Chapter Summaries

Xiao Xun'er released the suppression on Xiao Qian's power despite Ling Ying's warning, and Xiao Qian retaliated by overpowering Ling Ying and taking her hostage. He threatened to kill Xiao Xun'er unless she fully relinquished the technique restraining him.

• Xiao Qian resented his transformed child body and refused Xiao Xun'er's requests to carry her or turn into a little dragon.
• Xiao Qian urged Xiao Xun'er to restore his full strength, but Ling Ying intervened before her flaming finger could touch his forehead.
• After Xiao Xun'er asked whether he would leave her, Xiao Qian promised he would stay, and she pressed her finger to his forehead, breaking the suppression.
• Xiao Qian's power awakened, and he struck Ling Ying away before catching Xiao Xun'er as she fell.
• Xiao Qian grabbed Xiao Xun'er by the throat and threatened to kill her unless she relinquished the secret technique suppressing him.

Xiao Qian threatened Xiao Xun'er over his pride and demanded she remove his suppression, but relented when she promised to do so after mastering the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame. Just as they reconciled, a mysterious golden chain shot from Xiao Xun'er into Xiao Qian, making him lose his Ancient Void Dragon magic core and awaken nine dantians.

• Xiao Xun'er tried to persuade Xiao Qian not to kill her, offering to call him Big Brother and keep their relationship secret.
• Xiao Qian demanded that Xiao Xun'er lift the suppression on him, but she explained that only the flame's main body could do so and promised to master it by age twenty-five.
• Xiao Qian threatened the Gu Clan if Xiao Xun'er broke her promise, then lowered her and allowed Ling Ying to support her.
• Xiao Xun'er happily clung to Xiao Qian and told him she liked him because he was good-looking.
• A golden chain emerged from Xiao Xun'er and entered Xiao Qian, who lost his Ancient Void Dragon magic core and developed nine dantians.

Xiao Qian endured a painful transformation that gave him nine human dantians and a strange, independent magic core, while revealing the Great Dao Devouring Love Scripture’s cryptic guiding principle. He set off to cultivate by eating at a restaurant, with Xiao Xun'er riding on his back and reminding him of Zi Yan.

• Xiao Qian’s nine dantians activated a Nine Palaces Array Diagram, and he recalled the Great Dao Devouring Love Scripture’s principle about breaking love’s chains.
• Xiao Qian shrank into the body of a four- or five-year-old boy as a black, devouring magic core emerged from his forehead and resisted his attempts to control it.
• Xiao Qian learned that Xiao Xun'er and Ling Ying knew of no records explaining his nine dantians, humanlike meridians, or autonomous magic core.
• Xiao Qian decided his nine dantians might grant him immense power, and Xiao Xun'er and Ling Ying reacted with disbelief at his prospects for rapid cultivation.
• Xiao Qian headed for a restaurant to cultivate by eating, and Xiao Xun'er climbed onto his back and asked him to carry her.
• Xiao Qian held Xiao Xun'er's calves as she rode on his back, which reminded him of Zi Yan on Dragon Island.

Xiao Qian and Xiao Xun'er ate at a restaurant in Wutan City, where Xun'er used her Black Card to order all the tier-one magical beast dishes. As she hinted at her plan to free Xiao Qian from his restraints, the food arrived and Xiao Qian astonished the dining hall by devouring half the feast.

• Xiao Qian demanded that the restaurant cook all its tier-one magical beast ingredients, but the waiter refused until Xiao Xun'er showed her Black Card.
• The proprietor recognized the card as genuine and offered the meal for free, while diners wondered which powerful clan the children belonged to.
• Xiao Qian questioned whether Gu Yuan had sent Xiao Xun'er on a mission, and she said she wanted to free him from his restraints so he and her daddy could get along.
• Waiters brought a tableful of magical beast dishes, and Xiao Xun'er explained that her golden emperor burning heaven flame let her digest the meat.
• Xiao Qian ate at astonishing speed, devouring half the feast while the diners stared in disbelief.

After eating magical beast meat, Xiao Qian tested his nine dantians and repeatedly suffered severe injuries when he tried to cultivate through the eight that were not bound by golden chains. He eventually refined the energy through the chain-wrapped dantian, reached the first stage of Dou Qi, and concluded that he could not keep progressing by eating this way.

• Xiao Qian sensed the magical beast meat's Dou Qi surging through his body and discovered that one of his nine dantians was encircled by golden chains.
• Xiao Qian repeatedly directed Dou Qi toward the other dantians, triggering painful chimes that injured him as Xiao Xun'er watched in alarm.
• Xiao Zhan and the First Elder arrived at the restaurant, and Xiao Xun'er introduced Xiao Qian as her older brother.
• Xiao Qian guided Dou Qi into the golden-chain-wrapped dantian without resistance and spent an hour refining the energy there.
• Xiao Qian opened his eyes after reaching the first stage of Dou Qi, drawing cheers from the onlookers and delighting Xiao Xun'er.
• Xiao Qian said he could not keep eating like this, confusing Xiao Xun'er.

After returning to the Xiao Clan, Xiao Qian pondered his newly awakened Dantian and his mysterious path while Xiao Xun'er tried to sleep. Late that night, Ling Ying told Xiao Qian that Xiao Yan had sneaked into Xun'er's room, and Xiao Qian opened the door to investigate, startling both children.

• Xiao Qian and Xiao Xun'er returned to the Xiao Clan, where Xiao Qian planned to reshape his meridians after bathing.
• Xiao Qian wondered what had activated his Dantian and whether the remaining Dantians were linked to emotions.
• Xiao Xun'er went to bed, while Xiao Qian finished bathing and reflected on his past and ambitions beneath the moon.
• Ling Ying revealed that Xiao Yan had sneaked into Xiao Xun'er's room and asked Xiao Qian to check on her.
• Xiao Qian opened the door, causing Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er to cry out in surprise.

Xiao Qian caught Xiao Yan sneaking into Xiao Xun'er’s room, forced him to explain himself, and agreed to become his rival after learning they both doubted the reality of Dou Qi. Xiao Xun'er then tried to claim compensation from Xiao Qian, who threatened to bring Xiao Yan back to nourish her meridians.

• Xiao Qian caught Xiao Yan in Xiao Xun'er’s room, checked that she was unharmed, and struck Xiao Yan when he insisted he had been sleepwalking.
• Xiao Yan claimed he had come to nourish Xiao Xun'er's meridians, but Xiao Qian pressed him until he admitted he wanted to test whether Dou Qi was real.
• Xiao Yan revealed that he had always suspected supernatural powers were imaginary, and Xiao Qian recognized the same doubts from his own experience.
• Xiao Yan asked to visit Xiao Qian again, and they agreed to become rivals and compete in cultivation.
• Xiao Xun'er pretended that Xiao Qian had cost her the chance to have her meridians nourished, so Xiao Qian offered to bring Xiao Yan back for three days and nights.

Xiao Qian nourished Xiao Xun'er's meridians, and another golden chain emerged from her body and unlocked a second Dantian in him. He hurried back to investigate the breakthrough, leaving Xiao Xun'er embarrassed and furious; Xiao Qian then confirmed that Dou Qi could flow into the newly opened Dantian without resistance.

• Xiao Xun'er clung to Xiao Qian until he agreed not to look for Xiao Yan, then asked him to nourish her meridians.
• Xiao Qian channeled Dou Qi through Xiao Xun'er's body while she grew increasingly flustered and tried to stop him.
• After Xiao Qian finished, Xiao Xun'er insisted they continue the next night, but he soon noticed a golden chain shoot from her body into his Dantian.
• Xiao Qian rushed back to his room, leaving Ling Ying outside and Xiao Xun'er to vent her embarrassment and anger.
• Xiao Qian found that only seven of his nine Dantians remained dim and successfully guided Dou Qi into the newly opened Dantian.

Xiao Qian tested whether nurturing meridians could awaken his dantian, confirming that the effect seemed specific to Xiao Xun'er. After Xiao Yu began searching the clan for the intruder who had tied her up, Xiao Xun'er noticed Xiao Qian's missing dragon-marked robe and grew suspicious.

• Xiao Qian decided to test his theory on Xiao Yan after realizing that nurturing Xiao Xun'er's meridians had opened his second dantian.
• Xiao Qian entered Xiao Yu's room by mistake, then silenced and bound her before leaving; Xiao Yu resolved to find the intruder by searching for his golden-dragon robe.
• Xiao Qian nurtured Xiao Yan's meridians until dawn, but no golden chains appeared, leading him to suspect that only Xiao Xun'er could trigger his dantian's awakening.
• Xiao Yu led a search of the boys' rooms for the intruder's robe, but Xiao Xun'er ordered her entourage away from their courtyard.
• Xiao Xun'er noticed Xiao Qian's dragon-marked robe was missing and looked at him with suspicion.

Xiao Qian’s attempt to avoid trouble by blaming Xiao Yan for a robe led Xiao Yu to confront them, while Xiao Xun’er objected to Xiao Qian helping anyone else nourish their meridians. Xiao Yan then challenged Xiao Yu to take one punch from Xiao Qian before she could punish him, and the chapter ended with the two preparing to face off.

• Xiao Yu accused Xiao Qian of offending her, but Ling Ying forced her and her followers out of Xiao Xun’er’s courtyard.
• Xiao Qian admitted he had entered Xiao Yu’s room, gagged and tied her up, and left his robe on Xiao Yan’s bed to shift the blame.
• Xiao Xun’er became angry when Xiao Qian said he had planned to nourish Xiao Yan’s meridians, and he agreed to do it only for her.
• Xiao Yan ran into the courtyard with a black eye, followed by Xiao Yu, and claimed he and Xiao Qian were even over the robe incident.
• Xiao Yan proposed that Xiao Yu could punish him if she took one punch from Xiao Qian, and Xiao Yu accepted the challenge despite their difference in dou qi stages.

Xiao Qian defeated Xiao Yu with a single punch, then considered how his strength had been reduced to that of a newborn Dragon Race member. Xiao Qian headed off to cultivate while Xiao Xun'er began plotting how to use the power stored in his magic core.

• Xiao Qian struck Xiao Yu without using Dou Qi, and the Great Elder caught her before she hit the ground.
• Xiao Yu demanded that her grandfather punish Xiao Qian, but the Great Elder reminded her that she had lost a fair wager.
• Xiao Yan taunted Xiao Yu, who accidentally revealed that he had sneaked into her room before fleeing in embarrassment.
• Xiao Qian explained to Xiao Xun'er that his body had been rebuilt and that only his magic core retained his original power.
• Xiao Qian went to cultivate, while Xiao Xun'er considered refining his magic core and thought of using a legacy from the Tunling Clan.

Six years later, Xiao Qian remained at Three-Stage Dou Qi despite his hidden strength, while Xiao Xun'er stayed close by his side. Xiao Yan stunned the clan with his One-Star Dou Zhe result, then challenged Xiao Qian to a fight.

• At the annual test, Xiao Qian again registered as Three-Stage Dou Qi, though he told Xiao Xun'er he had failed to break through to Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Xun'er comforted Xiao Qian and held his hand as Xiao Yan arrived with Xiao Mei and a crowd of followers.
• Xiao Yan tested at One-Star Dou Zhe, drawing a stunned and excited response from the crowd.
• Xiao Qian laughed at Xiao Yan's proud reaction, and Xiao Mei accused him of being jealous of Xiao Yan's talent.
• Xiao Xun'er threatened Xiao Mei, while Xiao Yan rebuked her for insulting his brother.
• As Xiao Qian turned to leave with Xiao Xun'er, Xiao Yan challenged him to fight.

Xiao Qian fought Xiao Yan after his breakthrough to Dou Zhe and defeated him despite having only three-stage dou qi. Xiao Yan demanded a rematch, and he and Xiao Qian ran off together while Xiao Xun'er chased after them, unaware that a young man was watching with plans for the Xiao Clan's twin stars.

• Xiao Qian accepted Xiao Yan's challenge and leaped onto the arena as the clan members watched in disbelief.
• Xiao Yan attacked with his Crushing Stone Palm, but Xiao Qian took the blow and countered with a knee and a flurry of punches.
• Xiao Yan yielded, and the stunned crowd watched him leave the arena with his pride shattered.
• Xiao Yan demanded a second round, and Xiao Qian agreed before the two ran off together despite Xiao Xun'er's warning.
• Xiao Xun'er chased Xiao Qian but lost him in an alley, while a young man watched from the shadows and anticipated the downfall of the Xiao Clan's twin stars.

Xiao Qian and Xiao Yan sneaked out to drink, unaware that a young man had arranged a trap for them at a bar. After realizing the liquor had affected them, Xiao Qian roused Xiao Yan and tried to escape, but the bar owner hurried over as they left the room.

• Xiao Qian and Xiao Yan slipped past their guards and went to a bar after Xiao Yan promised an exciting night out.
• A young man instructed the bar owner to lure Xiao Yan into the bar and ensure the pair could not leave, so the Xiao Clan would not trace the scheme to them.
• The bar owner arranged for snake women and liquor to be brought into Xiao Qian and Xiao Yan's private room, where they drank together.
• Xiao Qian and Xiao Yan became tipsy and felt an unusual, growing heat, while Xiao Yan urged Xiao Qian to stay the night.
• Xiao Qian recognized that something was wrong with the liquor, bit his tongue to regain clarity, and slapped Xiao Yan awake.
• Xiao Qian hauled Xiao Yan toward the exit, but the bar owner rushed over and offered them prepared rooms upstairs.

Xiao Qian and Xiao Yan escaped a drugging scheme and tried to suppress its effects in a lake, where Xiao Yan nearly attacked Xiao Yu before Xiao Qian stopped him. As Xiao Yu confronted the unconscious Xiao Yan, Jia Lie Ao’s men surrounded the three of them.

• Xiao Qian unleashed his Dou Qi at the bar, then escaped with Xiao Yan while Jia Lie Ao watched them flee.
• Jia Lie Ao told Jia Lie Bi that the plan had failed, and Jia Lie Bi ordered one group to distract the Xiao Clan while Jia Lie Ao led men to kill Xiao Qian and Xiao Yan in the Back Mountain.
• Xiao Qian and Xiao Yan reached a lake and used its icy water and their Dou Qi to suppress the drug’s effects.
• Xiao Yan led Xiao Qian underwater to where Xiao Yu was bathing, then tried to lunge at her, but Xiao Qian pulled him away and beat him unconscious.
• Xiao Yu attacked the unconscious Xiao Yan, then seven or eight black-clad men emerged from the woods and surrounded them.

Xiao Qian fought off an ambush led by Jia Lie Ao and revealed the strength hidden in his multiple dantians. After defeating two Eight-Star Dou Zhe with his Black Tier Mid-Grade Dou Technique, he turned his attention to the terrified Jia Lie Ao and began considering how to retaliate.

• Jia Lie Ao unmasked himself and ordered his men to kill Xiao Qian and capture Xiao Yu.
• Xiao Qian sent Xiao Yu away with Xiao Yan, then broke a Five-Star Dou Zhe's wrist with one punch and revealed that five of his dantians held ninth-stage Dou Qi.
• Xiao Qian quickly defeated the other Dou Zhe and faced two Eight-Star Dou Zhe, enduring their attacks as they damaged his clothes but failed to wound him seriously.
• Xiao Qian used the Black Tier Mid-Grade Dou Technique Blade-Devouring Claw to cut the throats of both Eight-Star Dou Zhe.
• Jia Lie Ao begged for his life as Xiao Qian approached and considered how to make him pay.

Xiao Qian fought Jia Lie Lin, a One-Star Dou Shi, while Xiao Yu escaped carrying the unconscious Xiao Yan. After enduring Jia Lie Lin’s saber strike and countering with his self-created Mystic Rank technique, Xiao Qian used his devouring attribute to break the Dou Qi Veil, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Jia Lie Lin arrived with Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan and demanded that Xiao Qian release Jia Lie Ao in exchange for them.
• Xiao Qian and Jia Lie Lin released their captives, and Xiao Yu fled with Xiao Yan while Xiao Qian knocked Jia Lie Ao unconscious.
• Jia Lie Lin pursued Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan, but Xiao Qian blocked his saber strike and suffered wounds to his arms.
• Xiao Qian revealed his self-created Mid-Level Mystic Rank Dou Technique, and he and Jia Lie Lin began fighting.
• Xiao Qian’s dark claws devoured Jia Lie Lin’s Dou Qi Veil until it burst into emerald sparks.

Xiao Qian fought Jia Lie Lin to the brink of death, but Xiao Xun'er intervened at the decisive moment and helped him survive. As she planned to retaliate against the Jia Lie Family, Xiao Qian revealed that he would use the Spirit-Devouring Puppet Refining Method to get revenge.

• Jia Lie Lin abandoned Jia Lie Ao and fought Xiao Qian with all his strength, while Xiao Qian's attacks devoured Jia Lie Lin's Dou Qi.
• Jia Lie Lin unleashed his Raging Wind Slash, but a golden spiral struck his saber and gave Xiao Qian the opening to pierce his heart and sever his throat.
• Xiao Xun'er arrived, killed the barely living Jia Lie Lin with golden lights, and burned his corpse to ash.
• Xiao Xun'er gave Xiao Qian a third-grade pill and helped him wash at the lake while promising to visit the Jia Lie Family.
• Xiao Qian told Xiao Xun'er he had a plan for revenge involving the Spirit-Devouring Puppet Refining Method she had found for him three years earlier.

After Xiao Qian and Xiao Xun'er kiss, a golden chain appears and opens another Dantian, leading Xiao Qian to suspect that Xiao Xun'er's feelings are the key. He sets aside the troubling realization and begins refining Jia Lie Ao into a puppet as the Jia Lie Family may be on its way.

• Xiao Xun'er explained that the Spirit-Devouring Puppet Refining Method could make Jia Lie Ao into a puppet, and Xiao Qian decided to use it on him.
• Xiao Xun'er weakened after her golden power faded, and Xiao Qian kissed her before she stopped his hand from going farther.
• A golden chain emerged from Xiao Xun'er and opened a new Dantian in Xiao Qian, who concluded that her feelings might be the shackle he needed to break.
• Xiao Qian and Xiao Xun'er put aside the awkwardness, then went to Jia Lie Ao to begin refining him.
• Xiao Qian devoured Jia Lie Ao's soul, placed a Magic Core in his body, and began replacing his bones with black Dou Qi.

Xiao Qian and Xiao Xun'er reunited with Xiao Zhan and the others after defeating the Jia Lie Family’s pursuers, and Xiao Qian took charge of negotiations over Jia Lie Ao. The chapter ended with Jia Lie Bi agreeing to deliver three market deeds publicly and exchange them for his son at the Xiao Clan, with the Otto Family as witnesses.

• Xiao Zhan and the Great Elder found Xiao Qian, Xiao Xun'er, and Xiao Yu, who explained that Xiao Yan had been drugged and tied to his bed.
• Xiao Qian revealed that Jia Lie Lin was dead, and Xiao Xun'er said she had burned him to ashes after Xiao Qian dealt him a fatal blow.
• Jia Lie Bi and Jia Lie Nu confronted the Xiao Clan and demanded Jia Lie Ao's return, while Xiao Zhan prepared to fight them.
• Xiao Qian told Jia Lie Bi to bring deeds for three markets to the Xiao Clan publicly at noon and enter alone to exchange them for Jia Lie Ao.
• Jia Lie Bi accepted Xiao Qian's terms and requested that the Otto Family witness the exchange, which Xiao Qian approved.