Recaps

Lu Yunxiao split Han Feng’s sea of Sea Heart Flame with one sword, stunning the Inner Court crowd and easing Hu Jia’s fears. He then revealed that Yao Chen had sent Han Feng a message, provoking Han Feng’s killing intent.

• Han Feng unleashed his peak Dou Emperor strength and sent a vast sea of Sea Heart Flame toward Lu Yunxiao.
• Han Yue reassured Hu Jia that Lu Yunxiao could withstand Han Feng’s attack, and Hu Jia apologized for having targeted her.
• Lu Yunxiao formed an emerald Flame Longsword and split Han Feng’s sea of fire with a single sword strike.
• The Inner Court Disciples cheered as Lin Xiuyai and Liu Qing recognized Lu Yunxiao’s overwhelming strength.
• Lu Yunxiao identified Han Feng as the Medicine Emperor and said Yao Chen had sent his regards, making Han Feng recognize him as Yao Chen’s disciple.

Lu Yunxiao confronted Han Feng over his betrayal and murder of Yao Chen, while Han Feng accused him of stealing the Flame Mantra and coveted his Heavenly Flame. The two began a clash of flames, with Lu Yunxiao revealing enough of his jade-green flame’s power to suppress Han Feng’s Sea Heart Flame.

• Lu Yunxiao condemned Han Feng for murdering Yao Chen, who had raised him, and resolved not to let him leave alive.
• Han Feng claimed Yao Chen deserved to die for refusing to teach him the Flame Mantra and guessed that Yao Chen was hiding with Lu Yunxiao.
• Lu Yunxiao denied being Yao Chen’s disciple and said he would clean house for him, while Han Feng vowed to seize Lu Yunxiao’s Heavenly Flame and Flame Mantra.
• Han Feng formed a flaming trident from his Sea Heart Flame and charged Lu Yunxiao.
• Lu Yunxiao shaped his jade-green flame into a sword and met Han Feng’s attack directly.
• Lu Yunxiao released part of his flame’s power, suppressing Han Feng’s Sea Heart Flame.

Lu Yunxiao overwhelmed Han Feng in battle, but Han Feng used a secret technique to raise his strength to the Dou Zong realm. With Su Qian held back by the Golden-Silver Elders, Lu Yunxiao faced Han Feng alone.

• Lu Yunxiao broke Han Feng’s Sea Heart Flame trident, wounded him, and sent him flying while the Golden-Silver Elders realized their plans were in danger.
• Lu Yunxiao continued to suppress Han Feng and kicked him into the ground, shocking the students and onlookers with his strength.
• Han Feng emerged battered and swore to kill Lu Yunxiao before using a secret technique that raised his aura to that of a one-star Dou Zong.
• The Golden-Silver Elders held Su Qian back as Lu Yunxiao recognized Han Feng’s secret technique and realized events had diverged from the original work.

Lu Yunxiao faced Han Feng after Han Feng used a lifespan-consuming secret technique to break into the Dou Zong level, and the two fought a Flame Battle with their flames. As Lu Yunxiao’s enormous emerald-green dragon took on Han Feng’s lion, tiger, and leopard, the battle remained underway.

• Lu Yunxiao told Queen Medusa to remain hidden so she would not draw out the two guardians.
• Han Feng used a secret technique that consumed his lifespan to rise to the Dou Zong level and attack Lu Yunxiao.
• Han Feng shaped the Sea Heart Flame into a giant fire lion and challenged Lu Yunxiao to a Flame Battle.
• Lu Yunxiao formed an emerald-green flame dragon that battled Han Feng’s lion, impressing the students and Jia Nan Academy’s elders.
• Han Feng added tiger and leopard beasts made from beast flames, but Lu Yunxiao enlarged his dragon and sent it to fight all three.

Lu Yunxiao overwhelmed Han Feng in their battle, destroying his flame beasts and forcing his strength to collapse. Just as Lu Yunxiao moved to finish him, the Fallen Heart Flame broke free of its seal, and Han Feng seized the chance to escape his attack.

• Lu Yunxiao’s flaming divine dragon destroyed Han Feng’s fire leopard and fire tiger, causing Han Feng to suffer backlash and spit blood.
• Hu Jia, Han Yue, and Wu Hao watched Lu Yunxiao gain the upper hand, while the Black Corner Region Strong Persons began considering retreat.
• Lu Yunxiao destroyed Han Feng’s fire lion, causing Han Feng’s forced Dou Zong strength to collapse to the peak of the Dou Emperor level.
• Lu Yunxiao sent his divine dragon toward the weakened Han Feng, intending to kill him.
• The Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower’s black energy membrane shattered, revealing the Fallen Heart Flame’s enormous snake pupils.
• Han Feng used the interruption to withdraw from Lu Yunxiao’s attack and laughed at the Fallen Heart Flame’s timely escape.

Lu Yunxiao left the Inner Court elders to restrain the Fallen Heart Flame and charged at Han Feng, who used the Black Corner Region forces to block him. Lu Yunxiao slaughtered the attackers with his sword and unleashed a massive strike against the Golden-Silver Elders and their allies, while Han Feng remained behind them.

• Su Qian ordered the Inner Court elders to reform the seal, and Lu Yunxiao left the formation to attack Han Feng.
• Han Feng summoned the Golden-Silver Elders and the Black Corner Region strong people to confront Lu Yunxiao.
• Lu Yunxiao charged through their combined attack and emerged unharmed, killing more than a dozen attackers.
• Lu Yunxiao warned the remaining Black Corner Region forces to stand aside, then sent a vast sword aura toward the Golden-Silver Elders and their allies.

Lu Yunxiao killed Han Feng’s allies, stopped Han Feng from escaping, and seized the Sea Heart Flame after Han Feng’s failed attempt to self-destruct. He sealed Han Feng’s soul in a Jade Bottle with the Bone Chilling Flame, intending to hand him over to Yao Chen.

• Lu Yunxiao’s sword aura erased the Golden-Silver Elders and the other Black Corner Region experts, terrifying Han Feng.
• Han Feng fled, but Lu Yunxiao caught up and confronted him.
• Han Feng pretended to self-destruct while hiding his soul, but Lu Yunxiao saw through the ruse and pulled out his soul.
• Lu Yunxiao forcibly extracted the Sea Heart Flame, erased Han Feng’s mark, and swallowed the flame into his qi vortex.
• Lu Yunxiao sealed Han Feng’s soul in a Jade Bottle with the Bone Chilling Flame, saying he would deliver Han Feng to Yao Chen.

Lu Yunxiao tortured Han Feng with Bone Chilling Flame, gathered the Storage Rings left on the ruined battlefield, and sent the students away before the next fight. Fallen Heart Flame shattered its barrier and turned its hunger toward Lu Yunxiao, who challenged it as it lunged at him.

• Lu Yunxiao added Bone Chilling Flame to Han Feng's Jade Bottle, stored it, and collected the surviving Storage Rings, including Han Feng's Abyssal Sea and Myriad Beast Cauldron.
• Lu Yunxiao returned to the plaza, where Hu Jia, Han Yue, and the students admired him, then ordered everyone to evacuate before the battle intensified.
• Han Yue led Hu Jia and Wu Hao away, and Lu Yunxiao's command sent the remaining students fleeing from the plaza.
• Fallen Heart Flame struck the energy barrier with its Invisible Fire Python body until the barrier shattered and it broke free.
• Fallen Heart Flame fixed its gaze on Lu Yunxiao, seeking the Heavenly Flames inside him, and lunged at him after he challenged it.

Lu Yunxiao fought the Fallen Heart Flame while holding back his strength, and Su Qian and the Inner Court Elders joined the battle. Their combined attack enraged the flame, which trapped them all inside a Flame Domain.

• Su Qian and the students worried as the Fallen Heart Flame charged at Lu Yunxiao.
• Lu Yunxiao met the flame’s attack with an emerald-green punch and gained a slight advantage.
• Lu Yunxiao countered the flame’s invisible fire pillar with his sword, then sent a sword-energy dragon against it.
• Su Qian and the Inner Court Elders attacked the Fallen Heart Flame, helping Lu Yunxiao blast it into the plaza.
• The enraged Fallen Heart Flame spread a Flame Domain around Lu Yunxiao, Su Qian, and the others, then disappeared into the dust.

Lu Yunxiao protected Su Qian from Fallen Heart Flame and explained how it concealed its true body within the Flame Domain. After the Inner Court Elders withdrew, Lu Yunxiao faced the elusive flame alone and prepared to locate its origin.

• Fallen Heart Flame ambushed Su Qian, but Lu Yunxiao struck it back and helped Su Qian recover.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that Fallen Heart Flame could dissolve into the surrounding flames and said they needed to find its true body to hurt it.
• Su Qian ordered the Inner Court Elders to retreat, and Lu Yunxiao held Fallen Heart Flame back as they escaped.
• Fallen Heart Flame repeatedly vanished into the Flame Domain and attacked Lu Yunxiao, who dodged its strikes.
• Lu Yunxiao prepared to use his Soul Power and Elemental True Sight to find Fallen Heart Flame's origin and severely wound it.

Lu Yunxiao exposed Fallen Heart Flame’s hidden source and drove it into the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, but its heartfire trapped him inside. With the Inner Court on the brink of destruction and Su Qian incapacitated, Hu Gan ordered the Elders to seal the tower despite Lu Yunxiao still being within it.

• Lu Yunxiao used Elemental True Sight to find Fallen Heart Flame’s source and struck it with an emerald-green arrow, breaking the Flame Domain.
• At Su Qian’s urging, Lu Yunxiao drove Fallen Heart Flame toward the tower and punched it inside while the Elders formed their sealing array.
• Fallen Heart Flame ambushed Lu Yunxiao with heartfire, immobilizing him and sending him falling into the tower.
• Su Qian tried to enter the tower to rescue Lu Yunxiao, but flames blasted him away and left him badly injured.
• Hu Gan ordered the exhausted Elders to seal the tower, and the seal closed with Lu Yunxiao still inside.

Lu Yunxiao entered the underground magma world with Queen Medusa and defeated the Fallen Heart Flame, claiming its source flame. He began refining it while Queen Medusa stood guard.

• Lu Yunxiao and Queen Medusa arrived in the underground magma world beneath the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower.
• Queen Medusa spotted the weakened Fallen Heart Flame, and Lu Yunxiao attacked it with his sword.
• Lu Yunxiao severed the Fallen Heart Flame’s body and caught its escaping source flame before it could flee.
• Lu Yunxiao asked Queen Medusa to stand guard while he refined the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Lu Yunxiao enveloped the Fallen Heart Flame in Innate Separation Fire, which made it stop struggling and feel close to him.

Lu Yunxiao swallowed the Fallen Heart Flame and began refining it while Queen Medusa watched over him. The Inner Court mourned him as dead and recovered from the disaster; half a year later, his friends still waited beside his statue for a miracle.

• Lu Yunxiao swallowed the Fallen Heart Flame and used the Elemental Scripture to begin refining it as Queen Medusa settled nearby to watch over him.
• Su Qian learned that the Inner Court had been restored with no student deaths and asked the elders whether Lu Yunxiao might still be alive.
• Hu Gan told Su Qian that Hu Jia had not eaten for two days and despised him for ordering the seal that had led to Lu Yunxiao's apparent death.
• Su Qian promised Hu Gan he would visit Hu Jia and try to mend their relationship before dismissing the elders.
• Half a year later, the Inner Court had returned to normal and erected a statue of Lu Yunxiao, while two women continued visiting it and waiting for him to return.

Han Yue convinced Hu Jia that Lu Yunxiao was still alive, then they sensed two powerful auras rising from the Back Mountain and rushed to investigate. Underground, Lu Yunxiao completed his refinement in the magma world and awakened with a surge of power before asking the system to tally his rewards.

• Han Yue insisted that Lu Yunxiao could not have died and encouraged Hu Jia to keep believing he would return.
• Han Yue and Hu Jia sensed two powerful auras from the Back Mountain and hurried toward it.
• Lu Yunxiao sat atop the azure lotus in the magma world as crimson streams entered his body and his aura grew stronger.
• Lu Yunxiao awakened, restrained his aura, and asked the system to tally his rewards.

After reaching peak Four-Star Dou Emperor, Lu Yunxiao received several powerful rewards and reunited with Queen Medusa. He told her that the Fallen Heart Flame had sensed something calling to him from deeper in the Magma World, so they would not leave yet.

• Lu Yunxiao received the Myriad Transformation Profound Robe, Demon Suppressing Sword, and Spirit Nurturing Fruit, then checked his information panel.
• Lu Yunxiao saw that his cultivation had reached peak Four-Star Dou Emperor and reviewed the advances made by the women close to him.
• Queen Medusa arrived, and Lu Yunxiao thanked her for guarding him before the two embraced after half a year apart.
• Lu Yunxiao told Queen Medusa that the Fallen Heart Flame had sensed something calling to him within the Magma World.
• Lu Yunxiao decided to investigate, intending to find Venerable Skyfire and claim the treasures connected to him.

Lu Yunxiao and Queen Medusa descended into the Magma World, where they fought dangerous Magma Creatures while following the Fallen Heart Flame’s summons. They reached a Spatial Barrier, and Lu Yunxiao led Queen Medusa through it.

• Lu Yunxiao left the Dragon Slaying Sword embedded in the mountain wall as a marker, then used his fused Heavenly Flame to protect himself and Queen Medusa as they entered the magma.
• Lu Yunxiao followed the summons while he and Queen Medusa encountered several waves of Magma Creatures, including Dou Zong-level foes, and collected a Fire Pearl.
• Queen Medusa urged Lu Yunxiao to hurry because the Magma World was dangerous, but he reassured her that the summons was close.
• The Fallen Heart Flame pulsed as Lu Yunxiao spotted a hidden Spatial Barrier within a magma vortex.
• Lu Yunxiao assured Queen Medusa he could bring her away safely and led her through the Spatial Barrier.

Lu Yunxiao and Queen Medusa found an Immature Fallen Heart Flame beside the remains of Venerable Skyfire, who revealed that he had drawn them there. Venerable Skyfire offered Lu Yunxiao the flame in exchange for granting one request, and Lu Yunxiao asked to hear what it was before deciding.

• Lu Yunxiao and Queen Medusa crossed the barrier and discovered an Immature Fallen Heart Flame floating above a skeleton.
• Lu Yunxiao sensed residual Soul Power in the skeleton and called on its hidden owner to reveal himself.
• Venerable Skyfire appeared as a remnant soul and failed to summon the Fallen Heart Flame from Lu Yunxiao.
• Venerable Skyfire introduced himself as Yao Tianhuo, a former Dou Zun and the flame’s previous master.
• Venerable Skyfire offered Lu Yunxiao the Immature Fallen Heart Flame in return for one request, and Lu Yunxiao asked him to explain it first.

Venerable Skyfire recounted how two Fallen Heart Flames left him mortally wounded and asked Lu Yunxiao to take him out and restore his soul. He offered Lu Yunxiao the Five-Wheel Separation Fire Method and the Immature Fallen Heart Flame, and the group prepared to leave.

• Venerable Skyfire explained that the backlash from two Fallen Heart Flames left him vulnerable to an attack by the Flame Lizardmen, forcing him to preserve his soul inside a Heavenly Flame seed.
• Venerable Skyfire asked Lu Yunxiao to take him out of the Magma World and help restore his soul, offering compensation in return.
• Venerable Skyfire gave Lu Yunxiao the Five-Wheel Separation Fire Method, a fire control technique whose five beasts could form a powerful formation.
• Lu Yunxiao accepted the technique and the Immature Fallen Heart Flame, then swallowed the flame whole.
• Lu Yunxiao told Venerable Skyfire to prepare to leave, and Venerable Skyfire agreed.

Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan tried to force their way into the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower after hearing that Lu Yunxiao had met with misfortune, hoping to save him. Su Qian and the Inner Court Elders blocked them to protect the seal, and the confrontation left Xiao Yi Xian charging toward the tower while Zi Yan kept Su Qian occupied.

• Lu Yunxiao gathered the Dou Zun remains into his Storage Ring, took Venerable Skyfire into the snow-white ring, and left with Queen Medusa.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan confronted Su Qian and the Inner Court Elders outside the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, demanding that they move aside.
• Su Qian warned Xiao Yi Xian that breaking the seal could destroy the Inner Court, but she refused to listen and released her Calamity Poison Qi.
• Xiao Yi Xian sent Zi Yan to attack the Elders and flew toward the tower while Zi Yan transformed into a giant dragon and struck at them.
• Zi Yan fought Su Qian, insisting that Lu Yunxiao was still alive and that she had to save him.

Xiao Yi Xian tried to break the seal on the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, but Hu Gan intervened and fought her above it. She summoned the Four-Winged Demonic Scorpion to attack Hu Gan, then sensed a scorching aura erupting from inside the tower as she prepared to strike again.

• Xiao Yi Xian attacked the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, but Hu Gan arrived and stopped her.
• Hu Gan admitted his role in sealing Lu Yunxiao and asked Xiao Yi Xian not to destroy the tower’s seal, but she attacked him instead.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Hu Gan fought evenly as Hu Gan held back and her Calamity Poison Qi pressed him.
• Xiao Yi Xian summoned the Four-Winged Demonic Scorpion, which struck Hu Gan and forced him onto the defensive.
• Xiao Yi Xian returned to the tower and sensed a scorching aura erupting from within it.

Lu Yunxiao emerged unharmed from the shattered Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, stopping the falling magma and revealing himself to the people who feared he was dead. Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan reunited with him, relieved but furious at his recklessness.

• Fallen Heart Flame shattered the tower tip and sent crimson magma raining over the square.
• Lu Yunxiao called out and halted the magma, then appeared before the shocked crowd.
• Xiao Yi Xian rushed into Lu Yunxiao's arms and told him how terrified she had been of losing him.
• Lu Yunxiao comforted Xiao Yi Xian and promised he would not leave her.
• Zi Yan punched and scolded Lu Yunxiao for making everyone worry, then vented her anger in his embrace.

Lu Yunxiao reunited with Zi Yan and Xiao Yi Xian after returning from the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, then ended the battle in the Inner Court by recalling their magical beasts. He met Su Qian and was welcomed by his friends and the gathered students.

• Zi Yan scolded Lu Yunxiao for frightening her, then clung to him after he promised there would be no next time.
• Su Qian greeted Lu Yunxiao and expressed relief that he had survived.
• Lu Yunxiao swept the magma back into the tower, and Su Qian praised his increased strength.
• Xiao Yi Xian recalled the Four-Winged Demonic Scorpion, and Lu Yunxiao called the Starry Sky Ancient Dragon back to him.
• Lu Yunxiao arrived at the plaza, where Inner Court students gathered around him and Hu Jia joyfully greeted him.

Lu Yunxiao returned safely and reassured his friends and the academy elders, including Hu Gan, whom he did not blame for sealing the tower. He then told Su Qian that he had refined the Fallen Heart Flame and that the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower might no longer work as before.

• Hu Jia, Han Yue, Lin Xiuyai, Liu Qing, and Wu Hao welcomed Lu Yunxiao back, and they agreed to celebrate with drinks.
• Hu Gan apologized to Lu Yunxiao for overseeing the tower's sealing, and Lu Yunxiao said he did not blame him.
• Lu Yunxiao calmed Xiao Yi Xian when he sensed her hostility toward Hu Gan, then told Su Qian he had good news and bad news.
• Lu Yunxiao revealed that he had refined the Fallen Heart Flame to survive and warned that the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower might no longer be effective.
• Su Qian sent an elder to check the tower, and the elder returned with a troubled expression.

Lu Yunxiao reassured Su Qian that he could preserve the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower after refining its original Fallen Heart Flame. He revealed an immature second Fallen Heart Flame from the Magma World and handed it over to the Inner Court, leaving Su Qian delighted as the Elders brought out the Headmaster’s container.

• An Elder told Su Qian that the Heart Fire in the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower was weakening, and Su Qian worried about the damage to Jia Nan Academy.
• Su Qian explained that Lu Yunxiao could provide part of his refined Fallen Heart Flame to keep the tower working, and Lu Yunxiao said he had a better solution.
• Lu Yunxiao revealed an immature Fallen Heart Flame he had found in the Magma World, and its presence triggered the Elders’ Heart Fire.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that the new flame was easier to control and could mature under the academy’s care, and Su Qian eagerly accepted it.
• An Elder brought out the Headmaster’s transparent container, and Lu Yunxiao joked that it looked like a chamber pot.

After Lu Yunxiao helped Jia Nan Academy control the Immature Fallen Heart Flame, Su Qian offered to repay him, and Lu Yunxiao asked the academy to investigate Soul Hall members in the Black Corner Region. Lu Yunxiao then left with Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian asked why he had forgiven Hu Gan.

• Su Qian placed the Immature Fallen Heart Flame in the container and explained that feeding it Dou Qi would let the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower operate indefinitely.
• Su Qian offered to grant Lu Yunxiao a request, and Lu Yunxiao asked Jia Nan Academy to investigate Soul Hall members in the Black Corner Region.
• Su Qian warned Lu Yunxiao about provoking the Soul Hall but eventually agreed to investigate and urged him to act cautiously.
• Lu Yunxiao left the tower with Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan, declining Su Qian's further offers of help.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Lu Yunxiao she had wanted to kill Hu Gan and asked why he had forgiven him.