Chapter Summaries

As Xiao Yu prepared to leave Wutan City with his teacher, he delivered the pills his teacher had refined to Ya Fei and said goodbye to her. Ya Fei escorted him from the auction house, and Xiao Yu left promising to visit again.

• Xiao Yu prepared for his departure and arranged with Ya Fei to refine Origin Condensation Pills in exchange for a tier-three formula, ingredients, and a fee.
• Xiao Yu refined twelve Origin Condensation Pills, including four tier-four pills, and kept three tier-four pills for himself.
• Xiao Yu visited the Mittel Auction House and gave Ya Fei two bottles containing ten pills, including one tier-four pill.
• Xiao Yu told Ya Fei he would soon leave Wutan City with his teacher to gain experience, and Ya Fei said she would miss him.
• Ya Fei straightened Xiao Yu's collar and asked him to visit when he could, and Xiao Yu left the auction house.

Xiao Yu left Wutan City to train in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, avoiding involvement in Xiao Yan’s opportunities while pursuing his own path. After a month of cultivation and pill refining, he reached Nine-Star Great Dou Master.

• Xiao Yu said farewell to Xiao Zhan, Xiao Yan, Xiao Xun'er, and the Xiao Clan elders, promising to return within two years.
• A woman dressed in black watched Xiao Yu depart and quietly wondered whether their relationship would be the same when they met again.
• Xiao Yu traveled through Qingshan Town to the Magical Beast Mountain Range, where he planned to train until he reached Dou Ling.
• Xiao Yu settled near the boundary between the range’s outskirts and inner reaches, gathering ingredients, refining pills, and cultivating while avoiding dangerous beasts.
• Xiao Yu used three Origin Condensation Pills over time and advanced three stars in a month, reaching Nine-Star Great Dou Master.

Xiao Yu discovered an Origin-Nourishing Fruit and tried to leave it for the Crimson Flame Python guarding it, but the beast attacked and chased him. After Xiao Yu fought back, he froze the fourth-tier python solid with his extreme-breaking ice flame.

• While gathering herbs, Xiao Yu followed a rich fragrance and found a ripe Origin-Nourishing Fruit in a clearing.
• As Xiao Yu reached for the fruit, he sensed danger and dodged a strike from a massive Crimson Flame Python.
• Xiao Yu recognized the python as a likely fourth-tier beast, apologized, and backed away, but it lunged at him and pursued him for a kilometer.
• After his attempts to reason with and threaten the python failed, Xiao Yu turned around and punched its jaw with his extreme-breaking ice flame.
• The wounded python blasted Xiao Yu with fire and venom, but Xiao Yu froze the attack and the python into an ice sculpture.

Xiao Yu collected an Origin-Nourishing Fruit and decided to enter the Magical Beast Mountain Range’s inner region to continue training. He reflected on how his six divine lightning and origin flame abilities served as innate Dou Techniques, then resolved to keep pursuing the truth behind his transmigration and find a way home.

• Xiao Yu shattered the Crimson Flame Python with his ice attack, realized he had destroyed its valuable Magic Core, and collected an Origin-Nourishing Fruit.
• After exhausting the nearby training grounds and medicinal herbs, Xiao Yu decided to venture into the mountain range’s inner region despite the greater danger.
• Xiao Yu judged that his divine lightning and origin flames could let him fight above his cultivation level, though his strongest attack consumed a fifth of his Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yu reviewed his six abilities, including the controlling Three Thousand Puppet Thunders and the mind-disrupting blazing sun heart flame, and decided studying ordinary Dou Techniques would distract him from mastering them.
• Xiao Yu suspected his transmigration had been arranged, but resolved to seek answers only after growing strong enough and continued to hope he could return home.

Xiao Yu, cultivating deep in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, was attacked by a Wind-Piercing Eagle far stronger and faster than he was. The eagle caught him and tore open his back, leaving him badly wounded as the chase continued.

• Xiao Yu finished his daily cultivation at the peak of Nine-Star Great Dou Master and went searching for medicinal herbs.
• Xiao Yu found a glowing plant before a Wind-Piercing Eagle appeared overhead and forced him to flee.
• The Wind-Piercing Eagle toyed with Xiao Yu, repeatedly catching up as he tried to escape.
• Xiao Yu realized he could not fight the Tier 5 beast as a Da Dou Shi and could not conceal himself from its sight with the Myriad Transformation Flame.
• The Wind-Piercing Eagle raked Xiao Yu's back with its talons, opening a long gash without piercing his internal organs.

Xiao Yu escaped the Wind-Piercing Eagle by exploiting its arrogance and using his flames and lightning to hinder it, but he collapsed from his injuries and fell over a cliff. The chapter left his fate unknown after he struck the ground below.

• Xiao Yu realized the Wind-Piercing Eagle was toying with him and devised a plan to escape by slowing it, confusing it, and concealing his aura.
• Xiao Yu struck the Wind-Piercing Eagle with Blue-Silver Cold Lightning and extreme-breaking ice flame, freezing it enough to stop its pursuit.
• The Wind-Piercing Eagle wounded Xiao Yu with wind blades, but Xiao Yu used blazing sun heart flame and Myriad Transformation Flame to overwhelm it with fear and illusions.
• Xiao Yu hid among the trees with Three Thousand Puppet Thunders and escaped while the Wind-Piercing Eagle attacked the surrounding forest in rage.
• Xiao Yu concealed his aura and fled despite his severe wounds, then lost consciousness as he ran out of Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yu's momentum carried him over a cliff, and he struck the ground below without waking.

After surviving his fall from a cliff, Xiao Yu found a cave containing the remains and life story of Fei Huang, a Dou Zong and seventh-tier Alchemist. Reflecting on Fei Huang’s life and his own ambitions, Xiao Yu experienced a sudden elevation in his state of mind.

• Xiao Yu woke on a ledge after falling from the cliff, treated his severe injuries with pills, and cautiously entered the cave.
• Xiao Yu found a skeleton and a written record identifying the deceased as Fei Huang, a Dou Zong known as Medicine Sect and a seventh-tier Alchemist.
• Xiao Yu learned that Fei Huang had spent centuries seeking a breakthrough to Dou Zun before settling in the Jia Ma Empire to die in meditation.
• Xiao Yu reflected on Fei Huang’s failed pursuit, considered how he would respond to a hopeless breakthrough, and felt his state of mind rise.

Xiao Yu searched Fei Huang’s remains and discovered a Storage Ring filled with valuable cultivation techniques, Dou Techniques, and pill formulas. After taking the ring and a set of white robes, he buried Fei Huang, concealed the cave, and climbed out of the abyss.

• Xiao Yu found a Storage Ring on Fei Huang’s skeleton and discovered its extensive collection of techniques, pills, medicinal ingredients, and more than fifty pill formulas.
• Xiao Yu took the Storage Ring and selected a greatsword and white robes from its miscellaneous items.
• Xiao Yu apologized to Fei Huang, buried his remains beneath a mound, and marked the grave with a stone tablet.
• Xiao Yu changed into the white robes and sealed the cave entrance to protect Fei Huang’s grave from future intruders.
• Xiao Yu collapsed the ledge and climbed the cliff back to the surface.

Xiao Yu cultivated in a hidden cave while studying pill formulas, then broke through to Dou Ling after more than twenty days. He left the chapter exhilarated by his new strength, with his plans to refine a Mystic Essence Pill still ahead.

• Xiao Yu concealed a secluded cave with the Myriad Transformation Flame and decided to stay there until he reached Dou Ling.
• Xiao Yu studied the Mystic Essence Pill formula, which could raise a Dou Ling by three stars but required three fourth-order magic cores.
• Xiao Yu spent more than twenty days alternating between cultivation and studying pill formulas until he reached the threshold of Dou Ling.
• Xiao Yu concealed the mountain with the Myriad Transformation Flame and endured a day of absorbing and purifying Dou Qi as his meridians expanded.
• Xiao Yu's Dou Crystal transformed into a smooth, round crystal, confirming his breakthrough to Dou Ling, and he celebrated his newfound power.

After reaching Dou Ling, Xiao Yu awakened Purple Extreme Astral Thunder and Dark Cinder Baleflame, then used his new strength to gather medicinal ingredients in the Magical Beast Mountain Range. He planned to find the ingredients for a Mystic Essence Pill and leave, unaware that an overlord of the range had noticed him.

• Xiao Yu broke through to Dou Ling and awakened the soul-targeting Purple Extreme Astral Thunder and corrosive Dark Cinder Baleflame.
• Xiao Yu tested his new powers, assessed his increased strength, and set out to find ingredients for a Mystic Essence Pill before the Three-Year Agreement.
• Xiao Yu controlled more than a dozen fourth-order magical beasts with Three Thousand Puppet Thunders and used them to gather medicinal ingredients.
• Xiao Yu enslaved the Treasure-Seeking Ape, drawing pursuit from the fifth-order Spineburst Mad Ape, then used the Myriad Transformation Flame to conceal his group and escape its territory.
• An overlord of the Magical Beast Mountain Range took notice of Xiao Yu.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King learned that Xiao Yu had enslaved more than a dozen fourth-order magical beasts under its command and ordered a search of the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Xiao Yu remained unaware of the danger, while a mysterious figure flew toward the range.

• The Spineburst Mad Ape reported that Xiao Yu had enslaved fourth-order magical beasts serving the Lion King's subordinates.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King ordered every fifth-order magical beast to search the range and capture Xiao Yu.
• Xiao Yu lounged on an enslaved demonic bull while directing magical beasts to search for medicinal herbs, unaware the Lion King was hunting him.
• The Lion King's roars continued as its searchers failed to find Xiao Yu, whose Myriad Transformation Flame concealed his aura.
• A mysterious figure with pale-cyan Dou Qi Wings flew at full speed toward the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Xiao Yu followed the energy surging through the Magical Beast Mountain Range and discovered Yun Yun battling the Amethyst Winged Lion King over purple spirit crystal. He watched from hiding as the evenly matched fight continued.

• Xiao Yu noticed a clash of purple and green energy and suspected Yun Yun was fighting the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
• Xiao Yu concealed his aura with the Myriad Transformation Flame and rushed toward the battle.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King attacked Yun Yun, explaining that her arrival near his cave had provoked him.
• Yun Yun said she had come to trade for purple spirit crystal, then threatened to take it by force when the Lion King refused.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King charged Yun Yun, and she dodged and countered with her sword.
• Xiao Yu watched the battle from behind shattered rocks and admired Yun Yun's beauty.

Xiao Yu was spotted by five rank-five magical beasts while he watched Yun Yun and the Amethyst Winged Lion King battle. Surrounded, he fought back against the beasts but was badly wounded, leaving his survival uncertain.

• The Wind-Piercing Eagle and Spineburst Mad Ape recognized Xiao Yu and alerted the other beasts, who attacked him.
• Xiao Yu fled from the Wind-Piercing Eagle, only to be surrounded by it, the Spineburst Mad Ape, the Howling Moon Wolf King, the Fanged Tusk Boar, and the Silver Spirit Snake King.
• Xiao Yu decided to fight his way out, drew his greatsword, and unleashed his full strength against the five beasts.
• Xiao Yu blocked the Wind-Piercing Eagle’s blades and struck back at the Spineburst Mad Ape, but the Fanged Tusk Boar pierced his abdomen and the Silver Spirit Snake King’s venom burned his sleeve.

Xiao Yu fought to survive against the remaining fifth-rank magical beasts despite his severe injuries, then gambled on fusing his divine thunder and origin flame. The chapter ended as he began combining blue-silver cold lightning with extreme-breaking ice flame.

• Xiao Yu used a Spring-Rejuvenating Pill to treat his abdominal wound while the dark cinder baleflame tormented the Fanged Tusk Boar.
• The Wind-Piercing Eagle, Howling Moon Wolf King, and Spineburst Mad Ape pressed their attacks, while Xiao Yu wounded the Spineburst Mad Ape and drove off the Silver Spirit Snake King with a purple lightning javelin.
• The Wind-Piercing Eagle, Howling Moon Wolf King, and Spineburst Mad Ape resolved to kill Xiao Yu, who realized he had to risk everything to survive.
• Xiao Yu recalled Xiao Yan's Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus and decided to try fusing his own divine thunder and origin flame.
• Xiao Yu drew blue-silver cold lightning into his left hand and extreme-breaking ice flame into his right, then brought his hands together to fuse them.

Xiao Yu fused his Origin Flame and Divine Thunder into the Blue Ice Thunderflame and used it to kill three magical beasts, but the enraged Amethyst Winged Lion King caught up with him. The chapter ended as the Lion King fired a purple beam at Xiao Yu, who had begun to use Extreme Wind-Setting Sun Radiance.

• Xiao Yu fused his Origin Flame and Divine Thunder into the Blue Ice Thunderflame despite exhausting most of his Dou Qi and soul power.
• Xiao Yu swept his Blue Ice Thunderflame Greatsword across the fleeing Wind-Piercing Eagle, Spineburst Mad Ape, and Howling Moon Wolf King, killing all three.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King heard the Wind-Piercing Eagle's dying cry, abandoned his fight with Yun Yun, and charged toward Xiao Yu.
• Yun Yun entered the Lion King's cave, took the purple spirit crystal, knocked out the Little Amethyst Winged Lion, left the exchange items, and pursued the Lion King.
• Xiao Yu prepared to leave but the Amethyst Winged Lion King attacked him with a purple beam, and Xiao Yu began using Extreme Wind-Setting Sun Radiance.

Xiao Yu escaped the Amethyst Winged Lion King with Yun Yun’s help, recovered from his injuries, and traveled to Black Rock City. He planned to join the Flying Transport Company’s civilian transport team and head for the Tagor Desert.

• Yun Yun stopped the Amethyst Winged Lion King from pursuing Xiao Yu by reminding him that his cub was alone in the cave, and Xiao Yu escaped.
• Yun Yun flew out of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, while a black-and-red-clad youth and his white-haired teacher also left after witnessing the battle.
• After ten days of recovery, Xiao Yu traveled by carriage toward Black Rock City and planned to practice refining pills and fusing his origin flames and divine thunder in the Tagor Desert.
• Xiao Yu arrived in Black Rock City, paid the entry tax, and booked a room at an inn.
• Xiao Yu asked the inn attendant where to find the civilian transport team, learned it belonged to the Flying Transport Company in the city-center square, and rested for the night.

Xiao Yu traveled by ordinary Thick-Winged Bird toward the Tagor Desert, avoiding the alchemist transport that might expose his unusual pill-refining method. After a rough but uneventful journey, he arrived in Desert City, with Queen Medusa’s appearance foreshadowed.

• Xiao Yu joined the ticket queue and explained that he avoided taking an Alchemist Badge examination because it could reveal his Lightning-Fire Pill Refining Method and make enemies of traditional alchemists.
• A middle-aged man encouraged Xiao Yu to focus on cultivation, and Xiao Yu told him he was a seventeen-year-old five-star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Yu boarded the designated Thick-Winged Bird, checked that he had enough ingredients and magic cores for five batches of Mystic Essence Pills, and cultivated during the journey.
• The Thick-Winged Bird endured strong winds but eventually carried Xiao Yu safely to Desert City after seven or eight days.

Xiao Yu traveled into the southern Tagor Desert to train, breaking through to Four-Star Dou Ling and mastering several fusions of his Origin Flames and Divine Thunders. He left the desert with new techniques, including Illusory World Thunderflame, Heart Puppet Thunder Flame, and Extreme Cinder Annihilation.

• Xiao Yu bought water, a desert guide, and a map in Desert City, then set out for the Tagor Desert.
• After traveling south for several days, Xiao Yu reached the sparsely populated southern desert and began training at a campsite.
• Xiao Yu refined three Mystic Essence Pills, then used one to break through to Four-Star Dou Ling a month later.
• Xiao Yu practiced fusing Blue-Silver Cold Lightning with extreme-breaking ice flame, eventually performing the fusion with far less power than a forced fusion required.
• Xiao Yu fused Myriad Transformation Flame and Returning-to-Truth Lightning into Illusory World Thunderflame, which created a brief, controllable world.
• Xiao Yu named his other new fusions Heart Puppet Thunder Flame and Extreme Cinder Annihilation.

After Queen Medusa learned of dangerous phenomena in the southern desert, she flew there to investigate, while Xiao Yu pushed his cultivation toward Dou Wang. Xiao Yu’s breakthrough reached a critical point, and a golden flame wing and a black-and-white lightning wing emerged from his back.

• Xiao Yu advanced to Nine-Star Dou Ling with Mystic Essence Pills, but his body developed resistance to them.
• Yin Shi reported the powerful, color-changing energy in the southern desert to Queen Medusa, explaining that even he could not safely approach it.
• Queen Medusa decided to investigate the phenomena herself, using the excursion to think over the perilous choice facing her and the Snake-People Tribe.
• Xiao Yu absorbed fire and lightning energy to advance from Dou Ling to Dou Wang, drawing on the lightning herbs and stones he had prepared.
• Xiao Yu’s Dou Crystal changed as his breakthrough reached its critical point, and a golden flame wing and a black-and-white lightning wing sprouted from his back.

Xiao Yu awakened Golden Light Dao Flame and Five Qi Thunder, strengthening his offense, defense, and foundation before flying north toward the Imperial Capital. In the desert, he encountered Queen Medusa, who pursued him after sensing unusual energy and seeing a human Dou Wang.

• Xiao Yu learned that Golden Light Dao Flame balanced offense and defense, while Five Qi Thunder could purify his origin and strengthen his foundation.
• Xiao Yu assessed his new power, resolved to protect the Xiao Clan from the Misty Cloud Sect, and left his camp disguised as the mysterious Alchemist.
• Xiao Yu flew north toward the Imperial Capital, exhilarated by his first experience soaring through the sky.
• Queen Medusa traveled through the desert, resolved to lead the Snake-People Tribe to a better home and use a heavenly flame to attempt a breakthrough to Dou Zong.
• Queen Medusa sensed unusual fire and lightning energy in the southern desert and pursued Xiao Yu, whom she recognized as a human Dou Wang.
• Xiao Yu looked back, saw Queen Medusa chasing him, and exclaimed in shock at her identity.