Recaps

Nalan Ye left Burning Flame Valley with Tang Huo'er and his companions, postponing the pill refinement until he could obtain ingredients at an auction in Blazing Fire City. After they departed, Liu Qing arrived at the valley gate to report that the Cheng Family had unfairly taken control of Sky Yellow City's space wormhole, and his party included someone claiming to be Venerable Yao's disciple.

• Nalan Ye told Tang Zhen that his injured soul prevented him from refining pills until he acquired ingredients at the coming auction, and Tang Zhen offered to supply them from Burning Flame Valley's stores.
• At the banquet, Tang Zhen announced Nalan Ye and Tang Huo'er had sworn brotherhood, and Nalan Ye invited her to join him at the auction.
• Nalan Ye, Zi Yan, Tang Huo'er, and the others left Burning Flame Valley the next morning, while Red Fire Elder questioned Tang Zhen's decision to trust Nalan Ye.
• At the mountain gate, Liu Qing asked Red Fire Elder to uphold justice for the Liu Family after the Cheng Family was granted three years' control of Sky Yellow City's space wormhole.
• Liu Qing introduced the young man accompanying his party, who declared, "I am Venerable Yao's disciple!"

Xiao Yan accompanied Liu Qing and Liu Fei'er to Burning Flame Valley to help the Liu Family secure the Space Wormhole, but Red Fire Elder mistook Xiao Yan for an impostor claiming to be Venerable Yao’s disciple and drove them away. With the Liu Family’s bid apparently lost, the group considered visiting an auction in Blazing Fire City instead.

• Xiao Yan claimed to be Venerable Yao’s disciple, but Red Fire Elder accused him of fraud and ordered him and Liu Qing to leave Burning Flame Valley.
• Liu Qing vouched for Xiao Yan and pleaded with Red Fire Elder, who insulted the Liu Family and allowed them no entry.
• Xiao Yan nearly attacked the Burning Flame Valley Disciples with his Mystic Heavy Ruler, but Liu Qing restrained him and persuaded him to leave.
• The disciples mocked the departing group, while Liu Fei'er and Liu Qing worried that the Cheng Family would take the Space Wormhole and its income from the Liu Family.
• Xiao Yan apologized for causing trouble, and Liu Qing reassured him that he had only been trying to help.
• Liu Qing suggested that they visit an auction in Blazing Fire City rather than return to Sky Yellow City.

Nalan Ye brought Tang Huo'er to Blazing Fire City, where Little Fairy Doctor warned him that Tian Nan Zi and three Ice River Valley Elders were approaching. Nalan Ye sent Little Fairy Doctor to track them, then continued showing Tang Huo'er the city until he received word that Tian Nan Zi had gone to Ankang Street.

• Nalan Ye and Tang Huo'er entered Blazing Fire City while Zi Yan wondered why Tang Huo'er had become his sworn little sister.
• Little Fairy Doctor met Nalan Ye and explained that Tian Nan Zi and three Ice River Valley Elders were nearing the city.
• Nalan Ye told Little Fairy Doctor to watch the space wormhole plaza and report Tian Nan Zi's movements, then sent Zi Yan and the others back to the inn.
• Nalan Ye accompanied Tang Huo'er around the city and let her shop while waiting for news.
• Little Fairy Doctor passed the shop and silently told Nalan Ye that Tian Nan Zi was south of the space wormhole plaza, on Ankang Street.

The narrator led Tang Huo'er through Blazing Fire City toward a noodle shop, where Tian Nan Zi and three Ice River Valley Elders recognized him and attacked. The narrator feigned being badly wounded while Tang Huo'er fought back, leaving her facing an Ice River Valley Elder's Ice Spikes.

• The narrator remembered the map of Blazing Fire City, paid for Tang Huo'er's boots, and led her toward Ankang Street under the pretense of going to lunch.
• Tian Nan Zi and three Ice River Valley Elders spotted the narrator and recognized him as the killer they had come to capture.
• The narrator and Tang Huo'er met Tian Nan Zi's group outside a noodle shop, where an Ice River Valley Elder attacked the narrator.
• The narrator pretended to shield Tang Huo'er, took the strike, and fell bleeding into the street as the crowd panicked.
• Tang Huo'er confronted the Ice River Valley Elders and blocked their Ice Spikes with her whip after one Elder shattered his Ice Shield.

Nalan Ye fought two Ice River Valley Elders while Tang Huo'er battled another, as Tian Nan Zi watched and waited to intervene. After Tang Xu recognized the attack and sent Burning Flame Valley's highest-level Request for Assistance Signal, Tian Nan Zi moved to kill Tang Huo'er, but a figure appeared between them.

• Nalan Ye feigned injury to draw Tang Huo'er into the conflict, then fought the tall, thin Ice River Valley Elder while fending off the long-browed elder's ice spear.
• Little Fairy Doctor watched from a distance and held back because Nalan Ye had warned her not to intervene.
• Tang Xu recognized Tang Huo'er, Nalan Ye, and the Ice River Valley Elders fighting on Ankang Street, then ordered the inn's disciples to send a warning to Burning Flame Valley.
• Tian Nan Zi recognized the nearly black-red pillar as Burning Flame Valley's highest-level Request for Assistance Signal and decided to kill Tang Huo'er before help arrived.
• Tian Nan Zi struck at Tang Huo'er, whose fiery counterattack failed against his power, but a streak of purple lightning flashed in and a tall figure appeared before her.

Nalan Ye and his allies fought Tian Nan Zi and the Ice River Valley Elders after Nalan Ye shielded Tang Huo'er from a fatal attack. Tang Zhen arrived as Tian Nan Zi tried to escape through a Space Wormhole, and Nalan Ye called on Zi Yan to stop him.

• Nalan Ye blocked Tian Nan Zi's attack to protect Tang Huo'er, but was injured in the clash.
• Nalan Ye used Thunder God Descent, while Little Fairy Doctor, Zi Yan, Qiu Yin, and Qiu Si joined the fight against Tian Nan Zi and the Ice River Valley Elders.
• Nalan Ye, Zi Yan, and Qiu Yin worked together to destroy Tian Nan Zi's Ice Dragon attack.
• Tang Zhen approached from beyond the city, and Tian Nan Zi began opening a Space Wormhole to flee.
• Tang Huo'er tried to stop Tian Nan Zi with her whip, and Nalan Ye called out to Zi Yan to prevent his escape.

Tian Nan Zi tried to seize Tang Huo'er after Zi Yan destroyed his escape route, but Zi Yan rescued her from deeper space. The narrator then unleashed the combined Dou Technique Thousands Pointing Fingers against Tian Nan Zi, and their clash threatened to destroy Blazing Fire City.

• Zi Yan shattered the space wormhole Tian Nan Zi was opening, leaving him unable to escape Tang Zhen.
• Tian Nan Zi deduced that Tang Huo'er was Tang Zhen's daughter and the Young Valley Master, then swooped down to capture her.
• The narrator ordered Zi Yan to save Tang Huo'er, and Zi Yan pulled her into deeper space.
• Tian Nan Zi shattered the surrounding space and forced Zi Yan and Tang Huo'er back out, injuring Tang Huo'er with the spatial tremors.
• The narrator gathered Dou Qi from Blazing Fire City's residents and launched Thousands Pointing Fingers at Tian Nan Zi.
• Tian Nan Zi met the attack with ice-blue Dou Qi, and their collision began freezing the city as a destructive explosion threatened Blazing Fire City.

The narrator and Tian Nan Zi’s clash threatened to destroy Blazing Fire City, but Tang Zhen contained the energy with his spatial power and defeated the fighters. Tang Huo’er tended to the narrator, while Tang Zhen accused him of deliberately drawing her into danger.

• The Little Fairy Doctor feared the battle’s energy would kill a million people in Blazing Fire City as the narrator and Tian Nan Zi fought to a stalemate.
• The narrator warned his allies to retreat, and the Little Fairy Doctor raised a wall of Dou Qi to shield those behind her.
• Tang Zhen arrived and swallowed the explosive energy in a spatial rift, preventing the city’s destruction.
• Tang Zhen struck Tian Nan Zi, his three companions, and the narrator with five punches, sending all five flying and leaving them bleeding.
• Tang Huo’er ignored Tang Zhen’s demand to step aside and helped the injured narrator, prompting Tang Zhen to accuse him of engineering their encounter with Ice River Valley.

Tang Zhen suspected Nalan Ye had manipulated Ice River Valley into attacking Tang Huo'er, while Nalan Ye insisted he had no need to use Burning Flame Valley to kill his pursuers. After hearing Tian Nan Zi's account and Nalan Ye's claims about his strength, Tang Zhen began to doubt his accusation.

• Tang Zhen warned Tang Huo'er that Nalan Ye might be using her for some hidden scheme, while she pointed out that Nalan Ye had risked himself to protect her.
• The Little Fairy Doctor joined Nalan Ye, but Tang Zhen demanded to know why he had approached Burning Flame Valley and refused to let him explain.
• Tang Zhen seized Tian Nan Zi, who said he had come to capture Nalan Ye and had mistaken Tang Huo'er for his accomplice.
• Tang Zhen accused Tian Nan Zi of trying to take Tang Huo'er hostage and slapped him, then told Tang Huo'er that Nalan Ye had used her to make Burning Flame Valley kill Ice River Valley's men.
• Nalan Ye denied plotting against Tang Huo'er and argued that his group could have handled Tian Nan Zi without Tang Zhen's help, claiming he had previously slain two Ice River Valley elders and wounded Heavenly Snake.
• Tang Zhen reconsidered his suspicion after recalling Nalan Ye's battle with Tian Nan Zi and hearing his claims of strength.

Nalan Ye convinced Tang Zhen that Heavenly Snake had been defeated and explained that he had approached Tang Huo'er to seek help rescuing Yao Lao from the Hall of Souls. Red Fire Elder then revealed that he had driven away someone named Xiao Yan, who had come to Burning Flame Valley claiming to be Yao Lao's disciple.

• Tang Zhen questioned Tian Nan Zi, who confirmed that Nalan Ye had defeated Heavenly Snake.
• Tang Zhen ordered his elders to seize Nalan Ye, Zi Yan, and the others, but Tang Huo'er defended Nalan Ye.
• Nalan Ye admitted that he had deliberately approached Tang Huo'er and explained that the Hall of Souls had captured Yao Lao.
• Nalan Ye asked Tang Zhen to help Wind Venerable rescue Yao Lao from a Hall of Souls branch hall in the Central State Central Region.
• Tang Huo'er urged Tang Zhen to help, while Red Fire Elder revealed that he had driven away Xiao Yan, who had claimed to be Yao Lao's disciple.

Nalan Ye urged Tang Zhen to kill the captured Ice River Valley elders, then accepted responsibility and slew all four himself. The group left Blazing Fire City for the Blazing Flame Mountain Range, while Burning Flame Valley's elders regarded Nalan Ye with fear and caution.

• Nalan Ye recognized Xiao Yan from Red Fire Elder's description and asked Tang Zhen to send people to find him.
• Tang Zhen sealed Tian Nan Zi and three other Ice River Valley elders, then prepared to return to Burning Flame Valley's mountain gate.
• Nalan Ye urged Tang Zhen to kill the prisoners and offered to take the blame, so Tang Zhen left their fate to him.
• Nalan Ye killed Tian Nan Zi with his Azure Longsword and then killed the other three elders, destroying their souls as well.
• Tang Zhen led the group out of Blazing Fire City, and Burning Flame Valley's elders watched Nalan Ye warily.

Xiao Yan, Liu Qing, and Liu Fei'er witnessed Tang Zhen suppress a battle in Blazing Fire City before Burning Flame Valley’s disciples brought them to Red Fire Elder. Red Fire Elder revealed that Nalan Ye was a guest at Burning Flame Valley and wanted to meet Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yan sensed a fierce battle near Blazing Fire City, with seven human Dou Zong and three powerful magical beast auras.
• Tang Zhen flew past the trio and stopped the fighting in Blazing Fire City, then Burning Flame Valley’s forces searched the area and found them.
• A disciple escorted Xiao Yan, Liu Qing, and Liu Fei'er to Red Fire Elder, despite Xiao Yan’s anger at being summoned.
• Red Fire Elder asked Xiao Yan whether he knew Nalan Ye, prompting Xiao Yan to demand that Burning Flame Valley release him.
• Red Fire Elder said Nalan Ye was an honored guest who had asked to meet Xiao Yan.

Nalan Ye tried to persuade Tang Zhen and Burning Flame Valley to help rescue Venerable Yao by promising five alchemy opportunities and offering to take responsibility for the Hall of Souls’ retaliation. Tang Zhen remained wary, but the elders were tempted by the prospect of rare pills as Nalan Ye insisted Starfall Pavilion and Venerable Yao would shoulder the consequences.

• Red Fire Elder led Xiao Yan, Liu Qing, and their companion toward Burning Flame Valley’s mountain gate after finding them, and Xiao Yan resolved to rescue Nalan Ye if Burning Flame Valley was holding him against his will.
• Nalan Ye offered Burning Flame Valley five opportunities for Venerable Yao to refine pills in exchange for help rescuing him.
• Nalan Ye excited the elders by arguing that Venerable Yao might someday refine five eighth-rank saint pills, while Tang Zhen dismissed the offer as a stack of uncertain promises.
• Tang Zhen raised the danger of provoking the Hall of Souls, and Nalan Ye replied that Starfall Pavilion, Venerable Yao, and Wind Venerable would take responsibility for any retaliation.

Nalan Ye persuaded Tang Zhen and Burning Flame Valley to help rescue Yao Lao, but Xiao Yan initially refused to cooperate until Nalan Ye convinced him that Yao Lao might not survive alone. The agreement was settled in exchange for five medicinal pills, and the chapter ended with Xiao Yan furious after Red Fire Elder compared him to Yao Lao’s traitorous disciple, Han Feng.

• Tang Zhen weighed the elders’ opinions on rescuing Yao Lao while Nalan Ye urged Burning Flame Valley to cooperate.
• Xiao Yan arrived with Liu Qing and Liu Fei'er, recognized Nalan Ye, Little Fairy Doctor, and Zi Yan, and was greeted by Nalan Ye as his Third Brother.
• Xiao Yan tried to leave with Nalan Ye rather than accept Burning Flame Valley’s help, prompting Tang Zhen to restrain them with his Dou Qi pressure.
• Nalan Ye convinced Xiao Yan that they needed Burning Flame Valley’s strength to rescue Yao Lao, and Xiao Yan reluctantly agreed to cooperate in exchange for five medicinal pills.
• Red Fire Elder compared Xiao Yan to Han Feng, who had betrayed Yao Lao, and Xiao Yan erupted in anger as his Dou Qi surged.

Nalan Ye stopped Xiao Yan from attacking Red Fire Elder and arranged for Wind Venerable to meet Burning Flame Valley about rescuing Yao Lao. The group left the hall to wait for Wind Venerable’s arrival, while Xiao Yan learned that two Venerables would be involved in the rescue.

• Red Fire Elder demanded that Xiao Yan kneel and apologize, and Tang Zhen ordered Red Fire Elder to seize him and lock him in the dungeon.
• Xiao Yan attacked Red Fire Elder, but Nalan Ye intercepted him and persuaded him to hold back so they could focus on saving Yao Lao.
• Nalan Ye punched Xiao Yan out of the hall, apologized to Tang Zhen, and wrote a letter asking Wind Venerable to come to Burning Flame Valley.
• Tang Huo'er ground ink for Nalan Ye as he wrote the letter, which Red Fire Elder took to deliver to Starfall Pavilion.
• Nalan Ye left the hall with Little Fairy Doctor, Zi Yan, and the others, then told Xiao Yan that the rescue plans would continue after Senior Feng arrived.

Nalan Ye reunited with Xiao Yan and their companions at Burning Flame Valley, where Xiao Yan asked him to name his son, and Nalan Ye chose Xiao Xin. The gathering was interrupted by Pill Tower alchemists, who reacted with shock when they learned Xiao Yan was Venerable Yao’s disciple.

• Nalan Ye reminded Xiao Yan that Wind Venerable had agreed to help rescue Yao Lao, and Xiao Yan eagerly welcomed the news.
• Xiao Yan introduced Liu Qing and Liu Fei'er to Nalan Ye, then teased him about Little Fairy Doctor before Nalan Ye asked about Xiao Yan and Ya Fei.
• Nalan Ye hosted Xiao Yan and the others in Burning Flame Valley’s guest courtyard, where they exchanged news over food and wine.
• Xiao Yan asked Nalan Ye to name his and Nalan Yanran’s son, and Nalan Ye first joked with the name Xiao Thirty before suggesting Xiao Xin.
• Master Huan, Master Xiao, and other alchemists arrived and were astonished when Nalan Ye introduced Xiao Yan as Venerable Yao’s disciple.

Xiao Yan impressed Burning Flame Valley’s invited alchemists with his knowledge, while Nalan Ye arranged for a pill battle to get them to refine pills for him. Meanwhile, Tang Zhen agreed to rescue Venerable Yao and considered seeking an alchemy disciple for the valley before Nalan Ye requested an audience.

• The alchemists crowded around Xiao Yan, who answered their questions and resolved a challenger’s confusion about medicinal ingredients.
• Nalan Ye asked Little Fairy Doctor to steer the discussion toward a pill battle, and she provoked the alchemists by questioning Venerable Yao’s stature.
• Little Fairy Doctor presented three seventh-rank pill recipes for the alchemists to choose from, giving Nalan Ye a chance to have pills refined for free.
• Tang Zhen and Burning Flame Valley’s elders decided to rescue Venerable Yao, and Red Fire Elder proposed that he take Tang Huo'er as a disciple.
• Tang Zhen rejected Tang Huo'er becoming Venerable Yao’s disciple because she was the future valley master, but proposed selecting another alchemy talent from the valley.
• A disciple reported that Nalan Ye had come to request an audience, and Tang Zhen ordered him admitted.

Nalan Ye asked Tang Zhen for medicinal ingredients for Xiao Yan’s pill battle and negotiated a Burning Flame Valley disciple’s apprenticeship to Venerable Yao in return. Tang Zhen agreed to provide the ingredients, and Nalan Ye followed Red Fire Elder and Tang Huo'er to the heavily guarded warehouse.

• Nalan Ye told Tang Zhen that Xiao Yan and the invited alchemists needed medicinal ingredients for their pill battle, but urged Burning Flame Valley to stay out of the dispute.
• Tang Zhen proposed that a Burning Flame Valley disciple become Venerable Yao’s apprentice, and Nalan Ye agreed to try to persuade Xiao Yan and Wind Venerable.
• Nalan Ye requested additional ingredients for the many alchemists, and promised Tang Zhen he would take responsibility if Venerable Yao refused the apprenticeship.
• Red Fire Elder led Nalan Ye and Tang Huo'er to the warehouse after Tang Zhen authorized them to collect the ingredients.
• Red Fire Elder left Nalan Ye near the warehouse entrance while he went inside alone to fetch the requested ingredients.

Nalan Ye gathered the ingredients for three seventh-rank pills and returned to Little Fairy Doctor’s pill battle, where the alchemists selected recipes to refine. Little Fairy Doctor and Xiao Yan chose the most difficult pill, while Nalan Ye prepared ingredients for all nine participants.

• Red Fire Elder gave Nalan Ye the requested medicinal ingredients, and Nalan Ye confirmed the quantities were correct.
• Little Fairy Doctor explained the three pill recipes, and the alchemists chose which pills they felt capable of refining.
• Nalan Ye entered the courtyard with Tang Huo'er, and Little Fairy Doctor pulled Tang Huo'er aside before explaining the pill battle to him.
• Nalan Ye and Master Huan agreed to sit out because they had to assist Valley Master Tang with another pill.
• Little Fairy Doctor and Xiao Yan both chose the Six Meridians Harmonizing Pill, and Nalan Ye offered to supply ingredients for the nine participants.

Grandmaster Nalan began a Pill Battle for nine Seventh-Rank Alchemists, while Xiao Yan revealed the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Little Fairy Doctor started refining her pill. Grandmaster Nalan then invited five Sixth-Rank Alchemists and Master Huan to join a separate contest, leaving the two competitions underway.

• Master Xiao asked Xiao Yan to show his exotic flame, and Xiao Yan revealed the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, stunning the alchemists.
• Grandmaster Nalan and his companions distributed ingredients to the nine contestants, and Little Fairy Doctor began refining the Six Meridians Harmonizing Pill.
• A Sixth-Rank Alchemist asked Grandmaster Nalan who would win, and Grandmaster Nalan urged him to value learning over fame and competition.
• Grandmaster Nalan invited five Sixth-Rank Alchemists to compete in refining sixth-rank pills, and Master Huan agreed to join them.
• Grandmaster Nalan took Master Huan and the five Sixth-Rank Alchemists to a place to sit, chose pill recipes, and distributed the ingredients.

Nalan Ye completed his sixth-rank pill after Master Huan finished first, then collected the pills made by the other alchemists. As he stayed in Burning Flame Valley to guard the others’ extended alchemy, a powerful pressure descended on the valley on the fifth day.

• Zi Yan demanded that Qiu Yin learn alchemy so he could make pills for her, but he explained that the Qiu Clan could not practice it.
• Nalan Ye and Master Huan fused their pills, and Master Huan finished first while Tang Huo'er encouraged Nalan Ye.
• The remaining sixth-rank alchemists completed their pills hours later, with one failing, and Nalan Ye pocketed the five successful pills made from his ingredients.
• Nalan Ye stayed with Tang Huo'er and Master Huan to guard Little Fairy Doctor and the others, while Zi Yan ate one of his pills and asked for more.
• On the fifth day after the pill battle began, dark clouds gathered above Burning Flame Valley and a heart-palpitating pressure descended.

Nalan repeatedly destroyed pill tribulations during the pill battle, earning fame among Burning Flame Valley’s disciples as the alchemists refined their pills. When Little Fairy Doctor’s three-colored tribulation formed, he waited until it was ready and cleaved its cloud apart with his sword.

• A white-haired alchemist completed a seventh-rank Clear Wind Bright Moon Pill, and Nalan charged into its one-colored pill tribulation and dispersed it.
• Over the following days, Nalan intercepted successive pill tribulations as more alchemists completed their pills, becoming famous throughout Burning Flame Valley.
• Nalan counted three Clear Wind Bright Moon Pills and two Self-Preservation Pills among the successful results, while Little Fairy Doctor, Xiao Yan, and Master Xiao continued refining Six Meridians Harmonizing Pills.
• Little Fairy Doctor’s three-colored pill tribulation formed, and Nalan waited for it to finish gathering before attacking.
• Nalan repelled the tribulation’s lightning and split its cloud in two with a sword strike, delighting the watching Burning Flame Valley disciples.

Nalan Ye weathered another pill tribulation while Little Fairy Doctor and the other alchemists completed their pills in Burning Flame Valley. After Wind Venerable arrived, Nalan Ye claimed Xiao Yan’s pill as payment for the ingredients and recipe, and Xiao Yan realized the pill battle had been arranged to profit Nalan Ye and Little Fairy Doctor.

• Little Fairy Doctor successfully refined a top-quality Six Meridians Harmonizing Pill, and Nalan Ye weathered its three-colored pill tribulation.
• Xiao Yan and Master Xiao finished refining their pills, and Nalan Ye weathered their pill tribulations as well.
• Tang Zhen learned that Wind Venerable had arrived in Blazing Fire City and ordered the elders, Nalan Ye, and Xiao Yan to welcome him.
• Nalan Ye demanded Xiao Yan’s Six Meridians Harmonizing Pill, arguing that he had supplied the ingredients and recipe.
• Xiao Yan handed over the pill and accused Nalan Ye and Little Fairy Doctor of setting up the pill battle for their own benefit.

After the Pill Battle, Nalan Ye gathered the other Alchemists’ Seventh-Rank Pills and learned that Wind Venerable had arrived to meet with Burning Flame Valley. Wind Venerable and his party reached the Valley, where he greeted Tang Zhen and exchanged words with Nalan Ye.

• Nalan Ye collected the seven remaining Seventh-Rank Pills from Xiao Yan, Master Xiao, and the other Alchemists, bringing the total in his Ring of Holding to eight.
• A Burning Flame Valley Disciple told Nalan Ye and Xiao Yan that Wind Venerable had arrived and that Tang Zhen wanted them to join the welcome party.
• Tang Zhen scolded Nalan Ye for the disruptive Pill Tribulations, then led the Valley’s elders and disciples outside the Blazing Flame Mountain Range to wait for Wind Venerable.
• Wind Venerable approached with Starfall Pavilion’s elders and disciples, while Mu Qingluan spotted Nalan Ye and greeted him.
• Wind Venerable and Tang Zhen flew together and loudly laughed as they exchanged greetings, while Nalan Ye and Mu Qingluan greeted each other.
• Wind Venerable told Nalan Ye that he had heard about his good news and seemed impressed by him.

After Nalan Ye revealed where Yao Chen was imprisoned, Wind Venerable demanded proof that Xiao Yan was Yao Chen’s disciple. Xiao Yan’s Black Ring convinced him, and the assembled groups set off for Burning Flame Valley to prepare for the rescue.

• Wind Venerable praised Nalan Ye’s strength and questioned him about Yao Chen’s whereabouts and the reliability of his information.
• Nalan Ye said Yao Chen was imprisoned in a Hall of Souls branch hall and insisted the intelligence was reliable.
• Wind Venerable asked Xiao Yan for proof that he was Yao Chen’s disciple, and Xiao Yan handed him Yao Chen’s Black Ring.
• Wind Venerable recognized the ring and grieved over Yao Chen’s capture, but Nalan Ye urged him to stay calm because Yao Chen could still be saved.
• Wind Venerable apologized to Tang Zhen, and the Starfall Pavilion and Burning Flame Valley groups flew toward Burning Flame Valley together.