Chapter Summaries

Four-and-a-half-year-old Chen Cang, a reincarnated child on the Dou Qi Continent, attended a cultivation lesson and unexpectedly experienced scenes from instructor Yang Xiong’s life. The chapter ended with Chen Cang realizing he may have witnessed Yang Xiong’s memories.

• Chen Cang reflected on his reincarnation, his parents’ deaths, and his rapid progress to the second stage of Dou Qi while living at the city lord’s estate.
• Instructor Yang Xiong arrived early to teach the children about building a foundation and condensing a Dou Qi vortex.
• As Chen Cang focused on Yang Xiong, he suddenly saw scenes from Yang Xiong’s childhood and life, including his eventual breakthrough to Dou Zhe.
• Chen Cang snapped out of the vision as Yang Xiong finished the lesson and departed.
• Chen Cang recognized Yang Xiong as the man from his visions and wondered whether he had experienced Yang Xiong’s memories.

Chen Cang tested his ability to view other people’s memories and discovered that concentration let him observe their experiences, with the strain depending on their soul power and how much he watched. After learning to control the ability and recognizing its value for cultivation, techniques, and detecting lies, he resolved to keep training until he could leave the manor.

• Chen Cang woke in the dormitory after passing out from viewing Yang Xiong’s memories and guessed the experience had overwhelmed his spiritual power.
• Chen Cang focused on a boy exercising, but Ke Xian interrupted him, and Chen Cang learned that brief observation could reveal another person’s memories without forcing him to watch everything.
• Chen Cang spent the next three days examining about twenty people in the manor, learning to skip memories and choose specific periods to reduce the strain.
• Chen Cang realized that others’ memories could help him improve his cultivation, learn techniques, and detect deception, though using exclusive techniques could bring trouble.
• Chen Cang decided to settle his mind and cultivate diligently until he became a Dou Zhe and could leave the manor.

After five years in the manor, Chen Cang reached ninth stage Dou Qi and prepared to condense a Dou Qi vortex with Qi Gathering Powder. He encouraged Lü Guan to keep training, then began his breakthrough alone under the moonlight.

• Chen Cang reflected on how studying instructors’ memories had strengthened his soul perception and helped him cultivate steadily to ninth stage Dou Qi.
• Lü Guan asked whether Chen Cang’s monthly illness would return, and Chen Cang said he felt better and planned to condense his Dou Qi vortex that night before leaving the manor.
• Chen Cang told Lü Guan to keep training and promised they could meet again after Lü Guan left the manor.
• Chen Cang met the month’s instructor, tempered his soul power, and gained a Yellow Tier Cultivation Technique and several Yellow Tier Dou Techniques.
• Late at night, Chen Cang sat alone outside, placed his Qi Gathering Powder beside him, and prepared to condense his Dou Qi vortex.

Chen Cang broke through to Dou Zhe without using his Qi Gathering Powder, then left the estate and traveled to Tianying City. The chapter ended as he entered the City Lord's Residence and paid his respects to the city lord.

• Chen Cang formed a Dou Qi Vortex through repeated compression and successfully advanced to Dou Zhe, gaining Inner Sight.
• Chen Cang kept his Qi Gathering Powder rather than giving it to Lü Guan, deciding the estate would be too unstable to protect it after his departure.
• Chen Cang left the estate and met Jiang Wenjie, who escorted him toward the city lord.
• Jiang Wenjie brought Chen Cang into Tianying City, where Chen Cang considered how to learn the Jia Ma Empire's place in the timeline.
• Chen Cang reached the City Lord's Residence, entered the reception hall, and paid his respects to the city lord.

Chen Cang discovered that he lacked the wood attribute needed to become an Alchemist, then chose a cultivation method while City Lord Ding Dian explained why he was training the children. The chapter ended with Chen Cang seeing that Ding Dian was a Soul Envoy of the Soul Hall.

• The elderly man tested Chen Cang's attribute and found that his pure fire attribute had no trace of wood, ruling out Alchemist training for now.
• City Lord Ding Dian explained that he trained children to strengthen Tianying City and support his plans amid turmoil in the Tianxing Empire.
• Ding Dian offered Chen Cang two fire-attribute cultivation methods and two Dou Techniques, and Chen Cang chose Crimson Fire Refinement.
• Chen Cang focused on Ding Dian and saw a vision of him pledging loyalty to the Soul Hall as one of its Soul Envoys.

Chen Cang settled into life at the City Lord’s Residence, learned more about the Soul Hall and the surrounding empires, and strengthened his ties with Master Mo. After reaching Nine-Star Dou Zhe, he was advised to seek real combat in the Black Eagle Mountains before attempting to break through to Dou Shi.

• Chen Cang chose Crimson Fire Refinement from Ding Dian and received two High Yellow-Tier Dou Techniques: Mountain-Splitting Rend and Sea-Splitting Palm.
• Over half a year, Chen Cang studied and explored Tianying City, learning that the Black Eagle Mountains separated the Tianxing Empire from the Chu Yun Empire and that Soul Envoys mainly handled information and logistics.
• Chen Cang trained with his spear until Master Mo gave him a Qi Nourishing Powder pill and urged him to gain combat experience and advance to Dou Shi.
• Chen Cang said he had only reached Nine-Star Dou Zhe the previous day and estimated he needed another month and a half before he could break through.
• Master Mo advised Chen Cang to explore the outskirts of the Black Eagle Mountains and experience life-and-death combat.

Chen Cang left Tianying City to train in the Black Eagle Mountains and test whether he could read magical beasts’ memories. After confirming he could, he learned the Black Ice Snake lived in a marsh full of snakes and killed it.

• Chen Cang asked Ding Dian for permission to leave the city and train, and Ding Dian approved while warning him about dangers outside.
• Chen Cang passed through the East City Gate and entered the Black Eagle Mountains, ignoring mercenaries who teased him or tried to recruit him.
• Chen Cang reflected on his desire to escape the city lord’s control and set out deeper into the mountains, marking his route as he went.
• Chen Cang encountered a Fire Fox and a Black Ice Snake; the Fire Fox fled, while Chen Cang pinned the snake with his spear.
• Chen Cang used his ability on the Black Ice Snake and confirmed he could read magical beasts’ memories, then saw the snake’s den in a marsh crowded with snakes.
• The Black Ice Snake slammed its head against Chen Cang’s foot and died.

Chen Cang trained in the Black Eagle Mountains, improved his combat efficiency, and broke through to one-star Dou Shi. He planned to test himself against the Jade Wave Turtle and brought Master Mo a Tanning Spirit Fruit, unaware that Master Mo was preparing a gift for him.

• Chen Cang fought magical beasts in the Black Eagle Mountains and discovered he wasted too much Dou Qi, while learning that he could peer into their memories.
• Chen Cang sold his Tier 1 Magical Beast spoils in Tianying City, then spent a month traveling between the city and the mountains to train.
• Chen Cang refined his combat skills until he could fight efficiently and safely navigate the outskirts of the Black Eagle Mountains.
• Chen Cang broke through to one-star Dou Shi and formed a Dou Qi Veil, then decided to visit the lake where the Jade Wave Turtle lived.
• Chen Cang gave Master Mo a Tanning Spirit Fruit, while Master Mo prepared to give Chen Cang third-grade Qi Recovery Pills after his breakthrough.

Chen Cang entered the Black Eagle Mountains to train and encountered a cautious Jade Wave Turtle that attacked him from underwater. After retreating and failing to drain its pond, he returned to Tianying City and bought over a hundred jin of red spice powder for his next attempt.

• Master Mo gave Chen Cang three Qi Recovery Pills and warned him that the Black Eagle Mountains had swallowed a former city lord who went to investigate a beast tide.
• Chen Cang found a Jade Wave Turtle in a small lake, but it repeatedly attacked him with jets of water without surfacing.
• Chen Cang fled when nearby magical beasts began gathering, ending his first clash with the turtle in defeat.
• Chen Cang returned the next day and failed to drain the pond because the terrain was low and the turtle kept attacking him.
• Chen Cang reflected on his defeat, then bought over a hundred jin of red spice powder in Tianying City.

Chen Cang drove the Jade Wave Turtle out of its lake with crimson spice powder and read its memories to learn how it had fled a battle between two powerful magical beasts. He suspected one was a Void Pegasus Beast, but knew he could not pursue or tame it yet, and attacked the turtle while it was still incapacitated.

• Chen Cang dodged the Jade Wave Turtle's water jets and dumped a hundred-pound pack of crimson spice powder into its lake.
• The spice drove the bloodshot, tearful Jade Wave Turtle out of the water, and Chen Cang used his ability to examine its memories.
• Chen Cang saw that the Jade Wave Turtle had fled its original pool after a black-flamed bull-shaped beast fought a silver flying horse in the mountains.
• The Jade Wave Turtle's memories showed it settling in the little lake after escaping with a fleeing group of magical beasts.
• Chen Cang suspected the silver flying horse had been a Void Pegasus Beast, but decided the possibility remained unconfirmed and that he was not strong enough to pursue one.
• Chen Cang raised his spear and attacked the spice-stricken Jade Wave Turtle while it was still suffering.

Chen Cang spent a year mastering Ashen Extinction Flash by sparring with the Jade Wave Turtle, growing to nine-star Dou Shi and overcoming it with ease. He planned to join a search for Azure Nether Fruit and hoped to learn more about the Pill Emperor Han Feng, a figure connected to the plot.

• Chen Cang practiced Ashen Extinction Flash against the Jade Wave Turtle, enduring its attacks and repeatedly returning after recovering his Dou Qi.
• After a year, Chen Cang outmaneuvered the Jade Wave Turtle and reached nine-star Dou Shi.
• Chen Cang told the Jade Wave Turtle he planned to follow a Mercenary Group into the Black Eagle Mountains to search for Azure Nether Fruit.
• Chen Cang recalled that Emperor of the Tianxing Empire sought three sets of ingredients for an Azure Nether Longevity Pill to gain ten more years of life.
• Chen Cang planned to seek Ding Dian's permission and ask Master Mo for news about the sixth-grade Pill Emperor, whom he suspected was Han Feng.

Chen Cang learned about Han Feng and arranged to join the Soul-Eating Mercenary Group's search for Azure Nether Fruit in the Black Eagle Mountains. He gave his saved Qi Gathering Powder to Ding Dian to pass on to Lü Guan, then arrived at the mercenary headquarters and waited for Zhou Wen.

• Master Mo told Chen Cang that Han Feng was a sixth-rank alchemist known as the Pill Emperor, and Chen Cang suggested he might have fled the Central Plains after offending someone powerful.
• Chen Cang asked Ding Dian to let him join the mountain expedition, and Ding Dian told him to obey Zhou Wen and wait at the Soul-Eating Mercenary Group's headquarters.
• Chen Cang offered Ding Dian his unused Qi Gathering Powder, then asked him to give it to Lü Guan so Lü Guan could form his Dou Qi Vortex sooner.
• Chen Cang arrived at the Soul-Eating Mercenary Group's headquarters and met its leader Lou Baishan and second-in-command Lou Baishui while dozens of elite mercenaries gathered.
• A mercenary invited Chen Cang to join the group, but Chen Cang privately suspected Lou Baishan was not as harmless as he seemed.

Chen Cang and Commander Zhou Wen led a mercenary expedition into the Black Eagle Mountains to search for azure nether fruits. After the party split up, several groups sent danger signals, and Zhou Wen brought Chen Cang to rescue a group beset by two Striped Wolves.

• Zhou Wen led sixty-two people into the Black Eagle Mountains and explained that they were searching for azure nether fruits on the emperor's orders.
• At a hidden cave, Zhou Wen divided the mercenaries into six groups to search nearby and ordered them to return in four hours.
• Chen Cang used memories taken from magical beasts to fill in his map of the mountains while Zhou Wen mistook his silence for concern about the mercenaries.
• When three groups sent up red danger signals, Zhou Wen chose to head north with Chen Cang to answer the latest call.
• They found six surviving mercenaries cornered by two Striped Wolves, and Zhou Wen asked Chen Cang to handle the beasts.
• Chen Cang advanced with his spear and promised to defeat the Striped Wolves in three minutes before they moved on to the next fight.

Chen Cang and Zhou Wen led the Soul-Eating Mercenary Group through a deadly search for Azure Nether Fruit, losing most of their members over half a month. As the survivors prepared to return to Tianying City, a Tier 5 python attacked their cave and devoured them.

• Chen Cang swiftly killed two Striped Wolves and received advice from Zhou Wen about his fighting style.
• Chen Cang and Zhou Wen rescued teams across the mountains, but the Soul-Eating Mercenary Group lost twelve members on the first day and seven more the next.
• Over the next two weeks, the group continued searching without finding Azure Nether Fruit, and by the fifteenth day only nineteen mercenaries remained.
• Zhou Wen announced that the half-month commission was over and that the group would return to Tianying City the next morning.
• A Tier 5 python discovered the cave and began devouring the mercenaries as they fled, annihilating the Soul-Eating Mercenary Group.

Chen Cang escaped the Demonic Scale Python by fleeing deeper into the Black Eagle Mountains and found a narrow cliff ledge to hide on. As he reached it, a Silver Pegasus attacked and knocked him off the ledge.

• Zhou Wen threw Chen Cang away so they could flee in different directions, and the Demonic Scale Python chose to pursue Zhou Wen.
• Chen Cang reasoned that north was safer than the routes toward Tianying City and traveled deeper into the mountains, avoiding a fourth-order magical beast.
• Chen Cang recovered, searched nearby magical beasts' memories, and chose a narrow cliff ledge as a place to hide.
• Chen Cang gathered food and vines, descended toward the ledge, and was struck by an unseen attacker.
• A Silver Pegasus charged Chen Cang on the ledge, snapped his vines, and knocked him off.

After waking in an underground cave, Chen Cang discovered the remains of Tianying City's former city lord, Feng Guanqiao, and claimed his Storage Ring and possessions. He used the Green Spirit Pill to break through to Da Dou Shi, then noticed a little silver horse watching him.

• Chen Cang woke in a flooded cave, found a Sixth-Tier Magical Beast's remains and a human skeleton, and recovered a Storage Ring.
• Chen Cang found 890,000 gold coins, pills including a Green Spirit Pill, cultivation materials, and Feng Guanqiao's identification token in the ring.
• Chen Cang buried Feng Guanqiao's bones after realizing the remains belonged to Tianying City's former city lord.
• Chen Cang swallowed the Green Spirit Pill and formed a Dou Crystal, advancing from Dou Shi to Da Dou Shi.
• Chen Cang condensed Dou Qi Armor and spotted a little silver horse watching him from the passage.

Chen Cang discovered that the little silver horse was a Void Pegasus Beast whose parent had died protecting it, and tried to earn its trust so he could tame it. The beast ignored his attempts at friendship and repeatedly kicked him around, but Chen Cang kept getting back up to fight again.

• Chen Cang learned from the Void Pegasus Beast's memories that its dying parent had brought it to the cavern after battling the Blackflame Kui Ox and killing Feng Guanqiao.
• Chen Cang tried to tempt the little horse with pills, conversation, and the offer of a name, but it showed no interest and headed for the cavern exit.
• Chen Cang followed the Void Pegasus Beast outside, where it knocked him down again and challenged him to play-fight.
• Chen Cang attacked with Ashen Extinction Flash and several Dou Techniques, but the stronger beast repeatedly kicked him down.
• Chen Cang swallowed a Qi Recovery Pill and challenged the Void Pegasus Beast to fight again.

Chen Cang used a magic core to train the Void Pegasus Beast to carry him and follow his commands, then the two plundered the Black Eagle Mountains for rare herbs. After burying the remaining skeleton in the cave, Chen Cang set off north with the beast, promising to return and avenge its mother.

• Chen Cang realized the Void Pegasus Beast was drawn to the silver magic core and used it to persuade the beast to let him ride.
• Over half a month, Chen Cang trained the Void Pegasus Beast to obey his directions and travel at astonishing speed.
• Chen Cang and the Void Pegasus Beast spent ten days plundering rare medicinal herbs across the Black Eagle Mountains while evading enraged magical beasts.
• Chen Cang buried the remaining skeleton in the Underground Cave and promised the Void Pegasus Beast he would avenge its mother.
• Chen Cang rode toward the mountains, looked toward Tianying City, and then headed north with the Void Pegasus Beast.

Chen Cang crossed the Chu Yun Empire and entered the Tagor Desert while hiding the Void Pegasus Beast and avoiding trouble. He headed toward Jia Ma, unaware that a woman was watching him from the sky behind.

• Chen Cang disguised the Void Pegasus Beast and traveled through Chu Yun, where poison masters repeatedly tried to recruit or attack him.
• After reflecting on how memories he had read affected his response to killing, Chen Cang decided he was overthinking it.
• Chen Cang and the Void Pegasus Beast charged past a border fortress at night, and the general dismissed the soldiers’ report of them.
• Chen Cang crossed the Tagor Desert while talking about his family, his grudge against his second brother, and Queen Medusa.
• Chen Cang spotted a vast city and relaxed, unaware that a voluptuous figure was watching him from high above.

Chen Cang discovered that the Desert Iron Mercenary Group did not yet exist, confirming Xiao Yan’s story had not begun, and changed course toward Wutan City. On the way, he found a village plagued by mysterious livestock deaths and learned that the villagers blamed a mother and daughter who had recently settled there.

• Queen Medusa decided Chen Cang and the Void Pegasus Beast posed no threat and returned to the sacred city, intrigued by the beast and the coming turmoil.
• Chen Cang learned in Stone Desert City that the Desert Iron Mercenary Group did not exist and concluded Xiao Yan was still Wutan City’s young genius.
• Chen Cang rode toward Wutan City, crossed the Magical Beast Mountain Range, and entered a strangely silent village.
• Chen Cang saw dead livestock dumped in a pit and read the village chief’s memories to learn that animals had begun dying after a mother and daughter arrived.
• Chen Cang realized the villagers’ plan to drive out the mother and daughter was, according to what he knew, their path to survival.