Chapter Summaries

After transmigrating as Xiao Zhan, patriarch of the Xiao Clan and father of Xiao Yan, he discovered a system that rewarded him for having children and empowered him when they provoked powerful enemies. He received five gift packs and began inspecting their contents.

• Xiao Zhan accepted that he had transmigrated into the father of Xiao Yan and recalled that Xiao Yan had just been humiliated by his low cultivation assessment.
• Xiao Zhan decided to comfort Xiao Yan before Nalan Yanran came to break off the engagement, but a system began activating.
• The Strongest Father-Relying System bound itself to Xiao Zhan and revealed its abilities to grant him strength when his children provoked powerful enemies and reward him for having more children.
• The system showed Xiao Zhan's status as a five-star Da Dou Shi and awarded him three gift packs for his sons plus a super gift pack for Xiao Yan's great fortune.
• Xiao Zhan opened the packs and received an Exiled Immortal Aura card, a Yin-Yang Creation Art card, a Family Domain card, a Father-Relying Teleportation Talisman, and a Fire Spirit Bloodline card.

Xiao Zhan extracted several system cards, gaining an ethereal appearance and an invincible domain within the Xiao Clan’s territory. He decided to save the fire spirit bloodline for Xiao Yan and focus on expanding the family through marriage and children.

• Xiao Zhan extracted the Exiled Immortal Aura, which made him look younger and more charming.
• Xiao Zhan read about the Yin-Yang Creation Art, a dual cultivation technique, and praised it.
• Xiao Zhan activated the Family Domain Card, becoming invincible within the Xiao Clan’s territory, and considered expanding the clan’s influence.
• Xiao Zhan learned that the Father-Relying Teleportation Talisman could transport him to his children when they were in danger.
• Xiao Zhan chose not to absorb the Fire Spirit Bloodline and instead saved it for Xiao Yan, deciding to leave cultivation to his sons and strengthen the clan by having more children.

Xiao Zhan prepared to use his new system while refusing to comfort Xiao Yan, then received Ge Ye, Nalan Yanran, and Liu Ling from the Misty Cloud Sect at the Xiao Clan. He summoned Xiao Yan and revealed that Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran had been betrothed before birth, leaving Xiao Yan surprised and Nalan Yanran greeting Xiao Zhan.

• Xiao Zhan learned that the system only rewarded his sons for provoking others of their own accord, then planned to guide them without directly instigating them.
• Steward Mo told Xiao Zhan that the Misty Cloud Sect guests had arrived, and Xiao Zhan asked him to bring Xiao Yan to the reception hall.
• Xiao Zhan entered the hall late, treated Ge Ye and his companions coldly, and took his seat among the Xiao Clan's elders.
• Xiao Yan arrived, and Xiao Zhan warmly called him over to meet Ge Ye, Nalan Yanran, and Liu Ling.
• Xiao Zhan told Xiao Yan that he and Nalan Yanran had been betrothed before birth, and Nalan Yanran greeted Xiao Zhan.

Xiao Zhan orchestrated the confrontation over Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran’s engagement to provoke his son and trigger the Dad-Pleaser System. When Ge Ye threatened the Xiao Clan after Xiao Yan refused to dissolve the engagement, Xiao Zhan gained the peak seven-star Great Dou Master realm.

• Xiao Zhan invited Xiao Yan to show Nalan Yanran around, but Ge Ye revealed that the Misty Cloud Sect wanted the engagement dissolved.
• Ge Ye offered Qi Gathering Powder as compensation, while Xiao Zhan feigned outrage and the Xiao Clan elders urged him to accept.
• Xiao Yan rejected the offer and refused to dissolve the engagement, then angrily confronted Nalan Yanran after she offered further compensation and a place in the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Ge Ye threatened to have the Xiao Clan erased from Wutan City and unleashed his Dou Qi pressure against Xiao Yan.
• The Dad-Pleaser System detected Xiao Yan provoking Ge Ye and raised Xiao Zhan’s cultivation to the peak seven-star Great Dou Master realm.

Xiao Zhan revealed that his strength had risen to Seven-Star Great Dou Master and protected Xiao Yan when Ge Ye tried to force the Xiao Clan to dissolve the engagement. Xiao Yan repudiated Nalan Yanran, and Xiao Zhan drove Ge Ye away, openly defying the Misty Cloud Sect.

• Xiao Zhan shielded Xiao Yan from Ge Ye's pressure and revealed his breakthrough to Seven-Star Great Dou Master.
• Xiao Zhan rebuked the Three Elders, then asked Xiao Yan whether he would accept the Misty Cloud Sect's demand to dissolve the engagement; Xiao Yan refused to submit.
• Xiao Zhan told Xiao Yan to write a divorce letter repudiating Nalan Yanran, and Ge Ye attacked to stop him.
• Xiao Zhan used the family domain to defeat Ge Ye with one slap, while Xiao Yan finished writing the divorce letter.
• Xiao Zhan gave the letter to Nalan Yanran and declared that the Xiao Clan had repudiated her rather than the Nalan Family breaking the engagement.
• Ge Ye left with Nalan Yanran after threatening to report Xiao Zhan to the Sect Master, and Xiao Zhan said he did not fear the Misty Cloud Sect.

After Xiao Zhan defied the Misty Cloud Sect to defend Xiao Yan, he reassured his son and hinted that his apparent strength was not his true limit. He claimed to come from another world and described the Dou Qi Continent as a lesser world, leaving Xiao Yan stunned and eager to learn more.

• After Ge Ye and Nalan Yanran left, Xiao Zhan dismissed the clan elders' fears about the Misty Cloud Sect and said anyone who felt unsafe could leave the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Yan apologized for drawing his father and the clan into conflict, but Xiao Zhan told him not to worry and privately asked whether he thought Xiao Zhan was only a Da Dou Shi.
• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Zhan to hand him over to the Misty Cloud Sect, but Xiao Zhan insisted that he feared no mere Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Zhan told Xiao Yan that he was not from this world and asked whether he thought the Dou Qi Continent was large.
• Xiao Zhan called the Dou Qi Continent a lesser world compared with a great world, shocking Xiao Yan.

Xiao Zhan told Xiao Yan that he was the reincarnation of the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, an Immortal Emperor betrayed by three rivals and forced to escape into the lower realm. Though he had recovered less than one ten-thousandth of his former power, Xiao Zhan claimed no one on the Dou Qi Continent could oppose him unless a Dou Di appeared.

• Xiao Zhan told Xiao Yan that Dou Di ascended from the Dou Qi Continent to the Great Thousand World, which contained countless smaller worlds.
• Xiao Zhan claimed he had once ruled as the Desolate Heavenly Emperor after defeating powerful enemies across the Great Thousand World.
• Xiao Zhan said three Immortal Emperors lured him into a ruin and trapped him in a killing formation, forcing him to escape by reincarnating in the lower realm.
• Xiao Zhan explained that his damaged soul had obscured his memories until they began returning a year earlier, and vowed to confront the three Immortal Emperors.
• Xiao Zhan told Xiao Yan that, despite having less than one ten-thousandth of his former strength, he was unmatched on the Dou Qi Continent unless a Dou Di appeared.
• Xiao Yan concluded that Xiao Zhan's power explained why he had dared to provoke the Misty Cloud Sect.

Xiao Zhan told Xiao Yan that he possessed an extraordinary fire spirit bloodline and that his cultivation had stalled because the black ring was absorbing his Dou Qi. After Yao Lao emerged from the ring, Xiao Yan learned he was responsible and demanded that Xiao Zhan destroy him.

• Xiao Yan lamented that his weak cultivation made him unworthy of fighting beside Xiao Zhan, and Xiao Zhan asked whether he wanted to become stronger.
• Xiao Zhan revealed that Xiao Yan had a fire spirit bloodline capable of reaching Dou Di through absorbing heavenly flames.
• Xiao Zhan explained that Xiao Yan's bloodline had not awakened and that his ring had been devouring his Dou Qi.
• Xiao Zhan summoned Yao Lao from the ring, and Yao Lao admitted he had absorbed Xiao Yan's Dou Qi while asleep.
• Xiao Yan angrily cursed Yao Lao and asked Xiao Zhan to destroy him, leaving Yao Lao frightened of the Immortal Emperor.

Xiao Yan confronted Yao Chen over the three years his Dou Qi had been absorbed, but Xiao Zhan spared the elder and revealed his identity and history. Xiao Zhan arranged for Yao Chen to become Xiao Yan’s master, and both Yao Chen and Xiao Yan accepted the relationship.

• Xiao Yan angrily blamed Yao Chen for his lost cultivation and asked Xiao Zhan to kill him.
• Xiao Zhan used the family domain to suppress Yao Chen, then released him and revealed that he knew Yao Chen’s origins and past.
• Yao Chen believed Xiao Zhan was the reincarnated Desolate Heavenly Emperor and offered to compensate Xiao Yan for absorbing his Dou Qi.
• Xiao Zhan told Yao Chen to take Xiao Yan as his disciple, explaining that they were destined to become master and student.
• Xiao Yan obeyed his father and paid his respects to Yao Chen, who promised to teach him everything he knew.

Xiao Zhan awakened Xiao Yan’s fire spirit bloodline, allowing him to endure Yao Chen’s bone spirit cold flame and rapidly increase his cultivation. Xiao Yan broke through to four-stage dou qi, leaving Yao Chen astonished by his potential.

• Xiao Yan vowed to repay Nalan Yanran for humiliating him, and Xiao Zhan praised his resolve.
• Xiao Zhan urged Yao Chen to teach Xiao Yan the Flame Mantra, which Yao Chen realized Xiao Zhan had somehow identified.
• Xiao Zhan used a red card to awaken Xiao Yan’s fire spirit bloodline, putting him through an hour of intense pain.
• Xiao Yan emerged from the awakening feeling powerful, while Yao Chen sensed the bloodline drawing fire energy and stirring his bone spirit cold flame.
• Xiao Yan touched Yao Chen’s bone spirit cold flame without being harmed and broke through to four-stage dou qi.

Xiao Yan used the energy of Yao Chen’s heavenly flame and his awakened fire spirit bloodline to advance twice, reaching fifth stage Dou Qi. Meanwhile, Xiao Zhan struck and gravely wounded Ling Ying for sneaking toward his room, and Xiao Yan ended the chapter determined to surpass Nalan Yanran.

• Xiao Yan absorbed energy from the bone spirit cold flame and broke through to fourth stage Dou Qi.
• Xiao Zhan sensed Ling Ying sneaking toward his room and used the family domain to strike him as a warning.
• Ling Ying was sent flying, spat blood, and fled into the night.
• Xiao Yan absorbed more of the heavenly flame’s energy and advanced again to fifth stage Dou Qi.
• Yao Chen praised Xiao Yan’s bloodline, then advised him to cultivate patiently and build a solid foundation.
• Xiao Yan accepted the advice and silently vowed to repay Nalan Yanran’s humiliation.

Xiao Xun'er decided to leave the Xiao Clan after Ling Ying was badly injured by Xiao Zhan, while Xiao Zhan reconsidered his plans for her and Xiao Yan. The Three Great Elders then resolved to force Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan to apologize to the Misty Cloud Sect.

• Xiao Zhan entrusted Xiao Yan's training to Yao Chen and told Xiao Yan to consolidate his cultivation after his breakthroughs.
• Ling Ying told Xiao Xun'er that an unseen expert had grievously wounded him, leading her to suspect the Xiao Clan was hiding a powerful protector.
• Ling Ying urged Xiao Xun'er to return to her clan, and she agreed to leave after one more day so she could say goodbye to Xiao Yan and Xiao Zhan.
• Xiao Zhan monitored Xiao Xun'er and Ling Ying, realized his attack had prompted her departure, and considered arranging Xiao Yan's marriage while the system warned him not to deliberately provoke enemies for his son.
• The Three Great Elders decided to rally the clansmen in the morning and force Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan to apologize to the Misty Cloud Sect.

The Three Great Elders rallied Xiao clansmen to pressure Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan into apologizing to the Misty Cloud Sect, but Xiao Zhan defended his son and swiftly defeated the elders. He reassured the clan that he would protect it while telling anyone who feared the sect they were free to leave.

• The Three Great Elders led kneeling Xiao clansmen in demanding that Xiao Zhan take Xiao Yan to the Misty Cloud Sect and seek forgiveness.
• Xiao Yan rejected the demand and mocked the elders, prompting the Great Elder to attack him.
• Xiao Zhan stepped between them and sent the Great Elder flying with a cold snort.
• Xiao Zhan pulled the Second and Third Elders toward him and slapped them, injuring both.
• The Great Elder tried to turn the clansmen against Xiao Zhan, who promised to protect the clan and said fearful members could leave.

Xiao Zhan crushed the Xiao Clan elders’ rebellion, stripped the Three Great Elders of their cultivation, and forced the clan to accept him as its leader. Xiao Yan left determined to grow stronger, while Xiao Xun'er noticed his confidence returning.

• The Three Great Elders and the clansmen demanded that Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan leave the clan, but Xiao Zhan’s pressure forced them all to their knees.
• Xiao Zhan crippled the Three Great Elders’ cultivation and removed them from their positions as elders.
• Xiao Zhan warned the clan against opposing him or discussing the Misty Cloud Sect affair, and the clansmen accepted his authority.
• Xiao Yan praised his father’s strength and resolved to become stronger, while Xiao Zhan urged him to remember that strength ruled the world.
• Yao Chen refused to let Xiao Yan cultivate with his Heavenly Flames before his cultivation stabilized, and Xiao Xun'er noticed Xiao Yan’s confidence had returned.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er visited Xiao Zhan, where Xun'er planned to say goodbye and return to her clan. Xiao Zhan urged her to stay, leaving Xiao Yan unsure whether he truly saw her only as a little sister.

• Xiao Yan reunited warmly with Xiao Xun'er and teased her about their childhood.
• Xiao Xun'er wrestled with the thought of leaving the Xiao Clan after an elder's warning.
• Yao Chen told Xiao Yan that Xun'er likely belonged to the Gu Clan, one of the Eight Ancient Clans.
• Xiao Xun'er told Xiao Yan and Xiao Zhan that she planned to return to her clan.
• Xiao Zhan reassured Xiao Xun'er that she could stay, and Xiao Yan questioned his feelings for her.

Xiao Zhan persuaded Xiao Xun'er to stay in the Xiao Clan and pushed Xiao Yan to pursue her. Xiao Yan remained frustrated by his father’s matchmaking, while Yao Lao approved of Xiao Xun'er as a suitable partner.

• Xiao Zhan reassured Xiao Xun'er that she could stay in the Xiao Clan and invited her to dinner with him and Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Xun'er happily accepted the invitation and left after shyly saying goodbye to Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Zhan urged Xiao Yan to pursue Xiao Xun'er and boasted about his own many relationships.
• Xiao Yan admitted he would struggle to see Xiao Xun'er with another man, and Xiao Zhan told him to use dinner as a chance to deepen their feelings.
• Xiao Yan complained to Yao Lao about Xiao Zhan, but Yao Lao approved of Xiao Xun'er as a choice, prompting Xiao Yan to call them both jackals.

Xiao Zhan arranged a dinner and repeatedly served Xiao Xun'er Cloudmist Fine Wine, hoping his plan would transform his cultivation. After Xun'er became drunk, he told Xiao Yan to take her to the guest room, while a furtive figure watched nearby.

• Xiao Zhan bought Cloudmist Fine Wine and prepared a dinner, believing his plan could greatly improve his cultivation.
• Xiao Xun'er refused to leave the Xiao Clan because she hoped to remain near Xiao Yan, and Ling Ying worried she had fallen for him.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er arrived at Xiao Zhan's home for dinner, where Xiao Zhan urged them to drink.
• Xiao Xun'er drank cup after cup with Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan until she became thoroughly drunk.
• Xiao Zhan sensed a furtive figure nearby and told Xiao Yan to take Xun'er to the guest room and put her to bed.

Xiao Zhan arranged for Xiao Yan to carry the drunk Xiao Xun'er to a guest room, prompting Ling Ying to confront him. When Ling Ying attacked, Xiao Zhan's system-powered strength let him drive Ling Ying from the Xiao Residence and declare Xiao Xun'er the Xiao Clan's future daughter-in-law; an invisible force then stopped Ling Ying from returning.

• Xiao Zhan told Xiao Yan to help the drunken Xiao Xun'er to bed, while privately telling his system he was helping his son.
• Ling Ying waited outside the courtyard, then saw Xiao Yan supporting an unconscious Xiao Xun'er and assumed he meant to take advantage of her.
• Ling Ying blocked Xiao Yan and attacked after Xiao Yan refused to hand Xiao Xun'er over.
• The system raised Xiao Zhan's strength to Peak Nine-Star Dou Emperor, and Xiao Zhan appeared to strike Ling Ying out of the Xiao Residence.
• Xiao Zhan told Ling Ying to inform Gu Yuan that Xiao Xun'er would be the Xiao Clan's daughter-in-law, and an invisible force blasted Ling Ying away when he tried to reenter.

Xiao Zhan repelled Ling Ying and revealed his immense strength, thrilling Xiao Yan and shocking Yao Chen with his bold challenge to Gu Yuan. After Xiao Yan settled Xiao Xun'er and began cultivating with Yao Chen's bone spirit cold flame, Xiao Zhan decided it was time for Xiao Yan to leave Wutan City and temper himself.

• Xiao Zhan blasted Ling Ying away from the Xiao Residence gates and warned him not to try again, so Ling Ying left to report back to the Gu Clan.
• Xiao Yan praised Xiao Zhan for effortlessly defeating a Dou Huang, while Yao Chen recognized the significance of Xiao Zhan challenging Gu Yuan.
• Xiao Zhan told Xiao Yan to help Xiao Xun'er rest, and Xiao Yan later asked Yao Chen to use the bone spirit cold flame to aid his cultivation.
• Xiao Zhan realized his Nine-Star Dou Emperor strength was now his own, independent of the family domain.
• Xiao Zhan decided Xiao Yan should leave Wutan City to face stronger opponents and help Xiao Zhan continue growing stronger.

Xiao Zhan planned to send Xiao Yan out to encounter stronger opponents so he could continue growing through the Fatherly Love Like a Mountain function, while also considering how to expand his family and the Xiao Clan. After breakfast with Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yan, he told Xiao Yan it was time to go out into the world.

• Xiao Zhan learned that the system would not reward him if he deliberately provoked enemies for his sons, and decided to frame sending Xiao Yan away as training.
• Xiao Zhan planned to visit Xiao Ding and Xiao Li in Stone Desert City, have more descendants, and expand the Xiao Clan's territory by unifying Wutan City.
• Xiao Xun'er woke up and apologized to Xiao Zhan, who reassured her and asked her to call Xiao Yan to breakfast.
• Xiao Zhan ate with Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yan, then told Xiao Yan that he was almost an adult and it was time to go out into the world.