Recaps

Xiao Yan recovered from his injuries, strengthened the Demon Hall, and used the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower while Hun Ruoruo helped him obtain the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill. As Hun Ruoruo prepared to repair her soul, Xiao Yan urged Xun'er to find her own pursuits, bringing her closer to Hun Ruoruo.

• Hun Ruoruo healed Xiao Yan with Pure Water Dou Qi, and Xiao Yan agreed to form the Demon Hall to protect the Freshmen.
• Elder Huo offered Xiao Yan a way into the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower, where Xiao Yan used the Void Spirit Devouring Flame to swallow the Falling Heart Flame.
• Xiao Yan cultivated in the tower while Hun Ruoruo mapped its sealing patterns and later found a way through the Space Lock to meet Emissary Li.
• Emissary Li gave Hun Ruoruo the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill, which she fed to Xiao Yan and called a life-saving talisman that bound his life to her.
• Hun Ruoruo admitted she had used Xiao Yan but now liked him most, and said she planned to refine Yun Shan's soul and use the Spirit Ascension Technique after reaching the Late Spirit Realm.
• Queen Medusa confronted Xiao Yan about his feelings for Hun Ruoruo, while Xiao Yan told her he would grow strong enough to face Ruoruo's faction.
• Xiao Yan urged Xun'er to pursue interests of her own, and Xun'er left with blood at her lip as a seven-colored glow appeared in it.
• Hun Ruoruo helped Xun'er buy a bracelet, then accepted Lin Yan's apology and explained that Xiao Yan's Heavenly Flames and alchemy could treat his fire poison.

Xiao Yan helped Hun Ruoruo prepare for Spirit Ascension, but she emerged with her memories gone and believed he was her father. While caring for her, Xiao Yan defeated Liu Qing and earned access to the herb repository, where he encountered a mysterious presence.

• Xiao Yan and Hun Ruoruo found Earth Core Body Tempering Milk, and Xiao Yan fought the Snow Sky Demonic Ape so they could take it.
• Hun Ruoruo and Xiao Yan used the body-tempering milk and began the Spirit Ascension Technique, but she woke with memory loss and called Xiao Yan Daddy.
• Xiao Yan cared for Hun Ruoruo and took her around the Inner Academy, where she remained unable to recover her memories after a month.
• Xiao Yan confronted Liu Fei after she tried to seize Hun Ruoruo, then challenged Liu Qing when he arrived to defend her.
• Xiao Yan defeated Liu Qing in the arena, and Hun Ruoruo praised him as they left together.
• Xiao Yan made three Grade 4 pills with Pill Patterns, and Elder Huo gave him permission to choose a treasure from the herb repository.
• Xiao Yan entered the herb repository and heard someone eating in the darkness before pale violet eyes asked if he had come to sneak a bite too.

Xiao Yan and Hun Ruoruo grew closer as they faced family troubles, Medusa’s request, and the danger beneath the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower. With the Strong Ranking Tournament near, the Teaching Visit left Xun’er and Hun Ruoruo confronted by the absence of visiting elders.

• Xiao Yan met Zi Yan in the herb storehouse, brought her home, and saw her bond with Hun Ruoruo over their lack of parents.
• Xun’er found Xiao Yan and Hun Ruoruo together, confronted them, then apologized after Xiao Yan challenged her controlling behavior, and Hun Ruoruo left but later returned after Old Man Yao stopped her from investigating her mother alone.
• Xiao Yan punished Hun Ruoruo for repeatedly leaving without telling him, then took Zi Yan to the Demon Hall and learned Xiao Li had arrived badly injured from the Snake People Tribe’s pursuit.
• Xiao Li explained the conflict with the Snake People Tribe, while Medusa gave Hun Ruoruo three months to find a solution to the danger posed by her two souls sharing one body.
• Han Feng emerged from seclusion with a Po Zong Pill, while Xun’er reflected on her devotion to Xiao Yan and reaffirmed that she must put the Ancient Clan’s interests first.
• Xiao Yan and Hun Ruoruo entered the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower’s underground chamber, where they discovered the Falling Heart Flame’s hidden spirit and learned it might erupt within two or three months.
• Su Qian warned Xiao Yan to keep the Falling Heart Flame secret and prepare to help the academy, while Xiao Yan vowed to face the approaching Strong Ranking Tournament challengers.
• At the Teaching Visit, Hu Jia explained the event to Xiao Yan, and Wu Hao asked Xun’er and Hun Ruoruo why no elders had come to see them, leaving both women silent.

Xiao Yan’s tournament challenge brings him into contact with Hun Ruoruo’s powerful father, while Xun’er’s summons from the Ancient Clan draws the group into a confrontation with Ling Quan and Tong Xuan. After Hun Ruoruo’s Divine Bloodline begins reviving, Xiao Yan promises to grow strong enough to protect her, but she secretly meets the Snake People Queen as the deadline approaches.

• Xiao Yan challenged Zi Yan in the tournament, and their clash ended in a draw after they shattered the arena and both collapsed.
• The Scholar in White revealed that he was Hun Ruoruo’s father, Hun Tiandi, and Xiao Yan learned about Ruoruo’s Pure Water constitution and promised not to harm her.
• Xun’er told Xiao Yan that she had come to the Xiao Family on a mission, then Ling Quan arrived with the Black Mist Army to escort her back to the Ancient Clan.
• Hun Ruoruo and Xun’er’s meeting triggered an ancient Star Disk, and Hun Ruoruo compelled Ling Quan to kill himself after he ordered his soldiers to capture her.
• Tong Xuan tried to seize Hun Ruoruo, but Hun Tiandi appeared, defeated him, and revealed that Xun’er was Gu Yuan’s daughter.
• Xun’er left for the Ancient Clan, while Hun Ruoruo’s Divine Bloodline continued to revive and Xiao Yan vowed to become strong enough to resolve her conflicts with her father.
• Xiao Zhan and the others left Jia Nan Academy because war threatened the Jia Ma Empire, and Hun Ruoruo secretly went to meet the Snake People Queen before the three-month deadline.