Chapter Summaries

Yao Wan learned that Maha You was likely behind the Maha Ancient Clan’s operation and sent Lord Qingcheng and the Fire Spirit Clan Leader away. As six Heaven Supremes arrived to claim the Sumeru Realm, Xiao Yan confronted them and gave them one day to leave.

• Yao Wan and the Fire Spirit Clan Leader identified Maha You as the likely force stirring trouble for the Maha Ancient Clan.
• Yao Wan pushed an unseen existence out of the void so it could return safely to the Endless Fire Territory, then urged Lord Qingcheng and the Fire Spirit Clan Leader to leave.
• Maha You arrived above the Endless Fire Territory with five other Heaven Supremes and surveyed its Divine Tree Remnant.
• Xiao Yan appeared before the invaders, and Xuan Lord recognized him as the Flame Emperor.
• Maha You demanded that the Endless Fire Territory leave the Sumeru Realm within a month, but Xiao Yan gave the invaders one day to depart.

Xiao Yan faced Maha You and the Maha Ancient Clan’s allies as the Endless Fire Territory’s defenders joined the battle. The chapter ended with four Heaven Supremes arriving to support Xiao Yan while Zi Yan pursued Xuan Lord.

• Maha You rejected a peaceful resolution, and Xuan Lord charged at Xiao Yan.
• Zi Yan appeared, revealed her Heaven Supreme strength, and chased Xuan Lord after blocking his attack.
• Xiao Yan stopped Dragon Lord and Phoenix Maiden from intervening in Zi Yan’s fight.
• Bei Xiang and three other Heaven Supremes arrived to assist Xiao Yan, surprising the Maha Ancient Clan’s allies.

Yao Wan arrived at the Endless Fire Territory with reinforcements and a defeated Maha clansman, shifting the balance against Maha You. Xiao Yan and his allies engaged the Maha and Budur forces as Yao Wan confronted Dragon Lord and Phoenix Maiden.

• Maha You revealed two Immortal Grade Heaven Supremes, Xuan Luo and Mo Tong of the Budur Ancient Clan, and threatened the defenders.
• Yao Wan descended with two allies and a ruined Maha clansman, then threw the captive into the dark clouds.
• Yao Wan and Xiao Yan divided the opponents: Xiao Yan faced Maha You, while Bei Xiang and five Spirit Grade Heaven Supremes engaged Xuan Luo and Mo Tong.
• Dragon Lord attacked Yao Wan with a dragon assault, and Phoenix Maiden followed with a piercing strike.
• Yao Wan shattered the attacks with stone hammers and unleashed a rain of golden branch spears at Dragon Lord and Phoenix Maiden.

The battles across the battlefields remained deadlocked until Zi Yan joined the fight against Xuan Luo, while Xiao Yan continued to face Maha You. Xiao Yan countered Maha You’s Undying Golden Body with black flames and Pale Fire, and their clash was still unfolding at the chapter’s end.

• Xuan Luo tried to wear down the Spirit Grade Heaven Supremes opposing him, while Lord Qingcheng provoked him by questioning the Budur Ancient Clan’s alliance with the Maha Ancient Clan.
• Zi Yan arrived and confronted Xuan Luo, whose attack showed that she had already reached Spirit Grade and possessed formidable strength.
• Maha You summoned his Undying Golden Body and struck Xiao Yan with a punch that shattered space.
• Xiao Yan blocked the spatial fragments with black flames, gathered Pale Fire in his palm, and punched back, causing the distorted space to melt away.

Xiao Yan fought Maha You to a standstill as the Endless Fire Territory’s other battles turned against the Maha Ancient Clan. When Maha You’s second wave arrived, reinforcements from Great Spirit Mountain appeared, and their leader greeted Xiao Yan and Yao Wan.

• Maha You abandoned his Black and White Qi and attacked Xiao Yan with the sheer power of his Undying Golden Body, but Xiao Yan met his blows with Emperor Flame.
• Xiao Yan’s arms began to crack under Maha You’s kicks, but a green-blue flame healed them, and the two continued exchanging damaging blows.
• Maha You saw that Xuan Lord was near defeat, while Xuan Luo and Mo Tong remained locked in battles and the Mystic Empress had the advantage over Dragon Lord and Phoenix Maiden.
• Maha You’s second wave of Maha Ancient Clan fighters arrived, including two Immortal Grade Heaven Supremes, and he threatened to destroy the Endless Fire Territory.
• Yao Wan revealed that the Endless Fire Territory had called in reinforcements, and a host from Great Spirit Mountain arrived with its leader greeting Xiao Yan and Yao Wan.

Pu Ku and Great Spirit Mountain arrived to aid the Endless Fire Territory, forcing Maha You to abandon his attack. Xiao Yan and Yao Wan celebrated their survival and turned to the damage left behind by the Maha Ancient Clan.

• Pu Ku brought three powerful monks from Great Spirit Mountain to repay a favor owed to the Endless Fire Territory.
• Maha You challenged the newcomers, but Xiao Yan, Yao Wan, and Pu Ku stood ready to continue fighting together.
• Maha You ordered his forces to withdraw, and the battles across the Endless Fire Territory came to an end.
• The Endless Fire Territory erupted in cheers as Yao Wan acknowledged that the reinforcements had arrived just in time.
• The Medicine Emperor warned Yao Wan and Xiao Yan that they would have plenty to handle after the Maha Ancient Clan's attack.

Xiao Yan and Yao Wan thanked the Heaven Supremes who helped resolve the dispute with the Maha Ancient Clan, while Pu Ku warned them that the clan might retaliate through hidden tactics. Zi Yan then brought a captured, mangled Heaven Supreme before the gathering and asked whether he should be killed, leaving the others wary of weighing in.

• Xiao Yan and Yao Wan gave medicinal pills to the Heaven Supremes who had supported the Endless Fire Territory, and the Fire Spirit Clan Leader received a pill that could improve his chance of advancing.
• The Fire Spirit Clan Leader expressed his gratitude to Xiao Yan, and Lord Qingcheng offered West Underworld Hall's future assistance.
• Pu Ku explained that the Ascetic Monks had come to repay the Medicine Emperor, whose work annotating Buddha Sect scriptures had also helped restore her remnant souls.
• The Medicine Emperor said she would remain at Great Spirit Mountain to continue annotating scriptures, and Pu Ku warned Xiao Yan and Yao Wan that the Maha Ancient Clan might retaliate indirectly.
• Zi Yan brought a captured, mangled Heaven Supreme before the gathering and asked whether they should kill him, but the Heaven Supremes avoided commenting.

Yao Wan killed the Maha Ancient Clan’s ruined captive and ordered his remains fed to the Divine Tree Remnant, then reunited with Xiao Yan and was confronted by Xun'er for leaving her in a Spatial Rift. Later, Xiao Yan and Yao Wan began refining the Holy Flame in the Heavenly Tomb Space, and both of their auras started to grow.

• Yao Wan killed the captive, kept his head for a future message to the Maha Ancient Clan, and sent the rest of him to nourish the Divine Tree Remnant.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Wan discussed the Endless Fire Territory’s narrow escape and Xiao Yan’s need to reach Immortal Grade.
• Xun'er confronted Yao Wan for throwing her into a Spatial Rift, while Xiao Yan stopped Yao Wan from escaping the argument.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Wan entered the Heavenly Tomb Space to refine the Holy Flame, which was too dangerous to handle elsewhere.
• The Holy Flame filled the Heavenly Tomb Space as Xiao Yan and Yao Wan absorbed its power and their auras began to grow.

Yao Wan and Xiao Yan completed the Holy Flame refinement, then became intimate and discovered that Yao Wan might be pregnant. The chapter ended with Yao Wan warning Xiao Yan not to spread the news when they left the Heavenly Tomb.

• Xiao Yan told Yao Wan that the Holy Flame refinement had gone smoothly and reached Immortal Grade.
• Yao Wan initiated intimacy with Xiao Yan, and they spent an unknown amount of time together.
• Yao Wan sensed a trace of Fetal Breath and told Xiao Yan that she seemed to be pregnant.
• Xiao Yan reacted with excitement, and Yao Wan told him to keep the possible pregnancy secret after they left.

Yao Wan confirmed to Xiao Yan and the others that she was pregnant, though she did not need special care yet. Her friends gathered around to ask questions and discuss how her unusual nature as a Fire Spirit might affect the pregnancy.

• Yao Wan told Xiao Yan to stop fussing over her and return to his work.
• Yao Wan continued refining pills while considering how life and birth related to Heavenly Flames.
• Xun'er, Nalan Yanran, Zi Yan, Medusa, and Little Fairy Doctor confronted Yao Wan after learning she was pregnant.
• Yao Wan admitted the pregnancy and wondered why Xiao Yan had revealed it despite her request for secrecy.
• Little Fairy Doctor offered to check on Yao Wan, while Medusa questioned whether ordinary pregnancy knowledge applied to a Fire Spirit.

Yao Wan discussed her pregnancy with Medusa and the others, who wondered how it would affect the child and whether she would prepare for its needs. The group left Yao Wan to decide how to approach motherhood, while she deferred choosing a name until she could consult Xiao Yan or meet the child.

• Medusa asked how long her pregnancy with Xiao Xiao had lasted, and Yao Wan said she did not think she needed extra pills to nourish the fetus.
• Little Fairy Doctor offered to stay with Yao Wan, but Xun'er teased her about trying to conceive, prompting Yao Wan to joke with her.
• Little Fairy Doctor worried that her descendants might suffer as she had from the Woeful Poison Body, and Yao Wan recognized her troubled feelings.
• Nalan Yanran joked about Yao Wan's cravings and the possibility of a son, while the others exchanged concerned glances about how she would treat her own child.
• Medusa cautioned Yao Wan not to neglect her child, and Yao Wan said it was too early to decide how she would feel or to choose a name.

As Yao Wan’s pregnancy became more noticeable, she struggled to find clothes that concealed her changing figure and joined Xiao Yan and the others for tea. Little Fairy Doctor found that Yao Wan’s pregnancy was progressing despite her cultivation, leaving the group to wonder whether the Life Spirit Flame was affecting it.

• Xiao Yan arrived to find everyone gathered, and Xun'er declared she wanted another chance to compete with Yao Wan.
• Yao Wan noticed her abdomen had begun to show and changed into an old, tightly wrapped green dress to hide it.
• Xiao Yan, Xun'er, and Nalan Yanran teased Yao Wan about her old-fashioned appearance, while Little Fairy Doctor checked her pulse.
• Little Fairy Doctor observed that Yao Wan’s pregnancy was becoming more apparent and that cultivation did not seem to affect its length.
• Zi Yan wondered if the Life Spirit Flame influenced the pregnancy, and Yao Wan objected when Xiao Yan joked that she might carry the child for three years.

Lin Dong arrived at the Endless Fire Territory with Ying Huanhuan and asked Yao Wan and Xiao Yan to help restore her soul with rare Kings of Medicine. Xiao Yan agreed to handle the alchemy himself and asked them to stay in the territory while he prepared.

• Yao Wan sensed guests approaching, and Xiao Yan identified them as Lin Dong and Ying Huanhuan rather than the Maha Ancient Clan.
• Yao Wan went with Xiao Yan to welcome Lin Dong, whose wife Ying Huanhuan had accompanied him to the Endless Fire Territory.
• Lin Dong presented Xiao Yan with rare Kings of Medicine and asked him and Yao Wan to help restore Ying Huanhuan's soul.
• Xiao Yan offered to handle the work on his wife's behalf and invited Lin Dong and Ying Huanhuan to stay in the Endless Fire Territory.

Lin Dong and Ying Huanhuan stayed in the Endless Fire Territory while Xiao Yan refined the spirit medicine, and Huanhuan shared her hope of becoming pregnant too. After Lin Dong left, Xiao Yan reunited with Yao Wan and discovered a jade bottle she urgently tried to stop him from taking.

• Yao Wan settled Lin Dong and Ying Huanhuan on a Jianmu branch, where Huanhuan told Lin Dong she wanted to be like Yao Wan if everything went smoothly.
• Xiao Yan finished refining the spirit medicine after about a month and gave Lin Dong the medicine, payment, and Earth Supreme inheritance items.
• Lin Dong told Xiao Yan he had dealt with Maha Ancient Clan spies outside the Endless Fire Territory, then left with Ying Huanhuan.
• Xiao Yan returned to Yao Wan, whose pregnancy was progressing, and listened for the baby's movement as she asked him to.
• Xiao Yan noticed and picked up a jade bottle, and Yao Wan hurriedly warned him not to take it.

After Xiao Yan mistook the liquid in a jade bottle for medicine, Yao Wan and the others caught him in an embarrassing moment. Nearly a year later, Yao Wan gave birth to a son who manifested a powerful blue-purple Heavenly Flame, and she and Xiao Yan named him Xiao Se.

• Xiao Yan spilled sweet liquid from a jade bottle onto his face, and Yao Wan and the others walked in as he tried to explain himself.
• After nearly another year of recovery, Yao Wan gave birth in a pool of Spirit Medicines beneath a clouded sky.
• The newborn absorbed the surrounding spiritual energy and was surrounded by a blue-purple flame that combined Yao Wan's power of death with Xiao Yan's Emperor Flame.
• Yao Wan asked Xiao Yan to help name their son, and they chose Xiao Se.
• Xiao Yan embraced Yao Wan and joked that their names, Xiao Yan and Yao Wan, made quite a match.

Xiao Yan and Yao Wan introduced their newborn son, Xiao Se, to Yao Chen and the others after keeping his birth secret amid concerns about the Maha Ancient Clan. The infant revealed a unique Companion Strange Fire, and Xiao Yan left his future cultivation open rather than deciding that he would learn the Flame Mantra.

• Yao Chen gently scolded Xiao Yan and Yao Wan for hiding the birth, then held their sleeping son while Han Shanshan came to see him.
• Yao Wan and Xiao Yan named the child Xiao Se, explaining that they did not want expectations to become a burden on him.
• Xiao Se's swaddling clothes released a blue-purple Strange Fire that Yao Chen could not identify.
• Xiao Yan explained that the fire may have been born from his Emperor Flame and Yao Wan's Calamity Fire, and that it appeared to protect Xiao Se from danger.
• Yao Chen suggested teaching Xiao Se the Flame Mantra, but Xiao Yan objected because its early cultivation required dangerous trials, so they agreed to let the child choose his own path.

After Xiao Se’s birth, Xiao Yan and Yao Wan received visits from relatives and elders. A month later, Xiao Xiao visited and met her younger brother for the first time, leaving the story as she held him and he opened his eyes.

• Xiao Zhan and other relatives visited to celebrate Xiao Se’s birth.
• Xiao Se briefly woke and looked at Xiao Yan and Yao Wan before falling back asleep.
• A month later, Xiao Xiao came to visit Yao Wan, while Medusa corrected her for calling Yao Wan “Jiejie.”
• Yao Wan suggested letting the family use whatever forms of address they preferred, but Medusa objected and Xiao Yan proposed leaving it at that.
• Xiao Xiao met Xiao Se, asked to hold him, and took the swaddled infant from Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Se opened his eyes while Xiao Xiao held him, and she stared at him in surprise.

Xiao Xiao reunited with her younger brother Xiao Se after another long sleep and struggled to understand his calm acceptance of their parents’ absence. The chapter left her hiding her complicated feelings as Xiao Se asked whether she was unhappy.

• Xiao Yan and Yao Wan raised Xiao Se while Xiao Xiao remained asleep, and he grew from a swaddled infant into a child who could speak and control his spiritual energy.
• Xiao Xiao woke and found Xiao Se, who recognized her as his elder sister and explained that her long sleep had let them meet again.
• Xiao Xiao said she had come simply to see Xiao Se, glad that she was no longer the youngest in the family.
• Xiao Se said he had no objections to Father and Mother being unable to stay with him, surprising Xiao Xiao with his lack of distress.
• Xiao Se asked whether Xiao Xiao was unhappy, and she denied it despite her conflicted feelings.

Xiao Xiao reassured Xiao Se that she would stay with him when their parents were away, and tried to ease his worries about his uncontrollable innate flame by telling him a story. The siblings grew close over the following years, and the chapter ended with Xiao Se having grown from a precocious infant into a young boy.

• Xiao Xiao explained that her sensible younger brother made her worry, then promised to stay with him whenever she was awake and their parents were absent.
• Xiao Se told Xiao Xiao that he had to cultivate to control his innate power, an inborn flame that made Little Cai afraid of him.
• Xiao Xiao persuaded Xiao Se to take a break from cultivating and began telling him a story about a powerful monkey.
• Xiao Xiao and Xiao Se often spent time together over the years, and Xiao Se sometimes kept her company while she slept.
• Yao Wan and Medusa raised no objection to the siblings' closeness, and Xiao Se grew from an infant into a young boy.

Xiao Se stayed beside Xiao Xiao as she fell asleep, and Medusa learned that Yao Wan had little contact with him beyond teaching him to cultivate. Before his transformation, Xiao Se went to Jianmu and decided to sleep and grow alongside Xiao Xiao.

• Xiao Se told Xiao Xiao he was worried about how long she might sleep, and she reassured him before falling asleep.
• Xiao Se cultivated beside Xiao Xiao until dawn, when Medusa arrived and thanked him for keeping her company.
• Medusa questioned Xiao Se about his relationship with Yao Wan and became angry when she learned they rarely spent time together.
• Medusa told Xiao Se to come to his aunts if he needed anything and said she would speak with Yao Wan.
• Before his transformation, Xiao Se went to Jianmu and told his parents he wanted to sleep and grow together with Xiao Xiao.