Recaps

Chen Guan, Zi Yan, and their Griffin Beast endured a massive Black Storm on the Black Region Great Plains. After surviving it, they were attacked by Black Bandits, whom Chen Guan began killing with a Spiritual Power technique.

• Chen Guan sensed a huge Black Storm approaching and hid with Zi Yan and the Griffin Beast in a cave he blasted into the plains.
• Chen Guan used his Red Leaf Blade and Fire Crystal Shields to hold them in place as the storm dragged at them for over an hour, while Zi Yan fed him recovery pills.
• After the storm passed, Chen Guan and Zi Yan recovered before a group of Black Bandits rushed toward them to loot the dead.
• The Black Bandits threatened Zi Yan, so Chen Guan stopped her from fighting and stayed seated as he faced them.
• Chen Guan's Spiritual Power attack killed more than half the Black Bandits, and an invisible Spiritual Power storm swept toward the survivors.

Chen Guan returned to Jia Nan Academy with Zi Yan and asked Su Qian about Xiao Xun'er, whose name was missing from the new student roster. Su Qian agreed to investigate, while Zi Yan began preparing to advance and he led Chen Guan to a safer place for her breakthrough.

• Chen Guan and Zi Yan returned to the academy after he spent the journey pondering Soul Dou Techniques inspired by the Black Storm.
• Su Qian welcomed them, praised Chen Guan's cultivation, and urged him to focus on advancing toward Dou Wang.
• Chen Guan noticed Xiao Xun'er was absent from the roster and asked Su Qian to look into whether she had enrolled at Jia Nan Academy.
• Su Qian agreed to ask Hu Gan for the complete student records, while Chen Guan wondered whether Xiao Xun'er had come to the academy at all.
• Su Qian noticed Zi Yan was asleep and sensed she was about to advance, then told Chen Guan to carry her as he led them to a suitable place.

Chen Guan helped Zi Yan begin her advancement in a secluded valley, then prepared to devour the Sea Heart Flame and switch to the Flame Mantra. After gathering supplies and returning to the valley, he began circulating his Dou Qi along the Flame Mantra’s route.

• Chen Guan and Su Qian brought Zi Yan to a secluded valley, where she released her suppressed energy and formed an Energy Cocoon as her advancement began.
• Su Qian asked Chen Guan about Queen Medusa, then left him to watch over Zi Yan while he cultivated nearby.
• Chen Guan built two cabins, studied the Flame Mantra, and returned to the academy to gather supplies for devouring the Sea Heart Flame.
• Chen Guan encountered Li Chang'an, now a One-star Dou Spirit weakened by fire poison, and warned him that his condition could be fatal.
• Chen Guan collected supplementary medicinal ingredients, returned to the valley, and began switching to the Flame Mantra.

Chen Guan switched to the Flame Mantra, endured the loss of most of his Dou Qi, and absorbed the Green Lotus Core Flame under Su Qian’s protection. After recovering, he absorbed the Sea Heart Flame, reaching Peak Dou Spirit while the Flame Mantra evolved to Earth Tier Low Grade.

• Chen Guan switched to the Flame Mantra in one morning, and his Dou Qi dwindled while his cultivation realm remained unchanged.
• Chen Guan endured a day and night of agony as he absorbed the Green Lotus Core Flame, while Su Qian guarded the hut and kept him safe.
• Chen Guan thanked Su Qian, who explained that Xiao Xun'er was not listed among the new students and said Li Chang'an had left the academy.
• After resting, Chen Guan used the Medicine Puppet to absorb the Sea Heart Flame, taking over twenty days to advance to Peak Dou Spirit.
• The Flame Mantra evolved to Earth Tier Low Grade.

After refining the Sea Heart Flame, Chen Guan discussed the dangerous Fallen Heart Flame with Su Qian and agreed to help Jia Nan Academy if it became impossible to suppress. He postponed trying to refine it, planning to recover and prepare the pills and precautions he would need.

• Chen Guan tested his new cobalt-blue Heavenly Flame, checked on Zi Yan, and fed the Little Sky-Swallowing Python Companion Amethyst Source.
• Su Qian deduced that Chen Guan's cultivation technique had enabled him to refine two Heavenly Flames and warned him to conceal the Sea Heart Flame because Han Feng's wealth would attract enemies.
• Su Qian asked whether Chen Guan could refine a third Heavenly Flame, and Chen Guan confirmed that he could.
• Su Qian requested that Chen Guan help Jia Nan Academy if it could no longer suppress the Fallen Heart Flame, promising not to stop him from refining it then; Chen Guan agreed.
• Chen Guan decided to recover and prepare an Earth Spirit Pill and other special pills before attempting to refine the Fallen Heart Flame.

Chen Guan gathered the ingredients for the Earth Spirit Pill and spent more than two months exchanging alchemy knowledge with Elder Huo. After Elder Huo left for the Outer Academy, Zhao Gang entered the annual selection tournament and defeated a stronger opponent with one spear thrust.

• Chen Guan traded two Fifth-Grade Pills for the Earth Core Fire Ganoderma and Dragon Whisker Ice Fire Fruit, then posted a task to obtain the Azure Wood Immortal Vine.
• Elder Huo visited Chen Guan, learned he had reached fifth-grade, and agreed to exchange alchemy knowledge with him.
• Chen Guan and Elder Huo refined pills and discussed alchemy in the little valley for more than two months, while Great Elder Su Qian watched their occasional arguments.
• Elder Huo returned to the Outer Academy for the Inner Academy Selection Tournament, and Chen Guan chose to stay behind and digest what he had learned.
• At the tournament, Zhao Gang faced Zhang Wei despite not yet being a Dou Master and sent the eight-star Dou Master flying with a single spear thrust.

After returning to the Inner Academy, Chen Guan reunited with Zhao Gang and arranged for him to join Wolf Fang and learn to manage a faction. As night fell, Lin Yan arrived after Chen Guan had summoned him.

• Su Qian told Chen Guan that Zhao Gang had entered the Inner Academy and agreed to spread word that Chen Guan would refine high-grade fifth- and sixth-tier pills for elders who supplied ingredients.
• Chen Guan returned to the Inner Academy and found Nie Xian advising Zhao Gang to join Wolf Fang for protection.
• Chen Guan reunited with Zhao Gang and Nie Xian, then arranged for Zhao Gang to join Wolf Fang and train in faction management until he became a Da Dou Shi.
• Chen Guan gave Nie Xian two jade bottles of pills and teased him with a gold coin as payment before Nie Xian left.
• Lin Yan arrived at the small building, and Chen Guan told the nervous Nie Xian that he had invited him.

Chen Guan treated Lin Yan’s fire poison in exchange for the Azure Wood Immortal Vine and agreed to refine Blood Burning Pills for him. Over the next half month, Chen Guan refined pills for Inner Academy elders and successfully produced an Emperor Extreme Pill, setting his sights on the Fallen Heart Flame.

• Lin Yan offered Chen Guan the Azure Wood Immortal Vine in exchange for a Blood Burning Pill and help removing his fire poison, then explained how he had been poisoned while fighting two Fifth-Tier Magical Beasts for a Stone-in-Fruit.
• Chen Guan refined Ice Spirit Fluid and gave it to Lin Yan with Heart Calming Pills, promising the fire poison would be nearly gone after seven days.
• Lin Yan left Chen Guan three sets of Blood Burning Pill ingredients and the Azure Wood Immortal Vine, while Chen Guan asked Zhao Gang to receive visiting elders.
• Over the next half month, Chen Guan accepted the elders’ requests to refine pills, most of which were for Dragon Strength Pills.
• Chen Guan successfully refined a high-grade sixth-grade Emperor Extreme Pill and decided the Fallen Heart Flame was his next goal.

Chen Guan erased Queen Medusa’s Soul Imprint, bringing her back after she broke through to Dou Zong, and the two discussed their plans while Zi Yan remained inside her Energy Cocoon. Chen Guan successfully refined an Earth Spirit Pill, and Medusa postponed his attempt at the Soul Melting Pill for three days so he could improve his chances.

• Chen Guan finished his pill deliveries, checked on Zi Yan, and gave the Little Sky-Swallowing Python the remaining Companion Amethyst Source before erasing Queen Medusa’s Soul Imprint.
• Queen Medusa reappeared after breaking through to Dou Zong, and Chen Guan reassured Su Qian that they were friends.
• Chen Guan told Medusa he had gathered enough ingredients for two attempts at the Soul Melting Pill, and she agreed to protect him while he refined it.
• At Medusa’s request, Chen Guan began by refining an Earth Spirit Pill, carefully processing its ingredients through the night and the following day.
• Chen Guan successfully caught the finished Earth Spirit Pill, but Medusa told him to wait three days before attempting the Soul Melting Pill.

Chen Guan persuaded Su Qian to let him attempt to refine the Fallen Heart Flame by explaining his preparations, including Heavenly Cold Qi and his Soul Power. Su Qian agreed to give him one chance and began arranging for the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda to be empty during the attempt.

• After returning to the Inner Academy, Chen Guan told Su Qian he wanted to refine the Fallen Heart Flame and keep supplying the academy’s pagoda.
• Su Qian warned Chen Guan that the Fallen Heart Flame was too dangerous and urged him to travel the wider world instead.
• Chen Guan claimed he could recharge a Fire Gourd Creation Method every ten years and showed Su Qian Heavenly Cold Qi and other items prepared for refining the flame.
• Chen Guan demonstrated his Soul Power and argued that he could locate the Fallen Heart Flame and escape if the attempt failed.
• Su Qian agreed to let Chen Guan try once, with himself and Queen Medusa guarding outside the seal, while the elders arranged for the pagoda to be empty.

Chen Guan exchanged a Dou Spirit Pill for permission to undergo Heart Fire Origin Body Tempering ahead of schedule, and Su Qian secured the elders’ approval. At the bottom of the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda, Chen Guan stood beneath the Origin Heart Flame, which Su Qian sent into his body.

• Chen Guan offered Su Qian a Dou Spirit Pill in exchange for an early chance to undergo Heart Fire Origin Body Tempering.
• Su Qian gathered the elders, who approved Chen Guan’s request after hearing his offer and recognizing his value to the academy.
• Su Qian also won the elders’ support for Chen Guan’s promise concerning the Fallen Heart Flame.
• While waiting at the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda, Chen Guan chatted with Elder Liu and gave him a bottle of simplified second-grade Heart Calming Pills.
• Su Qian led Chen Guan and Elders Tan, He, and Lu through the guarded lower levels to the chamber containing the Origin Heart Flame.
• Su Qian and the elders released the Origin Heart Flame, explained its body-tempering effects, and sent it into Chen Guan’s body.

Chen Guan reached Dou Wang while tempering his body with the Origin Heart Flame, but the Fallen Heart Flame erupted and forced him to begin refining it immediately. Elsewhere, Xiao Yan and Yao Chen escaped a Soul Hall Dou Zong and prepared to absorb the weakened Wind Fury Dragon Flame.

• Chen Guan endured the Origin Heart Flame’s tempering, and his Dou Crystal burst apart as he broke through to Dou Wang.
• The Fallen Heart Flame surged out of the Fire Well, and Chen Guan alerted Su Qian before joining the elders in reinforcing the seals.
• Chen Guan sent Little Sky-Swallowing Python away to protect it and Queen Medusa, then entered the Fire Well to confront the Fallen Heart Flame with Heavenly Flame Condensation.
• Su Qian arrived at the Fire Well after ordering an evacuation and hoped Chen Guan would succeed.
• In the Tagor Desert, Yao Chen told Xiao Yan that a Soul Hall Dou Zong had weakened the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, and Xiao Yan prepared to absorb it while vowing to surpass Nalan Yanran.

Chen Guan outwitted the Fallen Heart Flame in its lava world, enduring a staged defeat to reveal the flame’s true form. He destroyed its intelligence and seized its core, then began recovering from his injuries.

• The Fallen Heart Flame tried to wear Chen Guan down with waves of lava, but he split one apart with his True Flame Wave-Shattering Blade.
• Chen Guan plunged into the lava and fought the Fallen Heart Flame’s attacks while searching for its true form.
• Chen Guan faked a grievous injury, and the Fallen Heart Flame exposed its location as it approached him.
• Chen Guan used an ice-blue jade bottle to freeze the surrounding lava and weaken the smaller Fire Python, then destroyed the Fallen Heart Flame’s intelligence with a Heavenly Flame-infused punch.
• Chen Guan took medicinal pills to recover and pulled an invisible fire snake from the Fallen Heart Flame’s body.

Chen Guan began refining the Fallen Heart Flame beneath the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda, while Queen Medusa, newly freed from Little Sky-Swallowing Python, searched for him. After learning he was refining the flame, Medusa asked to descend into the Fire Well to see him.

• Chen Guan swallowed the Invisible Little Snake and began refining the Heavenly Flame Source in the Lava World.
• After succeeding with the Soul Melting Pill and stabilizing her strength, Queen Medusa went to the Inner Academy to find Chen Guan.
• Queen Medusa questioned Zhao Gang, who said Chen Guan had left and that he did not know where he was.
• Queen Medusa found Su Qian at the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda and learned that Chen Guan was refining the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Queen Medusa told Su Qian she wanted to go down into the Fire Well because Chen Guan had something she needed.

After more than eight months in the Lava World, Chen Guan reached the Dou Emperor realm and joined Queen Medusa in exploring the source of a mysterious call beneath the lava. They evaded hostile Flame Lizardmen and entered a sealed space, where they discovered a floating skeleton.

• Su Qian reassured Elder Tan and the others that Queen Medusa would be safe in the Fire Well, though he privately sensed danger from her.
• Chen Guan opened his eyes on the dwindling Black Rock island and surprised Medusa with his advancement to Dou Emperor.
• Chen Guan dressed after Medusa ordered him to, then said he wanted to descend farther because something below was calling to him.
• Chen Guan carried Medusa through the lava and explained that the hostile creatures attacking them were Flame Lizardmen.
• Chen Guan and Medusa escaped the pursuing Lizardmen by passing through a light barrier they would not cross.
• Chen Guan and Medusa surveyed the quiet space inside the barrier and spotted a mysterious floating skeleton.

Chen Guan and Queen Medusa discovered an immature Fallen Heart Flame and met its former master, Venerable Skyfire, whose soul lingered in the magma. Venerable Skyfire gave Chen Guan the flame and valuable techniques in exchange for help repairing his soul, leaving them with a new agreement.

• Chen Guan explained that the small Fallen Heart Flame was a second, immature flame and said he planned to use it to compensate the Inner Academy.
• A white-robed spirit appeared from the skeleton, introduced himself as Yao Tianhuo, also known as Venerable Skyfire, and explained that he had once controlled the flame.
• Venerable Skyfire offered Chen Guan the immature Fallen Heart Flame in exchange for repairing his damaged soul, and Chen Guan accepted.
• Venerable Skyfire gave Chen Guan the Five Ring Fire Separation Method and presented Queen Medusa with an Earth Tier Low Grade technique called Heaven's Scar.

Chen Guan and Queen Medusa escaped the Lava World after fighting through waves of Flame Lizardmen, and Chen Guan returned to the academy as a One-Star Dou Emperor. He gave the academy an immature Fallen Heart Flame to replace the one he had refined, then left the pagoda with Medusa.

• Chen Guan and Queen Medusa battled Flame Lizardmen on their way up through the lava, collecting more than a hundred Fire Cores before fleeing from an approaching Dou Zong-level expert.
• Medusa gave Chen Guan her Fire Cores, and he reflected on the Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion and the uncertain whereabouts of the Ancient Jade fragment.
• Chen Guan and Medusa emerged from the Fire Well, where Su Qian and the elders welcomed them and recognized Chen Guan's rise to One-Star Dou Emperor.
• Chen Guan presented an immature Fallen Heart Flame and explained how the academy could nurture it to maintain the pagoda and eventually gain a new combat force.
• Su Qian and the elders tested the Little Heart Flame in a container, while Chen Guan left the pagoda with Medusa and flew beneath the open sky.

Chen Guan studied the Five Ring Fire Separation Method and Heaven's Scar while Zi Yan completed her advancement. Zi Yan emerged as a beautiful young woman, but the Form Transformation Grass soon turned her back into a little girl.

• Chen Guan practiced the Five Ring Fire Separation Method with Venerable Skyfire's guidance and learned how to use Heaven's Scar with Queen Medusa.
• After seven days, Zi Yan's advancement began, and Chen Guan left Queen Medusa to watch over her.
• Zi Yan emerged from the energy cocoon in a mature form and joyfully embraced Queen Medusa.
• When Zi Yan put on Queen Medusa's clothes, the Form Transformation Grass made her shrink back into a little girl, and she wailed while Chen Guan and Queen Medusa laughed.

After Zi Yan advanced, Chen Guan took her and Queen Medusa to seek high-tier Beast Flames, obtaining leads from Su Qian and collecting one from a sixth-tier magical beast. The group then visited a town, where Zi Yan teased Chen Guan into buying snacks for Queen Medusa, only to eat nearly all of them herself.

• Zi Yan reunited with Chen Guan and boasted to him and Queen Medusa about growing taller after her advancement.
• Chen Guan brought Zi Yan to Su Qian, who told him about a sixth-tier Beast Flame auction in Black Seal City and a sixth-tier magical beast on Ghost Buddha Mountain.
• Chen Guan, Zi Yan, and Queen Medusa visited Ghost Buddha Mountain, where Chen Guan obtained the Fire Horn Rhino's Beast Flame in exchange for sparing it.
• The group entered a nearby town, where Zi Yan asked Chen Guan to buy snacks for herself and Queen Medusa.
• Chen Guan returned with more than a dozen skewers, Queen Medusa tasted one, and Zi Yan ate the rest.

Chen Guan used a sixth-grade Dou Spirit Pill to draw out Yuan Yi, the master of the Eight Gates, and demanded that the faction work for him. After Queen Medusa revealed her Dou Zong strength, Yuan Yi agreed, leaving Chen Guan poised to use the Eight Gates to search for valuable items in the Black Corner Region.

• Chen Guan presented a sixth-grade Dou Spirit Pill at the Black Seal Auction House, prompting Chief Appraiser Min Mo and Yuan Yi to inspect it.
• Chen Guan confirmed that he had refined the pill and told Yuan Yi that he wanted the Eight Gates to work for him rather than joining the faction.
• Yuan Yi left to consult the Eight Gates' elders while Chen Guan placed a Spiritual Imprint on him.
• Chen Guan explained to Queen Medusa that he wanted the Eight Gates' channels to search for treasures, including a fragment of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map.
• Yuan Yi returned with powerful Eight Gates members nearby and asked what his faction would gain from serving Chen Guan.
• Queen Medusa hovered into the air, frightening Yuan Yi into agreeing that the Eight Gates would work for Chen Guan.

Chen Guan secured the Eight Gates’ cooperation and gathered ingredients while refining Soul Warming Saliva for Venerable Skyfire. Reviewing the Black Seal Auction House’s records, he discovered an Earth Tier Low Grade movement technique, Three Thousand Lightning Movement, and arranged to acquire it when it was put up for auction.

• Chen Guan promised Yuan Yi that the Eight Gates could keep its internal affairs and offered a Spirit Ascension Pill in exchange for medicinal ingredients; Yuan Yi agreed to follow his lead.
• Yuan Yi delivered the ingredients, and Chen Guan refined Soul Warming Saliva for Venerable Skyfire while Yuan Yi watched.
• Chen Guan asked Yuan Yi for catalogues, and Yuan Yi returned with records of the Eight Gates’ treasures and entrusted auction goods.
• Chen Guan spotted Three Thousand Lightning Movement in the catalogue and learned that a disguised man had entrusted it to the Black Seal Auction House.
• Chen Guan told Yuan Yi to arrange for a shill to buy the movement technique at auction, promising to compensate him afterward.
• Chen Guan found no record of the fragmentary map, then noticed Zi Yan had marked every medicinal ingredient above the fourth tier in her booklet.

After collecting the Three Thousand Lightning Movement scroll from Yuan Yi, Chen Guan waited for a thunderstorm so he could begin cultivating the technique. He released the scroll’s sealed energy figures, pulled them into his body, and refined the Wind and Lightning Power, meeting the technique’s first requirement.

• Yuan Yi accepted Chen Guan’s Azure Origin Pill and agreed to use a Soul Imprint to alert Chen Guan about illicit goods he could not identify.
• Chen Guan left the auction with Queen Medusa and Zi Yan, then watched Zi Yan terrorize magical beasts in the mountain forest.
• Chen Guan spotted an approaching thunderstorm, asked Queen Medusa to take Zi Yan back, and flew to a mountain peak to cultivate the movement technique.
• Chen Guan sent Iron Egg to block lightning strikes while he waited out the storm.
• Chen Guan tore open the Three Thousand Lightning Movement scroll’s seal, restrained the energy figures that emerged, and drew them into his mind and body.
• Chen Guan used Heavenly Flames to refine the trace of Wind and Lightning Power, fulfilling the first condition for cultivating the technique.

After improving his techniques, Chen Guan left the Inner Academy with Queen Medusa and Zi Yan to investigate the powerful strangers appearing across the Jia Ma Empire. At the edge of the Tagor Desert, Queen Medusa returned to her people, while Zi Yan followed Chen Guan toward the Magical Beast Mountain Range and Wutan City.

• Chen Guan reached the Lightning Blink level of Three Thousand Lightning Movement and continued improving his other Dou Techniques.
• Zhao Gang delivered a letter from Yaoye reporting unfamiliar powerful experts near the Misty Cloud Sect and Wutan City, so Chen Guan, Queen Medusa, and Zi Yan set out for the Jia Ma Empire.
• Near the Holy City of the Snake People Race, Queen Medusa decided to return to her people, and Chen Guan embraced her before leaving.
• Zi Yan caught up with Chen Guan after Queen Medusa told her to follow him, and they flew toward the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
• The Little Amethyst Winged Lion King recognized Chen Guan flying past and fled into the cave.

Chen Guan and Zi Yan confronted the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and Chen Guan defeated its Amethyst Seal with his improved Heaven's Scar. He persuaded the Lion King to submit by offering protection and benefits for its child, then prepared to baptize the Little Amethyst Winged Lion King with the Fallen Heart Flame.

• The Amethyst Winged Lion King attacked Chen Guan and Zi Yan, but Zi Yan met its charge head-on and matched its strength.
• Chen Guan blocked the Lion King's Amethyst Seal with Heaven's Scar, split a distant mountain, and spared the Lion King.
• Venerable Skyfire praised Chen Guan for fusing Heaven's Scar with his own technique and increasing its power.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King offered to end their past grievances, and Chen Guan invited it to follow him for protection.
• Chen Guan offered to baptize the Little Amethyst Winged Lion King with the Fallen Heart Flame and promised a chance to earn Form Transformation Pills.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King agreed to submit, and Chen Guan told it to bring out its child for the baptism.

Chen Guan reunited with Xiao Yan in the Magical Beast Mountain Range and learned that he had obtained the Wind Fury Dragon Flame. After Yao Chen offered Chen Guan two valuable scrolls in exchange for protecting the Xiao Family, Chen Guan refused the request, though Yao Chen still gave him the scrolls.

• Chen Guan sent Zi Yan toward the Imperial Capital with the Amethyst Winged Lion King and its child, then headed for the Outer Edge of the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
• Chen Guan sensed a Heavenly Flame and found Xiao Yan fighting an Iron Rock Savage Elephant with the Wind Fury Dragon Flame.
• Xiao Yan told Yao Chen that the escaped black-robed man might be hunting them, and Yao Chen warned him to hide his identity and avoid returning to the Xiao Family for now.
• Yao Chen gave Chen Guan scrolls describing body refinement and the Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill, then asked him to protect the Xiao Family.
• Chen Guan refused to involve the Jia Ma Imperial Family in protecting the Xiao Family, but Yao Chen insisted that Chen Guan keep both scrolls.