Chapter Summaries

Nalan Yanran told Xiao Yan that Yun Yun had inherited Grandma Hua’s legacy but was under attack from Flower Sect elders and outside forces seeking to take her succession token. Xiao Yan resolved to go to the Flower Sect and kill anyone who harmed Yun Yun.

• Xiao Yan returned to Starfall Pavilion, where Nalan Yanran rushed to meet him and clung to him in relief.
• Nalan Yanran told Xiao Yan that Yun Yun inherited Grandma Hua’s legacy, but elders and outside factions challenged her right to lead the Flower Sect.
• Nalan Yanran explained that the attackers included Late Dou Zun elders and a Peak Dou Zun, and that Starfall Pavilion’s reinforcements had been injured.
• Xiao Yan’s concern for Yun Yun erupted into fury, and he vowed that anyone who touched her would die.

Xiao Yan set out for the Flower Sect with Qing Lin and Nalan Yanran to rescue Yun Yun, while Yun Yun faced Hua Jin and the Demon Flower Evil Lord as they tried to seize the sect. The Demon Flower Evil Lord challenged Yun Yun to surrender the Sect Master position or fight him, and she stood firm despite the great difference in their strength.

• Qing Lin insisted on joining Xiao Yan, who agreed to keep her by his side.
• Xiao Yan ordered Feng Qing'er to transform into a Heavenly Phoenix and carry him, Qing Lin, and Nalan Yanran toward the Flower Sect.
• Hua Jin demanded that Yun Yun surrender the Sect Master position and threatened her, claiming the Heavenly Nether Sect would back her rule.
• The Demon Flower Evil Lord entered the Sect Master Hall and challenged Yun Yun to fight for the inheritance token.
• Yun Yun refused to surrender and vowed to defend the Flower Sect, even if she had to die.

Demon Flower Evil Lord attacked Yun Yun when she refused to surrender the Flower Sect, leaving her badly injured. Xiao Yan and Qing Lin arrived just as Demon Flower Evil Lord prepared to strike again, and Xiao Yan confronted him while Qing Lin summoned nearby snakes.

• Demon Flower Evil Lord launched a poisonous demonic flower at Yun Yun, breaking through her lotus shield and wounding her.
• Yun Yun refused to surrender the Inheritance Jade Token or yield the Flower Sect, despite Demon Flower Evil Lord threatening her.
• A phoenix cry announced Xiao Yan's arrival, and he entered the hall with Qing Lin as Demon Flower Evil Lord paused his attack.
• Xiao Yan comforted Yun Yun, then confronted Demon Flower Evil Lord and vowed not to let him leave after hurting her.
• Qing Lin's Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils summoned a nearby snake horde, while Hua Jin tried to intimidate Xiao Yan by naming Demon Flower Evil Lord's rank and sect.

Xiao Yan fought Demon Flower Evil Lord, using his Heavenly Flames to overcome the Six-Star Dou Zun’s poison techniques. He struck Demon Flower Evil Lord with a four-colored Buddha Flame Fire Lotus, leaving him severely wounded and unable to fight amid the ruins of the Sect Master Hall.

• Demon Flower Evil Lord attacked Xiao Yan with Heart-Rot Poison spikes and a poisonous claw, but Xiao Yan burned away the spikes and deflected the claw with his Wind Thunder Blade.
• Demon Flower Evil Lord unleashed the Demon Flower Poison Domain, and Xiao Yan evaded its poisonous threads with Three Thousand Lightning Movements.
• Xiao Yan revealed four Heavenly Flames, dispelled the poison, and formed a four-colored Buddha Flame Fire Lotus as Demon Flower Evil Lord recognized him and raised a Heart-Rot Poison Shield.
• Xiao Yan launched the Fire Lotus, and Demon Flower Evil Lord tried to flee as it caught up and exploded, destroying the Sect Master Hall.
• The blast severely wounded Demon Flower Evil Lord, whose Dou Qi dwindled and whose ability to fight was gone.

Xiao Yan defeated Demon Flower Evil Lord and pledged Starfall Pavilion’s full alliance with the Flower Sect while Yun Yun remained its Sect Master. After the Green Robe Elder condemned Hua Jin for betraying the sect, he named Yun Yun the new Sect Master, and she vowed to protect and restore the Flower Sect.

• Demon Flower Evil Lord threatened Xiao Yan with the Heavenly Nether Sect, but Xiao Yan rejected his threats and promised Starfall Pavilion would fully support the Flower Sect under Yun Yun.
• The Green Robe Elder arrived, condemned Hua Jin for conspiring with Demon Flower Evil Lord, and dismissed her pleas for leniency.
• The Green Robe Elder praised Yun Yun’s leadership and declared her the Flower Sect’s new Sect Master.
• The Flower Sect disciples hailed Yun Yun, and she vowed to defend the sect, provide for its disciples, and restore its former glory.
• Hua Jin trembled at the consequences of her betrayal, while Demon Flower Evil Lord lay defeated and regretted making enemies of the Flower Sect and Starfall Pavilion.

After two years apart, Xiao Yan returned to the Flower Sect and reunited with Yun Yun, treating the lingering poison in her body. They embraced and kissed, and Yun Yun shed her reserve to welcome him intimately.

• Yun Yun recalled Xiao Yan and the hardships she had faced while leading the Flower Sect during his absence.
• Xiao Yan entered Yun Yun’s room, and the two embraced as Yun Yun wept with relief.
• Xiao Yan gave Yun Yun a Seventh-grade Clear Spirit Recovery Pill that healed her meridians and removed the Demon Flower Evil Lord’s residual poison.
• Yun Yun kissed Xiao Yan, then undressed and drew him into a more intimate reunion.

Xiao Yan refined the Bone Spirit Cold Flame in Flower Sect's rear mountain, advancing the Flame Mantra to Heaven Tier and his cultivation to Fifth Star Dou Zun. As Flower Sect witnessed the breakthrough, Yun Yun and the elders prepared to strengthen their alliance with Starfall Pavilion.

• Xiao Yan shared a quiet morning with Yun Yun before leaving her to cultivate in Flower Sect's Millennium Bamboo Forest.
• Xiao Yan refined the Bone Spirit Cold Flame with his other Heavenly Flames, triggering the Flame Mantra's breakthrough to Heaven Tier.
• Xiao Yan's cultivation rose from peak Fourth Star Dou Zun to Fifth Star Dou Zun, and a six-colored flame phenomenon spread across the sky.
• Yun Yun rushed outside when she sensed Xiao Yan's breakthrough, while the Great Elder in Green Robes identified the phenomenon as evidence that Xiao Yan had created a Heaven Tier Cultivation Method.
• The Great Elder ordered Flower Sect to guard Xiao Yan's cultivation and begin cooperation with Starfall Pavilion, and Xiao Yan resolved to protect Yun Yun and Flower Sect from future threats.

Xiao Yan and Qing Lin left the Flower Sect with Feng Qing'er for Starfall Pavilion, but the Ninth Heavenly Venerate and the Demon Flower Evil Lord ambushed them along the way. As the Ninth Heavenly Venerate’s attack injured Feng Qing'er and threatened Qing Lin, Xiao Yan unleashed the auras of his Heavenly Flames to counterattack.

• Xiao Yan reassured Yun Yun before departing the Flower Sect with Qing Lin on Feng Qing'er's Heavenly Phoenix form.
• Xiao Yan, Feng Qing'er, and Qing Lin sensed Soul Hall auras ahead and identified the Ninth Heavenly Venerate and the wounded Demon Flower Evil Lord waiting in the clouds.
• The Demon Flower Evil Lord attacked with poison needles, but Feng Qing'er burned them away and wounded him with her Heavenly Phoenix True Fire.
• The Ninth Heavenly Venerate attacked with his Soul Devouring Palm, and Xiao Yan countered with the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire while Qing Lin searched for his weakness.
• The Ninth Heavenly Venerate secretly targeted Qing Lin, so Xiao Yan shielded her and burned away the Soul Qi, but its black lightning injured his arm and left him vulnerable to the Soul Devouring Palm.
• Feng Qing'er shielded Xiao Yan from the resulting attack and was injured; Xiao Yan moved Qing Lin to safety and awakened the auras of his Heavenly Flames.

Hei Qing interrupted Xiao Yan’s battle with Ninth Heavenly Venerate to reveal that Zi Yan was in mortal danger after absorbing the Dragon Emperor Origin Fruit. Xiao Yan, Qing Lin, and Feng Qing’er left with Hei Qing for Vast Ancient Dragon Island to save her, while the Soul Hall pursuers retreated.

• Xiao Yan prepared a six-flame Fire Lotus to defeat Ninth Heavenly Venerate when Hei Qing arrived and warned him that Zi Yan’s Dragon Emperor Bloodline was going berserk.
• Hei Qing explained that Zi Yan had forcibly absorbed the Dragon Emperor Origin Fruit and that only Xiao Yan’s Heavenly Flames might refine its violent energy.
• Xiao Yan abandoned his attack and set out with Qing Lin and Feng Qing’er to help Zi Yan.
• Hei Qing’s dragon might overwhelmed Ninth Heavenly Venerate and Demon Flower Evil Lord, preventing them from stopping the group.
• Hei Qing opened a stable space passage, and the four traveled toward Vast Ancient Dragon Island while Ninth Heavenly Venerate and Demon Flower Evil Lord fled.

Xiao Yan reached Ancient Dragon Island and used his seven fused Heavenly Flames to refine the violent Dragon Emperor Origin Fruit energy inside Zi Yan. Her condition stabilized, but the final fusion with her Dragon Emperor Bloodline was still underway.

• Hei Qing led Xiao Yan, Qing Lin, and Feng Qing'er to the Dragon Emperor Hall, where Zi Yan's unstable Dragon Emperor Golden Body threatened to tear apart her meridians.
• The Vast Ancient Dragon elders explained that their techniques and Dragon Emperor Essence Blood had failed to control the energy, and Hei Qing asked Xiao Yan to save Zi Yan.
• Xiao Yan directed Qing Lin to locate the turbulent energy and Feng Qing'er to protect Zi Yan with a Heavenly Phoenix True Fire barrier.
• Xiao Yan brought together seven Heavenly Flames and began refining the violent energy within Zi Yan's body.
• Qing Lin tracked the energy currents as Xiao Yan's flames calmed them and repaired Zi Yan's meridians; Feng Qing'er adjusted the protective barrier.
• Zi Yan's aura stabilized as the energy began merging with her Dragon Emperor Bloodline, but Xiao Yan continued the final refinement to eliminate the remaining danger.

The North, West, and South Dragon Islands breached East Dragon Island’s barrier and attacked, seeking to depose Zi Yan while she refined the Dragon Emperor Origin Fruit. Xiao Yan continued protecting her in the Dragon Emperor Hall as Hei Qing fought at the front and Feng Qing'er held the entrance, leaving the siege unresolved.

• The three allied Dragon Islands shattered East Dragon Island’s protective barrier with their Three Dragon Array Breaking Cannon and launched an invasion.
• Qing Lin reported the attackers’ demands to cripple Zi Yan and choose a new Dragon Emperor, while a wounded soldier warned that East Dragon Island’s defenses were close to breaking.
• Xiao Yan told Hei Qing to lead the defense while he continued stabilizing Zi Yan, and Feng Qing'er formed a wall of Heavenly Phoenix True Fire at the hall entrance.
• Qing Lin reported that enemy elders and specialized attacks were overwhelming East Dragon Island’s soldiers as Xiao Yan suppressed signs of Zi Yan’s energy rebounding.
• A combined dragon-force attack injured Feng Qing'er and weakened her fire wall, but she renewed it and refused to let the attackers enter the hall.
• Xiao Yan concentrated on completing Zi Yan’s refinement while the three-island assault continued outside.

Zhu Li arrived at East Dragon Island’s defense line and used the Holy Dragon Guardian Formation to protect its soldiers, but the three islands’ assault threatened to overwhelm Hei Qing at the western front. After being trapped by Chi Yang and three North Dragon Island elders, Zhu Li burned his Half-Saint origin to defeat them and rushed toward Hei Qing, while Xiao Yan continued refining the Dragon Emperor’s origin inside Zi Yan.

• Zhu Li arrived and activated the Holy Dragon Guardian Formation, which purified West Dragon Island’s poison and repelled the three islands’ attacks.
• Hei Qing warned Zhu Li that Mo Xuan had broken through the western defense line, and Zhu Li went to the southern battlefield to destroy South Dragon Island’s hammer assault.
• Zhu Li overpowered Chi Yang, but Mo Xuan attacked Hei Qing while three North Dragon Island elders trapped Zhu Li in a formation.
• Chi Yang and the North Dragon Island elders held Zhu Li back as Hei Qing neared defeat, so Zhu Li burned his Half-Saint origin and killed his captors with a golden dragon phantom.
• Zhu Li rushed toward the western battlefield to support Hei Qing, while Xiao Yan continued refining the Dragon Emperor’s origin inside Zi Yan.

Zi Yan completed her awakening as the Dragon Emperor while Xiao Yan helped her refine the Dragon Emperor Origin energy. She defeated the attackers, forced the Three Islands to retreat, and declared East Dragon Island under her protection as Xiao Yan recovered in her arms.

• Three North Dragon Island soldiers broke into Dragon Emperor Hall and attacked Xiao Yan while he focused on stabilizing Zi Yan’s energy.
• Zi Yan awakened the Dragon Emperor Power, killed the leading soldier, and subdued the other two with her bloodline pressure.
• The East Dragon Island soldiers recognized Zi Yan as their Dragon Emperor, and she spared the Three Islands’ forces on the condition that they leave and never invade again.
• Mo Xuan and Chi Yang led the Three Islands’ retreat while Zi Yan held Xiao Yan and thanked him for helping her awaken.
• Qing Lin, Feng Qing'er, Zhu Li, and Hei Qing joined Zi Yan and Xiao Yan as East Dragon Island celebrated its new Dragon Emperor.

After Xiao Yan exhausted himself protecting Zi Yan during the battle, she cared for him in the Dragon Emperor Hall’s bedchamber and confessed that she loved him. Xiao Yan returned her feelings, and they promised to remain together for life as they shared an intimate night.

• Zi Yan carried the weakened Xiao Yan to the bedchamber and used her dragon power to warm and restore him.
• As Xiao Yan slept, Zi Yan remembered how he had protected her over the years and confessed that she loved him and wanted to stand beside him.
• Xiao Yan woke, reassured Zi Yan that he had never seen her only as a little sister, and kissed her.
• Zi Yan and Xiao Yan shared an intimate moment, and he promised he would stay by her side and never let her go.

After returning to Starfall Pavilion, Xiao Yan received an invitation from the Ancient Clan to attend the Ancient Realm Dao Discussion and reunite with Xun'er. He set out with Qing Lin, Feng Qing'er, and Xiao Yi Xian for the Abyss of Fallen Gods, where the Ancient Realm entrance would appear in three months.

• Xiao Yan returned to Starfall Pavilion with Qing Lin and Feng Qing'er, where Han Xue greeted them and told them she had advanced to Dou Zong.
• Yao Chen read the Ancient Clan's invitation for Xiao Yan to attend the Ancient Realm Dao Discussion and learn that the gathering would give Xun'er more contact with the outside world.
• Xiao Yan chose Qing Lin, Feng Qing'er, and Xiao Yi Xian to accompany him, and Yao Chen gave him the invitation, entry token, route map, and three Po E Pills.
• Qing Lin, Feng Qing'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Yan prepared supplies and equipment for the journey while Han Xue and Yao Chen bid them farewell.
• Xiao Yan and his companions departed for the Abyss of Fallen Gods, traveling north across the Central Plains as Xiao Yan thought of Xun'er.

Xiao Yan fought Gu Yao on the Ancient Clan’s Dao Discussion Platform to prove he was worthy of Xun’er. After fusing four Heavenly Flames to defeat Gu Yao, he won the clan’s respect and left the story with the elders no longer opposing his relationship with Xun’er.

• Gu Yao challenged Xiao Yan to a sparring match, questioning whether an outsider deserved to stand beside Xun’er.
• Xiao Yan countered Gu Yao’s Annihilation Power with his Heavenly Flames and Dou Techniques, escalating the fight as both men damaged the platform.
• When Gu Yao’s Annihilation Finger began overpowering his Great Heavenly Creation Palm, Xiao Yan burned his Origin Power and fused four Heavenly Flames into a fire lotus.
• The Four-colored fire lotus destroyed Gu Yao’s defense and defeated him, while a Gu Clan Elder caught the badly injured Gu Yao.
• Gu Yao accepted defeat and acknowledged Xiao Yan’s strength, and the Ancient Clan disciples applauded Xiao Yan.
• The Gu Clan Great Elder told Xun’er that no one would oppose their relationship, and Xiao Yan and Xun’er exchanged affectionate looks.

After Xiao Yan’s battle at the Dao Discussion Platform, Xun’er hosted him and his companions for a meal in the Ancient Clan. They shared food and plans to visit the Spirit Plant Garden, ending with Xiao Yan promising they would always stay together.

• Xun’er led Xiao Yan, Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Feng Qing’er to a warm meal she had arranged in the Ancient Clan.
• Xun’er served Xiao Yan soup and venison to help him recover after using several Heavenly Flames, while the others praised the dishes and discussed his battle.
• Xiao Yan shared food with his companions, and Xiao Yi Xian gave him Ice Lotus Soup containing Clear Heart Grass to ease his fatigue.
• Feng Qing’er asked about the Spirit Plant Garden, and Xun’er suggested visiting after Xiao Yan rested for a day or two.
• Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Feng Qing’er shared which rare plants they hoped to find in the garden.
• Xiao Yan promised they would keep eating and staying together, and the four women agreed.

At the Gu Clan’s Millennial Bloodline Trial, Gu Xun’er reveals a legendary Tenth-grade Divine Bloodline and is named the clan’s supreme heir. The Gu Clan celebrates her rise, while Xiao Yan and their companions promise their support as news of her bloodline spreads across the Great Thousand World.

• The Gu Clan held its Millennial Bloodline Trial, where Gu Lin received a Third-grade Bloodline and Gu Hao and other disciples displayed their ranks.
• Gu Yue revealed a Seventh-grade Bloodline and received cultivation resources, secret-realm access, and an ancestral technique.
• Gu Qingyang’s bloodline rose beyond the eighth grade to a Ninth-grade Bloodline, earning him the Purple Dragon Pendant and authority over the outer sect.
• Gu Xun’er’s bloodline produced seven-colored divine radiance, and the Great Elder declared her the first Tenth-grade Divine Bloodline heir.
• Gu Yuan gave Xun’er the Lotus Heart Pendant, granted her access to the clan’s core powers and secret realms, and ordered a three-month celebration.
• Xiao Yan and Xun’er’s companions congratulated her, while news of her Divine Bloodline spread throughout the Great Thousand World.

The emergence of Xun’er’s Tenth-grade Divine Bloodline opened the Heavenly Eye Secret Realm a thousand years early, and Gu Yuan selected Xun’er, Gu Qingyang, and Xiao Yan to enter. The three passed through the gate and were transported to different regions, beginning their three-year cultivation journey.

• The Heavenly Eye appeared above the Gu Clan Sacred Ground, and the elders explained that Xun’er’s Divine Bloodline had triggered its opening.
• Gu Yuan announced that each clan could send three prodigies into the realm and entrusted the Gu Clan’s places to Xun’er, Gu Qingyang, and Xiao Yan.
• Gu Yuan gave the trio Heavenly Eye Tokens and warned them about the realm’s dangers and laws; Xiao Yi Xian also gave them medicine for their journey.
• Xiao Yan, Xun’er, and Gu Qingyang agreed to cooperate against outsiders while pursuing opportunities according to their own abilities.
• Xun’er, Gu Qingyang, and Xiao Yan entered the Heavenly Eye Stone Gate one after another, while Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Feng Qing’er saw them off.
• The three were transported to separate regions of the secret realm as Gu Yuan and the Gu Clan awaited the results of their cultivation.

Xiao Yan fought Hun Sha Tian and Hun Li after encountering the two Hun Clan experts in the Heavenly Eye Secret Realm. He drove them off but was badly depleted, then recovered briefly and headed toward Xun'er and Gu Qingyang.

• Xiao Yan confronted Hun Sha Tian and Hun Li, two Eight-Star Dou Zuns, and resisted Hun Li's soul-corroding attacks with his Heavenly Flames.
• Hun Sha Tian trapped Xiao Yan in a Soul Devouring Array, but Xiao Yan broke it with the Great Heavenly Creation Palm and struck Hun Li with a Flame Spear.
• Hun Sha Tian ordered a retreat, and Xiao Yan's final flame palm struck Hun Li as the two Hun Clan experts fled.
• Xiao Yan swallowed a high-grade medicinal pill, recovered some of his strength, and collected Hun Li's dropped Soul Pearl.
• Xiao Yan used his Heavenly Eye Token to locate Xun'er and Gu Qingyang and set off to join them.