Arc 2The Dragon Phoenix Flame

Xiao Ce gained the Dragon Phoenix Royal Bloodline, confronted threats to the Xiao Clan, and traveled in search of the Green Lotus Core Flame. A long deployment then carried him through generations of artifact refining and Xiao Yan’s rise, ending with Xiao Ce founding the Artifact Refiner Alliance.

  • Xiao Ce fused the Dragon Phoenix Royal Bloodline in the Northwest Continent, then returned home with a transformed body and greater strength.
  • Xiao Ce saved the Xiao Clan’s market with his Body-Recovery Pills, drove off the clan elders, and arranged for Yao Lao to train Xiao Yan without teaching him the Flame Mantra.
  • After leaving the Xiao Clan, Xiao Ce met Xiao Yi Xian in Qingshan Town, helped her escape Mr. Yao and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, and recruited her as his companion.
  • Xiao Ce defeated Queen Medusa, recovered the sealed essence-blood sphere, and bargained with her before taking the Green Lotus Core Flame from the magma pit.
  • Xiao Ce absorbed the Green Lotus Core Flame, advanced to Eight-Star Dou Shi, and traveled with Xiao Yi Xian to Stone Desert City, where he met Qing Lin and reunited with Xiao Ding and Xiao Li.
  • Xiao Ce began a deployment as an artifact refiner, rising through the ranks while aiding Xiao Huo and eventually raising Xiao Yan, who grew powerful before being killed by an Emperor Clan Dou Di.
  • Xiao Ce and Xiao Yan pursued revenge and advancement for years, until Xiao Yan returned alive as a Dou Di after escaping through a token to a secret realm.
  • Xiao Ce left the Flame Flame Sect, traveled and repaid Mo Xi, helped the Xiao Clan destroy the Yuan Clan, then reached mid-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng and established the Artifact Refiner Alliance.
Chapters 26–50 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 26Feedback selection: fusing the Dragon Phoenix Royal Bloodline!

Xiao Ce chose the Dragon Phoenix Royal Bloodline and the Breath-Concealing Technique, then traveled with the Ninth Grade Golden Pill to a remote mountain range to fuse the bloodline. After a brutal transformation that drew in the energy of the entire Northwest Continent, he emerged as a Dragon Phoenix.

  • Xiao Ce chose the Dragon Phoenix Royal Bloodline and Breath-Concealing Technique as his feedback rewards.
  • Xiao Ce asked the Ninth Grade Golden Pill to take him somewhere secluded and energy-rich, while the Mysterious Yellow Flame stayed behind to watch the place.
  • The Ninth Grade Golden Pill brought Xiao Ce to a mountain range in the core region of the Northwest Continent and concealed the area.
  • Xiao Ce began fusing the bloodline, enduring a painful transformation as his body broke apart and the Ninth Grade Golden Pill watched helplessly.
  • The fusion drew in the energy of the entire Northwest Continent, restoring Xiao Ce with stronger bones, flesh, and skin.
  • Xiao Ce emerged with golden eyes, purple-gold dragon horns, and scarlet-golden wings, while his presence terrified the magical beasts around him.

Ch. 27Physique: Sixth Rank, Plans for the Future

After fusing with the Dragon Phoenix Royal Bloodline, Xiao Ce’s physique reached the sixth rank and his strength rivaled a Dou Huang’s. He returned to his stone chamber, planned to pursue resources and cultivation, and asked whether he could now absorb the Mysterious Yellow Flame.

  • Xiao Ce tested his new strength by punching a cliff apart, then left with the Ninth Grade Golden Pill as powerful figures approached.
  • Xiao Ce returned to the stone chamber and reassured the Mysterious Yellow Flame that he was safe.
  • Xiao Ce planned to rely less on his companions, seek the Green Lotus Core Flame, improve his alchemy, and eventually deal with the Jia Lie Family, the Ao Ba Family, and the clan elders.
  • Xiao Ce wondered whether his stronger physique would let him absorb the Mysterious Yellow Flame and asked how long it would take to digest its energy.

Ch. 28A Third-Tier Alchemist, Going Home

Xiao Ce abandoned the idea of absorbing the Mysterious Yellow Flame until he was stronger and trained in alchemy while cultivating in the Magical Beast Mountain Range. After becoming a third-tier Alchemist, he packed his belongings and prepared to return to the Xiao Clan.

  • The Mysterious Yellow Flame told Xiao Ce that absorbing it would take at least ten years, so Xiao Ce decided to wait until his cultivation improved.
  • Xiao Ce used his Dragon Phoenix Flame and his avatar's Fire Control Technique to refine a finest-quality first-tier Body-Recovery Pill on his first attempt.
  • Xiao Ce practiced his Dou Techniques, cultivated, and refined pills daily, reaching Three-Star Dou Master within a month.
  • Xiao Ce successfully refined a third-tier Bone-Continuation Pill, becoming a third-tier Alchemist.
  • Xiao Ce packed his belongings into the Gilded Ring and set off to return home after two months away.

Ch. 29Fists Decided Everything, Xiao Yan Sought Advice on Choosing a Cultivation Method

Xiao Ce returned to the Xiao Clan and used a superior medicinal pill and overwhelming strength to resolve the clan’s crisis and force the elders to yield. Later, Xiao Yan asked him for advice about choosing between an evolving low-yellow-tier cultivation method and a fixed low-earth-tier one.

  • Xiao Zhan told the elders that the Jia Lie Family’s improved Rejuvenation Powder was driving merchants away and threatening the Xiao Clan with bankruptcy.
  • Xiao Ce presented the Body-Recovery Pill he had refined, and a test showed it was at least fifty percent more effective than Rejuvenation Powder.
  • Xiao Ce sent the three elders flying with the force of a punch and warned them to resign, after which they admitted defeat.
  • Xiao Ce told Xiao Zhan that he had become an alchemist through a chance opportunity and left to speak with him privately later.
  • Xiao Yan visited Xiao Ce, shared that he had advanced from the eighth stage of Dou Qi to Dou Zhe, and asked which of two cultivation methods he should choose.

Ch. 30The Chicken-Rib Flame Mantra, Xiao Yan's Choice

Xiao Ce persuaded Xiao Yan that the Flame Mantra’s uncertain evolution and the danger of absorbing Heavenly Flames made it a poor choice. Xiao Yan chose an Earth Tier cultivation method instead, while Yao Lao received a summons from Xiao Ce.

  • Xiao Ce explained to Xiao Yan how rare Heavenly Flames were and warned that the Flame Mantra might never evolve, leaving Xiao Yan’s cultivation stalled.
  • Xiao Ce also warned that absorbing Heavenly Flames carried a deadly risk, and Xiao Yan decided against practicing the Flame Mantra.
  • Xiao Yan returned to his residence and asked Yao Lao whether Xiao Ce’s arguments were correct; Yao Lao agreed and explained that he had offered the Flame Mantra only because it might help resurrect him.
  • Xiao Yan promised to seek another way to refine a body for Yao Lao, then accepted a Low Earth Tier cultivation method and began cultivating.
  • Yao Lao received a soul transmission from Xiao Ce asking him to come talk.

Ch. 31Yao Lao's Shock, a Trade

Xiao Ce trapped Yao Lao and revealed knowledge of the Flame Mantra, claiming he had once competed with Tou She Ancient God for Origin Qi. He asked Yao Lao to stop Xiao Yan from cultivating the technique, train him fully in exchange for a future body, and trade away the Bone Spirit Cold Flame after the Three-Year Agreement.

  • Yao Lao left Xiao Yan to recover and went to Xiao Ce's courtyard, where he was trapped by a barrier powered by Dou Sheng-level Dou Qi.
  • Xiao Ce identified Yao Lao and told him not to let Xiao Yan cultivate the Flame Mantra, which he said was made for Heavenly Flames rather than humans.
  • Xiao Ce demonstrated his knowledge of the Flame Mantra and claimed he had competed with Tou She Ancient God for the final portion of Origin Qi before reincarnating as Xiao Yan's third brother.
  • Xiao Ce asked Yao Lao to train Xiao Yan without holding back and promised to refine him a body in the future; Yao Lao agreed.
  • Xiao Ce offered Yao Lao a technique to repair his Soul Origin in exchange for the Bone Spirit Cold Flame after the Three-Year Agreement, and Yao Lao accepted the trade.

Ch. 32Changes in the Xiao Clan, an Attempt on Xiao Ce's Life

Xiao Ce cultivated while his Body-Recovery Pills restored the Xiao Family Market and his reputation as an alchemist reshaped the Xiao Clan. After surviving an assassination attempt in the market, he stopped Xiao Zhan from confronting the Jia Lie Family and went to their compound that night.

  • Xiao Ce planned to seek allies and resources after Jia Nan Academy's recruitment, then spent nearly a month cultivating his Breath-Concealing Technique.
  • Xiao Ce's Body-Recovery Pills revived the Xiao Family Market, while the Jia Lie Family's market languished and its members learned that Xiao Ce was the alchemist supplying the pills.
  • Xiao Xun'er gave Xiao Ce a silver-white ring that could store Dou Sheng-level power and create a protective barrier.
  • A Two-Star Great Dou Master and several Dou Shi attacked Xiao Ce in the market, but their strikes failed to hurt him, and Xiao Ce killed them with his Blazing Flame Sky-Splitting Palm.
  • Xiao Ce comforted Xiao Xun'er and told Xiao Zhan about the attack; that night, he appeared atop the Jia Lie Family compound's wall in black robes.

Ch. 33The Jia Lie Family's extermination, Jia Nan recruitment, departure

After the Jia Lie Family was exterminated, Xiao Ce explained his role to Xiao Zhan and spent another month cultivating in the Xiao Clan. He declined to attend Jia Nan Academy with Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er, then left for the Magical Beast Mountain Range to seek the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragment Map.

  • Xiao Ce told Xiao Zhan that his reclusive master had exterminated the Jia Lie Family after learning of his injury.
  • Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er visited Xiao Ce, and Xiao Xun'er brought him healing ointment.
  • Xiao Ce advanced to Four-Star Dou Shi and cultivated the Breath-Concealing Technique to major accomplishment, while the Ninth Grade Golden Pill perfected it.
  • Xiao Ce declined Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er's invitation to attend Jia Nan Academy, explaining that he needed to improve his strength before the Three-Year Agreement.
  • Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er passed Jia Nan Academy's recruitment, and Xiao Ce left the Xiao Clan after watching them from the air.
  • The Ninth Grade Golden Pill opened a spatial passage, and Xiao Ce departed for the Magical Beast Mountain Range to find the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragment Map.

Ch. 34I Could Even Try Seeing How It Feels Cold

Xiao Ce arrived in Qingshan Town, bought Yellow Lotus Essence containing the Blood Lotus Essence, and met Xiao Yi Xian at the Myriad Medicine Pavilion. After offering to teach her and recruit her to work for him, he revealed that she had the Woeful Poison Body and promised he could help her survive it.

  • Xiao Ce entered Qingshan Town and used his spiritual power to punish mercenaries who eyed his valuables.
  • Xiao Ce bought all the Yellow Lotus Essence at the Myriad Medicine Pavilion and discovered that the case also contained Blood Lotus Essence.
  • Xiao Yi Xian met Xiao Ce and took him to her room, where he gave her advice on alchemy.
  • Xiao Ce offered to teach Xiao Yi Xian and have her work for him, then explained that her unusual constitution was the Woeful Poison Body.
  • Xiao Ce assured Xiao Yi Xian that her condition could be managed if she followed him, and she agreed to go with him.

Ch. 35The Wolf Head Mercenary Group, Wiped Out!

Xiao Ce rescued Xiao Yi Xian from Mr. Yao, and the two secretly ensured he would not survive to threaten them. After Mu Li and his men attacked them, Xiao Ce wiped out the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, leaving only a few mercenaries who were away.

  • Xiao Yi Xian tried to resign from the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, but Mr. Yao threatened to imprison her until Xiao Ce arrived and shattered his shoulder.
  • Xiao Yi Xian pleaded for Mr. Yao's life, while Xiao Ce secretly planted a deadly fire thread in him and Xiao Yi Xian scattered poison in the room.
  • Xiao Ce killed Mu Li when the Wolf Head Mercenary Group ambushed him and Xiao Yi Xian, then burned the fleeing mercenaries with snakes of fire.
  • Xiao Yi Xian led Xiao Ce toward the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's base, and Xiao Ce revealed that he knew she had poisoned Mr. Yao and approved of her choice.
  • Xiao Ce destroyed the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's headquarters with a giant palm of flame, killing Mu She and nearly all the group's members.

Ch. 36Racing Through the Cave's Treasures, Securing the Demonic Flame Remnant Map, Leaving the Magical Beast Mountain Range

Xiao Ce and Xiao Yi Xian found a hidden cave and claimed its treasures, including the Demonic Flame Remnant Map, before setting out for the Tagor Desert. Meanwhile, Queen Medusa discovered a sealed blood-red sphere that seemed to promise a powerful bloodline evolution, but her attempt to break its seal failed.

  • Xiao Ce led Xiao Yi Xian to a hidden cave near the Myriad Medicine Pavilion's herb-gathering grounds and forced open its entrance and stone door.
  • Xiao Ce took the Flying Dou Technique and Demonic Flame Remnant Map, then gave Xiao Yi Xian the Poison Scripture and Soundwave Dou Technique.
  • Xiao Ce and Xiao Yi Xian left the cave, and Xiao Ce said they were going to the Tagor Desert.
  • A Snake-Person told Queen Medusa that her people had found a sealed underground chamber whose contents stirred stronger yearning in Snake-People with purer bloodlines.
  • Queen Medusa found a blood-red sphere in the chamber and struck its seal with Dou Qi, but failed to damage it and concluded she needed to reach Dou Zong or obtain powerful outside help.

Ch. 37Arriving in the Desert, Finding the Heavenly Flame Passage, and Encountering the Snake-People Tribe

Xiao Ce followed the mysterious yellow flame’s guidance into the Tagor Desert to find the green lotus core flame, leaving the exhausted Xiao Yi Xian behind before approaching a cave guarded by the Snake-People Tribe. He ambushed Commander Yue Mei and fought the guards, while Queen Medusa sensed an intruder below in the Magma World.

  • The mysterious yellow flame sensed the green lotus core flame in the Tagor Desert and guided Xiao Ce toward it.
  • After Xiao Yi Xian became too exhausted to continue, Xiao Ce left her food and water inside a protective Dou Qi barrier and went on alone.
  • Xiao Ce found Snake-People guards posted at a cave and suspected Queen Medusa was inside.
  • Xiao Ce concealed his presence, struck Commander Yue Mei from behind, and charged at the guards when they attacked together.
  • Queen Medusa raised her head in the Magma World and sensed that someone had arrived.

Ch. 38Fighting Medusa, Attacking Her "Weak Point"

Xiao Ce battled Medusa after defeating her Snake-People guards, but their close-range fight ended with Medusa badly injuring him. The Ninth Grade Golden Pill intervened before Medusa could deliver a finishing blow.

  • Medusa decided to leave the magma cavern and eliminate the unfamiliar intruder before seeking the Heavenly Flame.
  • Xiao Ce used the Flowing Wind Shadow-Stealing Step and Blazing Flame Sky-Splitting Palm to defeat three Dou Ling guards, then evaded Medusa's surprise attack.
  • Medusa attacked Xiao Ce with venomous snakes, but he destroyed them with the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame and closed in to fight her hand to hand.
  • Xiao Ce bit Medusa's exposed weak point, prompting her to strike him twice and send him flying with ruptured internal organs.
  • The Three Thousand Star Body healed Xiao Ce, and the Ninth Grade Golden Pill blocked Medusa's next attack before it reached him.

Ch. 39Essence Blood Secured, a Deal with Medusa

Xiao Ce subdued Queen Medusa, discovered essence blood in her Storage Ring that carried a restriction he had placed, and struck a deal to help her evolve with the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame in exchange for its origin. After Medusa and her guards left, he turned to claim the Green Lotus Core Flame hidden in the pit.

  • The Ninth Grade Golden Pill suppressed Medusa, and Xiao Ce searched her Storage Ring, taking more than a hundred bottles of Ice Spirit Cold Spring and finding a sealed sphere of essence blood.
  • Xiao Ce recognized the sphere as essence blood connected to a restriction his clone had placed and demanded that Medusa reveal where she found it.
  • Xiao Ce offered to use the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame to improve Medusa's chances of evolving through Heavenly Flames, and Medusa accepted his deal.
  • Xiao Ce sent a wisp of Myriad Beast Spirit Flame into Medusa and told her to return to the Snake-People Tribe with her guards.
  • Medusa and the guards carried away Yue Mei and the three Dou Ling guards, and Xiao Ce turned toward the pit containing the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Ch. 40Entering the Pit, Securing the Green Lotus Core Flame

Xiao Ce descended into the magma with Mysterious Yellow Flame and seized the Green Lotus Core Flame’s flame seed. He planned to collect its companion treasures and absorb the flame after leaving the pit, hoping the gains would soon help him advance to Da Dou Shi.

  • Xiao Ce confirmed the pit held the Green Lotus Core Flame when a Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake emerged from the magma, then ordered Mysterious Yellow Flame to knock it unconscious.
  • Xiao Ce left the snake alive because he planned to save it for Qing Lin, and Mysterious Yellow Flame carried him through the magma.
  • Xiao Ce found the Green Lotus Core Flame on its green lotus and used Mysterious Yellow Flame to suppress it.
  • Xiao Ce seized the Green Lotus Core Flame’s flame seed and planned to collect the Green Lotus Platform and earth fire lotus seeds before absorbing the flame.

Ch. 41Digesting resources, rapidly advancing cultivation, and beginning to absorb the Green Lotus Core Flame

Xiao Ce returned from the underground cavern with the Green Lotus Platform and Earth Fire Lotus Seeds, then used a seed to rapidly raise his cultivation while Xiao Yi Xian slept nearby. With the night still young, he decided to begin absorbing the Green Lotus Core Flame.

  • Xiao Ce took the Green Lotus Platform and seeds but left the lotus root stalk behind, then returned to the surface with the Mysterious Yellow Flame.
  • Xiao Ce found Xiao Yi Xian waiting in a Dou Qi barrier; she fell asleep from exhaustion, so he settled her in a tent and guarded her.
  • Xiao Ce tested the Green Lotus Platform and found that it increased his cultivation speed and helped temper his Dou Qi.
  • Xiao Ce swallowed an Earth Fire Lotus Seed and refined its energy with the Spirit Refining Art and the devouring power of his emperor flame.
  • After four hours, Xiao Ce advanced to Six-Star Dou Shi, and the Spirit Refining Art opened two new meridians.
  • Seeing that there was still time before dawn, Xiao Ce decided to absorb the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Ch. 42Absorbing the Green Lotus Core Flame, Eight-Star Dou Shi

After absorbing the green lotus core flame, Xiao Ce advanced to Eight-Star Dou Shi and strengthened the emperor flame before traveling with Xiao Yi Xian to Stone Desert City. There, he encountered a distressed girl being driven away from a vegetable stall.

  • Xiao Ce absorbed the green lotus core flame, breaking through from Six-Star to Eight-Star Dou Shi and evolving the Spirit Refining Art to the Intermediate Xuan Tier.
  • Xiao Ce found that the emperor flame had recovered to roughly the sixteenth place on the Heavenly Flame Ranking and planned to use the life spirit flame’s power to accelerate medicinal herb growth.
  • Xiao Ce decided to aim to become a sixth-grade alchemist by the time of the Three-Year Agreement, then prepared to travel to Stone Desert City with Xiao Yi Xian.
  • Xiao Ce and Xiao Yi Xian teleported to the outskirts of Stone Desert City, entered the city, and headed toward the Desert Iron Mercenary Group while sampling local snacks.
  • Xiao Ce saw a girl in plain hemp clothes being insulted and chased away by a vegetable vendor, and she ran into him as she withdrew.

Ch. 43Brothers Reunited, Breaking Through to Da Dou Shi, Deployment Count +1

Xiao Ce reunited with Xiao Ding and Xiao Li at the Desert Iron Mercenary Group and arranged to take Qing Lin as his personal maid. After entering seclusion, he broke through to One-Star Da Dou Shi and gained another deployment opportunity.

  • Xiao Ce met Qing Lin, recognized her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, and took her to the Desert Iron Mercenary Group, insisting she become his maid.
  • Xiao Ce introduced himself to the mercenaries, who reported his arrival to Xiao Ding and Xiao Li.
  • Xiao Ce reunited with Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, moved into their courtyard with Xiao Yi Xian, and proposed making Qing Lin his personal maid.
  • Xiao Ce drank with his brothers, then announced he would enter seclusion to break through.
  • Xiao Ce digested two earth fire lotus seeds and advanced from Eight-Star Dou Shi to Nine-Star Dou Shi and then One-Star Da Dou Shi, increasing his deployment count by one.

Ch. 44The Fourth Deployment: A Hellhole of a Start!

Xiao Ce comforted Qing Lin after she waited outside his room, then began a deployment as a farmer’s son one hundred thousand years in the past. The simulation left him facing a new setback after he reached Dou Zhe and discovered he lacked the Wood Qi needed to become an Alchemist.

  • Xiao Ce found Qing Lin asleep at his doorway and told her to rest, explaining that he did not want her to be mistreated as he had been.
  • Xiao Ce used the Fallen Heart Flame to temper his Dou Qi, then started a deployment as a farmer’s son in Yishan City.
  • At age five, Xiao Ce revealed his cultivation-boosting medicinal formula to his parents, who ignored his warnings and began selling the medicinal liquid.
  • After his parents divulged the formula and died, Xiao Ce left Yishan City with gold coins and resolved to avenge them.
  • By age thirteen, Xiao Ce had reached the ninth stage of Dou Qi as the families selling his formula were successively wiped out.
  • At age fourteen, Xiao Ce broke through to Dou Zhe and discovered that his fire attribute lacked Wood Qi, preventing him from becoming an Alchemist.

Ch. 45Becoming an Artifact Refiner, the Future Xiao Clan's Founding Dou Di?

Unable to become an Alchemist, you built a career as an Artifact Refiner, using your earnings to fund medicinal liquids that helped you cultivate. After reaching the Central Plains and joining a sect as an Artifact Refining Elder, you befriended Xiao Huo and wondered if he might become the Xiao Clan's founding Dou Di.

  • You apprenticed under Moxi in Bangshui City, became his personal disciple, and rose to become a second-grade Artifact Refiner.
  • You sold artifacts to fund medicinal liquids, advanced to Dou Shi, then left Bangshui City to seek new markets and opportunities.
  • You traveled across the Suiyun Empire, became a fourth-grade Artifact Refiner, and advanced to Dou Ling.
  • You returned to Bangshui City to leave Moxi money, your artifact formulas, and your Fire Control Technique before heading to the Central Plains.
  • You joined a sect as an Artifact Refining Elder, befriended Xiao Huo, and heard his ambition to become a Dou Di and establish his own Dou God Clan.

Ch. 46Fire Cloud Water Flame, Son: Xiao Yan

An artifact refiner cultivated slowly while Xiao Huo became a powerful Dou Zun, then the refiner acquired the Fire Cloud Water Flame and advanced his artifact-making career. The chapter ended with Xiao Huo introducing his newborn son, Xiao Yan.

  • The refiner befriended Xiao Huo, but their relationship grew more distant as Xiao Huo's strength far outpaced his own.
  • After his sect was destroyed, the refiner joined the Flame Flame Sect and invented the Charged Medicine Cauldron, earning wealth and contribution points.
  • The refiner used pills to raise his cultivation to Nine-Star Dou Ling and traveled to the Northwest Continent to pursue a heavenly flame.
  • The refiner hired Dou Wangs to distract a magical beast, took the Fire Cloud Water Flame, and survived its absorption while breaking through to Dou Wang.
  • The refiner refined Sixth-Tier Artifacts and submitted a new Charged Medicine Cauldron formula to the Flame Flame Sect for resources.
  • Xiao Huo introduced the refiner to his newborn son, whom he had named Xiao Yan.

Ch. 47Xiao Yan's terrifying talent, the Gu Clan's first Dou Di?

The narrator raised Xiao Yan, who rapidly became a peerless cultivation genius, while the narrator advanced as an artifact refiner and cultivator. After Xiao Yan returned from years of adventures, the narrator wondered whether his friend Gu Yue'er might become the Gu Clan's first Dou Di.

  • The narrator took in Xiao Yan and raised him, while Xiao Huo left resources and later made the narrator Xiao Yan's godfather.
  • Xiao Yan advanced from cultivating Dou Qi to becoming a Dou Zhe at six, and the narrator taught him an Early Earth Tier fire-attribute cultivation method and the Fire Control Technique.
  • Xiao Huo died after challenging a Dou Sheng, while Xiao Yan continued advancing under the narrator's care and eventually reached Dou Emperor and then Dou Zong.
  • The narrator broke through to Spirit Realm soul power and became an eighth-tier artifact refiner, while Xiao Yan traveled out to temper himself.
  • Xiao Yan returned as a Dou Zun, gave the narrator a high-grade spirit fruit, and recounted his adventures and his close bond with Gu Yue'er.
  • The narrator suspected, without knowing why, that Gu Yue'er might become the Gu Clan's first Dou Di.

Ch. 48Grandson Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan's death

The narrator advanced as an equipment refiner, developed disposable equipment and the Heavenly Demon Puppet, and trained his grandson Xiao Yan in cultivation and alchemy. Xiao Yan eventually killed the Emperor Clan prodigy who had slain his father, but the clan's Dou Di killed Xiao Yan in return.

  • The narrator developed disposable medicinal cauldrons that became popular across the continent and earned him the name Myriad-Forging Venerable.
  • After Xiao Yan and Gu Yue'er left their son Xiao Yan in the narrator's care, the narrator accelerated his grandson's cultivation and taught him alchemy.
  • The narrator refined a powerful Gathering Qi Futon and later created Heavenly Demon Puppets that could absorb pill lightning.
  • Xiao Yan grew into a powerful alchemist and cultivated while planning to avenge his father, Xiao Huo.
  • Xiao Yan killed the Emperor Clan prodigy who had slain Xiao Huo, but the clan's Dou Di killed Xiao Yan, leaving no corpse or bones.

Ch. 49Two caught in a frenzy of competition, and the sudden appearance of Dou Di Xiao Yan!

After Xiao Yan’s death, the narrator and his son Xiao Yan devoted themselves to cultivation, forging, and alchemy to prepare for revenge. Years later, Xiao Yan’s cultivation suddenly surged to Early-Stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng, and the chapter ended with the unexpected appearance of Xiao Yan and Hu Yue'er, including a Xiao Yan who had become a Dou Di.

  • The narrator grieved Xiao Yan’s death and began relentlessly forging artifacts to gather resources for revenge, while Xiao Yan dedicated himself to cultivation and alchemy.
  • The narrator and Xiao Yan grew stronger over the years, using rare pills, artifacts, and resources to advance their cultivation and alchemy skills.
  • The narrator and Xiao Yan took a break from their punishing efforts, traveled the continent, and later traded their services to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan for resources.
  • Xiao Yan became a ninth-grade Xuan Dan alchemist and refined three ninth-grade Xuan Dan for the narrator, who absorbed them and reached early-stage Seven-Star Dou Sheng.
  • Xiao Yan entered seclusion with three ninth-grade Xuan Dan, then suddenly broke through to Early-Stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng.
  • The narrator and Xiao Yan were astonished when Xiao Yan and Hu Yue'er appeared, and they realized that Xiao Yan was alive and had reached Dou Di cultivation.

Ch. 50Two Dou Di of the Xiao Clan, a Ninth-Grade Gold Artifact Refiner, and the Artifact Refiner Alliance

After Xiao Yan revealed that he had survived and reached Dou Di, you abandoned your relentless pursuit of power and traveled across the continent, repaying old debts and refining artifacts. After becoming a Ninth-Grade Gold Artifact refiner, you founded the Artifact Refiner Alliance and left your legacy with both the Alliance and the Xiao Clan.

  • Xiao Yan explained that he had escaped death by using a token to return to a Dou Di Secret Realm, and you chose to travel after learning he was alive.
  • You left the Flame Flame Sect, visited Mo Xi in the Northwest Continent, and repaid him with pills, resources, and cultivation manuals.
  • You rewarded kindhearted people while traveling and punished those who tried to exploit your apparent generosity, changing the atmosphere of the Northwest Continent.
  • You traveled through the Beast Region and other remote places, refining artifacts from rare materials and sealing the nine nether wind flame in a ninth-grade artifact for your future self.
  • Xiao Yan and Xiao Yan destroyed the Yuan Clan after Xiao Yan became a Dou Di, and you left the sealed flame artifact and your artifact-refining legacy with the Xiao Clan.
  • After absorbing a Ninth Grade Golden Pill, you reached mid-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng, refined a Ninth-Grade Gold Artifact, and established the Artifact Refiner Alliance.
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