Recaps

Xiao Yan rose from a young Dou Zhe to a Dou Ling and gathered allies, resources, and inheritances while traveling toward the Tagor Desert. After helping the Desert Iron Mercenary Group relocate, he entered a magma cavern to find a Heavenly Flame and confronted the Two-headed Fire Spirit Snake.

• Xiao Yan reunited with Old Yao, gained his guidance and alchemy resources, and built up the Xiao Family while advancing through the Dou Zhe ranks.
• Xiao Yan rejected Nalan Yanran’s attempt to annul their engagement, then traveled to the Imperial Capital, passed the Second Grade Alchemist examination, and obtained the Dry Blue Water Flame.
• Xiao Yan trained in the Beast Mountain Range, took Xiao Yi Xian as his disciple, and explored a hidden inheritance site where he found a key to the Dou Sheng Ruins.
• Xiao Yan helped Xiao Lan transform, advanced to Da Dou Shi, and supported Xiao Yi Xian’s cultivation while Old Yao killed the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King and forged Purple Crystal Wings for him.
• Xiao Yan reached one-star Dou Ling and Fifth Grade Alchemist, met the former Ice Emperor Hai Bodong, and agreed to help break his seal in exchange for the remaining Fragmented Map piece.
• Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Ding and Xiao Li at Stone Desert City, arranged for the Desert Iron Mercenary Group to move to Wutan City, and recruited Qing Lin after recognizing her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li led the mercenaries toward Wutan City while Xiao Yan entered the underground passage alone and confronted the Two-headed Fire Spirit Snake in a magma cavern.

Xiao Yan refined the Green Lotus Core Flame, helped Queen Medusa evolve, and gained power and influence through the Snake People Clan and the Jia Ma Empire. He returned to Wutan City, prepared to enter Jia Nan Academy, and secured Gu Yuan’s help with a Space Wormhole and valuable cultivation resources.

• Xiao Yan obtained the Green Lotus Core Flame and refined it, evolving the Flame Mantra to Di Tier Low and transforming his wings into Green Crystal Wings.
• Xiao Yan became the Snake People Clan’s Chief Alchemist and helped Queen Medusa evolve into a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python at the level of a One-Star Dou Ancestor.
• Xiao Yan and Queen Medusa detained Gu He and Yun Yun, defeated Yun Shan with the Snake People Clan’s elders, and negotiated territory for the clan.
• Xiao Yan’s party returned to the Imperial Capital and helped defend the Misty Cloud Sect from a Soul Hall Protector before Xiao Yan arranged support for relocating the Snake People Clan.
• Xiao Yan attended Xiao Ding and Yao Ye’s wedding in Wutan City, negotiated with Xiao Xun Er over Green Fate Fruits, and decided to apply to Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Yan forced Luo Bu out of the recruitment tent and told Instructor Ruo Lin about his own abilities and those of Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, then waited for the dean while refining pills for Jia Xing Tian.
• Gu Yuan revealed that he was Xiao Xun Er’s father, offered Xiao Yan entry to the Heavenly Tomb if he reached Peak Dou Zun, and agreed to arrange a Space Wormhole through the Ye Family within a year.
• Gu Yuan gave Xiao Yan Green Wood Saliva and the Earth-tier High-level Peerless Prison Body, then asked him to teach Gu Xun'er deception and trickery.

Xiao Yan survived the Soul Hall’s attack, refined the Sea Heart Flame, and reached Jia Nan Academy after breaking through to Dou Wang. In the Inner Courtyard, he advanced through the Fallen Heart Flame Tower and began refining medicinal ingredients for Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan as Alchemists gathered to watch.

• Xiao Yan’s allies defeated Vulture Protector, who captured Xiao Yan before he broke free with an explosive burst of flame and landed a decisive strike.
• Xiao Yan recovered, advanced to Eight-Star Dou Ling, and helped his allies heal and strengthen their factions after the battle.
• Xiao Yan refined the Sea Heart Flame and fused it with the Green Lotus Core Flame, creating the Green Lotus Sea Heart Flame.
• After the Ye Family arrived, Xiao Yan took Xin Lan as his disciple, and Sage Xuan Tong killed three Heavenly Venerates who had attacked Xuan Yi.
• Xiao Yan trained for six months to create the Buddha’s Rage Fire Cannon, then broke through to Dou Wang and entered Jia Nan Academy with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin.
• Xiao Yan won the Fire Energy Hunting Competition with his companions and entered the Inner Courtyard, where he used the Fallen Heart Flame Tower to reach Five-Star Dou Wang Peak.
• Xiao Yan joined Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan in searching for medicinal herbs, then began refining the ingredients as Alchemists gathered to observe.

Xiao Yan refined the Fallen Heart Flame, resurrected Heavenly Flame Venerable, and passed the Nether Flame Demon Saint’s trial by enduring a long illusion. After gaining the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame and strengthening his allies, Xiao Yan set out for the Central Continent with Zi Yan, Gu He, and Heavenly Flame Venerable.

• Xiao Yan reached Dou Emperor, but the Fallen Heart Flame erupted from the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower and devastated the Inner Courtyard.
• Xiao Yan swallowed and refined the Fallen Heart Flame, merged it with his Green Lotus Sea Heart Flame, then found Yao Tianhuo and acquired his belongings and soul.
• Xiao Yan healed the injured Elders, refined pills for his companions, and resurrected Heavenly Flame Venerable before leaving Jia Nan Academy with Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan.
• Queen Medusa evolved into a Nine-Colored Giant Snake, then gave Xiao Yan a Nine-Colored Beast Flame and agreed to help him if he faced danger in the Nether Saint Relic.
• Xiao Yan passed the Nether Flame Demon Saint’s trial and endured a hundred-years-per-day illusion in which he rebuilt the Pill Tower, founded the Endless Fire Domain, and sought a path to Dou Emperor.
• Xiao Yan chose the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, learned that Zi Yan’s father’s Essence Blood was inside it, and absorbed Zi Yan’s Dragon Emperor bloodline after promising to help her grow stronger.
• Xiao Yan created a Heavenly Demon Puppet and refined pills for Queen Medusa and Zi Yan, then acquired an Eighth Grade Heavenly Demon Phoenix corpse at the Black Emperor Sect auction.
• Xiao Yan traveled toward the Central Continent with Zi Yan, Gu He, and Heavenly Flame Venerable, making bone tips and small phoenix-energy treats from the corpse for Zi Yan.