Chapter Summaries

After consolidating their cultivation and reaching Peak Dou Wang, Xiao Mo and Wang Miaojun entered Jia Nan Academy’s second Inner Academy tournament. Xiao Mo advanced through the rounds and won the brutal fourth-round elimination match, then celebrated with Wang Miaojun at the academy’s Cafeteria.

• Xiao Mo and Wang Miaojun trained in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, then reached Peak Dou Wang after consolidating their cultivation in the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower.
• Xiao Mo redeemed the Heaven Tier Chaos Immortal Seal from the System Shop and mastered it before the tournament began.
• Xiao Mo defeated his first two opponents with a single punch, while he and Wang Miaojun both advanced to the third round.
• Xiao Mo won his third-round match with another single punch, then entered the fourth-round Special Space elimination match.
• Xiao Mo fought off three opponents who joined forces against him, eliminated them one by one, and won the final bout to advance.
• Xiao Mo and Wang Miaojun discussed their fourth-round victories, then went to the academy’s Cafeteria for Braised Fish.

Xiao Mo opened up to Wang Miaojun about his transmigration and pain, then advanced through the tournament while she vowed to reach the finals with him. In the tenth round, Xiao Mo began fighting three other contestants for a place among the top ten and struck one opponent with a Vermilion Bird Finger.

• Xiao Mo told Wang Miaojun that he had transmigrated from Blue Star and could not remember his past life, and she comforted him.
• Xiao Mo defeated his fifth-round opponent with Profound Soul Demon-Refining Fist and earned a total of 10,000 fire crystals from the first five rounds.
• Xiao Mo and Wang Miaojun advanced through the sixth, seventh, and eighth rounds, with both aiming to meet in the finals.
• Xiao Mo and Wang Miaojun entered the tenth round, where four contestants would compete for one of the final top-ten places.
• Xiao Mo retreated to the edge of the Arena, then clashed with an opponent and used Vermilion Bird Finger to blast away half of the opponent's Immortal Power Barrier energy.

Xiao Mo advanced into Jia Nan Academy’s tournament top ten, then returned to the Wang Residence with Wang Miaojun during the break. He revealed that he had reached Peak Dou Wang and promised Xiao Yan he would help him with the Three-Year Agreement.

• Xiao Mo defeated his final opponent after the student forfeited, advancing into the tournament’s top ten and earning 8,000 Fire Crystals.
• Xiao Mo woke beside Wang Miaojun, congratulated her on making the top ten, and rewarded her with a Heaven Tier cultivation method and Dou Technique.
• Xiao Mo resolved to keep pursuing strength despite doubts about ever reaching Peak Dou Sheng, then strolled through Jia Nan Academy’s Back Mountain with Wang Miaojun.
• Xiao Mo and Wang Miaojun returned to the Wang Residence in Jia Ma Holy City during the three-day tournament break.
• Xiao Mo invited Xiao Yan to the Wang Residence, showed him his Peak Dou Wang strength, and promised to help with the Three-Year Agreement.

Xiao Mo planned to reach Dou Emperor and join the Jia Ma Empire's Imperial Family, then entered the Inner Academy tournament's top five after a hard-fought victory. With the final round three days away, he and Wang Miaojun spoke about his strength and promised to travel together to the ends of the earth.

• Xiao Yan and Xiao Mo agreed to meet again in three months and go together to the Misty Cloud Sect for the Three-Year Agreement.
• Xiao Mo told Wang Miaojun he planned to break through to Dou Emperor and join the Jia Ma Empire's Imperial Family, and she offered to arrange it.
• After returning to Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Mo entered seclusion and emerged for the tournament's final two rounds.
• Xiao Mo broke through to One-Star Dou Emperor during his match and defeated his opponent after a quarter-hour, securing a place in the top five and earning 8,000 fire crystals.
• Xiao Mo and Wang Miaojun both made the top five, then discussed Daoism and the upcoming final before Xiao Mo promised to protect her and travel with her to the ends of the earth.

Xiao Mo fought through the Inner Academy Grand Competition final, defeating the other four Peak Dou Wang contestants before facing Wang Miaojun in the deciding duel. He won the tournament and its 30,000 fire crystal point reward, emerging from the Special Space nearly exhausted.

• Xiao Mo and Wang Miaojun entered the final with four other contestants, and all five began a chaotic melee.
• Xiao Mo eliminated two students, leaving himself, Wang Miaojun, and one opponent; he then defeated the last student while Wang Miaojun held back.
• Xiao Mo rested for five minutes before he and Wang Miaojun began their final duel.
• Wang Miaojun used Heaven's Blaze: Dark Night Erasure, but Xiao Mo endured it with Heavenly Evolution Eight Transformations.
• Xiao Mo pushed his techniques to their limits and eliminated Wang Miaojun with a point-blank Vermilion Bird Finger.
• The academy announced Xiao Mo as the sole victor and awarded him 30,000 fire crystal points; he appeared in the Arena nearly exhausted.

After winning the Inner Academy competition, Xiao Mo used fire crystals to break through to One-Star Dou Emperor before returning to the Jia Ma Empire’s Holy City with Wang Miaojun. He revealed his strength to Wang Wenxing and asked whether the Wang Family could take complete control of the empire.

• Wang Miaojun comforted Xiao Mo after he won the competition, and he rested with 72,000 fire crystals on his Fire Crystal Card.
• Xiao Mo entered the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower and spent 4,000 fire crystals cultivating until he broke through to One-Star Dou Emperor and stabilized his strength.
• Xiao Mo and Wang Miaojun returned to the Jia Ma Empire’s Holy City after resting at Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Mo showed Wang Wenxing his Dou Emperor-level spiritual wings and asked whether the Wang Family could take complete control of the Jia Ma Empire, leaving Wang Wenxing speechless.

Xiao Mo supported Xiao Yan ahead of the Three-Year Agreement and accompanied him to the Misty Cloud Sect, where Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran began their long-awaited match. Xiao Yan revealed his superior cultivation and powerful techniques, but the fight remained undecided as he prepared to use another move.

• Wang Wenxing learned that Xiao Mo had become a One-Star Dou Emperor and welcomed his help with the Wang Family’s ambitions.
• Xiao Mo promised to stand with Xiao Yan at the Three-Year Agreement, earning Xiao Yan’s gratitude and 5,000 system points.
• Xiao Mo and Xiao Yan spent three months preparing at the Wang Residence before traveling to the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Nalan Yanran agreed to fight Xiao Yan before Yun Yun and the assembled sect disciples.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran traded attacks and clashed with Earth Tier Dou Techniques, while a Misty Cloud Sect elder contained the resulting Dou Qi storm.
• Xiao Yan used Three Thousand Lightning Movement and Eight Extremes Collapse, but Nalan Yanran blocked his attack, prompting him to prepare another move.

Xiao Yan defeated Nalan Yanran in the Three-Year Agreement, but the Misty Cloud Sect tried to detain him and Xiao Mo. Xiao Mo killed Yun Leng and forced Yun Shan to negotiate, then returned with Xiao Yan to the Wang Residence, where Wang Wenxing promised to support the Xiao Clan.

• Xiao Yan defeated Nalan Yanran with a Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus, burned their marriage contract, and prepared to leave the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Yun Leng tried to stop Xiao Yan, but Xiao Mo killed the Great Elder with a Vermilion Bird Finger.
• Yun Shan confronted Xiao Mo, who used two Dou Emperor Talismans and three Heavenly Flames to reach peak seven-star Dou Emperor strength and make Yun Shan concede.
• Yun Shan let Xiao Yan and Xiao Mo leave, agreeing to treat the incident as though it had never happened.
• Xiao Mo and Xiao Yan returned to the Wang Residence, where Wang Wenxing promised to back the Xiao Clan and help secure justice.

Xiao Mo and Xiao Yan survived a Misty Cloud Sect and Hall of Souls attack on the Xiao Clan, thwarting the planned extermination. Xiao Yan resolved to grow stronger and seek revenge, while Xiao Mo asked Wang Wenxing to secure the clan’s protection.

• Wang Wenxing reassured Xiao Mo that he would help protect the Xiao Clan, and Xiao Yan stayed at the Wang Residence.
• Yun Yun persuaded Yun Shan to publicly settle the feud with the Xiao Clan, but Yun Shan later agreed to cooperate with the Hall of Souls.
• Sensing danger, Xiao Mo and Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Clan, where Wang Miaojun warned that the Hall of Souls might join the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Misty Cloud Sect and Hall of Souls forces attacked the Xiao Clan, but Xiao Mo killed the attacking elders and stopped the clan from being wiped out.
• Xiao Yan vowed to grow stronger and settle the score with the Misty Cloud Sect, while Xiao Mo asked Wang Wenxing to arrange protection for the Xiao Clan.

After securing the Xiao Clan’s safety and celebrating the end of the Three-Year Agreement with Xiao Yan, Xiao Mo returned to the Wang Residence with Wang Miaojun. He planned to return with her to Jia Nan Academy, help her break through to Dou Emperor, and rest together for a few days.

• Yao Xuanchen intervened with Yun Shan, who agreed to stop pursuing the Xiao Clan, and Wang Wenxing confirmed that the clan was safe.
• Xiao Mo told Xiao Yan that the Misty Cloud Sect threat had been resolved, strengthening their bond and earning 5,000 system points.
• Xiao Yan planned to attend Jia Nan Academy, and Xiao Mo said he and Wang Miaojun would return there as well.
• Xiao Mo and Wang Miaojun returned to the Wang Residence and planned to rest before heading to Jia Nan Academy, where Xiao Mo hoped to help her reach Dou Emperor.
• Xiao Mo sat drinking sweet wine in the courtyard, and Wang Miaojun joined him.

After helping Wang Miaojun reach Dou Emperor, Xiao Mo settled with her between Jia Nan Academy and the Wang Residence while planning to develop his strength and pursue the Mystic Spirit Sect. After spending time with Xiao Yan and reflecting on Daoist teachings, Xiao Mo returned to the Wang Residence, where Wang Wenxing approached him with wine for a heart-to-heart.

• Xiao Mo refined a Dou Wang Pill, and Wang Miaojun used it to break through to Dou Emperor.
• Xiao Mo and Wang Miaojun trained in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, then agreed to use Jia Nan Academy and the Wang Residence as bases while developing around the Jia Ma Empire, the Mystic Spirit Sect, and the Central Plains Continent.
• Xiao Yan contacted Xiao Mo after arriving at Jia Nan Academy, and Xiao Mo reunited with him over a meal and drinks.
• Wang Miaojun shared her Daoist reflections with Xiao Mo, who decided to rest rather than continue advancing their cultivation.
• Xiao Mo returned to the Wang Residence, where Wang Wenxing brought two jugs of Daughter's Red and said they should talk as family.

Xiao Mo secured a place in the Jia Ma Imperial Family after Wang Wenxing introduced him to Emperor Yao Xuanchen, who asked him to remain at the palace and prepare to deal with the Chu Yun Empire. Before moving into the palace, Xiao Mo said goodbye to Wang Miaojun and gave her his Heavenly God Talisman, leaving their reunion a year away.

• Wang Wenxing offered to recommend Xiao Mo to Yao Xuanchen, and Xiao Mo accepted the opportunity to serve the Jia Ma Imperial Family.
• Wang Wenxing introduced Xiao Mo to Yao Xuanchen, who gave him a princely token, arranged his palace accommodations, and named the Chu Yun Empire's invasion as a future assignment.
• Xiao Mo told Wang Miaojun that he would be leaving to serve Yao Xuanchen, and she encouraged him to pursue his prospects.
• Xiao Mo gave Wang Miaojun his Heavenly God Talisman, which could grant one resurrection at the Wang Residence, and they shared an emotional farewell.
• Xiao Mo moved into the palace that evening, where he found the surroundings even more luxurious than the Wang Residence.

Yao Xuanchen revealed that he was a One-Star Dou Zun and sent Xiao Mo to the frontier to earn distinction. Xiao Mo arrived at Tiger-Suppressing Pass, where Li Wei told him the Chu Yun Empire would attack an outpost that night.

• Yao Xuanchen told Xiao Mo about his cultivation realm and said Xiao Mo might be the Jia Ma Empire’s only hope of reaching Dou Sheng.
• Yao Xuanchen offered Xiao Mo resources and sent him to the Chu Yun Empire border, and Xiao Mo accepted the assignment.
• Yao Xuanchen gave Xiao Mo a tiger tally token and instructed him to report to General Li at the frontier.
• Xiao Mo traveled to Tiger-Suppressing Pass and met its commanding officer, Li Wei.
• Li Wei told Xiao Mo that the Chu Yun Empire often attacked and that he would join Li Wei’s troops in defending an outpost that night.

Xiao Mo served at Tiger-Suppressing Pass, where he fought for the Jia Ma Empire and rose to two-star Dou Emperor while earning major military merits. After the Chu Yun Empire’s army was destroyed, Yao Xuanchen recalled Xiao Mo to Jia Ma Holy City for six months, leaving him reflecting on the frontier soldiers’ sacrifice.

• Li Wei explained that Yao Xuanchen had sent Xiao Mo to Tiger-Suppressing Pass to cultivate him as a trusted confidant, then took him to fight at the Outpost.
• Xiao Mo adapted to frontier warfare, and after fifteen days at Tiger-Suppressing Pass, he began leading troops on missions.
• Li Wei led six thousand troops to defend a Forward Outpost against an eight-thousand-man Chu Yun Empire siege, and Xiao Mo broke through to two-star Dou Emperor during the fighting.
• When the Chu Yun Empire attacked again, Xiao Mo killed an enemy Military Commander with Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus, and Li Wei’s troops pursued and wiped out the enemy army.
• Yao Xuanchen recalled Xiao Mo to Jia Ma Holy City for six months, and Xiao Mo left after sharing a meal with Li Wei.
• On returning to the Holy City, Xiao Mo reflected on how its prosperous life depended on the soldiers fighting at the frontier.

Xiao Mo returned from the frontier, received a marquis title and a Dou Huang Pill, then spent his leave with Wang Miaojun and reunited with Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er at Jia Nan Academy. He remained determined to rise in status so he could support Xiao Yan if he pursued Xiao Xun'er.

• Yao Xuanchen made Xiao Mo a marquis and granted his request for a Dou Huang Pill, while the system awarded Xiao Mo points for Yao Xuanchen's affection.
• Xiao Mo accepted a half-year respite before returning to Tiger-Suppressing Pass, and Wang Wenxing praised his promotion to Champion Marquis.
• Xiao Mo asked Wang Miaojun about taking a concubine, and she reassured him that she understood his pain and supported his future.
• Xiao Mo and Wang Miaojun drank together, spoke about having children, and revisited memories at Jia Nan Academy's Back Mountain.
• After a month at Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Mo met Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er and resolved to support Xiao Yan if he loved her.

After six months of rest, Xiao Mo said goodbye to Wang Miaojun and Xiao Xun'er, then returned to Tiger-Suppressing Pass to fight the Chu Yun Empire. At the Forward Base, he faced a death warrior as the battle erupted.

• Xiao Mo spoke with Xiao Xun'er about her Gu Clan identity and the dangers of the Central Plains Continent.
• Yao Xuanchen sent Xiao Mo back to Tiger-Suppressing Pass and gave him two years to prove himself.
• Xiao Mo said goodbye to Wang Miaojun, Xiao Xun'er, Wang Wenxing, and Xiao Yan before departing.
• Li Wei asked Xiao Mo to join an operation against the Chu Yun Empire and explained its strategy of gradually weakening Jia Ma Empire.
• Li Wei led four thousand soldiers to defend the Forward Base, where Xiao Mo killed more than a dozen Dou Ling soldiers.
• A Chu Yun Empire Death Warrior charged Xiao Mo, and Xiao Mo rushed forward to meet him.

Xiao Mo defeated Yun Haoping and turned the tide of the war at the Forward Base, helping the Jia Ma Empire destroy the Chu Yun Empire’s remaining forces. After the victory, Li Wei rested his troops and prepared to return to Tiger-Suppressing Pass, where the timing of the next attack remained unknown.

• Xiao Mo and Yun Haoping fought to a standstill until Xiao Mo revealed his Heavenly Flames and overwhelmed his opponent with the Chaos Immortal Seal.
• Xiao Mo used the Spirit-Commanding Sword Art to slaughter hundreds of the Chu Yun Empire’s Death Warriors, allowing the Jia Ma Empire’s soldiers to win the battle.
• Li Wei thanked Xiao Mo for saving his troops, and Xiao Mo explained that he had created the Spirit-Commanding Sword Art himself.
• Li Wei and Xiao Mo discussed the dangers of Tiger-Suppressing Pass and the distant prospect of reaching Peak Dou Sheng in the Central Plains Continent.
• Li Wei ordered the troops to rest and reorganize, then prepared to lead them back to Tiger-Suppressing Pass after two days at the Forward Base.
• Xiao Mo asked when the Chu Yun Empire would attack again, and Li Wei said his reconnaissance system would alert him when the enemy moved.

After spending months at Tiger-Suppressing Pass, Xiao Mo led ten thousand elite soldiers in a risky raid that destroyed a Chu Yun commandery city and earned him a return to the Jia Ma Empire. He told Yao Xuanchen that he would keep pursuing complete victory for Tiger-Suppressing Pass and promised to make it happen.

• Xiao Mo spent months serving at Tiger-Suppressing Pass and advanced to Three-Star Dou Emperor while weighing the risks of taking the initiative.
• Xiao Mo persuaded Li Wei to let him lead ten thousand troops beyond the pass, accepting responsibility for any casualties.
• Xiao Mo attacked a commandery city with the Three-Alls Policy, seized its wealth, and withdrew his troops before the Chu Yun Empire could respond.
• Li Wei rewarded Xiao Mo for the raid and submitted a memorial to the Jia Ma emperor, allowing Xiao Mo to return to the empire.
• Yao Xuanchen praised Xiao Mo for delivering Tiger-Suppressing Pass its first victory in twenty years, and Xiao Mo promised to secure complete victory.

Xiao Mo returned to the Wang Residence after earning six months of rest and promised Wang Miaojun he would continue pursuing a place in the Jia Ma Imperial Family so they could reach the Central Plains Continent. Wang Miaojun feared their next separation would last years, but Xiao Mo reassured her that he would return; the chapter ended with her asking him to promise he would not go to the frontier again.

• Yao Xuanchen granted Xiao Mo six months of rest and a Dou Huang Pill, then told him he would need to march out again afterward.
• Xiao Mo returned to the Wang Residence, where Wang Miaojun pleaded with him to give up joining the Jia Ma Imperial Family and stay with her.
• Xiao Mo reminded Wang Miaojun of their promise to reach the Central Plains Continent together and said he had to keep striving despite their separation.
• Wang Miaojun worried that Xiao Mo might be gone for three or five years, and Xiao Mo promised to return and spend his life with her.
• Xiao Mo spent time at the Wang Residence with Wang Miaojun, who dressed up for him and asked him to promise he would not go to the frontier again.

After resting for six months at the Wang Residence, Xiao Mo returned to Tiger-Suppressing Pass to earn military merit and prove himself worthy of joining the Jia Ma Imperial Family. He led thirty thousand soldiers in a successful raid on a Chu Yun Empire city, then returned with spoils and declared that he planned to pursue his future in the Central Plains Continent.

• Xiao Mo left Wang Miaojun and told Yao Xuanchen he would strive to win military merit at Tiger-Suppressing Pass.
• Xiao Mo returned to Tiger-Suppressing Pass, where Li Wei encouraged him to persevere in the war against the Chu Yun Empire.
• After a year at the pass, Xiao Mo reached Four-Star Dou Emperor and persuaded Li Wei to give him command of thirty thousand troops.
• Xiao Mo led the thirty thousand soldiers in an assault on a Chu Yun Empire city, broke through its defenses, massacred the defenders, and withdrew with spoils.
• Li Wei praised Xiao Mo's military merit and said he would report it to His Majesty, while Xiao Mo revealed his ambition to reach the Central Plains Continent.