Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan completed a Grade Eight Seven-Colored Pill and endured its lightning tribulation, drawing attention from the Yao Clan. Afterward, Yao Feng of the Punishment Division confronted him, attacked him, and accused him of cultivating the Glass Body Sculpting Art.

• Xiao Yan fused the medicinal liquid, formed a Grade Eight Seven-Colored Pill, and drew seven-colored pill lightning over the Alchemy Plaza.
• Xiao Yan summoned a Dragon Phoenix manifestation and endured the lightning, strengthening his Glass Body Sculpting Art before collecting the Green Lotus Calamity Pill.
• Yao Feng introduced himself as an elder of the Punishment Division and invited Xiao Yan to visit it, but Xiao Yan refused and tried to leave.
• Yao Feng attacked Xiao Yan, and the two exchanged blows before Xiao Yan recognized that Yao Feng was a Half-Saint.
• Yao Feng accused Xiao Yan of cultivating the Glass Body Sculpting Art, and Xiao Yan denied it while realizing Yao Feng was using the accusation to target him.

Yao Feng accused Xiao Yan of stealing the Yao Clan's Glass Body Sculpting Art and attacked him before help could arrive. Xiao Yan fought back with his Heavenly Flames and wounded Yao Feng, just as an unseen presence froze Yao Feng's bloodline.

• Yao Feng accused Xiao Yan of stealing the Yao Clan's secret technique and ordered him to surrender.
• Qing Lin tried to protect Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan warned her that Yao Feng was a Half-Saint and told her not to interfere.
• Yao Feng attacked Xiao Yan, who used the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations and his fire formations to resist.
• Xiao Yan unleashed Flame Sword, Scorching Sea, and wounded Yao Feng despite his Half-Saint defenses.
• Yao Feng tried to threaten Xiao Yan, but his bloodline suddenly froze and he realized she had arrived.

Yao Wan arrived at the Divine Mountain and used her clan mark to punish Yao Feng for threatening Xiao Yan and abusing his authority. After crippling Yao Feng and sentencing his accomplices, she turned to Yao Xingji, whose role in the incident was defended by Xiao Yan and Qing Lin.

• Yao Wan's clan mark forced the Yao Clan members to kneel, and she made Yao Feng kowtow until his forehead was bloody.
• Yao Feng accused Xiao Yan of secretly learning the Glass Body Sculpting Art, but Xiao Yan demonstrated his Dragon Phoenix method and Yao Wansheng and Yao Wanchun confirmed it was not the clan art.
• Yao Wan crippled Yao Feng's limbs and meridians with Black Demon Lightning, then ordered his accomplices crippled and sentenced to kneel in the Ancestral Hall for life.
• Yao Xingji arrived and admitted responsibility, but Xiao Yan and Qing Lin said he had only evacuated the clansmen and had done nothing improper.

Yao Wan confronted Qing Lin and Xiao Yan for failing to alert her and for escalating the clash with Yao Feng, then ordered Qing Lin to deliver evidence against the Criminal Office faction and leave to train. After Qing Lin departed, Xiao Yan reconciled with Yao Wan, who gradually softened toward him.

• Xiao Yan persuaded Yao Wan to let Yao Xingji leave, and Yao Wan returned to her pocket realm with Qing Lin and Xiao Yan.
• Yao Wan reprimanded Qing Lin and Xiao Yan for not notifying her sooner and for Xiao Yan's destructive fight with Yao Feng.
• Yao Wan apologized for losing her temper, then sent Qing Lin to deliver her collected evidence to Ten Thousand Fire Elder and train with Ten Thousand Spring Elder until she reached Half-Saint.
• Qing Lin feared being separated from Yao Wan, but accepted the order and left the pocket realm.
• Xiao Yan embraced Yao Wan and apologized, and she gradually forgave him as they reconciled.

Xiao Yan learned why Yao Wan had moved against the Punishment Office and why she sent Qing Lin away to grow beyond the Yao Clan. Yao Wan brought him to the Inheritance Land, where he began refining the Red Lotus Karma Fire.

• Yao Wan told Xiao Yan that she wanted to clear out the Punishment Office Lineage for its role in Yao Lao’s expulsion and because she could not endure Yao Feng harming Xiao Yan.
• Yao Wan explained that she had sent Qing Lin away with Ten Thousand Spring Elder so Qing Lin could grow and awaken outside the Yao Clan.
• Yao Wan opened a Space Tunnel and led Xiao Yan to the Inheritance Land, where he entered the Immaculate Divine Spring beneath an ancient tree.
• Xiao Yan touched the Red Lotus Karma Fire floating in the spring, and Yao Wan told him to take the Green Lotus Calamity Pill and begin refining it.
• The Red Lotus Karma Fire enveloped Xiao Yan without clashing with the spring water, and an unseen woman asked whether he was the friend who had given Yao Wan the Leaves of the Connected Branches.

Yao Wangui confronted Yao Wanhua over Yao Feng’s maiming, but Yao Wanhua defended Yao Wan and revealed evidence of Yao Feng’s past abuses. In the Inheritance Land, the Medicine Emperor recognized Xiao Yan’s faint Xiao Di lineage, reassured Yao Wan that he was safely refining the Red Lotus Karma Fire, and warned her not to have intercourse before her bloodline stabilized.

• Yao Wangui demanded punishment for Yao Wan after she crippled Yao Feng, while Yao Wanhua argued that Yao Feng had abused his authority and tried to kill Xiao Yan.
• Yao Wanhua showed Yao Wangui case Scrolls documenting Yao Feng’s wrongful cases and warned him not to provoke Yao Wan.
• The Medicine Emperor questioned Yao Wan about bringing Xiao Yan into the Inheritance Land and identified his faint connection to Xiao Di’s bloodline.
• Yao Wan explained that the Xiao Clan’s Dou Di bloodline had nearly vanished and that Xiao Yan might be its final resurgence.
• The Medicine Emperor said the Immaculate Divine Spring was helping Xiao Yan absorb the Red Lotus Karma Fire, easing Yao Wan’s worry.
• The Medicine Emperor warned Yao Wan against intercourse until she became a Dou Sheng and her bloodline stabilized, prompting Yao Wan to protest.

Xiao Yan refined the Red Lotus Karma Fire and learned that Yao Wan had traded the Yan Clan’s Fire Separation Method for three strange fires for him. The two decided to visit the Northwest Continent, and Yao Dan reluctantly considered allowing them to leave for three months.

• Xiao Yan absorbed the Red Lotus Karma Fire, advanced to Six Star Dou Zun, and reunited with Yao Wan.
• Yao Wan explained that the Yan Clan had traded her the Fire Separation Method for three strange fires, including the Red Lotus Karma Fire.
• Xiao Yan offered Yao Wan a reward, and they left the Inheritance Land together.
• Xiao Yan asked Yao Wan to return with him to the Northwest Continent, and she agreed.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Wan asked Yao Dan to leave for the Northwest Continent, and he offered to allow them three months.

Yao Wan and Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Clan after securing Yao Dan’s approval, while Yao Wan worried about meeting Xiao Yan’s family and Xiao Yan resolved to give Queen Medusa and their child proper recognition. Xiao Zhan welcomed them warmly after Xiao Yan introduced Yao Wan as his partner, leaving her embarrassed by his enthusiasm.

• Yao Dan agreed to Yao Wan and Xiao Yan’s plans, while Yao Wangui saw them leave and went to the Ancestral Hall to request a jade talisman.
• Yao Wan and Xiao Yan opened a Space Tunnel to the Northwest Continent, and Xiao Yan told her he would give Queen Medusa a proper status and care for their child.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Wan arrived at the Xiao Residence, where Xiao Zhan, Xiao Ding, and Xiao Li came to greet them.
• Yao Wan greeted Xiao Zhan, and Xiao Yan said they had confirmed their relationship but were not yet close to marriage.
• Xiao Zhan enthusiastically welcomed Yao Wan, while she reacted with embarrassment and glared at Xiao Yan for telling her she would get used to it.

Xiao Yan brought Yao Wan to meet his family and Medusa, where Yao Wan found herself welcomed despite her awkward history with them. While waiting outside with Xiao Xiao, Yao Wan discovered the child was drawn to her Life Spirit Flame and admitted she might be a bad woman, though Xiao Xiao insisted she was kindhearted.

• Xiao Zhan welcomed Yao Wan and spoke with Xiao Yan about the Gama Empire and the Northwest Continent.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Wan went to meet Medusa, and Xiao Xiao recognized Xiao Yan as her father and asked to go with him.
• Yao Wan joined Xiao Yan and Xiao Xiao to meet Medusa, then took Xiao Xiao outside to give the adults time alone.
• Xiao Xiao revealed that Yao Wan's Life Spirit Flame attracted her, and Yao Wan put the flame away to avoid making the child dependent on it.
• Xiao Xiao said Medusa had called Yao Wan a bad woman, and Yao Wan acknowledged that she had unintentionally angered Medusa before Xiao Xiao called her kindhearted.

Yao Wan and Xiao Yan secured the Xiao Clan’s move to Starfall Pavilion, while Medusa asked Yao Wan to help guide her in raising Xiao Xiao. Yao Wan agreed to care for the child until she left for the Ancient Clan Heavenly Tomb, then offered to tell Medusa a secret.

• Xiao Yan and Yao Wan persuaded the Xiao Clan to join Starfall Pavilion, and Yao Wan planned to deal with another matter later with Medusa.
• Yao Wan teased Xiao Xiao about watching fireworks, but Medusa said it was too dangerous and promised to go with Xiao Yan and Yao Wan instead.
• After returning to the Xiao Clan, Medusa asked Yao Wan for advice because she worried Xiao Xiao lacked a suitable role model and needed more of her mother’s time.
• Yao Wan advised Medusa to spend more time with Xiao Xiao and let the child act her age, then offered to help care for her until the Ancient Clan Heavenly Tomb.
• When Medusa questioned how Yao Wan knew so much about raising children, Yao Wan offered to reveal a secret if Medusa promised not to tell Xiao Yan.

Yao Wan told Medusa about her younger sister, whom she loved despite their difficult childhood, and asked her to keep the story secret from Xiao Yan. As Xiao Yan, Yao Wan, and Medusa attacked the Lion Nether Sect, Xiao Yan unleashed a Seven-Colored Fire Lotus, and Yao Wan hurried back to rescue him in case he had killed himself with it.

• Yao Wan confided to Medusa that she had once had a younger sister and could no longer see her, then asked Medusa not to tell Xiao Yan.
• Medusa told Yao Wan that she seemed more human than before and teased her about caring for Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan, Yao Wan, and Medusa set out to destroy the Lion Nether Sect, the Hall of Souls' last stronghold on the Northwest Continent.
• Xiao Yan discussed ways to release Flame Swords and Fire Lotuses in succession, and Yao Wan offered to help test the idea.
• Xiao Yan unleashed a Seven-Colored Fire Lotus at the Lion Nether Sect, and Yao Wan turned back to fish him out in case the blast had killed him.

After destroying the Lion Nether Sect with a Seven-Colored Fire Lotus, Xiao Yan recovered and returned with Yao Wan, Medusa, Xiao Xiao, and Xiao Zhan to Starfall Pavilion. The chapter leaves Xiao Yan reunited with Yao Chen, who teased him about returning with his family.

• Yao Wan and Medusa rescued Xiao Yan after his fire lotus obliterated the Lion Nether Sect, and Yao Wan gave him a medicinal pill.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Gama Empire, where Yao Wan and Medusa cared for him while Yao Wan played with Xiao Xiao.
• After recovering, Xiao Yan and Yao Wan visited the Yun Lan Sect and the Mitre Family, then brought Medusa, Xiao Xiao, and Xiao Zhan back to Starfall Pavilion while Xiao Ding and Xiao Li stayed behind.
• Xiao Yan showed his family Starfall Pavilion, which Yao Lao had rebuilt into a powerful faction.
• Yao Chen welcomed Xiao Yan and teased him about returning with Yao Wan, Medusa, and a child.

Xiao Yan returned with Medusa and their daughter, Xiao Xiao, and reunited with Yao Chen and Little Fairy Doctor. Yao Wan told Yao Chen that she had crippled Yao Feng and promised to help settle his old grievances before she and Xiao Yan prepared to return to the Yao Clan for the Ancient Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony and the Heavenly Tomb.

• Yao Chen welcomed Xiao Yan, Medusa, and Xiao Zhan, then led them to the main hall, where Little Fairy Doctor reunited with Yao Wan.
• Little Xiao Xiao greeted Little Fairy Doctor warmly, and Little Fairy Doctor held her and remarked that she resembled Xiao Yan.
• Yao Wan told Yao Chen that Nalan had returned to No Sword Mountain to continue training.
• Yao Wan explained that she had crippled Yao Feng after the Punishment Office Lineage tried to use her against her, and she promised to help Xiao Yan defeat Yao Wangui and secure Yao Chen’s return to the clan.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Wan decided to stay at Starfall Pavilion for two more days before returning to the Yao Clan to prepare for the Coming-of-Age Ceremony and the Heavenly Tomb.

Xiao Yan and Yao Wan returned to the Yao Clan after staying at Starfall Pavilion, with Xiao Yan anxious about facing Gu Xun'er and the Gu Clan. Their playful teasing escalated into intimacy, and Yao Wan hurried to her grotto-heaven to wash her hands as soon as they arrived.

• Xiao Yan and Yao Wan left Starfall Pavilion for the Yao Clan after more than a month there, while Xiao Yan worried about the Gu Clan's reaction and facing Gu Xun'er.
• Yao Wan teased Xiao Yan about his entanglement with Gu Xun'er and insisted she was not jealous.
• Xiao Yan kissed Yao Wan, and she resisted before biting his lip and tongue in retaliation.
• Xiao Yan grew aroused, and Yao Wan eventually helped him despite her embarrassment and misgivings.
• Yao Wan returned to her grotto-heaven without reporting to the Clan Leader and went to wash her hands.

Yao Wan and Xiao Yan prepared for the Ancient Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony, then arrived in Ancient Saint City with the Yao Clan delegation. At the city gate, Ling Quan tried to challenge Xiao Yan, but Yao Wan asserted that Xiao Yan was her clan’s son-in-law and an invited guest.

• Yao Wan asked the Medicine Emperor Phantom whether a Progenitor’s Gathering Soul Pill could repair a quasi-Dou Di remnant soul, then decided to refine one for the coming trip to the Heavenly Tomb.
• Xiao Yan returned and reunited with Yao Wan; they set aside their awkwardness and spent several months cultivating, while Yao Wan completed the soul-repairing pill.
• The Yao Clan organized its delegation to the Ancient Clan, led by Yao Wanzhu and including Yao Xingji and Yao Ling, and traveled for ten days to Ancient Saint City.
• At the city gate, Ling Quan questioned Xiao Yan’s arrival, and Yao Wan showed the Ancient Clan invitation and declared Xiao Yan her clan’s son-in-law.
• Yao Wanzhu asked Ling Quan to show consideration and avoid a conflict with the Yao Clan.

Xiao Yan and Yao Wan entered Ancient Saint City for the Gu Clan Coming-of-Age Ceremony, where Ling Quan could only watch them go. As they prepared to face Gu Xun'er, Xun'er learned that Xiao Yan had arrived and feared he had come with Yao Wan.

• Yao Wan rebuked Ling Quan as she and Xiao Yan entered Ancient Saint City, leaving Ling Quan unable to stop them.
• A Gu Clan man reminded Ling Quan that Xiao Yan had defeated Yao Tian and Lei Xiao and suggested his marriage to Yao Wan might help Xun'er move on.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Wan discussed how Xun'er might react to their relationship, and Yao Wan recalled how her past conflict with Xun'er had changed after she and Xiao Yan shared life-and-death trials.
• Ling Ying reported Xiao Yan's arrival to Gu Xun'er, who worried that he had come with Yao Wan.
• Gu Xun'er remembered learning that Xiao Yan had defeated Yao Wan at the Yao Clan Marriage Recruitment and become the Yao Clan Son-in-Law.

Xun'er resolved to pursue Xiao Yan despite his engagement to Yao Wan, while Yao Wan and Xiao Yan arrived in the Gu Realm for the Gu Clan's Coming-of-Age Ceremony. After learning that Xun'er had publicly declared she would marry no one but Xiao Yan, Yao Wan said she would not object if he wanted a child with her.

• Xun'er told Ling Ying she would handle Xiao Yan and the Gu Clan's elders herself, after declaring that she liked Xiao Yan and would marry him regardless of their opposition.
• Yao Wan and Xiao Yan entered the Gu Realm and boarded the Gu Clan's Shuttle Skyship with the other guests.
• Xiao Yan reunited with Huo Xuan and Huo Zhi, who recognized that he had refined the Red Lotus Karma Fire.
• Huo Zhi said the Yan Clan's other two Heavenly Flames needed more time to mature before they could be given to Yao Wan.
• Huo Xuan told Xiao Yan that Xun'er had declared she would marry no one but him, and Yao Wan said she would not object if Xiao Yan wanted a child with her.

Yao Wan and Xiao Yan arrived at the Ancient Clan, where Xun'er welcomed Xiao Yan by embracing him and provoking Yao Wan. When an Ancient Clan Elder secretly attacked, Yao Wan countered and left him injured, then challenged Xun'er to deal with her own family.

• Yao Wan told Huo Xuan and Huo Zhi that her relationship with Xiao Yan was their own affair and outsiders should not interfere.
• The Shuttle Skyship reached the Ancient Clan, and Xiao Yan noticed Xun'er waiting on a distant peak.
• Xun'er embraced Xiao Yan in front of Yao Wan and watched for a jealous reaction, but Yao Wan remained unbothered.
• Yao Ling, Yao Xingji, and Yao Wanzhu reacted with shock to Xiao Yan and Xun'er's closeness, while Yao Wan silenced Yao Wanzhu.
• An Ancient Clan Elder secretly tried to freeze the space around Xiao Yan and Xun'er, but Yao Wan shattered the attack and injured him.
• Yao Wan told Xun'er to handle her own clan's affairs and sarcastically claimed she had mistaken the Elder's move for an enemy attack.

Yao Wan and Xun'er argued over Yao Wan's relationship with Xiao Yan, then agreed to face each other at the Ancient Clan's Coming-of-Age Ceremony. The chapter ended with Yao Wan returning to Xiao Yan and joking about what she and Xun'er had done.

• The Ancient Clan Elder withdrew after Yao Wan and Xun'er rebuked him, and Xun'er took Xiao Yan toward the Ancient Clan's buildings.
• Xiao Yan stayed at the Yao Clan's reception area while Xun'er led Yao Wan to a quiet mountain peak to speak privately.
• Xun'er and Yao Wan clashed while arguing about Yao Wan's decision to leave Xiao Yan and the events that brought them together again.
• Xun'er told Yao Wan she would challenge her at the Coming-of-Age Ceremony to prove herself to Xiao Yan.
• Yao Wan returned to Xiao Yan, and after Ling Ying left, she joked that she had beaten Xun'er until she cried.

Xiao Yan attended the Ancient Clan Coming-of-Age Ceremony with Yao Wan and Xun'er, drawing hostility from the Eight Clans’ younger generation. He met Canaan Academy Headmaster Mang Tianchi, then sat between the two women as they openly competed for his affection.

• Yao Wan warned Xiao Yan that her conflict with Xun'er was not over and told him not to interfere, then said the younger generation of the Eight Clans hated him.
• The Ancient Clan Coming-of-Age Ceremony began, and Yao Wan, Xun'er, and Xiao Yan entered the crowded square under the watch of the Black Submergence Army and hostile onlookers.
• A black-and-white-haired man fixed Xiao Yan with murderous intent, but Xiao Yan continued toward the seats.
• Mang Tianchi, a Half-Saint and Canaan Academy’s Headmaster, recognized Xiao Yan and promised to back him against the Eight Clans’ complaints.
• Xiao Yan sat between Yao Wan and Xun'er, who each hugged one of his arms in front of the watching geniuses.