Recaps

Yan Lin and Medusa faced an ambush by the Black Emperor Sect after its men tracked the Blood Mark on him. They killed the attackers, but Mo Xuan sent up a signal summoning more of the sect’s forces.

• Yan Lin handed the rescued Han Yue to Zi Yan and tried to appease Medusa, but the Black Emperor Sect’s pursuers arrived before he could explain himself.
• Mo Xuan confronted Yan Lin with four airborne experts and Black-Clad Guards, demanding answers about the deaths of the sect’s Young Sect Master and elders.
• Wang Tian leered at Medusa and the other women, so Yan Lin killed him with a single sword strike.
• Medusa revealed her Dou Zong strength, crushed the remaining Black Emperor Sect members, and chased after Yan Lin as he pursued Mo Xuan.
• Yan Lin and Medusa cornered Mo Xuan, who released a blood-red signal bearing the Black Emperor Sect emblem before he died.

Yan Lin and Medusa escaped the Black Emperor Sect’s search and reached Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Academy, where Yan Lin sought refuge and access to the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower. After he revealed his exceptional age, cultivation, and alchemy, Su Qian eagerly pulled him along to discuss joining the academy.

• Yan Lin and Medusa fled toward the Inner Academy to escape Mo Tianxing and the Black Emperor Sect, while Medusa took the other Jia Nan Academy students along behind them.
• Guided by Zi Yan, Yan Lin reached the academy’s spatial barrier and entered the Inner Academy with Medusa and the students.
• Su Qian and Qing Elder questioned Lin Xiuya, then thanked Yan Lin and Medusa for saving the students and offered them temporary shelter.
• Yan Lin introduced Medusa as his wife and revealed that he was fifteen and an eight-star Dou Wang, then asked to join Jia Nan Academy so he could use the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
• Yan Lin revealed that he was a peak Fifth-Grade Alchemist, prompting Su Qian to call him Elder Yan and hurry him toward his office.

Mo Tianxing vowed to hunt down those who killed his son and Black Emperor Sect experts, while Yan Lin spent the night with Medusa and gave her the private name Cai Lin. They fell asleep together as dawn approached.

• Mo Tianxing learned that a powerful opponent had killed his son, a Dou Emperor, three Dou Wangs, and Black-Clad Guards, then ordered the Black Emperor Sect to search everywhere for the culprits.
• Yan Lin made Spirit Ginseng Pills for Zi Yan and gave them to her, then used the promise of more pills to persuade her to leave.
• Yan Lin reassured Medusa that Han Yue meant little to him, and they spent the night together in their dormitory.
• As dawn neared, Yan Lin asked Medusa if he could give her a more intimate name and proposed Cai Lin.
• Medusa accepted the name Cai Lin, and she and Yan Lin fell asleep in each other's arms.

Yan Lin visited the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower and planned to wait until he reached Dou Huang before attempting to refine the Falling Heart Flame. Wearing the elder’s robes granted him entry ahead of the queue, where Liu Fei confronted him, suspecting he was impersonating an elder.

• Yan Lin examined the buried Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower and decided not to attempt refining the Falling Heart Flame until he had grown stronger.
• Yan Lin put on the elder’s robes Su Qian had given him, using his newly granted nominal elder status to bypass the students waiting in line.
• Lei Na shoved students aside so Liu Fei and her entourage could cut into the queue, while the other students held back their objections.
• Yan Lin walked past the queue, and Liu Fei noticed his youthful appearance and unfamiliar face beneath the elder’s robes.
• Liu Fei approached Yan Lin and accused him of impersonating an elder.

Yan Lin silenced students who accused him of impersonating an Inner Academy elder by releasing his overwhelming pressure, then let Liu Qing and the others confirm his status. He went with Han Yue to learn about the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, while Liu Fei learned more about his strength and began to admire him.

• Liu Fei convinced the gathered students that Yan Lin was an impostor, so Yan Lin released his aura and forced them all to submit.
• Yan Lin lifted the pressure from Liu Fei and accepted Liu Qing's apology, while Liu Qing, Lin Xiuya, and Han Yue confirmed that Yan Lin was an elder.
• Yan Lin asked for a guide to the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower and chose Han Yue to accompany him.
• Liu Qing warned Liu Fei not to provoke Yan Lin and described his feats, including killing a Fifth Order Magical Beast and defeating a Dou Wang.
• Liu Fei learned that Yan Lin was fifteen and a peak fifth-tier alchemist, then became attracted to him.

Yan Lin entered the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower and cultivated in an elder chamber near the sealed Falling Heart Flame, using its intense Heart Flame to purify his Dou Qi. The Falling Heart Flame attacked his soul from afar, but Yan Lin drove it back and resolved to reach nine-star Dou Wang before preparing for a breakthrough to Dou Emperor.

• Yan Lin entered the tower with Han Yue, resisted its Heart Flame, and impressed the students by recovering within seconds.
• Yan Lin met Liu Qingfeng, who escorted him through a guarded entrance to an elder cultivation chamber on the lowest level.
• Yan Lin began cultivating in the dense energy mist, enduring powerful Heart Flame tempering that strengthened and purified his Dou Qi.
• The Falling Heart Flame resonated with Yan Lin's Green Lotus Core Flame and attacked him through his soul, but Yan Lin forced it out with his Soul Power.
• Yan Lin reached peak eight-star Dou Wang and took out Earth Core Body Tempering Milk as he prepared to break through to nine-star Dou Wang.

Yan Lin mastered the first stage of Three Thousand Lightning Movement and prepared to return to the Inner Academy for seclusion, while Xiao Yan and Yao Chen discovered the Wind Fury Dragon Flame in the Tagor Desert. The chapter left Xiao Yan hiding nearby as Yao Chen waited for other experts to weaken the Heavenly Flame.

• Yan Lin practiced Lightning Flash and managed to hover briefly before landing with the movement skill.
• Medusa warned Yan Lin that his battle qi was unstable, and he gave her Earth Core Body Tempering Milk and pills to support her cultivation.
• Zi Yan asked Yan Lin to prepare more pills for her, and he promised not to forget her share.
• Yan Lin, Medusa, and Zi Yan set off for the Inner Academy as Yan Lin planned to enter seclusion and attempt a breakthrough to Dou Emperor.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Chen were caught in a sudden sandstorm and spotted the Wind Fury Dragon Flame at its center.
• Yao Chen told Xiao Yan to hide and let the approaching experts try to tame the newly appeared Heavenly Flame first.

Yan Lin absorbed vast amounts of energy in the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower and spent months advancing to Dou Emperor. After sensing Falling Heart Flame beneath the tower, he withdrew his Soul Power, leaving the flame raging against its seal.

• Yan Lin’s breakthrough drew energy from the tower and surrounding area, prompting the elders to evacuate the students.
• Su Qian realized Yan Lin’s absorption was weakening Falling Heart Flame and helping stabilize its seal.
• After five months, Yan Lin awoke with the power of a Dou Emperor and extended his Soul Power through the tower.
• Yan Lin sensed Falling Heart Flame, which tried to devour him, and vowed to return and refine it.
• Falling Heart Flame rampaged against its seal after Yan Lin withdrew, so the tower-guarding elders reinforced it before the flame fell silent.

After advancing to Dou Emperor, Yan Lin gained peak Sixth-Grade Soul Power and a Sub-Flame from the Falling Heart Flame. He reunited with Medusa, then refined an intermediate Sixth-Grade Spirit Fusion Pill, leaving the Inner Academy shaken by its appearance.

• Yan Lin emerged from seclusion with peak Sixth-Grade Soul Power and a Falling Heart Flame Sub-Flame, then accepted congratulations from the tower elders.
• Yan Lin returned to the Inner Academy, where Su Qian and others congratulated him, and Zi Yan traded her gathered herbs for several bottles of pills.
• Yan Lin and Medusa spent time together in private while Zi Yan and Su Qian waited outside his bedroom.
• Yan Lin used the Sub-Flame to refine a Spirit Fusion Pill, whose light and energy waves shattered his barrier and disturbed the Inner Academy.
• Yan Lin confirmed that he had successfully refined an intermediate Sixth-Grade pill and become an intermediate Sixth-Grade Alchemist.

Yan Lin refined a Sixth-Grade Spirit Fusion Pill, helped Medusa begin merging with the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python, and left the Inner Academy with Zi Yan to return to the Jia Ma Empire. After more than ten days of travel and cultivation, he neared Jia Ma Sacred City.

• Yan Lin successfully refined a Sixth-Grade Spirit Fusion Pill, and Su Qian celebrated his breakthrough while keeping the gathered students away.
• Yan Lin gave Medusa the pill, and she swallowed it before transforming into the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python.
• Yan Lin asked Su Qian for leave to return to the Jia Ma Empire, and Su Qian agreed after Yan Lin promised to help the academy in the future.
• Yan Lin departed with Zi Yan on the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake and spent the journey gathering herbs, refining pills, and cultivating his Dou Techniques.
• After more than ten days of travel, Yan Lin approached the Jia Ma Empire’s Imperial Capital, Jia Ma Sacred City.

Yan Lin and Zi Yan entered the Imperial Capital in disguise, where Yan Lin overheard people discussing the Alchemist Competition, his own past exploits, and the coming Three-Year Agreement. As Yan Lin listened to rumors about Xiao Yan, two powerful Dou Emperor auras suddenly rose from the northwest of the city.

• Yan Lin told Zi Yan to call him Lin Yan in the city and explained that he was hiding his identity because the Jia Ma Empire and the Snake People Clan were enemies.
• While waiting to enter the city, Yan Lin heard people praise Yan Xiao for winning the Alchemist Competition and recognized him as Xiao Yan.
• The people in line compared Yan Xiao with Lin Yan and recounted how Lin Yan had defeated Elder Jia, impressed the Imperial Capital with his alchemy, and robbed the Alchemist Guild treasury.
• Zi Yan guessed that Yan Lin had changed his appearance because he was a fellow thief, and Yan Lin let her believe it.
• Yan Lin overheard people discussing the upcoming Three-Year Agreement between Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan, then sensed two Dou Emperor auras erupting in the northwest of the Imperial Capital.

Yan Lin rushed to the Imperial Mausoleum after sensing Hai Bodong and Jia Shentian fighting, then joined their sparring match. He reunited with Hai Bodong, praised his increased strength, and prepared to test his own power.

• Yan Lin recognized Hai Bodong and Jia Shentian's auras, then flew toward the Imperial Mausoleum with Zi Yan.
• Yan Lin sensed Yun Yun among the experts heading northwest but continued on to protect Hai Bodong.
• Yan Lin and Zi Yan arrived above the mausoleum and watched Hai Bodong battle Jia Shentian, whose strength held a slight advantage.
• Hai Bodong and Jia Shentian unleashed their signature techniques, and Yan Lin judged that Hai Bodong had reached six-star Dou Emperor after recovering and growing stronger.
• Yan Lin appeared between the fighters and invited them to spar with him, prompting both men to stop in surprise.
• Hai Bodong joyfully greeted Yan Lin, thanked him for the pills that restored and increased his strength, and clasped his shoulder.

Yan Lin returned to the imperial mausoleum as a One-Star Dou Emperor and challenged Hai Bodong to test his strength, drawing Jia Shentian into the fight as well. As Yan Lin gained the upper hand against both emperors before the gathered Imperial Capital experts, a pair of scarlet eyes watched him from the darkness.

• Jia Shentian and Hai Bodong sensed Yan Lin’s breakthrough, and Yan Lin invited Hai Bodong to spar while Jia Shentian watched.
• Yan Lin shattered one of Hai Bodong’s ice dragons with a punch and asked Jia Shentian to join the fight.
• Hai Bodong froze the area while Jia Shentian attacked with sand-and-earth fists, but Yan Lin used Lightning Flash to evade them and pursue Hai Bodong.
• Xiao Yan, Yun Yun, Mite'er Tengshan, and other Imperial Capital experts watched as Yan Lin fought the two emperors and gradually gained the upper hand.
• Yan Lin used Asura Soul Hand to crush Jia Shentian’s sand phoenix and Hai Bodong’s ice-blade storm, drawing the attention of a pair of scarlet eyes in the darkness.

Yan Lin defeated Hai Bodong and Jia Shentian in a spar at the Imperial Mausoleum, while Jia Shentian used the display to reaffirm the Imperial Family’s strength and prepare to protect Xiao Yan. After recognizing Xiao Yan, Yan Lin began planning to obtain his Flame Mantra and Heavenly Flame fusion skill to create another Emperor Flame.

• Yan Lin overpowered Hai Bodong and Jia Shentian in their spar, impressing both elders and reassuring the Imperial Capital’s watching experts.
• Jia Shentian revealed that he had challenged Hai Bodong to show the Imperial Family and the Misty Cloud Sect that his strength had recovered, partly to support Xiao Yan at the Three-Year Agreement.
• Yun Yun suspected Yan Lin’s identity, and Yan Lin confirmed it with a wink before signaling her to keep quiet.
• Yan Lin identified Yan Xiao as Xiao Yan and noticed his Flame Mantra, flying Dou Technique, and trace of Emperor Xiao bloodline.
• Yan Lin planned to acquire Xiao Yan’s Flame Mantra and Heavenly Flame fusion skill so he could create an intelligent flame spirit and cultivate another Emperor Flame.

Yan Lin demonstrated his control over multiple flames and staged an apparent Beast Fire fusion for Xiao Yan. After Fama explained that Yan Lin had only used a Flame Phantom Beast to suppress one flame, Xiao Yan was left considering whether Heavenly Flames could be fused.

• Yan Lin greeted Yan Xiao and revealed that he could control three Beast Fires at once.
• Yan Lin began forcing two Beast Fires together, prompting Yun Yun and Old Hai to warn him while Xiao Yan watched.
• Yan Lin used his Soul Power to form a brown fire lion that held the icy blue flame in its jaws.
• Fama explained that Yan Lin had not fused the flames, but had used a Flame Phantom Beast to suppress one Beast Fire.
• Yan Lin revealed internally that he had staged the demonstration to lure Xiao Yan into developing a Heavenly Flame fusion skill.

Yan Lin impressed Xiao Yan with his flame control and urged him to explore merging flames, while settling his dispute with Fama and agreeing to join the Alchemist Guild. After warning Xiao Yan about the Misty Cloud Sect’s power, Yan Lin reunited privately with Yun Yun and began a passionate relationship, leaving her caught between hesitation and growing affection.

• Yan Lin condensed a Flame Phantom Beast from Beast Fire, then encouraged Xiao Yan to experiment with combining his flames into a combat technique.
• Fama let the Alchemist Guild vault theft go and asked Yan Lin to fulfill his promise to join; Yan Lin agreed to register the next day.
• Yan Lin sent Zi Yan back with Hai Bodong and left with Yun Yun, prompting Jia Shentian to worry that their connection could shift the balance of power.
• Jia Shentian warned Xiao Yan that the Misty Cloud Sect and Yan Lin were too powerful to confront lightly, but Xiao Yan resolved to win the Three-Year Agreement.
• Yan Lin removed his mask and reunited with Yun Yun, who apologized for his past injury and explained how she had recognized him.
• Yan Lin kissed Yun Yun and pressed his advances despite her protests, while Yun Yun struggled to express her feelings.

Yan Lin warned Yun Yun that Nalan Yanran was unlikely to defeat Xiao Yan in their Three-Year Agreement after revealing that Xiao Yan was the Alchemist Conference champion Yan Xiao. He gave Yun Yun a dangerous secret technique for Nalan Yanran to use, leaving Yun Yun determined to prepare her disciple before the widely publicized match.

• Yan Lin learned that Nalan Yanran had reached three-star Da Dou Shi strength and admitted that he had judged her unfairly, but still doubted she could defeat Xiao Yan.
• Yan Lin told Yun Yun that Xiao Yan was the Alchemist Conference champion Yan Xiao and had concealed extraordinary strength.
• Yan Lin gave Yun Yun the Xuan-rank wind secret technique Fury of the Wind Demon, warning that its backlash was severe.
• Yun Yun accepted the scroll and decided to tell Nalan Yanran about Xiao Yan's abilities and prepare her for the match despite the invitations already sent to spectators.

Yan Lin left Yun Yun and was ambushed in the night by Wu Ying, a Soul Hall Protector. Wu Ying identified Yan Lin as the killer of his nephew, a Soul Envoy, after recognizing the Asura Soul Hand, and confronted him over the death.

• Yan Lin teased Yun Yun, then restrained himself and flew away while Yun Yun headed toward the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Yan Lin was attacked by a black Soul Chain after leaving the Imperial Mausoleum and countered it with Purple Fire.
• Wu Ying emerged from black mist and introduced himself as a Soul Hall Protector, revealing that he had been hiding in the Imperial Capital.
• Yan Lin asked why Wu Ying had attacked him, and Wu Ying accused him of killing a Soul Envoy under his command.
• Wu Ying explained that the Soul Envoy was his nephew, whose Soul Tablet shattered after he went to the Black-Corner Region, and that Yan Lin's use of the Asura Soul Hand had exposed him.

Yan Lin fought Protector Wu, a Dou Zong who had trapped him in a barrier and sought revenge for his nephew. After a fierce battle left both injured, Wu Ying unleashed the Earth-grade Asura Soul Hand, while Yan Lin revealed an invisible flame that disrupted Wu Ying and was identified as a wisp of Falling Heart Flame.

• Yan Lin denied killing Wu Ying's nephew, but Wu Ying sealed them inside a Dou Qi barrier and attacked with Soul Chains.
• Yan Lin blocked Wu Ying's chains with Purple Fire and evaded a surprise strike using Three Thousand Lightning Movement.
• Yan Lin and Wu Ying fought at close range until both were injured, with Wu Ying holding a slight advantage.
• Yan Lin swallowed a High-Grade Qi-Recovery Pill, and Wu Ying decided to end the battle with the Asura Soul Hand.
• Yan Lin raised an invisible flame that invaded Wu Ying's body and made his Soul Body tremble; Wu Ying identified it as a wisp of Falling Heart Flame.

Yan Lin survived a fierce clash with Wu Ying by threatening to destroy his Heavenly Flames, forcing the Soul Hall protector to retreat. After recovering at the Mittel Family residence, Yan Lin received a black jade fragment from Hai Bodong and suspected it contained the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Flame.

• Yan Lin used the Heartfire Phantom Beast to fight Wu Ying, and their collision shattered the barrier and left both combatants injured.
• As Imperial Capital experts approached, Yan Lin threatened to detonate the Green Lotus Core Flame and Falling Heart Flame Sub-Flame, then summoned two peak fifth-tier magical beasts to strengthen his position.
• Wu Ying judged that fighting Yan Lin would leave him vulnerable and fled, while Yan Lin vowed that Wu Ying would not escape him next time.
• Yan Lin returned to the Mittel Family residence, recovered overnight, and told Hai Bodong that Wu Ying had ambushed him.
• Hai Bodong gave Yan Lin the poisons he had requested and a damaged black jade fragment, which Yan Lin suspected held the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Flame.

Yan Lin discovered the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Flame in Hai Bodong’s jade fragment and began seeking ways to grow strong enough to face Wu Ying. He arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect with Zi Yan and Hai Bodong for Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran’s Three-Year Agreement, where Yun Yun and Yun Leng personally welcomed him.

• Yan Lin asked Hai Bodong to find the Emperor’s Extreme Pill formula after offering to refine the pill, and said he would ask Fama at the Alchemist Guild.
• Yan Lin burned Hai Bodong’s broken black jade fragment with the Green Lotus Core Flame and retrieved the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Flame stored inside.
• Yan Lin studied the secret technique, which he expected could raise his strength by at least two stars and improve his chances against Wu Ying.
• Yan Lin left for the Misty Cloud Sect with Zi Yan and Hai Bodong on the day Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran’s Three-Year Agreement expired.
• Yun Yun and Yun Leng greeted Yan Lin personally, and Yun Leng apologized for their earlier conflict before leading the group to the VIP viewing platform.

As Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran began their Three-Year Agreement duel, Yan Lin watched from the viewing platform while those around him speculated about his ties to Yun Yun and the fighters. Nalan Yanran acknowledged Xiao Yan’s growth but reaffirmed her choice to end their engagement, then unleashed her hidden strength as the battle continued.

• Nalan Yanran and Gu He noticed Yun Yun’s unusual warmth toward Yan Lin, while Yun Leng resolved to recruit Yan Lin into the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Yan Lin asked about the Emperor’s Extreme Pill but learned no one had its formula, then considered how he might obtain it from Yao Chen.
• Xiao Yan arrived to fulfill the agreement, and Nalan Yanran met him in the plaza as the crowd doubted he could defeat her.
• Yan Lin told Hai Bodong that Xiao Yan’s rapid rise made the match unpredictable, while Jia Shentian considered protecting Xiao Yan and drawing him into the Imperial Family.
• Xiao Yan dodged Nalan Yanran’s Wind Spirit Phantom Sword, counterattacked with his Black Heavy Ruler and Eight Extremes Collapse, and forced her to reveal her hidden strength.
• Nalan Yanran admitted Xiao Yan had surprised her but stood by her decision to break their engagement, glancing toward Yan Lin as Yun Yun’s expression grew melancholy.

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran fought fiercely in their Three-Year Agreement, and Xiao Yan revealed that he was the alchemist Yan Xiao as their attacks collided. Nalan Yanran powered herself up with a secret technique, leaving Xiao Yan facing a vast gap in strength; he refused to accept defeat as fate and considered fusing flames.

• Xiao Yan formed Dou Qi armor and battled Nalan Yanran, matching her strength with his close-quarters combat.
• Nalan Yanran unleashed Wind's Extreme: Sunset Radiance, while Xiao Yan infused Wind Fury Dragon Flame into his ruler and countered with Flame Split Wave Devouring Ruler.
• Xiao Yan's ruler glow overcame Nalan Yanran's sword attack and wounded her, though both fighters were injured and exhausted.
• The spectators recognized Xiao Yan as Yan Xiao, and Pill King Gu He realized Xiao Yan had taken Wind Fury Dragon Flame in the Tagor Desert.
• Nalan Yanran used a secret technique that raised her strength to the Nine-star Peak Da Dou Shi level, while Xiao Yan refused to accept defeat as fate and considered fusing flames.

Xiao Yan fused the Azure Mist Flame and the earthen-yellow flame into Buddha's Rage Fire Lotus, then hurled it at Nalan Yanran's Wind's Extremity. Their clash left both fighters badly weakened, but before they could continue, a crow-like voice addressed Yao Chen and disrupted the Three-Year Agreement.

• Xiao Yan ignored warnings from Nalan Yanran and Yao Chen and forced the two flames together, while Yan Lin watched with confidence.
• With Yao Chen guiding him and lending Soul Power, Xiao Yan shaped the flames into a small fire lotus and declared that he had succeeded.
• Xiao Yan named the technique Buddha's Rage Fire Lotus and threw it at Nalan Yanran as she unleashed Wind's Extremity.
• The two attacks collided above the square, and the resulting shock wave injured Nalan Yanran and drained Xiao Yan, leaving their match at a stalemate.
• As Xiao Yan prepared to continue, a crow-like voice called out to Yao Chen and said the Soul Hall had searched a long time for him.

Wu Ying appeared at the Misty Cloud Sect and revealed that he had come to capture Yao Chen for Soul Hall. After Yao Chen defended Xiao Yan from Wu Ying’s attack, Ling Ying emerged from hiding to help, though both men feared they might not be strong enough to win.

• Wu Ying confronted Xiao Yan and demanded that Yao Chen reveal himself, startling the Misty Cloud Sect and its guests.
• Yao Chen emerged from the Bone Flame Ring, and the onlookers realized that Xiao Yan’s master had been the source of his borrowed power.
• Wu Ying attacked Xiao Yan with a Soul Chain, but Yao Chen intercepted it with the bone spirit cold flame and recognized Wu Ying’s superior strength.
• Yao Chen sent Xiao Yan to Jia Shentian for protection and secretly asked the hidden Ling Ying to join the fight.
• Ling Ying appeared and agreed to fight Wu Ying while Yao Chen prepared to hold him back so Ling Ying could evacuate Xiao Yan if necessary.