Chapter Summaries

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.

Lu Yunxiao explained to Xiao Yi Xian why he had entered the tower and reassured her that he would share his plans in the future. He returned to the Lu Alliance, where its members welcomed him and reported on their progress during his absence.

• Xiao Yi Xian inferred that Lu Yunxiao had entered the tower as part of his plan to seize the Fallen Heart Flame, and he explained that he had not expected her to emerge from seclusion before him.
• Xiao Yi Xian warned Lu Yunxiao not to frighten them again and asked him to tell her about his plans; he promised he would.
• Lu Yunxiao returned to the Lu Alliance council hall, where Hu Jia, Wu Hao, Han Yue, and other members welcomed him.
• Hu Jia told Lu Yunxiao that the alliance had developed steadily but that morale had been low without him.
• Lu Yunxiao praised Hu Jia and Wu Hao for reaching eight-star Dou Ling and reassured Han Yue about her progress toward becoming a Dou Wang.

Lu Yunxiao reunited with Xiao Yu after she entered the Inner Court and praised her rapid progress. He gave her a precious pill and urged her to strengthen herself as a member of the Lu Alliance and future Cloud Sect.

• Han Yue asked Lu Yunxiao how much he had improved, and he downplayed his progress.
• Lu Yunxiao learned that Xiao Yu had recently entered the Inner Court after placing third in the annual selection tournament.
• Lu Yunxiao praised Xiao Yu for advancing from a seven-star Dou Master to a five-star Da Dou Shi in seven or eight months.
• Lu Yunxiao gave Xiao Yu a perfect-grade Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill, and Hu Jia encouraged her to accept it.
• Lu Yunxiao told Xiao Yu to grow strong enough to command respect and asked Hu Jia to guide her.
• Lu Yunxiao offered guidance to the Lu Alliance members and considered them future talent for the Cloud Sect.

Lu Yunxiao prepared medicinal liquid to restore Venerable Skyfire's Soul Body, then ate a Spirit Nurturing Fruit and cultivated with the Elemental Scripture for three days. His Soul Power erupted in a breakthrough that destroyed the secret chamber and drew Xiao Yi Xian and the others toward the commotion.

• Lu Yunxiao used the Heavenly Flames to melt medicinal ingredients into spiritual liquid, and Venerable Skyfire entered the Purple Abyss Cauldron to recover his Soul Body.
• Lu Yunxiao ate the Spirit Nurturing Fruit, which released strange energy that strengthened his soul.
• Lu Yunxiao circulated the Elemental Scripture and drew spiritual energy into his brow as his soul began to transform.
• After three days, Lu Yunxiao's Soul Power erupted, cracking the ground and blowing apart the secret chamber.
• Xiao Yi Xian and the others rushed toward the secret chamber after hearing the explosion.

Lu Yunxiao reached the Spirit Realm with his soul, making him capable of refining Tier 8 Medicinal Pills. After reuniting with Xiao Yi Xian, Queen Medusa, and Zi Yan, he heard Zi Yan demand more pills so she could grow up and let him admire her.

• Lu Yunxiao’s Spirit Realm Soul appeared above the secret chamber, startling Xiao Yi Xian, Queen Medusa, and Zi Yan.
• Queen Medusa explained that a Spirit Realm Soul was necessary for refining Tier 8 Medicinal Pills, and Zi Yan eagerly imagined eating them.
• Lu Yunxiao returned his soul to his body and reflected that he could now refine Tier 8 Medicinal Pills, while Venerable Skyfire remained undisturbed inside the Purple Abyss Cauldron.
• Lu Yunxiao left the ruined secret chamber and caught Zi Yan when she rushed to him, asking him to make more pills.
• Zi Yan insisted she would become beautiful when she grew up, then shocked Lu Yunxiao by saying she wanted more pills so he would look at her more.

Lu Yunxiao scolded Zi Yan for saying she wanted to marry him when she grew up, and threatened to withhold pills if she kept making such claims. He then learned that Wu Hao, Hu Jia, and Xiao Yu had gone on a training expedition with the academy’s Elders.

• Queen Medusa rebuked Zi Yan for saying she wanted Lu Yunxiao to look at her when she grew up.
• Zi Yan insisted she could become Lu Yunxiao’s wife, prompting Lu Yunxiao to flick her forehead and reassure Queen Medusa that he saw Zi Yan as a child.
• Lu Yunxiao warned Zi Yan to stop making such remarks or she would lose access to his pills, and Zi Yan sulked before demanding the pills she had come for.
• Lu Yunxiao asked Xiao Yi Xian where Wu Hao, Hu Jia, and Xiao Yu were, and she said they had gone training with the academy’s Elders.

After the secret chamber was destroyed, Lu Yunxiao briefly rested at the Lu Alliance before learning that Fiery Demon Valley had ambushed an Inner Court training party. He and Queen Medusa rushed to rescue the students, who were trapped in a valley and waiting for reinforcements.

• Lu Yunxiao left the ruined secret chamber with Queen Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian.
• At the Lu Alliance, Lu Yunxiao gave Zi Yan a bottle of pills, ending her sulky resentment.
• Su Qian told Lu Yunxiao that Fiery Demon Valley had ambushed Elder Xu's training party and that the students had requested aid.
• Lu Yunxiao set out for the valley outside Tianhuang City, and Queen Medusa joined him.
• Elder Xu and the trapped students held their position in the sealed valley, waiting for reinforcements.

Fiery Demon Valley attacked Elder Xu, Wu Hao, Hu Jia, and the Jia Nan Academy students before reinforcements could arrive. The chapter ended with Elder Xu and Mo Ling fighting in the sky, Wu Hao and Hu Jia battling Dou Wangs, and black-clothed men charging the students.

• Wu Hao warned Hu Jia and the others that Fiery Demon Valley would attack before the academy's reinforcements arrived.
• Elder Xu spotted the enemy's movement, and Mo Ling appeared above the valley with more than a dozen black-clothed men.
• Mo Ling offered the Jia Nan Academy group a chance to surrender, but Elder Xu and Hu Jia rejected him.
• Mo Ling summoned Old Lin and Old Mu to attack Wu Hao and Hu Jia while he fought Elder Xu.
• Wu Hao and Hu Jia met their Dou Wang opponents head-on as black-clothed men descended on the Jia Nan Academy students.

Jia Nan Academy’s students fought off black-clad attackers while Lu Yunxiao and Queen Medusa raced toward Tianhuang City. Wu Hao was badly injured after using his strongest Dou Technique against a Fiery Demon Valley Dou Wang, leaving Xiao Yu and the others to help him as the elder remained standing.

• Xiao Yu struck a black-clad attacker with her whip as Jia Nan Academy’s students held their ground in the battle.
• Lu Yunxiao and Queen Medusa flew at high speed toward Tianhuang City, with Lu Yunxiao anxious to reach Wu Hao and the others.
• Wu Hao attacked the Fiery Demon Valley Dou Wang, but the elder stopped his Blood-Colored Heavy Sword and hurled him backward.
• Wu Hao unleashed Mad Lion Blood Moon Slash, and the elder countered with Nine Fiends Breaking Cold Claw.
• The collision sent Wu Hao flying and left him badly injured, so Xiao Yu and several students rushed to help him while the elder emerged unharmed.

Lu Yunxiao arrived just in time to save Wu Hao, Hu Jia, and the Jia Nan Academy group from two Fiery Demon Valley Elders. He helped Hu Jia recover with a healing pill, while the Elders angrily demanded to know who he was.

• The Fiery Demon Valley Elders defeated Wu Hao and Hu Jia, leaving them and the others badly injured.
• The Elders decided to kill the injured students and launched black flame spikes at Hu Jia and a Blood Sword at Wu Hao.
• Lu Yunxiao descended and extinguished the flame spikes and knocked away the Blood Sword with his Nine-Colored Longsword.
• Lu Yunxiao helped Hu Jia up, apologized for arriving late, and gave her a healing pill as Xiao Yu and the students rejoiced.
• The Fiery Demon Valley Elders demanded Lu Yunxiao identify himself, and he called them noisy.

Lu Yunxiao protected the injured Jia Nan Academy students and faced the Fiery Demon Valley fighters alone. He drew the Demon Suppressing Sword and wiped out the attackers with a single strike, leaving a mountain split and a vast abyss behind.

• Lu Yunxiao gave Xiao Yu pills for the injured students and promised that none of the Fiery Demon Valley fighters would escape alive.
• Lu Yunxiao ordered the Jia Nan Academy students and Elder Xu to retreat while he confronted the enemy alone.
• Mo Ling and the other two Dou Wangs attacked Lu Yunxiao together with their flame and ice powers.
• Lu Yunxiao drew the Demon Suppressing Sword and destroyed the Fiery Demon Valley fighters with one strike.
• Lu Yunxiao's sword cleaved a mountain and opened a vast abyss, while he shielded the Jia Nan Academy group from the shockwaves.