Xiao Tianhao offered to purify the Crimson Blood Fox blood for Xiao Ning’er, who bought the whole barrel and had it delivered to his stone house.
• Xiao Tianhao absorbed the blood with the Profound Space Pearl, refined it into three drops of blood essence, and gave one drop to Xiao Ning’er.
• Xiao Ning’er tasted the essence, felt her cold affliction temporarily ease, and paid Xiao Tianhao 200 Demon Spirit Coins.
• Xiao Ning’er gave Xiao Tianhao her Winged Dragon Family token and promised to buy more essence if he refined it in the future.
• After seeing Xiao Ning’er and her guards off, Xiao Tianhao resolved to prepare for the Sacred Orchid Institute entrance assessment and thought of meeting Nie Li.

After entering the Sacred Orchid Institute, Xiao Tianhao gained an alchemy inheritance from the Profound Space Pearl and used it to make Red Bone Body Tempering Powder. He broke through to Bronze One-Star and began his path as a Demon Spirit Master.

• Xiao Tianhao impressed the Sacred Orchid Institute’s examiners with his exceptional soul force and physical abilities, earning a place among the top-ranked new students.
• Xiao Tianhao absorbed two drops of Crimson Blood Fox refined blood, raised his soul force to 99, and received the Origin Pill True Explanation inheritance from the Profound Space Pearl.
• During Liu Feng’s herbology class, Xiao Tianhao recognized Nie Li and watched Shen Yue mock him for his red soul sea.
• Xiao Tianhao secretly used the Profound Space Pearl to purify Zi Yun Grass and prepared Red Bone Body Tempering Powder from it, Fire Lizard meat, and Scorpion-Tailed Tiger bone powder.
• Xiao Tianhao swallowed the powder and broke through to Bronze One-Star, becoming a Bronze Demon Spirit Master.

After reaching Bronze Rank, Xiao Tianhao befriended Nie Li by sharing his medicinal knowledge and protecting him from Shen Yue, then secured a partnership with Nie Li and his companions. That night, he sensed a mysterious presence in the library and realized Nie Li had returned through rebirth, leaving Xiao Tianhao eager to become his equal ally.

• Xiao Tianhao met Nie Li on the way to class, impressed him with a question about Zi Yun Grass, and showed him a promising medicinal powder.
• Xiao Tianhao pulled Nie Li out of the path of Shen Yue’s thrown stone, then used his Bronze Rank Soul Force to drive Shen Yue and his lackeys away.
• Xiao Tianhao offered Nie Li a vial of purified Crimson Blood Fox blood in exchange for an introduction to Lu Piao, and Nie Li arranged a meeting with his companions.
• Xiao Tianhao impressed Nie Li, Lu Piao, Wei Nan, and Du Ze with his Bronze Rank strength and knowledge, answered Nie Li’s test about Zi Yun Grass, and agreed to cooperate with the group.
• Xiao Tianhao sensed a spatial fluctuation near the library that night, concluded Nie Li had returned through rebirth, and left determined to stand beside him as an ally.

Xiao Tianhao tested Nie Li’s knowledge and agreed to attend a trading gathering, then helped Xiao Ning'er and received an invitation to her home. After Xiao Ning'er advanced in cultivation, Xiao Tianhao unlocked the Profound Space Pearl’s first trial floor and neared Bronze 2-Star.

• Xiao Tianhao recognized signs of Nie Li’s rebirth, exchanged medicinal and pill-making knowledge with him, and accepted his invitation to a trading gathering in three days.
• Xiao Ning'er thanked Xiao Tianhao for treating her ailment and gave him cold jade marrow on behalf of her father, who invited him to their residence.
• Shen Yue confronted Xiao Ning'er and Xiao Tianhao, but Ye Ziyun summoned instructors who stopped the brewing fight; Lu Piao also warned Xiao Tianhao to watch out for Shen Fei.
• Xiao Tianhao gave Xiao Ning'er the Wind Thunder Dragon God Art, and she used it that night to reach Bronze 1-Star.
• Xiao Tianhao placed the cold jade marrow in the Profound Space Pearl, unlocking the first floor of its nine-floor trial realm, and discovered that he was close to breaking through to Bronze 2-Star.

At the Sacred Orchid Institute, Shen Xiu insulted commoners and clashed with Nie Li, while Xiao Tianhao stood up for him. Shen Xiu punished them by making them stand at the back, and several classmates joined them as she vowed to settle the score later.

• Xiao Ning'er brought Xiao Tianhao warm pastries and greeted him affectionately before Shen Yue arrived and glared at them.
• Shen Xiu introduced the ranks of Demon Spirit Masters and martial artists, then demeaned the commoner students and criticized Nie Li's red Soul Sea.
• Nie Li challenged Shen Xiu's prejudice and defended commoners, prompting her to unleash her Silver Soul Force.
• Xiao Tianhao defended Nie Li and condemned the Sacred Family for bullying others, but Shen Xiu dismissed his talent and ordered both students to stand at the back.
• Du Ze, Wei Nan, Zhu Xiangjun, Zhang Ming, Wang Hu, and Lu Piao joined Xiao Tianhao and Nie Li, while Xiao Ning'er stayed seated under Shen Xiu's warning glare.
• After class, Xiao Tianhao and Nie Li walked away together as Shen Xiu silently vowed to settle the score with them.

Xiao Tianhao returned to the Modern World and discovered that his Demon Spirit Master powers and the contents of the Profound Space Pearl crossed between worlds with him. After bringing modern supplies back to Glory City, he met Nie Li and prepared for the midnight Trade Fair.

• Xiao Tianhao crossed into the Modern World, found that only ten days had passed there, and confirmed that he had brought his soul force back with him.
• Xiao Tianhao searched for Tales of Demons and Gods and found that the novel ended at Nie Li's early story, then tested the Profound Space Pearl's contents.
• Xiao Tianhao bought tactical daggers, medical supplies, rations, and appliances from Zhou Mo and stored them in the Profound Space Pearl.
• Xiao Tianhao returned to Glory City and confirmed that the modern items had crossed over intact, including a radioactive mineral sealed by the pearl's purifying energy.
• Xiao Tianhao encountered Nie Li near the Sacred Orchid Institute, concealed his trip between worlds, and discussed the upcoming Trade Fair.
• Xiao Tianhao returned to his dorm, examined the modern supplies, and began planning for the Trade Fair.

Xiao Tianhao and Nie Li attended a Trade Fair where Xiao Tianhao traded modern devices and Demon Beast blood essence for supplies and a map to a possible Legend-rank expert’s cave abode. When black-clad intruders attacked the gathering, the two fought back and escaped, then planned to investigate the map.

• Xiao Tianhao traded Demon Beast blood essence, a refrigerator, and a generator for a Silver Rank Demon Crystal and medicinal herbs.
• Nie Li exchanged a Pill Formula for a high-grade medicinal herb and a Silver Rank Demon Beast pelt.
• Xiao Tianhao traded his remaining blood essence and compressed ration biscuits for a map to a possible Legend-rank expert’s cave abode in the Sacred Ancestor Mountain Range.
• A group of black-clad intruders stormed the Trade Fair and demanded the students’ valuables.
• Xiao Tianhao used a Poison Injector and medicinal powder while Nie Li fought with his longsword, and the two escaped through another exit.
• Back at the institute, Xiao Tianhao studied the map and soul-sealing grass and prepared to investigate the cave abode.

Xiao Tianhao went to the Alchemist Association for the Junior Alchemy Master examination and impressed its examiners with his perfect theory score and exceptional pill refining. After Director Yang Xin and President Gu Yan recognized his talent, Xiao Tianhao agreed to become a Guest Elder, while Xiao Ning'er celebrated her recovery and growing cultivation.

• Xiao Ning'er told Xiao Tianhao that the Crimson Blood Fox refined blood, Red Bone Body Tempering Powder, and Wind Thunder Dragon God Art had healed her Cold Affliction and helped her reach Three-Star Bronze Rank.
• Xiao Tianhao and Xiao Ning'er arrived at the Alchemist Association, where Xiao Tianhao registered for the Junior Alchemy Master examination despite the doubts of Tang Shan and Tang Hao.
• Xiao Tianhao earned full marks on the theory test and refined three perfect-quality Qi Gathering Pills, astonishing examiners Mu Yang and Huyan Ming.
• Xiao Tianhao wrote detailed alchemy advice on the discussion wall as Huyan Ming watched in amazement.
• Director Yang Xin and President Gu Yan inspected Xiao Tianhao's pills and written answers, praised his abilities, and offered him the position of Guest Elder.
• Xiao Tianhao accepted the Guest Elder position and claimed that a traveling alchemist had taught him.

Xiao Tianhao gave the Alchemist Association four valuable pill formulas and agreed to share the profits with them. After meeting Nie Li and the others on his way back, he planned to focus on cultivation and alchemy, while the association began studying the formulas and Demon Beasts gathered in the Sacred Ancestor Mountain Range.

• Xiao Tianhao presented President Gu Yan and Director Yang Xin with formulas for Body Tempering, Soul-Nourishing, Barrier-Breaking, and Origin-Restoring Pills.
• Xiao Tianhao and President Gu Yan agreed that the Alchemist Association would receive 40 percent of the pill profits and Xiao Tianhao would receive 60 percent.
• Xiao Tianhao met Nie Li, Du Ze, Lu Piao, and the others buying violet orchid grass, and told them he had passed the Junior Alchemy Master examination and would give them pills once they were refined.
• Xiao Tianhao returned to the academy, reflected on his plans for cultivation and alchemy, and went to a secluded spot on the mountain behind his dormitory.
• President Gu Yan and Director Yang gathered experienced alchemists to study Xiao Tianhao's formulas as Demon Beasts gathered in the Sacred Ancestor Mountain Range.

The Alchemist Association’s new pills caused a buying frenzy in Glory City, while Nie Li’s article on violet orchid grass drew the alchemists’ attention and the Black Demon figures began investigating the formulas. Xiao Tianhao shared large quantities of pills with Xiao Ning'er and his friends, leaving them better equipped to grow stronger.

• Customers crowded the Alchemist Association to buy its new pills, and Gu Yan and Director Yang praised the formulas’ impact on the association.
• Xiao Tianhao sparred with Xiao Ning'er and encouraged her as she improved her swordsmanship.
• Nie Li noted that he had submitted an article about violet orchid grass, and Gu Yan and other alchemists gathered to assess its claims.
• Deacon Yun Hua ordered his subordinates to investigate where the new pill formulas came from rather than attempt to steal them.
• Xiao Tianhao gave Xiao Ning'er a large share of pills, then distributed pills to Nie Li, Lu Piao, Du Ze, Wang Hu, and the others.

Xiao Tianhao explored the Trial Secret Realm, fought demon beasts, and advanced to bronze 5-star, while Xiao Ning'er and the Alchemist Association also made progress. He planned to keep exploring the realm and consider which demon spirit to absorb next.

• Xiao Tianhao entered the Trial Secret Realm, killed a Gale Fox, and stored it in his Space Ring.
• Xiao Tianhao defeated a Silver Rank Marsh Giant Bear after a difficult fight, then hunted more beasts near the realm's outskirts before leaving at night.
• Xiao Ning'er practiced Xiao Tianhao's techniques and broke through to bronze 4-star.
• Nie Li visited the Alchemist Association, where its alchemists improved pill formulas and President Gu Yan prepared to sell four pills based on Nie Li's recipes.
• Xiao Tianhao cultivated with pills and broke through to bronze 5-star, then considered which demon spirit to absorb.

Xiao Tianhao bought blank inscription scrolls, purified demon beast blood, and produced a batch of Silver and Gold Rank scrolls. Meanwhile, Xiao Ning'er reconciled with Ye Ziyun, and Ye Zong ordered an investigation into the two young alchemy prodigies.

• Xiao Tianhao bought one hundred high-grade blank inscription scrolls for 180,000 Demon Spirit Coins.
• Xiao Tianhao purified the blood of several demon beasts and successfully drew offensive Silver Rank and defensive Gold Rank inscription scrolls.
• Xiao Ning'er admitted to Ye Ziyun that she had distanced herself because she felt inferior, and the two renewed their friendship.
• President Gu Yan told Ye Zong that Xiao Tianhao and Nie Li were young alchemy prodigies who supplied new pill formulas to the Alchemist Association.
• Ye Zong agreed to investigate Xiao Tianhao and Nie Li, noting that Xiao Tianhao's origins were unclear.

Xiao Tianhao explored the Trial Secret Realm’s forest and Snowfield, testing his Inscription Patterns Scrolls while gathering demon beast remains and valuable medicinal herbs. As he prepared to find the return array, Xiao Ning'er grew closer to Ye Ziyun, Nie Li followed Xiao Tianhao’s activities, and Ye Zong’s investigators continued searching for Xiao Tianhao’s background.

• Xiao Tianhao entered the Trial Secret Realm again and used Hurricane Blade and Earth-Splitting Mountain-Crusher scrolls to defeat Vine-Armored Pigs, then fought Spirit-Patterned Leopards and collected Bellwood Chickens.
• Xiao Tianhao took a blue Teleportation Array from the forest to the Snowfield and used his blood energy to withstand the cold.
• Xiao Tianhao defeated Ice Thornbushes and Icefield Wolves with his scrolls, then collected thistle cypress herb, iceberg snow lotuses, mandala plants, and xun herb.
• Xiao Ning'er shared her experiences with Ye Ziyun, while Nie Li read ancient texts and quietly tracked Xiao Tianhao.
• Ye Zong’s investigators widened their search for Xiao Tianhao as the Alchemist Association organized more pill production to meet demand.
• Xiao Tianhao set out to find the return Teleportation Array with his harvested resources and improved skill in using Inscription Patterns Scrolls.

Xiao Tianhao visited the Sacred Orchid Institute library, learned the ancient empires’ writing systems from Nie Li, and encountered Chen Lin Jian preparing an expedition to the Ancient Orchid City Ruins. After Xiao Tianhao demonstrated his Bronze 5-Star strength, he and Nie Li joined the expedition.

• Xiao Tianhao made Gold Rank control-type Inscription Patterns Scrolls using Azure Vine sap, then went to the library to study Glory City’s history and secrets.
• Xiao Tianhao reunited with Nie Li, Lu Piao, Du Ze, Wang Hu, and the others, who agreed to take a break and relax together that afternoon.
• Nie Li taught Xiao Tianhao the writing systems of the old Divine Empire, Wind Snow Empire, and other empires, and Xiao Tianhao mastered them in two hours.
• Xiao Tianhao and Nie Li saw Chen Lin Jian showing off his Flame Nether Armor and realized he was preparing to explore the Ancient Orchid City Ruins.
• Chen Lin Jian’s followers mocked Xiao Tianhao and Nie Li, but Xiao Tianhao revealed his Bronze 5-Star strength and secured places for both of them on the expedition.

Xiao Ning'er rejected her arranged marriage to Shen Fei and revealed that she had reached bronze four-star, while Xiao Tianhao prepared for the expedition to the Ancient Orchid City Ruins. After obtaining pills and new formulas from Yang Xin, he bought armor, weapons, and supplies, leaving the expedition preparations nearly complete.

• Xiao Ning'er confronted Xiao Yunfeng and Xiao Yi, refused to marry Shen Fei, and revealed her bronze four-star cultivation.
• Xiao Yunfeng supported Xiao Ning'er, while Xiao Yi abandoned his push for the marriage after learning of her potential.
• Xiao Tianhao and Nie Li signed up for the Ancient Orchid City Ruins expedition, and their friends urged them to stay safe.
• The Sacred Family retaliated against the Winged Dragon Family by suppressing its businesses after the family rejected Shen Fei's marriage alliance.
• Xiao Tianhao visited Yang Xin, collected pills, and gave her formulas for healing pills and the Jade Beauty Pill; Yang Xin kissed him in gratitude.
• Xiao Tianhao bought silver-rank armor, weapons, and daily necessities before returning to his residence.

Xiao Tianhao and Huyan Lanruo escaped a Dark Guild attack by taking shelter in an ancient cave, where Xiao Tianhao acquired the Legend-rank Demon Eye and broke through to Silver 1-Star. Afterward, they left the cave to reunite with their companions, while Huyan Lanruo resolved to continue adventuring by his side.

• Shen Yue arranged something against Nie Li as the expedition left Glory City and was attacked by a pack of Demon Beasts in the forest.
• Xiao Tianhao rescued Huyan Lanruo from Rock Armor Bears, and she tested her charm on him but found that his cultivation method resisted it.
• Deacon Yun Hua and the Dark Guild attacked the expedition, and Xiao Tianhao took a blow while protecting Huyan Lanruo before the two became separated from the others.
• Xiao Tianhao and Huyan Lanruo entered a trapped cave, defeated its phantoms, and Xiao Tianhao merged with the Demon Eye, advancing to Silver 1-Star.
• Xiao Ning'er encouraged the Winged Dragon Family, Yang Xin studied Xiao Tianhao's pill formulas, and Nie Li persuaded Chen Lin Jian's group to stop searching for the separated pair.
• Xiao Tianhao and Huyan Lanruo left the cave to find the others, while Huyan Lanruo resolved to stay by his side.