Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan unleashed Flame God Transformation and overwhelmed Blood River, killing him even as Gu You intervened. When Gu You revealed his Half-Saint power, Xiao Yan called Master Xuan Yi for help, prompting her to ask who his teacher was; Xiao Yan revealed that it was Yao Chen.

• Xiao Yan used Flame God Transformation to raise his strength and beat Blood River back with a devastating punch.
• Blood River burned his Dou Qi and attacked desperately, but Xiao Yan battered him until he cried out for the Second Heavenly Venerable to save him.
• Gu You struck at Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan pierced Blood River with the Flame God's Spear, extinguished his soul, and swallowed his corpse into the Chaos Furnace.
• Xiao Yan's Four-Colored Fire Lotus exploded as Gu You emerged unharmed and revealed his Half-Saint aura.
• Xiao Yan asked Master Xuan Yi to help him deal with Gu You, and she appeared to demand the identity of his teacher.
• Xiao Yan told Master Xuan Yi that his teacher was Yao Chen.

Xiao Yan and Xuan Yi fought Saint Gu You while Yao Chen’s revival began at the Misty Cloud Sect, and the Hall of Souls tried to stop it. The chapter ended with Yao Chen’s power awakening across the region and Xiao Yan declaring that the tide had turned.

• Xuan Yi recognized Xiao Yan as Yao Chen’s disciple and defended him against Saint Gu You, while Xiao Yan joined the battle with his four Heavenly Flames.
• As the fight shook the Gama Imperial Capital, Yao Chen’s awakening aura forced the Misty Cloud Sect’s disciples to their knees, and the Hall of Souls Great Heavenly Venerable moved to interfere.
• Elder Gu Shan blocked the Great Heavenly Venerable, while Xuan Yi and Xiao Yan struggled to hold back Gu You as Yao Chen’s revival grew stronger.
• Xiao Yan unleashed three Four-Colored Fire Lotuses at Gu You, and Gu Qingyang stopped Venerable Mo Yu and the Black White Heavenly Venerable from attacking Yao Chen.
• The fire lotuses exploded as Yao Chen’s immense aura and a pillar of light surged above the Misty Cloud Sect, and Xiao Yan laughed that his teacher had returned.

Yao Lao revived at peak Two-Star Dou Sheng strength, killed nearly the entire Hall of Souls force with Yellow Spring Heavenly Wrath, and forced the Great Heavenly Venerable to flee. After the Yan Alliance celebrated its victory, Yao Lao reconciled with Xuan Yi and asked her to become Xiao Yan’s mistress.

• Yao Lao appeared before the Misty Cloud Sect disciples and killed Mo Yu and the Black White Heavenly Venerable with a single attack.
• Yao Lao returned to the battlefield, reunited with Xiao Yan and Xuan Yi, and revealed that he had reached peak Two-Star Dou Sheng.
• Yao Lao unleashed Yellow Spring Heavenly Wrath, killing Saint Gu You and the other Hall of Souls fighters while the Great Heavenly Venerable escaped with severe soul injuries.
• The Yan Alliance celebrated its overwhelming victory as Yao Lao descended to the city wall and thanked Xiao Yan for helping him revive.
• Yao Lao admitted his feelings to Xuan Yi and asked whether she was willing to become Xiao Yan’s mistress; Xuan Yi tearfully agreed.

Hun Mie Sheng learned that Yao Chen had returned at peak Two-Star Dou Sheng and that Xiao Yan had killed Blood River, but the Pill Tower Ancestor and the Ancient Clan thwarted his attempt to go after them. At Flame God Hall, Xiao Yan prepared to visit the Ancient Clan after settling his affairs and began reviving Skyfire Venerable in Saint Gu You’s Half-Saint body.

• Great Heavenly Venerable reported Yao Chen’s resurrection and strength to Hun Mie Sheng, then revealed that sixteen-year-old Xiao Yan was Yao Chen’s disciple and had slain Blood River.
• Hun Mie Sheng tried to leave Soul Hall headquarters for the Northwest Continent, but the Pill Tower Ancestor stopped him, and Hun Mie Sheng discovered the Ancient Clan had also become involved.
• Xiao Yan declined Gu Qingyang and Gu Shan’s invitation to visit the Ancient Clan immediately, asked them to wait half a month, and planned to meet Xun’er at Jia Nan Academy.
• Xuan Yi told Xiao Yan she would use her Pill Tower connections to help him obtain the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Xiao Yan used Saint Gu You’s Half-Saint body, Heavenly Flames, and revival materials to begin restoring Skyfire Venerable, then started preparing the other three corpses as puppets.

Xiao Yan refined three powerful puppets while the Yan Alliance expanded and news of his achievements spread across the continent. The Ancient Clan considered him a future son-in-law, the Soul Clan plotted to assassinate him, and Skyfire Venerable began to revive.

• Xiao Yan refined three high-level Dou Zun corpses into powerful puppets and sorted the spoils from the battle.
• Yao Chen’s Ninth Grade Alchemist status drew Pill Hall alchemists to him, while the Yan Alliance grew stronger and absorbed new territory and factions.
• Gu Yuan and the Ancient Clan elders discussed Xiao Yan’s talent and decided to watch over him and consider him as Xun’er’s future husband.
• Hun Tiandi ordered three available Dou Shengs to ambush Xiao Yan when he traveled alone and kill him.
• Xiao Yan admired his completed puppets as a powerful aura awakened in the valley, signaling that Skyfire Venerable was about to revive.

Xiao Yan strengthened the Yan Alliance and entrusted its protection to Skyfire Venerable before departing with Yao Lao and Xuan Yi. He reached Jia Nan Academy in less than half a day and reunited with Xun'er.

• Skyfire Venerable emerged from the Misty Cloud Sect at peak Dou Zun strength, promised to protect the Yan Alliance, and received a welcoming banquet from Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan gave Cai Lin three refined puppets to help her command the Yan Alliance and arranged for one to protect the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao improved the Yan Alliance's cultivation grounds, while Xiao Yan established a Scripture Pavilion and Yao Lao guided alchemists at the Pill Hall.
• Xiao Yan shared intimate farewells with Xiao Yi Xian, Ya Fei, and Yun Yun as the half-month agreement ended, while Nalan Yanran resolved to leave the Misty Cloud Sect and travel the continent.
• Xiao Yan departed with Yao Lao, Xuan Yi, and Zi Yan, promising the people at the Flame God Hall that he would return within five years.
• Xiao Yan's group reached Jia Nan Academy, where Gu Qingyang and Gu Shan greeted them before Xiao Yan went to see Xun'er.

Xiao Yan reunited with Xun'er at Jia Nan Academy, rewarded Pan's Gate's strongest members, and prepared to leave for Central State with his companions. After crossing the Space Turbulence, he parted from Xun'er and Gu Shan's group, then arrived at Starfall Pavilion with Yao Lao and declared his return.

• Xiao Yan embraced Xun'er, while Su Qian welcomed Yao Lao, Xuan Yi, Gu Shan, and Gu Qingyang to Jia Nan Academy, and Zi Yan showed off her transformed appearance.
• Xiao Yan gathered Pan's Gate and gave its peak Dou Lings Heart Flame cultivation supplies, a pill prescription, and instructions for managing the group after his departure.
• Xiao Yan and Xun'er spoke privately about their impending separation and the other women in his life before he left Jia Nan Academy with Yao Lao, Xuan Yi, and Zi Yan.
• Yao Lao led the group through the Space Turbulence to Central State, where Xiao Yan parted from Xun'er, Gu Shan, and Gu Qingyang.
• Yao Lao and Xiao Yan arrived at Starfall Pavilion, where Yao Lao revealed himself and announced his return.

Yao Lao returned to Starfall Pavilion with Xiao Yan, reunited with Feng Xian, and promised the elders pills that could help them reach Dou Zun. Xiao Yan refined Bone Chilling Flame and tempered his body in seclusion; after two months, he prepared to leave for the Alchemist Tower as Yao Clan Holy Son Yao Tian and Saintess Yao Ling arrived seeking an audience with Yao Chen.

• Yao Lao opened the Star Realm, reunited with Feng Xian, and introduced Xiao Yan, Zi Yan, and Xuan Yi to him.
• Yao Lao promised loyal Starfall Pavilion elders a free Sky Venerable Pill if they reached peak Dou Zong and gathered its main ingredients, thrilling the elders with the pill’s chance to aid their breakthrough.
• Xiao Yan toured Starfall Pavilion with Mu Qingluan and Zi Yan, who revealed her Ancient Void Dragon bloodline to Mu Qingluan.
• Yao Lao gave Bone Chilling Flame to Xiao Yan, who refined it and spent two months tempering his body with the five Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yan emerged from seclusion and prepared to head to the Alchemist Tower, while Yao Tian and Yao Ling arrived at Starfall Pavilion requesting an audience with Yao Chen.

Yao Tian and Yao Ling came to Starfall Pavilion to invite Yao Lao back to the Yao Clan, but Yao Tian threatened him when he refused. Xiao Yan arrived, drove the siblings away, and demanded that Yao Tian take one punch before leaving.

• Yao Lao opened Starfall Pavilion to Yao Tian and Yao Ling, then rejected their invitation to return to the Yao Clan.
• Yao Tian threatened to erase Yao Lao's family ties from the clan genealogy, enraging Yao Lao until Xuan Yi stopped him from attacking.
• Xiao Yan arrived and condemned Yao Tian and the Yao Clan, telling them that Yao Lao would return someday and Yao Wangui would beg him to come back.
• Xiao Yan dismissed Yao Tian and Yao Ling, then stopped Yao Tian from leaving and demanded that he take one punch.

Xiao Yan defeated Yao Tian with a single punch in Starfall Pavilion, then prepared to accompany Yao Lao and Xuan Yi to the Alchemist Tower. Back at the Yao Clan, Yao Tian recovered physically but lost his connection to the Turtle Spirit Earth Flame and became emotionally withdrawn.

• Yao Tian challenged Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan's Emperor Flame weakened the Turtle Spirit Earth Flame and his Destruction Fire Fist shattered Yao Tian's defense, knocking him unconscious and heavily damaging Starfall Pavilion.
• Xiao Yan warned Yao Ling to take Yao Tian home and told the Yao Clan he would not tolerate further disrespect toward Yao Lao; Yao Ling found her injured brother and took him away.
• Yao Lao and Xuan Yi questioned Xiao Yan's strength, and Xiao Yan said his ordinary power was equivalent to a Four or Five Star Dou Zun before agreeing to travel with them to the Alchemist Tower.
• Yao Lao arranged Starfall Pavilion's affairs and left Zi Yan behind as he prepared to depart with Xiao Yan and Xuan Yi; the Yao Clan's leaders argued over how to respond to Yao Lao and Xiao Yan.
• Yao Tian awoke and healed, but told Yao Ling that the Turtle Spirit Earth Flame had retreated into his sea of qi and would no longer answer him, leaving him shaken by Xiao Yan's strength.

Xiao Yan arrived at the Pill Tower with Yao Lao and Xuan Yi, seeking to refine Three Thousand Burning Flame. After securing the outer elders’ approval with five Grade 8 pill prescriptions, he faced the Small Pill Tower’s demand that he qualify as a reserve elder, while Cao Ying challenged his alchemy skills.

• Xiao Yan’s arrival in Saint Pill City stirred Three Thousand Burning Flame and drew the Pill Tower’s experts, who welcomed Yao Lao and learned that he had married Xuan Yi.
• Yao Lao introduced Xiao Yan to the Pill Tower elders, and Yao Lao announced his marriage to Xuan Yi.
• Xiao Yan asked to refine Three Thousand Burning Flame, and Xuan Kongzi explained that both the outer elders and the Small Pill Tower had to approve an exception to the rules.
• Xiao Yan offered five Grade 8 pill prescriptions, winning the outer elders’ unanimous support for his request.
• Xuan Yi introduced her disciple Cao Ying, who challenged Xiao Yan to an alchemy contest, while Xuan Kongzi reported that the Small Pill Tower required Xiao Yan to become a reserve elder.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao remained untroubled by the requirement, prompting Xuan Yi to ask whether Xiao Yan could refine pills that produced Five-Colored Pill Lightning or better.

Xiao Yan demonstrated that he could refine a Nine-Colored Pill Lightning pill, impressing the Pill Tower elders and proving his worth as a prospective Guest Elder. After he completed the Heart Flame Soul Refining Pill, the Small Pill Tower Grand Elder invited him to join the Pill Tower, clearing the way for him to pursue Three Thousand Burning Flame.

• Yao Lao revealed that Xiao Yan had personally refined the powerful pills associated with the Yan Alliance, shocking Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Cao Ying.
• Xuan Kongzi brought Xiao Yan and Yao Lao into the Small Pill Tower, where the Grand Elder offered to support Xiao Yan's pursuit of Three Thousand Burning Flame if he proved his alchemy ability and joined as a Guest Elder.
• Xiao Yan selected ingredients for the Heart Flame Soul Refining Pill and explained that it could help a Spiritual Realm soul break through to the Heavenly Realm.
• Xiao Yan refined the pill before the Small Pill Tower's gathered alchemists, controlling his flames with remarkable skill and infusing the pill with Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Yan destroyed the Nine-Colored Pill Lightning with his fists and presented the completed pill, prompting the Grand Elder to invite him to become a Pill Tower Guest Elder.

After impressing the Small Pill Tower’s elders, Xiao Yan entered the Star Region to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame. He overpowered the freed Heavenly Flame and left it pinned beneath his Flame God Dharma Body.

• The Small Pill Tower’s Grand Elder welcomed Xiao Yan as a Guest Elder and agreed to open the Star Region for him the next day.
• Yao Lao told the elders that Xiao Yan would become an Emperor Grade Alchemist, while Cao Ying pursued Xiao Yan and learned that he already had five wives.
• The Grand Elder opened the Star Region, and Xiao Yan entered after assuring him that the Three Thousand Burning Flame posed no threat.
• Xiao Yan approached the Three Thousand Burning Flame, broke the seal on its forehead, and confronted it with his Flame God Dharma Body.
• The Three Thousand Burning Flame broke free and attacked, but Xiao Yan struck its tail, seized its claw, and hurled its enormous body down.
• Xiao Yan pressed the Three Thousand Burning Flame’s dragon head into the Star Region as cracks appeared in the sky above Saint Pill City.

Xiao Yan brutally subdued Three Thousand Burning Flame, refined its Source Fire Seed, and absorbed its accumulated flames and star power to complete his Physical Body and Spiritual Energy Tribulations. He emerged with power comparable to a Half-Saint and set his sights on defeating the Hall of Souls Great Heavenly Venerable.

• Xiao Yan battered Three Thousand Burning Flame into submission while Yao Lao reinforced the Star Region to keep it from collapsing.
• Xiao Yan extracted Three Thousand Burning Flame's Source Fire Seed and erased its consciousness before beginning to refine it into his Emperor Flame Prototype.
• After three months of refinement, Xiao Yan completed his Physical Body Tribulation, evolved the Flame God Mantra to Heaven Rank Low Level, and began absorbing the remaining sea of flames to pass his Spiritual Energy Tribulation.
• Xiao Yan spent another three months refining the Star Region's accumulated flames and star power, completing his Spiritual Energy Tribulation and greatly strengthening his cultivation and Soul Power.
• Xiao Yan blasted open the Star Region's space with a punch, then emerged above Saint Pill City and vowed to kill the Hall of Souls Great Heavenly Venerable if they met again.

After refining the Three Thousand Burning Flame, Xiao Yan broke the Star Region seal and headed alone toward the Ancient Clan, intending to reunite with the girl he loved. The Soul Clan learned of his departure and sent Hun Wuya, the Great Heavenly Venerable, and Hun Qing to ambush him; three days into his journey, Xiao Yan found his path blocked from both directions.

• Xiao Yan emerged from the Star Region after breaking its seal, and the Pill Tower elders sensed his extraordinary strength.
• Xuan Kongzi discovered that the Star Region held almost no trace of the Three Thousand Burning Flame, while Saint Pill City residents spread stories about Xiao Yan and called him the Young Dou Emperor.
• Hun Mie Sheng learned that Xiao Yan had reached at least Half-Saint combat strength and arranged to attack him when he traveled to the Ancient Clan.
• Hun Tiandi ordered Hun Wuya, the Great Heavenly Venerable, and Hun Qing to kill Xiao Yan, gave Hun Wuya the Ghost Saint Blade, and authorized them to kill Yao Chen if possible.
• Xiao Yan left the Pill Tower alone for the Ancient Clan, and three days later two voices sounded as space sealed around him from the front and rear.

Xiao Yan fought off the Great Heavenly Venerable and Saint Hun Qing, but Hun Wuya ambushed him with the Ghost Saint Blade and left him badly wounded. As Hun Wuya prepared to strike again, Xiao Yan used Flame God's Wrath and sent a Destruction Fire Lotus toward him.

• The Great Heavenly Venerable and Saint Hun Qing attacked Xiao Yan, who met their blows and gained the upper hand with the Flame God Transformation and powerful flame techniques.
• Hun Wuya appeared from a spatial rift and unleashed more than a hundred Ghost Saint Blade strikes, shattering Xiao Yan's Flame Furnace and badly injuring him.
• Xiao Yan recovered enough to form a six-colored fire lotus and reflected on how his rapid rise had drawn the Soul Clan's attention.
• Hun Wuya empowered the Ghost Saint Blade with his blood essence and prepared to kill Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan unleashed Flame God's Wrath, leaving the three Soul Clan Dou Shengs stunned.
• Xiao Yan launched the Destruction Fire Lotus at Hun Wuya and retreated as the lotus erupted in a dazzling blaze.

Xiao Yan killed Hun Wuya, the Hall of Souls Great Heavenly Venerable, and Saint Hun Qing after devastating them with his six-colored fire lotus. He met Ancient Clan patrol leader Gu Yue on his way to the Ancient Clan, then left Gu Yue and his companions stunned by the three dead Dou Shengs; an author’s note asked readers for ideas to expand the story.

• Xiao Yan finished off the badly wounded Hun Wuya, destroying his soul with the Ghost Saint Blade.
• Xiao Yan pursued the fleeing Great Heavenly Venerable and Saint Hun Qing and killed them both.
• Xiao Yan stored the three Dou Shengs’ heads and resolved to cause trouble for the Soul Clan when he reached the Ancient Clan.
• Gu Yue and four Dou Zuns arrived to investigate the blast, and Xiao Yan told them he was from the Xiao Tribe and was heading to the Ancient Clan.
• Gu Yue’s group later found the three headless Soul Clan corpses and realized that all three Dou Shengs had died.

After killing three Soul Clan Dou Shengs, Xiao Yan reached Ancient Saint City and was challenged by Ling Quan and other jealous Ancient Clan youths. He forced them to kneel with his pressure, and Gu Yuan appeared with the young lady to personally welcome him into the Gu Realm.

• Gu Yue recognized the three corpses as Dou Shengs and ordered a Dou Zun to warn the Ancient Clan not to provoke Xiao Yan.
• A Soul Clan elder discovered that three Dou Sheng life jade plaques had shattered, and Hun Tiandi vowed to kill Xiao Yan himself after he left the Gu Realm.
• Xiao Yan traveled to Ancient Saint City, where Ling Quan and other Black Annihilation Army members blocked him for lacking an invitation.
• Xiao Yan released his Half-Saint-level spiritual pressure and forced Ling Quan and the other Ancient Clan youths to kneel.
• Gu Yuan arrived with the young lady, dismissed the guards' concerns, and invited Xiao Yan into the Gu Realm.

Xiao Yan presented the Tou She Ancient God Jade as a betrothal gift to the Gu Clan and privately told Gu Yuan he could help the clan produce two Dou Emperors. News of Xiao Yan killing three Soul Clan Dou Sheng reached the clan, and the chapter ended with Xiao Yan warning that a spy had revealed himself.

• Xiao Yan gave Gu Yuan the Tou She Ancient God Jade and privately promised a way for the Gu Clan to produce two Dou Emperors.
• Lu Lei arrived at the Gu Realm and reported that Xiao Yan had killed three Soul Clan Dou Sheng, leaving the Gu Clan youths and elders stunned.
• The Black Annihilation King relayed Lu Lei’s report, and Xiao Yan produced the three enemies’ heads, including Hun Wuya, confirming the killings.
• Elder Gu Yang urged Gu Yuan to bind Xiao Yan and send him to the Soul Clan, but Gu Yuan and Xun'er defended Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan warned Gu Yuan that the Soul Clan had infiltrated the Gu Clan, then identified Gu Yang as the spy who had exposed himself.

Xiao Yan presented the Tou She Ancient God Jade as a betrothal gift to the Gu Clan and privately told Gu Yuan he could help produce two Dou Emperors. After Xiao Yan revealed that he had killed three Soul Clan Dou Saints, he warned the Gu Clan that a spy was among them and pointed toward Gu Yang.

• Xiao Yan gave the Tou She Ancient God Jade to the Gu Clan and secretly told Gu Yuan he could help create two Dou Emperors.
• Lu Lei rushed to the Gu Realm and reported that Xiao Yan had killed three Soul Clan Dou Saints, shocking the border guards and Gu Clan youths.
• The Black Annihilation King relayed Lu Lei's report, and Xiao Yan produced the three enemies' heads, including Hun Wuya's.
• Elder Gu Yang urged Gu Yuan to hand Xiao Yan over to the Soul Clan, while Xun'er angrily defended Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan warned Gu Yuan that the Soul Clan had infiltrated the Gu Clan and declared that the spy had exposed himself.