Chapter Summaries

The narrator swallowed the Seventh-Rank Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill at the auction to foil factions plotting to steal it. After collecting the group’s purchases, he left Black-Ink City by flying beast with his companions and headed toward Canaan Academy.

• The narrator won the Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill for two million and ten thousand gold coins and swallowed it in front of the watching private rooms.
• A pale-faced young man and another bidder challenged the narrator, but he mocked their concerns and explained that the pill’s power would activate only after he was seriously injured.
• The Eight Gates Sect’s sect master signaled the auctioneer to end the auction, and the narrator’s group collected their purchases and paid.
• Little Fairy Doctor asked whether their group was being targeted, and the narrator said the factions had wanted the pill and might have attacked them if he had not eaten it.
• The narrator led the group directly to the Flying Magical Beasts, and they left Black-Ink City without being attacked, bound for Canaan Academy.

Nalan Ye arrived at Canaan City as the Gama and Chuyun United Empire’s envoy and reunited with his fiancée, Mei Er, at Canaan Academy. The chapter left him surrounded by Mei Er, Xiao Yan, Xun Er, and the Xiao siblings after Mei Er tearfully confronted him over believing he had died.

• Nalan Ye met Vice Principal Hu Qian outside Canaan City and introduced himself as the empire’s Left Envoy.
• Hu Qian learned that Ling Ying and Yun Heng were only speaking on Nalan Ye’s behalf, then discussed the visiting students and praised Xiao Yan and Xun Er.
• Nalan Ye told Hu Qian that he had come to see his fiancée, Mei Er, and flew down to meet her.
• Mei Er cried and punched Nalan Ye for making her believe he had died at Fox Pass, then laughed when he pretended her blows might kill him.
• Nalan Ye greeted Xiao Yan, Xun Er, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Ning, who were gathered nearby.

At a banquet at Canaan Academy, Nalan Ye and Xiao Yan traded teasing accusations about their relationships before Nalan Ye explained that he had come to find Han Feng for a way to save Little Fairy Doctor. Xiao Yan revealed that he might be able to help with the Flame Mantra.

• Nalan Ye teased Xiao Yan about his feelings for Xun Er and Ya Fei, reminding him that he had reconciled with Yanran Jie.
• Xiao Yan challenged Nalan Ye about Little Fairy Doctor and Mei Er, and the two agreed to help each other handle their romantic entanglements.
• Xiao Yan asked why Nalan Ye had come to Canaan Academy, and Nalan Ye said he was seeking Han Feng to help Little Fairy Doctor control her Calamity Poison Body.
• Nalan Ye explained that combining three Exotic Flames with Bodhi Transformation Saliva could form a Poison Pill, and that Han Feng's Flame Mantra might make this possible.
• Xiao Yan said he might be able to help Nalan Ye obtain the Flame Mantra.

Ling Ying reported that he suspected Nalan Ye and Old Crow were connected to the Hall of Souls, possibly through a visit to the Xiao Family. Xun'er ordered Ling Ying to keep watching Nalan Ye and decided to stay near Xiao Yan until he entered the Inner Academy, though Gu Xu’s decision to return to the clan left her facing an eventual departure.

• Ling Ying told Xun'er that Old Crow was a soul body with ties to the Central Plains, and that Nalan Ye’s unexplained trade and Western Tour suggested he had visited the Xiao Family.
• Xun'er feared the Hall of Souls had obtained the Tou She Ancient God Jade, but Ling Ying argued that Nalan Ye could not have found it after the Ancient Clan had searched for years.
• When Ling Ying offered to kill Nalan Ye, Xun'er stopped him and ordered him to remain undercover, saying the situation would train Xiao Yan to be less trusting.
• Ling Ying urged Xun'er to return to the clan, and Gu Xu agreed, then vanished after boasting about a new Dou Skill and a feud with Gu Shan.
• Xun'er realized she could not resist Gu Xu’s decision and resolved to stay until Xiao Yan entered the Inner Academy before returning to the Central Plains.

At Canaan Academy’s Inner Courtyard Selection Tournament, the narrator silenced the crowd with Ling Ying’s aura, spoke about the limits imposed by talent, and promised rewards for the five lowest-ranked contestants. He left Hu Qian wary by revealing that he had important business to discuss with the Inner Courtyard.

• Hu Qian announced that students from the Gama Alliance would compete for the fifty Inner Courtyard places, though Alliance contestants who placed would forfeit their spots.
• When the crowd ignored the narrator, he called on Ling Ying, whose aura subdued the noisy students.
• The narrator told the students that most would never rise beyond Da Dou Shi and described how talent and resources shaped their prospects.
• The narrator promised to reward the five lowest-ranked contestants, and Hu Qian began the tournament.
• Hu Qian questioned the narrator’s purpose at Canaan Academy, and the narrator said he needed to discuss an important matter with the Inner Courtyard.

The Left Envoy watched Canaan Academy’s selection matches, then told Hu Qian and Su Qian he wanted to kill Han Feng and claim his Exotic Flame. Su Qian agreed to join him, and the Left Envoy proposed luring Han Feng into a trap.

• A White-Clothed Youth challenged the Left Envoy, but the Left Envoy refused to fight and learned at lunch that the youth was Bai Shan, a powerful student who liked Xun Er.
• Hu Qian introduced the Left Envoy to Su Qian, the Inner Courtyard’s Great Elder.
• The Left Envoy proposed that Canaan Academy join him in killing Han Feng, explaining that Han Feng coveted the academy’s Fallen Heart Flame.
• The Left Envoy admitted he wanted the Exotic Flame Han Feng possessed, and Su Qian agreed that Han Feng should be killed.
• Su Qian asked for a plan, and the Left Envoy said they would lure Han Feng into a trap.

Han Feng accepted Gu He's public Pill Battle challenge after realizing Nalan Ye had forced him to protect his reputation. At Canaan Academy, Nalan Ye told Xiao Yan that Han Feng was coming, and Xiao Yan revealed his blood feud with the traitor and promised to repay Nalan Ye by helping Little Fairy Doctor form her Poison Pill.

• Han Feng learned that Gu He had challenged him to a Pill Battle at Canaan Academy and suspected Nalan Ye had arranged it.
• After weighing the damage refusal could do to his standing, Han Feng accepted the challenge and announced he would attend.
• Nalan Ye showed Xiao Yan Han Feng's reply, and Xiao Yan vowed to kill Han Feng for betraying Yao Lao.
• Nalan Ye urged Xiao Yan to leave the fight to Canaan Academy's elders, and Xiao Yan thanked him for arranging the chance to kill Han Feng.
• Xiao Yan offered to help Little Fairy Doctor form her Poison Pill after obtaining the Bodhi Transformation Saliva, while Nalan Ye clarified that Xiao Yan would have to return Han Feng's Exotic Flame to Gu He.

The Inner Academy selection ended with Xiao Yan, Xun Er, Hu Jia, Bai Shan, and Wu Hao as the top five, while the Left Envoy rewarded the first five contestants eliminated. As Canaan City filled with powerful visitors ahead of Gu He and Han Feng’s Pill Battle, Han Feng arrived with a storm brewing.

• Hu Qian announced a ranking match in which the top fifty contestants fought in a massive melee, and the first five eliminated would receive rewards from the Left Envoy.
• Seven contestants jumped out as soon as the match began, and the Left Envoy rewarded the first five identified by Ling Ying with Brocade Pouches containing cultivation supplies.
• The melee ended with Xiao Yan, Xun Er, Hu Jia, Bai Shan, and Wu Hao as the top five, and Hu Qian took them to the Books Collection Pavilion after a day of rest.
• Visitors from the Black-Corner Region gathered in Canaan City ahead of Gu He and Han Feng’s Pill Battle, prompting Canaan Academy to control them in a designated area.
• Han Feng arrived in Canaan City aboard a flying magical beast carrying buildings, stirring the city with his arrival.

Han Feng arrived at Canaan Academy and began a Pill Battle against Gu He, while Nalan Ye plotted to seize Han Feng’s Exotic Flame. The contest continued into the night, leaving Nalan Ye waiting for Han Feng to near completion before making his move.

• Hu Qian welcomed Han Feng and his entourage, and Han Feng asked whether Nalan Ye had arrived.
• Han Feng tried to persuade Gu He to leave Nalan Ye’s service, but Gu He refused.
• Gu He and Han Feng agreed to compete by refining Sixth-Rank Pills, and Hu Qian announced the contest to the gathered spectators.
• As the two alchemists began refining their pills, Nalan Ye discussed plans with Cai Lin to use the Sea Heart Flame for Xiao Yan, the Little Fairy Doctor, Cai Lin, and Gu He.
• The contest continued after nightfall, while Nalan Ye stayed to wait for Han Feng to near the end of his pill refinement.

As Gu He and Han Feng’s Pill Battle neared its end, the narrator and Canaan Academy prepared to kill Han Feng. Ling Ying’s assassination failed, but his attack destroyed Han Feng’s pill cauldron, prompting Hu Qian to surround Han Feng and his allies; Han Feng tried to buy off the academy.

• The narrator told Hu Qian that Ling Ying would assassinate Han Feng, and that the academy’s elders should attack if the attempt failed.
• Han Feng’s Sea Heart Flame suddenly went out of control, revealing Ling Ying as he launched his assassination attempt.
• Ling Ying dodged Han Feng’s counterattack, struck Han Feng’s pill cauldron, and retreated as the cauldron exploded.
• Hu Qian ordered Canaan Academy’s students to evacuate and led the academy’s elders in surrounding Han Feng and his seven allies.
• Han Feng denied that he had wronged Canaan Academy and offered to pay double whatever the narrator had promised.

Nalan Ye tried to turn the Black-Corner Region against Han Feng by accusing him of plotting against Canaan Academy, but Han Feng exposed Nalan Ye’s ambitions and rallied the gathered experts. As the confrontation escalated, Hu Qian finally led Canaan Academy’s elders in an attack on Han Feng and his allies.

• Nalan Ye urged Hu Qian to kill Han Feng, accusing him of colluding with the Hall of Souls and targeting Canaan Academy.
• Han Feng recounted Nalan Ye’s exploits and warned the gathered experts that Nalan Ye intended to control the Black-Corner Region.
• Nalan Ye denied Han Feng’s claims and declared that he wanted Han Feng’s Sea Heart Flame for Gu He.
• Nalan Ye threatened the Black-Corner Region experts against interfering, while Han Feng called on them to unite against the northern invaders.
• Hu Qian ordered the experts to stay out of the personal dispute, then attacked Han Feng and called on the elders to join him.
• Han Feng summoned the Sea Heart Flame and raised a towering sea of fire against the incoming attacks.

Han Feng’s group was overwhelmed by the Canaan Academy Elders, and Su Qian arrived to prevent Black-Corner Region experts from interfering. When the Fallen Heart Flame erupted early, Su Qian turned to confront Han Feng, who revealed a second flame and began merging it with the Sea Heart Flame.

• Han Feng was injured as Hu Qian and twenty-one Canaan Academy Elders pressed their attack, while he urged the Black-Corner Region experts to help him.
• Su Qian appeared, identified himself as a Dou Zong, and warned the onlookers not to interfere, causing Han Feng’s seven allies to abandon him.
• Su Qian sensed an eruption in Canaan Inner Courtyard, and Ling Ying reported nearly ten powerful auras gathering in the northeast.
• The narrator suspected that the Fallen Heart Flame had erupted early, and Su Qian prepared to kill Han Feng before the Elders withdrew from the encirclement.
• Han Feng mocked Su Qian, brought out a crimson flame alongside the Sea Heart Flame, and began merging the two as the narrator watched in terror.

Han Feng revealed a flame technique called the Other Shore Flower and launched it at Su Qian, forcing the two Dou Zong experts into a fierce clash. Nalan Ye and the others watched from behind their defenses as Su Qian tried to contain the expanding sea of flames.

• Nalan Ye recognized the flames merging in Han Feng’s hands as a Rage Fire Lotus and urged Little Fairy Doctor, Ling Ying, Yun Heng, and Gu He to flee.
• Little Fairy Doctor pointed out that Han Feng was badly injured and suggested his technique had restrictions, while Ling Ying doubted a Dou Emperor could use a skill beyond Heaven Rank.
• Han Feng named his technique the Other Shore Flower and revealed that he had once used it to escape from Gu Ling.
• Han Feng tossed the Other Shore Flower at Su Qian, who struck it with gathered natural energy and triggered its expansion into a vast sea of flames.
• Su Qian drew in more natural energy and shaped it into spiritual liquid, which clashed with the Other Shore Fire Sea as both forces consumed each other.

Han Feng’s Other Shore Flower shattered Su Qian’s defenses and devastated Canaan Academy, leaving the academy unwilling to risk another battle. Su Qian and the elders withdrew, abandoning Hu Paopao and his companions to face Han Feng’s allies.

• Han Feng detonated the Other Shore Flower, injuring Su Qian and reducing Canaan Academy’s Outer Courtyard to ruins.
• Hu Qian and the elders gathered to confront Han Feng, but Han Feng called in more than a dozen Black-Corner Region powerhouses, and both sides hesitated to fight.
• Han Feng accused Canaan Academy of betraying its invitation and demanded an explanation, while Hu Paopao warned Su Qian that handing him over would not resolve the conflict over the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Hu Qian claimed Canaan Academy had been deceived and withdrew with Su Qian and the elders, leaving Hu Paopao, Little Fairy Doctor, Ling Ying, Yun Heng, and Gu He facing Han Feng’s group.

Xiao Yan arrived at Canaan Academy and confronted Han Feng, defeating him with a fusion of different flames. After Han Feng begged Yao Lao for mercy, Xiao Yan understood his teacher would not save him and prepared to kill him.

• Han Feng surrounded the narrator and his companions, but the narrator called for reinforcements, prompting Xiao Yan to appear on a nearby hill.
• A Dou Wang tried to kill Xiao Yan, but Xun Er's hidden guard killed the attacker, and the Black-Corner Region experts let Xiao Yan pass.
• Xiao Yan revealed the Azure Lotus Core Flame and Bone Spirit Cold Flame, then attacked Han Feng with Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus.
• Xiao Yan's flames overwhelmed Han Feng's Other Shore Flower, consumed Sea Heart Flame, and trapped Han Feng in a sea of fire.
• Han Feng begged Yao Lao for mercy, but Xiao Yan said studying medicine could not save him and formed the flames into a lotus around Han Feng.

Xiao Yan killed Han Feng, who tried to take him down with a self-destructive attack, and survived behind a distortion of space. The narrator drove away the watching Black-Corner Region experts and warned Xiao Yan not to let Han Feng's soul escape.

• Han Feng cursed Yao Lao and Xiao Yan as the Azure Lotus Core Flame and Bone Spirit Cold Flame agitated him, while Xiao Yan resolved to kill him.
• Xiao Yan feared Han Feng's Other Shore Flower because it resembled his own Rage Fire Lotus, then attacked him with a sea of flames.
• Han Feng charged at Xiao Yan and self-destructed, sending a devastating blast toward him.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan it was fine, and Xiao Yan realized spatial distortion was shielding him from the blast.
• The narrator warned Xiao Yan not to let Han Feng's soul escape, then ordered the watching Black-Corner Region experts to leave; they fled in fear of Xiao Yan.

After Han Feng’s death, Xiao Yan and his companions found the Sea Heart Flame ownerless and headed for Canaan Inner Courtyard, but the academy refused to let them in. Back in Canaan City, Xiao Yan prepared to refine the Sea Heart Flame before helping Little Fairy Doctor form her Poison Pill.

• The narrator and Xiao Yan confirmed that Han Feng was dead and that the Sea Heart Flame had become ownerless.
• The group traveled to Canaan Inner Courtyard, but its residents ignored their calls to open the spatial gate, so they returned to Canaan City.
• After resting at an inn, the narrator told Gu He that Xiao Yan would borrow the Sea Heart Flame until Little Fairy Doctor was cured.
• Gu He questioned Xiao Yan about his Azure Lotus Core Flame, and Xiao Yan claimed he had found it in the Black-Corner Region.
• Xiao Yan planned to prepare a medicinal pill to help refine the Sea Heart Flame, then use the arriving Bodhi Transformation Saliva to help Little Fairy Doctor form her Poison Pill.

Nalan Ye received the Bodhi Transformation Saliva from Wu Protector, who then demanded that he help destroy Canaan Academy. Nalan Ye warned Xiao Yan that the ingredients were ready and urged him to refine the auxiliary pills, refine the Sea Heart Flame, and form Little Fairy Doctor’s Poison Pill.

• Wu Protector gave Nalan Ye the Bodhi Transformation Saliva and praised him for killing Han Feng.
• Wu Protector offered Nalan Ye rewards from the Hall of Souls if he helped destroy Canaan Academy.
• Nalan Ye described Canaan Academy’s powerful defenders, prompting Wu Protector to leave and reconsider his plan.
• Nalan Ye visited Xiao Yan and learned that Ya Fei had gathered the ingredients for the auxiliary pills.
• Nalan Ye told Xiao Yan to begin refining the pills and Sea Heart Flame to help Little Fairy Doctor form her Poison Pill.

After Xiao Yan refined a Sixth-Rank Pill, I celebrated the prospect of curing Little Fairy Doctor by kissing her, only to be poisoned by her and left in pain. As Little Fairy Doctor prepared an antidote, Hu Qian and the others arrived and noticed my condition.

• I reassured Little Fairy Doctor that Xiao Yan could cure her Calamity Poison Body, and she admitted she doubted his abilities.
• Xiao Yan refined a Sixth-Rank Pill, sending a pillar of purple energy over Canaan City, and I excitedly knocked Little Fairy Doctor to the floor while hugging her.
• I kissed Little Fairy Doctor, but severe stomach pain revealed that she had poisoned me.
• Little Fairy Doctor gave me a general Antidote Pill and began preparing an antidote.
• Ya Fei, Xiao Yan, Ling Ying, Hu Qian, and the others entered, and Hu Qian noticed that I had been poisoned.

After recovering from Han Feng’s poison, the narrator entered Canaan Academy’s Inner Courtyard with Hu Qian and reunited with Xiao Meier. Half a month later, Xiao Yan prepared to help Little Fairy Doctor form her poison pill in the Heavenly Flame Training Gas Tower, where the Fallen Heart Flame was kept.

• Hu Qian denied that Canaan Academy had refused the group entry and led them to the Inner Courtyard’s hidden Small World.
• Little Fairy Doctor gave the narrator an antidote, and he drank it before the group flew to the academy.
• The narrator reunited with Xiao Meier and reassured her, then bragged about fighting Han Feng.
• Half a month later, Xiao Yan refined Sea Heart Flame and recovered to peak condition.
• Xiao Yan prepared to help Little Fairy Doctor form her poison pill in the Heavenly Flame Training Gas Tower.