Chapter Summaries

Tang Zhen challenged Xuan Jin to withstand one hundred moves in exchange for the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Changes and honored-guest status in Fenyan Valley. Xuan Jin accepted confidently and headed with Tang Zhen to the Martial Arts Arena, while Tang Huo'er worried and Qing Lin trusted he would win.

• Tang Zhen proposed a hundred-move exchange against Xuan Jin, promising the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Changes if Xuan Jin was not defeated.
• Tang Huo'er objected that her Five-star Dou Venerate father was bullying an alchemist, but Tang Zhen insisted the match was only an exchange of pointers.
• Xuan Jin accepted Tang Zhen's challenge and suggested they move to the Martial Arts Arena so they would not damage the study.
• Tang Huo'er warned Xuan Jin about her father's strength, but Xuan Jin flicked her forehead and reassured her.
• Xuan Jin told Qing Lin to watch the fight and study the rhythm of a battle between Dou Venerates, and Qing Lin said he would win.

Xuan Jin faced Fenyan Valley Master Tang Zhen in the Martial Arts Arena, where their promised three-move spar escalated into a fierce battle. As they passed nearly fifty exchanges without Tang Zhen landing a hit, the onlookers realized Xuan Jin was far more capable than expected.

• Tang Zhen and Xuan Jin arrived at Fenyan Valley's Martial Arts Arena, drawing a crowd of elders and disciples.
• Tang Zhen offered to let Xuan Jin make three moves, but Xuan Jin refused and said he wanted to test his abilities against Tang Zhen.
• Tang Zhen attacked with his Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Flame, but Xuan Jin evaded him with Thousand Illusions Flowing Fire.
• Xuan Jin trapped Tang Zhen in an Eight Extremes Flame Prison, which Tang Zhen shattered with his strength.
• Xuan Jin read Tang Zhen's movements with his Soul Power and countered his Taiyi Fire Luo Palm with golden flame finger seals.
• Tang Huo'er watched as the two neared fifty exchanges without Tang Zhen touching Xuan Jin.

Xuan Jin used Tang Zhen as a sparring partner before unleashing the Five Rounds of Leaving Fire Technique and trapping him in its formation. Tang Zhen broke through to Six-Star Dou Venerable strength, but Xuan Jin’s combined Fire Spirits cracked his defense and began corroding his meridians.

• Xuan Jin continued fighting Tang Zhen while refining his Dou Technique, and Tang Zhen realized he was being used for practice.
• Tang Zhen activated the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Changes, raising his strength toward the Six-Star level.
• Xuan Jin summoned five flames and used them to form the Five Rounds of Leaving Fire Formation around Tang Zhen.
• Tang Zhen activated the second change and reached Six-Star Dou Venerable strength, straining the formation as he tried to break free.
• Xuan Jin fused the five Fire Spirits into a flame beast that cracked Tang Zhen’s protective Dou Qi and sent flame force into his meridians.

Xuan Jin defeated Tang Zhen’s challenge by lasting one hundred moves, earning the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Changes and the elders’ respect. Tang Zhen invited him to guide Tang Huo’er, while Xuan Jin headed to the Dou Technique Pavilion and left Qing Lin in her care.

• Xuan Jin ended the battle after one hundred moves, giving Tang Zhen a graceful way to concede despite being trapped by Xuan Jin’s flames and formation.
• Tang Zhen praised Xuan Jin and agreed to give him the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Changes, then asked him to guide Tang Huo’er during his stay.
• Third Elder and the other elders changed their opposition into praise after seeing Xuan Jin’s strength, while Qing Lin admired him.
• Xuan Jin reminded Tang Zhen of their agreement, and Tang Zhen offered to take him to the Dou Technique Pavilion to study the secret technique.
• Xuan Jin asked Tang Huo’er to look after Qing Lin while he studied for several days, and Qing Lin agreed to wait for him.

Xuan Jin studied Fenyan Valley’s inheritance crystal and mastered the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Changes in three days. He emerged with enough strength to defeat a Five-star Dou Venerate, while Tang Zhen waited outside the pavilion.

• Tang Huo'er promised to protect Qing Lin, and Tang Zhen led Xuan Jin to Fenyan Valley’s inheritance crystal.
• Tang Zhen warned Xuan Jin not to pass on the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Changes, and Xuan Jin agreed before beginning his study.
• Xuan Jin used his Soul Power to absorb the inheritance crystal’s knowledge while Tang Huo'er and Qing Lin explored Fenyan Valley together.
• After three days of comprehension, Xuan Jin successfully activated the Green Lotus Change, Sea Heart Change, and Spirit Fire Change.
• Xuan Jin emerged from the pavilion, and Tang Zhen was surprised that he had mastered the technique in only three days.

Xuan Jin emerged from three days of seclusion having mastered the complete Heavenly Flame Three Profound Changes, astonishing Tang Zhen and strengthening Tang Zhen’s desire to bind him to Fenyan Valley. After Xuan Jin gave Tang Huo'er and Qing Lin Ice Spirit Pills, the scene shifted to Saint Pill City, where Zi Yan returned to Xuan Jin’s empty alchemy room demanding food.

• Xuan Jin displayed the fused three-flame form of the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Changes, and Tang Zhen realized he had mastered the technique in only three days.
• Tang Zhen praised Xuan Jin and led him back to meet Tang Huo'er and Qing Lin, resolving to befriend him and tie him to Fenyan Valley.
• Xuan Jin gave Tang Huo'er and Qing Lin bottles of peak Sixth Grade Ice Spirit Pills before they settled in together.
• Zi Yan burst into Xuan Jin’s private alchemy room in Saint Pill City and demanded food, but found the room empty.

Zi Yan returned to the Pill Tower expecting to see her friends, but learned that Xuan Jin and Qing Lin had gone to the Blazing Volcano Range and Fenyan Valley. Rather than wait for them, she decided to go find them, while Tang Huo'er struggled to shape a flame into a sparrow.

• Zi Yan found the residence empty and waited there after Hei Qing left to greet the Pill Tower elders.
• Cao Ying returned and was startled by Zi Yan's increased strength and weight, then gave her high-grade Sixth Grade Qi Replenishing Pills.
• Xuan Yi told Zi Yan that Xuan Jin had taken Qing Lin to the Blazing Volcano Range and Fenyan Valley and would return within a few days.
• Zi Yan secretly decided to travel to Fenyan Valley to find Xuan Jin and seek fire-attributed treasures.
• Several days later in Fenyan Valley, Tang Huo'er tried unsuccessfully to shape a crimson flame into a fire sparrow.

Xuan Jin advised Tang Huo'er to postpone absorbing the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Flame and left Fenyan Valley with Qing Lin. Meanwhile, Old Man Mu Gu persuaded the Soul Hall to target Xuan Jin, and the Hall Master dispatched the Black and White Heavenly Venerates to hunt him.

• Xuan Jin taught Tang Huo'er to control her flames and advised her to wait until she reached Dou Zong before absorbing the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Flame.
• Tang Zhen agreed with Xuan Jin's advice, and Xuan Jin departed Fenyan Valley with Qing Lin for the Pill Tower.
• Old Man Mu Gu reported his failure to the Soul Hall Hall Master and blamed Xuan Jin for ruining his plans.
• Old Man Mu Gu claimed Xuan Jin possessed at least three Heavenly Flames and could fuse them, urging the Hall Master to kill him.
• The Hall Master summoned the Black and White Heavenly Venerates, both Six-Star Dou Venerates, to pursue Xuan Jin.

Xuan Jin and Qing Lin were ambushed outside Tianhuang City by Old Man Mu Gu and the Black and White Heavenly Venerates. As the two Six-Star Dou Venerates launched a deadly joint attack, Xuan Jin activated all three stages of the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Changes and rose to Six-Star Dou Venerate strength.

• The Hall Master sent Black Heavenly Venerate and White Heavenly Venerate to join Old Man Mu Gu, ordering them to capture Xuan Jin’s flames alive and preserve his soul.
• Xuan Jin and Qing Lin emerged from a spatial wormhole near Tianhuang City, where Xuan Jin sensed an ambush and the attackers sealed the area in black mist.
• Old Man Mu Gu confronted Xuan Jin while Sky Demon Puppet Number One attacked him and Xuan Jin ordered the puppet to protect Qing Lin.
• Black and White Heavenly Venerates used Yin Yang Strangulation against Xuan Jin, and Qing Lin prepared to support him with her snake pupils.
• Xuan Jin activated the first, second, and third changes of the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Changes, raising his aura from Three-Star to Six-Star Dou Venerate.

Xuan Jin used his flames to repel the Black and White Heavenly Venerates and destroy their Life and Death Tai Chi Diagram. As he gained the upper hand, Soul Hall's Old Ghost Xing and Ninth Heavenly Venerate, Mo Yu, arrived, leaving him facing even stronger foes.

• Xuan Jin crushed the Black and White Heavenly Venerates' yin-yang attack with Nether Sea Ice Lotus Flame, injuring them with the backlash.
• The Black and White Heavenly Venerates joined forces to summon their Life and Death Tai Chi Diagram against Xuan Jin.
• Xuan Jin summoned five flame spirits and sent them to burn through the descending diagram.
• Old Man Mu Gu saw Xuan Jin's flames overwhelm the diagram while he was being pursued by the Sky Demon Puppet.
• Old Ghost Xing emerged from a tear in space, and Soul Hall's Ninth Heavenly Venerate, Mo Yu, arrived amid corrosive black rain.

Xuan Jin fought four Soul Hall Dou Venerates and sacrificed his strength to help Number One escape with Qing Lin. Just as he prepared to unleash his final attack against the remaining enemies, a huge black-furred hand tore through their spatial seal.

• Mo Yu and the other Soul Hall Dou Venerates attacked Xuan Jin from all sides, while Qing Lin refused to leave him behind.
• Xuan Jin empowered Number One and ordered it to carry Qing Lin out through Mu Gu's position.
• Xuan Jin used his blood to strengthen the Five Rounds of Leaving Fire Formation and collided with the four enemies' attacks, giving Number One time to escape with Qing Lin.
• Mo Yu and the Black and White Heavenly Venerates trapped the wounded Xuan Jin, who began forming a Fire Lotus as Mo Yu raised a black greatsword to kill him.
• A gigantic black-furred hand tore open the Soul Hall Dou Venerates' spatial seal, and a domineering ancient aura surged into the battlefield.

Zi Yan and Hei Qing arrived to save Xuan Jin from the Soul Hall Venerates, and Hei Qing overwhelmed the attackers. Xuan Jin confronted Old Man Mu Gu with his Destruction Fire Lotus while Hei Qing kept the others from escaping.

• Zi Yan ordered Hei Qing to punish the Soul Hall Venerates for attacking Xuan Jin, and Hei Qing shattered Mo Yu’s black greatsword with a punch.
• Old Man Mu Gu and Mo Yu recognized Hei Qing as an Ancient Void Dragon and tried to flee, but Hei Qing sealed the space around them.
• Hei Qing told Xuan Jin that Zi Yan had insisted on coming to his aid, and Xuan Jin thanked them before focusing on Mu Gu.
• Xuan Jin formed a Destruction Fire Lotus and told Hei Qing he would take revenge on Mu Gu while Hei Qing held off the others.
• Hei Qing defeated Mo Yu, Old Ghost Xing, and the Black and White Heavenly Venerates as Mu Gu begged Xuan Jin to spare his life.

Xuan Jin killed Old Man Mu Gu with the combined power of three Heavenly Flames, then collapsed from his injuries and exhaustion. Hei Qing brought him and the others through a spatial rift to the Pill Tower, where Xuan Yi saw his mangled, barely living body.

• Xuan Jin destroyed Old Man Mu Gu, leaving no trace of his body or soul.
• Mo Yu, Old Ghost Xing, and the Black and White Heavenly Venerates escaped after using self-mutilating techniques to break through Hei Qing's restraint.
• Xuan Jin collapsed into Qing Lin's arms after the backlash from the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Changes overwhelmed him.
• Hei Qing escorted Xuan Jin, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan through a spatial rift while Zi Yan and Qing Lin panicked over his condition.
• Tang Zhen and Elder Chihuo arrived at the devastated mountain range and realized Xuan Jin had caused the destruction.
• The group emerged in the Pill Tower courtyard, where Xuan Yi saw Xuan Jin's bloodied, barely conscious body.

Xuan Jin survived a brutal fight against four Soul Hall Venerables, but his injuries left him unconscious for half a year. As his body healed and the Yin Yang Xuan Dragon Pill awakened, he began to undergo a powerful transformation.

• Xuan Yi treated Xuan Jin's shattered meridians and confirmed that his life had been saved, while Hei Qing told Xuan Kongzi and Tian Lei Zi how Xuan Jin had fought four Soul Hall Venerables and killed Mu Gu with a Three-colored Fire Lotus.
• Xuan Yi said Xuan Jin's near-fatal injuries might let him break through and rebuild.
• Xuan Jin slept for half a year as Qing Lin watched over him and the Pill Tower guarded his courtyard against the Soul Hall.
• The Yin Yang Xuan Dragon Pill awakened within Xuan Jin, releasing golden dragon aura that strengthened his healed meridians and nourished his body.
• Qing Lin saw Xuan Jin float above the bed amid three flames and a golden dragon phantom as his suppressed aura erupted.

After half a year unconscious, Xuan Jin awoke and broke through to Five-star Dou Venerate. He reassured Qing Lin and reunited with Zi Yan, while vowing to settle accounts with the Soul Hall enemies who had nearly killed him.

• Xuan Jin woke from his half-year coma and rose to Five-star Dou Venerate after the Yin Yang Xuan Dragon Pill's power resonated with his battle insights.
• Xuan Jin comforted Qing Lin, promised to stay nearby, and watched her finally fall asleep.
• Xuan Jin recalled the Soul Hall's Old Ghost Xing, the Black and White Heavenly Venerates, and Mo Yu, and resolved to settle their scores.
• Zi Yan saw that Xuan Jin had awakened, rushed into his arms, and sobbed as she told him how frightened she had been.
• Xuan Jin comforted Zi Yan and told her he was fine and stronger than before.

After waking from six months of unconsciousness, Xuan Jin reunited with Zi Yan and Cao Ying and learned how they and the Pill Tower had protected him. He set out with them to visit his teacher and the elders, who had been anxiously waiting to hear whether he would recover.

• Xuan Jin assured tearful Zi Yan that he was alive and thanked her and Hei Qing for saving him.
• Cao Ying rushed to Xuan Jin and embraced him, explaining that she had planned to stay by his side for as long as it took him to wake.
• Cao Ying told Xuan Jin that Soul Hall had withdrawn after Hei Qing’s intervention and the Pill Tower’s warning, while Xuan Jin vowed to settle his unfinished business with his attackers.
• Xuan Jin, Cao Ying, and Zi Yan left for the Elder Hall, and Pill Tower disciples spread the news that he had awakened.
• At the Elder Hall, Xuan Yi worried that Xuan Jin’s secret technique had permanently damaged his soul and alchemy foundation before a disciple announced his arrival.

Xuan Jin returned to the Pill Tower after half a year of recovery, having advanced from Three-Star to Five-Star Dou Venerate. He asked to enter the Star Domain to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame and revealed a Dragon Seal that linked the flame to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.

• Xuan Yi, Xuan Kongzi, and Tian Lei Zi welcomed Xuan Jin back and discovered he had become a Five-Star Dou Venerate.
• Xuan Jin told his teacher and martial uncles that he wanted to enter the Star Domain and subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Xuan Jin asked Zi Yan to show the Dragon Seal on her wrist, then revealed an identical seal on his own hand.
• Xuan Jin explained that the Three Thousand Burning Flame had once belonged to a senior of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, shocking the Pill Tower's leaders.

Xuan Jin learned that Zi Yan’s Dragon Seal could help him subdue Three Thousand Burning Flame, though she concealed the danger of its backlash. With Xuan Kongzi and Xuan Yi’s approval, he entered the Star Domain to face the flame.

• Zi Yan explained that her clan’s Dragon Seal was designed to restrain Three Thousand Burning Flame, and Xuan Yi realized Xuan Jin might soon possess four Heavenly Flames.
• Xuan Jin claimed the seal’s backlash would only feel hot, then secretly silenced Zi Yan so Xuan Yi would not worry.
• Xuan Kongzi agreed to open the Star Domain, and Xuan Yi warned Xuan Jin to activate the Dragon Seal as soon as he entered.
• Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Lei Zi tore open the Star Domain, and Xuan Jin charged through the fissure toward Three Thousand Burning Flame.

Xuan Jin spent thirty-five days suppressing and devouring the Three Thousand Burning Flame, then began refining it with the Burning Art. Three months later, Zi Yan remained at the Pill Tower with Hei Qing and Cao Ying, refusing to return because she had not given Xuan Jin her coordinates.

• Xuan Jin entered the Star Domain and used the Dragon Seal and his blood to suppress the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Xuan Jin endured a month-long struggle against the flame's resistance, then swallowed its weakened Origin Flame on the thirty-fifth day.
• Xuan Jin used the Burning Art to make his other Heavenly Flames attack and refine the Three Thousand Burning Flame within his body.
• Three months later, Hei Qing urged Zi Yan to return after the Great Elder sent repeated orders, but Zi Yan refused because she had not given Xuan Jin her coordinates.

After three months refining Three Thousand Burning Flame in the Star Domain, Xuan Jin emerged at peak Seven-star Dou Venerate and reunited with Zi Yan. Zi Yan left for Dragon Island with Hei Qing, while the Pill Tower's Three Great Heads arrived and reacted with astonishment at Xuan Jin's progress.

• Zi Yan insisted on waiting for Xuan Jin and delivering her message in person, despite Hei Qing's attempts to persuade her to return to Dragon Island.
• Xuan Jin emerged from the Star Domain after refining Three Thousand Burning Flame and revealed that he had reached peak Seven-star Dou Venerate.
• Zi Yan gave Xuan Jin a Space Jade Slip that could open a passage to East Dragon Island and let her sense his approximate location in Zhongzhou.
• Xuan Jin promised to visit Zi Yan after she settled matters on Dragon Island, and Zi Yan left with Hei Qing to inherit the family business.
• Cao Ying stayed with Xuan Jin as Xuan Kongzi, Tian Lei Zi, and Xuan Yi arrived and marveled at his rise from Five-Star to peak Seven-star Dou Venerate in three months.