Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan defused Bai Shan’s late-night challenge and reunited with Xun'er, recounting his adventures over the past six months. The next day, as the Inner Academy selection competition began, Xiao Yan faced Bai Shan’s provocations and learned about the academy’s powerful leaders and factions.

• Xun'er prepared to confront Bai Shan, but Xiao Yan stopped her and Instructor Ruo Lin intervened before the two could fight.
• Bai Shan taunted Xiao Yan about hiding behind Xun'er, and Xiao Yan answered that they would settle things in the selection competition.
• Xiao Yan asked Xun'er how she had been and told her about his journey after leaving Wutan City, while Little Doctor Immortal and Little Qing Lin listened nearby.
• The next morning, Xiao Yan walked with Instructor Ruo Lin, Xun'er, Little Doctor Immortal, Little Qing Lin, and Xiao Yu to the crowded competition square.
• Xiao Yan exchanged a cold look with Bai Shan, then noticed four senior figures whose strength impressed him; the elders discussed his unusual power, Little Doctor Immortal’s alchemy talent, and Little Qing Lin’s rare pupils.
• Instructor Ruo Lin explained the elders’ roles and warned Xiao Yan to be careful of the academy’s Enforcement Team.

Xiao Yan learned that the top five contestants in the Inner Academy Selection Competition could enter Jia Nan Academy’s Library Pavilion, and Instructor Ruo Lin named the rivals he should watch. As the second day of the competition began, Xiao Yan watched Luo Fu defeat Ge Li and learned how the academy’s dangerous Black Corner Region training shaped its students.

• Instructor Ruo Lin told Xiao Yan that the top five could enter the Library Pavilion, and she named the Little Demoness, Bai Shan, an Enforcement Team member, Lu Mu, and Xun'er as rivals to watch.
• Xiao Yu and Instructor Ruo Lin explained Lu Mu’s pursuit of Xiao Yu, while Xiao Yan teased her about it.
• The referee began the second day of the competition and announced matches between Luo Fu and Ge Li.
• Xiao Yan predicted that Luo Fu’s defensive style would outlast Ge Li’s attacks, and Luo Fu then struck Ge Li down when his assault faltered.
• Instructor Ruo Lin told Xiao Yan that the academy sent students to train in the Black Corner Region, where surviving students returned transformed.

Xiao Yan faced Lu Mu in the academy tournament, where both fighters revealed strength and skill that made the match increasingly serious. When Lu Mu brought out his Blue Crystal Flame, Xiao Yan answered with a purple flame of his own, leaving Lu Mu stunned as the fight reached its decisive moment.

• Instructor Ruo Lin warned Xiao Yan that Lu Mu was a powerful alchemist who had trained alone in the Black Corner Region, and urged him to take the match seriously.
• Xiao Yan and Lu Mu exchanged friendly words before the match, then began fighting with Xiao Yan's Heavy Xuan Ruler against Lu Mu's iron sword.
• Lu Mu infused his sword with fiery Dou Qi and used its flexible blade to slip past Xiao Yan's defense.
• Lu Mu revealed his Blue Crystal Flame and warned Xiao Yan that it had once injured a Dou Ling expert.
• Xiao Yan took a medicinal pill, summoned a purple flame into his palm, and told Lu Mu that he was a professional at playing with fire.

Xiao Yan faced Lu Mu in a flame-control match and revealed that he was an alchemist with exceptional control over his purple flame. He trapped Lu Mu with a hidden flame attack and left him unable to move, stunning the spectators and Bai Shan.

• Xiao Yan revealed his purple flame, while Little Doctor Immortal confirmed that he was her alchemy master and the stands speculated about his abilities.
• Lu Mu challenged Xiao Yan to demonstrate his flame control and formed two blue fire arcs to protect himself.
• Lu Mu charged at Xiao Yan, blocked his flame whip, and attacked with the Alchemy Department’s Pill Flame Technique.
• Xiao Yan split his purple flame, used one portion to block Lu Mu’s attack, and secretly placed the other near Lu Mu’s feet.
• Xiao Yan appeared behind Lu Mu and restrained him with purple flame bands, while Old Man Huo recognized the trap and the spectators stared in shock.

Xiao Yan defeated Lu Mu in the flame contest and drew the academy’s attention before the qualifying competition continued. The chapter ended as Blood Asura Wu Hao began his match against Yan Cheng.

• Xiao Yan defeated Lu Mu, won the flame contest, and earned cheers from the stands.
• Lu Mu accepted his loss and left the stage, while Xiao Yan noticed Bai Shan watching him coldly.
• Xiao Yan reunited with Xun'er and quietly held her hand before Instructor Ruo Lin caught on and warned him to be discreet.
• The qualifying competition eliminated most contestants, and the judges announced a match between Yan Cheng and Wu Hao.
• Wu Hao appeared in his blood-red robes, prompting concern from the academy elders and fear among the spectators.
• Yan Cheng refused to forfeit and charged at Wu Hao with his weapon.

Wu Hao defeated Yan Cheng in two exchanges and challenged Xiao Yan, but Vice Dean Hu Gan stopped their confrontation and promised them a chance to fight the next day. Xiao Yan later reunited with Xiao Mei, whose regret over their damaged relationship remained unresolved, and returned to the packed square for the final day of the selection competition.

• Wu Hao swiftly disarmed Yan Cheng and held his blood-colored heavy sword to Yan Cheng's neck, winning the match.
• Wu Hao challenged Xiao Yan, but Hu Gan broke up their gathering auras and told them they could fight the next day.
• Xun'er, Bai Shan, and the red-clothed young woman won their matches, while Little Doctor Immortal and Little Qing Lin's opponents surrendered.
• Xiao Yan met Xiao Mei at Instructor Ruo Lin's building, greeted her coolly, and left her regretting how she had treated him in the past.
• Xiao Yan and the others entered Jia Nan Academy through a guarded passage and took their seats at the crowded square for the final day.

Xiao Yan and his companions entered the final round of the Inner Academy Qualifying Competition, a melee elimination match where contestants could form teams. As the early chaos gave way to organized groups, Xiao Yan and Xun'er were forced to join the fight, and several powerful opponents revealed themselves.

• Xiao Yan exchanged a silent challenge with Bai Shan, while Xun'er noted Bai Shan's talent and Hu Jia arrived at the arena.
• Hu Gan announced that the top fifty contestants would compete in a new melee elimination round, with rankings determined by how long they stayed in the arena.
• Xiao Yan, Xun'er, the Little Doctor Immortal, and Little Qing Lin entered the arena and agreed to rely on the four of them, with the two girls holding back their strength.
• The match began, and contestants clashed, retreated, and formed temporary teams as participants were knocked out.
• After Xiao Yan and Xun'er defeated a team of four, Xiao Yan released his Great Dou Master aura, and five other powerful auras rose around the arena.

Xiao Yan and Xun'er joined the arena's fight, with Xiao Yan confronting Bai Shan while Xun'er and their allies cleared out the other competitors. Bai Shan unleashed a powerful lightning attack that seemed to engulf Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan emerged unharmed beneath green flame.

• Xiao Yan led Xun'er, Little Doctor Immortal, and Little Qing Lin into the arena fight, and they began knocking competitors out.
• Bai Shan ordered his team to attack Xiao Yan and Xun'er while Wu Hao and Hu Jia moved against the other teams.
• Xiao Yan blocked Bai Shan's lightning spear attacks as Xun'er and the others fought their opponents.
• Bai Shan unleashed his Profound Rank High-grade combat skill, Shaking Thunder Ground Arc Explosion, and struck the place where Xiao Yan stood.
• Xiao Yan appeared unharmed, wrapped in green flame, and asked Bai Shan if he had had enough fun.

Xiao Yan overwhelmed Bai Shan in close combat, then used the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations to fight Bai Shan, Wu Hao, and Hu Jia together. He defeated all three with a fire lotus, leaving the arena crowd stunned and Old Man Huo interested in recruiting him for the Alchemy Department.

• Xiao Yan chased down Bai Shan with a close-range assault, disarmed him, and shattered his Dou Qi armor.
• Old Man Huo recognized Xiao Yan's azure flames as a Heavenly Flame and said he wanted Xiao Yan to join the Alchemy Department.
• Xiao Yan challenged Bai Shan, Wu Hao, and Hu Jia, then used the Green Lotus Transformation to raise his strength to the level of a Dou Ling expert.
• Xiao Yan struck all three with a single attack, forcing them to retreat as they prepared their strongest techniques.
• Xiao Yan merged purple and azure flames into a fire lotus and threw it at the three, blasting them into a stone wall and leaving them unable to rise.

Xiao Yan won the Qualifying Competition, earning a place among the top five and the right to enter the Library Pavilion. Five days later, he arrived with Xun'er and the others for their visit, where Wu Hao and Hu Jia were already waiting with Instructor Kulu.

• The judges ended the competition after Xiao Yan and the three young women cleared the platforms, naming Little Doctor Immortal, Qing Lin, Xiao Yan, Xiao Xun'er, and Wu Hao as the top five.
• Bai Shan vowed revenge, Wu Hao resolved to surpass Xiao Yan, and Hu Jia resented how badly Xiao Yan had beaten her.
• Lu Mu praised Xiao Yan and invited him to visit the Alchemy Department, then Xiao Yan left the arena with Little Doctor Immortal, Xun'er, and Little Qing Lin.
• Xiao Yan politely greeted Xiao Mei on an academy path but passed her by, leaving her hurt by the distance between them.
• Nearly five days later, Instructor Kulu came to Instructor Ruo Lin's pavilion and told Xiao Yan that the group would enter the Library Pavilion that afternoon.
• At the Library Pavilion, Wu Hao and Hu Jia waited while an old man read through documents.

Hu Gan brought the top five of the qualifying competition to Jia Nan Academy’s ancient Library Pavilion, where two gray-robed elders opened its spatial lock. After explaining the rules for claiming treasures, he sent Xiao Yan and the others inside to choose an item.

• Hu Jia resented Xiao Yan’s rough treatment, while Wu Hao declared that he would treat Xiao Yan as an opponent to surpass; Hu Gan warned them not to become enemies.
• Hu Gan led Xiao Yan, Xun'er, Little Doctor Immortal, Little Qing Lin, Hu Jia, and Wu Hao through a hidden passage to the Library Pavilion.
• Two gray-robed elders recognized Little Doctor Immortal’s Life Flame and opened the spatial lock protecting the pavilion.
• Hu Gan explained that each student could take only one item and could not force their way through an item’s energy layer.
• Xiao Yan and the others climbed the moss-covered stone steps and arrived at the pavilion entrance to begin choosing.

Xiao Yan, Xun'er, Little Doctor Immortal, Wu Hao, and Little Qing Lin entered Jia Nan Academy's Library Pavilion and seized treasures before its one-hour limit expired. Hu Gan escorted them back and warned them to cooperate when they entered the Inner Academy in two days.

• Hu Gan opened the Library Pavilion for the five newcomers and warned them to return within an hour.
• Xun'er caught a High Xuan class cultivation method, while Little Doctor Immortal obtained a Heavenly Jade Fruit.
• Xiao Yan captured a fleeing energy cluster and claimed the High Xuan class sound wave Dou Technique Lion-Tiger Golden Shattering Roar.
• The five left the Library Pavilion as its treasures returned to the energy shields, and the gray-robed guardians scanned them before ordering them to keep its secrets.
• Hu Gan brought the group back through the spatial passage and told them to rest for two days before entering the Inner Academy, advising them to cooperate against older students.

Xiao Yan perfected the Lion-Tiger Golden Shattering Roar before joining the other students selected for the Inner Academy. Hu Gan led the fifty students away from Jia Nan Academy on Griffon Beasts, and Xiao Yan’s group flew toward the hidden academy in the back mountains.

• Xiao Yan used the dragon qi within him to unleash the Lion-Tiger Golden Shattering Roar, which blasted the lake and overwhelmed nearby beasts.
• Xiao Yan met Xun'er at the valley entrance and left with her to enter the Inner Academy.
• Xiao Yan and Xun'er joined Little Doctor Immortal and Little Qing Lin among the fifty students gathered outside Hu Gan's study.
• Hu Gan addressed the students and arranged for them to travel in groups of five on ten Griffon Beasts.
• Xiao Yan's group boarded a Griffon Beast, and Hu Gan and three elders escorted the students as they departed Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Yan asked Wu Hao and Hu Jia about the Inner Academy, and Hu Jia said its students returned much stronger.

Xiao Yan and the other new students reached the Inner Academy through a hidden silver gate and received crystal cards marked with five. Elder Su explained that the cards contained valuable Fire Energy, then launched the Fire Energy Hunt Competition, leaving Xiao Yan’s group in the forest as older students prepared to hunt them.

• Hu Gan and the other elders escorted the students through dangerous mountains and opened a hidden silver gate to the Inner Academy.
• Xiao Yan and the students met Inner Academy elders Su and Qing, who warned that the academy’s older students had grown much stronger.
• Elder Su gave each newcomer a crystal card marked with five and explained that the older students could attack them to steal their Fire Energy.
• Elder Su began the Fire Energy Hunt Competition, challenging the newcomers to reach the Inner Academy while avoiding or defeating their pursuers.
• Xiao Yan’s group appeared in the forest, arguing as an unseen speaker called out to them.

Xiao Yan and his companions learned that older students were robbing newcomers of Fire Energy during the hunt, then defeated a group that tried to prey on them. Xiao Yan obtained a rough forest map from one of the defeated students, though its purchase had cost a full day of Fire Energy.

• Lin Ge and his companions beat five new students and took their Fire Energy, leaving two days' worth on their card.
• Wu Hao, Xun'er, Little Doctor Immortal, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yan watched the robbery, and Xiao Yan led the group onward without concern.
• Xiao Yan's group surrounded five blue-clothed older students who had just robbed another team of newcomers.
• Wu Hao and the others quickly overwhelmed the older students, while Xiao Yan subdued a purple-clothed student and questioned him.
• The purple-clothed student handed Xiao Yan a crude forest map and explained that the Inner Academy required competitors to buy it for one day of Fire Energy.

Xiao Yan learned how fire energy powered training in the Inner Academy and joined the Hunting Competition, where he and his companions began robbing veteran students for their Fire Crystal Cards. After taking fire energy from two teams, the group fled deeper into the forest as another team found their unconscious captives.

• The purple-clothed student told Xiao Yan that fifty veterans were competing, described the formidable Black-White Gate Fiends, and explained the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, fire energy, and the Strong Ranking.
• Xiao Yan took the purple-clothed student's Fire Crystal Card, and his group decided to hunt more veteran students for fire energy.
• Xiao Yan and his companions defeated another veteran team, took enough fire energy to give each of them twenty-five days, and left the captives tied to trees.
• Xiao Yan sensed another team approaching and led his excited companions away through the forest.
• A team arrived, found the five unconscious veterans tied up, and cut them loose.

Xiao Yan’s group repeatedly robbed veteran teams during the Fire Energy Hunt, drawing the remaining veterans into a showdown. After overpowering them and taking their Fire Energy, the five passed the trial and were formally recognized by Elder Su.

• Xiao Yan and his companions ambushed veteran teams, stole their Fire Energy, and spread panic throughout the forest.
• Veterans who fell below ten Fire Energy were forced to leave, while other teams searched for Xiao Yan’s group and the remaining veterans eventually allied against them.
• Xiao Yan’s team confronted the fifteen allied veterans, revealed their superior strength, and summoned Little Qing Lin’s three snakes to overwhelm them.
• Xiao Yan’s group took the allied teams’ Fire Energy, then Elder Su stopped the fight and ordered the veterans to escort them out.
• Elder Su announced that Xiao Yan, Gu Xun'er, Little Doctor Immortal, Little Qing Lin, and Wu Hao had passed the Inner Academy trial.

After entering the Inner Academy, Xiao Yan and his companions learned that veteran students were repeatedly extorting Fire Energy from the new students. Xun'er and Wu Hao proposed that Xiao Yan form a faction to unite them, and Xiao Yan was left to decide what to do.

• Elder Su awarded the victorious new students Fire Energy and gave Xiao Yan, Xiao Xun'er, Little Doctor Immortal, Little Qing Lin, and Wu Hao Azure Fire Crystal Cards before leading them into the Inner Academy.
• Xiao Yan and the new students surveyed the vast basin that housed the Inner Academy, and Xiao Yan wondered whether he would eventually meet the girl he sought there.
• Xiao Yan trained overnight with the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python and fed it Associated Amethyst Essence afterward.
• A Tai and other new students told Xiao Yan that veteran student teams were repeatedly demanding tribute and blamed their treatment on the new students' performance in the hunt competition.
• Xun'er suggested that Xiao Yan use his standing among the new students to form a faction, and Wu Hao supported her proposal.

Xiao Yan confronted older students extorting Fire Energy from the new students and forced them to return what they had taken. A Tai then proposed that Xiao Yan form a faction for the new students, and Xiao Yan began considering the idea.

• Xiao Yan decided to leave the pavilion with Xun'er and the others after hearing about the new students' trouble.
• A Tai refused to pay another tribute fee to the older students, who threatened the new students with violence.
• Xiao Yan stepped forward, threatened the older students with his heavy ruler, and ordered them to surrender their Fire Energy.
• Xiao Yan had the new students take the older students' Fire Energy and return the fees that had been extorted from them.
• A Tai suggested that Xiao Yan create a self-protection faction and explained how factions operated in the Inner Academy.
• Xiao Yan asked A Tai how many students attended the Inner Academy and learned about its five-year system and alternative admissions.

Xiao Yan formed the new-student faction Pan Gate, then went with Wu Hao to the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, where he recognized its hidden significance. After entering the tower, Xiao Yan quickly rescued Wu Hao from the dangerous reaction that afflicted first-time entrants.

• Xiao Yan agreed to lead the new students, named their faction Pan Gate, and was declared its chief.
• Xiao Yan left Pan Gate's organization to Xun'er, Wu Hao, Hu Jia, and the others, then traveled with Wu Hao through the Inner Academy.
• Xiao Yan climbed a tree and spotted the underground Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, realizing it was the treasure site sought by powerful factions.
• Xiao Yan and Wu Hao joined the crowd as the tower opened, then entered alongside the veteran students.
• Xiao Yan recognized the danger affecting first-time entrants and pulled Wu Hao out of the tower's burning effect, surprising the veteran students.