Chapter Summaries

Xiao Zhan told Xiao Yan to leave Wutan City and temper himself through hardship, then urged him to show no mercy to enemies and never fear stirring up trouble. Xiao Yan agreed to venture out, while Xiao Zhan gave him a jade talisman that would let him call for help in a life-or-death crisis.

• Xiao Zhan sent Xiao Xun'er away so he could privately tell Xiao Yan to leave the Xiao Clan and Wutan City the next day.
• Yao Chen supported Xiao Zhan's advice, saying Xiao Yan needed hardship and danger to become a true powerhouse.
• Xiao Yan agreed to travel across the continent, and Xiao Zhan advised him to kill enemies without hesitation and never back down from trouble.
• Xiao Yan declared that he would act against injustice and refuse to be a mediocrity, while Xiao Zhan celebrated his resolve.
• The system warned Xiao Zhan that deliberately instigating his son would not activate the fatherly function, and Xiao Zhan argued with it inwardly.
• Xiao Zhan promised to appear if Xiao Yan faced a life-or-death crisis and took out a Father-Relying Teleportation Talisman.

Xiao Zhan activated the Father-Relying Teleportation Talisman so he could rescue Xiao Yan if he faced mortal danger, then urged him to prepare to leave and gain experience. Xiao Yan said goodbye to Xun'er and promised to return stronger and ask the Gu Clan for her hand in marriage.

• Xiao Zhan activated the Father-Relying Teleportation Talisman with Xiao Yan's blood, allowing Xiao Yan to summon him in mortal danger.
• Xiao Zhan persuaded Yao Chen not to take action during Xiao Yan's travels so he could continue guiding him.
• Xiao Zhan told Xiao Yan to prepare to leave the next day and to explain his departure to Xun'er.
• Xiao Yan told Xun'er he was leaving to grow stronger and admitted he wanted to confront the Misty Cloud Sect over Nalan Yanran's broken engagement.
• Xiao Yan embraced Xun'er and promised to return strong enough to ask the Gu Clan for her hand and marry her.

Xiao Yan left Wutan City to gain experience, intending to visit his elder brothers in Stone Desert City, while Xiao Zhan began making plans to expand the Xiao Clan's power. Xiao Zhan invited the Jia Lie and Ao Ba family leaders to a banquet, leaving Jia Lie Bi suspicious of his motives and Oba Pa curious.

• Xiao Yan promised Xiao Xun'er he would grow stronger and marry her before leaving Wutan City without saying goodbye to her or Xiao Zhan.
• Xiao Yan remembered Xiao Zhan's request to visit his elder brothers and their mercenary company, Mo Tie, in Stone Desert City.
• Xiao Xun'er discovered Xiao Yan's room was empty, and Xiao Zhan realized his son had already left.
• Xiao Zhan resolved to expand the Xiao Clan's influence in Wutan City and invited Jia Lie Bi and Oba Pa to a banquet.
• Jia Lie Bi suspected Xiao Zhan wanted support against the Misty Cloud Sect but decided the Jia Lie Family would not oppose it, while Oba Pa considered attending.

Xiao Zhan invited Jia Lie Bi and Oba Pa to submit their families to the Xiao Clan, but they refused and mocked his power. He revealed overwhelming strength, killed them, and ordered the Xiao Clan to destroy both rival families, while he left to pursue a wider goal.

• Xiao Zhan offered Jia Lie Bi and Oba Pa the chance to submit the Jia Lie Family and the Ao Ba Family to the Xiao Clan and unite Wutan City.
• Jia Lie Bi and Oba Pa rejected the offer, mocked Xiao Zhan, and dismissed the threat of the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Zhan revealed his formidable strength and killed Jia Lie Bi and Oba Pa with a single palm strike.
• Xiao Zhan ordered Xiao Yuan to lead the Xiao Clan in destroying the Jia Lie Family and the Ao Ba Family within one day.
• Xiao Zhan declared that Wutan City was only the beginning and left the Xiao Clan.

Xiao Zhan led the Xiao Clan’s assault on the Jia Lie Family after killing Jia Lie Bi. He killed the family’s two elders, leaving the Xiao Clan to overwhelm the demoralized defenders.

• Xiao Shan led a large force of Xiao Clan disciples toward the Jia Lie Family to destroy it.
• The Jia Lie Family’s leaders gathered their members to defend their residence, but they did not believe the news that Jia Lie Bi was dead.
• Xiao Shan ordered the Xiao Clan to attack, and the two families began a bloody battle.
• The Jia Lie Family’s Great Elder and Second Elder appeared and sent Xiao Shan flying with a palm strike.
• Xiao Zhan arrived, told Xiao Shan to continue the assault, and killed both elders with a palm strike each.
• The Jia Lie Family’s defenders lost heart, and the Xiao Clan slaughtered them inside their residence.

After wiping out the Jia Lie Family, Xiao Zhan led the Xiao Clan against the Ao Ba Family and killed its Great Elder. Xiao Shan led the remaining clansmen through the compound, leaving the Xiao Clan as the only one of Wutan City's three great families.

• Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Clan disciples slaughtered every member of the Jia Lie Family.
• Xiao Shan rallied the Xiao clansmen to attack the Ao Ba Family, while Xiao Zhan planned to appoint trusted aides to manage the clan.
• The Ao Ba Family leaders learned that the Jia Lie Family had fallen and that Xiao Zhan had killed their Clan Leader, Oba Pa.
• Xiao Zhan threw a sword through the Ao Ba Family Great Elder's Dou Qi Armor and killed him.
• Xiao Shan led the Xiao clansmen into the Ao Ba Family compound, where they killed its remaining members.

After the Xiao Clan destroyed the Jia Lie Family and the Ao Ba Family, Xiao Zhan consolidated his authority and shared their seized wealth with his clan. Ya Fei learned of the Xiao Clan’s rise and wondered whether the Mittel Auction House might be next, but trusted the Mittel Family’s backing.

• The Xiao Clan wiped out the remaining members of the Jia Lie Family and the Ao Ba Family, seized their businesses and treasuries, and became Wutan City’s strongest family.
• Xiao Zhan’s strength won the Xiao Clan members’ wholehearted submission, and former followers of the Three Great Elders joined his ranks.
• A steward told Ya Fei that the Xiao Clan had destroyed the Jia Lie Family and the Ao Ba Family and likely killed Jia Lie Bi and Oba Pa.
• Ya Fei dismissed the chance that the Xiao Clan would attack the Mittel Auction House, believing Xiao Zhan would not risk provoking the Mittel Family.
• Xiao Shan presented Xiao Zhan with the two families’ recovered wealth, and Xiao Zhan ordered him to distribute it among the Xiao Clan members.

Xiao Zhan ordered the Xiao Clan to bring all of Wutan City under its control within three days, using force against anyone who resisted. As the clan swept through the city, Xiao Shan asked how to handle the Mittel Auction House, and Xiao Zhan decided to visit it himself.

• Xiao Shan reported that the Xiao Clan was occupying the Jia Lie Family's and Ao Ba Family's estates and businesses, then asked what to do about their subordinate forces.
• Xiao Zhan ordered his clan leaders to make all of Wutan City submit within three days, declaring that resisters should be killed.
• Xiao Zhan sensed that the family domain had expanded to cover more than half of Wutan City and considered how Yun Yun might respond to Ge Ye's report.
• Xiao Shan and the Xiao Clan disciples led a bloody campaign across Wutan City, while Xiao Zhan killed powerful opponents who threatened his people.
• Xiao Shan warned Xiao Zhan that the Mittel Auction House had a Da Dou Shi guard and the Imperial Capital's Mittel Family behind it, so Xiao Zhan said he would visit it himself.

Ya Fei worried that the Xiao Clan’s rise would undermine the Mittel Auction House’s position in Wutan City, so she considered seeking cooperation with Xiao Zhan. The chapter ended when Xiao Zhan arrived at the auction house to meet her and Master Gu Ni.

• Master Gu Ni angrily complained that the Xiao Clan’s violence had halted business and forced the Mittel Auction House to postpone its auction.
• Ya Fei worried that the Xiao Clan’s control of Wutan City could threaten the auction house and undo her efforts to earn influence within the Mittel Family.
• Ya Fei suggested approaching Xiao Zhan about cooperation, while Master Gu Ni struggled with the idea of seeking his help.
• Ya Fei speculated that the Xiao Clan might fall because it had offended the Misty Cloud Sect, giving the Mittel Auction House a chance to regain influence.
• A steward informed Ya Fei and Master Gu Ni that Xiao Zhan had arrived, and Ya Fei asked him to escort Xiao Zhan to the VIP room.

Xiao Zhan visited the Mittel Auction House and demanded that Ya Fei lead it in submitting to the Xiao Clan, threatening its destruction if she refused. Ya Fei and Gu Ni faced his ultimatum, with their response left unresolved.

• Xiao Zhan reflected on the Mittel Family’s influence and decided to make the Mittel Auction House submit to the Xiao Clan and pursue Ya Fei.
• Ya Fei entered the private lounge with Gu Ni and greeted Xiao Zhan, who praised her beauty.
• Ya Fei asked what business had brought Xiao Zhan to the auction house, and he said he had two matters for her help.
• Xiao Zhan warned Ya Fei that Wutan City belonged to the Xiao Clan and demanded that she lead the Mittel Auction House in submission.
• Xiao Zhan threatened to destroy the Mittel Auction House if Ya Fei refused.

Xiao Zhan forced Ya Fei to consider bringing the Mittel Auction House under the Xiao Clan after overwhelming Master Gu Ni with his power. He then demanded that Ya Fei become his woman, leaving her unable to answer.

• Ya Fei objected to Xiao Zhan’s demand that the Mittel Auction House submit to the Xiao Clan, and Master Gu Ni challenged his authority.
• Xiao Zhan unleashed his aura and hurled Master Gu Ni out of the VIP room, knocking him unconscious.
• Xiao Zhan pressed Ya Fei to accept his offer, and she agreed to submit the auction house while trying to clarify what she meant.
• Xiao Zhan learned from the system that Many Children, Many Blessings required a partner’s willing consent.
• Xiao Zhan demanded that Ya Fei become his woman and threatened to destroy her hard-earned position if she refused.

Xiao Zhan rejected Ya Fei’s attempts to delay their marriage, while Ya Fei hoped the Misty Cloud Sect would stop him. After realizing she was waiting for the sect to act, he agreed to give her one month and declared she would become his bride.

• Ya Fei asked Xiao Zhan for time to consider, hoping to stall until the Misty Cloud Sect came after him.
• Xiao Zhan initially offered Ya Fei three days, dismissing her pleas for a longer delay.
• Ya Fei threatened that she would rather die than be forced into marriage, then tried to secure a month by promising to marry him willingly afterward.
• Xiao Zhan guessed that Ya Fei was waiting for the Misty Cloud Sect and declared he did not fear them.
• Xiao Zhan put his arm around Ya Fei and granted her one month, insisting she would be his bride afterward.

Xiao Zhan dismissed Ya Fei’s doubts about his ability to face the Misty Cloud Sect and secured her promise to submit to him if the Xiao Clan survived the coming month. At the Misty Cloud Sect, Nalan Yanran complained to Yun Yun about the Xiao Clan, setting the stage for the sect master’s response.

• Xiao Zhan told Ya Fei he would kill anyone from the Misty Cloud Sect who came to Wutan City, even Yun Yun.
• Ya Fei doubted Xiao Zhan could withstand the Misty Cloud Sect but promised to be his if the Xiao Clan remained safe a month later.
• Yun Yun finished cultivating and learned that Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye had returned to the sect.
• Yun Yun noticed Ge Ye was injured, and Nalan Yanran blamed the Xiao Clan and asked her teacher to uphold justice.

After hearing Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye’s account of the broken engagement, Yun Yun punished them for mishandling it but grew furious at the Xiao Clan’s reported defiance. She sent Elder Zhao, a Dou Wang, to discipline the clan, leaving Ge Ye eager to seek revenge despite Yun Yun’s warning that nobody must die.

• Yun Yun questioned Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye about the engagement dispute and rebuked them for publicly humiliating the Xiao Clan and damaging the Misty Cloud Sect’s reputation.
• Yun Yun docked six months of Ge Ye’s stipend and ordered Nalan Yanran to spend three months in seclusion.
• Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye claimed that Xiao Zhan had injured Ge Ye, publicly divorced Nalan Yanran, and insulted the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Yun Yun became enraged and ordered Ge Ye to ask Elder Zhao, a Dou Wang, to visit the Xiao Clan and administer a light punishment.
• Yun Yun warned Ge Ye that nobody was to die, while Ge Ye secretly considered crippling Xiao Zhan to destroy the Xiao Clan.

After the Mittel Auction House submitted to the Xiao Clan, Xiao Zhan reorganized the clan and established rules to govern Wutan City, which he renamed Xiao City. The city settled into order under the Xiao Clan’s rule, while Ya Fei and Gu Ni secretly planned to reclaim their assets after Xiao Zhan’s defeat.

• Ya Fei handed Xiao Zhan the Mittel Auction House’s assets and declared its submission, while she and Gu Ni privately intended to recover the wealth if the Xiao Clan fell.
• With every faction in Wutan City under Xiao Clan control, Xiao Zhan established a Genius Camp, appointed city stewards, and created an Enshrined Elders Hall to recruit powerful experts.
• Xiao Shan carried out Xiao Zhan’s orders to reorganize the clan and absorb its subordinate factions.
• Xiao Zhan renamed Wutan City Xiao City, banned fighting and established an Enforcement Team, and offered clan treatment to those joining as collateral members.
• The Xiao Clan’s new rules brought stability to Xiao City.

Ge Ye and Zhao Yuan rode to Wutan City so Zhao Yuan could punish Xiao Zhan, but they found the city renamed Xiao City and ruled by the Xiao Clan. Ge Ye realized the clan had gained control of the city, then faced its guards as they angrily defended Xiao Zhan.

• Ge Ye told Zhao Yuan that Xiao Zhan had humiliated and injured him, and urged Zhao Yuan to cripple Xiao Zhan so Wutan City's other clans could destroy the Xiao Clan.
• Ge Ye and Zhao Yuan reached the city and saw that its walls bore the name Xiao City instead of Wutan City.
• At the gate, a Xiao Clan guard told Ge Ye that the city was now under the Xiao Clan's control.
• Ge Ye confirmed the clan leader was Xiao Zhan, and the Xiao Clan members rebuked him for addressing their leader by name.
• Ge Ye recognized Xiao City's connection to Xiao Zhan and looked at the hostile guards with disdain.

Ge Ye and Zhao Yuan arrived at the Xiao Clan to demand that Xiao Zhan kneel, while Ya Fei, Gu Ni, and resentful clansmen expected the Xiao Clan’s downfall. Xiao Zhan calmly prepared to face the Misty Cloud Sect and reveal his strength, leaving the confrontation poised to begin at the clan gates.

• Ge Ye announced the Misty Cloud Sect’s arrival and headed to the Xiao Clan, prompting resentful clansmen across Xiao City to celebrate and gather to watch.
• A manager told Ya Fei and Master Gu Ni that the Misty Cloud Sect had arrived, and both went to the Xiao Clan expecting Xiao Zhan’s defeat.
• Xiao Shan warned Xiao Zhan that Ge Ye and an elder were approaching and urged him to flee, but Xiao Zhan said he had been waiting for them.
• Xiao Zhan used the family domain’s power to sense Ge Ye and Zhao Yuan and decided to defeat them publicly to cow those who opposed the Xiao Clan.
• Ge Ye and Zhao Yuan kicked open the Xiao Clan’s gates and demanded that Xiao Zhan come out and pay his respects.

Xiao Zhan confronted Ge Ye and Zhao Yuan at the Xiao Clan estate and killed both Misty Cloud Sect experts in a single exchange. He ordered their corpses hung above the city gate for seven days, leaving the spectators shocked and the Xiao Clan celebrating.

• Xiao Zhan came out to face Ge Ye and Zhao Yuan after Ge Ye insulted him and demanded he pay his respects.
• Xiao Zhan attacked without using his family domain and killed Ge Ye and Zhao Yuan with a single exchange.
• The spectators, Master Gu Ni, and Ya Fei were stunned by Xiao Zhan’s overwhelming strength, while Ya Fei regretted her agreement with him.
• The Xiao Clan members cheered for Xiao Zhan after he stopped the crowd with a gesture.
• Xiao Zhan ordered Ge Ye’s and Zhao Yuan’s corpses hung above the city gate for seven days as a warning.

After Xiao Zhan killed Misty Cloud Sect experts, the Xiao Clan tightened its control over Xiao City while factions gave up resisting. Ya Fei and Master Gu Ni considered their dwindling options and placed their last hope in Misty Cloud Sect Master Yun Yun confronting Xiao Zhan.

• Passersby discussed Xiao Zhan's strength as Xiao Clan disciples guarded the corpses of Ge Ye and Zhao Yuan at Xiao City's gates.
• Xiao Zhan accepted factions seeking to join the Xiao Clan's collateral branches, confident his strength would prevent disloyalty.
• Master Gu Ni asked Ya Fei whether they should flee to the Mittel Family headquarters, but she said Xiao Zhan's people had already replaced their staff and watched their every move.
• Ya Fei argued that the Misty Cloud Sect would retaliate for Xiao Zhan killing its elder and displaying the corpse at the gates.
• Ya Fei reminded Master Gu Ni that Yun Yun had reached the three-star Dou Huang realm, restoring his hope that she could defeat Xiao Zhan.

Xiao Yan used Qi Gathering Powder to break through to the Dou Zhe realm, then asked Yao Lao for the evolvable Flame Mantra. Yao Lao warned that cultivating it meant devouring dangerous heavenly flames, but Xiao Yan chose to trust his father's judgment and pursue it.

• Xiao Yan refined the Qi Gathering Powder and formed a Dou Qi vortex, successfully advancing to Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Yan asked Yao Lao for the evolvable technique he had mentioned.
• Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan that the Flame Mantra had a low chance of reaching its peak and required devouring heavenly flames to evolve.
• Yao Lao explained the dangers of heavenly flames and asked whether Xiao Yan still wanted to cultivate the technique.
• Xiao Yan said he trusted his father's judgment and insisted on pursuing the Flame Mantra.