Chapter Summaries

Nalan Ye decided to go to Burning Flame Valley to help Tang Huo'er and persuaded Xiao Yan and Xun Er to join him. As the group traveled toward Heavenly Star City, Nan Lao recognized that Nalan Ye was using Xiao Yan to influence Xun Er, but she insisted on handling the matter herself.

• Nalan Ye argued that the group should go to Burning Flame Valley, then persuaded Xiao Yan to accompany him by invoking their brotherhood and Tang Huo'er’s danger.
• Xun Er joined the mission with two Black-Robed Venerables and other Ancient Clan experts, while Wind Venerable and Yao Lao stayed behind to guard Starfall Pavilion.
• Wind Venerable opened a Space Gate, and the group departed Starfall Pavilion for Heavenly Star City under cover of night.
• Nan Lao privately warned Xun Er that Nalan Ye was using Xiao Yan to restrain her and grew angry at the possibility that Xiao Yan could be used to control her.
• Xun Er told Nan Lao that she would handle the matter herself and did not need his help.

Burning Flame Valley repelled the initial attack with its Guardian Sect Array, but Ice River Valley opened a Space Wormhole and launched a full-scale assault. As the array shielded the valley from the invading army, Zhou Chuan finally succeeded in refining the Three-Patterned Purple Cloud Pill and collapsed from exhaustion.

• Tang Zhen activated Burning Flame Valley's Guardian Sect Array, which blasted Kang Sha into black mist and forced the first attackers to retreat.
• Ice Venerable opened a vast Space Wormhole, bringing nearly the entire Ice River Valley army to Burning Flame Valley.
• Ice River Valley's forces attacked the valley's crimson defensive barrier while Tang Zhen ordered his people to hold the line and hoped for aid from Starfall Pavilion.
• Zhou Chuan announced that he had refined the Three-Patterned Purple Cloud Pill, then collapsed from exhaustion.

Burning Flame Valley struggled to withstand Ice River Valley’s siege as its array foundations neared collapse and Tang Zhen prepared to send everyone into battle. Just as the defenses unexpectedly strengthened again, Tang Zhen sensed familiar soul power and recognized Nalan Ye.

• Ice River Valley’s forces and vassals attacked Burning Flame Valley’s Guardian Sect Array until Ice Venerable and Star Plucking Old Ghost began damaging its foundations directly.
• Tang Zhen reluctantly decided to change the array from defense to offense, and Burning Flame Valley distributed weapons and supplies to prepare for battle.
• Zhou Chuan and Lu Yue received Black Crossbows and feared being sent into the fighting despite their low cultivation.
• The red barrier unexpectedly returned to its defensive state, surprising Tang Huo'er and the assembled disciples.
• Tang Zhen sensed a familiar strand of soul power and identified it as Nalan Ye.

Ding Pian encountered Nalan Ye in a Space Wormhole and warned him that Ice River Valley and Star Plucking Old Ghost had attacked Burning Flame Valley. Nalan Ye’s group opened a wormhole to Tang Zhen’s location, arriving as the besiegers prepared to fight.

• Ding Pian stopped Nalan Ye’s ship and explained that Burning Flame Valley had been under attack for two days by Ice Venerable and Star Plucking Old Ghost.
• Nalan Ye told Ding Pian that Wind Venerable was absent but that two other Venerables were with him and would help rescue Burning Flame Valley.
• Ding Pian gave Nalan Ye Tang Zhen’s token, and Lin Lao used it to locate Tang Zhen and open a Space Wormhole.
• Ice Venerable and Star Plucking Old Ghost prepared to attack as Burning Flame Valley’s formation closed again.
• Wu Hall Master saw a Space Wormhole open beside Tang Zhen, and Nalan Ye, Xiao Yan, Xun Er, and the others emerged.

Nalan Ye arrived at Burning Flame Valley with Xiao Yan, Xun Er, and powerful allies, but they had come to fight the Hall of Souls rather than aid the valley. After Tang Zhen offered Xiao Yan the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations, Xiao Yan agreed to join the battle as Burning Flame Valley’s array neared collapse.

• Nalan Ye emerged from a Space Wormhole with his companions and reunited with Tang Zhen and Tang Huo'er.
• Tang Zhen grew wary when he realized the newcomers were not Starfall Pavilion reinforcements, and Nalan Ye explained that they had come to fight the Hall of Souls.
• Tang Zhen told Nalan Ye that Ice River Valley and its allies had nearly broken Burning Flame Valley’s damaged Guardian Sect Array.
• Nalan Ye urged Tang Zhen to offer Xiao Yan the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations, and Tang Zhen agreed to pass on the secret art.
• Xiao Yan accepted the offer and declared that he would begin fighting the Hall of Souls immediately.

Nalan Ye and Burning Flame Valley’s reinforcements emerged to fight Ice River Valley and the Hall of Souls. Nalan Ye and Wu Hall Master staged a dramatic but deliberately restrained clash as the battle began, while Xiao Yan chose an Ice River Valley opponent.

• Ice Venerable ordered Ice River Valley’s forces to prepare for battle as Burning Flame Valley’s reinforcements arrived.
• Tang Zhen lowered Burning Flame Valley’s defensive array, and Nalan Ye charged out first, followed by Burning Flame Valley’s forces and the Ancient Clan group.
• Nalan Ye challenged Wu Protector, who was revealed to be Wu Hall Master, and the two staged a fierce-looking fight without seriously attacking each other.
• Xiao Yan avoided the stronger enemies and challenged a Three Star Dou Zong from Ice River Valley.

Tang Zhen and Ice Venerable fought above Burning Flame Valley while Lin Lao challenged Star Plucking Old Ghost, and Nalan Ye revealed to Wu Hall Master that the Ancient Clan had come to help because of Xiao Yan and Xun Er. The fighting continued as Wu Hall Master considered targeting Xun Er despite Nalan Ye’s warning about her protectors.

• Tang Zhen unleashed nine fire dragons against Ice Venerable, who countered them with a storm of blade-like snow.
• Tang Zhen activated Burning Flame Valley’s Guardian Sect Array and combined its attack with his own, but Ice Venerable evaded the beam.
• Lin Lao left Nan Lao to protect the young woman and challenged Star Plucking Old Ghost to battle.
• Nalan Ye told Wu Hall Master that the Ancient Clan had arrived because Xun Er had feelings for Xiao Yan.
• Wu Hall Master considered killing Xun Er, but Nalan Ye warned him that her two Venerable protectors were too powerful to provoke.
• Wu Hall Master asked Nalan Ye to help him find a way to kill Xun Er.

As the battle raged at Burning Flame Valley, Xun Er secretly bound Nalan Ye so Wu Hall Master could strike him. Nalan Ye was badly wounded and enveloped in black mist, leaving him separated from Little Fairy Doctor as Xun Er continued watching Xiao Yan.

• Xun Er watched Xiao Yan fight an Ice River Valley Elder while Nan Lao guarded her and kept nearby fighters away.
• Ling Quan grew resentful that Xun Er protected Xiao Yan and looked for a chance to kill him.
• Xun Er secretly formed a seal that let an unseen force bind Nalan Ye during his fight with Wu Hall Master.
• Nalan Ye refused to help Wu Hall Master kill Xun Er and offered him treasures looted from the Hall of Dead Souls instead.
• Wu Hall Master attacked Nalan Ye, who was struck by a mysterious force, spat blood, and was badly injured.
• Little Fairy Doctor rushed toward Nalan Ye, but Wu Hall Master's black mist exploded around him and separated them.

Nalan Ye was injured by a mysterious force and was rescued by Little Fairy Doctor, who entered the Hall of Souls black mist to reach him. Wu Hall Master revealed himself as Nalan Ye’s ally, and they concluded that Ling Quan had secretly tried to kill Nalan Ye.

• Little Fairy Doctor charged into the black mist and gave the injured Nalan Ye a Healing Pill.
• Xun Er watched from the battlefield and expected the Hall of Souls expert to kill Nalan Ye.
• Little Fairy Doctor prepared to hold off Wu Hall Master until Nalan Ye revealed that Wu Hall Master was his ally, whom he called Old Crow.
• Nalan Ye explained that a mysterious force had stopped him from dodging, and Wu Hall Master realized someone had secretly tried to kill him.
• Nalan Ye suspected Ling Quan had attacked him and vowed in anger to make him pay.

Nalan Ye considered whether Xiao Xun'er had ordered the attack on him, and Little Fairy Doctor warned that Xun Er might target him because of Xiao Yan or Nalan Yanran. The possibility that the Nalan Family could be in danger left Nalan Ye panicked, though Little Fairy Doctor stressed it was only a guess.

• Old Crow questioned whether Ling Quan or the Ancient Clan Venerables had attacked Nalan Ye, and Nalan Ye considered whether Xun Er had ordered it.
• Nalan Ye asked Little Fairy Doctor whether Xiao Xun'er might have been behind the attack, and she said Xun Er could act to protect Xiao Yan.
• Little Fairy Doctor suggested Xiao Yan's marriage to Nalan Yanran might anger Xun Er and lead her to target Nalan Ye.
• Little Fairy Doctor feared Xun Er might have sent people to slaughter Nalan Yanran and the Nalan Family, leaving Nalan Ye horrified.
• Little Fairy Doctor held Nalan Ye's hand and reassured him that her fears were only speculation.

Nalan Ye and Little Fairy Doctor staged a fight in the black mist while he rewarded Wu Hall Master with seized Hall of Souls resources. The chapter ended when they discovered a Soul Scattering Pill and Little Fairy Doctor’s Calamity Poison Body reacted to its poison.

• Nalan Ye reasoned that Xun Er would need to summon help from the Ancient Realm, giving him at least a month before any threat reached the Nalan Empire.
• Little Fairy Doctor and Wu Hall Master made noise and explosions in the black mist to convince Xun Er that they were fighting.
• Nalan Ye gave Wu Hall Master seized resources, and Wu Hall Master found Life Soul Gold, Pill Recipes, a Dou Technique, and Seventh-Rank Pills among them.
• Nalan Ye copied the recovered manuals and secrets before giving the copies to Wu Hall Master, who was pleased with his rewards.
• Wu Hall Master identified one pill as a Soul Scattering Pill, and Little Fairy Doctor’s Calamity Poison Body reacted to its poison with greedy craving.

Little Fairy Doctor swallowed a deadly Seventh Grade Six-Colored poison pill and used its potency to rise to Five-Star Dou Zong, helping Nalan Ye drive Wu Hall Master from the black mist. The two emerged alive as the battlefield watched, and Nalan Ye taunted the weakened Hall of Souls fighter.

• Little Fairy Doctor asked for the poison pill, and Wu Hall Master allowed Nalan Ye to give it to her.
• Little Fairy Doctor swallowed the pill, releasing a toxic gray mist as her cultivation steadily increased.
• Wu Hall Master warned Nalan Ye that Calamity Poison Bodies could go mad, but Nalan Ye knew Little Fairy Doctor's condition was controlled.
• Little Fairy Doctor reached Five-Star Dou Zong and helped send Wu Hall Master flying out of the black mist.
• Xun Er watched in disbelief as Nalan Ye and Little Fairy Doctor emerged, while Tang Huo'er renewed her attack on the Ice River Valley Elder.
• Nalan Ye spat blood and mocked Wu Hall Master for failing to kill him.

Nalan Ye suspected Xun Er had secretly attacked him, but he bluffed Ling Quan into appearing suspicious and let him take the blame. As the battle at Red Fire Mountain Range continued, Xun Er realized Nalan Ye suspected Ling Quan, while Xiao Yan unleashed Rage Fire Lotus against an Ice River Valley fighter.

• Wu Hall Master threatened Nalan Ye, but Little Fairy Doctor told him to withdraw and said she would handle the fight.
• Nalan Ye watched Xun Er for signs that she had attacked him, then went to confront Ling Quan during his battle with an Ice River Valley elder.
• Nalan Ye’s bluff made Ling Quan fear his plan against Xiao Yan had been exposed, and Ling Quan’s shifting expressions convinced Nalan Ye that he was plotting something.
• Nalan Ye concluded that Xun Er had attacked him and concealed his suspicion by accusing Ling Quan before leaving.
• Xun Er overheard the exchange and realized Nalan Ye suspected Ling Quan, while Xiao Yan summoned three Exotic Flames to use Rage Fire Lotus against an Ice River Valley Dou Zong.

Xiao Yan defeated an Ice River Valley elder with a Four-Colored Fire Lotus, and Xun Er urged him to rest. Xiao Yan chose to keep fighting, but Xun Er asked Nan Lao to end the battle.

• Xiao Yan merged four Exotic Flames into a fire lotus and forced the Ice River Valley elder to flee.
• Xiao Yan pursued the elder and killed him when the fire lotus overwhelmed his ice defense.
• Xun Er cheered for Xiao Yan, while Ling Quan watched with resentment and vowed to kill him.
• Xun Er wiped Xiao Yan’s forehead and asked him to return with her to rest, but Xiao Yan prepared to continue fighting.
• Xun Er turned to Nan Lao and calmly told him to end the battle because Xiao Yan was tired.

Nan Lao intervened in the sprawling battle between Burning Flame Valley and Ice River Valley with four devastating attacks. He left the battlefield covered in Ice River Valley casualties, and terror drove its forces to begin fleeing.

• Xiao Yan watched the battle spread across the Blazing Flame Mountain Range as Xun Er asked Nan Lao to end it.
• Nan Lao struck east with a golden palm, killing Ice River Valley Disciples while passing harmlessly around Burning Flame Valley's forces.
• Tang Zhen and Burning Flame Valley's grand formation kept the Ice Venerable from stopping Nan Lao.
• Nan Lao attacked west with a punch, split the earth to the south, and sent a hurricane north, killing Ice River Valley fighters across the battlefield.
• After the four attacks killed less than ten percent of Ice River Valley's forces, an affiliated force fled the Blazing Flame Mountain Range in terror.

Nan Lao’s overwhelming attack devastated Ice River Valley’s forces, while the defenders of Burning Flame Valley gained the upper hand. Ice Venerable ordered a retreat, leaving Burning Flame Valley victorious and Zhou Chuan relieved to have survived.

• Nan Lao unleashed four devastating attacks that killed many Ice River Valley fighters and stunned both sides.
• The narrator feared Nan Lao’s strength, while Xiao Yan wondered how powerful the force behind Xun Er was.
• Wu Hall Master urged Star Plucking Old Ghost and Ice Venerable to retreat as Burning Flame Valley’s reinforcements and array overwhelmed them.
• Ice Venerable agreed to withdraw, and Ice River Valley’s forces regrouped and fled with the Hall of Dead Souls experts.
• Burning Flame Valley’s disciples celebrated their victory, and Zhou Chuan rejoiced that he had survived.

Burning Flame Valley repelled the Ice River Valley and Hall of Souls assault, but the enemy began withdrawing before Tang Zhen could stop them. Nalan Ye charged into the retreating army to attack Kang Sha and was left in grave danger as Tang Huo'er and Xiao Yan rushed to help him.

• Tang Huo'er and Red Fire Elder celebrated Burning Flame Valley's survival as Ice River Valley and Hall of Souls forces retreated.
• Star Plucking Old Ghost fled from Lin Lao, while Nan Lao urged Lin Lao not to pursue and Ice Venerable drew Tang Zhen away from the protection of the Guardian Sect Array.
• Nalan Ye used Three Thousand Lightning Movement to intercept Kang Sha, striking the wounded Seven Star Dou Zong and knocking him backward.
• Kang Sha called on nearby Ice River Valley members to attack Nalan Ye, and three elders and numerous disciples unleashed a coordinated assault.
• A woman in white sent gray mist toward the attackers as Nalan Ye blocked one elder's strike, was hit by another, and faced a fatal sword-finger attack from the third.
• Tang Huo'er and Xiao Yan rushed toward Nalan Ye to save him.

Zi Yan and Little Fairy Doctor helped Nalan Ye turn the fight against Ice River Valley and the Hall of Souls, while Kang Sha was left behind as the enemy forces retreated. Tang Huo'er ordered Burning Flame Valley to pursue the fleeing attackers into the Blazing Flame Mountain Range.

• Nalan Ye warned an Ice River Valley Disciple Dou Zong that someone was ambushing him, and Zi Yan emerged from the void and smashed him with a punch.
• Little Fairy Doctor's Poison Mist killed numerous Ice River Valley Disciples as Nalan Ye ordered Zi Yan to kill Kang Sha.
• Zi Yan, Qiu Yin, and Qiu Si caught Kang Sha and beat him while the Ice River Valley Elders abandoned him and retreated.
• Wu Hall Master left Kang Sha behind and fled, while Tang Huo'er led Burning Flame Valley in pursuit of the attackers.

After Ice River Valley retreated, Tang Huo'er followed my suggestion to target its weaker affiliated factions rather than its core forces. As Burning Flame Valley hunted them down and Ice River Valley abandoned them, a voice called for the factions to surrender and be spared.

• Tang Huo'er and Xiao Yan praised and scolded me after I charged into the Ice River Valley army.
• I suggested that Burning Flame Valley attack Ice River Valley's affiliated factions to avoid heavy losses against its core forces.
• Tang Huo'er ordered Burning Flame Valley's elders and disciples to hunt down the affiliated factions.
• Ice Venerable ordered Ice River Valley's forces to retreat and abandon their affiliated factions.
• Burning Flame Valley overwhelmed the abandoned factions until a voice called for them to lay down their weapons and surrender.

The narrator and Tang Huo'er persuaded Ice River Valley's affiliated forces to surrender while Tang Zhen kept Ice Venerable occupied. Ice River Valley's main force escaped, leaving Burning Flame Valley to consider its losses and the conflict ahead.

• The narrator stopped a Burning Flame Valley disciple from killing a surrendering Dou Huang and insisted that those who surrendered would be spared.
• Tang Huo'er backed the narrator and urged the affiliated forces to surrender, and a Two-Star Dou Zong's surrender prompted many others to follow.
• Ice Venerable threatened the affiliated forces, but the narrator struck him with purple lightning while Tang Zhen continued fighting him.
• The narrator killed a Dou Huang who tried to rally resistance, and Burning Flame Valley's forces killed those who attempted to flee.
• Ice River Valley's main force escaped through Space Wormholes, and Ice Venerable withdrew after seeing its elders leave.