Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan extracted the Demon Phoenix’s essence blood and core with Zi Yan’s expert guidance, preserving their Nirvana Energy. He prepared to refine the treasures to strengthen himself against Soul Hall and promised to take Zi Yan to the academy’s secret realm for spirit fruits afterward.

• Zi Yan explained how to locate and safely draw out the Demon Phoenix’s essence blood while Xiao Yan used the Green Lotus Core Flame to dissolve its Nirvana Fire Shield.
• Xiao Yan carefully collected eight drops of pure essence blood without damaging the Nirvana Bone or its Spirit Vein Tendon.
• Zi Yan guided Xiao Yan in breaking open the Phoenix Crown Bone and removing the core after he and Zi Yan neutralized its demonic power shield and Nirvana Fire.
• Xiao Yan secured the core in Zi Yan’s specially prepared Jade Box and thanked her for helping him preserve the Demon Phoenix’s energy.
• Zi Yan warned Xiao Yan to refine the residual Nirvana Fire carefully, and he promised to take her to find Honey Heart Fruits and Nirvana Dates after he finished.

Earth Demon Old Ghost led Demonic Flame Valley in an assault on Jia Nan Academy, demanding the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva. Xiao Yan, Su Qian, Xiao Yi Xian, and the Dou Zong puppet fought back, and Xiao Yan’s flaming strike drove Earth Demon Old Ghost to his knee, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Earth Demon Old Ghost shattered Jia Nan Academy’s Azure Nether Array and demanded the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva while Demonic Flame Valley disciples attacked the academy.
• Su Qian confronted Earth Demon Old Ghost, but the stronger elder wounded him with Bone-Rotting Demonic Qi as Han Feng attacked Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yi Xian used Bone Rotting Poison against Demonic Flame Valley’s fighters, and Xiao Yan summoned the Dou Zong puppet to battle Han Feng.
• The puppet joined Su Qian against Earth Demon Old Ghost, while Xiao Yan burned Han Feng with his Heavenly Flames after Han Feng threatened Zi Yan.
• Su Qian wounded Earth Demon Old Ghost, and Xiao Yi Xian weakened him with Heart-Rot Powder as he unleashed the Demonic Flame World Destroying Staff.
• Xiao Yan infused the Black Heavy Ruler with two Heavenly Flames and struck Earth Demon Old Ghost, forcing him to kneel and cracking the Soul Devouring Staff.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian defeated Earth Demon Old Ghost at Jia Nan Academy after Xiao Yan fused four Heavenly Flames into a Seven-Colored Fire Lotus. Han Feng escaped, and Xiao Yan went with Xiao Yi Xian and Su Qian to recover in the academy’s secret chamber.

• Xiao Yi Xian fully unsealed her Poison Body of Calamity and, with Su Qian’s help, restrained Earth Demon Old Ghost while Xiao Yan prepared a four-flame fusion.
• Xiao Yan fused Yin Yang Twin Flames, Myriad Beast Spirit Fire, Green Lotus Core Flame, and Fallen Heart Flame into a Seven-Colored Fire Lotus.
• Xiao Yan struck Earth Demon Old Ghost with the Fire Lotus, destroying him, his Soul Devouring Staff, and his soul body.
• Han Feng fled through a breach in the square while Xiao Yan was too exhausted to pursue him, and Xiao Yan said his Exotic Flame Mark would let him track Han Feng later.
• Xiao Yan collected Earth Demon Old Ghost’s Storage Ring and bones, then collapsed from the backlash of the fusion.
• Xiao Yi Xian supported Xiao Yan as Su Qian escorted them to the secret chamber to recover, leaving Jia Nan Academy’s disciples to clear the battlefield.

After Xiao Yan collapsed from the backlash of fusing four Heavenly Flames, Qing Lin, Yun Yun, Xiao Yi Xian, and Yan Ran treated his injuries in the rear mountain’s secret chamber. They stabilized his condition, and the chapter ended with the women keeping watch as they expected him to wake within three days.

• Qing Lin saw Xiao Yan’s severe injuries and tried to soothe him with a gentle thread of Dou Qi.
• Yun Yun gave Xiao Yan a Concentrating Spirit Pill, while Xiao Yi Xian examined his damaged meridians and began suppressing the chaotic flames and backlash.
• Yan Ran prepared Restoration Soup, and Qing Lin carefully supported Xiao Yan as Yan Ran fed it to him.
• Xiao Yi Xian repaired Xiao Yan’s meridians and stabilized the residual Heavenly Flames and Blood Sacrifice Melting Fire backlash.
• Yun Yun guided Dou Qi Spring water into Xiao Yan, and Qing Lin noticed that his complexion, breathing, and pulse had improved.
• Xiao Yi Xian said Xiao Yan should wake within three days, while Yun Yun, Qing Lin, and Yan Ran stayed to watch over and care for him.

After recovering from his injuries, Xiao Yan entered the magma beneath the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower to temper his body and cultivate. He reached Six-Star Dou Huang, defeated three Flame Lizards, and continued diving toward the mysterious energy drawing his Heavenly Flames.

• Xiao Yan awoke after three days of care from Qing Lin, Yun Yun, Xiao Yi Xian, and Yan Ran, then spent ten days restoring his Dou Qi and stabilizing the four Heavenly Flames within him.
• Xiao Yan said farewell to the four women and descended to the magma pool beneath the tower, where he used the four Heavenly Flames to absorb earthfire energy.
• Xiao Yan rode out the hundred-year Earth Fire Tide and broke through from Three-Star Dou Huang to Six-Star Dou Huang, healing the injuries left by Blood Sacrifice Melting Fire.
• Xiao Yan sensed a deeper source of earthfire energy and dived farther into the magma, where three Flame Lizards attacked him.
• Xiao Yan killed one Flame Lizard with the Black Heavy Ruler and destroyed the other two with a vortex formed from his four Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yan swallowed a Concentrating Spirit Pill to recover his Dou Qi and continued deeper into the magma while watching for more Flame Lizards.

Xiao Yan discovered a docile Fallen Heart Flame and met the ancient soul Yao Tian, who called himself Heavenly Flame Venerable. After agreeing to help restore Yao Tian’s soul in exchange for the flame and a powerful Dou Technique, Xiao Yan merged the flames, took Yao Tian into a Soul Bottle, and left the magma depths.

• Xiao Yan found a gentle dark purple Fallen Heart Flame in the magma, but it fled through a Space crack to an ancient soul.
• Yao Tian offered Xiao Yan the docile Fallen Heart Flame and the Five-Wheel Separation Flame Method in return for help escaping and finding ingredients to restore his soul.
• Xiao Yan agreed after Yao Tian promised a heart demon oath and three years of protection, then received the flame and Dou Technique.
• Xiao Yan merged the two Fallen Heart Flames and placed Yao Tian’s remnant soul in a Warm Soul Jade Soul Bottle.
• Heavenly Flame Venerable warned Xiao Yan about powerful magical beasts in the magma, and Xiao Yan safely returned to the rock with his gains.

Xiao Yan led Jia Nan Academy’s forces to Demonic Flame Valley to confront Han Feng over his betrayal and crimes. After Han Feng was badly injured, a Soul Hall Protector summoned five enslaved Dou Zong souls and sent them after Xiao Yan, leaving the group facing a dangerous battle.

• Xiao Yan and his allies traveled to Demonic Flame Valley to settle accounts with Han Feng and avenge the academy patrol disciples he had killed.
• Xiao Yan burned the valley guards’ leader to ash and drove the remaining disciples aside with his four Heavenly Flames.
• Su Qian confronted Han Feng, and the two clashed until Yun Yun struck Han Feng from behind and sent him crashing into a stone pillar.
• The Soul Hall Protector blocked Yun Yun and activated a formation that summoned five enslaved Dou Zong souls.
• Yun Yun’s attack failed to harm the souls, and Su Qian explained that only Soul Power or Heavenly Flames could injure them.
• Xiao Yan formed a stronger Heavenly Flame barrier as the five souls charged toward him.

The Heavenly Flame Venerable devoured the Soul Hall Protector’s five Dou Zong souls, but Han Feng seized the weakened Protector’s power and attacked Xiao Yan. With Xiao Yi Xian’s help, Xiao Yan defeated Han Feng with a four-flame lotus, captured his soul, and ended their years-long feud.

• The Heavenly Flame Venerable emerged from Xiao Yan’s Storage Ring and devoured the five Dou Zong souls, then withdrew to digest them.
• The Soul Hall Protector begged Xiao Yan for the souls, but Han Feng ambushed him, absorbed his Dou Qi, and advanced to Dou Zong Six-Star.
• Han Feng attacked Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian steadied Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi so they could combine their power against him.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian launched a four-flame lotus that destroyed Han Feng’s attack and burned his body.
• Xiao Yan captured Han Feng’s soul and used the Fallen Heart Flame to torment and purify it, bringing their long-running conflict to an end.

After defeating Han Feng, Xiao Yan and his companions explored Demonic Flame Valley’s treasure vault and found resources that could strengthen both the Xiao Clan and its allies. They returned to Jia Nan Academy with their gains, resolved to build the clan’s power and advance Xiao Yan’s cultivation.

• Zi Yan sensed a hidden treasure vault, spotted traps along the way, and opened its rune-covered stone door with her dragon power.
• Xiao Yan’s group found herbs, weapons, Demonic Cores, and other treasures, including a Seventh-Rank Demonic Core that Xiao Yan stored away.
• Xiao Yan gave Yun Yun the Earth-tier Low-grade Wind Shadow Steps and gave Yan Ran the Earth-tier Low-grade Splitting Flame Palm.
• Xiao Yan let the Xiao Clan disciples divide the remaining vault treasures among themselves to support their cultivation and the clan’s growth.
• Zi Yan chose colorful gemstones for a bracelet, and Xiao Yan promised they would search for more treasures together another time.
• Xiao Yan sealed the vault and led everyone back to Jia Nan Academy, where the group discussed their gains and future cultivation.

On the road back to Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Yan gave Yan Ran a tamed wisp of Fallen Heart Flame to help her strengthen her fire Dou Qi and fight beside him. She refined it, broke through to Five-star Dou Huang, and shared an intimate moment with Xiao Yan before their journey continued.

• Xiao Yan noticed Yan Ran’s desire to wield stronger fire Dou Qi and showed her a tamed wisp of Fallen Heart Flame.
• Yan Ran hesitated to accept the precious Heavenly Flame, but Xiao Yan reassured her that it was safe to refine and would help her protect herself and the Xiao Clan.
• Yan Ran guided Fallen Heart Flame into her dantian, where it merged with her Dou Qi and raised her cultivation to Five-star Dou Huang.
• Yan Ran thanked Xiao Yan and promised to share his burdens, then embraced and kissed him.
• Xiao Yan returned Yan Ran’s affection, and the two embraced and kissed as Yun Yun and Zi Yan walked ahead.

Yan Ran woke beside Xiao Yan after her breakthrough to Dou Huang and shared a tender morning with him. They prepared to join Yun Yun and Zi Yan in the front hall to discuss expanding Xiao Clan.

• Yan Ran remembered Xiao Yan's support when she broke through to Dou Huang and blushed at the sight of their clothes from the night before.
• Xiao Yan woke, kissed Yan Ran, and reminded her that Yun Yun and Zi Yan were waiting to discuss expanding Xiao Clan.
• Yan Ran asked Xiao Yan for another kiss before getting up, and he indulged her.
• Xiao Yan helped Yan Ran dress, then dressed himself and helped her stand.
• Yan Ran told Xiao Yan she was glad to have him, and he promised they would face the future together.

Xiao Yan asked Elder Su Qian about other Heavenly Flames, but learned only uncertain reports of dangerous, remote flames. Xin Lan revealed that the Pill Tower controlled the Three Thousand Burning Flame and asked Xiao Yan to help the Ye Family at the Alchemist Conference; he agreed in exchange for the family’s full support and intelligence.

• Xiao Yan questioned Elder Su Qian about where other Heavenly Flames could be found, and Su Qian described rumors of the Ice Crystal Cold Flame and Red Lotus Karmic Fire.
• Xin Lan rushed into the council hall and told Xiao Yan that the Pill Tower controlled the Three Thousand Burning Flame as the Alchemist Conference’s ultimate reward.
• Xin Lan asked Xiao Yan to help the Ye Family reclaim its standing among the Pill Tower’s Three Great Families in exchange for rare ingredients, competitor intelligence, and introductions.
• Xiao Yan agreed to help the Ye Family, provided it supplied accurate conference rules, opponent information, and rare medicinal ingredients without reservation.
• Xin Lan promised to inform her father and prepare the Ye Family’s intelligence and medicinal storehouse for Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan stopped Xiao Yi Xian’s Poison Body of Calamity from spiraling out of control and confessed his love for her. She returned his feelings, and they promised to face her illness and the future together.

• Xiao Yan, Elder Su Qian, and Xin Lan discussed the Alchemist Conference and the Three Thousand Burning Flame before an elder reported Xiao Yi Xian’s poison body had erupted.
• Xiao Yan rushed to Xiao Yi Xian’s courtyard and used the Golden Fallen Heart Flame and his Dou Qi to suppress the poison gas threatening her and the surrounding area.
• Xiao Yi Xian thanked Xiao Yan for always coming to her aid, and he confessed that he had loved her since they first met in Qingshan Town.
• Xiao Yi Xian returned Xiao Yan’s kiss and accepted his promise to stay by her side and help find a cure for her Poison Body of Calamity.
• Elder Su Qian and Xin Lan withdrew, leaving Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian together as they pledged to face the future without parting.

After Xiao Yi Xian survived her Poison Body of Calamity erupting, she woke in Xiao Yan’s embrace and found comfort in their love. They promised to face her condition and their future together, including the Alchemist Conference and the search for a cure.

• Xiao Yi Xian woke beside Xiao Yan and recalled how he had comforted her during the eruption of her Poison Body of Calamity.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian shared a tender morning kiss, and she showed that she trusted him completely.
• Xiao Yan offered to prepare food for Xiao Yi Xian, but she asked him to keep holding her.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked Xiao Yan to promise they would stay safe and never separate again.
• Xiao Yan promised to help find a way to suppress and cure her Poison Body of Calamity, and to take her with him to the Alchemist Conference and future adventures.

Xiao Yan lovingly helped Xiao Yi Xian dress after she woke, easing her fears about the Poison Body of Calamity through his care. He promised to help her get dressed from then on, and she embraced him, trusting in the warmth of their life together.

• Xiao Yan kissed Xiao Yi Xian's forehead and gently helped her sit up.
• Xiao Yan dressed Xiao Yi Xian in her undergarment and pale apricot dress, carefully making sure she was comfortable.
• Xiao Yi Xian clung to Xiao Yan and told him he seemed able to do anything.
• Xiao Yan promised that he would help Xiao Yi Xian get dressed from then on.
• Xiao Yi Xian accepted his promise and rested in his embrace, feeling secure about facing the future with him.

Xiao Yan refined Earth Demon Old Ghost’s corpse into a powerful puppet using a Seventh-Rank Demonic Core, Heavenly Demon Emperor Essence Blood, and a soul fragment. The puppet awakened with combat power at the Six-Star Dou Zong Level and submitted to Xiao Yan, giving him a formidable new ally for his future journey.

• Xiao Yan prepared Earth Demon Old Ghost’s corpse, a Seventh-Rank Demonic Core, and Heavenly Demon Emperor Essence Blood for puppet refinement.
• Xiao Yan used the Glazed Lotus Heart Flame to purify and temper the corpse before fusing the Demonic Core into its chest.
• Xiao Yan infused the corpse with Heavenly Demon Emperor Essence Blood, strengthening its body and dispersing its Death Qi.
• Xiao Yan added his essence blood and Iron Protector’s Soul Fragment to the corpse, bringing the puppet to life.
• The puppet demonstrated its strength by smashing a deep pit into the cave wall, and Xiao Yan assessed its combat power at the Six-Star Dou Zong Level.
• The puppet knelt in submission as dawn broke, and Xiao Yan welcomed it as a powerful ally for the future.

Xiao Yan refined the Dragon Marrow Pill for Fetal Soul Nurturing to protect Cai Lin and their unborn child, then used his puppet to shield it from Nine Tribulation Pill Lightning. With the pill complete and the puppet strengthened, he headed toward Cai Lin’s courtyard to deliver it.

• Xiao Yan gathered rare medicinal ingredients and used Heavenly Demon Emperor Essence Blood as a substitute for dragon essence blood in the pill.
• Xiao Yan refined the ingredients and condensed them into the Dragon Marrow Pill for Fetal Soul Nurturing.
• Nine Tribulation Pill Lightning struck the platform, and Xiao Yan summoned his puppet to protect the pill.
• The puppet endured all nine lightning bolts, absorbed their power, and advanced to the early stage of Seven-Star Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yan safely retrieved the completed pill, stored it in a Warm Jade Box, and set off for Cai Lin’s courtyard with the puppet.

Xiao Yan entrusted Xiao Li with the Dragon Marrow Pill for Fetal Soul Nurturing and prepared to leave Jia Nan Academy to seek the Three Thousand Burning Flame and rescue Elder Yao. With his companions and the Purple Gold Winged Lion King aboard the Light Chaser, he set course for Ye City in the Central Plains and entered a spatial tunnel.

• Xiao Yan gave Xiao Li the pill and instructions for Cai Lin, asking him to deliver it and watch over her while Xiao Yan was away.
• The Purple Gold Winged Lion King joined Xiao Yan's Central Plains journey, and Xiao Yan's companions gathered with supplies aboard the Light Chaser.
• Xin Lan confirmed the route to Ye City, while the others prepared the ship and assigned themselves roles for the journey.
• Xiao Yan ordered the crew to activate the propulsion chambers, and the Light Chaser rose from Jia Nan Academy toward the spatial tunnel.
• Xiao Yan warned everyone to hold on as the airship entered the spatial tunnel.

A Special Grade Spatial Turbulence attacked the Light Chaser, and Xiao Yan left the ship to hold back its vortex with a Four-colored Fire Lotus. He was struck and separated from his companions, then landed alone in the Central Plains, alive but unconscious.

• The Light Chaser encountered unexpectedly powerful Special Grade Spatial Turbulence that trapped the ship in a black vortex and drained its protective barrier.
• Xiao Yan went outside and fused the Green Lotus Core Flame, Yin Yang Twin Flames, Myriad Beast Spirit Fire, and Fallen Heart Flame into a Four-colored Fire Lotus to weaken the vortex.
• A dark energy burst from the vortex and struck Xiao Yan, while the Light Chaser escaped the turbulence and continued toward the Central Plains without him.
• Xiao Yan drifted through the Spatial Turbulence until warm spatial energy carried him to a grassy mountainside in the Central Plains.
• Badly injured and alone, Xiao Yan vowed to find his companions before losing consciousness.

After being found gravely injured in Azure Maple Forest, Xiao Yan recovered at the Han Family residence under Han Xue’s care. By the fifth day, his injuries had healed and his Dou Qi had grown stronger, while he planned to search for his companions after stabilizing his cultivation.

• Han Xue found Xiao Yan unconscious in Azure Maple Forest, brought him into her carriage, and promised to help find his companions in Han City.
• Xiao Yan used pills from his Storage Ring to repair his meridians and heal the internal injuries caused by Spatial Turbulence.
• Han Xue visited Xiao Yan daily with medicinal food, books about the Central Plains, and news that Han Family guards were searching for his companions.
• Over several days, Xiao Yan regained his strength and resumed circulating Dou Qi and practicing low-level Dou Techniques.
• On the fifth day, Xiao Yan’s injuries completely healed and his Dou Qi grew more refined, bringing him closer to the late stage of Dou Wang.
• Xiao Yan decided to stabilize his cultivation for two more days before searching for Xiao Yi Xian and the others.