Chapter Summaries

After reincarnating as Shi Hao’s older brother, Shi Teng tried to trigger his sign-in system at the Willow Deity and obtained the primordial azure dragon origin. He awakened the primordial azure dragon body, while the Willow Deity recognized its familiar aura and recited a verse about its power.

• Shi Teng brought Shi Hao to the Willow Deity, hoping to sign in at her feet, but the system required him to resonate with her.
• Shi Teng poured Shi Hao’s beast milk over the Willow Deity, then persuaded Shi Hao to give her fertilizer when the system still did not respond.
• The Willow Deity’s branch moved as she brushed the brothers, triggering Shi Teng’s sign-in and granting him the primordial azure dragon origin.
• Shi Teng absorbed the origin and awakened the primordial azure dragon body, filling his body with surging blood and strength.
• The Willow Deity spoke to the brothers, asked about Shi Teng’s familiar aura, and recited a verse about the primordial azure dragon body.

The Willow Deity gave Shi Teng the Azure Sky Dragon Transformation Art after recognizing his Primordial Azure Dragon Body, while Shi Hao asked for a treasure of his own. Back in the village, the brothers entered medicinal baths, and Shi Teng’s dragon power absorbed the cauldron’s ingredients as the other children endured the painful treatment.

• The Willow Deity gave Shi Teng the Azure Sky Dragon Transformation Art and explained that mastering it required the Dragon Race’s Ancient Dragon Transformation Pool.
• Shi Hao asked the Willow Deity for a treasure, and she promised one if he became as strong as Shi Teng.
• Shi Teng brought Shi Hao back to the village, where Shi Yunfeng had prepared medicinal cauldrons for the children.
• During the bath, Shi Teng’s Azure Dragon aura shattered the Two-Headed Fire Rhinoceros phantom, astonishing the villagers.
• Shi Teng’s body absorbed the medicinal ingredients until the liquid in his cauldron became clear, and Shi Yunfeng eventually let the children climb out.

Shi Teng absorbed the medicinal blood from all eight cauldrons, then used his system to gain the first stage of the Azure Dragon Precious Art. He tested his newfound strength by crushing stone and warned three village boys not to bully Little One again.

• Shi Hao drank the medicinal liquid in his cauldron and fell asleep, while Shi Teng absorbed the blood from the other seven cauldrons.
• Shi Teng returned to the stone house with Shi Hao, checked in through his system, and received ten bottles of Body Tempering Spirit Liquid, drinking five and saving five for Little One.
• Shi Teng used the Treasure Bone from the Willow Deity to obtain the Azure Dragon Precious Art's first stage and the Azure Dragon Heaven-Rending Hand.
• Shi Teng went outside and caught a granite stone thrown by Shi Tianba, then crushed it and shattered a boulder with his fist.
• Shi Teng warned Shi Tianba, Skinny Monkey, and Shi Sky Leopard not to provoke him or bully Little One again, and the three boys agreed.

Shi Teng left Stone Village after proving his strength to the Willow Deity, then explored the Great Wilderness and obtained powerful treasures through his check-ins. He encountered Stone Village hunters pursuing a Two-Headed Fire Rhino and watched Shi Linhu bring the beast down.

• Shi Teng thanked the Willow Deity for teaching him the Azure Sky Dragon Transformation Art, but she tested him before allowing him to leave Stone Village.
• Shi Teng fought the Willow Deity and used the Azure Dragon Heaven-Rending Hand to tear at her vine, convincing her to let him go.
• Shi Teng entered the Great Wilderness, checked in to obtain a damaged Xingtian Axe, and then gained two rare medicinal plants at Sky-Piercing Peak and the Two-Headed Fire Rhino's territory.
• Shi Teng saw Stone Village adults trying to capture a Two-Headed Fire Rhino, and Shi Linhu struck its leg with his axe, bringing it down.

Shi Teng arrived as the exhausted villagers prepared to abandon the Two-Headed Fire Rhinoceros, and knocked it down with one punch. When he raised the Xingtian Axe, the beast knelt before him, and the group realized it was pregnant and close to giving birth.

• Shi Linhu and Shi Feijiao led the villagers in attacking the Two-Headed Fire Rhinoceros, which repeatedly rose again after appearing defeated.
• The beast blasted Shi Feijiao with a fireball, leaving him unconscious, while Shi Linhu urged the others to keep fighting for the hungry villagers.
• Shi Tieshan and Shi Tiezhu convinced Shi Linhu to retreat with the injured Shi Feijiao, but Shi Teng arrived and punched the Two-Headed Fire Rhinoceros to the ground.
• Shi Teng prepared to use the Xingtian Axe, but the Two-Headed Fire Rhinoceros knelt before him, and Shi Tieshan and Shi Teng realized it was carrying a calf.

Shi Teng brought a Two-Headed Fire Rhinoceros to Stone Village so Shi Hao could drink fresh beast milk, and returned with two Earth Dragons for the village. After offering their treasure blood to the Willow Deity, he checked in at her feet and received crop seeds, which he decided could help feed the villagers.

• Shi Teng persuaded the Two-Headed Fire Rhinoceros to come to Stone Village for a year to provide milk for Shi Hao, promising to protect her and her baby.
• Shi Teng hunted two Earth Dragons alone and brought them back with the Two-Headed Fire Rhinoceros.
• Shi Hao joyfully reunited with Shi Teng, who gave him the Two-Headed Fire Rhinoceros as his milk source.
• Shi Teng offered the Earth Dragons' treasure blood to the Willow Deity and promised to bring her Golden Crow and Phoenix blood in the future.
• Shi Teng checked in at the Willow Deity's feet and received 1,000 crop seeds, then considered how they could feed Stone Village.

Shi Teng helped Stone Village celebrate its hunt, then searched for the children after they slipped away and found them climbing Green-Scaled Cliff to raid the Green-Scaled Eagle Nest. As Shi Hao fled with an eagle egg and the others chased him, Shi Teng checked in at the nest and received a Golden-Winged Roc Egg and a Dragon Saliva Pill.

• The villagers worshipped the Willow Deity and butchered the two Earth Dragons, while Shi Yunfeng praised Shi Teng’s strength after hearing how he had helped the hunters.
• Shi Teng gave Grandpa Chief crop seeds, and the villagers planted them overnight; the seeds sprouted by morning.
• Shi Teng discovered that the children had left Stone Village, alerted Grandpa Chief, and joined the search before finding them climbing Green-Scaled Cliff.
• Shi Tianba led the children toward the Green-Scaled Eagle Nest, but Shi Hao grabbed an eagle egg and ran as the children chased him.
• Shi Teng checked in at the Green-Scaled Eagle Nest and obtained a hatchable Golden-Winged Roc Egg and a Dragon Saliva Pill.

Shi Teng hatched a Golden-Winged Roc, fed it a Dragon Saliva Pill, and named it Little Gold. Little Gold subdued the Green-Scaled Eagle, swallowed it, and produced its Treasure Bone, which Shi Teng gave to Shi Hao.

• Shi Teng hatched the Golden-Winged Roc and fed it a Dragon Saliva Pill, greatly strengthening it.
• Shi Teng named the roc Little Gold and flew with it to help Shi Hao, who was fleeing the Green-Scaled Eagle while carrying its egg.
• Little Gold pinned the Green-Scaled Eagle to the ground, and Shi Hao climbed onto its back with the egg.
• Shi Teng introduced Little Gold to the arriving clansmen, who admired the roc as it allowed them to touch it.
• The Green-Scaled Eagle attacked Shi Teng, and Little Gold swallowed it alive before spitting out its Treasure Bone.
• Shi Teng recognized the Treasure Bone's Azure Sky Treasure Technique and gave it to Shi Hao.

Shi Teng hunted in the Great Wilderness, checked in for a Dark Heavy Ruler, and cooked hot pot from a Blazing Fire Divine Bull. After killing a wounded White-Forehead Tiger, he met Huo Ling'er, who attacked him for taking her prey, and he left her ready to keep fighting after earning phoenix essence blood from a check-in.

• Shi Teng received a Dark Heavy Ruler from a system check-in and killed a Blazing Fire Divine Bull to cook hot pot with the golden-winged roc.
• A wounded White-Forehead Tiger attacked Shi Teng, who defeated it with the Azure Dragon Heaven-Rending Hand; the tiger destroyed its own treasured technique before dying.
• Huo Ling'er arrived and attacked Shi Teng for killing her prey, while Shi Teng realized she might be the Fire Emperor's daughter.
• Shi Teng tackled Huo Ling'er and asked her to return to the village as his little brother's wife, then earned phoenix essence blood from a check-in in her arms.
• Huo Ling'er repeatedly kicked Shi Teng, but he survived and offered her hot pot before she continued attacking him.

After sharing hot pot with Shi Teng, Huo Ling'er began breaking through to the Cave Heaven Realm, and Shi Teng started his own breakthrough using powerful treasures and beast materials. Four Demon Spirit Lake cultivators attacked while he was vulnerable, so Huo Ling'er stepped in to defend him.

• Huo Ling'er ate hot pot and white tiger meat with Shi Teng, then declared they were even over the white tiger's death.
• Huo Ling'er began opening her third cave heaven after the nourishing soup triggered a breakthrough.
• Shi Teng attempted to enter the Cave Heaven Realm, drawing in the surrounding spiritual energy and feeding treasures into his first cave heaven.
• Four Demon Spirit Lake cultivators arrived and decided to rob Shi Teng while he was breaking through.
• Huo Ling'er attacked the four cultivators when they threatened Shi Teng, forcing them back with Flame Impact.

Shi Teng and Huo Ling'er fought Young Master Golden Spider after Shi Teng killed four Demon Spirit Lake cultivators. As the battle intensified, Shi Teng opened his first cave heaven and charged with the Xingtian Axe.

• Huo Ling'er drove off four Cave Heaven Realm cultivators with the Fire God Whip, and Shi Teng blocked their escape and killed them.
• Young Master Golden Spider arrived and attacked Shi Teng after Huo Ling'er identified him as Venerable Golden Spider's Spirit Transformation Realm descendant.
• Young Master Golden Spider transformed into a giant golden spider and trapped Shi Teng in webbing, but Huo Ling'er burned it away.
• Shi Teng and Huo Ling'er wounded Young Master Golden Spider, though his strength sent Shi Teng flying and left him spitting blood.
• Shi Teng opened his first cave heaven, sent it crashing toward Young Master Golden Spider, and swung the Xingtian Axe at him.

Shi Teng returned to Stone Village with Huo Ling'er and gifts, reuniting with Shi Hao and the villagers. After the village celebrated, he shared Moutai with the Willow Deity, who eagerly drank the last of it before Shi Teng could get a sip.

• Shi Teng defeated Young Master Golden Spider with his damaged divine axe, then grilled and ate the severed spider leg with Huo Ling'er.
• Shi Teng shared Moutai with Huo Ling'er, who passed out after one sip, and brought her back to Stone Village on the Golden-Winged Roc.
• Shi Teng reunited with the villagers and Shi Hao, joking that Huo Ling'er was a bride he had brought for Little One.
• Shi Hao showed Shi Teng the newly hatched Green-Scaled Eagle and the Two-Headed Fire Rhinoceros calf.
• During the village celebration, Shi Teng poured Moutai for the Willow Deity, who drained his last bottle before he could drink any.

Willow Deity gave Shi Teng the Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Ability, then warned him that trouble was coming to Stone Village. The Fire Emperor arrived demanding Huo Ling'er, but Willow Deity stopped him from taking Shi Teng's Xingtian Axe, and the two men sat down to share wine.

• Willow Deity taught Shi Teng the five arts of the Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Ability, and he began cultivating the Azure Emperor Wood Sovereign Art.
• A towering Fire Emperor spirit body surrounded Stone Village and demanded that the villagers hand over Huo Ling'er.
• Shi Teng confronted the Fire Emperor, but the spirit body seized his Xingtian Axe before Willow Deity severed its hand and Shi Teng recovered the weapon.
• Willow Deity revealed that the Fire Emperor was Huo Ling'er's father, and Shi Teng explained that Huo Ling'er was asleep after drinking wine.
• The Fire Emperor joined Shi Teng and Willow Deity for a drink, recalling that he had tasted similar wine in the Xuanhuang Realm.

Shi Teng traded wine with the Fire Emperor for an edict that would let the emperor act on his behalf once, then persuaded Willow Deity to give him Wood-Attribute Concentrated Spirit Liquid. With Willow Deity’s help, he cultivated the Azure Emperor Wood Sovereign Art and left Stone Village thriving with renewed plants and abundant spiritual energy.

• The Fire Emperor refused to arrange Huo Ling'er’s marriage to Shi Teng’s little brother, but gave Shi Teng the Fire Emperor’s Edict in exchange for the wine.
• The Fire Emperor took Huo Ling'er home, and Shi Teng asked Willow Deity for a reward for the wine she had drunk.
• Willow Deity gave Shi Teng Wood-Attribute Concentrated Spirit Liquid, which he consumed while cultivating the Azure Emperor Wood Sovereign Art.
• Shi Teng drained Stone Village’s wood-attribute spiritual energy, so Willow Deity crushed hundreds of nearby ferocious beasts and sent their essence into his first cave heaven.
• Shi Teng reached minor mastery and cast Azure Emperor Wood Sovereign Rain, reviving the village’s plants and ripening its crops.
• Willow Deity praised the divine ability and explained that she had taught Shi Teng the Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Ability because he could absorb all five elements.

Shi Hao underwent Stone Village’s five-year-old awakening, and Shi Teng used his system to grant him the ancient desolate sacred body. After surviving a heavenly lightning phenomenon, Shi Hao immediately learned the Green-Scaled Eagle Precious Art and took flight.

• Shi Teng spent more than ten days in Stone Village, gathering food with the children and cultivating beneath the Willow Deity.
• The old chief began Shi Hao’s awakening ceremony and placed him in a cauldron of refined ferocious beast blood essence.
• Shi Teng’s system awarded him an ancient desolate sacred body, which he granted to Shi Hao.
• A storm and lightning vortex shattered the cauldron, tempered Shi Hao’s body, and stunned the villagers and the Willow Deity.
• Shi Hao learned the Green-Scaled Eagle Precious Art, flew into a stone wall, and astonished the Willow Deity with how quickly he mastered it.

Shi Teng shared cultivation arts and treasured resources with Stone Village’s children and clan chief. He then gave Shi Yunfeng a brewing method for corn liquor, hoping trade would strengthen the village and restore the Shi Clan’s former glory.

• Shi Hao repeatedly practiced the Green-Scaled Eagle Precious Art until he mastered it and flew over Stone Village on purple wings.
• Shi Teng gave Skinny Monkey the Demon Ape Thirty-Six Staff and a Sky-Reaching Staff, then taught Shi Sky Leopard the Through-the-Back Fist and offered other boys cultivation arts.
• Shi Teng gave Shi Yunfeng ten-thousand-year dragon emperor ginseng and handed him dozens of cultivation arts to teach the villagers.
• Shi Teng asked Shi Yunfeng to brew their surplus corn into liquor using an ancient method he had obtained.
• Shi Teng explained that trading the liquor could expand Stone Village’s influence and strength, giving Shi Yunfeng hope for the village’s future.

Shi Teng took five-year-old Shi Hao into the Great Wilderness to test his strength against beasts. Shi Hao killed a Thunder-Patterned Tiger, and the brothers prepared to make it their lunch.

• Shi Teng and Shi Hao rode the Golden-Winged Roc into the Great Wilderness, then sent it off to find female birds.
• Shi Teng let Shi Hao fight three Dark Demon Wolves, and Shi Hao knocked two aside while Shi Teng frightened the third into cowering.
• A Thunder-Patterned Tiger appeared and attacked Shi Hao after Shi Teng left it to him.
• Shi Hao used the Green-Scaled Eagle Precious Art and his Purple Blade against the tiger, then seized its fangs and beat it to death with his fists.
• Shi Hao dragged the dead Thunder-Patterned Tiger to Shi Teng, who offered to make braised tiger for lunch.

Shi Teng rescued the Golden-Winged Roc from Heaven Mending Pavilion disciples and was invited by Xia Youyu to help explore a Qilin Cavern. The group reached a volcano where a wounded Fire Qilin lived, hoping to defeat it and find Blood Bodhi.

• Shi Teng rushed to the Golden-Winged Roc’s aid, fought off the Heaven Mending Pavilion disciples, and freed him from the Spirit-Binding Rope.
• Xia Youyu introduced herself, gave Shi Teng a token, and invited him to join her group in exploring a Qilin Cavern.
• Shi Teng accepted the invitation after hearing that Blood Bodhi grew inside the cavern, despite Bai Yun’s objections.
• Shi Teng and Shi Hao followed Xia Youyu’s group into the Great Wilderness on their mounts, whose birds flew affectionately side by side.
• Xia Youyu led them to a volcano and explained that a wounded Fire Qilin lived in the cave entrance ahead.

Shi Teng and his companions fought the Fire Qilin in its magma cave and gathered Blood Bodhi after driving it back. Shi Teng ate the fruits and broke through to the Second Heavenly Grotto, beginning to cultivate the Scarlet Emperor Fire Emperor Qi.

• Shi Teng received the Qilin Arm reward for checking in at Qilin Cavern and leaped across to confront the Fire Qilin.
• Xia Youyu bound the Fire Qilin with the Spirit-Binding Rope, but it broke free and charged Shi Hao.
• Shi Teng struck the Fire Qilin with his Qilin Arm, then joined Xia Youyu and the others in driving it into its cave.
• Bai Yun identified the red fruits as Blood Bodhi, and Shi Teng and the others gathered them while Shi Hao ate two.
• Shi Teng asked Shi Hao to guard him, ate a dozen Blood Bodhi, and broke through to the Second Heavenly Grotto as fire spiritual energy gathered around him.

Shi Hao fought the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Serpent while Xia Youyu defended Shi Teng from the wounded Fire Qilin, even as Bai Yun urged them to flee. Moved by Xia Youyu’s resolve, Shi Teng stopped cultivating and vowed to prevent the Heaven Mending Pavilion’s destruction as he prepared to take over the fight.

• A Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Serpent emerged from the magma, and Xia Youyu refused to abandon Shi Teng and Shi Hao despite its overwhelming strength.
• Shi Hao repeatedly attacked the serpent, rescued Shi Teng from its jaws, and hurled it into the cavern wall.
• While Shi Hao battled the serpent, Xia Youyu tackled the Fire Qilin to keep it away from Shi Teng.
• Xia Youyu continued confronting the Fire Qilin despite being outmatched, and Shi Teng was moved by her determination to protect him.
• Shi Teng recalled the Heaven Mending Pavilion’s coming destruction, stopped cultivating, and said he would handle the rest.