Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ling prepared to enter seclusion and absorb the Sea Heart Flame after promising Han Yue he would marry her; the two spent the night together before she secretly returned. He then headed to the Cultivation Room, where Xiao Yi Xian unexpectedly kissed his cheek, and began preparing to refine the flame.

• Xiao Ling told Han Yue, Xiao Xun'er, and Xiao Yi Xian that he would enter seclusion for several months to absorb the Sea Heart Flame.
• Han Yue visited Xiao Ling that night, and he promised to seek her elders’ approval and marry her before they spent the night together.
• Han Yue left secretly the next morning, and Xiao Yi Xian kissed Xiao Ling on the cheek before he continued to the Cultivation Room.
• Xiao Ling prepared Sixth-grade Pills created by Yao Chen to help protect him while refining the Sea Heart Flame.
• Xiao Ling removed the Sea Heart Flame from the Green Lotus Throne, and when it surged violently, he mobilized the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame within his Dou Crystal.

Xiao Ling refined the Sea Heart Flame during two months of seclusion and emerged having reached Dou Emperor Peak. Xiao Xun'er faced pressure from the Ancient Clan to return and report on the Tou She Ancient God Jade, but she chose to wait until Xiao Ling finished his cultivation before deciding.

• Xiao Ling swallowed the Sea Heart Flame with the pills' protection and used Fen Jue to absorb it into his Spirit Absorption.
• Ling Ying told Xiao Xun'er that the Ancient Clan wanted her to return for her coming-of-age ceremony and asked whether she had found the Tou She Ancient God Jade; Xiao Xun'er decided to wait for Xiao Ling before responding.
• Xiao Ling spent two months refining the Sea Heart Flame as it fused with his other flames, then emerged having broken through to Dou Emperor Peak.
• Yao Chen sensed Xiao Ling's new aura, and Xiao Xun'er, Qing Lin, Han Yue, and Xiao Yi Xian went to his courtyard to greet him.

Xiao Xun'er told Xiao Ling that the Ancient Clan had summoned her for her coming-of-age ceremony and wanted the Tou She Ancient God Jade from the Xiao Family. When Ancient Clan warriors arrived on Silver Horn Storm Beasts to take her back, Xiao Ling and Xiao Xun'er faced their imminent separation and promised to keep each other in their hearts.

• Xiao Ling said he planned to set aside cultivation for a while and enjoy peaceful days with Xiao Xun'er, Han Yue, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin.
• Xiao Xun'er privately told Xiao Ling that the Ancient Clan had summoned her for her coming-of-age ceremony and wanted her to retrieve the Tou She Ancient God Jade from the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Ling supported Xiao Xun'er’s return and agreed that she could take the jade, while the two shared affectionate memories and promised their separation would be temporary.
• Xiao Ling and Xiao Xun'er spent time together in the courtyard and valley, expressing their love and saying they would miss each other.
• More than a dozen Silver Horn Storm Beasts carrying Ancient Clan warriors approached, and Xiao Ling recognized that they had come to take Xiao Xun'er back.
• Xiao Xun'er comforted Xiao Ling as he struggled with her departure, and Xiao Ling asked her not to forget him when she returned to the Ancient Clan.

Xiao Xun'er left for the Ancient Clan, and Xiao Ling resolved to grow stronger so he could stand beside her again. After checking on Zi Yan and meeting Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian, he set out with them to find a Sixth-Order Magical Beast snake in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

• Gu Yan arrived with the Silver Horn Storm Beast and respectfully escorted Xiao Xun'er back to the Ancient Clan.
• Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Ling said goodbye, and she departed as Xiao Ling watched her vanish into the clouds.
• Xiao Ling returned to his courtyard, found Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian absent, and saw that Zi Yan's Purple Light Cocoon was developing cracks.
• Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian returned and told Xiao Ling they had found a Sixth-Order Magical Beast snake in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
• Xiao Ling agreed to accompany them, and the three packed up and set out for the mountain range.

Xiao Ling, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin entered a forest to find a powerful snake-type Magical Beast. After Xiao Ling defeated the Shadow Demon Python, Qing Lin tamed it, and the group followed it to its cave, where piles of items awaited them.

• Xiao Ling, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin entered the forest and encountered a Sixth-Order Shadow Demon Python.
• Xiao Ling fought the python, wounded it with the Meteor God Weapon, and knocked it unconscious with Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger.
• Qing Lin used her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to tame the Shadow Demon Python.
• Xiao Ling suggested exploring the python's Cave Mansion, and the group followed it through a concealed entrance.
• The Shadow Demon Python led them into a spacious cave where they glimpsed piles of items.

Xiao Ling, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin followed the Shadow Demon Python to a hidden underground palace, where Yao Chen identified the remains of a fallen Dou Venerate and helped them inspect his treasure chest. They left with several valuable items, including a rare soul-enhancing herb, a concealed spatial ring for Qing Lin, and a defensive pendant for Xiao Yi Xian.

• Qing Lin learned from the Shadow Demon Python that a hidden Cave Mansion lay beside its nest, and the group followed it through a secret passage.
• Xiao Ling found a mechanism in the underground space and opened a passage leading to a golden palace containing a skeleton and a treasure chest.
• Yao Chen examined the skeleton and concluded that it had belonged to a Dou Venerate who had fallen after suffering grave injuries.
• Xiao Ling took the Purple Soul Heart Grass from the chest after Yao Chen explained its value for strengthening the soul.
• Yao Chen gave Qing Lin a high-grade spatial ring with excellent concealment, and Xiao Ling gave Xiao Yi Xian a pendant that could conceal her aura and provide defense.

Xiao Ling and his companions uncovered Mo Yun’s diary and learned the history of the Shadow Demon Python before returning to Jia Nan Academy with new beasts for Qing Lin. There, Zi Yan advanced and emerged from her cocoon transformed into a mature woman, surprising Xiao Ling.

• Xiao Ling found Mo Yun’s diary, which revealed the Dou Venerate’s past and the origins of the Shadow Demon Python.
• Qing Lin learned that the Shadow Demon Python inherited a trace of Mo Yun’s soul imprint, and Xiao Ling decided they should nurture it.
• Xiao Ling honored Mo Yun, then returned to Jia Nan Academy with Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and the Shadow Demon Python, helping Qing Lin subdue three fifth-tier snake-type magical beasts along the way.
• At the academy, Xiao Ling sensed Zi Yan’s advancement and entered her Cultivation Room as her purple cocoon began to break.
• Zi Yan emerged transformed into a mature woman and teased Xiao Ling about his surprised reaction.

After Zi Yan advanced, she briefly took on an adult appearance and teased Xiao Ling before reverting to her former childlike form. Xiao Ling then left to discuss how to deal with the Fallen Heart Flame with First Elder Su Qian.

• Zi Yan embraced Xiao Ling and asked to sleep with him that night, and he agreed.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin were surprised by Zi Yan's adult appearance, but Zi Yan soon reverted to her former form and ran off in embarrassment.
• Xiao Ling speculated that the Shapeshifting Grass's medicinal power caused Zi Yan's changing appearance and said he would keep watch over her.
• Xiao Ling left the courtyard and headed to First Elder Su Qian's office to discuss the Fallen Heart Flame.

Xiao Ling gained Su Qian’s approval to devour Fallen Heart Flame after promising to spare its origin, and Jia Nan Academy prepared to contain the flame and support the attempt. On the seventh day, Xiao Ling, Zi Yan, and Han Yue arrived at the sealed Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda as the operation was about to begin.

• Xiao Ling told Su Qian that he wanted to devour Fallen Heart Flame, demonstrated his control over Green Lotus Core Flame and Sea Heart Flame, and secured permission to proceed in seven days.
• Su Qian and the elders recalled the Outer Academy elders, sealed the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda, and stored some of Fallen Heart Flame’s essence in the Fire Gathering Pot for students.
• Xiao Ling prepared an Earth Spirit Pill, two sixth-grade pills made for the attempt, and Han Feng’s Heavenly Cold Qi, then rested and refined pills for Zi Yan while spending time with the women.
• On the seventh day of the tower’s closure, students gathered outside and speculated about the reason for the lockdown and Xiao Ling’s involvement.
• Su Qian led the elders to the pagoda, and Xiao Ling arrived with Zi Yan and Han Yue as the students watched in awe.

Xiao Ling entered the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda to subdue the Fallen Heart Flame while Jia Nan Academy’s elders, Han Yue, and Zi Yan sealed the tower with the Thousand-Layer Seal. He lured the flame out with the Green Lotus Core Flame, and the Fallen Heart Flame’s Fire Python struck the barrier above the well.

• Students speculated about Xiao Ling, Zi Yan, and Han Yue as they arrived to meet First Elder Su Qian.
• Su Qian ordered the elders, Han Yue, and Zi Yan to form the Thousand-Layer Seal over the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda and sent the students back for safety.
• Xiao Ling entered the tower and descended to the magma well with Yao Chen, who sensed that the Fallen Heart Flame was around the five-star Dou Ancestor level.
• Xiao Ling released the Green Lotus Core Flame to draw out the Fallen Heart Flame, avoiding the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame so it would not scare its target away.
• The Fallen Heart Flame emerged from the magma as a massive Fire Python and slammed into the multicolored seal above the well.

Xiao Ling and Yao Chen faced the Fallen Heart Flame as it battered the seal beneath the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda. Xiao Ling weakened and struck it with the Heavenly Cold Qi and the Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger, then unleashed three Heavenly Flames in a fire lotus; the blast shook the pagoda, but the chapter ended before the Fallen Heart Flame’s fate was clear.

• The Fallen Heart Flame violently attacked the seal, cracking it as it tried to break free.
• Xiao Ling released the Heavenly Cold Qi, weakening the Fire Python, then struck it with the Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger.
• The Fire Python recovered some strength by absorbing the surrounding fire energy and attacked Xiao Ling with a pillar of flame.
• Xiao Ling dodged the attack, fought the Fire Python with the Meteor God Weapon, and then summoned the Green Lotus Core Flame, Sea Heart Flame, and Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame.
• Xiao Ling formed a tri-colored fire lotus and drove it into the Fire Python, causing an explosion that shook the pagoda’s bottom floor.

Xiao Ling defeated the Fire Python and captured the Fallen Heart Flame Origin, then returned to Su Qian and the others to announce he would refine it in seclusion. He left Zi Yan with pills in Yao Chen’s ring and prepared to cultivate until he reached Dou Zong.

• Xiao Ling destroyed the Fire Python and endured the Fallen Heart Flame’s heat while searching for its origin, using his Soul Perception to seize the Colorless Little Snake.
• Xiao Ling subdued the Fallen Heart Flame Origin and decided to refine it in the Underground Magma World.
• Xiao Ling returned to Su Qian and the others, reassured Han Yue, and announced that he would enter seclusion to refine the flame.
• Xiao Ling gave Zi Yan the Bone Flame Ring with pills inside, and Zi Yan kissed his cheek before darting away.

Zhu Kun struggled in vain to break through the barrier trapping him outside Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion, while Xiao Ling prepared to refine Fallen Heart Flame in the Underground Magma World. After persuading the flame to cooperate, Xiao Ling found a rocky platform where he could begin the refinement.

• Zhu Kun repeatedly charged the barrier, failed to escape, and transformed into an Ancient Void Dragon to roar at the cave gates.
• Yao Chen accepted Xiao Ling's request to refine pills for Zi Yan, and Xiao Ling asked Han Yue to notify Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian that he had entered the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda.
• Xiao Ling confirmed that Su Qian had gathered enough Heart Flame for the Inner Academy and then entered the pagoda to cultivate.
• Xiao Ling descended into the Underground Magma World and restrained Fallen Heart Flame when it began to struggle.
• Xiao Ling showed Fallen Heart Flame his other subdued Heavenly Flames and persuaded it to follow him toward becoming Emperor Flame.
• Xiao Ling flew to a large boulder at the edge of a cliff and chose its platform as a place to refine Fallen Heart Flame.

Xiao Ling refined the Fallen Heart Flame and began absorbing its energy to strengthen his cultivation. In the Snake People palace, Medusa learned about his age and accomplishments and ordered Yue Mei to watch for a chance to contact him.

• Xiao Ling swallowed the Fallen Heart Flame and used three prepared pills to withstand its heat and Fire Poison.
• Xiao Ling guided the flame into his Dou Crystal, refined it with the Fen Jue, and began drawing out its energy to increase his cultivation.
• Medusa questioned Yue Mei about Xiao Ling and learned that he was sixteen, from Wutan City, and had recently reached the Dou Emperor Realm.
• Medusa considered Xiao Ling's potential as a Sixth-grade Alchemist and ordered Yue Mei to monitor his movements and notify her if he returned to the Jia Ma Empire.
• Medusa asked Hua She'er whether neighboring nations had made any unusual moves during her seclusion.

Medusa considered seeking an alliance with the Jia Ma Empire to secure territory for the Snake People Race and resist the three neighboring empires. In the Ancient Clan, Gu Xun'er told Gu Yuan that she had traded the Tou She Ancient God Jade to the Xiao Family, and he agreed to honor the deal while warning that the elders might object to its cost.

• Hua She'er reported that the Mu Lan Empire, Falling Goose Empire, and Chu Yun Empire appeared to be plotting, and Medusa ordered her to watch them closely.
• Medusa decided that after reaching the Dou Zong realm, she would use her ties to Xiao Ling to explore an alliance with the Jia Ma Empire.
• Gu Xun'er returned to the Ancient Clan and told Gu Yuan and the elders about her travels and her agreement with the Xiao Family for the Tou She Ancient God Jade.
• Elder Gu Yang questioned Gu Xun'er about the jade, and Gu Yuan soon took her away from the council to speak privately.
• Gu Xun'er gave Gu Yuan the jade and explained that the Xiao Family had asked for a Dou Saint's remains and Level Nine Magical Beast essence blood in exchange.
• Gu Yuan confirmed the jade was genuine and said they should honor the agreement, but warned that the elders might oppose giving the Xiao Family such rare resources.

Gu Yuan agreed to assess Xiao Ling when he reached the Central Plains before deciding whether to support his transaction and relationship with Gu Xun'er. Deep beneath Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Ling emerged from refining the Fallen Heart Flame as a three-star Dou Ancestor and planned to wait for Heavenly Fire Venerate to guide him to the juvenile flame.

• Gu Xun'er admitted that she trusted Xiao Ling, and Gu Yuan promised to judge his character and strength when he came to the Central Plains.
• Two Pavilion Guard Elders worried about Xiao Ling's absence as they watched the entrance to the underground world.
• Xiao Ling opened his eyes in the magma world after refining the Fallen Heart Flame and discovered that he had reached three-star Dou Ancestor and the middle stage of the Spirit Realm.
• Xiao Ling decided to wait for Heavenly Fire Venerate to summon him rather than search the dangerous Underground Magma World for the juvenile Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Ling entered a cave, sat on the Green Lotus Throne, and opened his personal panel, which listed his cultivation as Three-Star Dou Ancestor.

Xiao Ling used ten extraction attempts and obtained several treasures, including the Sky-Covering Bottle, Meteor Tear, and Wheel of Reincarnation. The Meteor Tear merged with him and transformed his body and abilities, while he continued examining the remaining items.

• Xiao Ling initiated ten extraction attempts and received six items along with several large sums of gold coins.
• Xiao Ling inspected the Sky-Covering Bottle, found that its cap would not open, and planned to leave it under moonlight so it could condense Heaven-Reaching Creation Dew.
• Han Li returned to the Seven Mysterious Gate, discovered his small bottle was missing, and decided to ask Zhang Tie about it later.
• Xiao Ling examined the Meteor Tear, which merged into his forehead and drew energy from his Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Trunk Soul Bone.
• Xiao Ling sensed that the Meteor Tear had healed and strengthened him, improved his Spiritual Power and comprehension, and reduced the Dou Qi needed to use battle skills.
• Xiao Ling read the Wheel of Reincarnation’s description and learned that it could bind lifespans or resurrect the dead, but that its use required conditions and carried a price.

Xiao Ling examined the extracted treasures, set aside the Wheel of Reincarnation, and planned to give the Dragon Abyss Ethereal Fist Set to Zi Yan and the Spirit Rhinoceros Pendant to Xiao Xun'er. He began cultivating the Great Evolution Art alongside the Taiyi Soul Art, then went to the Underground Magma World to practice with the Meteor God Weapon.

• Xiao Ling reviewed the Great Evolution Art, decided its soul-tempering methods complemented the Taiyi Soul Art, and put its jade slip away for cultivation.
• Xiao Ling summoned the Dragon Abyss Ethereal Fist Set, admired its spatial power, and decided to give it to Zi Yan.
• Xiao Ling examined the Spirit Rhinoceros Pendant, thought of Xiao Xun'er, and planned to give her the pendant when they reunited.
• Xiao Ling entered seclusion and found that cultivating the Great Evolution Art with the Taiyi Soul Art greatly strengthened and purified his Soul Power.
• Xiao Ling took the Meteor God Weapon to the Underground Magma World, where active fire and spatial forces offered an ideal place to practice its transformations.

After demonstrating the Meteor God Weapon’s first form, Xiao Ling sensed the Fallen Heart Flame responding to a summons and descended into the lava, following it toward the Heavenly Fire Venerate. He evaded several Flame Lizardmen but felt a powerful disturbance coming from deeper below.

• Xiao Ling used the Meteor God Weapon’s Burning Shadow Style to unleash nine flaming phantom spears that tore through the lava and space.
• The Fallen Heart Flame stirred and pulled toward the lava’s depths, so Xiao Ling entered the lava to follow it.
• Xiao Ling activated Camouflage to hide his aura as he descended through the dangerous lava world.
• Xiao Ling concealed himself from a powerful Flame Lizardman, then continued past groups of Flame Lizardmen without being detected.
• As Xiao Ling followed the Fallen Heart Flame deeper, he sensed an intense fluctuation coming from below.

Xiao Ling found Heavenly Fire Venerate’s hidden space and negotiated for the infant Fallen Heart Flame, promising to help restore the Venerate’s soul and eventually rebuild his body. After warning Xiao Ling about the danger of fusing two Fallen Heart Flames, Heavenly Fire Venerate accepted his plans and offered him the Five Wheels Separation Fire Method.

• Xiao Ling followed Fallen Heart Flame into a hidden space and found Heavenly Fire Venerate’s skeleton and infant flame.
• Heavenly Fire Venerate’s remnant soul appeared, summoned the infant Fallen Heart Flame, and then returned it to Xiao Ling.
• Xiao Ling offered to help Heavenly Fire Venerate leave the ruin and restore his soul in exchange for inheriting the flame, and Heavenly Fire Venerate accepted.
• Heavenly Fire Venerate recounted how an attempt to fuse two Fallen Heart Flames injured him and left him vulnerable to the Flame Lizardmen.
• Xiao Ling assured Heavenly Fire Venerate that he would not fuse the flames and explained that the infant flame was intended for Jia Nan Academy.
• Heavenly Fire Venerate gave Xiao Ling a scroll containing the Earth Tier Advanced Dou Skill Five Wheels Separation Fire Method.