Chapter Summaries

Han Feng and the Black Corner Region experts weakened the escaped Fallen Heart Flame, but Liu Xi secretly seized control of the Fire Python. The chapter ended with the Fire Python swallowing Liu Xi and Han Feng and retreating into the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower.

• Su Qian sent the Inner Court elders to evacuate the students while Han Feng and the Black Corner Region experts faced the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Han Feng rallied the experts to attack the Fire Python and used ice-blue jade bottles to weaken it.
• Su Qian and the Inner Court elders returned and attacked Han Feng’s group to stop them from taking the Heavenly Flame.
• Liu Xi clashed with Han Feng using Green Flame, then used Soul Control to take control of the weakened Fire Python.
• Liu Xi sent the Fire Python to swallow him and Han Feng before it returned to the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower.

Liu Xi and Han Feng were swallowed by Fallen Heart Flame and taken to its birthplace beneath the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower. Liu Xi and the Invisible Fire Python killed Han Feng’s body, then Liu Xi used his Soul Control Technique to ensnare Han Feng’s spiritual body.

• After Han Feng and Liu Xi vanished into Fallen Heart Flame, Su Qian ordered the Inner Court elders to drive back the Black Corner Region forces and rescue Liu Xi.
• The Invisible Fire Python carried Liu Xi and Han Feng into the Magma World, where Liu Xi revealed that the Python had submitted to him and ordered it to kill Han Feng.
• Han Feng defended himself with his deep-blue flames, but the Invisible Fire Python shattered his canopy, struck him, and dragged him into the magma.
• The Invisible Fire Python returned with Han Feng’s charred corpse, and Liu Xi searched it for Han Feng’s Soul Body using his Soul Control Technique.
• Han Feng’s spiritual body emerged from his corpse, shocked to discover that Liu Xi had ensnared it.

Liu Xi took Han Feng’s Sea Heart Flame, Dark Sea Storage Ring, pill formulas, and Myriad Beasts Cauldron, then absorbed the Fallen Heart Flame’s power. He left the Magma World intending to find the little Heart Flame and return it to the Inner Court.

• Liu Xi extracted the Sea Heart Flame from Han Feng, then returned it to Han Feng’s soul body because its flawed Flame Mantra made it too dangerous to use.
• Liu Xi removed Han Feng’s soul imprint from the Dark Sea Storage Ring and discovered its high-grade pills, cultivation methods, pill formulas, and Myriad Beasts Cauldron.
• Liu Xi drew Han Feng’s soul body into the Dark Sea Storage Ring.
• Liu Xi absorbed the Invisible Fire Python, whose energy condensed into the Fallen Heart Flame in his heart and strengthened his combat power to the level of a Peak Dou Huang.
• Liu Xi said he would seek out the little Heart Flame and leave it in the Inner Court, then vanished into the magma.

Liu Xi found the juvenile Fallen Heart Flame in the magma and negotiated with Yao Tianhuo, its former master, for the flame and a chance to restore the remnant soul. Yao Tianhuo accepted Liu Xi’s three-request condition and entrusted the Fallen Heart Flame to him.

• Liu Xi followed the larger Fallen Heart Flame through the magma to Yao Tianhuo’s burial site and entered its protected ring.
• Yao Tianhuo appeared as a remnant soul and discovered that he could no longer summon the Fallen Heart Flame, which Liu Xi controlled.
• Liu Xi offered to take Yao Tianhuo out, restore his soul, and possibly help him obtain a new body in exchange for the juvenile flame.
• Liu Xi asked Yao Tianhuo to agree to three future requests, which could be fulfilled with treasures or by acting on Liu Xi’s behalf.
• Yao Tianhuo accepted the terms and handed the juvenile Fallen Heart Flame to Liu Xi.

Liu Xi subdued the juvenile Heart Flame, received Yao Tianhuo’s Five Wheel Separation Fire Method and remains, and left the sealed area with Yao Tianhuo. Meanwhile, Su Qian led the Inner Court elders into the tower to rescue Liu Xi and reseal the Fallen Heart Flame, but they found the Magma World mysteriously calm and Liu Xi, Han Feng, and the Invisible Fire Python missing.

• Liu Xi absorbed the juvenile Heart Flame into his body without harm, shocking Yao Tianhuo with his ability to control multiple Heavenly Flames.
• Yao Tianhuo gave Liu Xi the Five Wheel Separation Fire Method and his Dou Zun remains before merging into Liu Xi’s Storage Ring.
• Liu Xi left the ring of light with Yao Tianhuo as the barrier around the remains began to dissolve.
• Vice Principal Hu Gan reported to Su Qian that most escaped attackers had evaded capture and that the Inner Court elders had recovered from their injuries.
• Su Qian led nearly thirty elders into the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower to rescue Liu Xi and reseal the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Su Qian and the elders found the Magma World calm, with Liu Xi, Han Feng, and the Invisible Fire Python nowhere to be seen.

Liu Xi escaped the Magma World after defeating a group of Lizardmen, then deceived Su Qian about what had happened to the Fallen Heart Flame. The chapter ended with Su Qian believing him and celebrating Liu Xi’s return.

• Liu Xi resisted the temptation to explore deeper into the magma and encountered more than ten Lizardmen near the exit.
• Liu Xi used Heart Flame Armor to withstand their attacks, killed the Lizardmen, and collected their fire beads.
• Liu Xi fled as more Lizardmen approached and followed the Fallen Heart Flame’s guidance back to the magma’s surface.
• Su Qian ordered the elders to seal Liu Xi, but Liu Xi revealed himself and claimed that the Fallen Heart Flame had lost its intelligence and most of its energy.
• Su Qian believed Liu Xi’s explanation, took the infant Heart Flame, and praised Liu Xi before announcing his return to the elders.

Liu Xi returned safely after defeating Han Feng and securing the infant Fallen Heart Flame, which Su Qian and the academy elders began planning to nurture. He reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan and revealed that he had accounted for all three Heavenly Flames needed to cure Xiao Yi Xian.

• Su Qian released the infant Fallen Heart Flame, and the excited academy elders gathered around it before he assigned them duties for the academy’s defense, reconstruction, and Heart Flame’s care.
• Liu Xi searched the ruined Inner Court with his soul perception and found Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan safe in a small courtyard.
• Liu Xi entered the courtyard and reassured Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan, who had feared he was dead.
• Zi Yan confronted Liu Xi for leaving her behind, and Liu Xi told her he trusted her to protect his family.
• Liu Xi told Xiao Yi Xian that all three Heavenly Flames had been accounted for, giving her hope that her illness could be cured.

Liu Xi rested after the battle, then met with Su Qian, who planned a strike against the Black Corner Region factions that had attacked Jia Nan Academy. Liu Xi volunteered to join the operation with Zi Yan, intending to seek resources for Xiao Yi Xian’s Calamity Poison Body.

• Yao Tianhuo recognized Xiao Yi Xian’s Calamity Poison Body and warned Liu Xi about its fate, but Liu Xi said he knew of the Poison Pill Method.
• Liu Xi woke late the next morning and learned that Su Qian had summoned him.
• Liu Xi told Su Qian that Han Feng was dead and showed him Han Feng’s Dark Sea Storage Ring, which contained a trove of pill formulas.
• Su Qian announced that Jia Nan Academy would strike the Black Corner Region factions that had attacked the Inner Court, and Liu Xi offered to help.
• Liu Xi asked to bring Zi Yan, and Su Qian agreed; Liu Xi planned to seek the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva before Xiao Yi Xian’s condition worsened.

Jia Nan Academy prepared to attack the Black Alliance, while Liu Xi proposed infiltrating the Blood Sect with Zi Yan. At the Blood Sect, Fan Lao planned to flee with Fan Ling if the sect’s defenses failed.

• The Black Alliance formed under the Gold-Silver Elders, with the Blood Sect, Eight Gates, Earth Flame Sect, and other factions joining it.
• Hu Gan briefed Liu Xi and the elders on the alliance’s strength and the difficulty of attacking its scattered factions.
• Liu Xi proposed infiltrating and breaking a sect from within, and Zi Yan insisted on accompanying him.
• Liu Xi chose the Blood Sect as their target, while Qin Xuan and the elders agreed to block reinforcements and hold off the Gold-Silver Elders.
• Fan Lao told Fan Ling that Han Feng was likely dead and that the Gold-Silver Elders had demanded half the Blood Sect’s wealth for protection.
• Fan Lao planned to rely on the Blood Fiend Great Array, then escape the Black Corner Region with Fan Ling if the Blood Fiend Pool ran dry.

Liu Xi destroyed the Blood Sect and killed its master, Fan Lao, before defeating Yuan Yi at the Eight Gates. Yuan Yi’s Storage Ring contained a fragment map of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, giving Liu Xi a new lead.

• Liu Xi ambushed Fan Lao in the Blood Sect’s hall and killed both Fan Lao and Fan Ling with the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Liu Xi and Zi Yan prepared to open the Blood Sect’s Energy Shield, while Hu Gan and Qin Xuan organized the elders to head for the Eight Gates.
• Liu Xi entered the Eight Gates’ underground palace and killed Yuan Yi after overpowering his wind attacks.
• Liu Xi searched Yuan Yi’s Storage Ring and found a fragment map of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

Jia Nan Academy destroyed the Black Alliance’s major factions after Han Feng’s death, leaving only Feng City under the Gold-Silver Elders’ control. Liu Xi stayed behind in the Black Corner Region in disguise to search for treasures while Su Qian returned to the academy.

• The Gold-Silver Elders learned that the Blood Sect and Eight Gates had fallen, and the gold-robed elder said their own strength mattered more than the Black Alliance.
• With the Gold-Silver Elders’ tacit approval, Jia Nan Academy destroyed the Earth Flame Sect, Black Fiend Gate, Magic Cloud City, and the other factions that had attacked the Inner Court.
• A month after Han Feng’s attack, the Black Alliance had collapsed, and Liu Xi was feared across the Black Corner Region as the new Medicine Emperor.
• Su Qian, Liu Xi, Zi Yan, and the others searched Feng City but could not find the Gold-Silver Elders.
• Liu Xi told Su Qian he would remain in the Black Corner Region with Zi Yan, travel in disguise, and let the academy announce that he had returned for closed-door cultivation.

Liu Xi and Zi Yan infiltrated Black Emperor City to find the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva for Sister Xian'er. They escaped with the saliva, every other treasure in the underground vault, and an Eighth-order Sky Demon Phoenix corpse.

• Liu Xi told Zi Yan they needed to find a treasure crucial to Sister Xian'er, and she eagerly agreed to help.
• At night, Liu Xi used the Illusory Heart Technique to sneak with Zi Yan into Black Emperor City and locate its most valuable treasures.
• Zi Yan sensed that the real vault was beneath a guarded tower, and Liu Xi burned a tunnel through the ground to reach it.
• Zi Yan tore through the vault's Energy Shield, allowing Liu Xi to take the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva and the pair to collect the other treasures.
• Zi Yan noticed a corpse in a corner, and Liu Xi identified it as an Eighth-order Sky Demon Phoenix and stored it before they prepared to leave.

Liu Xi and Zi Yan raided several Black Corner Region factions, then planted misleading clues that focused suspicion on Demon Flame Valley. They returned to the Inner Court with their spoils and prepared to report to the Great Elder.

• Liu Xi agreed to one more raid after Zi Yan begged, and they emptied the Skull Tomb's Treasure Vault.
• Liu Xi arranged for several factions, including the Black Emperor Sect, to report their treasures stolen and spread clues pointing toward Demon Flame Valley.
• Demon Flame Valley prepared for the suspected thief, but no raid or capture followed, leaving the Black Corner Region factions speculating.
• Liu Xi divided the stolen medicinal materials with Zi Yan as they traveled back to the Inner Court.
• Zi Yan opened a rift into the Inner Court, and Liu Xi and Zi Yan entered to report to the Great Elder.

Liu Xi and Zi Yan returned to the Inner Court, where Su Qian reprimanded them for robbing major factions in the Black Corner Region and ordered them to stay put. Liu Xi began refining a Sky Demon Phoenix corpse, and the chapter ended with Zi Yan warning him how to extract its Magic Core as the creature’s blood shattered part of his Spiritual Power.

• Liu Xi and Zi Yan returned to the Inner Court and learned that Su Qian wanted to see them.
• Su Qian confronted them about robbing major factions in the Black Corner Region and forbade them from leaving the Inner Court until the matter died down.
• Liu Xi and Zi Yan went to Xiao Yi Xian’s courtyard, where Liu Xi found her cultivating and brought out a Sky Demon Phoenix corpse.
• Zi Yan reacted strongly to the corpse’s aura, and Liu Xi explained that her true form was an Ancient Void Dragon, a natural enemy of Sky Demon Phoenixes.
• Liu Xi removed the corpse’s Bone Wings and used Fallen Heart Flame to refine it, drawing out its blue-red blood.
• Zi Yan warned Liu Xi to use the blood to extract the Magic Core, but the blood shattered part of his Spiritual Power when he cut some away.

Liu Xi extracted a Seventh-grade Magic Core and ten claws from the Sky Demon Phoenix’s remains, then comforted Zi Yan as she wondered about her father. After Zi Yan’s father sensed her absence and angrily attacked the black gate, Liu Xi and Zi Yan returned to Xiao Yi Xian with Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva for her.

• Liu Xi used Zi Yan’s bluish-red blood to draw powerful energy from the Sky Demon Phoenix’s hide, then collected its Magic Core and ten claws after the hide burned away.
• Zi Yan asked Liu Xi why she had been alone in the mountains, and Liu Xi promised to help her find her father and offered her the claws to forge into gauntlets.
• Deep beneath the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower, Zi Yan’s father sensed her absence, roared, and struck the black gate while demanding that the Toushe Ancient Emperor return his daughter.
• Liu Xi and Zi Yan returned to Xiao Yi Xian, who had awakened from cultivation and welcomed them.
• Liu Xi gave Xiao Yi Xian Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva, and she thanked both him and Zi Yan.

Liu Xi broke through to Seven-star Dou Wang, then spent several days refining Soul Nurturing Saliva for Yao Tianhuo. After Yao Tianhuo recovered enough to fight some Dou Zong, Liu Xi asked him to guide his cultivation of the Five Wheel Separation Fire Method.

• Liu Xi absorbed the Fallen Heart Flame's energy overnight and smoothly advanced to Seven-star Dou Wang.
• At breakfast, Liu Xi told Xiao Yi Xian he would refine pills in the back mountain, while Zi Yan planned to have gauntlets forged.
• Liu Xi and Xiao Yi Xian traveled to the back mountain, where Xiao Yi Xian began refining poison and Liu Xi started making Soul Nurturing Saliva.
• Liu Xi spent three days refining the Soul Nurturing Saliva and fed it to Yao Tianhuo.
• Yao Tianhuo's soul grew more solid, and he said he could now fight some Dou Zong; Liu Xi asked him to teach him the Five Wheel Separation Fire Method.

Liu Xi’s concern for Xiao Yi Xian interrupted his attempt to refine a Revitalizing Purple Spirit Pill, but she proved unharmed after successfully refining a deadly poison. He later completed the pill and joined her for soup, while Yao Tianhuo retreated into the Storage Ring.

• Liu Xi’s Revitalizing Purple Spirit Pill exploded after he noticed poisonous mist and hurried to check on Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yi Xian refined the Nine Deaths Azure Scale Poison, and Yao Tianhuo praised her dangerous poison talent.
• Xiao Yi Xian explained that she had refined the poison while seeking a breakthrough from the peak of the nine-star Da Dou Shi.
• Liu Xi returned to the Medicine Cauldron and successfully refined the Revitalizing Purple Spirit Pill.
• Liu Xi ate Xiao Yi Xian’s soup despite learning she had cooked it in the cauldron she used to refine poison, and Yao Tianhuo withdrew into the Storage Ring.

Liu Xi guarded Xiao Yi Xian as she consumed the Nine Deaths Azure Scale Poison and broke through, while Yao Tianhuo guided him in mastering the Five Wheel Separation Fire Method. The chapter ended with Xiao Yi Xian awakening as a three-star Dou Ling, and Liu Xi preparing to take her home.

• Xiao Yi Xian decided to consume the Nine Deaths Azure Scale Poison in the wilderness, and Liu Xi carved a concealed cave where he could guard her.
• Xiao Yi Xian drank the poison and collapsed as poisonous mist spread around her; Liu Xi burned the poison from his hands with Fallen Heart Flame.
• Yao Tianhuo praised Xiao Yi Xian’s willingness to cultivate through poison, then guided Liu Xi in studying the Five Wheel Separation Fire Method.
• In the Black Corner Region, Iron Protector and others discussed gathering souls and speculated about Liu Xi, the Sixth-grade Alchemist who had killed Han Feng.
• After three days of training, Liu Xi condensed a wolf-shaped Fire Spirit, while Xiao Yi Xian absorbed the remaining poison and broke through to peak three-star Dou Ling.
• Xiao Yi Xian awoke with her Calamity Poison Body’s signs beginning to show, and Liu Xi said it was time to go home.

Liu Xi spent seven months cultivating in the Magma World and reached the peak of the Dou Wang realm before returning to find Xiao Yi Xian distressed by her newly white hair after breaking through to Dou Wang. He reassured her that she was still beautiful, and the chapter ended with Liu Xi sealing Yao Tianhuo inside the Storage Ring and comforting Xiao Yi Xian.

• Liu Xi cultivated in the Magma World with Earth Fire Lotus Seeds and then Lizardman fire pearls while Yao Tianhuo accompanied him.
• After seven months, Liu Xi reached the peak of the Dou Wang realm but worried that he lacked the energy needed to break through to Dou Emperor.
• Liu Xi left the Magma World and returned to his courtyard, where Zi Yan told him Xiao Yi Xian had locked herself in her room after attempting a breakthrough.
• Liu Xi found Xiao Yi Xian had reached Dou Wang, and she revealed that her hair had turned white and feared the Calamity Poison Body would make her a monster.
• Liu Xi reassured Xiao Yi Xian that she was still beautiful, sealed Yao Tianhuo inside the Storage Ring, and stayed with her.

After Xiao Yi Xian broke through to Dou Wang, Liu Xi prepared to advance to Dou Emperor by refining and absorbing the energy from Sky Demon Phoenix blood. He entered seclusion in the Magma World, where a surge of purified fire energy began pouring into him as he reached the threshold of breakthrough.

• Xiao Yi Xian emerged with white hair after her Calamity Poison Body entered its growth stage and she reached Dou Wang.
• Liu Xi spent twenty-six days and fifty-three attempts neutralizing the Sky Demon Phoenix blood into pure, absorbable energy.
• Liu Xi told Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan he was entering seclusion to break through to Dou Emperor, and he prepared more than a hundred bottles of pills for Zi Yan.
• Liu Xi notified Su Qian, returned to the Magma World, and asked Yao Tianhuo to protect him during cultivation.
• Liu Xi drank the neutralized blood and absorbed its energy for ten days until he reached his limit and entered a profound state.
• Fire energy across the Magma World rushed toward Liu Xi, and the Fallen Heart Flame purified it as he continued absorbing energy for his breakthrough.