Chapter Summaries

Jia Lie Jun confronted Li Zhan and his men after they repeatedly extorted the new students for a Newcomer Tribute Fee. The chapter ended with Jia Lie Jun standing unharmed after meeting Li Zhan’s powerful punch head-on.

• Li Zhan’s men attacked Hu Jia when she resisted their demands, and Jia Lie Jun caught her after Li Zhan knocked her back.
• Bruised newcomers told Jia Lie Jun that different groups had repeatedly collected the Newcomer Tribute Fee and beaten those who refused.
• Jia Lie Jun challenged Li Zhan after he demanded that Xun Er accompany him for several days in exchange for waiving the fee.
• Li Zhan attacked Jia Lie Jun with a powerful punch, but Jia Lie Jun met it head-on and remained unharmed.

Jia Lie Jun and the new students entered the Inner Academy, where he fought off older students who had attacked them and then explored the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower. Jia Lie Jun and Xun Er endured the Heart Flame longer than anyone else, impressing Elder Liu as they awakened.

• Jia Lie Jun defeated Li Zhan and helped the new students beat back Li Zhan's companions, stopping before anyone was killed.
• Elder Su arrived, reprimanded the older students, and sent the wounded Li Zhan to the infirmary.
• Jia Lie Jun and his companions explored the Inner Academy and found the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower.
• Jia Lie Jun used the Heart Flame to temper his Dou Qi while Hu Jia and Wu Hao endured the tower's heat until Elder Liu helped them recover.
• Jia Lie Jun and Xun Er endured the Heart Flame for thirty minutes and awakened, astonishing the students and earning Elder Liu's praise.

Jia Lie Jun met Han Yue, who warned him against gathering all the new students into a faction, while Bai Cheng ordered Fu Ao to target him and take Xun Er. As Jia Lie Jun’s group discussed the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower and the threat from established factions, they braced for trouble.

• Elder Liu introduced himself to Jia Lie Jun as the tower-guarding elder and welcomed him to seek advice about the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower.
• Han Yue introduced herself and Moon Spirit, invited Jia Lie Jun and Xun Er to join, and warned Jia Lie Jun that uniting all the newcomers could provoke the Inner Academy factions.
• Bai Shan and Xiao Yan complained to Bai Cheng about Jia Lie Jun, and Bai Cheng ordered Fu Ao to teach the newcomers a lesson and bring him Xun Er.
• Hu Jia and Wu Hao discussed the tower’s cultivation benefits and its heavy fire-energy cost, while Jia Lie Jun warned everyone to watch for retaliation from the faction behind their earlier opponents.

Fu Ao led a group to Jia Lie Jun's courtyard, where Jia Lie Jun defeated him in a fierce fight and forced his followers to pay and clean up. The chapter ended with Xun Er supporting Jia Lie Jun as he swayed from the battle.

• Fu Ao and his men smashed Jia Lie Jun's courtyard, and Jia Lie Jun demanded compensation for the damage.
• Fu Ao challenged Jia Lie Jun, and they moved outside to fight.
• Jia Lie Jun dodged Fu Ao's attacks, struck him with Yin Demon Howl, and shattered his green armor with a flurry of punches.
• Jia Lie Jun slammed Fu Ao into a pit with a golden platform, leaving him gravely injured.
• Jia Lie Jun ordered Fu Ao's followers to surrender their Fire Energy and clean the house, and they obeyed.
• Xun Er hurried over to support the swaying Jia Lie Jun.

Jia Lie Jun went to the Inner Academy’s alchemy hall to borrow a cauldron and attempt to refine a fourth-grade Qi-Increasing Pill. As Elder Yan watched his flawless technique and Heavenly Flame, Jia Lie Jun continued the complex refinement process.

• Jia Lie Jun told Hu Jia, Wu Hao, and the others to stay in the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower while he handled his affairs, and Xun Er reassured him they would be fine.
• Jia Lie Jun entered the alchemy hall and watched Elder Yan demonstrate the refinement of a Soul Nourishing Pill to his students.
• Jia Lie Jun introduced himself to Elder Yan, who sensed his powerful Soul Power and recognized him as a young third-grade alchemist.
• Jia Lie Jun borrowed a medicinal cauldron and announced he would attempt to refine a fourth-grade Qi-Increasing Pill to advance his alchemist rank.
• Jia Lie Jun began refining the pill with blue-violet Heavenly Flames, impressing Elder Yan with his exceptional control and polished techniques.

Jia Lie Jun refined several Qi-Increasing Pills and successfully made a Fifth-grade Pill, only for Zi Yan to steal and eat it. He chose not to pursue her and offered the pill freely, hoping to become acquainted with her.

• Jia Lie Jun refined a Qi-Increasing Pill under Elder Yan’s praise and then made additional pills for Hu Jia, Wu Hao, and Xun Er.
• After more than ten days, Jia Lie Jun attempted to become a Fifth-grade Alchemist while Elder Yan warned that he was rushing.
• Jia Lie Jun successfully refined a golden Fifth-grade Pill, but Zi Yan snatched it and fled from the hall.
• Jia Lie Jun caught up with Zi Yan, who ate the pill and offered to protect him in the Inner Academy if he refined pills for her.
• Jia Lie Jun let Zi Yan keep the pill and decided not to pursue the theft.

Jia Lie Jun befriended Zi Yan with pills, returned to his companions with Qi Augmentation Powder, and learned that Xun Er faced pressure from her clan to return and abandon her ties to him. The chapter left Xun Er refusing to be swayed by her father’s disapproval of Jia Lie Jun.

• Jia Lie Jun offered to trade pills for Zi Yan’s medicinal herbs and refined another pill for her.
• Elder Su confronted Zi Yan for taking Jia Lie Jun’s Fifth-grade Pill, but Jia Lie Jun told him to let her keep it.
• Jia Lie Jun returned to the hall and gave Hu Jia, Xun Er, and Wu Hao Fourth-grade Qi Augmentation Powder.
• Ling Ying told Xun Er that her clan wanted her to return because Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Clan’s portion of the key were missing.
• Ling Ying revealed that Xun Er’s father disapproved of Jia Lie Jun, but Xun Er insisted that she would judge his worth herself and sent Ling Ying away.

Xiao Yan rushed back to the Outer Academy after Xiao Yu summoned him and found his injured brother Xiao Li. Xiao Li revealed that the Xiao Family had suffered greatly after Xiao Yan’s attack on the Misty Cloud Sect, while Xiao Yu blamed Xiao Yan and he learned that Xun Er had left him for Jia Lie Jun.

• Bai Shan told Xiao Yan that Xiao Yu urgently needed him at the Outer Academy, and Elder Su approved his departure.
• Xiao Yan hurried to Xiao Yu’s residence, where he found Xiao Li unconscious and treated his serious injuries with a medicinal pill and Dou Qi.
• Xiao Li awoke and told Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu that the Xiao Family had suffered a disaster.
• Xiao Li explained that Yun Shan had cut off the Xiao Family’s business ties after Xiao Yan attacked the Misty Cloud Sect, forcing the family to relocate to the Desert Iron Mercenary Group.
• Xiao Yu blamed Xiao Yan for the family’s misfortune, and Xiao Yan learned that Xun Er had gotten together with Jia Lie Jun.

Xiao Yan learned that the Misty Cloud Sect and a mysterious force attacked the Xiao Family, accepted the clan head’s token, and set out with Xiao Li to find their missing elder brother. Jia Lie Jun followed clues to the Outer Academy and confirmed Xiao Yan had borrowed a Griffin Beast, leaving him poised to pursue.

• Xiao Li gave Xiao Yan the Xiao Family clan head’s token and said their eldest brother had stayed behind during the attack.
• Xiao Li described the Misty Cloud Sect and a mysterious group with Black Iron Chains as the attackers, and Xiao Yan suspected they were searching for something in the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Li he would return with him to the Desert Iron Mercenary Group to check on their eldest brother.
• After Xiao Li recovered, Xiao Yan and Xiao Li flew away on a Griffin Beast.
• Hu Jia told Xun Er that Xiao Yan had left, while Jia Lie Jun claimed he would enter seclusion and secretly traversed to the Outer Academy.
• Jia Lie Jun questioned a Griffin Beast caretaker and learned that Xiao Yan had borrowed a Griffin Beast a few days earlier.

Jia Lie Jun arrived at the Desert Iron Mercenary Group and killed Xiao Yan’s brothers before confronting Xiao Yan. After Xiao Yan’s fiery attack failed, Jia Lie Jun struck him with enough force to make him explode into blood mist.

• Jia Lie Jun transmigrated to the Desert Iron Mercenary Group and found Xiao Yan arguing with the Xiao Family members over his status as patriarch.
• Xiao Yan rejected the patriarch’s token, while Xiao Ding defended him against the others’ accusations.
• Jia Lie Jun announced that he had come to kill Xiao Yan, then killed Xiao Li and pierced Xiao Ding’s brow with a blast of Dou Qi.
• Jia Lie Jun pursued Xiao Yan, trapped him against an invisible barrier, and faced his attack with the Black Heavy Ruler and green flames.
• Jia Lie Jun punched Xiao Yan, sending him flying from the flames until he exploded into a cloud of blood mist.

Xiao Li awakened in the body of Xiao Li on the Dou Qi Continent, inherited his memories and desire for revenge, and discovered that the Great Emperor Inner Scripture could rapidly raise his cultivation. Meanwhile, Jia Lie Jun escaped to the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower after killing Xiao Yan, but failed to find the Tou She Ancient God Jade fragment and worried about the strange lightning and its consequences.

• Xiao Li recovered memories of his past life as a Western Heaven Battle Hall disciple and accepted Xiao Li’s identity and hatred after seeing his burned face.
• Xiao Li used the Great Emperor Inner Scripture to reach the three-star Da Dou Shi level and resolved to avenge Xiao Ding and destroy the Misty Cloud Sect within three years.
• Jia Lie Jun took the Storage Ring and Black Heavy Ruler after killing Xiao Yan, then used his system to travel to the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower.
• Jia Lie Jun searched Xiao Yan’s Storage Ring but found no Tou She Ancient God Jade fragment, so he suspected another Xiao Family member had it.
• Jia Lie Jun wondered whether killing Xiao Yan had triggered the lightning and turned to cultivation despite his foreboding.

Jia Lie Jun rejected pill refining as a way to earn Fire Energy and decided to profit from entertainment by writing novels and staging plays. After writing the opening chapters of Legend of the White Snake, he showed the manuscript to Xun Er and Hu Jia, who eagerly wanted more and agreed it could be sold to students.

• Jia Lie Jun returned to find Xun Er, Hu Jia, and Wu Hao worried that their Fire Energy was running low, and he revealed that he had advanced to eight-star Da Dou Shi.
• Hu Jia proposed that Jia Lie Jun refine pills for them to sell, but he refused and promised to find another way to earn Fire Energy.
• Jia Lie Jun ruled out refining pills and spiritual treasures, then decided to develop entertainment by writing novels and staging plays.
• Jia Lie Jun spent the night writing more than thirty thousand words of Legend of the White Snake.
• Xun Er and Hu Jia read the manuscript, eagerly asked what happened next, and agreed that Jia Lie Jun should sell it to the students.

Jia Lie Jun and his friends prepared to sell Legend of the White Snake at Jia Nan Academy, hoping to earn Fire Energy. After a slow start, staged customers drew a crowd, and the novel quickly attracted eager buyers who wanted to know what would happen to White Lady and Xu Xian.

• Jia Lie Jun assigned himself to write Legend of the White Snake, Xun Er to copy it, and Wu Hao and Hu Jia to find a busy place to sell it.
• The group priced each copy at two points of Fire Energy and set up a stall on a bustling street the next day.
• When no one initially bought the novel, Jia Lie Jun reassured Hu Jia and waited for customers.
• More than thirty students arrived, led by plants Jia Lie Jun had hired to praise the novel and draw a crowd.
• Jia Lie Jun secretly used his Spiritual Power to beguile a female student into buying a copy, and she finished reading it in just over twenty minutes before asking for the continuation.
• Curious onlookers and students bought copies, while readers became absorbed in the story and male students admired White Lady's beauty.

Jia Lie Jun and his friends sold out Legend of the White Snake and planned a stage play, while the Inner Academy elders worried about Falling Heart Flame’s weakening seal and discussed Jia Lie Jun’s potential. Bai Cheng then considered how Bai Gang could take over Jia Lie Jun’s profitable business, with one subordinate suggesting they recruit him by force.

• Hu Jia and Jia Lie Jun calculated that selling Legend of the White Snake earned their group 38,800 Fire Energy points, and Jia Lie Jun proposed putting on a stage play.
• Su Qian and the Inner Academy elders discussed Falling Heart Flame’s increasingly frequent riots, the weakening tower seal, and the need to keep the danger from Han Feng.
• The elders learned Xiao Yan had been missing for several days and discussed sending students to offer condolences to his family.
• Su Heng and Elder Liu described Jia Lie Jun’s achievements, including his alchemy rank and his ability to awaken from Heart Fire, and Su Qian considered letting him cultivate deeper in the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower.
• Bai Cheng heard that Jia Lie Jun’s book had sold tens of thousands of copies and considered taking over the business; a subordinate suggested recruiting Jia Lie Jun by force.

Jia Lie Jun rejected Bai Cheng’s demand for most of the profits from the Legend of the White Snake and stood up to the Bai Gang leader when he attacked. With Zi Yan driving Bai Cheng back, Jia Lie Jun slapped him and challenged him to a Fire Energy Challenge Tournament in three days.

• Jia Lie Jun, Xun Er, and Hu Jia rehearsed the Legend of the White Snake until a crowd from the Bai Gang arrived at the door.
• Bai Cheng offered Jia Lie Jun a seventy-thirty profit split for the story, then threatened him when Jia Lie Jun refused.
• Bai Cheng attacked Jia Lie Jun, but Zi Yan struck him down and forced him to back away.
• Jia Lie Jun slapped Bai Cheng and challenged him to meet at the Fire Energy Challenge Tournament in three days.

Jia Lie Jun faced Bai Cheng in the Fire Energy Challenge Tournament and defeated him despite Bai Cheng's higher cultivation. The match ended with Bai Cheng knocked unconscious by Jia Lie Jun's punch.

• Jia Lie Jun agreed to fight Bai Cheng at the Fire Energy Challenge Tournament three days later, and Zi Yan offered to watch over him.
• After spending the intervening days in the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower, Jia Lie Jun arrived at the arena with a stronger aura.
• Jia Lie Jun used a secret technique to raise his cultivation to the Three-star Dou Ling level as the tournament began.
• Bai Cheng froze the arena and sent ice tornadoes at Jia Lie Jun, who dodged through them and reached him.
• Jia Lie Jun punched Bai Cheng in the face, knocking him unconscious.

After Jia Lie Jun defeated Bai Cheng in the arena, Zi Yan brought him herbs to refine pills and asked him to help claim a treasure guarded by a magical beast. Jia Lie Jun joined her at the cave, where they confronted a Snow Demon Sky Ape, and he began the Demonic Ape Transformation.

• Jia Lie Jun defeated Bai Cheng, rose to thirty-fourth on the Strong List, and impressed Han Yue, Lin Xiuya, Hu Jia, and Xun Er.
• Zi Yan brought Jia Lie Jun medicinal herbs, and he refined them into pills that she devoured.
• Zi Yan told Jia Lie Jun about a treasure in a cave guarded by a magical beast, and he agreed to investigate with her.
• Jia Lie Jun and Zi Yan reached the cave and drew out the Snow Demon Sky Ape.
• Zi Yan attacked the Snow Demon Sky Ape while Jia Lie Jun began his Demonic Ape Transformation.

Jia Lie Jun and Zi Yan collected Earth Core Body Tempering Milk from a cave in the Inner Academy's back mountain. Jia Lie Jun used it to advance to three-star Dou Emperor and complete the Great Sun Thunder Body, then left the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower as a giant flaming python repeatedly struck its barrier.

• Jia Lie Jun and Zi Yan subdued the Snow Demon Sky Ape and entered its cave, where they found Earth Core Body Tempering Milk.
• Jia Lie Jun and Zi Yan divided the milk between them, and Zi Yan drank some after they left the cave.
• Jia Lie Jun cultivated with the milk in the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower and broke through to three-star Dou Emperor.
• Jia Lie Jun continued cultivating and completed the Great Sun Thunder Body, then sensed the Green Lotus Core Flame growing restless.
• A giant flaming python repeatedly struck the tower's barrier, prompting an order for the students to evacuate as Jia Lie Jun left with the crowd.

Jia Lie Jun refused to surrender his cultivation room to Liu Fei, defeated her guards, and struck her when she threatened him. Liu Qing arrived to demand an apology, but an elder interrupted their confrontation and punished both of them.

• Xun Er learned that Ling Quan would arrive at Jia Nan Academy in a little over ten days and refused Ling Ying's advice to leave Jia Lie Jun.
• Jia Lie Jun noticed that the seal beneath the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower was weakening as he entered the crowded tower to cultivate.
• Liu Fei barged into Jia Lie Jun's cultivation room and demanded it, but Jia Lie Jun defeated her two guards and beat her.
• Liu Fei brought Liu Qing to confront Jia Lie Jun, and Liu Qing demanded that he kneel and apologize.
• An elder stopped Jia Lie Jun and Liu Qing from fighting and deducted five hundred Fire Energy points from each of them.

Jia Lie Jun entered the Strong Ranking Competition and easily defeated Lin Ying in the first round, astonishing the students and elders. As the tournament continued, Liu Qing won his match by forfeit when Zhao Lei failed to appear.

• Liu Qing left after challenging Jia Lie Jun to settle their dispute at the Strong Ranking Competition.
• Su Qian explained the tournament rules, and Jia Lie Jun drew a number that matched him against Lin Ying in the first round.
• Jia Lie Jun used his speed, Soul Power, and strength to defeat Lin Ying, earning praise from Su Qian and the other elders.
• Xiao Xun Er easily defeated Li Hao, and the competition continued with more matches.
• Liu Qing's opponent, Zhao Lei, failed to take the stage, so the referee declared Liu Qing the winner.