Chapter Summaries

Yan Qingshan entered Blazing Flame Valley’s core inheritance stele to comprehend the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations and endured a trial in an endless red wasteland. He emerged with the inheritance beginning to manifest, while Tang Zhen, Tang Huo'er, and the Red-Haired Ancestor realized his compatibility with the technique surpassed Tang Huo'er's.

• Yan Qingshan discovered that his old jade pendant recording the first transformation resonated with Blazing Flame Valley’s core Inheritance Stele, so he used Dou Qi to activate it.
• Yan Qingshan was transported into a barren scarlet world and walked through its seemingly endless wasteland until his body and strength were nearly exhausted.
• Yan Qingshan realized the wasteland’s deathlike red was a false understanding of flame, recognized flame’s cycle of death and rebirth, and declared the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations.
• Scarlet motes gathered around Yan Qingshan and restored his body as the inheritance space responded to his insight.
• Tang Huo'er, Tang Zhen, and the Red-Haired Ancestor observed Yan Qingshan succeed in entering the inheritance after only three hours.
• The Red-Haired Ancestor explained that the figure appearing on the stele belonged to the technique’s creator and said Yan Qingshan’s compatibility exceeded Tang Huo'er's.

Yan Qingshan explored the Inheritance Stele’s flame space and learned the complete Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations from Xiao Xuan’s recorded past. He received Xiao Xuan’s cultivation insights and a hidden message about the possibility of becoming a Dou Emperor, after the inheritance mistook him for the Blazing Flame Ancestor.

• Yan Qingshan memorized the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations cultivation method but initially found no cultivation insights.
• Yan Qingshan witnessed Xiao Xuan subdue three Heavenly Flames and create the technique to strengthen cultivators and help revive the Xiao Clan’s Emperor’s Bloodline.
• Xiao Xuan demonstrated the technique’s three transformations and combined them with his Clan Mark, but still failed to break through to Dou Emperor.
• Xiao Xuan revealed that an opportunity to become a Dou Emperor remained and sent Yan Qingshan a stream of information containing cultivation insights and secrets from a thousand years ago.
• Yan Qingshan realized the inheritance had mistaken him for the Blazing Flame Ancestor because of his compatibility with the technique.

Yan Qingshan comprehended Xiao Xuan’s Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations, broke through to Dou Zong, and emerged from the inheritance space. He learned that Old Ancestor Huoyun was Blazing Flame Valley’s only Dou Saint and asked Tang Zhen about the realm’s power.

• Xiao Xuan’s memory fragment taught Yan Qingshan the principles and cultivation method of the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations.
• Yan Qingshan endured a painful flood of insights as the Inheritance Stele and the red-haired ancestor’s power strengthened the flames around him and helped him break through to Dou Zong.
• After half a month, Yan Qingshan awakened, tested the Fallen Heart Transformation, and reflected that he still needed three Heavenly Flames to reach the technique’s full potential.
• Tang Huo’er greeted Yan Qingshan by declaring that she would work harder to surpass him, while Tang Zhen watched them with displeasure.
• Yan Qingshan confirmed that the red-haired ancestor was Old Ancestor Huoyun, then asked Tang Zhen to explain the Dou Saint realm.

As Blazing Flame Valley prepared for its Year-End Grand Competition, Yan Qingshan enjoyed a relaxed life while many disciples trained or were away. When outside factions’ young experts began defeating Blazing Flame Valley disciples in a series of challenges, Yan Qingshan went to the front valley to confront them.

• Tang Huo'er entered seclusion, while Sound Valley’s forces continued to contract after the conflict in the Blood Forest Domain.
• Blazing Flame Valley grew busy preparing for its Year-End Grand Competition and receiving factions that came to pay tribute.
• Yan Qingshan spent his days cultivating and reading ancient records in the Martial Arts Hall as the competition approached.
• Junior Brother Zhao told Yan Qingshan that outside challengers had put Blazing Flame Valley’s disciples at a disadvantage while its strongest disciples were absent or in seclusion.
• Yan Qingshan followed Junior Brother Zhao to the front valley, where the outside factions’ young experts dismissed him as an unknown disciple.

Yan Qingshan intervened when Ye Qianqian was about to defeat a Blazing Flame Valley disciple, then confronted her and the outsiders who had arranged repeated challenge matches. After exposing a black-clothed man's sneak attack and provoking him to prove himself, Yan Qingshan used his Dou Qi to drag the man onto the platform.

• Yan Qingshan arrived as Ye Qianqian pressured a Blazing Flame Valley disciple and learned that outside factions had organized a gauntlet to wear down the valley's fighters.
• Yan Qingshan stopped Ye Qianqian from striking the defeated disciple, knocked her whip aside, and sent the disciple off the platform.
• Ye Qianqian attacked Yan Qingshan, but he caught and controlled her whip before she reclaimed it.
• Yan Qingshan accused a black-clothed man of launching a sneak attack and challenged him to face him on the platform.
• Yan Qingshan blasted the black-clothed man out of the crowd and pulled him toward the platform with his Dou Qi.

Yan Qingshan stopped a concealed-arrow attack during Blazing Flame Valley’s challenge match, exposed and seized the Xiling City party, and defeated their elder, Ice Old Ghost. He accused Xiling City of attacking Blazing Flame Valley disciples and warned the affiliated factions to show respect, leaving the captured group in the Valley’s custody as tensions remained unresolved.

• Yan Qingshan crippled the concealed-arrow attacker’s hand, knocked Ye Qianqian off the arena, and ordered Blazing Flame Valley disciples to seize the Xiling City party.
• Yan Qingshan confronted Grandmaster Lingyun, revealed himself as a Dou Zong, and fought the elder when he attacked.
• Yan Qingshan recognized the elder as Ice Old Ghost and suspected him of involvement in the deaths of three Blazing Flame Valley Dou Emperors in the Xiling region.
• Yan Qingshan used Fallen Heart Flame to burn Ice Old Ghost, causing the Xiling City disciples to surrender.
• Yan Qingshan ended the challenge match and rebuked the outside factions, warning them to respect Blazing Flame Valley or break their alliance.

After Yan Qingshan subdued Xiling City, Blazing Flame Valley’s disciples praised him and his prestige rose as the Year-End Grand Competition approached. While he waited near Tang Huo’er’s cultivation site and bantered with Tang Yan’er, Tang Huo’er’s breakthrough to the Dou Zong realm began with a powerful celestial phenomenon.

• Yan Qingshan accepted Tang Zhen’s order, conveyed by Elder Chihuo, to handle Xiling City, and the news of his victory spread through Blazing Flame Valley.
• Blazing Flame Valley’s disciples admired Yan Qingshan, whose reputation grew as the annual competition drew near.
• Yan Qingshan sat near Tang Huo’er’s secluded cultivation site and teased Tang Yan’er while they waited for her breakthrough.
• Powerful energy gathered around the gorge, and Tang Yan’er recognized that Tang Huo’er was about to break through to the Dou Zong realm.
• A phoenix-like cry sounded as an energy pillar shot into the sky, dispersing the clouds and shaking the surrounding mountain.

Tang Huo'er completed her breakthrough to the one-star Dou Zong realm, and Yan Qingshan accompanied her and Tang Yan'er around Blazing Flame Valley. They arrived at a crowded sparring platform, where Tang Huo'er recognized Ye Wuyou fighting Wu Baiyu and prepared to intervene.

• Yan Qingshan watched Tang Huo'er absorb energy until she emerged from the canyon as a Dou Zong.
• Tang Huo'er assessed her newly strengthened body and thanked Yan Qingshan and her father for helping her stabilize at one-star Dou Zong.
• Yan Qingshan told Tang Huo'er about the Year-End Grand Competition and the trouble caused by outside challengers, then explained that he had stopped people from manipulating sparring results.
• Tang Huo'er, Yan Qingshan, and Tang Yan'er went to watch a fight at a platform crowded with spectators.
• Yan Qingshan recognized Wu Baiyu's opponent as Ye Wuyou of Zhongnan City, and Tang Huo'er announced she would help Wu Baiyu by fighting Ye Wuyou.

Ye Wuyou defeated Wu Baiyu and fought Tang Huo'er in a fierce battle between young Dou Zong powerhouses. Though Tang Huo'er held the advantage, her old injuries flared up at a critical moment, leaving Yan Qingshan worried as the fight continued.

• Ye Wuyou revealed that he had reached Dou Zong and defeated Wu Baiyu, prompting Tang Huo'er to take the field.
• Tang Huo'er and Ye Wuyou exchanged formal greetings before launching into a battle that drew a huge crowd.
• Tang Huo'er unleashed Heavenly Flame Linked Three Profound Swords, but Ye Wuyou countered with One-Word Slash and destroyed the three sword flowers.
• Tang Huo'er pressed her advantage against Ye Wuyou's relentless, life-risking attacks while Yan Qingshan watched, concerned about her unhealed injuries.
• Tang Huo'er began coughing and turned pale as she prepared to block Ye Wuyou's next attack, and Yan Qingshan realized her condition had worsened.

Yan Qingshan stepped in after Tang Huo'er’s injuries worsened and faced Ye Wuyou, whose challenge reflected other powers’ efforts to limit Blazing Flame Valley. Their brutal battle destroyed the arena, and Yan Qingshan gained the upper hand by unleashing Fallen Heart Flame, leaving Ye Wuyou struggling against the flames.

• Yan Qingshan sent the injured Tang Huo'er off the stage and confronted Ye Wuyou about the challenge to Blazing Flame Valley.
• Ye Wuyou explained that other powers feared Blazing Flame Valley’s growing dominance after the battle in the Blood Forest Domain.
• Yan Qingshan and Ye Wuyou exchanged fierce attacks, and their struggle collapsed the arena beneath them.
• Yan Qingshan launched a flaming serpent at Ye Wuyou, and the resulting clash blasted both fighters away through the dust.
• Yan Qingshan revealed Fallen Heart Flame and unleashed a torrent of fire that forced Ye Wuyou backward despite his black blade’s defense.

Yan Qingshan defeated Ye Wuyou after the two unleashed their strongest techniques, then learned that Tang Huo'er's old injuries had flared up again. Tang Zhen sought a Fire Bodhi Pill to treat her, and Yan Qingshan offered to help, leaving Blazing Flame Valley searching for a solution.

• Yan Qingshan wore down Ye Wuyou's attacks while Ye Wuyou struggled to keep fighting after his earlier matches.
• Ye Wuyou used a forbidden secret technique to summon the Dark Demon Giant, while Yan Qingshan activated the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations.
• Yan Qingshan formed the Five-Ring Blazing Fire Method array and defeated Ye Wuyou, who fell unharmed as the Dark Demon Giant was destroyed.
• Yan Qingshan hurried with Tang Huo'er to tell Tang Zhen that her old injuries had flared up again.
• Tang Zhen said a Fire Bodhi Pill was likely needed but Blazing Flame Valley lacked a high-grade alchemist, so he sent the elders to seek help and prepare ingredients.
• Yan Qingshan offered to help with Tang Huo'er's treatment, and Tang Zhen agreed as Blazing Flame Valley disciples set out to find a solution.