Recaps

Lin Ming and Zi Yan traveled through mountain ranges toward the Black Corner Region, gathering medicinal herbs and fighting Magical Beasts along the way. After nearly four months, they reached the Black Corner Region, where Lin Ming announced his return to Jia Nan Academy.

• Miao Miao saw Xiao Yi Xian in a poisonous pool and was shocked that her hair had turned silver and her cultivation had reached the peak of Dou Ling as she attempted to break through to Dou Wang.
• Lin Ming and Zi Yan searched mountain ranges for medicinal herbs, escaped a Seventh Order super Magical Beast, and continued their journey more cautiously.
• After nearly four months of travel and battles, Xiao Yan's cultivation rose from the Nine-Star Dou King realm to the Dou Wang Peak.
• Lin Ming and Zi Yan reached the Black Corner Region, and Lin Ming laughed and declared that he had returned to Jia Nan Academy.

After months of traveling through the Mountain Forest, Lin Ming and Zi Yan reached Magic Flame City in the Black Corner Region. Lin Ming recognized it as Magic Flame Valley’s territory, considered the valley’s power and the value of its Heavenly Demon Puppet refining method, and entered the city with Zi Yan to rest before continuing to Jia Nan Academy.

• Lin Ming and Zi Yan found Magic Flame City after traveling inward across the black plain.
• Lin Ming recognized the city as territory controlled by Magic Flame Valley and recalled Old Ghost Di Mo’s power and history with Jia Nan Academy.
• Lin Ming considered Magic Flame Valley’s Flame Manipulation Art and the Heavenly Demon Puppet refining method, which he hoped to acquire in the future.
• Lin Ming concluded he was not yet strong enough to obtain the puppet method and would need to reach at least Dou Emperor strength.
• Lin Ming and Zi Yan headed through the city gate to rest before continuing toward Jia Nan Academy.

Lin Ming and Zi Yan arrived in Magic Flame City, rested at an inn, and explored the city the next day. They reached Nong Yan Pavilion, Magic Flame Valley’s imposing central establishment, and Lin Ming recognized its guards as a sign of the valley’s strength.

• Lin Ming and Zi Yan checked into two rooms at the Magic Friend Inn and slept until the next morning.
• Lin Ming and Zi Yan explored Magic Flame City, where Lin Ming dismissed the low-grade Beast Flames sold along the streets.
• Lin Ming and Zi Yan found Nong Yan Pavilion, a massive fire-phoenix-shaped building owned by Magic Flame Valley.
• Lin Ming led Zi Yan into Nong Yan Pavilion after noting that its guards included two Da Dou Shi cultivators.

Lin Ming and Zi Yan visited Nong Yan Pavilion and chose its Flame Dealing passage, where a short spatial formation transported them into the pavilion’s interior. The chapter left Lin Ming surveying the vast collection of flames inside.

• Wan'er approached Lin Ming and Zi Yan and explained the pavilion’s Flame Dealing and Item Dealing services.
• Lin Ming chose to visit Flame Dealing, and Wan'er led him and Zi Yan through the left passage.
• Wan'er explained that a short spatial formation led into the pavilion’s Flame Dealing area, and Lin Ming entered with Zi Yan.
• The formation transported Lin Ming and Zi Yan into a vast hall filled with flames of many kinds and grades.
• Lin Ming realized that the pavilion kept its high-grade flames inside.

Lin Ming and Zi Yan toured a display of powerful beast flames while Wan'er explained their origins and rarity. Lin Ming considered why his Mysterious Yellow Flame had not devoured his Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire and suspected that the Chaos Spirit Five Elements Technique prevented flames from consuming one another.

• Wan'er described the displayed flames, noting that most came from Fifth-Order Magical Beasts and some surpassed the Fifth Order.
• Wan'er explained how difficult it was to obtain Flame Gold Flame from a Golden Flame Python’s shed skin.
• Lin Ming reflected that his Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire had evolved toward becoming a Heavenly Flame and might become the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Lin Ming realized that Mysterious Yellow Flame had never tried to devour his other flame, unlike the flames Xiao Yan refined.
• Lin Ming suspected the Chaos Spirit Five Elements Technique resolved the devouring conflict between Five Elements items.

Lin Ming learned that Nong Yan Pavilion mainly collected Beast Flames for Magic Flame Valley’s elders, offering valuable Cultivation Methods and Dou Techniques in exchange. He recognized that the Pavilion’s displays and explanations encouraged people to risk obtaining flames for these rewards.

• Lin Ming asked Wan'er what Nong Yan Pavilion required for its Flame Gold Flame, and she explained that trades exchanged flames of comparable strength.
• Lin Ming reasoned that flame-for-flame exchanges would be rare and concluded that the Pavilion’s main purpose was likely to collect Beast Flames.
• Lin Ming asked Wan'er whether collecting flames was the grounds’ purpose, and she confirmed that it was common knowledge.
• Wan'er listed the Cultivation Methods and Dou Techniques Nong Yan Pavilion offered for different grades of Beast Flames.
• Lin Ming understood that the Pavilion used its valuable rewards and displayed flames to encourage visitors to seek Beast Flames and trade them.

Lin Ming and Zi Yan visited Nong Yan Pavilion in Magic Flame City, where Lin Ming learned that Heavenly Flames could supposedly be exchanged for Earth Tier techniques but judged that most owners would trade them with alchemists instead. After buying a few items, they flew back to Jia Nan Academy, arriving with the Strong Ranking Tournament approaching.

• Zi Yan asked whether a Seventh Order Beast Flame could buy Earth Tier techniques, and Wan'er explained that Heavenly Flames were the stated exchange for them.
• Lin Ming reasoned that Heavenly Flame owners would usually refine them or trade them to alchemists such as Han Feng rather than exchange them at Nong Yan Pavilion.
• Lin Ming asked Wan'er to take him and Zi Yan to the Item Dealing area, where he bought a few items after looking around.
• Lin Ming and Zi Yan left Magic Flame City the next morning and flew toward Jia Nan Academy.
• More than half a month later, Zi Yan recognized Peace Town, and Lin Ming celebrated their return to Jia Nan Academy.

Lin Ming and Zi Yan returned to Jia Nan Academy, where Lin Ming reunited with his old friend Chen Yuanlong at Peace Town. They separated to visit their respective elders, and Lin Ming headed for the Alchemy Department to see Elder Huo.

• Chen Yuanlong’s Enforcement Team stopped Lin Ming and Zi Yan at Peace Town, but Chen Yuanlong recognized Lin Ming and welcomed his old friend.
• Lin Ming congratulated Chen Yuanlong on nearing a breakthrough to Dou Wang, and they promised to celebrate together after Chen Yuanlong’s secluded cultivation.
• Lin Ming told Zi Yan to visit the Great Elder while he went to see Old Huo, and they agreed to meet again soon.
• Lin Ming descended toward the Alchemy Department, where students mistook him for an elder visiting Elder Huo for pill refining.

Lin Ming returned to Jia Nan Academy and reunited with Steward Yang and Elder Huo. He revealed that he had gathered ingredients for two Imperial Pills and planned to refine them at the academy, astonishing both alchemists.

• Steward Yang stopped the crowd of students from making a commotion and recognized Lin Ming arriving at the Alchemy Department.
• Steward Yang welcomed Lin Ming and led him to Elder Huo's room, where Elder Huo invited Lin Ming inside.
• Elder Huo asked about Lin Ming's cultivation, and Lin Ming explained that he had advanced to the Dou Wang stage after leaving the academy.
• Lin Ming told Elder Huo that he and Zi Yan had found ingredients for two Imperial Pills and that he intended to refine them at the academy.
• Elder Huo and Steward Yang were shocked because refining an Imperial Pill required the skill of a highly accomplished Tier 6 alchemist.

Lin Ming prepared to refine the Tier 6 Peak Imperial Pill and tested Elder Huo’s medicinal cauldron with a lower-tier pill. He revealed his Mysterious Yellow Flame to Elder Huo and finished familiarizing himself with the cauldron, leaving the Imperial Pill refinement still ahead.

• Lin Ming met Elder Huo after three days of preparation, and they went to the Alchemy Room to use Elder Huo’s medicinal cauldron.
• Lin Ming warned Elder Huo not to be too shocked, then revealed the Mysterious Yellow Flame as he ignited the cauldron.
• Elder Huo recognized the flame as the Mysterious Yellow Flame, ranked twenty-three on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, and praised Lin Ming’s prospects as an alchemist.
• Lin Ming refined Qi Gathering Powder to test the cauldron, using the Mysterious Yellow Flame to process the materials and a Magic Core.
• Lin Ming completed the Qi Gathering Powder and drew it from the cauldron, having become familiar with the Six-Flame Mouth Medicine Cauldron.

Lin Ming began refining the Tier 6 Peak Imperial Pill, extracting the medicinal power from Wuluo Flower Root with precise control. He contained the ingredient’s violent energy in Elder Huo’s cauldron and began removing its impurities.

• Lin Ming arranged the Imperial Pill’s ingredients and began refining them in Elder Huo’s Six-Snake-Mouth Medicine Cauldron.
• Lin Ming extracted the Wuluo Flower Root’s medicinal power and removed its depleted husk at the precise moment it turned to ash.
• Elder Huo recognized Lin Ming’s exceptional control and felt satisfied that he had completed his apprenticeship.
• The extracted liquid released violent threads of energy that struck the cauldron, but Lin Ming’s Mysterious Yellow Flame forced them back into the liquid.
• Lin Ming heated the liquid until it boiled and began driving out its impurities.

Lin Ming completed the extraction and fusion stages of refining an Imperial Pill, causing a powerful energy fluctuation to erupt when its prototype formed. The Alchemy Department mistook the pill’s refiner for Elder Huo and celebrated his apparent breakthrough to a 6th Grade Alchemist.

• Lin Ming spent nearly two hours extracting impurities from the Wuluo Flower Root and sealed the purified liquid in a jade bottle.
• Lin Ming extracted the remaining medicinal materials and a Tier 5 Magic Core over several days.
• Lin Ming carefully fused the extracted ingredients until the Imperial Pill Prototype formed and sent powerful energy ripples through the Alchemy Department.
• The energy fluctuation destroyed pills in nearby cauldrons, and Steward Yang silenced the alchemists who came out to complain.
• The alchemists realized the energy came from Elder Huo's alchemy room and assumed Elder Huo was refining a Tier 6 Medicinal Pill.

Lin Ming’s pill refinement sent a powerful energy pillar over Jia Nan Academy, revealing to the academy elders and Xiao Yan that Lin Ming had returned as a top-tier alchemist. The Great Elder went to see him, while Xiao Yan resolved to seek Lin Ming’s Ice Fire Dragon Whisker Fruit after the Strong Ranking Tournament; Han Feng also noticed the disturbance but chose not to investigate.

• Lin Ming’s medicinal cauldron erupted with a towering beam of energy, and Old Huo watched in shock and relief.
• The Great Elder warned Qin Xuan to keep watch over the Fallen Heart Flame and learned that the energy disturbance came from a Tier 6 Peak pill, which he attributed to Lin Ming.
• The Great Elder and Zi Yan left to investigate Lin Ming’s pill refinement.
• Old Yao sensed the disturbance while Xiao Yan cultivated, identified Lin Ming by the Mysterious Yellow Flame’s aura, and agreed to seek him after the tournament for the Ice Fire Dragon Whisker Fruit.
• Han Feng sensed the pill’s formation from across the mountain range but decided not to enter Jia Nan Academy to investigate.

Lin Ming completed the Imperial Pill and gave it to Zi Yan, who left to refine it. The Great Elder then offered Lin Ming a position as an academy elder without restricting his freedom, and Lin Ming accepted.

• Lin Ming finished refining the Imperial Pill and collected it as the energy pillar dissipated.
• The Great Elder and another figure emerged from a spatial rift, and Zi Yan reached for the pill but it dodged her.
• Lin Ming explained the pill’s spirituality, sealed it in a jade bottle, and gave it to Zi Yan.
• Zi Yan embraced Lin Ming, then blushed and ran off to refine the pill.
• The Great Elder thanked Lin Ming and offered him an academy elder position; Lin Ming accepted after learning he could leave whenever he wished.

The Inner Academy gathered at Central Plaza for the Strong Ranking Tournament, where Lin Xiuyai and Liu Qing prepared to settle their rivalry. Lin Ming arrived with the elders, startling former classmates and other experts, before Su Qian called the Strong Ranking contenders into the arena.

• Students and factions arrived at Central Plaza as Lin Xiuyai and Liu Qing faced each other with hostility.
• Lin Ming appeared on the high platform alongside the elders, and Han Yue recognized him as her and Lin Xiuyai's former class leader.
• Han Yue, Xiao Yan, Liu Qing, and others reacted to Lin Ming's arrival.
• Su Qian addressed the crowd and ordered the Strong Ranking contenders to enter the arena.
• The contenders leapt into the arena, ready to compete.

The Strong Ranking Tournament began as Liu Qing, Lin Xiuyai, and Xiao Yan arrived, and Great Elder Su Qian explained the rules and drew the first match. The contestants returned to their positions, leaving the two holders of the number eleven slips in the arena to face each other.

• Liu Qing landed in the arena and fixed his battle-ready gaze on Lin Xiuyai.
• Lin Xiuyai stepped through the air from the high platform, impressing the audience with his control of Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan entered the arena using the Three Thousand Lightning Movement, which Elder Hao and Great Elder Su Qian recognized.
• Great Elder Su Qian welcomed the contestants, urged them to avoid killing their opponents, and explained that matching red and blue slips would determine the fights.
• The contestants drew their opponents, and Xiao Yan was paired with Bai Cheng for the first round.
• Great Elder Su Qian drew number eleven for the opening match, and the two contestants with matching slips remained in the arena.

The Strong Ranking Tournament began, with contestants fighting through the first round as Lin Ming watched. Xiao Yan defeated Bai Cheng, while Lin Xiuyai advanced after his opponent withdrew, and the first day ended with the remaining matches complete.

• The first match ended when one of two Dou Ling contestants exploited his opponent’s fatigue and defeated him.
• Liu Qing defeated the arrogant dark horse in the second match, sending him out of the tournament in the first round.
• Xiao Yan faced Bai Cheng and overwhelmed him with the Black Heavy Ruler and his Heavenly Fire techniques, leaving Bai Cheng unconscious.
• Lin Xiuyai’s opponent forfeited rather than face him, advancing Lin Xiuyai without a fight.
• The twenty-five matches scheduled for the first day concluded by evening, leaving the spectators eager for more.

The second day of the Strong Ranking Tournament began, with Lin Xiuyai receiving the unconditional advance and the remaining contestants fighting through the second round. Xiao Yan defeated Yao Sheng, Liu Qing won his match, and the tournament moved toward the next round.

• Great Elder Su Qian announced that Lin Xiuyai would receive the unconditional advance from the twenty-five remaining contestants.
• The contestants drew lots, and the first match ended with one fighter narrowly defeating his badly injured opponent.
• Xiao Yan defeated Yao Sheng by flying above the Black Water Realm and drying it with the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Liu Qing overwhelmed his opponent, an Eight Star Dou Spirit ranked eleventh, and forced him to admit defeat.
• Two more matches concluded, bringing the second round of the Strong Ranking Tournament to a close.

The Strong Ranking Tournament began its final stage, with Great Elder Su Qian drawing the contestants who would fight for the top ten. The draw paired Liu Qing with Lin Xiuyai, while Yan Hao and Qian Mo began the first match.

• Great Elder Su Qian explained that six of the thirteen remaining contestants would fight for three top-ten positions.
• Great Elder Su Qian drew Yan Hao and Qian Mo as opponents, then drew Qin Zhen and Xiao Yan.
• Great Elder Su Qian drew Liu Qing and Lin Xiuyai, prompting an uproar as the tournament’s top two faced each other.
• Yan Hao entered the arena, and Qian Mo floated down to join him for the first match.

Jin Feng and Shao Qing finally arrived at Jia Nan Academy after a Spatial Storm delayed their journey, just as the Strong Ranking Tournament was underway. After Yan Hao defeated Qian Mo, Lin Ming noticed the newcomers arriving overhead.

• Jin Feng and Shao Qing recalled escaping a Spatial Storm in the spatial tunnel and explained that repairs had delayed their journey by several months.
• Jin Feng and Shao Qing flew down toward Jia Nan Academy, hoping to reach the Strong Ranking Tournament before it ended.
• Yan Hao used his Rock Dou Qi to withstand Qian Mo's Golden Ring Saw attacks during their tournament match.
• Qian Mo conceded after fighting Yan Hao for a little over an incense stick, and Great Elder Su Qian announced Yan Hao's victory.
• Lin Ming sensed Jin Feng and Shao Qing arriving and smiled as the elders recognized the former Strong Ranking Tournament fighters.

Jin Feng and Shao Qing arrived to watch the Inner Academy’s Top Ten Selection Match as Xiao Yan faced Strong Ranking fifth-place Qin Zhen. The chapter ended as the two contestants prepared to fight after Xiao Yan boosted his strength with the Heavenly Fire Three Xuan Transformations and formed Green Flame Armor.

• Jin Feng and Shao Qing joined the referee seat and learned that the second match of the Top Ten Selection Match was about to begin.
• Great Elder Su Qian called Qin Zhen and Xiao Yan into the arena, where the audience watched to see whether Xiao Yan could continue his dark horse run.
• Xun Er cheered Xiao Yan as he entered the arena, and Jin Feng noted that Xiao Yan’s speed could offset some of his cultivation disadvantage.
• Qin Zhen released his powerful aura and summoned his Ancient Jian Whip, while Xiao Yan used the Green Lotus Transformation to raise his cultivation.
• Xiao Yan formed Green Flame Armor and readied his heavy ruler as he and Qin Zhen faced each other with their fighting intent surging.

Xiao Yan defeated Qin Zhen with the Earth Tier Dou Technique Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, proving he remained a powerful contender in the tournament. After Great Elder Su Qian announced Xiao Yan’s victory, the contest for the last place in the top ten began.

• Xiao Yan and Qin Zhen exchanged attacks, and Jin Feng and Shao Qing noted Xiao Yan’s secret technique would not last indefinitely.
• Xiao Yan struck Qin Zhen with Eight Extremes Collapse, but Qin Zhen’s golden bell defense absorbed much of its power.
• Jin Feng sensed an Earth Tier Dou Technique gathering around Xiao Yan’s ruler and predicted the match would end there.
• Xiao Yan’s Flame Splitting Wave Ruler defeated Qin Zhen and sent him off the platform, while Xiao Yan remained conscious after exhausting his Dou Qi.
• Great Elder Su Qian declared Xiao Yan the winner and then opened the contest for the last place in the top ten.

Liu Qing and Lin Xiuyai faced off in the Strong Ranking Tournament, revealing the techniques and rivalry they had built over years. Their powerful final attacks collided in a devastating explosion, leaving the match's outcome uncertain.

• Liu Qing and Lin Xiuyai descended into the arena and prepared to settle their long-standing rivalry.
• The two exchanged rapid attacks as Jin Feng and Shao Qing observed their skills and Lin Ming recalled their academy techniques.
• Liu Qing challenged Lin Xiuyai to decide the match with one move, and both gathered their power for a final attack.
• Liu Qing unleashed Great Mountain Split while Lin Xiuyai countered with Green Peak Sword Qi.
• Their attacks collided in an earth-shaking explosion that knocked down nearby spectators, and the crowd waited to learn who had won.

Su Qian ruled that Lin Xiuyai and Liu Qing would share a top-ten spot after their match destroyed the arena, and the Strong Ranking Tournament concluded with Xiao Yan in first place. Lin Ming then faced Jin Feng and Shao Qing in a sparring match, shocking them by revealing that he had reached Dou Wang Peak.

• Su Qian declared Lin Xiuyai and Liu Qing joint top-ten contestants and granted the tournament eleven Heart Flame Body Tempering slots.
• The remaining contestants finished the Strong Ranking Tournament, with Xiao Yan taking first place.
• Jin Feng and Shao Qing challenged Lin Ming to a Dou Wang sparring match after the tournament.
• Su Qian used Space Lock to shield the arena, and Jin Feng and Shao Qing flew up to fight Lin Ming.
• Shao Qing and Jin Feng were stunned when they sensed that Lin Ming had reached Dou Wang Peak.

Lin Ming fought Jin Feng and Shao Qing, easily stopping their attacks before confronting their strongest techniques with an Exotic Flame Manifestation. The clash unleashed devastating waves of fire, and the chapter ended with the outcome still unclear.

• Jin Feng and Shao Qing attacked Lin Ming together, but he halted them with a single strike of the Star Dragon Saber.
• Lin Ming calmly neutralized their repeated attacks, while the elders and spectators remarked on the gulf between the fighters.
• Jin Feng and Shao Qing withdrew to prepare their trump-card Dou Techniques, and Lin Ming manifested a two-headed flame serpent from the Mysterious Yellow Flame.
• Jin Feng unleashed Meteorite Slash and Shao Qing used Heavy Wave: Moon Cover as Lin Ming sent the flame serpent to meet their attacks.
• The three techniques collided in a tremendous explosion, scattering clouds and sending waves of fire across the arena.