Chapter Summaries

Ling Xiao Pavilion auctioned Chu Xiao’s complete Fen Jue to Han Feng by pairing it with information on four Heavenly Flames and using a blind bid. Han Feng returned to Maple City, recognized the method as complete, and began cultivating the version Chu Xiao had created for him.

• Su Mei announced that the Fen Jue auction included verified information on four Heavenly Flames and would be decided by a blind bid.
• Han Feng offered two Grade 7 Pills and five Rank 6 Pills, then added two Imperial Zenith Pills after Yun Yun falsely claimed another bidder’s offer was nearly equal.
• Su Mei delivered the Fen Jue and the four pieces of Heavenly Flame information to Han Feng, who protested but accepted them after Yun Yun defended Ling Xiao Pavilion’s claims.
• Han Feng returned to Maple City, ordered his subordinates not to disturb him, and entered seclusion to study the Fen Jue.
• Han Feng recognized the jade slip as the complete Fen Jue and rejoiced over obtaining what Old Yao had once withheld.
• Chu Xiao sensed that his plan had succeeded as Han Feng began cultivating the Fen Jue version Chu Xiao had made for him.

Chu Xiao planted a hidden flaw in Han Feng’s cultivation technique and watched him prepare to break through to Dou Zong, while Xiao Yan and Cao Ying traveled toward Jia Nan Academy. The journey was interrupted when a monstrous tornado appeared before their transport.

• Chu Xiao used the Heavenly Derivation Art to observe Han Feng, whose altered Fen Jue advanced and led him to begin a Dou Zong breakthrough.
• Chu Xiao withdrew his observation and continued traveling toward the Jia Ma Empire as a bodyguard.
• At Ghost Suppression Pass, the fortress guards recognized Jia Nan Academy’s returning delegation and learned that Xiao Yan had won first place in its recruitment assessment.
• Cao Ying argued with Xiao Yan aboard the Blue-Tailed Thick-Winged Bird, explaining that she was joining Jia Nan Academy to train in its Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda.
• A powerful tornado appeared before the bird, and Ruo Lin and the other instructors recognized the danger.

Xiao Yan and Jia Nan Academy’s group were caught in a Void Whale’s devouring storm, but Chu Xiao arrived and captured the creature in his Small World. After saving everyone, Chu Xiao recognized Feng Qing Er as she emerged from a tear in space.

• A Void Whale created a spatial storm that pulled the Blue-Tailed Thick-Winged Bird and its passengers toward it, and Old Yao warned Xiao Yan that he could not guarantee he could save everyone.
• The mentors of Jia Nan Academy urged the students to form a defense and contact the Grand Elder as the storm intensified.
• Chu Xiao appeared with the Purple Subtlety Heavenly Dipper Tower, suppressed the storm, and drew the Void Whale into his Small World.
• Chu Xiao landed on the Blue-Tailed Thick-Winged Bird, reassured the group, and received their thanks, while Xiao Mei greeted him excitedly.
• Chu Xiao tore open space and pulled out a graceful woman, then recognized her as Feng Qing Er.

Feng Qing Er and Feng Shuang confronted Chu Xiao over Heaven Demon Phoenix blood essence, but Chu Xiao defeated Feng Shuang and took Feng Qing Er into his Small World. The Jia Nan Academy group watched in stunned silence as the dispute ended.

• Feng Qing Er demanded that Chu Xiao return the Heaven Demon Phoenix blood essence, and Feng Shuang emerged to back her up.
• Wu Qian arrived and tried to defuse the confrontation, but Feng Qing Er and Feng Shuang refused to back down.
• Chu Xiao raised his power to Peak Dou Zong and trapped Feng Shuang in a Void Prison.
• Chu Xiao combined three seals to capture Feng Shuang and sent her into his Small World, where the Purple Subtlety Heavenly Dipper Tower suppressed her.
• Chu Xiao took Feng Qing Er's jade slip, slapped her buttocks, and sent her into his Small World.
• Chu Xiao returned to the Jia Nan Academy group, who stood dumbfounded.

Chu Xiao captured Feng Qing Er, negotiated cooperation between Ling Xiao Pavilion and Jia Nan Academy, and promised Cao Ying a powerful flame after she reached Dou Spirit. His diary entries alarmed the women who also had copies, especially when he wondered why Feng Qing Er’s appearance had not happened before.

• Chu Xiao spoke with Wu Qian about Ling Xiao Pavilion’s Black-Corner Region branch and invited Jia Nan Academy graduates to join, while Wu Qian agreed to discuss cooperation with Su Qian.
• Chu Xiao told Xiao Yan and Cao Ying to cultivate diligently, promised Cao Ying a flame once she reached Dou Spirit, and then left.
• Chu Xiao branded Feng Qing Er’s soul with Thunder Flame Emperor Flame, restrained her Dou Qi, and sent her into the Purple Subtlety Heavenly Dipper Tower to endure Heavenly Flames.
• Mu Qingluan realized Feng Qing Er had gone to Chu Xiao ahead of her plans, while Zi Yan decided to pursue her own chance to get close to him.
• Han Yue and Han Xue discussed ways to join Ling Xiao Pavilion, and the women recognized that Feng Qing Er likely possessed a Diary Copy.
• Chu Xiao wrote that Feng Qing Er’s arrival should not have happened, making the women fear she might expose herself.

Chu Xiao pressured Feng Qing Er to become his mount, then offered her treasures that could transform her bloodline and power. Feng Qing Er faced a choice between submission and losing the chance to become an Ancient Heavenly Phoenix or Nine Netherworld Phoenix.

• Mu Qingluan worried that Feng Qing Er’s visit to the Black-Corner Region would make Chu Xiao suspicious.
• Chu Xiao questioned Feng Qing Er’s resistance and demanded that she become his mount.
• Chu Xiao subjected Feng Qing Er to his Heavenly Flame and revealed that it had improved her bloodline.
• Chu Xiao explained that his Heaven Demon Phoenix Liquid could help Feng Qing Er return to her ancestral bloodline and become an Ancient Heavenly Phoenix.
• Chu Xiao offered Feng Qing Er a Dragon Phoenix Soul Cleansing Pill and the divine soul of a Nine Netherworld Phoenix, telling her to call him Master if she wanted them.

Chu Xiao forced Feng Qing Er to swear loyalty and sent her to fuse with the Nine Netherworld Phoenix’s soul, then used her clan’s feather to search for a fallen eighth-tier Heavenly Demon Phoenix. He reached the likely location in the Black-Corner Region, but the feather stayed inert, suggesting a natural restriction concealed the remains.

• Chu Xiao threatened Feng Qing Er with turning her and her clan into food until she swore a blood oath of loyalty.
• Feng Qing Er explained that she and Feng Shuang had come to the Black-Corner Region to investigate a dead clan elder, and she gave Chu Xiao the elder’s Life-Bound Feather.
• Chu Xiao sent Feng Qing Er into seclusion to fuse with the Nine Netherworld Phoenix’s soul, then questioned Feng Shuang and deduced the corpse’s location.
• Chu Xiao reflected that Feng Qing Er’s mission was genuine and planned to strengthen her into a powerful mount; Tang Huo'er, Mu Qingluan, and Xun Er each reacted to his plans and sought to improve themselves.
• Chu Xiao traveled to a valley in the eastern Black-Corner Region, where the Life-Bound Feather showed no reaction, leading him to suspect a natural restriction.

Chu Xiao discovered the Origin Qi-tainted Myriad Beast Spirit Flame in a valley and learned how it had formed, then accelerated its refinement before returning to Ling Xiao Pavilion. There, he caught Zi Yan stealing from the treasure vault and stopped her attempted escape.

• Chu Xiao used the Heavenly Derivation Art to learn that the valley was consuming its remaining Origin Qi to nourish the Dou Qi Continent and that taking the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame could provoke heavenly punishment.
• Chu Xiao entered the valley, where the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame raised a bloody phantom from the bones, but his Thunder Flame Emperor Flame subdued it and prompted it to submit.
• Chu Xiao learned that the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame could strengthen magical beast bloodlines and imitate the beasts it had devoured, then used a wisp of his flame to help it finish refining the Heavenly Demon Phoenix corpse within seven days.
• Chu Xiao returned to Ling Xiao Pavilion's Black-Corner Region branch and found Zi Yan stealing medicinal herbs and pills from the treasure vault.
• Chu Xiao caught Zi Yan as she reached for a jade box, and her attempt to escape through the void ended when she struck an invisible barrier.

Chu Xiao caught Zi Yan stealing at Ling Xiao Pavilion and brought her to his Small World, where he planned to straighten her out after speaking with Su Qian. He reunited with Yun Yun, then negotiated an agreement with Jia Nan Academy’s visitors and revealed that Zi Yan was in his custody.

• Chu Xiao identified Zi Yan as an Ancient Void Dragon, scolded her for stealing, and sent her into his Small World while he planned to meet Su Qian.
• Chu Xiao visited Yun Yun in her cultivation chamber, and their dual cultivation helped her advance to a five-star Dou Emperor.
• Chu Xiao asked Hai Bo Dong to receive Wu Qian, Hu Gan, and Su Qian, then reached an agreement with them about academy graduates joining Ling Xiao Pavilion and its disciples using the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda.
• Chu Xiao told the visitors that a young Ancient Void Dragon who claimed Su Qian as her backer had been caught stealing, and Su Qian choked on his tea when he realized he meant Zi Yan.

Chu Xiao settled Zi Yan’s attempted theft by having her work for Ling Xiao Pavilion, then gained Feng Qing Er’s trace Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Bloodline and Zi Yan’s Void Travel ability. He put Zi Yan’s treasure-hunting talent to work and followed her to the entrance of an Ancient Tomb.

• Zi Yan admitted she had come to Ling Xiao Pavilion to steal, then agreed to work there to make amends while Su Qian accepted Chu Xiao’s promise to return her in ten days or half a month.
• Chu Xiao synchronized with Feng Qing Er and Zi Yan, gaining a trace Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Bloodline and Void Travel, then consumed the bloodline and fused with the ability.
• Chu Xiao gave Zi Yan a Spirit Nourishing Pill and promised her more if she used her treasure-hunting talent to find valuable things.
• Zi Yan led Chu Xiao through a mountain range to the entrance of an Ancient Tomb.

Chu Xiao and Zi Yan raided an Ancient Tomb, defeated its Phantom Wing Centipede guardian, and claimed its treasures before spending several days hunting magical beasts. Back in the Small World, Chu Xiao gave Xiao Yi Xian gifts and a poison pill that would raise her cultivation, then returned with her to Sky Pillar Peak for dinner, where he caught Zi Yan reaching for a chicken leg.

• Chu Xiao struck the cave entrance with lightning, killed the seventh-tier Phantom Wing Centipede, and collected its body and the Gengjin Mithril.
• Chu Xiao and Zi Yan entered the tomb after its array failed, and Chu Xiao took its pills, cultivation method, Dou Technique, weapons, and other valuables.
• Chu Xiao gave Zi Yan the Tiger Fingers and examined the tomb owner's poisoned remains before leaving with Zi Yan to search for more treasures.
• Over six days, Chu Xiao and Zi Yan gathered valuable items and the corpses of sixth-tier and seventh-tier magical beasts.
• Chu Xiao returned to the Small World, gave Xiao Yi Xian a spirit-herb-growing technique and a poison pill to raise her cultivation, and spent time with her.
• Chu Xiao brought Xiao Yi Xian back to Sky Pillar Peak for dinner, then stopped Zi Yan from taking a chicken leg and told her she still needed discipline.

Chu Xiao led Zi Yan to the matured Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, secretly planning to help her gain the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and grow stronger. After he absorbed the flame and weathered the valley’s backlash, his Imperial Clan Bloodline activated early, leaving him astonished at his unexpected fortune.

• Chu Xiao gave Xiao Yi Xian a spirit winemaker’s inheritance and took Zi Yan out to search for treasures.
• Chu Xiao’s Diary revealed his plan to guide Zi Yan to the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame and later help her reach Dou Saint strength with the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.
• Zi Yan sensed a hidden treasure in a valley, where Chu Xiao discovered the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame and sent her back to the Small World.
• Chu Xiao stored an Ancient Heavenly Phoenix corpse and had the Thunder Flame Emperor Flame devour the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame.
• The valley’s restrictions unleashed lightning that leveled the surrounding area, and Chu Xiao later felt his Imperial Clan Bloodline activate early.

Chu Xiao completed his Dou Zun breakthrough and formed a Divine Grade Chu Clan Clan Mark, letting him conceal his true strength while cultivating through separate accounts. He then arranged for Zi Yan to join Ling Xiao Pavilion, where he promised to help her reach Dou Huang within half a year.

• Chu Xiao used the Thunder Flame Emperor Flame to transform his bloodline and reached strength comparable to an early-stage Dou Zun while keeping his visible cultivation at five-star Dou Huang.
• After seven days of seclusion, Chu Xiao formed and concealed his Divine Grade Chu Clan Clan Mark, which let him reveal his three-star Dou Zun strength with a thought.
• Chu Xiao extracted the Black-Winged Cyan Lava Snake's Beast Flame and placed it in a cauldron to nurture a future gift for Cao Ying.
• Chu Xiao teleported Zi Yan to the Ling Xiao Pavilion reception hall when Su Qian arrived to take her back.
• Zi Yan declared that she wanted to join Ling Xiao Pavilion, and Su Qian accepted after seeing her peak Dou Wang strength.
• Chu Xiao welcomed Zi Yan into the pavilion and told Su Qian he could help her reach Dou Huang within half a year.

Chu Xiao ended more than four months of seclusion after helping Zi Yan break through to the sixth rank, then used his accumulated lottery chances and won several powerful treasures. He left the chapter delighted by the Heart of Divine Artifact, while Zi Yan and the women around him continued to grow stronger.

• Chu Xiao invited Su Qian to become a fifth-grade honorary elder of Ling Xiao Pavilion, and Su Qian accepted before taking his leave.
• Chu Xiao began cultivating and used the Thunder Flame Emperor Flame to help Zi Yan break through to the sixth rank as women across the continent cultivated diligently.
• Wind Venerable left Starfall Pavilion for the Flame Clan after hearing news about Yao, while Mu Qingluan stayed behind and resumed cultivating.
• After more than four months, Chu Xiao ended his seclusion with his cultivation at the peak of the Dou Emperor realm and Zi Yan awakened in a slightly older-looking body.
• Zi Yan learned that further breakthroughs would let her grow and eventually change her appearance freely, then joined Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian, who had both reached the Dou Ling realm.
• Chu Xiao spent his remaining lottery chances and won the Wind Thunder Strangling Seal, Phoenix Blood Essence, Spirit Gathering Array, Sword Control Technique, Heart Calming Cushion, and Heart of Divine Artifact.

Chu Xiao stopped the Heart of Divine Artifact from draining his reserves, then prepared rewards and sent Zi Yan treasure hunting. Seven days later, Han Feng broke through to Dou Zong, but the Fen Jue stirred an intense hunger for Heavenly Flames and drew his attention toward Jia Nan Academy.

• Chu Xiao began fusing the Heart of Divine Artifact with the Purple Subtlety Heavenly Dipper Tower, then stored it when he realized the process would exhaust his Spiritual Qi.
• Chu Xiao set up a Spirit Gathering Array at Sky Pillar Peak and shared the Sword Control Technique through the Diary; Mu Qingluan was moved by his plan to give her luan phoenix essence blood.
• Xun Er continued training in the Ancient Realm, having reached Dou Wang, while Chu Xiao took Zi Yan treasure hunting in Ling Xiao.
• After seven days, Han Feng broke through to Dou Zong in Maple City as Yun Yun, Hai Bo Dong, Ling Ying, and others watched.
• Han Feng felt the Fen Jue drive him to seek more power and turned his attention toward Jia Nan Academy, where he sensed a Heavenly Flame.

Han Feng celebrated his breakthrough to Dou Zong by hosting a gathering in Maple City, while Chu Xiao set plans in motion and Xiao Yan secretly prepared for trouble beneath Jia Nan Academy. As Han Feng began refining pills before the assembled powers, he sensed the Fallen Heart Flame erupting and saw an opportunity to rally them against the Academy.

• Han Feng announced his Dou Zong breakthrough and invited the Black-Corner Region's major forces to a celebration, while Yun Yun sent Hai Bo Dong and Su Mei to attend.
• Chu Xiao sent the newly promoted Zi Yan back to Jia Nan Academy, where she reunited with Han Yue and Han Xue and gave them pills.
• After hearing that Zi Yan had returned, Xiao Yan used a jade pendant and the Devouring Corpse to enter the hidden passage beneath the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda and toss a bead into its abyss.
• At Han Feng's Maple City gathering, he spent three days refining a Grade 7 pill that could enhance Soul Power before preparing to refine an Ancestor Breaking Pill.
• Han Feng sensed the Fallen Heart Flame erupt near Jia Nan Academy and decided the disturbance offered a chance to persuade the gathered forces to attack the Academy and seize the Heavenly Flame.

Han Feng gathered Black-Corner Region experts to attack Jia Nan Academy and seize the Fallen Heart Flame, while Hai Bo Dong escaped the gathering and headed south. Jia Nan Academy prepared for the Heavenly Flame’s upheaval as Han Feng’s assault approached.

• Han Feng postponed the pill auction and persuaded several Black-Corner Region forces to help him seize the Fallen Heart Flame from Jia Nan Academy, offering pills as rewards.
• Earth Demon Old Ghost agreed to stand guard after Han Feng invoked Venerable Yao and promised him future pill-refining services.
• Hai Bo Dong and Mo Tian Xing declined to join Han Feng, and Han Feng asked them to remain in Maple City while his group departed.
• Hai Bo Dong used a silver-purple flame to break through the manor’s formation and left with Su Mei; Mo Tian Xing followed them south.
• Su Qian evacuated Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Academy students and summoned its elders, stewards, and Outer Academy leaders as the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda trembled.

The Fallen Heart Flame erupted beneath Jia Nan Academy’s Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda, forcing Su Qian and the academy’s experts to fight to contain it. As the seal began to hold, Xiao Yan sensed the arrival of his traitorous senior brother, and Chu Xiao set out to join the confrontation.

• The Fallen Heart Flame took the form of a giant fire snake and broke through the seals beneath the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda, flooding the area with lava.
• Xiao Yan asked Old Yao about the flame’s strength and stayed calm because the eruption was meant to lure his traitorous senior brother and the Soul Hall forces.
• Su Qian and twenty experts activated Mang Tian Chi’s Thousand Layer Seal, but the Fallen Heart Flame continued to batter the formation with lava.
• Wu Qian joined Su Qian and reinforced the seal, then Hu Gan and experts from the Outer Academy helped trap the fire snake.
• Xiao Yan and Old Yao sensed the arrival of the traitorous disciple, while Chu Xiao left the Ling Xiao Pavilion branch to enter the confrontation.

Mu Qingluan and Feng Xian headed to the Black-Corner Region to capture Han Feng before visiting Yao Chen, while Jia Nan Academy faced an attack by Han Feng and his allies over the Fallen Heart Flame. As the battle turned against the academy, Xiao Yan confronted Han Feng and accused him of murdering his master.

• Mu Qingluan persuaded Feng Xian to detour to the Black-Corner Region and bet that Yao Chen would not return to Starfall Pavilion.
• A Jade Talisman struck Jia Nan Academy’s Thousand Layer Seal, letting the Fallen Heart Flame break free and attack again.
• Earth Demon Old Ghost and the Gold and Silver Twins arrived with Han Feng, who demanded the Fallen Heart Flame as a congratulatory gift for his advancement to Dou Zong and Grade 7 alchemist.
• The Thousand Layer Seal shattered, and Earth Demon Old Ghost engaged Wu Qian while Su Qian struggled to contain the Fallen Heart Flame and protect the academy.
• Xiao Yan rose to Han Feng’s height and vowed to avenge his teacher, leaving Han Feng to demand to know who he was.

Xiao Yan exposed Han Feng’s betrayal of Yao Chen, and Chu Xiao arrived to punish Han Feng and confront the Soul Hall’s Cold Bone Venerable. The chapter left Cold Bone trapped inside Chu Xiao’s Wind-Thunder Demon Suppression Bell.

• Xiao Yan revealed how Han Feng had betrayed and murdered Yao Chen, and Old Yao appeared to confirm the accusation.
• Han Feng attacked Xiao Yan, but Chu Xiao arrived and crippled Han Feng with the Falling Thunder Finger.
• Han Feng summoned Cold Bone Venerable from the Soul Hall, promising him Yao Chen’s soul in exchange for rescue.
• Cold Bone attacked Xiao Yan and Old Yao, but Chu Xiao raised his strength to Three-star Dou Zun and blocked the assault.
• Chu Xiao trapped Cold Bone inside the Wind-Thunder Demon Suppression Bell and began suppressing him.