Chapter Summaries

During three months of cultivation, Xiao Yan perfected his Hundred-Forged Golden Sun Body but worried that his low-quality Dou Qi could not keep pace with his ambitions. Yao Lao taught him Flame Splitting Wave Ruler and created the Energy-Gathering Pill, leaving Xiao Yan more confident that he could grow strong enough to face Hun Tiandi.

• Xiao Yan spent three months absorbing his Jade Marrow Golden Body Pills, perfecting his Hundred-Forged Golden Sun Body, and advancing four stages of Dou Qi.
• Yao Lao encouraged Xiao Yan and gave him the Low Earth Tier Dou Technique Flame Splitting Wave Ruler.
• After another month, Yao Lao successfully refined the Energy-Gathering Pill from medicinal herbs and a Second-Tier Wood-Type Magic Core.
• Yao Lao explained that the pill purified magic-core energy, caused no drug resistance, and could help Xiao Yan advance because he had no apparent cultivation bottlenecks.
• Xiao Yan thanked Yao Lao and renewed his resolve to become strong enough to confront Hun Tiandi.

Xiao Yan used a pill to advance his Dou Qi, then honed his techniques in the Magical Beast Mountain Range and obtained a Tier 2 magic core. After a black tiger attacked Xiao Yi Xian’s mercenary group, she arrived at Xiao Yan’s hut injured and recognized him.

• Xiao Yan swallowed a pill and broke through to the forty-fourth stage of Dou Qi after three days of cultivation.
• Xiao Yan entered the Magical Beast Mountain Range and killed a Tier 2 Magical Beast with Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, finding a Fire-Type Magic Core in its body.
• Xiao Yi Xian traveled through the forest with a group of mercenaries when a black tiger attacked and killed a short mercenary.
• Xiao Yan returned to Little Mountain Valley, rested, and began preparing to refine an Energy-Gathering Pill.
• Xiao Yi Xian descended from an azure eagle with blood on her hand and back, saw Xiao Yan, and recognized him.

Xiao Yan treated Xiao Yi Xian’s injuries with a second-rank Wound-Healing Pill and revealed that he was an Alchemist. After Xiao Yi Xian watched him refine perfect-quality Energy-Gathering Pills, Xiao Yan began cultivating, leaving her wondering why his praise of her beauty seemed to mean so little.

• Xiao Yan offered Xiao Yi Xian a second-rank Wound-Healing Pill, which she accepted after learning he had refined it himself.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Yan that she had lost her childhood memories and had come to be known by her nickname after becoming a physician in Qingshan Town.
• Xiao Yan comforted Xiao Yi Xian about her dream of becoming an Alchemist and invited her to watch him refine pills.
• Xiao Yan refined perfect-quality Energy-Gathering Pills while Xiao Yi Xian watched and cheered.
• Xiao Yan began cultivating in the Little Mountain Valley, and Xiao Yi Xian felt annoyed that he showed no interest in her despite calling her beautiful.

After Xiao Yan finished cultivating, Xiao Yi Xian returned to repay his favor by offering to share a hidden cave abode with him. They reached the cave, where Xiao Yan defeated a concealed Rock Snake, and entered as Mr. Yao grew suspicious of Xiao Yi Xian’s absence.

• Xiao Yan finished cultivating and learned that Xiao Yi Xian had returned to repay him with a share of a secluded predecessor’s cave abode.
• Xiao Yi Xian took Xiao Yan away on Little Lan while a suspicious Mr. Yao questioned her maid about her whereabouts at the Myriad Medicine Pavilion.
• Xiao Yi Xian led Xiao Yan to a hidden cave halfway down a cliff, a place Xiao Yan recognized from his earlier pursuit of the Scarlet Flame Leopard.
• A Tier 1 Rock Snake attacked Little Lan near the cave, and Xiao Yan knocked it into the cliff with his Heavy Xuan Ruler.
• Xiao Yan revealed the cave entrance and entered with Xiao Yi Xian.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian opened a hidden cave and found its treasures, including the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragment Map and a flying Dou Technique. As the Wolf Head Mercenary Group arrived to claim the cave, Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian faced Mu Li and He Meng.

• Xiao Yan smashed open the stone door, and Xiao Yi Xian discovered the cave’s gold, treasures, and medicinal herbs.
• Xiao Yan took the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragment Map and one key, then chose the Flying Dou Technique: Eagle Wings from the stone boxes.
• Xiao Yi Xian examined a colored scroll and learned about her constitution and the fate awaiting her.
• Mu She sent He Meng and Mu Li down the cliff to investigate the cave and deal with anyone already inside.
• Mu Li and He Meng entered the chamber and claimed the cave for the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

Xiao Yan slaughtered Mu Li, He Meng, and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group members in the cave after they tried to seize the treasure from Xiao Yi Xian. He planned to return to the cliff and eliminate the mercenaries waiting there, while Mu She sensed unease above.

• Mu Li confronted Xiao Yi Xian and prepared to attack Xiao Yan, but He Meng stepped in to fight him instead.
• Xiao Yan killed He Meng with a single strike, then kicked Mu Li into the stone chamber wall and killed him.
• The remaining Wolf Head Mercenary Group members fled, and Xiao Yan pursued and killed them all.
• Xiao Yi Xian admitted that Xiao Yan had looked handsome, and he asked her to have Little Lan take him back up the cliff to deal with the remaining mercenaries.
• Above the cliff, Mu She felt uneasy as he reflected on the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's hunt for a wounded tier 2 magical beast and their discovery of the cave.

Xiao Yan returned from the cliff and confronted Mu She after killing Mu Li and He Meng. He slaughtered the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and finished Mu She with Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, annihilating the group.

• Mu She realized Mu Li and the others had died when Xiao Yan appeared on Little Lan, and he erupted in grief and fury.
• Mu She ordered his mercenaries and Gan Mu to attack Xiao Yan, who leaped down and revealed the Heavy Xuan Ruler.
• Xiao Yan massacred the charging mercenaries, killing Gan Mu and leaving Mu She with no chance to escape.
• Xiao Yan used Flame Splitting Wave Ruler to overwhelm Mu She's attack and kill him, wiping out the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian divided the treasures from the cave abode, and Xiao Yan discovered a fragmentary map connected to the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame. A month later, he watched the Amethyst Winged Lion King defeat the Aurora Demon Tiger and decided to negotiate with the weakened king.

• Xiao Yan confirmed that he had wiped out the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, then chose the Ice Spirit Flame Grass while Xiao Yi Xian took an even share of the remaining herbs.
• Xiao Yi Xian left to protect her friend at the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, and Xiao Yan told her she could return to the Little Mountain Valley whenever she wished.
• Xiao Yan showed Yao Lao the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragment Map, and Yao Lao recognized its lotus design as possibly pointing to the legendary flame.
• A month later, Xiao Yan and Yao Lao sensed the Amethyst Winged Lion King fighting the Aurora Demon Tiger and flew closer to observe.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King defeated the Aurora Demon Tiger, and Xiao Yan revealed that he wanted to negotiate with the weakened king about becoming an investor.

Yao Lao possessed Xiao Yan to bargain with the Amethyst Winged Lion King, promising a Transformation Pill in exchange for ten years of service. After the Lion King accepted, Xiao Yan negotiated for the Aurora Demon Tiger's magic core and other cores in exchange for an additional Transformation Pill for the cub.

• Yao Lao took control of Xiao Yan and offered the Amethyst Winged Lion King a Transformation Pill if he served for ten years.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King nearly attacked when he learned the pill would come after ten years, but Yao Lao revealed his Heavenly Flames and powerful soul energy, convincing him to accept.
• The Possession Dou Technique ended, and Xiao Yan assured the Lion King that he would fulfill the agreement.
• Xiao Yan asked for the Aurora Demon Tiger's magic core and proposed another Transformation Pill so the Lion King's cub would not lose at the starting line.
• The Lion King gave Xiao Yan the Aurora Demon Tiger's core, two fifth-tier cores, and several other high-tier cores, while promising three more fifth-tier cores later.

Xiao Yan strengthened himself by absorbing Energy-Gathering Pills, then learned Xiao Yi Xian had not visited Little Mountain Valley and went to Qingshan Town. He found her under house arrest at the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, where she greeted him at the door.

• The Amethyst Winged Lion King gave Xiao Yan a piece of purple spirit crystal before Xiao Yan returned to Little Mountain Valley.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao refined eight Magic Cores into Energy-Gathering Pills, and Xiao Yan absorbed five Fourth-Grade pills over the next month, reaching the fifty-sixth stage of Dou Qi.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan that Xiao Yi Xian had not visited Little Mountain Valley, so Xiao Yan decided to check on her in Qingshan Town.
• Xiao Yi Xian revealed that someone close to her had betrayed her and that Mr. Yao had confined her while pressuring her to marry him.
• Xiao Yan arrived at the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, and Xiao Yi Xian opened the door and welcomed him.

Xiao Yan brought Xiao Yi Xian to Little Mountain Valley after killing Mr. Yao, and they settled into a life together there. When he discovered her Woeful Poison Body, he stayed by her side, leaving Xiao Yi Xian touched by his acceptance.

• Xiao Yan told Xiao Yi Xian that he had killed Mr. Yao and invited her to live with him in Little Mountain Valley.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian returned to the valley, where he built her a cabin and they shared dinner.
• Xiao Yan cultivated with Energy-Gathering Pills while Xiao Yi Xian studied the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture and advanced rapidly.
• A month later, Xiao Yan found Xiao Yi Xian unconscious after her poisonous Dou Qi seeped out of her body.
• Xiao Yi Xian feared Xiao Yan had touched her, but he reassured her and accepted her Woeful Poison Body without avoiding her.

After Xiao Yan discovered that Little Mountain Valley might conceal a Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, he led his companions in a search. They uncovered a heated tunnel lined with blood-red crystals, and Xiao Yan prepared to explore it.

• Xiao Yan broke through to the sixty-second stage of Dou Qi, and Xiao Yi Xian and Yao Lao noticed strange signs accompanying his cultivation.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King arrived with the Little Amethyst Winged Lion King and told Xiao Yan the legend of the Land of Omen.
• Xiao Yan suspected that the valley might hide a Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, and Yao Lao agreed to help search for it.
• After two days of searching, Yao Lao sensed a heavenly flame beneath the valley, so Xiao Yan gathered Xiao Yi Xian and the two beasts to dig.
• A massive rock shattered to reveal a hot, crystal-lined tunnel, and Xiao Yan urged everyone to descend.

Xiao Yan and his companions reached an underground mass grave filled with ancient Magical Beast remains and discovered the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame. Yao Lao deduced that a Ninth-Grade Pill Beast’s battle and death had created the legendary treasure land, and Xiao Yan prepared to claim the heavenly flame.

• Xiao Yan learned that Essence-Blood Crystals could nourish Magical Beasts and gave them to the Amethyst Winged Lion King, earning its approval and protection.
• Yao Lao sensed three immensely powerful skeletons and guided Xiao Yan toward the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame.
• Xiao Yan and his companions found the blood-red flame drawing energy from the remains of colossal Magical Beasts.
• Yao Lao theorized that a Ninth-Grade Pill Beast had fought and killed the Magical Beasts before dying and sealing its remains underground.
• Xiao Yan recognized the flame as the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, ranked twenty-second on the Heavenly Flame Ranking.

Xiao Yan postponed absorbing the myriad beast spirit flame and decided to return to Wutan City before seeking the supplies he needed in the Imperial Capital. He brought Xiao Yi Xian with him, and Xiao Xun'er eagerly prepared to meet him—until she learned he had returned with another woman.

• Xiao Yan learned he needed a Blood Lotus Pill, ice spirit cold spring, and a Spirit Container to absorb the myriad beast spirit flame, so he planned to visit the Imperial Capital after returning home.
• Xiao Yan urged Xiao Yi Xian to trust him to resolve the danger of her Woeful Poison Body, and she agreed to travel with him.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian left the Little Mountain Valley on Little Lan, while the Amethyst Winged Lion King promised to guard the myriad beast spirit flame.
• Xiao Xun'er worried that Xiao Yan had not returned for the coming-of-age ceremony, and Ling Ying reassured her about his safety and character.
• A maid told Xiao Xun'er that Xiao Yan had returned with a woman, and Xiao Xun'er calmly asked Ling Ying to accompany her to see him.

Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Clan with Xiao Yi Xian and learned that the clan’s pill sales had pushed the Ao Ba and Jia Lie Families toward defeat. He introduced Xiao Yi Xian to Xiao Xun’er, whose affectionate greeting and jealous reaction left their relationship ambiguous.

• Xiao Yan introduced Xiao Yi Xian to Xiao Zhan and the elders, who welcomed her into the clan.
• Xiao Zhan and the Third Elder explained that the Xiao Clan’s pills had drawn customers from the Ao Ba and Jia Lie Families, with the Ao Ba Family considering surrender while Jia Lie Bi refused to yield.
• Xiao Ning and Xiao Mei joined the clan youths outside the hall as they gathered to gossip about Xiao Yan’s return with a girl.
• After learning Xiao Xun’er was approaching, Xiao Yan left the hall with Xiao Yi Xian and met Xun’er outside.
• Xiao Yan introduced Xiao Yi Xian as his friend and Xiao Xun’er as his childhood little sister; Xun’er puffed her cheeks and refused to acknowledge him before Xiao Yan sent the onlookers away.

Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian, encouraged them to become close friends, and spent time with Xiao Xun'er before the Xiao Clan's Coming-of-Age Ceremony. As the ceremony began, Xiao Yan cultivated through the proceedings until his name was called.

• Xiao Yan told Xiao Xun'er about Xiao Yi Xian's Woeful Poison Body and asked her to befriend Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Xun'er agreed while teasing Xiao Yan about their feelings for him.
• Xiao Xun'er made Xiao Yan take her shopping for two days, and three days later the Xiao Clan held its Coming-of-Age Ceremony before Wutan City's gathered forces.
• Xiao Yu returned from Jia Nan Academy as a Nine-Star Dou Zhe and watched Xiao Yan from afar, while Xiao Yi Xian teased him about Xiao Yu's interest in him.
• Xiao Yan sat down to cultivate during the ceremony, and Xiao Yu scolded Xiao Ning for mocking him.
• The Second Elder called Xiao Yan to the platform as evening arrived.

At the Xiao Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony, Xiao Yan stunned Wutan City’s spectators by revealing purple wings, though Gu Ni suspected they came from a special Dou Technique rather than proof that Xiao Yan was a Dou Wang. The ceremony’s test then showed that Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi was at the ninth stage.

• Xiao Yan brushed off Xiao Yi Xian’s teasing and Xiao Xun’er’s worries before heading to the platform.
• Xiao Yan used purple wings to fly onto the platform, shocking the crowd and guests.
• Gu Ni suggested that Xiao Yan’s wings came from a special Dou Technique and that he might not yet be a Dou Wang.
• Xiao Zhan declined the guests’ attempts to arrange introductions between Xiao Yan and their daughters.
• Xiao Yan completed the ceremony and placed his hand on the Magic Testing Magic Stone Tablet, which displayed “Dou Qi: ninth stage!”

At the Xiao Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony, Xiao Yan’s strength again appeared to be only at the Ninth Stage of Dou Qi, while Xiao Xun’er revealed she was a Nine-Star Dou Zhe. After the ceremony, Xiao Yan told Xiao Zhan he planned to visit the Black-Corner Region before attending Jia Nan Academy.

• Xiao Yan’s test showed the Ninth Stage of Dou Qi, and the Second Elder let him leave without holding the challenge segment.
• Xiao Xun’er tested at Nine-Star Dou Zhe, astonishing the gathered faction representatives and relieving Oba Pa that his family had submitted to the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Yan encouraged Xiao Yi Xian that she would stand with him and Xun’er at the pinnacle of the continent.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Zhan hosted Ya Fei and Gu Ni, who thanked the Xiao Clan for their friendship and Xiao Yan’s medicinal pills.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Zhan he would attend Jia Nan Academy later, but intended to go to the Black-Corner Region first.

Xiao Yan offered Xiao Zhan alchemy insights for the Xiao Clan before the Jia Lie Family learned that Master Lin Hong had murdered two elders and fled with its pills. Jia Lie Bi blamed Liu Xi and ordered him executed, leaving the family devastated and its plan to fight the Xiao Clan in ruins.

• Xiao Yan told Xiao Zhan he would prepare alchemy insights from the first through fourth ranks for the Xiao Clan’s new guest alchemist.
• Jia Lie Bi and his elders learned that the Ao Ba Family had broken its alliance and joined the Xiao Clan, but Jia Lie Bi rallied them by pointing to Master Lin Hong.
• A guard reported that the fourth and fifth elders had been murdered outside Lin Hong’s Alchemy Room and that Lin Hong had vanished with all the pills he had made.
• Jia Lie Bi realized Lin Hong had ruined the family’s plans and finances, then crippled Liu Xi’s legs and ordered guards to kill him.
• Liu Xi pleaded for his life as two Jia Lie Family members approached him.

After Lin Hong escaped with the Jia Lie Family’s pills, Jia Lie Bi ordered his family to prepare to flee Wutan City while he led an elite force in a night raid on the Xiao Family Market. The raid began with Jia Lie Bi confronting the Xiao Clan Grand Elder, whose strength proved far greater than expected.

• Jia Lie Bi rejected surrender and ordered the Grand Elder to prepare the family’s valuables for departure.
• Jia Lie Bi sent Jia Lie Ao and the Third Elder west with clansmen below Dou Shi rank, while he planned to attack the Xiao Family Market with the family’s elites.
• Jia Lie Bi led three Da Dou Shi and twelve other elites in a masked assault on the market, targeting its shops and pill stock.
• Jia Lie Bi attacked a Xiao Clan Dou Shi guard, but the Xiao Clan Grand Elder emerged and repelled him with a powerful palm strike.
• Jia Lie Bi recognized the Xiao Clan Grand Elder as an Eight-Star Great Dou Master, shocking the Jia Lie Family elites.