Chapter Summaries

Gu Fei helped Zi Yan advance by refining medicinal liquid for her cocoon, while Xiao Yan learned that Gu Fei had taken another Heavenly Flame and struggled to keep faith in the Flame Mantra. The chapter left Xiao Yan resolved to continue cultivating and remain at Jia Nan Academy until he reached Dou Ling.

• Gu Fei learned that Zi Yan was advancing inside a Light Cocoon and promised Xiong Zhan he would help speed up the process.
• Gu Fei refined Energy Medicine Liquid from herbs and spread it over Zi Yan’s cocoon, expecting her to emerge in just over a month.
• Xiao Yan told Yao Lao that Gu Fei had taken the Heavenly Flame at Jia Nan Academy, and Yao Lao suspected Gu Fei had obtained an incomplete Flame Mantra from Han Feng.
• Yao Lao encouraged Xiao Yan to continue cultivating the Flame Mantra, and Xiao Yan decided to persist despite the gap between himself and Gu Fei.
• Yao Lao advised Xiao Yan to stay at Jia Nan Academy and use the Fallen Heart Flame Young Fire to aid his cultivation until he reached Dou Ling.

After a month in Pill World, Gu Fei watched Zi Yan emerge from her cocoon, only for her to shrink back into a little girl. They returned to Holy Pill City, where Cao Ying finally reunited with Gu Fei, and he warned her to leave the inn before something happened.

• Gu Fei applied medicinal liquid to Zi Yan’s cocoon until it cracked open and released her.
• Zi Yan emerged with a mature figure, but shrank back into a little girl when Gu Fei touched her and put clothes on her.
• Gu Fei and Zi Yan left Pill World after saying goodbye to Xiong Zhan.
• Cao Ying waited for Gu Fei at the inn in Holy Pill City and greeted him when he returned with Zi Yan.
• Zi Yan bluntly told Cao Ying she could tell Cao Ying liked Gu Fei, and Gu Fei warned Cao Ying to leave the inn.

Gu Fei confronted Mu Gu the Elder and Star Picker Old Ghost when the Soul Hall ambushed him in Holy Pill City. He broke their Soul Barrier and fought off Mu Gu, but Star Picker launched a sudden chain attack as the Pill Tower prepared to intervene.

• Gu Fei spotted two Soul Hall members emerging from hidden space and told Heavenly Flame Honored One to protect Cao Ying and the others.
• Mu Gu the Elder revealed that he had sealed the inn with a Soul Barrier, but Gu Fei shattered it with a soul sword, alerting the Pill Tower.
• Xuan Kongzi's voice reached the hall, and Cao Ying realized Gu Fei had warned her because he knew the inn was in danger.
• Mu Gu and Star Picker Old Ghost tried to leave, but Gu Fei attacked Mu Gu with a pillar of Heavenly Flame and forced him back.
• Star Picker Old Ghost warned Mu Gu that Gu Fei could become a threat, then sent black chains through space toward Gu Fei.

Gu Fei fought Mu Gu the Elder and Star Picker Old Ghost with his Five Round Li Fire Formation, then rescued Cao Ying as the Soul Hall men tried to escape. Gu Clan Elder Gu Qian appeared, trapped and killed both attackers, revealing that Gu Fei had been protected all along.

• Gu Fei sent Zi Yan and Cao Ying away from the battle and unleashed the Five Round Li Fire Formation using three Heavenly Flames and two beast flames.
• Gu Fei fought Star Picker Old Ghost to a standstill while Mu Gu the Elder urged his companion to leave before Xuan Kongzi arrived.
• Mu Gu attacked Zi Yan and Cao Ying to cover their escape, and Gu Fei saved Cao Ying from the strike aimed at her.
• Gu Qian appeared and froze the space around Mu Gu and Star Picker Old Ghost as they tried to flee.
• Gu Qian killed Mu Gu and Star Picker Old Ghost with a single attack, and Gu Fei recognized the elder who had secretly followed him.

Gu Fei decided to return to his clan with Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and their companions after the Soul Hall’s attack. With Gu Qian’s help, they reached Ancient Saint City, where Gu Fei explained the city’s ancient origins and Dou Di protection.

• Gu Qian praised Gu Fei and warned Xuan Kongzi that the Pill Tower’s defenses needed strengthening after the Soul Hall’s attack.
• Gu Fei decided to return to his clan, and Zi Yan insisted on going with him rather than returning to Dragon Island.
• Gu Fei invited Xiao Yi Xian to meet his family, and she agreed despite feeling nervous.
• Gu Fei, Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and the others said goodbye to Xuan Kongzi and Cao Ying, then traveled through a Space Wormhole with Gu Qian’s help.
• Gu Fei’s group arrived near Ancient Saint City, and he explained that its barrier contained Dou Di power before they descended to approach it on foot.

Gu Fei brought Xiao Yi Xian and his companions into the Gu Realm, where they headed for his mountain peak amid attention from the Gu Clan. Xun'er learned that Gu Fei had returned with another woman and set out to see her.

• Gu Fei entered Ancient Saint City with Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, Zi Yan, the Lion King, and the Heavenly Flame Honored One, then opened the spatial gate to the Gu Realm with Elder Gu Qian.
• Gu Fei explained the Gu Realm's rich energy and the status of the Gu Clan Descendants as a Shuttle Sky Boat carried the group toward the Ancient Saint Mountain Range.
• Gu Yunyou greeted Gu Fei, but he took Xiao Yi Xian's hand and led her to his mountain peak.
• Gu Yao grew interested in Gu Fei's return, while Gu Qingyang remarked that Xun'er had let a fine husband go.
• After completing the first stage of the Emperor Altar Baptism and reaching two-star Dou King, Xun'er learned from Gu Qingyang that Gu Fei had brought another woman home and decided to see her.

Gu Fei brought his companions to his secluded mountain home in the Gu Realm, then left to visit his clan’s elders. Xun'er arrived in his absence and deliberately implied to Xiao Yi Xian that she and Gu Fei had shared an intimate past, leaving Xiao Yi Xian distressed.

• Gu Fei showed Zi Yan and the others his mountain home, settled them in, and left to pay his respects to the Gu Clan elders.
• Xun'er arrived at the mountain, ignored the Heavenly Flame Honored One’s question, and focused her attention on Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xun'er called herself Gu Fei’s childhood sweetheart and claimed he had left something on the bed in her room.
• Xiao Yi Xian imagined that Gu Fei and Xun'er had been intimate, while Xun'er privately took satisfaction in upsetting her.

Xun'er confronted Xiao Yi Xian and claimed she was Gu Fei's wife, but Zi Yan challenged her and learned she was his ex-wife. Meanwhile, Gu Fei asked his clan elders to approve his marriage to Xiao Yi Xian, and they objected that she lacked a powerful bloodline.

• Xun'er upset Xiao Yi Xian by claiming she and Gu Fei had married, while Zi Yan and Qing Lin defended Xiao Yi Xian.
• Qing Lin called Xun'er Gu Fei's ex-wife, and Zi Yan mocked her for being divorced before fighting off her punch.
• Xun'er warned that the Gu Clan elders would not accept Gu Fei marrying an ordinary woman, then left.
• Gu Fei met with Gu Lie and the elders and firmly declared that he had chosen Xiao Yi Xian as his lifelong partner.
• Gu Lie said clan rules required Gu Fei's wife to have a powerful bloodline.

Gu Fei defended his intention to marry Xiao Yi Xian before the Gu Clan elders, declaring that he would become a Dou Di, and Gu Lie supported him. After learning that Xun'er had visited and insulted Xiao Yi Xian, Gu Fei reassured her, and they were left alone together.

• Gu Fei told the clan elders that Xiao Yi Xian's Woeful Poison Body had been resolved and that he would marry her, insisting he would eventually become a Dou Di.
• An elder challenged Gu Fei's confidence by citing the failures of the Clan Chief and Xiao Xuan, but Gu Fei vowed to become a Dou Di and change the world.
• Gu Lie praised Gu Fei and promised to suppress opposition to his choice for the time being.
• Gu Fei returned to the Bamboo House and learned from Zi Yan and Qing Lin that Xun'er had visited and insulted Xiao Yi Xian.
• Gu Fei told Xiao Yi Xian that he had no remaining connection with Xun'er, and she said she believed him.
• The Heavenly Flame Honored One prompted Zi Yan and Qing Lin to leave, and Gu Fei and Xiao Yi Xian embraced alone.

Jia Xingtian and Yao Ye considered how the Jia Ma Empire could resist Yun Shan after he became a Dou Zong, while Yun Yun grew suspicious of changes within the Misty Cloud Sect. In the Gu Realm, Xun'er returned upset after failing to see Gu Fei, and Gu Yao resolved to pursue her as he and Gu Qingyang went to visit Gu Fei.

• Jia Xingtian and Yao Ye discussed Yun Shan's breakthrough and concluded that Gu Fei's past ties and alchemist notes might help protect the imperial family.
• Yun Yun told Nalan Yanran that she distrusted the sudden breakthroughs of Yun Leng, Yun Du, and Yun Cha and felt Yun Shan was hiding things from her.
• Xun'er returned to Gu Qingyang without seeing Gu Fei and reacted coldly when he guessed she had encountered the woman Gu Fei brought back.
• Gu Yao urged Xun'er to move on from Gu Fei and hinted that she should notice him, but she left without accepting his words.
• Gu Yao vowed to win Xun'er over, then went with Gu Qingyang to visit Gu Fei.

Gu Fei agreed to compete for one of two vacant Black Annihilation Army commander positions, aiming to gain influence and resources within the Gu Clan. After entering seclusion, he used Emotion Value to break through to Two-Star Dou Venerate, five days later.

• Gu Qingyang and Gu Yao visited Gu Fei and invited him to compete in the commander election three months later.
• Gu Fei accepted, while Gu Qingyang and Gu Yao recognized him as a formidable rival for the two vacant positions.
• Gu Fei told Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan about the election and said he expected to break through to Two-Star Dou Venerate soon.
• After several days settling into the Gu Realm, Gu Fei entered seclusion and spent 30,000 Emotion Value on cultivation enlightenment.
• Gu Fei broke through to Two-Star Dou Venerate after five days.

Xun'er learned that Gu Fei would compete for a Black Annihilation Army commander position and hoped Gu Qingyang or Gu Yao would defeat him. Three months later, the competition began with Gu Fei matched against Gu Yao.

• Gu Yao told Xun'er that Gu Fei planned to compete for a commander position, and she urged Gu Yao and Gu Qingyang to make him taste defeat.
• Gu Yao resolved to defeat Gu Fei and win Xun'er's favor, then prepared for the competition alongside Gu Qingyang.
• Three months later, Gu Fei reassured Xiao Yi Xian before taking her and the others to the crowded competition square.
• The crowd noticed Xiao Yi Xian's rapid cultivation progress, while Xun'er resented the praise she received and Gu Fei ignored Xun'er.
• Gu Zhan announced that the first- and second-place competitors would become commanders, then called Gu Fei and Gu Yao for the opening match.

Gu Fei defeated Gu Yao and Gu Qingyang in the commander tournament, becoming the Seventh Commander of the Black Annihilation Army. As he celebrated with Xiao Yi Xian, Xun'er watched with regret, thinking that the glory should have been hers.

• Gu Fei reassured the nervous Xiao Yi Xian before facing Gu Yao in the tournament’s opening match.
• Gu Fei revealed that he had reached Two-Star Dou Zun, shocking Gu Yao, Gu Qingyang, and Xun'er.
• Gu Fei overpowered Gu Yao with their Emperor Seal Art exchange and his full strength, forcing Gu Yao to concede.
• Gu Fei defeated Gu Qingyang in the final and became the Seventh Commander, while Gu Qingyang became the Eighth Commander.
• Gu Fei celebrated beside Xiao Yi Xian as Xun'er watched and felt that the glory should have been hers.

Gu Fei settled into his role as Seventh Commander of the Black Annihilation Army while Xun'er’s cold treatment of Gu Yao drove him to question his devotion to her. Back at the Bamboo House, Gu Fei refined an Eighth-Grade Pill, revealing another extraordinary talent to the Gu Clan.

• Gu Fei became the Seventh Commander and began training the Black Annihilation Army, while Xiao Yi Xian and the others stayed at the Bamboo House under Heavenly Flame Honored One’s protection.
• Xun'er approached Gu Fei at the training field, but he answered coldly and left without hearing her out.
• Gu Yao confronted Xun'er about her feelings for Gu Fei, then criticized her for choosing Xiao Yan over Gu Fei and realized his affection for her might have been misplaced.
• Gu Fei returned to the Bamboo House, reassured Xiao Yi Xian, and promised to make medicinal pellets for Zi Yan.
• Gu Fei refined an Eighth-Grade Pill that triggered Five-Colored Pill Lightning, astonishing the Gu Clan with his rapid progress as an alchemist.

Xun'er regretted taking Gu Fei's kindness for granted as he refined an Eighth-Grade Pill and gave it to Heavenly Flame Honored One. Gu Fei then asked Zi Yan to help him prepare to refine the Three Thousand Burning Flame, and left with a Dragon Mark on his palm.

• Xun'er watched Gu Fei's Six-Colored Pill Lightning and regretted that she had not cherished his past kindness.
• Gu Fei gave the Eighth-Grade Pill to Heavenly Flame Honored One to restore his cultivation, then promised Zi Yan a great fortune in exchange for her help.
• Zi Yan explained that an Ancient Void Dragon Clan senior had placed a Dragon Mark in the Three Thousand Burning Flame and revealed that she had taken a stronger mark from a sleeping clan senior.
• Gu Fei said the Gu Clan elders would weaken the Three Thousand Burning Flame before he tried to refine it.
• Zi Yan used dark golden dragon blood to place a Dragon Mark on Gu Fei's palm, and Gu Fei took the remaining blood and hurried into the mountain range.

Gu Fei refined Three Thousand Burning Flame despite warnings from Gu Lie and Gu Xiong, overcoming its attempt to control his soul. After three months of refining the flame, he emerged as a Four-Star Dou Venerate.

• Gu Lie and Gu Xiong warned Gu Fei that Three Thousand Burning Flame was too powerful to refine safely, but he insisted he could subdue it.
• Gu Xiong released Three Thousand Burning Flame, and several Dou Saints weakened it before Gu Fei used Zi Yan's dark golden blood to activate their matching Dragon Marks.
• Three Thousand Burning Flame invaded Gu Fei's mind and tried to enslave him, but Gu Fei fought it in a black-flame space and battered it with his soul power.
• Gu Fei used his Dragon Mark to seize Three Thousand Burning Flame, erase its intelligence, and swallow its origin flame.
• After three months of refining, Gu Fei emerged as a Four-Star Dou Venerate, astonishing the Gu Clan elders.

After subduing the Three Thousand Burning Flame, Gu Fei returned to the Gu Realm stronger and became the Black Annihilation Army’s Fifth Commander. A Yan Clan delegation arrived seeking a marriage alliance between Gu Fei and Huo Zhi.

• Xiao Yi Xian and the others worried about Gu Fei’s long seclusion, but Zi Yan used her Dragon Mark to confirm he was safe.
• Gu Fei returned after successfully subduing the Three Thousand Burning Flame and explained that absorbing its energy had taken time.
• The Heavenly Flame Honored One congratulated Gu Fei on reaching Four-Star Dou Zun after recovering to Six-Star Dou Zun himself.
• Gu Fei defeated a Six-Star Dou Zun and became the new Fifth Commander of the Black Annihilation Army.
• Gu Nanhai welcomed Huo Yao and the Yan Clan delegation to the Gu Realm, where Huo Zhi judged the Gu Clan’s younger generation unimpressive.
• Huo Yao confirmed that Gu Fei and Xun'er had separated and proposed a marriage alliance between Gu Fei and Huo Zhi.

The Yan Clan sent Huo Zhi to the Gu Clan to propose a marriage alliance with Gu Fei, leaving the Gu elders wary and Xun'er unsettled. Huo Zhi dismissed the proposal as her elders’ arrangement, while Zi Yan warned Xiao Yi Xian that the Yan Clan wanted Gu Fei to marry.

• Elder Huo Yao introduced Huo Zhi, a nineteen-year-old Eight-Star Dou Zong, and asked the Gu Clan to consider a marriage alliance with Gu Fei.
• Gu Nanhai said Gu Fei had to decide for himself and asked the Yan Clan delegation to wait while the elders discussed the proposal.
• Xun'er learned the Yan Clan had come to arrange a marriage for Gu Fei and confronted Huo Zhi, claiming Gu Fei already loved Xiao Yi Xian.
• Huo Zhi said she had no interest in marrying Gu Fei and told Xun'er to settle her own affairs before interfering in others’.
• Zi Yan rushed to Xiao Yi Xian and told her that the Yan Clan delegation intended to arrange a marriage for Gu Fei.

The Gu Clan debated the Yan Clan's marriage proposal, suspecting it was an attempt to learn how Gu Fei fused Heavenly Flames. At the banquet, Gu Fei rejected the match with Huo Zhi, declaring that he already loved someone.

• Gu Clan elders discussed the Yan Clan's proposal and considered using the match to gain access to the Yan Clan's Heavenly Flames, while Gu Lie defended Gu Fei's right to choose.
• Gu Yuan decided Gu Fei should meet Huo Zhi and make the final decision himself.
• Gu Fei comforted Xiao Yi Xian by promising he would not marry Huo Zhi, and she felt reassured.
• At the banquet, Huo Zhi sensed Gu Fei's multiple Heavenly Flames and learned he had reached Four-Star Dou Venerate.
• Gu Fei apologized to the Yan Clan and rejected the proposal, saying he already loved a woman.

At the banquet, Gu Fei rejected the Yan Clan’s marriage proposal, but Gu Yuan and Gu Lie persuaded him to spend time getting to know Huo Zhi. Xun’er grew jealous as Huo Zhi pursued Gu Fei, then confronted Gu Yuan after the banquet.

• Gu Fei rejected the Yan Clan’s proposal, disappointing Huo Zhi and delighting Xun’er.
• Huo Zhi insisted on getting to know Gu Fei, and Gu Yuan and Gu Lie persuaded him to agree for the time being.
• Huo Zhi approached Gu Fei during the banquet, while Xun’er watched jealously.
• After the banquet, Xun’er asked Gu Yuan why he had stopped Gu Fei from rejecting Huo Zhi, and he questioned whether she still wanted to reconcile with Gu Fei.