Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan urged Xiao Se to reconsider his plan to sacrifice his growth so he could remain with Xiao Xiao, explaining that protecting him from the outside world was why his parents had fought for years. After Xiao Se left for the Medicine Tower, Xiao Xiao revealed she had been awake and told Xiao Yan she did not want her younger brother to make that sacrifice.

• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Se whether he regretted his choice and reminded him that his parents had fought so he would not have to bear the world's hardships.
• Xiao Yan pointed out that Xiao Xiao did not know about Xiao Se's plan and might not welcome his sacrifice, so Xiao Se agreed to reconsider it.
• Xiao Se said he would visit the Medicine Tower to help his mother and apologize to Sister Qing Lin and the others for the trouble he had caused.
• After Xiao Se left, Xiao Yan revealed that he knew Xiao Xiao had been pretending to sleep.
• Xiao Xiao told Xiao Yan that she did not want Xiao Se to sacrifice himself to stay with her, because he would always be her younger brother.

Xiao Yan reassured Xiao Xiao that he loved her and Xiao Se equally, then discussed her wish to travel and train with her younger brother. At the Medicine Tower, Xiao Se returned to help Yao Wan prepare healing pills, and she sent him to bring one to Aunt Medusa and explain why he had failed to protect Xiao Xiao.

• Xiao Yan told Xiao Xiao that he liked both children equally, and Xiao Xiao reluctantly agreed that he should say he liked Xiao Se more.
• Xiao Yan explained that Yao Wan and the aunts had been injured in the conflict with the Maha Ancient Clan, though their wounds were not serious.
• Xiao Xiao asked to go out for experience with Xiao Se, and Xiao Yan agreed that she could take him along when she was older.
• Xiao Se returned to the Medicine Tower and helped Yao Wan prepare medicinal pills for the injured.
• Yao Wan gave Xiao Se a pill for Aunt Medusa and reminded him that he still owed her an explanation for failing to protect Xiao Xiao.

Yao Wan sent Xiao Se to deliver a pill to Medusa and discussed whether Qing Lin and Feng Qing'er would stay by his side. Medusa reassured Xiao Se about his choices and urged him to live by his own judgment, leaving him to consider her words.

• Yao Wan told Feng Qing'er she could work for Xiao Se instead of managing the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, while Qing Lin declined to do the same.
• Xiao Se delivered Yao Wan's pill to Medusa after returning from purging the Maha Ancient Clan's remnants in the Sumeru Realm.
• Medusa questioned Xiao Se about leaving Xiao Xiao, and he said Xiao Xiao would not blame him.
• Medusa told Xiao Se to take pride in protecting the Endless Fire Territory and not to be bound by his mother's will.
• Medusa sent Xiao Se from the Medicine Tower and wondered whether their roles had been reversed.

Xiao Se returned to the Endless Fire Territory, where Nalan Yanran told him stories about his parents while recovering from her injuries. As the territory’s reputation spread after its victory over the Maha Ancient Clan, Maha Tian considered marriage alliances to shore up his clan’s power.

• Xiao Se met Nalan Yanran in her wheelchair, and she explained that overusing pills in battle had weakened her.
• Nalan Yanran teased Xiao Se about his mother and recounted stories of how his parents had gotten along.
• The Endless Fire Territory healed from the war and gained fame across the Great Thousand World after the Maha Ancient Clan’s defeat.
• The Maha Ancient Clan remained trapped behind Xiao Yan’s sea of fire, while resentment over Maha Tian’s judgment spread among its members.
• Maha Tian considered using marriage alliances with other ancient clans to strengthen his branch’s control.

After years of recovery, the Endless Fire Territory gained new Heaven Supremes and began reclaiming territory from the Extraterritorial Evil Clan. Yao Wan told Little Fairy Doctor that the territory had taken the initiative to attack, and Little Fairy Doctor agreed to join the fighting.

• Qin Tian became the Great Thousand Palace’s first Demon Slaying King in several thousand years, while Lin Dong reached Saint Grade and defeated the demons invading the Southern Border.
• The Endless Fire Territory gained several new Heaven Supremes as its powerhouses recovered and trained, and Xiao Yan and Yao Wan began reclaiming territory from the Extraterritorial Evil Clan.
• Little Fairy Doctor discussed the prospects of reaching Saint Grade with Yao Wan, who said Zi Yan, Xun'er, and Nalan might have a chance.
• Yao Wan told Little Fairy Doctor that the Endless Fire Territory was attacking evil clans instead of defending against an invasion.
• Little Fairy Doctor agreed to go see the fighting and help if the Endless Fire Territory needed more people.

The Great Thousand World launched a sudden offensive against the Demon Domain, with Xiao Se leading a Dawn-Dusk Tide that devastated a demon hall. Elsewhere, a human city used as Blood Food came under attack, and a young girl faced capture as another figure arrived nearby.

• A Demon Emperor dismissed reports that Great Thousand World fighters were appearing throughout the Demon Domain, until a Dawn-Dusk Tide swept into his hall and killed the demons around him.
• Xiao Se confronted the Demon Emperor and fought him with a greatsword formed from Dawn-Dusk Fire.
• Fighting broke out across the Demon Domain as Great Thousand World forces attacked multiple territories and caught the Demon Emperors off guard.
• A tall, slender figure received messages that the attacks were going smoothly, then noticed humans living in scattered cities within the Demon Domain.
• Demons raided a human city where people were kept as Blood Food, and one black shadow seized a young girl who silently wished for rescue.

A young man burned away the Evil Clans attacking a city in the Demon Domain and rescued a terrified girl. After Xiao Se reported that he had defeated the Demon Emperor, he agreed to escort survivors to a safer Lower Plane, leaving the girl stunned to learn the two men were father and son.

• A young girl watched as a dazzling flame destroyed the Evil Clans threatening her city without harming her.
• The young man reassured the girl that she was safe and that help would soon take the survivors somewhere safer.
• Xiao Se arrived and reported to his father that he had defeated the Demon Emperor and purified the area.
• The young man asked Xiao Se to escort the survivors to a nearby Lower Plane, and Xiao Se agreed.
• The girl realized the two young-looking men were father and son and exclaimed in surprise.

Xiao Se gathered humans from nearby cities and opened a Space Tunnel to move them somewhere safer. As the young girl joined the crowd, he assured her that the terrifying Evil Clans would not threaten them in their new refuge.

• The young girl mistook Xiao Se and his father for brothers, and Xiao Se explained that he had kept his youthful appearance for a long time.
• Feng Qing'er reported that humans from nearby cities had been gathered, then went to receive them.
• Xiao Se opened a Space Tunnel and led the young girl to the crowd gathered beneath it.
• The young girl feared the Evil Clans would attack the people, but Xiao Se assured her there would be no more danger like that in their destination.
• The young girl walked toward the crowd, and Xiao Se said specialized people would receive them while he followed.

Xiao Se helped relocate the Demon Domain’s human inhabitants to a purified Lower Plane, then sensed a powerful Flame Demon Clan expert approaching the nearby main plane and worried about Xiao Yan. Nalan Yanran arrived with a message from Yao Wan warning her to leave the Saint Grade Flame Demon Clan remnant to Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Se reassured a girl from the Demon Domain and sent her with the other humans to the Endless Fire Territory’s Elders.
• Xiao Se explained to Feng Qing'er that the purified Lower Plane would give the humans a safe place to live and serve as a stepping stone for the Endless Fire Territory.
• Xiao Se detected distorted flames near the canopy, closed the Space Tunnel, and learned from Feng Qing'er that the nearby threat belonged to the Flame Demon Clan.
• Nalan Yanran arrived and showed Xiao Se a message from Yao Wan identifying the Flame Demon Clan elder as a Saint Grade remnant and advising Nalan Yanran to let Xiao Yan handle him.

Xiao Yan faced the Flame Heavenly Demon Emperor in the Demon Domain and learned that the ancient enemy had once burned the Buddha Sect and annihilated his ancestors. Their battle began as a contest of flame, and Xiao Yan’s Heavenly Flame beasts overwhelmed the emperor’s demonic beasts.

• Nalan Yanran explained that Yao Wan’s Jade Gui enabled long-distance Divine Sense communication, though it was still experimental.
• Xun'er confirmed that everyone had arrived, and Xiao Se prepared to move the Lower Plane to the borders of Endless Fire Territory.
• Xiao Yan sensed a Demonic Fire storm approaching and confronted the Flame Heavenly Demon Emperor, who revealed his role in the Buddha Sect’s destruction and Xiao Yan’s ancestors’ deaths.
• The Flame Heavenly Demon Emperor unleashed a swarm of flame demon beasts and challenged Xiao Yan to a contest of flame.
• Xiao Yan’s Heavenly Flame beasts defeated and swallowed the demon beasts, leaving the Flame Heavenly Demon Emperor unsettled when he lost contact with his creations.

Xiao Yan fought the Flame Heavenly Demon Emperor in the Demon Domain as other demonic thoughts considered killing him. The Mystic Empress intervened from afar, forcing the Evil Clan’s observers to abandon their attack while they discussed the threat posed by the Endless Fire Territory.

• The Flame Heavenly Demon Emperor attacked Xiao Yan with a demonic-flame saber, and Xiao Yan blocked it with Emperor Flame.
• The Flame Heavenly Demon Emperor unleashed a vast saber strike that transformed the Demon Domain into a burning hell, drawing the attention of powerful demonic thoughts.
• Several demonic thoughts decided to attack Xiao Yan, and a towering evil thought descended toward him.
• The Mystic Empress struck from the borderlands with golden radiance, destroying the descending evil thought and shattering many watching demonic thoughts.
• The demonic thoughts recognized the Mystic Empress and decided not to make another move, saying the seed had already been planted.

Xiao Yan defeated the Flame Heavenly Demon Emperor and captured his Demonic Fire, avenging the destruction of the Sumeru Realm and the theft of Senior Medicine Emperor’s Heavenly Flame. Demonic thoughts in the depths of the Demon Domain acknowledged the Great Thousand World’s rising powers but remained confident that their long-planned scheme would succeed.

• The Flame Heavenly Demon Emperor launched a saber strike infused with Demonic Fire, and Xiao Yan met it with his Mystic Heavy Ruler and Emperor Flame.
• Xiao Yan’s Emperor Flame overwhelmed the saber light, engulfed the Flame Heavenly Demon Emperor, and broke his demonic heart.
• The Flame Heavenly Demon Emperor escaped as a deep purple flame, but Xiao Yan caught and subdued him with a rope of Emperor Flame.
• Xiao Yan recalled the Flame Heavenly Demon Emperor’s crimes against the Sumeru Realm and Senior Medicine Emperor, then left the burning continents.
• The demons reacted in shock to the Flame Heavenly Demon Emperor’s defeat, while hidden demonic thoughts discussed Xiao Yan, Martial Ancestor, and the Mystic Empress.
• The deep demonic thoughts declared that the Extraterritorial Evil Clan’s plan would prevail despite the Great Thousand World’s powerful figures.

Xiao Yan returned from the Demon Domain with the deep-purple Demonic Fire and reunited with Yao Wan, who had been waiting at Jianmu. As Xiao Yan prepared to refine the flame, Yao Wan turned to improving her new communication device and began thinking of a more distinctive ID.

• The demonic wills accepted the two managers’ decision and fell silent.
• Xiao Yan received a message from Yao Wan as he traveled back to the Endless Fire Territory, and they exchanged teasing remarks.
• Xiao Yan reached Jianmu and reunited with Yao Wan, who had guided a Lower Plane there.
• Yao Wan asked about the Demonic Fire Xiao Yan had brought back, but he said he could refine it without her help.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Wan discussed the Evil Clan’s restraint and the possibility of confronting the Evil God later.
• Yao Wan resumed tinkering with her communication device and began considering a more distinctive ID.

Xun'er joined a Divine Sense chat group created by Yao Wan and explored its new features with the others. They discussed sharing the Jade Gui more widely, though Yao Wan said it would need to adapt to each user's Divine Sense and might only be practical for powerful cultivators.

• Xun'er sensed a tremor from the Jade Gui in her Storage Ring and discovered that Yao Wan had opened a group chat with Nalan Yanran, Medusa, Zi Yan, Little Fairy Doctor, and others.
• The group tested features including changing text size, adding expressions, and displaying personalized avatars drawn from their memories.
• Xun'er accidentally displayed a cute tsundere expression, but the others asked how she had made it rather than mocking her.
• Yao Wan explained that the Jade Gui adapted to its user's Divine Sense and said it might eventually be promoted in the Endless Fire Territory if it could be used by Earth Supreme cultivators.

Xiao Se chose not to force the Lower Plane’s survivors to cultivate, while the Endless Fire Territory prospered over the years. After mourning, Xiao Jing left the Budur Ancient Clan to train, resisting the future marriage alliance others had planned for her.

• Xiao Se explained to Feng Qing'er that he would not burden the Lower Plane’s fragile survivors with a difficult path before they and their world had recovered.
• Xiao Se returned to the Endless Fire Territory with Feng Qing'er, who said she preferred staying there to leading her clan on the Dou Qi Continent.
• Xiao Yan devoured the demon flame and advanced, while Flame Emperor offered pills for strange flames and Mystic Empress gathered spirit medicines, helping Jianmu grow and strengthening the Endless Fire Territory.
• The Maha Ancient Clan and Budur Ancient Clan announced a marriage alliance, while the Endless Fire Territory continued focusing on cultivation and keeping the peace.
• After three years of mourning, Xiao Jing asked an elder to let her leave the Budur Ancient Clan and train beyond its lands.
• Xiao Jing set out to explore the wider world and decided to avoid both the Budur and Maha Ancient Clans.

A young man and his elder sister from the Endless Fire Territory drove off the Maha Ancient Clan members who were searching for a girl from the Budur Ancient Clan. After meeting the girl, they agreed to travel together for a while.

• The Maha Ancient Clan group searched the misty mountains for the Budur Ancient Clan girl who had fled from them.
• The young man and his elder sister appeared, and the Maha Ancient Clan group withdrew rather than risk a confrontation with the Endless Fire Territory.
• The girl in white emerged from her spirit array and thanked the siblings for helping her.
• The siblings explained that they had only delayed the search, and the girl revealed she was traveling for training while avoiding trouble with the Maha Ancient Clan.
• The red-clad elder sister invited the girl to travel with them, and the girl agreed to join them for a while.

Qing Yan Jing told Xiao Xiao and Xiao Se that the Budur Ancient Clan’s elders had arranged for her to marry Maha Tian, though she resisted having her future decided for her. Xiao Se described how his mother had chosen her own husband through a Martial Arts Tournament for Marriage, leaving Qing Yan Jing to wonder whether she could oppose her clan’s expectations.

• Xiao Xiao and Xiao Se discussed the old conflict between the Endless Fire Territory and the Budur Ancient Clan, and Qing Yan Jing said it involved the Xuan Lineage and Mo Lineage.
• Xiao Se guessed that Qing Yan Jing had left the clan because of a man-made problem, and she revealed that her marriage to Maha Tian had been arranged by the clan’s Elders.
• Qing Yan Jing explained that she resisted the marriage because others had decided it for her, though she had no one she liked.
• Xiao Se told Qing Yan Jing that his mother had held a Martial Arts Tournament for Marriage and chosen his father, prompting Qing Yan Jing to consider whether she could similarly choose her own path.
• Xiao Xiao said she wanted to find someone she liked when she grew up, and Xiao Se suggested that love could be mutual.

Xiao Se and Xiao Xiao parted ways with Qing Yan Jing after traveling together and returned to the Endless Fire Territory. When they told their family about the talented Budur Ancient Clan girl trapped by an engagement to the Maha Ancient Clan, Yao Wan asked what her name was.

• Xiao Xiao teased Xiao Se about attracting women, and Xiao Se said he had little experience with romance and did not consider her a peer.
• Xiao Se and Xiao Xiao parted from Qing Yan Jing after Xiao Xiao invited her to hide in the Endless Fire Territory; Qing Yan Jing politely declined.
• Xiao Xiao sent word to their family that the siblings were returning, and Medusa, Xun'er, and the others asked whether anything had happened to them.
• Xiao Xiao told the family they had met a talented Budur Ancient Clan girl whose spiritual-array skill neared the level of a Heaven Supreme and who was bound by an engagement to the Maha Ancient Clan.
• Yao Wan asked what the girl's name was.

Xiao Se and the others discussed Qing Yan Jing’s likely refusal to accept the Maha Ancient Clan’s arranged marriage, while Qing Yan Jing continued her training and fled across continents. Exhausted and wounded, she collapsed in a stormy mountain forest, where someone found her just before she lost consciousness.

• Yao Wan told Xiao Se that Qing Yan Jing would probably resist the Maha Ancient Clan’s marriage arrangement, and advised everyone to wait and see what happened.
• Xiao Se closed the group chat and wished Qing Yan Jing safety after their chance encounter.
• Qing Yan Jing trained across many continents until she tore through a spatial barrier while gravely injured and out of strength.
• Qing Yan Jing emerged into a violent storm over an endless mountain forest and struggled to find shelter.
• Qing Yan Jing leaned against a giant tree, thought she might die there, and heard hurried footsteps as someone called for her to wake up.

Xiao Se sought out Qing Xuan to learn why the Budur Ancient Clan and Maha Ancient Clan's marriage agreement had gone quiet. He discovered that Qing Yan Jing was Qing Xuan's younger sister and had returned after secretly having a child with an outsider, leaving her clan in turmoil.

• Xiao Se continued cultivating and clearing demons near the Endless Fire Territory while Xiao Xiao slept.
• Xiao Se heard that the Budur Ancient Clan and Maha Ancient Clan's marriage agreement seemed to be falling through, and arranged to meet Qing Xuan.
• Xiao Se offered Qing Xuan free pills in exchange for information about the Budur Ancient Clan, then asked whether she knew Qing Yan Jing.
• Qing Xuan reacted with surprise, and Xiao Se explained that he had met Qing Yan Jing while traveling with his elder sister.
• Qing Xuan revealed that Qing Yan Jing was her biological younger sister, had joined with an outsider, and seemed to have given birth to a child.
• Qing Xuan said Qing Yan Jing had returned to the clan but refused to discuss her husband or child, determined to protect them.