Chapter Summaries

Xiao Tian accompanied his clan to the T. M. Auction House, where he discovered that the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid up for sale was the same product he had refined. He hoped Xiao Zhan would lose the bidding so he could profit from the Jia Lie Clan and the Ao Ba Family Clan, but the chapter ended with his father bidding 10,000 gold coins.

• Xun'er dragged Xiao Tian from bed and told him that Xiao Zhan and the elders were taking the younger generation to the T. M. Auction House.
• Xiao Tian and Xun'er joined Xiao Yan and the other clan youths, where Xiao Yan explained that the auction's Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid could help cultivators advance to Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Tian realized he had refined ten bottles of the spirit liquid himself and hoped Xiao Zhan would lose the bidding to the Jia Lie Clan and the Ao Ba Family Clan.
• Ya Fei opened the auction, and bidders competed fiercely for the first five items.
• Ya Fei presented the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, and Xiao Zhan immediately bid 10,000 gold coins.

Xiao Tian’s Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid sold for seventy thousand gold coins to Xiao Zhan, while Ya Fei regretted antagonizing the mysterious alchemist who made it. As the auction continued, Xiao Tian and Xiao Yan recognized an ancient staff as Sun Wukong’s Adamantine Staff and urgently asked their father for money to buy it.

• Xiao Tian watched his Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid’s bids rise to seventy thousand gold coins, and Xiao Zhan won the bottle.
• Jia Lie Bi and Ao Ma Pa criticized Xiao Zhan for spending so much, while he defended the purchase as an investment for the Xiao Clan.
• Ya Fei privately doubted that the Xiao Clan could reproduce the liquid and worried that its mysterious black-robed maker still held a grudge against her.
• Xiao Tian and Xiao Yan both asked Xiao Zhan to lend them gold coins when the auction offered an ancient, weathered rod that could not conduct Dou Qi.
• Xiao Tian and Xiao Yan recognized the rod as Sun Wukong’s Adamantine Staff and urged Xiao Zhan to help them buy it.

Xiao Tian and Xiao Yan tried to borrow money to bid on the Adamantine Staff, but Xiao Zhan refused them and Xun'er lent Xiao Tian the funds. Xiao Tian drove up the price, then let rival clans withdraw from the bidding, and left intending to buy the staff secretly.

• Xiao Zhan refused Xiao Tian and Xiao Yan's request to borrow gold coins, so they turned to Xun'er.
• Xun'er refused to lend Xiao Yan money but agreed to lend Xiao Tian some.
• Xiao Tian bid on the Adamantine Staff, provoking members of the Jia Lie Clan and Ao Ba Family Clan to raise the price.
• Xiao Tian stopped bidding, and the two rival clans withdrew after their clan heads apologized.
• Xiao Tian left the Xiao Clan in disguise and headed to the T. M. Auction House to buy the staff secretly.

Xiao Tian sold more Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, bought the Adamantine Staff, and learned about Yao Lao’s Flame Mantra. After the staff rejected his attempt to claim it, the system revealed that it was damaged, sealed, and required an ownership password.

• Xiao Tian sold another bottle of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and used part of the proceeds to buy a Storage Ring and the unsold Adamantine Staff.
• Yao Lao offered Xiao Tian the Flame Mantra, a cultivation method that could advance without limit by devouring Beast Flames or Heavenly Flames, and planned to teach him alchemy that night.
• Xiao Tian returned to the Xiao Clan grounds and told Yao Lao that the Adamantine Staff seemed to resonate with him.
• Yao Lao suspected the staff was a spiritual weapon that could choose its master, but Xiao Tian failed to claim it with his blood.
• The system analyzed the Adamantine Staff and declared it damaged and sealed, then demanded an ownership password.

Xiao Tian struggled to unlock the Adamantine Staff and discovered that threats about beating dogs advanced its ownership binding. When Xun'er told him the Jia Lie Clan and Ao Ba Family Clan were troubling Xiao Yan with a poetry contest, Xiao Tian headed over with the staff.

• Xiao Tian tried numerous phrases to claim the Adamantine Staff, but only advanced its ownership binding by threatening to use it to beat dogs.
• Xun'er told Xiao Tian that visitors from the Jia Lie Clan and Ao Ba Family Clan were bullying Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Tian learned that Jia Lie Ya had stunned Xiao Yan, Xiao Ning, and the others with poetry while Xiao Yan struggled to come up with more verses.
• Xiao Tian decided to take his staff and confront them rather than answer Jia Lie Ya's poetry.

Xiao Tian arrived during Jia Lie Ya’s poetry challenge and overwhelmed him with a boastful verse while holding the Adamantine Staff. The staff recognized Xiao Tian as its master, and after binding it with his blood, he advanced to Five-Star Dou Master.

• Xiao Tian arrived with Xun'er and heard Jia Lie Ya challenge Xiao Yan to match his verse.
• Xiao Tian mocked Jia Lie Ya and recited an imposing poem that won loud applause from the Xiao Clan disciples.
• The Adamantine Staff notified Xiao Tian that its master recognition was complete and required blood binding within 24 hours.
• Jia Lie Ya conceded that Xiao Tian was the strongest at matching poetic verses in Wutan City and left with his people.
• Xiao Tian completed the blood binding with the Adamantine Staff and advanced to Five-Star Dou Master.

After the Adamantine Staff recognized Xiao Tian as its master, he learned a powerful staff technique and replaced his cultivation method with the Flame Mantra. He began studying alchemy under Yao Lao, then brought medicines to Xiao Zhan for appraisal.

• Xiao Tian practiced the Heaven-Equalling Battle Staff Technique and learned Staff Strike to the Head, while Yao Lao marveled at the staff’s inheritance.
• Yao Lao passed the Flame Mantra’s memories to Xiao Tian, who used Painless Data Mode to endure the painful change and replace his clan cultivation method.
• Xiao Tian urged Yao Lao to find Beast Flame, but Yao Lao told him to temper his foundations and taught him to refine Qi Gathering Powder and Rejuvenation Powder.
• Xiao Tian impressed Yao Lao by producing high-quality Qi Gathering Powder on his first try and perfect-quality powder on his second.
• Xiao Tian brought the medicines to Xiao Zhan, who had the clan alchemist appraise them; the alchemist confirmed they were genuine and said all but four bottles were perfect quality.

Xiao Tian gave the Xiao Clan pills that helped it expand its share of the pill market, while Yao Lao began teaching him and Xiao Yan alchemy. After a meteor fell in the Jia Ma Empire, the major powers investigated its landing site, and the Jia Lie and Ao Ba clans realized the Xiao Clan’s new pills threatened their business.

• Xiao Tian gave the Xiao Clan his pills and asked Xiao Zhan how the clan could grow its share of the pill market.
• Xiao Tian asked Yao Lao to teach Xiao Yan alchemy, and Yao Lao agreed to teach him the Flame Mantra too.
• A meteor fell in the Jia Ma Empire, prompting Yao Lao to tell Xiao Tian to have the Xiao Clan investigate its landing site.
• Xiao Tian introduced Xiao Yan to Yao Lao, and Yao Lao taught both brothers pill refining while the clan searched for the meteor.
• Xiao Zhan and the clan alchemist diluted the perfect-quality pills into a larger supply of high-grade powders, drawing customers away from rival markets.
• The Jia Lie and Ao Ba clans studied the Xiao Clan’s new powders, failed to decipher their formulas, and recognized the threat to their market share.

Xiao Tian and Xiao Yan impressed Xiao Zhan with their pill refining, and Xiao Zhan began planning to strengthen the Xiao Clan. After learning of an upcoming Beast Flame auction and a meteorite that might be a Heavenly Flame, the brothers went to seek their father's support.

• Xiao Yan advanced to Three-Star Dou Zhe under Yao Lao's instruction while continuing to learn alchemy.
• Xiao Tian and Xiao Yan showed Xiao Zhan their many Qi Gathering Powder and Rejuvenation Powder, and Xiao Zhan arranged to have them appraised and diluted for sale.
• Xiao Yan learned that the T. M. Auction House would auction a Frenzied Flame Fire Wolf's Beast Flame, and Xiao Tian gave him his saved gold coins so he could acquire it.
• Xiao Tian and Xiao Yan overheard Xiao Zhan discussing a meteorite that had devastated part of the Magical Beast Forest, and Xiao Yan believed it contained a Heavenly Flame meant for Xiao Tian.
• Xiao Tian and Xiao Yan asked Xiao Zhan to lend them gold coins.

Xiao Yan asked Xiao Zhan to fund a bid for a rare Beast Flame, revealing that his alchemist master had instructed him to seek it. The Xiao brothers failed to win the auction, and Xiao Tian and Yao Lao planned to pursue the buyer after he left the city.

• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Zhan to lend him money to bid on the Beast Flame of a second-tier Frenzied Flame Fire Wolf, and Xiao Zhan agreed after explaining that Xiao Yan would soon learn to refine pills.
• At the T. M. Auction House, Ya Fei presented the Beast Flame to a crowd of alchemists, nobles, and major clans.
• Xiao Tian asked Yao Lao whether they should seize the Beast Flame if bidding failed, and Yao Lao offered to lend him power against experts below Dou Ling.
• The bidding reached six hundred thousand gold coins, so Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan decided not to strain the Xiao Clan's finances.
• A merchant from Qingshan Town won the Beast Flame, and Xiao Tian memorized his appearance before asking Yao Lao when they would act.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Tian to wait until the merchant had left the city.

Xiao Tian slipped away after the auction while Xiao Yan and Xun'er followed, and the Jia Lie Clan targeted Xun'er. Xiao Tian secretly saved them from Jia Lie Wang, then left without revealing his identity to Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Tian left the Xiao Clan group, and Xiao Yan and Xun'er followed him while Xiao Zhan sent people to protect the brothers in secret.
• Jia Lie Bi ordered his men to capture Xun'er, hoping to use her to recruit a third-tier alchemist and undermine the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Tian disguised himself in a dark alley, evaded Xiao Yan, and left him and Xun'er to head back.
• Jia Lie Wang ambushed Xiao Yan and Xun'er, but Xiao Yan rushed to defend Xun'er with Explosive Steps and War Tiger Fist.
• Xiao Tian appeared behind Jia Lie Wang, killed him, and departed while Xiao Yan thanked him as a senior.

Xiao Tian and Yao Lao tracked down the Beast Flame after the merchant was forced to surrender it. Yao Lao took control of Xiao Tian’s body and challenged every faction at once, ending the chapter as he struck down a Two-Star Great Dou Master with Bone Spirit Cold Flame.

• Xiao Tian watched Xun'er and Er Huo return safely to the Xiao Clan, then asked Yao Lao to pursue the merchant carrying the Beast Flame.
• Yao Lao revealed that he had placed a Soul Imprint on the merchant and urged Xiao Tian to hurry after him.
• Xiao Tian found the merchant under attack by several factions outside Wutan City, and the merchant surrendered the Beast Flame after his guards were overwhelmed.
• When the factions hesitated to seize the Beast Flame, Xiao Tian stepped forward and proposed that each side send one fighter to settle the contest.
• Yao Lao used his Soul Power to control Xiao Tian’s body, and Xiao Tian challenged everyone to attack him together.
• A Two-Star Great Dou Shi charged Xiao Tian, and Yao Lao engulfed him in Bone Spirit Cold Flame.

Yao Lao defeated Cao Fei with Bone Spirit Cold Flame and claimed the Frenzied Flame Fire Wolf’s beast flame. Back in the Xiao Clan, Xiao Yan endured the painful process of refining it, while Xiao Tian treated his injuries with Rejuvenation Powder.

• Yao Lao burned Cao Fei’s Azure Lion Spirit Flame away and killed him with Bone Spirit Cold Flame.
• Yao Lao secured the Frenzied Flame Fire Wolf’s beast flame and returned with Xiao Tian to Wutan City.
• Yao Lao urged Xiao Yan to absorb the beast flame, explaining that it could help prepare him to refine a heavenly flame someday.
• Xiao Yan endured the beast flame’s resistance and refined it by forcing the Flame Mantra to circulate.
• Xiao Tian poured Rejuvenation Powder over Xiao Yan’s injuries, making him cry out in pain as Yao Lao laughed.

Xiao Tian left home to train and traveled to Qingshan Town, where he planned to prepare before entering the Magical Beast Mountain Range to seek a Heavenly Flame. The chapter ended with Xiao Tian and Yao Lao delaying their expedition to gather supplies first.

• Xiao Tian said goodbye to Xiao Yan and left home to train, while Yao Lao promised to take Xiao Yan out for experience later.
• Xun'er learned that Xiao Tian had gone training with Yao Lao and resolved to improve her cultivation so she would not keep falling behind him.
• Xiao Tian joined a merchant caravan by displaying Dou Shi-level strength and rode with them to Qingshan Town.
• After arriving, Xiao Tian slipped away and spotted a Myriad Medicine Pavilion while considering whether Xiao Yi Xian might be there.
• Xiao Tian sensed intense heat from deep in the Magical Beast Mountain Range and asked Yao Lao about heading there, but Yao Lao said they should prepare supplies first.

Xiao Tian prepared supplies and learned the Eight Extremes Collapse before entering the Magical Beast Mountain Range, while a staged note linked the Jia Lie Clan to an inn’s ruined furniture. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan carrying a blood-red jade piece as Liu He vowed to make the Jia Lie Clan pay for taking his Blood Essence Stone.

• Xiao Tian bought spiritual materials, prepared insect-repelling sachets, Bone-Dissolving Powder, and Heart-Clearing Detoxification Pills, and practiced the Eight Extremes Collapse overnight.
• An inn employee found the room’s furniture destroyed, along with ten thousand gold coins and a note signed Jia Lie Quan claiming the damage was caused by sleepwalking.
• Liu He read the note, recognized the Jia Lie Clan’s name, and vowed revenge for the clan taking his Blood Essence Stone.
• Xiao Yan entered the Magical Beast Mountain Range while toying with a vivid blood-red piece of jade.

Xiao Tian discovered that his blood essence stone could be used to refine a Tiger Soul Pill, then rushed to save a girl pursued by the Venomous Fang Mercenary Company. He killed their commander with one blow, but both he and the girl vomited at the gruesome sight.

• Yao Lao told Xiao Tian that his blood essence stone was valuable and could be used to refine a Tiger Soul Pill.
• Xiao Tian noticed a girl fleeing from members of the Venomous Fang Mercenary Company and suspected she was Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Tian chased after the girl and attacked when a Three-Star Dou Shi blocked her path.
• Xiao Tian killed Wu Ji'er with a single strike from his Adamantine Staff, causing the other mercenaries to flee.
• The girl and Xiao Tian both vomited after seeing Wu Ji'er's shattered head, while Yao Lao laughed at Xiao Tian's weak nerves.

Xiao Tian continued hunting magical beasts in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, earning points while mercenaries mistook him for a terrifying killer called the Staff Demon. After spending points to increase his cultivation, he frightened the Green Fire Mercenary Company into fleeing.

• Xian'er left after helping Xiao Tian recover, and he wondered whether she might be Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Tian began hunting magical beasts with his Adamantine Staff and quickly gained a fearsome reputation as the Staff Demon.
• Members of the Green Fire Mercenary Company spotted Xiao Tian and panicked at the sight of him covered in magical beast blood.
• Xiao Tian reviewed his status and spent 400 system points to improve his physique and Dou Qi cultivation.
• The crackling of Xiao Tian's bones scared the mercenaries, who ran away while he wondered why they were so frightened.

Xiao Tian hunted magical beasts in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, discovered that they could drop valuable items, and encountered the Wolf Head Mercenary Group searching for a girl with a Blue Eagle. He used his reputation as the Staff Demon to unsettle them and hinted that he might know the girl.

• Xiao Tian continued hunting magical beasts after Yao Lao advised him to wait before approaching the Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Tian discovered that killing magical beasts could yield valuable items, including pure Lightning Rhino blood and a fire-imbued feather.
• Xiao Tian heard Mu Li command the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to find a girl who had escaped with a Blue Eagle.
• The Wolf Head Mercenary Group recognized Xiao Tian as the Staff Demon and offered him gold to avoid trouble.
• Xiao Tian asked about the Blue Eagle's owner and claimed that his daughter had run away with one.

Xiao Tian used the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to search for Xiao Yi Xian, then claimed her as his daughter when they found her trapped with Blue Eagle. After killing Mu Li, he demanded that the remaining mercenaries pay for their lives.

• Xiao Tian ordered the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to find Xiao Yi Xian, promising to let them leave if they helped him.
• The mercenaries searched unsuccessfully while Xiao Tian slaughtered magical beasts in the mountains.
• Blue Eagle fell from the sky with Xiao Yi Xian as a commotion shook the depths of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, and the mercenaries trapped them in a net.
• Xiao Tian told Mu Li that Xiao Yi Xian was his daughter, then used Staff Strike to the Head to kill Mu Li.
• Xiao Tian demanded that the remaining mercenaries hand over their gold coins to buy their lives.

Xiao Tian rescued Xian'er from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, but his Transformation Technique wore off and revealed his true childlike appearance. Xian'er questioned his identity and teased him, while Yao Lao argued that revealing himself had brought them closer.

• The Wolf Head Mercenary Group members begged for their lives, and Xiao Tian took their gold coins, Storage Rings, and belongings before they fled.
• Xiao Tian freed Xian'er and Blue Eagle, then led them away from the bloodied area to avoid attracting magical beasts.
• Xian'er asked whether Xiao Tian really had a daughter like her, and Xiao Tian began telling her a tragic story about his supposed past.
• Xiao Tian's Transformation Technique expired, revealing his nine-year-old appearance and leaving Xian'er and Blue Eagle shocked.
• Xian'er pinched Xiao Tian's cheek to test whether his face was real, then apologized and asked if he came from the imperial capital.
• Yao Lao teased Xiao Tian for hating him and said Xian'er had been more affectionate after seeing his true face.