Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan defeated the Flame Scale Python King, gained a trove of Beast Flames that advanced him to six-star Dou Ling, and accompanied Xiao Yi Xian to a hidden chamber. He discovered the remains of an ancient Great Wilderness Bone Butterfly, whose skeletal wings could become external wings.

• Xiao Yan destroyed the Flame Scale Python King with a Two-Colored Fire Lotus, collected its Magic Core, and killed Mu She, He Lian, and Mu Li.
• Xiao Yan rewarded Fei Lei by offering the Blood Battle Mercenary Group twenty percent of the profits from transporting the Flame Marrow Flowers and Flame Crystal Marrow to the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Yan found a Beast Fire Plaza beneath the mountain and devoured its Beast Flames, advancing to six-star Dou Ling before leaving with Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yi Xian led Xiao Yan to a cave with a secret chamber, where he broke through the stone door and gave her the Eagle Wings, Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, and Raging Lion's Roar scrolls.
• Xiao Yan uncovered a hidden room containing the remains of a Great Wilderness Bone Butterfly, and Yao Lao explained that its bony wings could serve as external wings.

Xiao Yan acquired the Great Desolate Bone Butterfly Wings and a fragment of a map tied to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, then escaped with Xiao Yi Xian after killing He Meng. Back at the inn, Nalan Yanran revealed her breakthrough, and Xiao Yan gained the Fire Cloud Water Flame, whose ability to purify poison prompted Yao Lao to consider how it might affect Xiao Yi Xian.

• Xiao Yan used the Fallen Heart Flame and Turtle Spirit Earth Fire to graft the Great Desolate Bone Butterfly Wings onto himself, then found a map fragment that Yao Lao suspected led to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• He Meng ambushed Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian to seize their discoveries, but Xiao Yan killed him with the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Yan returned Xiao Yi Xian to town, accepted the poison powders she offered, and parted from her as she resolved to keep living despite her poisonous constitution.
• Nalan Yanran excitedly told Xiao Yan she had reached Nine Star Dou Zhe after receiving Yun Potian's inheritance, which Xiao Yan's Wind Sesame Sunflower Ointment had accelerated.
• At dawn, Xiao Yan absorbed the Fire Cloud Water Flame, advanced to Eight Star Dou Ling, and discovered that the flame purified Xiao Yi Xian's poison powders.
• Yao Lao wondered what would happen if the Fire Cloud Water Flame were infused into Xiao Yi Xian.

Xiao Yan rescued Nalan Yanran from the Ghost Gate’s possession ritual and left her believing he had saved her because he was interested in her. A warning from her pendant then revealed that her master was in danger, and Xiao Yan found the injured woman by a waterfall.

• Nalan Yanran woke on a ritual platform as Hag and the Ghost Gate prepared to possess her body.
• Xiao Yan arrived, killed Qiu Yan and the Ghost Gate members, and erased Hag’s consciousness before Yao Lao absorbed her energy.
• Xiao Yan charged Nalan Yanran five hundred thousand to dispel the poison and anesthetic, but she interpreted his coldness as a sign that he cared about her.
• Nalan Yanran’s pendant warned her that her master was in danger, and Xiao Yan found the injured woman floating in a river beneath a waterfall.

Xiao Yan, using the name Yao Yan, rescued the injured Yun Yun and treated her while asking about Nalan Yanran’s broken engagement. He left the waterfall cave to confront a magical beast after catching Nalan Yanran outside, and Yun Yun’s revelation that Xiao Yan was young delighted her disciple.

• Nalan Yanran begged Xiao Yan to save Yun Yun, and he carried the unconscious sect leader into the waterfall cave despite his hostility toward the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Yan treated Yun Yun’s wounds, and she apologized for Nalan Yanran’s behavior when breaking off her engagement with the Xiao Family.
• Yun Yun explained that she had pursued the Amethyst Spirit Crystal to help Nalan Yanran cultivate and surpass the Xiao Family boy.
• Xiao Yan threw Nalan Yanran back into the cave after finding her outside gathering herbs, then rushed off to confront the approaching magical beast.
• Yun Yun told Nalan Yanran that Xiao Yan was young, and Nalan Yanran became delighted and shy.

Xiao Yan returned to protect Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran from the Amethyst Winged Lion King, defeating and terrifying the beast with a Three-Colored Fire Lotus. He promised to refine a Transformation Pill in exchange for the Amethyst Spirit Crystal and Accompanying Amethyst Source, then announced he would take the Lion King's son with him.

• The Amethyst Winged Lion King attacked Yun Yun and demanded that she surrender the Amethyst Spirit Crystal, but Xiao Yan arrived holding its son and forced it to stop.
• Xiao Yan rescued Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran from the Lion King's flames, but medicinal powders thrown by Yun Yun took effect and made her act improperly toward him.
• Xiao Yan used a Two-Colored Fire Lotus to wound the Amethyst Winged Lion King, then formed a Three-Colored Fire Lotus and demonstrated its power by detonating it nearby.
• The terrified Amethyst Winged Lion King agreed to stop fighting after Xiao Yan promised to refine a Transformation Pill in exchange for the treasures he had taken.
• Xiao Yan told the Amethyst Winged Lion King that he also intended to take its son, leaving the beast horrified.

Xiao Yan used Heavenly Flames to help the Little Amethyst Winged Lion King advance and brought it to Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran. After he left, Nalan Yanran regretted annulling her engagement to Xiao Yan, and Yun Yun promised to accompany her to the Xiao Family.

• Xiao Yan fed the Little Amethyst Winged Lion King Heavenly Flames, helping it break through to the fourth tier, then took it as his mount.
• Xiao Yan returned the Amethyst Spirit Crystal to Nalan Yanran and teased Yun Yun about their kiss while refining pills for them.
• Xiao Yan gave Yun Yun pills to restore her strength and remove her seal, then kissed her forehead before flying away.
• Nalan Yanran cried as she recognized how deeply she had hurt Xiao Yan when she annulled their engagement.
• Yun Yun comforted Nalan Yanran and said she would accompany her to the Xiao Family after Yao Yan visited the Misty Cloud Sect.

Xiao Yan found Xiao Yi Xian imprisoned in the Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion and discovered that her Woeful Poison Body was forcing her to consume poison. He used Fire Cloud Water Flame to transform her constitution into the Myriad Flower Spirit Body, leaving her with fragrant Flower Spirit Dou Qi.

• Xiao Yan learned that Xiao Yi Xian had been confined in the Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion after returning with a treasure.
• Xiao Yan found Xiao Yi Xian unconscious after she consumed poison and learned from Yao Lao that she possessed the Woeful Poison Body.
• Xiao Yi Xian feared Xiao Yan would reject her, but his Fire Cloud Water Flame neutralized the poison when he touched her cheek.
• Xiao Yan sent Fire Cloud Water Flame into Xiao Yi Xian's qi vortex and burned away the poison within her body.
• Xiao Yi Xian's constitution transformed into the Myriad Flower Spirit Body, her Dou Qi rose to Da Dou Shi, and her Poison Dou Qi became fragrant Flower Spirit Dou Qi.

Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Yi Xian, helped her escape the Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion, and shared a farewell before she set out for the Chu Yun Empire. He then headed toward the Tagor Desert with Yao Lao to seek a Heavenly Flame and began refining the Accompanying Amethyst Source.

• Xiao Yi Xian embraced Xiao Yan, thanked him, and kissed his forehead before He Lan barged in with armed guards.
• Xiao Yi Xian revealed her Da Dou Shi strength and forced He Lan and the guards to let her and Xiao Yan leave.
• Xiao Yan summoned Little Amethyst Winged Lion King, and he and Xiao Yi Xian flew away from the Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Yan she planned to travel to the Chu Yun Empire to cultivate by consuming toxins, and Xiao Yan gave her miniature Two-Colored Fire Lotuses before they parted.
• Xiao Yan returned with Little Amethyst Winged Lion King, agreed with Yao Lao to head to the Tagor Desert for a Heavenly Flame, and crushed bottles of Accompanying Amethyst Source to begin refining it.

Xiao Yan broke through to the Dou Wang realm during an ambush and killed four alchemists who attacked him. He then went with Lang En to the Black Rock City Alchemist Guild, where the branch learned the four visiting alchemists were dead.

• Xiao Yan refined the Accompanying Amethyst Source and Purple Fire, reaching Nine Star Dou Ling before attempting the breakthrough to Dou Wang.
• Four alchemists attacked Xiao Yan while he was breaking through, but he reached Dou Wang and killed them with Fire Cloud Water Flame.
• Three Dou Ling members of the Alchemist Guild intercepted Xiao Yan and escorted him to its Black Rock City branch.
• Lang En told Xiao Yan that the dead alchemists had come from the Chu Yun Empire and warned him to claim they attacked first.
• Lang En reported to the guild hall that Liu Weng and the others were gone.

Xiao Yan faced Frank and Otto after killing Liu Weng and three other alchemists, and revealed his Heavenly Flame to avert punishment. Frank invited him to take the First Grade Alchemist examination, where Xiao Yan spotted that the ingredients could be used for a more advanced pill.

• Lang En told Frank and Otto that Liu Weng and three other alchemists had died after trying to rob Xiao Yan.
• Frank threatened Xiao Yan and demanded that someone backing him come to Black Rock City, but Xiao Yan said he had no one behind him.
• Xiao Yan revealed the Fire Cloud Water Flame, prompting Frank to offer to forgive him if he studied under him and became a First Grade Alchemist within three years.
• Xiao Yan refused Frank's offer and said he was already an alchemist, so Frank sent him to take the examination with Xue Mei.
• Xiao Yan examined the Power Accumulation Pill ingredients and, with Yao Lao's help, recognized that they could be used to refine a third-grade pill.

Xiao Yan stunned the Black Rock City alchemists by refining a patterned Grade Three pill, earning Frank's protection and admiration. After Xue Mei advanced by studying his methods, Lao Han Dun begged Xiao Yan to guide him, and Xiao Yan reluctantly agreed.

• Xiao Yan ignited his cauldron with two-colored flames, causing the other examinees' flames to bow toward him and Lao Han Dun's cauldron to explode.
• Xue Mei refined a pill that met the First Grade assessment standard after observing Xiao Yan, while Lin Fei realized she had missed the chance to learn from him.
• Xiao Yan revealed a patterned Grade Three pill, shocking Frank, Otto, Lin Fei, and the other alchemists.
• Frank promised Xiao Yan protection and rewarded Lang En for bringing him to the guild.
• Xiao Yan said his master came from the mainland, then agreed to guide Lao Han Dun after the old alchemist begged him for help.

Xiao Yan accidentally helped Lao Han Dun refine a pill, then learned that winning the upcoming Alchemist Convention could grant him access to a rare ingredient for the Transformation Pill. He traveled to Mo City to search for a Heavenly Flame in the Tagor Desert and entered an ancient map shop.

• Xiao Yan's improvised advice helped Lao Han Dun successfully refine a pill, impressing Frank, Otto, and Xue Mei while leaving Lin Fei in despair.
• Frank told Xiao Yan that the Alchemist Guild's headquarters had a Fire Yang Demon Leaf, but only honorary Elders could use it, and urged him to win the upcoming Alchemist Convention.
• Xiao Yan left the guild with Xue Mei seeing him off, and Frank and Otto realized he was a fifteen-year-old Third Grade Alchemist and at least a Da Dou Shi.
• Xiao Yan traveled toward the Tagor Desert with Little Purple, feeding it Heavenly Flames while Yao Lao marveled at his ability to store and manage them.
• Xiao Yan reached Mo City, left Little Purple outside, and entered the city after a soldier noticed his alchemist robe; he then spotted a shop called Ancient Map.

Xiao Yan discovered that the old mapmaker in Mo City was the sealed Ice Emperor, Hai Bo Dong, and fought him for the fragment of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. After defeating Hai Bo Dong, Xiao Yan broke his seal and restored his Dou Qi, leaving Hai Bo Dong exhilarated by his renewed strength.

• Xiao Yan found a fragment of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame in the map shop, but Hai Bo Dong refused to sell it.
• Xiao Yan revealed that he knew Hai Bo Dong was the former Ice Emperor, and the two fought above Mo City.
• Xiao Yan overwhelmed Hai Bo Dong with his bone wings and Two-Colored Fire Lotus, forcing him to hand over the fragment.
• Hai Bo Dong asked Xiao Yan to help break his seal, and Xiao Yan used the Fire Cloud Water Flame to shatter it.
• Hai Bo Dong's Dou Qi surged back, and he celebrated his renewed strength as he flew into the sky.

Xiao Yan restored Hai Bo Dong to his peak, secured his protection for three years, and set off with him toward Shi Mo City. On the way, Xiao Yan revealed his many Heavenly Flames and broke through twice to reach three-star Dou Wang, leaving Hai Bo Dong stunned.

• Hai Bo Dong revealed himself as the Ice Emperor, recognized Xiao Yan, and gave him a high-quality map of the desert's strange regions.
• Xiao Yan persuaded Hai Bo Dong to protect his clansmen for up to three years, and the two flew out of Mo City.
• Xiao Yan showed Hai Bo Dong five Heavenly Flames, then defeated a Giant Sand Scorpion and offered it as a mount before Little Purple ate it.
• As Little Purple carried them toward Shi Mo City, Xiao Yan told Hai Bo Dong he could produce Heavenly Flames, and Hai Bo Dong assumed he was concealing a secret technique.
• Xiao Yan broke through from one-star to three-star Dou Wang in quick succession and revealed a sixth Heavenly Flame, leaving Hai Bo Dong unable to believe what he saw.

Xiao Yan learned about the Nine Nether Golden Ancestral Fire and rushed to rescue the Mo Tie Mercenary Group after discovering it was under attack. He arrived just in time to stop Luo Bu from killing Xiao Ding.

• Yao Lao explained that the Nine Nether Golden Ancestral Fire could frighten enemies with an illusion of a blood-colored skeleton, and Xiao Yan put it away after discussing its power with Hai Bo Dong.
• Xiao Yan flew toward the Mo Tie Mercenary Group's base after sensing trouble and frightened a group of Snake-People to death with the Nine Nether Golden Ancestral Fire.
• Xiao Yan took Xue Lan and demanded that she guide him to the group's leaders, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li.
• Luo Bu and Duan Hong betrayed Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, joining forces with the Snake-People and the Sand Mercenary Group to seize the Xiao Family's supplies.
• As Luo Bu prepared to strike Xiao Ding, Xiao Yan caught his fist and greeted his eldest brother.

Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, killed the Sand Mercenary Group members who attacked them, and used the Nine Nether Golden Ancestral Fire to save three dying mercenaries at the cost of their cultivation. While discussing his search for Heavenly Flame near Shi Mo City, he learned that a snake-scaled girl knew of something strange in the city's eastern area.

• Xiao Yan arrived in time to stop Luo Bu from killing Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, then had Hai Bo Dong freeze and kill the Sand Mercenary Group.
• Xiao Ding crushed Duan Hong's head, and Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Li after he recovered from his wounds.
• Xiao Yan used the Nine Nether Golden Ancestral Fire to save Jiang Ying and two other mortally wounded mercenaries, though their strength fell to One Stage Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Ding and Xiao Li that he was searching for Heavenly Flame near Shi Mo City, but the area had yielded no clues.
• A green-clad girl said something strange was happening east of Shi Mo City, and Xiao Yan noticed the snake scales on her arm.

Xiao Yan learned that Qing Lin had witnessed a Green Lotus Flame in the desert, then intervened when human and snake-person Dou Wangs clashed over the Heavenly Flame. He halted both fighters with his Turtle Spirit Earth Fire, shocking Gu He with its power.

• Xiao Yan comforted Qing Lin and learned that she had seen a Green Lotus Flame rise from beneath the sand near Shi Mo City.
• Xiao Li reported that human Dou Wangs had been seen in the desert, and Hai Bo Dong said Queen Medusa was searching for a Heavenly Flame to reach Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yan flew toward an explosion as Yue Mei and Yan Shi fought, while Gu He, Jia Xing Tian, and Feng Li watched nearby.
• Xiao Yan appeared between Yue Mei and Yan Shi and blocked both their attacks with Turtle Spirit Earth Fire.
• Gu He recognized Xiao Yan's flames as Heavenly Flames.

Xiao Yan drove off Yue Mei and searched the desert with Qing Lin, discovering a magma cavern beneath a hidden passage. After subduing its Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, he was stopped by Qing Lin’s urgent plea.

• Yue Mei escaped after Xiao Yan’s flames injured her and Yan Shi, while Jia Xing Tian stopped Yan Shi from attacking Xiao Yan.
• Jia Xing Tian and Gu He questioned Xiao Yan, who refused to reveal his name before disappearing.
• Xiao Yan took Qing Lin into the desert and used his mental strength to uncover concealed passages beneath the sand.
• Xiao Yan and Qing Lin entered a passage that led to an underground magma cavern, where Xiao Yan sensed another world below.
• A Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake attacked Xiao Yan, who pinned it against a wall with the Turtle Spirit Earth Fire.
• Qing Lin cried out for Xiao Yan not to kill the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake.

Xiao Yan discovered the Green Lotus Core Flame beneath the magma while Qing Lin awakened her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. Aboveground, Medusa and Gu He’s forces fought over the cave, until Xiao Yan burst out and tried to devour the flame.

• Qing Lin’s Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils formed a forced connection with the Fire Spirit Snake, and she fainted from the strain.
• Xiao Yan entered the magma, found the Green Lotus Core Flame, and sent the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire to attack it.
• Medusa and Gu He’s groups argued over who had entered the cave, then broke into battle while believing the other side had gone below.
• Medusa and Gu He prepared to enter the cave, but a scorching wave from underground made both sides retreat.
• Xiao Yan shot out of the ground and commanded the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire to devour the Green Lotus Core Flame.

After devouring the Green Lotus Core Flame, Xiao Yan reached Seven Star Dou Wang and fought four Dou Huangs at once. He formed a Three-Colored Fire Lotus and launched it as Medusa charged to stop him.

• Xiao Yan devoured the Green Lotus Core Flame, raising his cultivation to Seven Star Dou Wang and enraging Medusa and Gu He.
• Jia Xing Tian held Medusa back while Xiao Yan challenged the four Dou Huangs, using his Heavenly Flames to withstand their attacks.
• Xiao Yan battered the Snake-People Elder and smashed Nether Bow Dou Huang’s greatbow, gaining the upper hand against the four opponents.
• Xiao Yan summoned three flames and fused them into a Three-Colored Fire Lotus as Medusa broke past Jia Xing Tian to stop him.
• Xiao Yan hurled the completed Three-Colored Fire Lotus and flashed a thousand meters away as it exploded.