Chapter Summaries

After a year of seclusion inside the Demonic Flame Space, Lin Ming emerged from a crystal cocoon having refined the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. He had reached Peak Six-Star Dou Saint and fused the flame with his five Heavenly Flames into a new seven-petaled Flame Lotus.

• A year passed as Ya Fei and the Five Elements Sect disciples waited for Lin Ming to return from the sealed Demonic Flame Space.
• The crystal egg containing Lin Ming cracked open, and he emerged from it amid a burst of multicolored light.
• Lin Ming sensed that his cultivation had risen from Early Stage Four-Star Dou Saint to Peak Six-Star Dou Saint.
• Lin Ming summoned the new Flame Lotus formed by fusing the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame with his five Heavenly Flames.

Lin Ming fused the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame with seven other flames, including the Nihility Devouring Flame’s child flame, and showed the result to the imprisoned Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Soul. He offered the soul a choice between joining him and enduring eternal imprisonment, leaving its decision unresolved.

• Lin Ming revealed that he had secretly killed Hun Feng during the Demonic Flame Space battle and taken the Nihility Devouring Flame’s child flame from his corpse.
• Lin Ming formed an eight-colored Flame Lotus, combining the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame with seven other flames, though the fusion did not unlock another level of the Chaos Spirit Five Elements Art.
• Lin Ming entered his Inner World and found the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Soul bound by the Five Elements Roulette after a year of imprisonment.
• Lin Ming told the soul that its body had become part of his Origin Flame and offered it a choice between remaining imprisoned until its intelligence faded or returning to the Flame Lotus and growing stronger with him.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Soul stared at its transformed body in shock as Lin Ming pressed it to choose, but it gave no answer.

Lin Ming secured the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Soul's submission, allowing it to merge with its Eight-Colored Fire Lotus body and break through to Six-Star Dou Saint. He took the Heaven Refining Great Array into his Inner World, collapsed the Demonic Flame Space, and left for the Middle Continent.

• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Soul accepted Lin Ming as its Master, and Lin Ming replaced its restraints with a Five Elements Roulette mark.
• The soul rejoined the Eight-Colored Fire Lotus and broke through from peak Five-Star Dou Saint to Six-Star Dou Saint.
• Lin Ming confirmed the flame and its soul were under his control, then stored the Heaven Refining Great Array in his Inner World.
• The Demonic Flame Space collapsed after losing the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and the Heaven Refining Great Array.
• Lin Ming tore open a Spatial Rift with the fused flames and stepped through toward the Middle Continent.

The Soul Hall arrived at the Five Elements Sect’s Demon Fire Plains encampment and demanded its rich territory, where Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian waited for Lin Ming to return. As the Soul Hall leader attacked Qing Lin, a rift opened and a voice declared that the Soul Hall was not qualified to harm anyone from the Five Elements Sect.

• The chapter described how the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame had transformed the mountains into the Demon Fire Plains, where Demon Fire Stones drew factions from across the Middle Continent.
• The Five Elements Sect held the plain’s richest region under Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian’s protection, preserving the site where Lin Ming might emerge from the Demonic Flame Space.
• A group from the Soul Hall arrived and ordered the Five Elements Sect to surrender the territory.
• Qing Lin refused and summoned Yao Li and Yao Xiaotian, while the Soul Hall leader and another Dou Saint released their auras to overwhelm them.
• The Soul Hall leader formed a black palm print and struck toward Qing Lin, but a rift opened and a voice warned that the Soul Hall was not qualified to touch anyone from the Five Elements Sect.

Lin Ming returned after a year and revealed that he had refined the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. He annihilated the Soul Hall force threatening Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, leaving the two women reunited with him amid the drifting ash.

• Lin Ming emerged from a Spatial Rift, reuniting with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin after a year apart.
• The two Soul Hall Dou Saints recognized Lin Ming and fled, prompting the rest of their force to scatter.
• Lin Ming used the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame to burn the fleeing Half Sages and Dou Venerates to ash.
• A peak One-Star Dou Saint realized Lin Ming had refined the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, but Lin Ming then incinerated both Soul Hall Dou Saints.
• Lin Ming withdrew his hand and turned back to Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin with a gentle smile.

Lin Ming returned to the Five Elements Sect after refining the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, and reassured its people that they were safe from their enemies. Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin then entered secluded cultivation to pursue the Dou Saint realm, leaving Lin Ming confident they would succeed.

• Lin Ming revealed that he had reached Peak Six-Star Dou Saint and left an Early-stage Two-star Dou Saint Fire Slave to guard the Demon Fire Stone mining area.
• Lin Ming returned to the Five Elements Sect with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, and Ya Fei tearfully reunited with him.
• Lin Ming told Ya Fei, Elder Yao, and the others about refining the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and subduing eight Fire Slaves, then displayed the flame and reassured them about threats from the Hun Clan and Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin decided to enter secluded cultivation to break through to Dou Saint, using their Tier 9 Bodhi Pills and Yellow Springs Demon Saint essence blood.
• Lin Ming gave Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin Child Flames to temper their Dou Qi, shared his breakthrough experience, and secured their Cave Mansion with restrictions and a Fire Slave guard.

Lin Ming prepared to refine a custom pill to help Elder Yao overcome the cultivation bottleneck that threatened to leave him stuck at Intermediate Half Sage. Before the assembled observers, he summoned the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and formed a Flame Condensation Cauldron to begin the refinement.

• With Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin in seclusion to pursue Dou Sheng, Lin Ming discussed Ya Fei's cultivation and Elder Yao's stagnation with them in the Five Elements Sect's main hall.
• Lin Ming resolved to help Elder Yao break through the limits of his aptitude, and the sect spent half a month gathering fire-attribute treasures and Demon Fire Stones for the pill refinement.
• More than twenty selected alchemists, elders, and disciples gathered to observe Lin Ming refine a pill for Elder Yao.
• Lin Ming lifted the gathered materials into the air and summoned the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, shaping it into an enormous Flame Condensation Cauldron.
• Elder Xumei recognized the ancient alchemy technique and was astonished as Lin Ming focused on refining his self-created pill.

Lin Ming refined a three-pattern Demonic Fire Pill and gave it, along with the remaining Saint Soul Marrow, to Elder Yao. The gifts gave Elder Yao a path to advance beyond Half Sage and potentially challenge the Dou Sheng realm.

• Lin Ming used fire-attribute materials to nurture the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame within the Demon Fire Stones and form a Demonic Fire Pill.
• A Black Demon Lightning tribulation appeared, but Lin Ming commanded it to disperse before it struck.
• The finished Demonic Fire Pill gained three Pill Patterns and tried to escape the flame cauldron, but Lin Ming contained it and stored it in a Jade Bottle.
• Lin Ming met Elder Yao at a secluded mountain peak and gave him the remaining Saint Soul Marrow and the Demonic Fire Pill.
• Lin Ming explained that the treasures could help Elder Yao reach High-Tier Half Sage, strengthen his Dou Qi flames, and gain the potential to challenge the Dou Sheng realm.

After settling the Five Elements Sect’s affairs, Lin Ming set out for the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s Demon Phoenix Realm to take revenge for its attacks. He reached the clan’s hidden stronghold undetected, while its leaders remained unaware of the danger gathering outside.

• Lin Ming repaid the allies who had supported the Five Elements Sect and settled the sect’s affairs before deciding to take revenge on the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Lin Ming traveled to the Beast Domain and secretly reached the entrance to the Demon Phoenix Realm.
• Lin Ming sensed someone nearby and told them to come out.
• Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan members gathered in Phoenix Hall and discussed destroying the Five Elements Sect when the two-year deadline arrived.
• Jiu Feng brooded over the pain and lost potential caused by Lin Ming erasing part of his soul, and vowed to kill him.
• Huang Tian and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan remained unaware that Lin Ming had reached their stronghold.

Lin Ming sent the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame to attack the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, whose leader Huang Tian faced the invader in the Demon Phoenix Realm. The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame declared that the clan would die for offending someone they should never have crossed, and Huang Tian prepared to fight.

• Lin Ming ordered the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame to unleash the abilities he had learned from Senior Demon Sage against the Demon Phoenix Realm.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame tore open a rift into the Demon Phoenix Realm, drawing an enraged response from Huang Tian, who ordered the clan onto high alert.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame entered the realm while Lin Ming vanished, then incinerated several Dou Venerate patrollers and frightened the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan members who gathered to stop him.
• Huang Tian confronted the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame outside Phoenix Hall and, sensing his Six-Star Dou Saint strength, asked why he had invaded.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame mocked Huang Tian and declared that the clan had offended someone they should never have offended, then threatened to kill everyone in the Demon Phoenix Realm.
• Huang Tian erupted in fury and roared that reaching Six-Star Dou Saint would not let the intruder run wild among his clan.

Huang Tian attacked the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame with a huge Energy Demon Phoenix, but the Flame destroyed it with the Fire Demon Halberd and injured him. Huang Tian then transformed into his true form and unleashed golden hurricanes, while the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame calmly summoned the Heaven and Earth Energy around him.

• Huang Tian formed a several-thousand-zhang Energy Demon Phoenix and sent it charging at the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame summoned the Fire Demon Halberd, which pierced and burned away Huang Tian's Energy Demon Phoenix.
• Huang Tian was injured by the destruction of his attack, while the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan members watched in alarm.
• Huang Tian transformed into his golden true form, declaring that his clan would not submit.
• Huang Tian beat his wings and sent golden hurricanes toward the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, who raised a hand and gathered the realm's Heaven and Earth Energy.

The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame crushed Huang Tian with one blow, prompting the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan to summon its ancient protective formation. The chapter ended as the Flame’s Demonic Flame God Statue and the formation’s Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Phantom collided.

• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame struck Huang Tian down with his ten-thousand-zhang giant palm, leaving him severely wounded in a crater.
• The Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s Grand Elder emerged and ordered the clan members to form the Heavenly Phoenix Ancient Array.
• Huang Tian forced himself into the array and became its Array Eye, helping the clan summon an Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Phantom.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame transformed into his ten-thousand-zhang Demonic Flame God Statue and challenged the phantom.
• The Demonic Flame God Statue punched, and the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Phantom charged; the two colossal figures collided in midair.

The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame destroyed the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s protective array and prepared to finish off its survivors. As Huang Tian’s dying bloodline cry awakened an ancient clan elder in the Cremation Grounds, the chapter left the elder vanishing from his hiding place.

• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s Demonic Flame God Statue shattered the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Phantom with three punches, leaving the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan crippled and Huang Tian gravely wounded.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame raised its fist to kill the helpless clan members, while the survivors despaired.
• Huang Tian’s bloodline and soul triggered the clan’s ancient summoning technique, calling to an existence in the Cremation Grounds.
• An ancient, death-secluded elder awakened as the summoning cry reached him.
• The elder vanished from the Cremation Grounds.

A long-dormant elder of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan stopped the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame from killing the clan and nearly destroyed him. Lin Ming appeared after a Five-Colored Light saved the flame, and the elder turned his attention to the dying Huang Tian.

• The hunched elder emerged before the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and stopped his attack on the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• The elder collapsed the Demonic Flame God Statue with a clench and prepared a deadly strike against the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame cried for his master, and a Five-Colored Light broke the elder's restraint and nullified his grayish-white beam.
• Lin Ming appeared at the peak of Six Stars Dou Sheng, and the dying Huang Tian recognized him with hatred.
• The elder addressed Huang Tian from above the ruins.

Huang Tian’s great-granduncle emerged from the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s Cremation Grounds and attacked Lin Ming to defend the clan. Lin Ming blocked the old man’s Seven-Star Dou Saint-level strike, but the exhausted elder sacrificed more of his lifespan and spat out his Origin Blood Essence.

• Huang Tian confessed the clan’s role in its feud with Lin Ming and took responsibility before his great-granduncle.
• Lin Ming recognized that the dying elder could still unleash the power of an early Seven-Star Dou Saint and suspected he had once been even stronger.
• The great-granduncle decided to kill Lin Ming for the clan’s survival and fired a deathly annihilating beam at him.
• Lin Ming countered with Yellow Springs Finger and Great Heaven Creation Palm, blocking and devouring the death-qi beam.
• The old man’s attacks further depleted his life force, and he spat out dark-gold Origin Blood Essence.

The Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan elder burned his Origin Blood Essence to unleash the Heavenly Phoenix Void-Shattering Claw, but Lin Ming countered it with the Yellow Springs Palm and suffered only a minor injury. The elder then decided to sacrifice his remaining lifespan and bloodline, and Lin Ming realized he was about to transform into his true form.

• The Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan elder formed the Heavenly Phoenix Void-Shattering Claw from his Origin Blood Essence, and Huang Tian recognized the clan’s lost Dou Technique.
• Lin Ming unleashed the Yellow Springs Palm, and the two attacks collided, devastating the Green-Red Mountain Range and reducing the Phoenix Hall to ruins.
• The Yellow Springs Palm shattered the phoenix claw, leaving Lin Ming with only a trace of blood at his mouth while the elder’s lifespan dwindled further.
• The elder resolved to spend his remaining lifespan to remove Lin Ming, and a powerful fluctuation erupted as he mobilized his bloodline.
• Lin Ming told the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame that the elder was going to transform into his true form.

An ancient elder of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan transformed into a colossal, near-primordial phoenix and spent his remaining lifespan to attack Lin Ming. Lin Ming met the charge with the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, and the two forces collided as Huang Tian shielded the clan survivors from the blast.

• The old man suppressed the Death Qi consuming him, transformed into an enormous Ancient Heavenly Phoenix-like bird, and rose to the middle stage of a Seven-Star Dou Saint.
• The giant bird charged Lin Ming in a final, life-consuming attack.
• Lin Ming summoned the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, which became a flame lotus in his hand.
• Lin Ming threw the lotus toward the charging bird, and the two collided in a devastating explosion.
• The shockwave destroyed Phoenix Hall and killed fleeing Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan members, while Huang Tian used his strength to protect those behind him.
• After the shockwave faded, Huang Tian watched the collision point anxiously, awaiting the outcome.

Lin Ming revealed that he possessed eight Heavenly Flames and used them to summon four enormous flame spirits to surround the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s transformed giant bird. The chapter ended with the Wolf Spirit, Spirit Leopard, Spirit Lion, and Spirit Tiger poised around their target.

• The giant bird survived the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s impact and prepared to charge Lin Ming again.
• Lin Ming ordered the flame lotus to scatter, revealing eight Heavenly Flames and shocking Huang Tian and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Lin Ming fused the Mysterious Yellow Flame, Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, and Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire to summon the Wolf Spirit.
• Lin Ming fused the Sea Heart Flame and Fallen Heart Flame to summon the Spirit Leopard.
• Lin Ming formed the Spirit Lion from the Three Thousand Burning Flame and the Spirit Tiger from the child flame of the Nihility Devouring Flame.
• The four flame spirits took positions around the giant bird, surrounding it from the east, south, west, and north.

Lin Ming summoned five Flame Giant Spirits to battle the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s giant bird, then united them into the Five Rounds Leaving Fire Array, whose power reached Heaven Tier High-grade. The array trapped the exhausted giant bird and began descending, leaving it unable to escape.

• Lin Ming summoned the Dragon Spirit, completing a formation of five Flame Giant Spirits around the giant bird.
• The five spirits attacked the giant bird from all sides, trading heavy wounds as the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan members watched in despair.
• Lin Ming activated the Five Rounds Leaving Fire Array, and the five spirits sent pillars of flame into the sky to form the array.
• The array’s power exceeded Heaven Tier Mid-grade and reached Heaven Tier High-grade.
• The array imprisoned the giant bird and began descending as fear appeared in its eyes.

Lin Ming defeated the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s giant-bird elder, who burned away in the clan’s final rite, leaving the survivors in despair. Before the elder vanished, however, a hidden trace of his soul and powerful Origin Bloodline escaped toward an unknown domain deep within the Demon Phoenix Realm.

• Lin Ming trapped the giant bird in the Five Rounds Leaving Fire Array and burned it until it collapsed in the Ruins, leaving it barely alive.
• The Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s survivors despaired as the dying elder looked over their ruined Sacred Ground and grieving juniors.
• The giant bird resolved to sacrifice himself for the clan, apologized to his father, and ignited the gray-white Burning Body Flame.
• The giant bird turned to ashes, and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan members mourned as Lin Ming watched from above.
• Lin Ming sensed a hidden fluctuation carrying the elder’s Soul Imprint and Origin Bloodline power escape into the void toward the deepest part of the Demon Phoenix Realm.