Recaps

Xiao Yan founded Pan’s Gate, strengthened its members, and destroyed the Bloodthirsty Mercenary Group while pursuing Han Feng and the Sea Heart Flame. After reaching Dou Ling, he led Pan’s Gate into the Inner Academy, where his freshmen defeated the old students and he faced the White Fiend Team alone.

• Xiao Yan entered Jia Nan Academy, broke through to Seven Star Dou Shi, and accepted Liu Qing’s challenge, defeating him in one move and gaining his pledge to follow Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan defeated the academy’s top students, reached Nine Star Dou Shi, and founded Pan’s Gate, then advanced to Da Dou Shi after taking a Three-Vein Azure Spirit Pill.
• Xiao Yan led Pan’s Gate through dangerous missions and investigated the missing alchemists, discovering a Soul Hall branch and learning that Han Feng had gone to meet Mu Gu.
• Xiao Yan destroyed the Soul Hall branch, killed Han Feng, took the Sea Heart Flame, and refined it to reach the peak of the Da Dou Shi realm.
• Xiao Yan led Pan’s Gate against the Bloodthirsty Mercenary Group, killed Fan Jian, freed the captives, and urged his members to grow strong enough to destroy the Blood Sect.
• Xiao Yan broke through to Dou Ling and helped Xun’er advance to Eight Star Dou Shi before winning the Outer Academy selection and leading Pan’s Gate to the Inner Academy.
• Xiao Yan’s freshmen joined together for the Fire Energy Hunting Competition, defeated old students, and took their Fire Energy.
• Xiao Yan forced the Black Fiend Team’s captain to surrender, then faced Wang Heng’s White Fiend Team alone and knocked out Wang Heng and the other four members.

Xiao Yan subdued the Fallen Heart Flame, strengthened Pan’s Gate, and led a campaign against demonic factions backed by Soul Hall. He returned to the Jia Ma Empire, rescued Yun Yun, exposed Soul Hall infiltrators, and set out to destroy the Ten Thousand Scorpions Sect.

• Xiao Yan captured the Fallen Heart Flame, fused it into his Flame God Dharma Body, and gave Su Qian an intelligent infant flame so the academy tower could reopen.
• Xiao Yan advanced to Dou Wang and defeated challengers with ease, then accepted an honorary elder position while Pan’s Gate grew stronger.
• Xiao Yan led Pan’s Gate against the Blood Sect and other demonic factions, but sent his followers home before confronting the Soul Hall-backed Demonic Alliance in Maple City.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao killed Soul Hall Protectors in Maple City, and Xiao Yan later refined the Gold Silver Twins into puppets before leaving the academy with Zi Yan.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Jia Ma Empire and attacked a Falling Goose Sect envoy who demanded marriage alliances, then reunited with Ya Fei and learned Yun Yun was poisoned.
• Xiao Yan burned away Yun Yun’s poison with Heavenly Flame, then exposed and killed Soul Hall infiltrators at the Misty Cloud Sect and made Yun Shan his servant with a Soul Seal.
• Xiao Yan set out to destroy the Ten Thousand Scorpions Sect while Yun Shan planned to encourage Yun Yun’s relationship with him.

Xiao Yan gathered allies and resources across the Northwest Continent, established the Yan Alliance, and revived Yao Lao using a Dou Sheng corpse. The Lion Underworld Sect and Ghost Shadow Gate attacked, but Xiao Yan killed Shi Tian and drove off the surviving invaders before ordering their territories seized.

• Xiao Yan destroyed the Ten Thousand Scorpions Sect, found Spirit Spring Elder’s treasure and a Void Nether Mysterious Coffin containing a Three Star Dou Sheng corpse, then returned to the Jia Ma Empire.
• Xiao Yan reunited with his brothers and confidantes, restored Hai Bodong’s strength, and secured the Snake-People Race’s support by offering Medusa a path to evolve her bloodline.
• Xiao Yan refined the Green Lotus Core Flame, advanced to the Tongtian Realm, and brought Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to the Snake-People Race.
• Xiao Yan obtained the Heavenly Serpent Blood Pool’s essence, persuaded the Heavenly Serpent Mansion to join his alliance, and formally established the Yan Alliance with Medusa as Deputy Leader.
• Xiao Yan supplied the alliance’s alchemists with manuals and resources, then refined pills and used a Spirit Clan Dou Sheng corpse to revive Yao Lao.
• Xiao Yan reached the Tongtian Realm Late Stage, but left Yao Lao’s revival behind when the Lion Underworld Sect and Ghost Shadow Gate invaded Yan Alliance territory.
• Xiao Yan killed Shi Tian and repelled Black and White Heavenly Venerable and the Ghost Shadow Gate Master, then ordered Bai Han and Bai Xue to seize the invaders’ territories.

Xiao Yan helped Yao Lao return, secured Three Thousand Burning Flame, and grew powerful enough to defeat three Soul Clan Dou Shengs. He entered the Gu Realm with the Tou She Ancient God Jade and exposed a Soul Clan spy within the Gu Clan.

• Xiao Yan supported Queen Medusa through her bloodline transformation, and she emerged at Five Star Dou Zong before later transforming into human form as Cai Lin.
• Xiao Yan faced the Soul Hall’s attack on the Yan Alliance, killed Blood River, and helped Yao Lao awaken, after which Yao Lao returned and destroyed Saint Gu You’s forces.
• Xiao Yan left the Yan Alliance with Yao Lao, Xuan Yi, and Zi Yan, visited Xun’er at Jia Nan Academy, and reunited with Feng Xian at Starfall Pavilion.
• Xiao Yan defeated Yao Tian after Yao Tian insulted Yao Lao, then traveled to the Pill Tower and won approval to pursue Three Thousand Burning Flame by refining a Heart Flame Soul Refining Pill.
• Xiao Yan subdued Three Thousand Burning Flame, refined it into his Emperor Flame Prototype, and completed his Physical Body and Spiritual Energy Tribulations inside the Star Region.
• Hun Wuya, the Great Heavenly Venerable, and Saint Hun Qing ambushed Xiao Yan on his way to the Ancient Clan, but Xiao Yan killed all three and took their heads.
• Xiao Yan entered the Gu Realm, gave Gu Yuan the Tou She Ancient God Jade, and revealed that he could help the Gu Clan produce two Dou Emperors.
• Xiao Yan warned Gu Yuan that the Soul Clan had infiltrated the Gu Clan and identified Gu Yang as the spy after Gu Yang urged Gu Yuan to hand him over.