Chapter Summaries

Xiao Tian summoned Medusa, Wen Yan, and Jin Mo to help the Inner Academy elders attack the Fallen Heart Flame, whose fire python form was badly injured before the Qi Refining Tower collapsed. Han Feng learned the flame had appeared and prepared to march on Jia Nan Academy, while the damaged python began recovering in the magma.

• Xiao Tian brought Medusa, Wen Yan, and Jin Mo to the tower and ordered them and the elders to attack the fire python when it escaped.
• Wen Yan’s water dragon knocked the python back as the group’s attacks battered it, and the Qi Refining Tower shattered in the resulting blast.
• Medusa shielded Xiao Tian from the aftershock, while Han Yue found him unharmed and Xiao Yu explained Medusa’s identity to her.
• Han Feng ordered Han Beng to prepare their forces to head for Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Courtyard and refused the black smoke’s offer of help.
• The injured fire python emerged amid the magma and began absorbing its energy to repair itself.

Xiao Tian helped the elders seal the weakened Fallen Heart Flame, then sent Xiao Yan into the pit with two streaks of light to deal with it. As Xiao Tian reassured Su Qian, Han Feng arrived with a group of powerful men and a captured Jia Nan Academy elder.

• Su Qian and the elders formed the Thousand Layer Sealing Array while Xiao Tian, Wen Yan, Queen Medusa, and the other two attacked the Fire Python.
• Xiao Tian unleashed his Qilin Burning Sky Sacred Fire, and Xiao Yan jumped into the pit with two streaks of light as the Fire Python was dragged toward the Underground World.
• The elders sealed the cave with the array, and Xiao Tian reinforced it with a Heavenly Flame Seal before assuring Su Qian that Xiao Yan would be safe.
• Xiao Yi Xian warned Xiao Tian that hostile auras were approaching, and Su Qian confirmed that Han Feng might be coming while the exhausted elders were left to defend the Academy.
• Han Feng arrived with over a dozen powerful followers and tossed a captured Outer Academy elder toward Su Qian.

Han Feng led several Black-Corner Region forces to Jia Nan Academy and demanded the release of the sealed Fallen Heart Flame, but Su Qian refused. Han Feng summoned the Gold and Silver Elders to help seize it, leaving Su Qian facing the approaching battle.

• Xiao Tian recognized Han Feng and recalled how he had betrayed and killed his teacher, Venerable Yao, over the Flame Mantra.
• Han Feng asked Su Qian to release the Fallen Heart Flame, claiming its imprisonment was immoral, but Su Qian accused him of seeking it for himself.
• Han Feng offered Su Qian any reward in exchange for the flame, then threatened to take it by force when Su Qian mocked him.
• Han Feng revealed his Sea Heart Flame and warned that his allies could destroy the academy, while Su Qian challenged their ability to overcome his Dou Zong strength.
• Han Feng summoned the Gold and Silver Elders, who appeared and warned him about the price of their help.
• Xiao Tian laughed at the Gold and Silver Elders being summoned, while Su Qian recognized the twins and looked grim.

Su Qian and the Jia Nan Academy defenders fought Han Feng’s forces while Xiao Tian’s allies revealed their strength and attacked the enemy leaders. Han Feng was knocked down before reaching the Heavenly Flame, and Medusa killed Elder Ban as the battle continued.

• Su Qian fought the Gold and Silver Duo while Xiao Tian told Xiao Yi Xian to watch the hidden Soul Hall member and asked her to stop him if he tried to escape.
• Han Feng flew toward the Sealed Land as the Black-Corner Region forces blocked Hu Gan and the Academy elders, and Xiao Tian sent Wen Yan, Medusa, Bai Ya, and Hai Bo Dong into the fight.
• Wen Yan struck Han Feng down and shattered his Sea Heart Flame before he could reach the Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Tian attacked Eagle Claw Old Man with Severing Sky, and their clash sent a figure crashing to the ground.
• Medusa ignored Elder Ban’s plea for mercy, defeated his Earth Shaking Blazing Hand, and killed him with a palm strike.
• Hai Bo Dong confronted Yuan Yi, who began considering retreat.

Hai Bo Dong and Bai Ya defeated their opponents while Xiao Tian killed Eagle Claw Old Man, leaving Han Feng and the Gold and Silver Duo facing a collapsing battlefield. The Gold and Silver Duo stopped trying to flee and began gathering their strength to fight Su Qian.

• Hai Bo Dong froze Yuan Yi inside a block of ice with Profound Ice Kill, leaving him badly injured but alive.
• Bai Ya crushed a female Dou Wang with his tail after she tried to seduce him, then resumed chasing the fleeing Dou Wangs.
• Xiao Tian emerged beside Eagle Claw Old Man's corpse with the Long Halberd, startling the watching students with his victory over the Six-Star Dou Huang.
• Elder Ban lay dead, Yuan Yi remained frozen, and Han Feng recovered with Healing Pills while Old Wen held back his full strength on Xiao Tian's orders.
• The Gold and Silver Duo tried to escape Su Qian, but he refused to let them go, so they exchanged a glance and gathered their auras for a counterattack.

The Gold and Silver Duo tried to escape Su Qian, but Wen Yan and Queen Medusa brought them down. Surrounded and abandoned by his expected Soul Hall support, Han Feng offered his Heavenly Flames in exchange for rescue, while Xiao Tian had Xiao Yi Xian seal the surrounding void to trap the Soul Hall Protector.

• The Gold and Silver Duo pretended to fight Su Qian, then fled, but a water wall stopped them.
• Silver betrayed Gold by striking him toward Wen Yan, who hit Gold down, while Queen Medusa kicked Silver back beside Han Feng.
• Han Feng recognized Bai Ya as the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor, and Bai Ya denied still belonging to Heavenly Serpent Mansion.
• Xiao Tian told Han Feng that his helper had ignored him, and Han Feng offered his Heavenly Flames and cooperation in exchange for escape.
• Xiao Tian had Xiao Yi Xian seal the surrounding void so the Soul Hall Protector could not flee.

Xiao Tian and Free and Unfettered Hall helped defeat Han Feng’s forces, and Xiao Yi Xian killed Xuan Protector after he captured Han Feng’s soul. With the Academy safe and the battle over, the scene shifted to Xiao Yan following the Fallen Heart Flame into the Underground World.

• Han Feng recognized Xiao Tian and the others as members of Free and Unfettered Hall, and Xuan Protector emerged from the black fog to seize Han Feng’s soul and blue flame.
• Han Yue tried to rush to Xiao Tian, but a graceful green figure stopped her and assured her he was safe.
• Xuan Protector tried to escape but struck Xiao Tian’s spatial barrier, then attacked him and was blocked by Xiao Yi Xian’s giant purple hand.
• Xuan Protector devoured Han Feng’s soul to raise his strength, but Xiao Yi Xian crushed him and Xiao Tian burned his remaining soul with the Qilin Burning Sky Sacred Fire.
• Old Mo killed the Gold and Silver Duo as they tried to flee, and Su Qian saw that the Academy had survived the battle with little damage.
• The scene shifted to Xiao Yan following the Fallen Heart Flame into the Underground World.

Xiao Yan waited in the Magma World as the Fallen Heart Flame sank into the magma, but Nalan Yanran accidentally fell onto him and their awkward encounter led to a misunderstanding. They made peace without realizing they had been apologizing for different things, while the Fallen Heart Flame remained in the magma.

• Xiao Yan prepared to pursue the weakened Fallen Heart Flame into the magma, but Yao Lao sensed an approaching aura.
• Nalan Yanran dropped onto Xiao Yan, and their close proximity led to an accidental kiss and a flustered embrace.
• Xiao Yan apologized for grabbing Nalan Yanran in the fall, while she mistook his nose-rubbing for him smelling his hand.
• Nalan Yanran forgave Xiao Yan, and the two ended their conversation talking past each other.

Nalan Yanran unexpectedly arrived in the sealed cave where Xiao Yan was, and he decided to search the magma below for the Fallen Heart Flame. Xiao Yan left Nalan Yanran on the platform and began diving into the Magma World, following Yao Lao’s directions.

• Nalan Yanran told Xiao Yan that she had been transported from her palace in the Free and Unfettered World without knowing why.
• Xiao Yan suspected Tian Ge might be in trouble and resolved to go check on him, but Yao Lao told him the cave entrance had sealed shut.
• Yao Lao urged Xiao Yan to find the Fallen Heart Flame before it recovered, and Xiao Yan prepared to enter the magma.
• Nalan Yanran mistook Xiao Yan’s attempt to jump into the magma for despair over their past, but Xiao Yan reassured her and told her to stay on the platform.
• Xiao Yan wrapped himself in the Green Lotus Core Flame, entered the magma, and followed Yao Lao’s sensed trail down to the left.

After the Qi Refining Tower was destroyed by the Heavenly Flame, Xiao Tian reunited with Medusa, Yun Yun, and Han Yue at the pit. Medusa and Yun Yun teased each other over Xiao Tian, and when he tried to escape, Xiao Yi Xian restrained him as Medusa tempted him to stay.

• Xiao Tian discussed the powerful, intelligent Heavenly Flame with Medusa beside the remains of the Qi Refining Tower.
• Yun Yun arrived with Han Yue and teased Xiao Tian and Medusa, while Medusa welcomed Han Yue after learning she was Xiao Tian’s new confidante.
• Medusa grew jealous when Yun Yun stroked her pregnant belly, and Xiao Tian tried to slip away to help clean up.
• Xiao Yi Xian restrained Xiao Tian, and Medusa lured him into staying by promising to use things she had prepared for him.
• Xiao Tian declared himself an upright gentleman who would not refuse a lady’s wishes.

After the battle, Yun Yun handled the aftermath at Jia Nan Academy while Xiao Tian departed with Medusa. The academy secured the ruined area and celebrated its survival, while Su Qian prepared for Xiao Yan to resolve the Fallen Heart Flame crisis.

• Xiao Tian and Medusa vanished, and Yun Yun teased the blushing Han Yue before agreeing to take her somewhere after dealing with the aftermath.
• Yun Yun told Su Qian to seal off the damaged area and avoid rebuilding there, passing on Xiao Tian’s warning about future changes.
• Su Qian ordered guards to keep people away, then told the elders to hang the defeated enemies’ corpses in Peace Town and burn Han Feng’s body.
• Su Qian reflected that Xiao Yan could resolve the Fallen Heart Flame problem and that the academy had survived without losing students or elders.
• The students celebrated Jia Nan Academy’s victory and praised Xiao Tian’s strength, while one girl joked that she would marry every woman in her family to him.

Han Yue joined Xiao Tian's Free and Unfettered World and met Yun Yun, Qing Lin, and Ya Fei, while the Academy repaired the site of the destroyed Qi Refining Tower. Xiao Tian later inspected the Seal beneath the replacement building and asked the guarding Elders about an unusual occurrence.

• Students praised Xiao Tian and Free and Unfettered Hall, while Su Qian realized the Academy had become linked to the faction in outsiders' eyes.
• Lin Xiuya and the other Strong Ranking experts left as Su Qian organized repairs around the Qi Refining Tower.
• Yun Yun brought Han Yue to Sky Palace, where Han Yue chose a palace and met Qing Lin and Ya Fei.
• Han Yue learned about Qing Lin's Magical Beasts and discovered Ya Fei was pregnant like Yun Yun, then chatted with them in the lakeside pavilion.
• Xiao Tian left his palace the next day and saw that Xiao Yi Xian and Medusa were unconscious in the wrecked room.
• Xiao Tian entered the replacement building over the Qi Refining Tower, inspected the Seal, and asked two Elders to explain an unusual occurrence.

Xiao Tian learned that the disturbance in the Sealed Land had subsided and expected Xiao Yan to have subdued the Fallen Heart Flame. Su Qian appointed Xiao Tian as the Inner Courtyard’s first Guest Elder, and Xiao Tian returned to raise another request.

• An elder told Xiao Tian that magma and aura disturbances in the Sealed Land had quieted after a few minutes, and Xiao Tian guessed Xiao Yan had overcome the Fallen Heart Flame.
• An elder relayed Su Qian’s request, so Xiao Tian went to the Grand Elder’s office and learned that the Academy had built a backup Qi Refining Tower elsewhere.
• Su Qian asked how long Xiao Yan would need to resolve the Heavenly Flame, and Xiao Tian estimated a little over a year but no more than two.
• Su Qian warned Xiao Tian not to break that promise, then offered him a newly created Guest Elder position with elder benefits and authority in exchange for helping if the Academy faced danger.
• Xiao Tian accepted the position and left after Su Qian told him Zi Yan was looking for him, then stuck his head back through the door to bring up another matter.

Xiao Tian returned to Pan Men and found Zi Yan waiting for him because she had run out of medicinal pills. He refined a fresh supply while she slept in his room, then resumed cultivating as evening fell.

• Xiao Tian advised Su Qian to learn stronger Dou Techniques before leaving, and Su Qian decided to visit the Scripture Pavilion.
• Xiao Tian went to the Pan Men Residence and found Zi Yan waiting for him with an empty pill bottle.
• Zi Yan explained that she preferred Xiao Tian to refine pills because the Alchemist Department charged heavily and took advantage of her.
• Xiao Tian used Zi Yan’s medicinal herbs to refine three large jade bottles of pills while she rested on his bed.
• Xiao Tian covered the sleeping Zi Yan and began cultivating, then opened his eyes at dusk with excitement.

Xiao Tian finished preparing pills for Zi Yan, who thanked him and agreed to stay by his side. He then entered secluded cultivation to break through, sharing a kiss with Han Yue before beginning.

• Xiao Tian gave Zi Yan three bottles of pills, and she eagerly ate one and thanked him with a kiss.
• Zi Yan said she would stay by Xiao Tian's side and protect him when she grew up, then left to eat more pills.
• Xiao Tian told Yun Yun, Han Yue, and the other women he would enter secluded cultivation to break through.
• Ya Fei and the other women kissed Xiao Tian to encourage him, while Medusa nudged Han Yue into his arms.
• Xiao Tian kissed Han Yue, and she responded before leaning close to him and speaking softly.

Han Yue joined Xiao Tian’s group before he began preparing for Secluded Cultivation. He made medicinal balls for Zi Yan, sent them to the women, and urged them to cultivate and prepare for battle while he was away.

• Han Yue promised to reward Xiao Tian after his Secluded Cultivation, and Medusa teased them before Xiao Tian disappeared to avoid the women’s glares.
• Ya Fei, Xiao Yi Xian, and the other women surrounded Han Yue and tickled her, helping her fit into their group.
• Xiao Tian refined more than five hundred medicinal balls for Zi Yan and sent the Jade Bottles to the women.
• Xiao Tian told Han Yue to give Zi Yan the medicinal balls in portions, urged the women to cultivate and challenge the Trial Tower, and directed Yun Er and Fei Er to take Energy Crystal Stones.
• Han Yue explained that Zi Yan was a Magical Beast, and Yun Yun remarked that Xiao Tian seemed likely to bring her into the Free and Unfettered Hall.

Xiao Tian spent half a year absorbing Gui Water Spirit Thunder, while the women worried and advanced their cultivation. His breakthrough finally began, carrying him from Four-Star Dou Huang past Dou Zong and up to Six Star Dou Zong, with his ascent still continuing.

• Ya Fei and Han Yue discussed Xiao Tian's attempt to recruit Zi Yan, and Medusa asked to meet the magical beast next time.
• Xiao Tian began guiding Gui Water Spirit Thunder into his Dou Crystal during Secluded Cultivation, carefully enduring the dangerous process for half a year.
• The women worried about Xiao Tian's prolonged seclusion while their own cultivation realms rose; Xiao Yi Xian reassured Qing Lin that Xiao Tian was safe.
• Xiao Tian absorbed the final wisp of Gui Water Spirit Thunder, unleashing a pillar of lightning that pierced the palace roof.
• Xiao Tian's realm surged from Four-Star Dou Huang through Dou Emperor Peak and into Dou Zong, reaching Six Star Dou Zong after about half an hour.
• Medusa felt uneasy as Xiao Tian's cultivation continued to climb toward and potentially beyond her own.

Xiao Tian broke through to Seven Star Dou Zong after half a year of secluded cultivation and reunited with the women at Sky Palace. That night, he was alone with Han Yue, whose rare Divine Beast Physique surprised him.

• Xiao Tian broke through to Seven Star Dou Zong, accidentally emerged naked after the Thunder destroyed his clothes, and restored the damaged palace.
• Xiao Tian learned he had been cultivating for half a year and checked on pregnant Yun Yun and Ya Fei, who said they were well cared for.
• Xiao Tian spent the day catching up with the women before they left him alone with Han Yue.
• Xiao Tian reminded Han Yue of her promise, and they kissed before moving from the pavilion to his bedroom.
• Xiao Tian discovered that Han Yue possessed the rare Divine Beast Physique.

Han Yue spent the night with Xiao Tian and woke to discover that she had gained an Icy Spirit Body, which he explained and helped her cultivate with a powerful new technique. She later joined Xiao Tian outside the palace, embarrassed by the women’s teasing, while Yun Yun misunderstood why she was unsteady.

• Xiao Tian comforted Han Yue about her appearance, and the two spent the night together.
• After Han Yue fell asleep, Xiao Tian gave her a card whose energy entered and was absorbed by her body.
• Han Yue woke, discovered a Blood-colored Plum Blossom on the bedsheet, and found that her body and ice abilities had changed.
• Xiao Tian identified Han Yue’s physique as an Icy Spirit Body and taught her the Mystic Ice Force technique.
• Han Yue agreed to Xiao Tian’s request, and he told her she would have to do it herself this time.
• Xiao Tian led the unsteady Han Yue out of the palace, where Yun Yun teased him until Han Yue whispered an explanation.

After half a year of secluded cultivation, Xiao Tian returned to Jia Nan Academy, handed leadership of Pan Gate to Hu Jia, and checked on the sealed Heavenly Flames. He reassured Su Qian that the seal would likely cause no further trouble.

• Xiao Tian gave Han Yue a golden-red ring, then visited World Mountain and sensed that the Mysterious Magical Beast Egg was close to hatching.
• Xiao Tian returned to Jia Nan Academy, where Hu Jia scolded him for disappearing for half a year before accepting responsibility for Pan Gate.
• Xiao Tian left Pan Gate and visited the place where the Heavenly Flames were sealed, where Su Qian told him the seal had remained calm and Heart Flame projections had stopped appearing.
• Xiao Tian told Su Qian there would probably be no more problems, and Su Qian trusted his reassurance.