Chapter Summaries

Zi Yan advanced in her cultivation and emerged from her purple cocoon in a mature adult form, surprising Xiao Ling. She teased him, asked to sleep with him that night, and left him bound to his promise with a kiss on the cheek.

• Xiao Ling noticed the purple light from Zi Yan’s cultivation chamber and entered while Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin waited outside.
• Zi Yan’s cocoon shattered, revealing her transformed adult appearance in a purple robe.
• Zi Yan teased Xiao Ling about her new looks and embraced him, leaving him flustered.
• Zi Yan asked to sleep with Xiao Ling that night, and he casually agreed.
• Zi Yan kissed Xiao Ling’s cheek and told him he could not take back his promise.

After Zi Yan broke through, her appearance temporarily changed into a mature form before she returned to her usual childlike body, leaving her embarrassed and her companions amused. Xiao Ling suspected the Form Transformation Grass was responsible and said they would watch over her as she continued cultivating.

• Xiao Ling led Zi Yan out of the cultivation room, where Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian were astonished by her transformed appearance.
• Zi Yan showed off her mature figure to Xiao Yi Xian, while Qing Lin envied how quickly she had grown up.
• Zi Yan’s body suddenly shrank back to normal, and Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Ling, and Qing Lin teased her about her loose clothes and earlier boasting.
• Embarrassed, Zi Yan ran away through space, prompting Xiao Ling to consider asking her for guidance in controlling spatial power.
• Xiao Ling told Xiao Yi Xian that the Form Transformation Grass might explain Zi Yan’s changes and said they should monitor her condition.

Xiao Ling asked Great Elder Su Qian for permission to refine the increasingly unstable Fallen Heart Flame, promising to preserve its origin and help Jia Nan Academy control it. Su Qian remained cautious, but Xiao Ling demonstrated his command of two Heavenly Flames to reassure him.

• Xiao Ling visited Su Qian and explained that Zi Yan had reached the sixth rank but could no longer revert to her magical beast form.
• Xiao Ling told Su Qian that the Fallen Heart Flame had grown restless and was causing students to suffer worse fire poison.
• Xiao Ling said he wanted to devour some of the Fallen Heart Flame’s energy to raise his cultivation, but Su Qian refused to approve it while the flame remained the academy’s foundation.
• Xiao Ling promised to preserve the Fallen Heart Flame’s origin and argued that weakening it would make it easier for Jia Nan Academy to control.
• Xiao Ling displayed the Green Lotus Core Flame and the Sea Heart Flame, easing Su Qian’s doubts about his ability to handle the Fallen Heart Flame.

Xiao Ling and Great Elder Su Qian prepared the Jia Nan Academy elders to seal the Fallen Heart Flame while Xiao Ling readied himself to devour it. On the seventh day, Xiao Ling arrived with Zi Yan and Han Yue, and the elders began activating the Thousand Layer Seal over the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower.

• Xiao Ling agreed with Su Qian to attempt to devour the Fallen Heart Flame in seven days and returned to prepare.
• Su Qian and the elders closed the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower, gathered the elders to activate the Thousand Layer Seal, and stored some Fallen Heart Flame essence in the Fire Gathering Pot.
• Xiao Ling prepared pills and Han Feng's Heavenly Cold Qi, then rested and spent time with the women in his life while getting ready for the attempt.
• On the seventh day, Xiao Ling arrived with Zi Yan and Han Yue as students gathered to watch the operation begin.
• Su Qian ordered the elders, Zi Yan, and Han Yue to form the Thousand Layer Seal, and they raised an energy barrier over the tower.

Xiao Ling entered the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower to subdue the Fallen Heart Flame, with Yao Chen accompanying him as backup. He lured the flame out with the Green Lotus Core Flame, but the Fallen Heart Flame emerged as an Invisible Fire Python and was stopped by the Thousand Layer Seal barrier.

• Great Elder Su Qian allowed Xiao Ling to enter the tower, while Han Yue and Zi Yan urged him to be careful.
• Xiao Ling descended to the lowest level of the tower and summoned Yao Chen from the Bone Flame Ring.
• Yao Chen sensed that the Fallen Heart Flame was roughly at the level of a Five-star Dou Zong and judged Xiao Ling's preparations sufficient.
• Xiao Ling released the Green Lotus Core Flame to lure the Fallen Heart Flame from the magma, withholding the Golden Emperor Blazing Heaven Flame so he would not frighten it away.
• The Fallen Heart Flame emerged as an enormous Invisible Fire Python and charged toward Xiao Ling, but the Thousand Layer Seal barrier blocked it above the fire well.

Xiao Ling fought the Fallen Heart Flame in the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower, using Heavenly Cold Qi and several powerful attacks to destroy its fire-python form. The Fallen Heart Flame then reappeared as a rising mass of flame, and Xiao Ling and Yao Chen prepared to face it.

• The Fallen Heart Flame battered the seal while Xiao Ling and Yao Chen prepared to stop it.
• Xiao Ling released Heavenly Cold Qi to weaken the Fallen Heart Flame, then struck it with the Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger.
• The Fallen Heart Flame recovered by absorbing the surrounding heat and attacked Xiao Ling, who dodged and countered with the Godfall Weapon.
• Xiao Ling unleashed the Green Lotus Core Flame, Sea Heart Flame, and Golden Emperor Blazing Heaven Flame as a three-colored fire lotus, which destroyed the Invisible Fire Python's form.
• A mass of flame rose where the fire python had vanished, and Yao Chen and Xiao Ling recognized the Fallen Heart Flame's sentience and formidable strength.

Xiao Ling captured the source of the Fallen Heart Flame and prepared to refine it in seclusion, reassuring his companions and arranging for their needs. As he entered the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower, Zhu Kun remained trapped behind the barrier at Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion, panicking over an imagined threat to his daughter.

• Xiao Ling endured the Fallen Heart Flame's heat, used Soul Perception to seize its source, and subdued the colorless flame seed.
• Xiao Ling told Yao Chen he would refine the Fallen Heart Flame in the Underground Magma World, then returned to Su Qian and the others with the seed.
• Han Yue checked Xiao Ling for injuries, while he reassured her that he expected to emerge from seclusion as a Dou Zong; Zi Yan received the Bone Flame Ring stocked with pills and kissed his cheek.
• Zhu Kun imagined Zi Yan growing intimate with another man, failed repeatedly to break through the barrier, and transformed into an Ancient Void Dragon to roar at the cave mansion gates.
• Xiao Ling asked Han Yue to inform Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian, urged Zi Yan to cultivate, confirmed with Su Qian that the Heart Flame supply was sufficient, and entered the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower.

Xiao Ling entered the Underground Magma World beneath Jia Nan Academy’s Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower to improve his strength and bring Fallen Heart Flame under control. He persuaded the restless flame to follow him by promising it a place in the future Emperor Flame.

• Han Yue watched Xiao Ling return to the tower and vowed to cultivate diligently so she would not burden him.
• Xiao Ling descended into the Underground Magma World and observed its vast, dangerous sea of lava.
• Fallen Heart Flame grew restless in Xiao Ling’s hand, but he restrained it with Dou Qi.
• Xiao Ling showed Fallen Heart Flame his other subdued Heavenly Flames and promised it could become part of Emperor Flame.
• Fallen Heart Flame appeared persuaded, and Xiao Ling celebrated their supposed partnership.

Xiao Ling began refining Fallen Heart Flame on a magma-surrounded stone platform, using Fen Jue and protective pills to endure the Heavenly Flame’s heat. The initial refinement succeeded, and he prepared to circulate Fen Jue to fully devour the flame and improve his cultivation.

• Xiao Ling chose a stone platform above the magma as a place to refine Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Ling asked Fallen Heart Flame to cooperate, and it signaled its agreement.
• Xiao Ling guided Fallen Heart Flame into his body and circulated Fen Jue to lead it through his meridians.
• Xiao Ling swallowed the Spirit Flame Heart Protection Pill, the Clear Flame Toxin Dissipation Pill, and the Earth Spirit Pill to protect himself during the refinement.
• Xiao Ling guided Fallen Heart Flame into the Spirit Absorption within his Dou Crystal, and the initial refinement succeeded.
• Xiao Ling prepared to use Fen Jue to completely devour Fallen Heart Flame and raise his cultivation and Fen Jue’s rank.

Xiao Ling refined the Fallen Heart Flame’s energy while Medusa planned to strengthen the Snake People Clan through contact with him and a possible alliance with the Jia Ma Empire. Gu Xun'er returned to the Ancient Realm and began telling Gu Yuan and the elders about her experiences with the Xiao Family and Jia Nan Academy.

• Xiao Ling focused on refining the Fallen Heart Flame’s energy to prepare to break through into the Dou Zong Realm.
• Medusa learned from Yue Mei that Xiao Ling was only sixteen, had reached the Dou Emperor Realm, and was a sixth-grade alchemist, then ordered Yue Mei to watch for a chance to contact him.
• Hua She'er reported that the Mulan, Luoyan, and Chuyun Empires appeared to be plotting, and Medusa ordered her to monitor them closely.
• Medusa considered seeking an alliance with the Jia Ma Empire to gain territory in the Magical Beast Mountain Range and resist threats from the three empires.
• Gu Xun'er returned to the Ancient Realm, greeted Gu Yuan and the elders, and began recounting her experiences in the Xiao Family and Jia Nan Academy.

Gu Xun'er privately told Gu Yuan that she had traded the Tou She Ancient God Jade to the Xiao Family for a Dou Saint's remains and Level Nine Magical Beast blood essence. Gu Yuan approved her decision and agreed to honor the deal, but warned that the elders might object to the valuable payment.

• Elder Gu Yang asked Gu Xun'er whether she had obtained the Tou She Ancient God Jade, and she said she had secured it through a fair agreement with the Xiao Family.
• Gu Yuan ended the elders' discussion and took Gu Xun'er to a secluded courtyard so they could speak privately.
• Gu Xun'er handed Gu Yuan the Jade and explained the Xiao Family's conditions for the exchange.
• Gu Yuan confirmed that the Jade was genuine, approved the transaction, and said the Ancient Clan should keep its word.
• Gu Yuan warned Gu Xun'er that the elders might oppose giving the Xiao Family such rare treasures.

Gu Xun'er and Gu Yuan discussed the Tou She Ancient God Jade transaction and Xiao Ling, with Gu Yuan deciding to judge him when he reached the Central Plains. After nearly half a year beneath the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower, Xiao Ling emerged from his seclusion having broken through to Dou Zong.

• Gu Xun'er told Gu Yuan she trusted Xiao Ling, and Gu Yuan said he would assess Xiao Ling before deciding whether to support the transaction and their relationship.
• Gu Yuan promised that if Xiao Ling met his expectations, he would offer valuable bargaining chips and cultivation resources, but would withdraw his promise if Xiao Ling proved unworthy.
• Two Pavilion Guard Elders worried that Xiao Ling had been missing underground for nearly half a year, while trusting his talent and resolve.
• Xiao Ling floated above the magma, opened his eyes, and summoned four Heavenly Flames around himself.
• Xiao Ling walked through the air without Dou Qi Wings and realized he had broken through to Dou Zong.

After devouring the Fallen Heart Flame, Xiao Ling reached three-star Dou Zong and advanced to the mid-stage Spirit Realm, then considered how to obtain an infant Fallen Heart Flame for Jia Nan Academy. He decided to stabilize his cultivation and wait for Heavenly Fire Venerable to summon him, leaving him in a cave with ten draws remaining.

• Xiao Ling examined his new strength and found that devouring the Fallen Heart Flame had raised his cultivation to three-star Dou Zong and his Soul Power to the mid-stage Spirit Realm.
• Xiao Ling sensed that his crystalline Dou Qi let him affect the surrounding space and magma with his movements.
• Xiao Ling planned to give Jia Nan Academy an infant Fallen Heart Flame from Heavenly Fire Venerable to make up for absorbing the academy's entire flame.
• Xiao Ling decided to stabilize his cultivation in a safe place and wait for Heavenly Fire Venerable to send a summons rather than search the Underground Magma World alone.
• Xiao Ling made a cave, sat on the Green Lotus Platform Seat, and opened his personal panel, which showed ten draws remaining.

Xiao Ling used the system to draw ten rewards, including the Sky-Holding Bottle and Meteor Tear, and began inspecting their powers. Meanwhile, Han Li discovered that his little bottle had vanished from his room and dismissed the loss as unimportant.

• Xiao Ling activated ten draw attempts and received six items, including gold coins, the Sky-Holding Bottle, the Meteor Tear, the Samsara Sundial, the Great Evolution Art, the Dragon Abyss Ethereal Gauntlets, and the Spirit Rhinoceros Pendant.
• Xiao Ling read the Sky-Holding Bottle’s description, took it out of the System Space, and found that he could not open its sealed cap.
• Xiao Ling concluded that the bottle might open after absorbing moonlight and stored it away for later testing.
• Han Li searched his Seven Xuan Sect room for his missing little bottle, then decided to ask Zhang Tie about it and returned to organizing his medicinal notes.
• Xiao Ling read the Meteor Tear’s description, took it from the System Space, and examined its glowing, star-filled surface.

Xiao Ling examined the treasures from his system draw, absorbing the Meteor Tear and learning the uses and costs of the other items. He decided to keep the Samsara Sundial for a future need, study the Great Evolution Art, give the Dragon Abyss Ethereal Gauntlets to Zi Yan, and thought of Xiao Xun'er while holding the Spirit Rhinoceros Pendant.

• Xiao Ling merged with the Meteor Tear, which strengthened his senses and Spiritual Power, healed his injuries, eased the Heavenly Flames' baleful aura, and absorbed energy from his Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Torso Soul Bone.
• Xiao Ling read that the Samsara Sundial could synchronize two people's lifespans or resurrect the dead at a price, and he chose to leave it in the System Space.
• Xiao Ling studied the Great Evolution Art and decided its soul-splitting and soul-tempering methods were worth cultivating alongside his existing techniques.
• Xiao Ling summoned the Dragon Abyss Ethereal Gauntlets, admired their spatial power, and resolved to give them to Zi Yan.
• Xiao Ling examined the Spirit Rhinoceros Pendant, whose paired halves could transmit warnings or information, and thought of Xiao Xun'er.

Xiao Ling cultivated the Great Evolution Art alongside the Taiyi Soul Art, then tested the Godfall Weapon’s first transformation in the Underground Magma World. When the Fallen Heart Flame answered a summons from below, Xiao Ling followed it into the magma and concealed his presence as he entered the unknown depths.

• Xiao Ling began cultivating the complete Great Evolution Art and combined it with the Taiyi Soul Art to strengthen his Soul Power.
• Xiao Ling entered the Underground Magma World and successfully unleashed the Godfall Weapon’s first form, the Blazing Shadow Style, tearing through the magma and space.
• The Fallen Heart Flame stirred and responded to a mysterious summons from deep beneath the magma, which Xiao Ling suspected came from Heavenly Fire Venerable.
• Xiao Ling followed the Fallen Heart Flame into the depths, reinforced his Dou Qi barrier against the magma, and activated his Disguise skill to avoid detection.

Xiao Ling descended through the Underground Magma World, using Disguise to evade powerful Flame Lizardmen. Guided by the Fallen Heart Flame, he found a hidden space containing a glowing skeleton and a weak Fallen Heart Flame, and suspected he had reached the place created by Heavenly Fire Venerable.

• Xiao Ling concealed himself from a powerful Flame Lizardman and waited until it left.
• Xiao Ling avoided several patrols of Flame Lizardmen, including Dou Emperor and Dou Zong experts.
• Xiao Ling continued downward as the Fallen Heart Flame led him deeper into the magma.
• Xiao Ling followed a mysterious fluctuation to a vortex where a transparent halo and hidden space appeared.
• Xiao Ling approached the halo and saw a glowing skeleton with a weak Fallen Heart Flame above it.

Xiao Ling met Yao Tianhuo, the remnant soul of Heavenly Fire Venerable, beside the juvenile Fallen Heart Flame. They agreed that Xiao Ling would inherit the flame and help restore Yao Tianhuo’s soul and, if possible, rebuild his body.

• Xiao Ling entered the ring of light and waited as the skeleton began to glow.
• Yao Tianhuo appeared and summoned the Fallen Heart Flame, which showed affection for its former master.
• Yao Tianhuo returned the Fallen Heart Flame to Xiao Ling and revealed that he had once controlled it as a Dou Zun-level expert.
• Xiao Ling proposed taking the flame in exchange for helping Yao Tianhuo leave the ruin, restore his soul, and possibly reconstruct his body.
• Yao Tianhuo accepted Xiao Ling’s offer, and Xiao Ling promised to inherit the Fallen Heart Flame and help him rebuild his body.

Xiao Ling reassured Heavenly Fire Venerable that he would not fuse the two Fallen Heart Flames and received the Five-Round Separation Fire Method and the juvenile Fallen Heart Flame. He sealed the flame in a Fire Gathering Pot, completing his objectives in the Underground Magma World.

• Heavenly Fire Venerable recounted how an attempt to fuse two Fallen Heart Flames left him badly injured and vulnerable to the Flame Lizardmen.
• Xiao Ling told Heavenly Fire Venerable he had no intention of fusing the juvenile flame with his own and planned to use it for Jia Nan Academy.
• Heavenly Fire Venerable gave Xiao Ling the Earth Grade High-Level Dou Technique, the Five-Round Separation Fire Method.
• Heavenly Fire Venerable handed the juvenile Fallen Heart Flame to Xiao Ling, who sealed it in a Fire Gathering Pot.

Xiao Ling escaped Heavenly Fire Venerable’s magma space with the Venerable’s remains, then survived an ambush by powerful Flame Lizardmen. After reaching safety, he discussed his escape and Soul Power with Heavenly Fire Venerable.

• Xiao Ling asked to take Heavenly Fire Venerable’s remains so he could use them to refine a compatible new body, and Heavenly Fire Venerable agreed.
• Xiao Ling fled the magma space while the Storage Ring’s Power of Space froze the surrounding currents.
• Xiao Ling recalled that two Dou Zun-level Flame Lizardmen and their subordinates had ambushed him outside the space.
• Xiao Ling used Illusory Dream Spirit Shadow to control the two leaders, killed several Dou Zong-level Flame Lizardmen, and escaped before the leaders recovered.
• Heavenly Fire Venerable praised Xiao Ling’s Soul Power and potential, while Xiao Ling modestly credited his escape to luck and his Soul Power.